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'They're just meat': Russia deploys punishment battalions in echo of Stalin (www.reuters.com)

Drunk recruits. Insubordinate soldiers. Convicts....

Tech disrupts the school bus — A Silicon Valley start-up promised to modernize school transportation. Instead, it stranded thousands of students (slate.com)

Tech disrupts the school bus — A Silicon Valley start-up promised to modernize school transportation. Instead, it stranded thousands of students::When disruption is just disruptive.

A 96-year-old federal judge is barred from hearing cases in a bitter fight over her mental fitness (apnews.com)

A 96-year-old U.S. federal appeals court judge was barred Wednesday from hearing cases for a year after a panel said she refused to undergo medical testing amid concerns that she is no longer mentally fit to serve on the bench....

We Are Retroactively Dropping the iPhone’s Repairability Score | iFixit News (www.ifixit.com)

Driver intentionally hit cyclists, killing one, in brief rampage, Huntington Beach police say (www.latimes.com)

Huntington Beach police are searching for a motorist they believe intentionally struck bicyclists in three separate incidents that occurred in less than an hour Sunday evening. Two riders were injured, and the third was killed....

RIP in peace (lemmy.zip)

3000 wretched tins of Surströmming (sh.itjust.works)

cross-posted from: sh.itjust.works/post/4278303...

Church of Scientology Chimes in Opposing Right to Repair Laws (arstechnica.com)

Church of Scientology Chimes in Opposing Right to Repair Laws::“A totally unreasonable proposal.”

Twitter accused of helping Saudi Arabia commit human rights abuses (www.theguardian.com)

Iran rounds up activists and relatives of killed protesters ahead of Mahsa Amini anniversary (edition.cnn.com)

Japan says seawater radioactivity below limits near Fukushima (www.channelnewsasia.com)

Tests of seawater near Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant have not detected any radioactivity, the environment ministry said on Sunday (Aug 27), days after authorities began discharging into the sea treated water used to cool damaged reactors....

The 30-year mortgage rate hits 7.48%, the highest level since 2000 (www.nbcnews.com)

Mortgage interest rates have nearly tripled in the span of just a couple of years amid inflation fears and strong economic growth.

Israel raids Gaza's Al Shifa Hospital, urges Hamas to surrender (www.reuters.com)

Dutch embassy warned that Israel uses "disproportionate force" in Gaza (nltimes.nl)

The Dutch minister of Defense is furious about the leaking of a memo that confirms israel does not have a plan in Gaza and is trying to maximize civilian casualties.

UN headquarters in Gaza bombed, resulting in numerous casualties (www.lbcgroup.tv)

Shani Louk, 23-year-old kidnapped by Hamas from music festival, declared dead, Israel says (www.cnn.com)

A 23-year-old German-Israeli woman who was kidnapped from the Nova music festival by Hamas militants on October 7 has been declared dead, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said....

These past 2 weeks in KDE: Wayland color management, the desktop cube returns, and optional shadows in Spectacle (pointieststick.com)

Flipper Zero can now spam Android, Windows users with Bluetooth alerts (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

PSA - I Created a New Community for Sobriety. If You Have Any Addiction You Want to Quit, Join Us, All Are Welcome! (lemmy.ml)

I have struggled with my alcoholism for some time and finally was able to get sober. I’d like to pay it forward and decided to start /c/sobriety for ANY drug/alcohol addiction for those currently or afflicted in the past and ready to nurture and guide newcomers to sober living....