Emissary is Whatever You Want It To Be (wedistribute.org)
Emissary is a revolutionary next-gen Web platform that lets you tinker with every little bit of it. It works with the Fediverse, is built on IndieWeb principles, and looks incredible.
‘We need more shade’: how US’s hottest city is cooling its least protected community (www.theguardian.com)
Phoenix broke several heat records last year. Now Grant Park, which has inequitable tree cover, is seeing a tree planting drive that promises some respite from 100F temperatures...
Take-Two is Preparing for a Mafia Series Announcement, it's Claimed (insider-gaming.com)
Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy file for union vote at Disneyland (www.cnn.com)
The invisible seafaring industry that keeps the internet afloat (www.theverge.com)
VirtualBox 7.0.16 Released with Initial Support for Linux 6.8 and 6.9 Kernels (9to5linux.com)
EU leaders under pressure to bolster Ukraine’s struggling air defences (www.euronews.com)
The EU’s 27 leaders face mounting pressure to step up efforts to protect Ukraine’s skies from Russian airstrikes, after President Zelenskyy took a jab at Western allies’ “flagging political will” over the weekend....
Is the shine coming off Japan's bullet trains? (asiatimes.com)
Mass grave found at Gaza hospital occupied by Israeli forces (www.aljazeera.com)
A new mass grave has been discovered at al-Shifa Hospital where a two-week siege by the Israeli army has turned the facility into a graveyard and put what was once Gaza’s largest medical complex out of service.
Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two Interactive is laying off 5% of its workforce and 'rationalizing its pipeline,' the latest skin-crawling corporate euphemism for people losing their jobs (www.pcgamer.com)
Israel will defend itself, Netanyahu says, as West calls for restraint (www.reuters.com)
Israel will make its own decisions about how to defend itself, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday, as Western countries pleaded for restraint in responding to a volley of attacks from Iran....
Johnson Needs Democrats on Ukraine, Handing Them Power to Shape Aid Plan (www.nytimes.com)
Speaker Mike Johnson’s elaborate plan for pushing aid to Ukraine through the House over his own party’s objections relies on an unusual strategy: He is counting on House Democrats and their leader, Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York, to provide the votes necessary to clear the way for it to come to the floor....
Chaos in Dubai as UAE records heaviest rainfall in 75 years | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
UK petition: require publishers to NOT shut down games that people bought with their money (check comments for non-UK citizen's options) (petition.parliament.uk)
Popular youtuber, author of Freeman’s Mind and Ross’s Game Dungeon, tells you everything about: yt.artemislena.eu/watch?v=w70Xc9CStoE...
So much for free speech on X; Musk confirms new users must soon pay to post (arstechnica.com)
‘Come out, you animals’: how the massacre at al-Shifa Hospital happened (mondoweiss.net)
A new federal rule aims to protect miners from black lung disease (grist.org)
Russia's meat grinder soldiers - 50,000 confirmed dead (www.bbc.com)
Father and aunt waited hours to call 911 for 2-year-old who ingested fentanyl, later died, warrant shows (www.usatoday.com)
The Making of Futurama was a Sh*t Show (Part 1) (21:05) (www.youtube.com)
Ukraine’s Big Vulnerabilities: Ammunition, Soldiers and Air Defense (www.nytimes.com)
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Tennessee is ramping up penalties for student threats. Research shows that’s not the best way to keep schools safe. (www.propublica.org)
Zero-tolerance measures can counteract what some experts consider a crucial tool for protecting students and the larger community....
YouTube puts third-party clients on notice: Show ads or get blocked (arstechnica.com)
At least 17 dead after three Russian missiles hit Chernihiv (www.theguardian.com)
Netanyahu aims to trap west into war across Middle East, warns Iranian diplomat (www.theguardian.com)
Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to trap the west into a total war across the Middle East that would have incalculable consequences for the region and the world, Iran’s top diplomat in the UK has claimed, in his first interview since Tehran launched an unprecedented missile and drone attack against Israel at the weekend....
