X Kills Its Mac App, Accidentally Bans You for Switching to the iPad Version (lifehacker.com)
Google Chrome is no longer 'deprecating third-party cookies' (9to5google.com)
"The Grindr Super Bowl": Gay dating app saw influx of users during Republican National Convention | Salon.com (www.salon.com)
Orban tells EU leaders Trump would act as "Russia-Ukraine peace broker" (www.straitstimes.com)
He claims Trump would act immediately upon winning the election, before taking office. Which sounds legally dubious, but not that that’s ever stopped Trump…
Researcher finds a way to invisibly reverse Windows updates (web.archive.org)
Alternate archive: archive.is/3olbW...
Project 2025 is an unmitigated polling disaster for Trump and Republicans (www.rollingstone.com)
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China Rejects $1 Trillion Housing Rescue Plan Pitched by IMF (www.bloomberg.com)
Missouri bans sale of Delta-8 THC and other unregulated CBD intoxicants (apnews.com)
Missouri is banning the sale of drinks, candy and other foods made with hemp-derived intoxicating substances, Republican Gov. Mike Parson announced in an an executive order issued Thursday....
Like Paris Hilton, I was sent to Brat Camp — it was horrifying (www.thetimes.com)
Top Republicans call Kamala Harris a ‘dangerous liberal’ as attacks ramp up (www.theguardian.com)
Republicans took to the airwaves Sunday to criticize a surging Kamala Harris, calling the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee a “dangerous liberal” as US conservatives’ lines of attack on the vice-president began to solidify....
‘This Is the Worst Police-Shooting Video Ever’ - The officer who killed Sonya Massey didn’t see what I see. (www.theatlantic.com)
Courts close the loophole letting the feds search your phone at the border (reason.com)
Coming from a district court, I think this ruling could be appealed, but it’s welcome news nevertheless.
Two billionaire Harris donors hope she will fire FTC Chair Lina Khan (www.reuters.com)
Billionaire Democratic donors Barry Diller and Reid Hoffman said in interviews this week they hope Kamala Harris will replace Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan if she becomes U.S. president, openly rejecting a pillar of President Joe Biden’s antitrust policy....
Israel flagbearer at Paris Olympics ‘signs bombs’ targeting civilians in Gaza (www.middleeastmonitor.com)
Israel’s male flagbearer at Friday’s opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games is believed to have signed bombs prior to them being fired against the Palestinians in Gaza, Anadolu has reported. Peter Paltchik, 32, used social media to show him writing “From me to you with pleasure” on munitions destined for Gaza....
'Largest IT Outage in History' Sparks Global Chaos. (www.commondreams.org)
Tucker Carlson Hails Trump as ‘Bravest Man’ in RNC Speech After Telling Staffer, ‘I Hate Him Passionately’ (www.mediaite.com)
Pelosi has told House Democrats that Biden may soon be persuaded to exit race (www.washingtonpost.com)
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Rep. Lauren Boebert says both Trump & Jesus are victims of cancel culture (www.lgbtqnation.com)
White House “deeply concerned” about civilian casualties after the IDF said it had struck a command room that terror operatives set up at a Gaza City school where displaced Palestinian civilians were (www.timesofisrael.com)
White House “deeply concerned” about civilian casualties after the IDF said it had struck a command room that terror operatives set up at a Gaza City school where displaced Palestinian civilians were sheltering
With Shared Software, Landlords Are Teaming Up to Raise Rents (jacobin.com)
Cats appear to grieve death of fellow pets – even dogs, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
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56 days and counting: Two NASA astronauts are still in space as tests on Boeing capsule continue (www.nbcnews.com)
The first crewed voyage of Boeing’s Starliner was supposed to last around a week, but the high-stakes mission is still in limbo eight weeks after launch....
“Mastodon for Harris” is a Success Story for Fediverse Activism (wedistribute.org)
The Mastodon For Harris campaign has raised close to $500,000 within two weeks of being live. It is probably the largest attempt for political organizing on the Fediverse, and may provide a playbook for other efforts going forward.
it makes me irrationally mad (media.tummy.town)
Mother finds blood in Burger King meal after daughter takes bite thinking it’s ketchup (www.nbcnews.com)
“I look in her bag and there is blood all over her bag, her toys, her fries, everything,” says New York resident Tiffany Floyd....
