Trump Finally Weighs in on Controversial Shark vs. Electrocution Debate (whowhatwhy.org)
In a soliloquy on batteries for electric vehicles, including ships, he pondered what would happen if such a boat were to sink and the battery would submerge....
OpenAI's ChatGPT not working for hours as millions forced to use brain in 'major outage' server status (www.msn.com)
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Russia Bans Nonexistent 'Anti-Russian Separatist Movement' (www.themoscowtimes.com)
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Appeals court tells Texas it cannot ban books for mentioning ‘butt and fart’ (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/16364130...
Martha's Vineyard is about to run out of pot. That's led to a lawsuit and a scramble by regulators (apnews.com)
Hiker finds pipe feeding China's tallest waterfall (www.yahoo.com)
Hiker finds pipe feeding China’s tallest waterfall, sparking social media controversy and investigation by local government officials....
Gay Republican candidate melts down when he figured out that his party is homophobic (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Remote Amazon tribe finally connects to internet — only to wind up hooked on porn, social media (nypost.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/22641724
Fresno homeowner starts fire trying to kill spider (www.yourcentralvalley.com)
“We get it, we don’t like spiders either, but it’s never a good idea to use a blow torch or any other flammable device for pest control,” firefighters said in a social media post.
GOP governor says June is about understanding & accepting homophobes (www.lgbtqnation.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/16193729
‘It’s time we put a felon in the White House,’ California sheriff says (www.yahoo.com)
Idaho bar celebrates "Heterosexual Awesomeness Month" with free beer for straight men (www.lgbtqnation.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/16157729...
Say cheese! Child steals the show on House floor making faces as Rep rails against Donald Trump conviction (www.independent.co.uk)
[META] Help!
Hi everyone,...
[Meta] Is this just a news community now?
I made a comment to this effect the other day. Scrolling through this community, out of about the 10 most recent posts, I see one that is borderline oniony and the rest are just straight up news, mostly US politics-related....
Trump falsely claims he never called for Hillary Clinton to be locked up (www.washingtonpost.com)
Orange juice makers consider using alternative fruit as prices skyrocket (www.foxbusiness.com)
A global shortage of oranges that sent prices soaring has prompted some orange juice manufacturers to consider turning to alternative fruits to make the breakfast staple....
Kansas Constitution does not include a right to vote, state Supreme Court majority says (apnews.com)
The Kansas Supreme Court offered a mixed bag in a ruling Friday that combined several challenges to a 2021 election law, siding with state officials on one provision, reviving challenges to others and offering the possibility that at least one will be halted before this year’s general election....
Thief told police 'once you pop, you can't stop' after stealing Pringles (news.sky.com)
A Pringle thief told police “once you pop, you can’t stop” after his arrest over a series of robberies.
Russia Declares War on ‘Mediocre Actor’ George Clooney (www.thedailybeast.com)
Trump Sounds Alarm For Americans Paying Off Porn Stars: ‘IF THIS CAN HAPPEN TO ME, IT CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE!’ (www.mediaite.com)
Millions were in germ war tests (www.theguardian.com)
Large Area Coverage Trials’, the MoD describes how between 1961 and 1968 more than a million people along the south coast of England, from Torquay to the New Forest, were exposed to bacteria including e.coli and bacillus globigii , which mimics anthrax. These releases came from a military ship, the Icewhale, anchored off the...
Twitch is disbanding its Safety Advisory Council and will replace it with streamers (www.theverge.com)
This might beat OpenAI
Man with suspended license appears in Michigan court over Zoom while driving (abc7.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/15976653...