Don't dare to question Gnome (lemmy.world)
I was wondering what happened to the proposal from a month ago…
Latvia Starts Digging Ditches On Its Belarus Border Amid Concerns Of Attack (charter97.org)
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Pro-Palestine Protest Disrupts U of M's Graduation Ceremony as Schools Prep for Commencements (www.rollingstone.com)
Democratic convention organizers work to balance free speech with safety amid tensions over protests (www.nbcnews.com)
Police tactics at campus protests reveal disparities in approaches to public order and lessons learned from 2020 protests (www.cnn.com)
As universities and colleges turn to police to clear their campuses of protests over Israel’s assault on Gaza that continue to ripple across the nation, the response by law enforcement is under heightened scrutiny after thousands were arrested since mid-April....
Hundreds of thousands of fish die off in Vietnam as heatwave roasts Southeast Asia (edition.cnn.com)
A mass fish die-off in a reservoir in southern Vietnam’s Dong Nai province has shone a new light on soaring temperatures in Southeast Asia....
Robot Makers Try to Reassure Public They're Legit After Elon Musk Fudged Demo (gizmodo.com)
Elon Musk became the butt of more than a few jokes after internet users pointed out Tesla’s robot demo wasn’t all it appeared to be. As it turns out, a video the billionaire posted of Optimus, the company’s much-hyped humanoid robot, was actually being controlled by a human slightly off-screen. And it’s interesting to...
German schools see rise in violence (www.dw.com)
Dilapidated buildings, frustrated students and teachers witnessing a rise in attacks: The German education system is seen to be struggling....
Dice & Fold upcoming on Steam with demo available [turn based dungeon crawler (...) by rolling dice] (store.steampowered.com)
Preview by PCGamesn
Farewell King Theoden (www.bbc.co.uk)
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China’s Xi is visiting Europe for the first time in five years – his goodwill tour will be an uphill struggle (www.cnn.com)
When Xi Jinping arrived in Italy for a state visit in 2019, he was given a lavish welcome, with private tours of Roman landmarks and a dinner serenaded by opera singer Andrea Bocelli, topped with a crowning flourish – Italy’s decision to join Xi’s signature Belt and Road infrastructure initiative....
The lessons from colleges that didn’t call the police (www.vox.com)
The world's glitziest song contest starts this week. Here's what you need to know about Eurovision. (www.nbcnews.com)
Aldi Just Announced a Major Change to Grocery Prices, Lowering Prices (finance.yahoo.com)
STEAM starting to issue refunds for players over the 2h playtime limit due to PSN on Helldivers 2 (nitter.poast.org)
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NASA/JAXA’s XRISM Mission Captures Unmatched Data With Just 36 Pixels (science.nasa.gov)
Pivot podcast host Scott Galloway: ‘Tech bros conflate luck with talent’ (www.theguardian.com)
The US academic on why the Mr Burns caricature of rich people is wrong, the double-edged sword of godlike technologies, and why young people shouldn’t follow their passion...
Ideas (slrpnk.net)
This court case could set groundbreaking precedent for Indigenous land rights in Europe (www.cbc.ca)
Norway’s Supreme Court is deliberating on a case that could grant local control over a vast area in the country’s far north — and set a groundbreaking precedent for Indigenous land rights in Europe....
Media coverage of campus protests tends to focus on the spectacle, rather than the substance (theconversation.com)
Driver dies after crashing into security barrier around the White House complex, authorities say (www.nbcnews.com)
The Secret Service said security protocols were put in place and that there was no threat to the White House....
Trump celebrates Billboard success of J6 Prison Choir recording at donor retreat (www.usatoday.com)
Israel is being charged with war crimes for killing a boy in the West Bank (www.infoterkiniviral.com)
Lithium-free sodium batteries exit the lab and enter US production (newatlas.com)
The teens making friends with AI chatbots (www.theverge.com)
