Man charged with helping Russian intelligence in UK (www.bbc.com)
Republican National Committee’s headquarters evacuated after vials of blood are addressed to Trump (apnews.com)
The Republican National Committee’s Washington headquarters was briefly evacuated on Wednesday as police investigated two vials of blood that had been addressed to former President Donald Trump following the presumptive presidential nominee’s takeover of the national party apparatus....
Report: Since 2020, almost two-thirds of all new wealth went to the top 1% (medium.com)
China ramps up de-dollarization efforts by dumping a record amount of US bonds (markets.businessinsider.com)
Founder of US Rock Band Train Charlie Colin Dies at 58 (thenarinder.in)
Officials from 68 countries attend Iranian president’s funeral in Tehran (www.aa.com.tr)
Piracy (sh.itjust.works)
Hacker Breaches Scam Call Center, Warns Victims They've Been Scammed (www.404media.co)
Trump allies face skepticism as they try appealing to disaffected Arab Americans in Michigan (apnews.com)
Facing a room of Arab American activists from across the country angry at President Joe Biden’s response to the Israel-Hamas war, a well-known adviser to Donald Trump was asked this week what the former president would have done differently had he been in office....
Man charged with helping Russian intelligence in UK (www.bbc.co.uk)
Crazy rumour suggests Microsoft are preparing $16 billion offer for Valve (www.altchar.com)
Fleet of Boeing planes found to have fuel tank flaw that could cause explosion (www.independent.co.uk)
Despite strong reviews, Hellblade 2 is struggling on Steam (www.pcgamesn.com)
FediVision 2024 is Live! Listen and Vote! (wedistribute.org)
FediVision is an annual music competition in the spirit of Eurovision. This year probably had the biggest turnout ever: 72 entries from a variety of artists and musicians, and you can listen to all of them!
Ireland, Spain and Norway to recognise Palestinian state (www.theguardian.com)
Ireland, Spain and Norway have announced they will formally recognise a Palestinian state on 28 May, triggering an immediate response from Israel, which said it would retaliate by recalling its ambassadors from Dublin, Madrid and Oslo, and withholding vital funds from the Palestinian Authority....
Whistleblowers allege widespread abuses at Israeli detention camp (www.theguardian.com)
Prisoners held at an Israeli detention camp in the Negev desert are being subjected to widespread physical and mental abuses, with at least one reported case of a man having his limb amputated as a result of injuries sustained from constant handcuffing, according to two whistleblowers who worked at the site....
India’s BJP faces ire of farmers in final phase of elections (peoplesdispatch.org)
No Starch HumbleBundle includes "How Linux Works", THE SysAdmin fundamentals book, 3rd edition. (www.humblebundle.com)
Also includes the “DevOps for the Desparate”, “Linux Firewalls: Attack Detection and Response with iptables, psad, & fwsnort”, “The Linux Command Line, 2nd Edition”, “Absolute OpenBSD”, “The Book of PF” ( I think that’s for the BSD’s ), “Designing Secure Software”, “Practical ulnerability...
How does this end? With Hamas holding firm and fighting back in Gaza, Israel faces only bad options (apnews.com)
This Undisclosed WhatsApp Vulnerability Lets Governments See Who You Message (theintercept.com)
Koala diet consists mostly of eucalyptus but they only recognize the leaves as food when on a branch | NaturalHabitatsShorts (youtube.com)
The richest Dutch pay 28% tax while the rest pay 40% or more (www.dutchnews.nl)
I thought we should bring some attention to this.
Putin has ‘both eyes’ on Gotland, warns Sweden’s army chief (www.politico.eu)
After being demilitarized in 2005, Sweden re-introduced permanent troops to Gotland in 2016, following Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in 2014. Sweden also became NATO’s newest member in March — meaning it is covered by the alliance’s Article 5 guarantee that all other members come to each other’s...
Brazil, France, Spain, Germany and S. Africa Push To Tax Billionaires 2% Yearly; US Says No (www.ibtimes.co.uk)
UCLA police chief reassigned following mob attack on pro-Palestinian protesters (www.reuters.com)
The police chief for the University of California at Los Angeles has been removed from his post three weeks after campus officials came under fire for their handling of a violent, overnight mob attack on pro-Palestinian activists encamped at UCLA....
