Americans can no longer afford their cars (www.newsweek.com)
U.S. retailers admit they lied about shoplifting, retail crime again (boingboing.net)
Elon Musk to advertisers boycotting X: "Go f**k yourself" (www.axios.com)
Elon Musk pushed back on advertisers boycotting X over antisemitism and other hate speech on the platform formerly known as Twitter during the 2023 DealBook Summit in New York on Wednesday....
Heavily-armed man kills himself, rather than shoot up Colorado amusement park, authorities say (denvergazette.com)
Senior Israeli source: Gaza will not be Hamastan; ‘roof knocking’ policy no longer norm (www.timesofisrael.com)
Grimes sues Elon Musk over parental rights (www.nbcnews.com)
Grimes, whose legal name is Claire Boucher, filed a petition to establish a parental relationship in San Francisco Superior Court on Friday....
Live bullet found in prop holster of actor Jensen Ackles on ‘Rust’ set, crime scene technician testifies (www.cnn.com)
One of multiple live bullets found on the set of “Rust” by investigators of the 2021 fatal shooting was discovered in the bandolier of actor Jensen Ackles, according to crime scene technician Marissa Poppell....
Nintendo reveals that the new Mario game will have a trans character (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Alex Jones Estate Liquidation Gets Sandy Hook Families’ Vote (news.bloomberglaw.com)
The families of Sandy Hook school shooting victims voted overwhelmingly in favor of a plan to wrap up Alex Jones’ bankruptcy proceedings by liquidating the right wing talk show host’s assets.
Elon Musk Is Spreading Election Misinformation, but X’s Fact Checkers Are Long Gone (www.nytimes.com)
In the spring of 2020, when President Donald J. Trump wrote messages on Twitter warning that increased reliance on mail-in ballots would lead to a “rigged election,” the platform ran a corrective, debunking his claims....
Marijuana meets criteria for reclassification as lower-risk drug, FDA scientific review finds (www.cnn.com)
Marijuana has a lower potential for abuse than other drugs that are subjected to the same restrictions, with scientific support for its use as a medical treatment, researchers from the US Food and Drug Administration say in documents supporting its reclassification as a Schedule III substance....
School Hate Crime: Racist Kid Yells “N Word” While Attacking Black Girl, Breaks Her Nose And Hospitalizes Her. Black Girl Gets Suspended (kansascitydefender.com)
In a shocking, horrifying incident at Shawnee Mission East High School, a Black student was hospitalized after being attacked by a white male student. Despite being the victim, she faces suspension in a case highlighting systemic racism and administrative negligence.
Landlord charged with hate crime, accused of stabbing 6-year-old tenant to death allegedly because family is Muslim (www.cnn.com)
Children’s picture book flagged at Alabama library because author’s last name is ‘Gay’ (www.al.com)
Madison County Public Library administrators were asked to go over a list of potentially "sexually explicit" books to be moved from the children's and young adult section to the adult section. The majority of these books were about the LGBTQ community. At least one was added to the list because the author's last name is Gay.
Hackers manage to unlock Tesla software-locked features worth up to $15,000 (electrek.co)
I lost my job to ChatGPT and was made obsolete. I was out of work for 3 months before taking a new job passing out samples at grocery stores. (www.businessinsider.com)
Lawyers for ‘Rust’ armourer move to get case dismissed after Baldwin trial collapses (www.independent.co.uk)
Donald Trump shares stage with rightwing activist who's discussing stoning gay people to death (www.lgbtqnation.com)
49% of independents, 15% of Republicans think Trump should end campaign: poll (www.independent.co.uk)
U.S. put a hold on an ammunition shipment to Israel (www.axios.com)
The Biden administration last week put a hold on a shipment of U.S.-made ammunition to Israel, two Israeli officials told Axios....
College protesters seek amnesty to keep arrests and suspensions from trailing them (apnews.com)
Maryam Alwan figured the worst was over after New York City police in riot gear arrested her and other protesters on the Columbia University campus, loaded them onto buses and held them in custody for hours....
Sen. Elizabeth Warren's bill would end trading in water futures (www.motherjones.com)
Vatican blasts gender-affirming surgery, surrogacy and gender theory as violations of human dignity (apnews.com)
The Vatican on Monday declared gender-affirming surgery and surrogacy as grave violations of human dignity, putting them on par with abortion and euthanasia as practices that reject God’s plan for human life....
The soft life: why millennials are quitting the rat race (www.theguardian.com)
Ambition once came with a promise: a home, a salary, progress and fulfilment. What happens when that promise is broken? Meet the women who are turning their backs on consumerism, materialism and burnout
California parents oust school board members who enacted anti-LGBTQ+ policy (www.advocate.com)
Two members of the Orange Unified School District board have been removed by parents who opposed a policy requiring school staff to out transgender kids....
