The Taliban are working to woo tourists to Afghanistan (apnews.com)
Terrorists in sneakers taking selfies...
Russia has forked Wikipedia, featuring "better truths" (www.404media.co)
From real Wikipedia:...
Columbia Protesters Storm Hamilton Hall (www.newsweek.com)
Things just took an interesting turn. These youngsters seem to not understand the power of the government.
Journalist’s lawsuit forces Allegheny County in Pennsylvania to revise jail policies (www.rcfp.org)
A First Amendment lawsuit brought by journalist Brittany Hailer has forced Allegheny County to revise policies that previously barred its jail employees and contractors from speaking publicly and with members of the news media about matters of public concern without permission, changes that could result in more accountability...
Michigan AG executes search warrants on Google and X in ongoing 2020 fake electors probe (www.cnn.com)
Google and X, formerly Twitter, recently provided hundreds of files to Michigan prosecutors for their 2020 election subversion probe, complying with search warrants that investigators obtained after CNN revealed secret social media accounts belonging to pro-Trump lawyer Kenneth Chesebro, who played a major role in the fake...
Biden administration to require advanced safety tech on all new cars and trucks (www.nbcnews.com)
The Transportation Department projects the new rule could save 360 lives a year and prevent 24,000 injuries....
Immigrant with disabilities repeatedly assaulted by deputies at Calhoun County jail in Michigan, civil rights groups allege (www.metrotimes.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/immigrant-with-disabilities-rep…
Bill Barr says Trump often suggested executing rivals in heated White House outbursts (www.independent.co.uk)
Despite Bill Barr’s repeatedly voicing concerns about Donald Trump, he has now said he will vote for him again this November...
6 months after Illinois ended cash bail, jail populations are down as courts settle into new patterns (www.chicagotribune.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/6-months-after-illinois-ended-c…
Texas sues Biden administration for right to discriminate against LGBTQ+ students (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Gov. Greg Abbott ordered schools in the state to ignore new rules from the Biden administration....
Tyson Foods dumps millions of pounds of toxic pollutants into US rivers and lakes (www.theguardian.com)
Tyson Foods dumped millions of pounds of toxic pollutants directly into American rivers and lakes over the last five years, threatening critical ecosystems, endangering wildlife and human health, a new investigation reveals....
smh my head (beehaw.org)
Secret document says Iran security forces molested and killed teen protester (www.bbc.com)
Commission opens formal proceedings against Facebook and Instagram under the Digital Services Act (ec.europa.eu)
West Virginia and North Carolina's transgender care coverage policies discriminate, judges rule (www.pbs.org)
West Virginia and North Carolina’s refusal to cover certain health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance is discriminatory, a federal appeals court ruled Monday in a case likely headed to the U.S. Supreme Court....
Critics question tech-heavy lineup of new Homeland Security AI safety board (arstechnica.com)
At least 40 people die in western Kenya after heavy rains cause a dam collapse (www.pbs.org)
First scientist to publish Covid sequence in China protests over lab ‘eviction’ (www.theguardian.com)
These cities raised taxes — for child care. Parents say the free day care 'changed my life' (apnews.com)
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Politicians and dog experts vilify South Dakota governor after she writes about killing her dog (apnews.com)
Politicians and dog experts are criticizing South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem after she wrote in a new book about killing a rambunctious puppy. The story — and the vilification she received on social media — has some wondering whether she’s still a viable potential running mate for presumptive Republican presidential candidate...
Onboard the Filipino coast guard ship attacked by China (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Chinese scientist who first published COVID sequence protests after being locked out of his lab (apnews.com)
The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China was staging a sit-in protest after authorities locked him out of his lab....
Plato’s final hours recounted in scroll found in Vesuvius ash (www.theguardian.com)
What they learned is, to me, much less interesting than how they learned it.
German army captain admits spying for Russia (www.dw.com)
The officer, with ties to the far-right AfD party, said he provided information to a Russian intelligence service out of fear of a nuclear escalation in Moscow’s war in Ukraine....
