US vetoes Palestinian request for full UN membership (www.theguardian.com)
The US has vetoed a Palestinian request to the United Nations security council for full UN membership, blocking the world body’s recognition of a Palestinian state....
Smithsonian responds after report of ending long-held drag shows following Republican angst (www.advocate.com)
United States blocks Palestinian request for full UN membership (www.cbc.ca)
They're Looting The Internet (www.wheresyoured.at)
This is the state of the modern internet — ultra-profitable platforms outright abdicating any responsibility toward the customer, offering not a “service” or a “portal,” but cramming as many ways to interrupt the user and push them into doing things that make the company money. The greatest lie in tech is that Facebook...
Israeli minister Ben Gvir calls for execution of Palestinian prisoners to ease overcrowding (www.middleeasteye.net)
Itamar Ben Gvir, Israel’s far-right national security minister, has called for the execution of Palestinian prisoners to ease overcrowding in the country’s jails....
Ilhan Omar's daughter suspended from university over pro-Palestine activism (www.middleeasteye.net)
Three Barnard College students, including US lawmaker Ilhan Omar’s daughter Isra Hirsi, have been suspended for participation in an ongoing Gaza solidarity protest encampment at Columbia University in New York City....
Crude, cheap and deadly: Russian glide bombs are pounding Ukraine into surrender (www.telegraph.co.uk)
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Reuters photographer Mohammed Salem wins 2024 World Press Photo of the Year award (www.reuters.com)
Reuters photographer Mohammed Salem won the prestigious 2024 World Press Photo of the Year award on Thursday for his image of a Palestinian woman cradling the body of her five-year-old niece in the Gaza Strip....
Chinese EV makers won’t get subsidies from Mexico after US pressure (arstechnica.com)
Cops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rules (arstechnica.com)
The Real-Time Deepfake Romance Scams Have Arrived (www.wired.com)
Elon Musk is making millions from verified neo-Nazi X accounts (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Columbine school shooters glorified by young followers: Inside the scary online obsession (www.usatoday.com)
U.S. likely to enact a law soon that could ban TikTok nationwide, President Joe Biden vowed to sign it into law (www.nbcnews.com)
An Atlanta Movie Exec Praised for His Diversity Efforts Sent Racist, Antisemitic Texts (www.propublica.org)
Iran Issues Unprecedented Nuclear Threat in Duel With Israel (www.thedailybeast.com)
Graduation rates for low-income students lag while their student loan debt soars (theconversation.com)
I used hyperfine CLI tool to measure startup and shutdown times of several code interpreters (dev.to)
A blog post shows an example usage of hyperfine CLI tool to measure and plot time of startup and shutdown of several code interpreters.
OpenAI winds down AI image generator that blew minds and forged friendships in 2022 | Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)
Killing the Middlemen in the Rideshare Industry (www.hamiltonnolan.com)
Google fires 28 workers for protesting $1.2 billion Israel contract (www.nbcnews.com)
New York Passed an Ambitious Climate Bill for Publicly Owned Power. The Perfect Partner? McKinsey (hellgatenyc.com)
