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Are US politicians too old? Voters weigh in (www.bbc.com)

A recent health scare for Mitch McConnell has raised concerns about the age of America's politicians.

Microplastics could reach every organ including the brain, study finds (www.euronews.com)

New research of the impact of microplastics on mice suggests that these small particles could induce behavioural changes....

Why did Baldur's Gate 3 blow up? Larian lead writer says it's thanks to "a big gamble" with CRPG standards (www.gamesradar.com)

"We believe RPGs are big ... So we always believed the audience was there," says Adam Smith

China's 'aggressive behaviour' in South China Sea must be challenged, US Navy official says (www.reuters.com)

China’s “aggressive behaviour” in the South China Sea, including the use of water canon by its coast guard against a Philippine vessel, must be challenged and checked, the commander of the U.S. Navy’s Seventh Fleet said on Sunday....

Gen Z is ditching iPhones for $100 'feature phones,' and the numbers don't lie (www.zdnet.com)

US Facebook Users Can Claim Share Of $725 Million Lawsuit Settlement, But Only Until Friday (www.iflscience.com)

US Facebook Users Can Claim Share Of $725 Million Lawsuit Settlement, But Only Until Friday::You only have until Friday.

Meta putting profit ahead of safety by blocking wildfire news, says Trudeau (www.reuters.com)

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday criticized Meta for blocking domestic news from its platforms, saying the Facebook-parent was prioritizing profit over safety as devastating wildfires force tens of thousands to evacuate their homes....

11 nations of West Africa commit to a military deployment to restore the ousted president of Niger (apnews.com)

How I feel when a simple picture of Data nets me serious upvotes (startrek.website)

For general use against vatniks (lemmy.world)

The Nerdiest Game Ever (plbrault.com)

You’re an operating system.

Spyware maker LetMeSpy shuts down after hacker deletes server data (techcrunch.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1088852...

A rant, with useful information, about the ‘Web Environment Integrity’ proposal by Google" (orowith2os.gitlab.io)

One of my first blog posts in a while, I go over Google’s recent web proposal, and point out exactly why it won’t turn out well. Hope y’all have fun with it.

Poland says hub to fix tanks damaged in Ukraine opens (www.reuters.com)

WARSAW, July 22 (Reuters) - Poland said on Saturday that a maintenance hub for tanks damaged in Ukraine during the conflict with Russia had begun operating in its southern city of Gliwice....

A Black Man Was Elected Mayor in Rural Alabama, but the White Town Leaders Won’t Let Him Serve (capitalbnews.org)

For three years, Patrick Braxton says he has experienced harassment and intimidation after becoming the first Black mayor in Newbern, Alabama.

surveillance cat (mstdn.party)

'They're clearing out the homeless people': San Francisco gets ready for arrival of world leaders (www.yahoo.com)

Putin withdraws Russia's ratification of global nuclear test ban treaty. says "inline with U.S", and "will still abide by it". While Western experts fear Moscow is inching towards a test. (www.reuters.com)