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US bans Kaspersky antivirus software due to 'national security risk' (kyivindependent.com)

Immigration fears are pushing centrists to the right in the US and Europe (www.politico.com)

Doctor accused of illegally obtaining health data of Texas Children's patients, in crusade against Transgender medical treatments (www.houstonchronicle.com)

The doctor has publicly identified himself as the person who released information to a conservative activist about the transgender care program at Texas Children’s. Citing “whistleblower documents,” the activist published a story in May 2023 saying Texas Children’s provided transgender care, which was legal at the time,...

Mozilla Welcomes Anonym: Privacy Preserving Digital Advertising (blog.mozilla.org)

New York Times warns freelancers of GitHub repo data breach (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

The New York Times suffered a breach of its GitHub repositories in January 2024, leading to the theft and leak of sensitive personal information of freelancers....

Local Cop Confronted Trump Gunman Before Shooting—But Backed Away: Report (www.thedailybeast.com)

A Trump Ally Is Training 75 Armed Citizens. Is That a Militia? (www.nytimes.com)

Bruce Blakeman, the Nassau County executive, is recruiting “special deputies” to deploy during disaster or unrest. Opponents say the move is dangerous.

$500 aluminum version of the Analogue Pocket looks like the Game Boy’s final form (arstechnica.com)

'I had to downgrade my life' - US workers in debt to buy groceries (www.bbc.com)

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Banker Who Slugged Woman at NYC Pride Event Charged With Assault (www.thedailybeast.com)

CNN reports 20-year record low debate viewership (www.salon.com)

TIL about Wabi-sabi, the Japanese aesthetic worldview of accepting the simple, imperfect, and transient things in the world. Similar to kintsugi (repairing broken pottery with golden paste), it's abou (en.wikipedia.org)

Meta is connecting Threads more deeply with the fediverse (www.theverge.com)

‘Julian Assange is free’: Wikileaks founder freed in deal with US (www.aljazeera.com)

An Israel offensive into Lebanon risks an Iranian military response, top US military leader says (apnews.com)

ONLYOFFICE 8.1 released (github.com)

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Rooftop where gunman shot at Trump was identified as a security vulnerability before rally: sources (www.nbcnews.com)

Two sources told NBC News that the Secret Service flagged a building near the rally site as a security concern. Investigators will be scrutinizing how a gunman was allowed to scale it....

A Driverless Car in China Hit a Pedestrian. Social Media Users Are Siding With the Car (time.com)

Notepad’s spellcheck and autocorrect are rolling out to everybody after 41 years (arstechnica.com)

It's still bare-bones by most standards, but Notepad has evolved a lot recently.

'More Unhinged by the Minute': Senior Israeli Lawmaker Suggests Nuclear Attack on Iran (www.commondreams.org)

TIL sailing ships commonly moved around without wind by warping (en.m.wikipedia.org)

Warping is throwing an anchor either manually for a small ship or by rowing the anchor out and dropping it farther away for a larger ship. Then the ship would reel it to change position. Good for maneuvering in harbor. Etymologically related to “throwing” and essentially threading a needle across the sea....