Oklahoma Prepares to Kill Another Man Who Says He’s Innocent (theintercept.com)
RICHARD ROJEM JR. had 20 minutes to address the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board. Wearing a maroon prison uniform, he raised his cuffed right hand and swore to tell the truth, then gave his pitch for why his life should be spared. It would take less than 90 seconds....
The Supreme Court strips the SEC of a critical enforcement tool in fraud cases (apnews.com)
Supreme Court halts enforcement of the EPA's plan to limit downwind pollution from power plants (apnews.com)
Progressives on AIPAC’s Defeat of Bowman: “Now We Know How Much It Costs to Buy an Election” (theintercept.com)
REP. JAMAAL BOWMAN’S Tuesday upset defeat by Westchester County Executive George Latimer generated many perspectives on what exactly precipitated his downfall....
TeamViewer Hacked: Attackers Accessed Internal Corporate IT Environment (cybersecuritynews.com)
On Wednesday, June 26, 2024, TeamViewer, a leading provider of remote access software, announced that attackers had compromised its internal corporate IT environment....
Fact-checking CNN’s presidential debate: How accurate were Joe Biden and Donald Trump? (www.poynter.org)
Religious leader wants to display Indian scriptures in Louisiana public classrooms (www.brproud.com)
A spokesperson of the Hindu community is seeking to have ancient Sanskrit scriptures displayed in public classrooms alongside the Ten Commandments....
Argentine Congress seals 1st legislative win for President Milei after months of debate and protests (apnews.com)
Factorio Friday Facts #417 - Space Age development (factorio.com)
It’s getting close, next week should bring a planned release date.
Russian satellite breaks up in space, forces ISS astronauts to shelter (www.reuters.com)
A new survey found that almost 40% of companies posted a fake job listing this year (2024) (qz.com)
Strange and Rare Road Signs of the World (www.expresssigns.company)
Pretty nuts right?
UK Doctor: 'Media actively obscuring Gaza reality' (zeteo.com)
Smith, who has been to the enclave twice since the war began, most recently worked in Rafah and central Gaza for two months, including at the Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah and Al-Awada Hospital in the Nuseirat refugee camp. “It was carnage,” he says. They were “the most horrific scenes that I have ever seen as an...
Turkey: Human rights report shows increasing torture against Kurds and LGBTQI+ (ifex.org)
Did the largest Ukraine community & its instance got nuked? (fedia.io)
I noticed there were no new threads so I assumed some federation issues again. When I went to check on their instance @ukraine just throws a 404 and the main domain page a standard web server install message. Anyone who has any info?...
Inflation vs. wages: How rising prices stack up against growing pay (www.nbcnews.com)
New Boeing Whistleblower Warns of Potentially 'Devastating Consequences' From Plane Flaws (news.slashdot.org)
This guy or gal is going to need an around the clock security detail.
Qualcomm wants OEMs to have easier time updating Android (www.androidauthority.com)
TLDR...
How to beat the Forest Temple in Ocarina of Time? (lemmus.org)
I made it to the Forest Temple level, but used up all the keys I had in the dungeon, so does anyone know where I can find another dungeon key?
France bans extreme-right and radical Islamic groups ahead of polarizing elections (apnews.com)
PARIS (AP) — France’s government on Wednesday ordered the dissolution of multiple extreme right and radical Muslim groups, four days before the first round of high-stakes legislative elections that may see a surge in support for political extremes....
Israel-Gaza war live: Israel warns it could take Lebanon ‘back to the Stone Age’ as defence minister wraps up Washington trip (www.theguardian.com)
He flipped off a trooper and got charged. Now Vermont is on the hook for $175,000 (apnews.com)
Vermont has agreed to pay $175,000 to settle a lawsuit on behalf of a man who was charged with a crime for giving a state trooper the middle finger in 2018, the state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union said Wednesday....