Report Indicates Israel Uses WhatsApp Data in Targeted Killings of Palestinians (truthout.org)
Egypt has destroyed more than 2,000 Gaza tunnels, secret files reveal (www.middleeasteye.net)
Can You Use Linux Without the Terminal? (How to Geek article) (www.howtogeek.com)
The Forgotten History of the World's First Trans Clinic [The Institute for Sexual Research, founded by Doctor Magnus Hirschfeld in Berlin, Germany (1919-1933)] (web.archive.org)
“Love is as varied as people are.”...
Platforms wonder why piracy is spiking (www.skynews.com.au)
It’s not even surprising anymore platforms do this & act all Pikachu face why piracy is spiking...
Could bird flu in cows lead to a human outbreak? Slow response worries scientists (www.nature.com)
Researchers also say more sampling is needed. Almost 50 herds of dairy cattle across 9 US states have had confirmed cases of H5N1, and one infected person has been linked to the outbreak. But the actual numbers are probably much higher, scientists say. “There’s almost certainly been a lot more human cases than just the...
Disneyland Workers Form Union In Landslide Election Win (www.huffpost.com)
New Orleans Loses Bid to Tax Music Streaming Service (natlawreview.com)
The New Orleans Collector of Revenue (“Collector”) failed in its attempts to subject music streaming services to the City’s sales tax. In* *http://labta.louisiana.gov/pdfs/ApplefinalMSJ.pdf, Docket No. L01283 (May 2, 2024), the Louisiana Board of Tax Appeals, Local Tax Division, analyzed the Company’s summary judgment...
Google declares the end of the World Wide Web (unherd.com)
Blue Origin launches 1st crewed spaceflight since August 2022 (video) (www.space.com)
The mission, known as NS-25, sent six people on a brief trip to suborbital space today (May 19)....
College Professors Are Being Fired for Activism on Gaza War (theintercept.com)
Joe Biden Is Shipping Weapons to Israel Every 36 Hours (jacobin.com)
Interview: ‘Discovery’ Writer Eric J. Robbins On Efrosians And More Star Trek Connections In “Labyrinths” (trekmovie.com)
Russian court seizes millions of euros worth of German bank assets (www.france24.com)
A Russian court has ordered that Deutsche Bank’s and Commerzbank’s assets, accounts, property and shares be seized in Russia as part of a lawsuit involving the German banks, court documents showed.
‘A history that’s been suppressed’: the Black cowboy story is 200 years old (www.theguardian.com)
When Larry Callies went to the movies as a boy in Rosenberg, Texas, the heroes riding horses and wearing 10-gallon hats were all white men....
Robbers made off with 'several million euros' of jewels in armed heist of ‘Jeweler to the Stars’ (www.cp24.com)
I Couldn’t Escape Poison Oak. So I Started Eating It. (www.wsj.com)
Judge strikes down Long Island county’s anti-trans sports ban (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Former Green Bay Packers Quarterback Aaron Rodgers Suggests Religion Is Used To Manipulate People (wisportsheroics.com)
American Citizens Arrested for Alleged Congo Coup Attempt, Ambassador Says (www.thedailybeast.com)
Home Depot (slrpnk.net)
The EV industry can’t shake its human rights abuse problem (www.theverge.com)
The crew of the Dali, that hit the Baltimore bridge in februari, have been confined to their ship for almost 2 months now while investigations continue. (edition.cnn.com)
Update: the ship has been towed now
In 'Abandonment of Public Education,' Louisiana to Allow Tax Dollars to Pay for Private Schools (www.commondreams.org)
