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Blue sky vanishes immediately after Beijing's massive parade (2015) (edition.cnn.com)

Risks of synchronized low yields are underestimated in climate and crop model projections (www.nature.com)

Just ran into a link to this article from another medium. While I realize this is speculations, it’s still a summary of models that look at the risk of concurrent global crop failures....

Ukraine war: Two dead after 'attack' on Crimea bridge (www.bbc.co.uk)

cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/537275...

Extreme heat intensifies across south-west US (www.bbc.co.uk)

With Studios Attempting To Own Digital Likeness Forever, Lets Have a Look at Posthumous Performances (lemmy.world)

SAG-AFTRA has gone on strike for many reasons, but one that stands out to me is an effort to make digital copies of extras and maintain the rights to use them in perpetuity. There are many implications of this, from people losing an opportunity to work, to Ethical implications ex:your likeness is used in a movie/tv...

Russians Not Sure If Putin Will Attend BRICS August Summit in South Africa (kbin.social)

Will Putin have his phallic insecurity tables transported to South Africa on their own plane? Will they get there in time? Does he want to be a big dog again, enough to show up in person and risk arrest? Where is Mrs. Putin? What air defense doin?...

Israel Killed Civilians, Targeted Hospitals in Jenin With US Weapons and Support (scheerpost.com)

Is Turkey abandoning Russia to turn back toward the West? (www.juancole.com)

Every hour European governments lose out on €4 million in aviation taxes (www.transportenvironment.org)

Finnish PM: Deputy’s apology for racist slurs is enough (www.politico.eu)

Canadian lake sediments reveal start of Earth's Anthropocene age, scientists say (www.reuters.com)

Biden Defends Decision to Send Cluster Bombs to Ukraine (scheerpost.com)

The Azov battalion, a neo-Nazi Ukrainian unit, has found friends among America’s elite (forward.com)

Conversations about white supremacy in America today typically center on right-wing media and incendiary politicians who blast out racist dog whistles....

Google Messages now animates single emojis in RCS messages! (twitter.com)

TIL Catherine Dior, youngest sister of Christian Dior, was in the French resistance in WW2. Arrested by the Gestapo in 1944, she was tortured and sent to both Ravensbruck and Buchenwald concentrati... (en.wikipedia.org)

Deal on Swedish NATO membership within reach - Stoltenberg (www.euronews.com)

Sexual harassment of girls is a scourge at schools in England, say MPs (www.theguardian.com)

Sync for Lemmy signup is now open! (syncapps.io)

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/803492...

Hamas command centre, weapons found at Gaza hospital, Israeli military says (www.reuters.com)

1 in 3 US Asians and Pacific Islanders faced racial abuse this year, AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll shows (apnews.com)

Despite ongoing advocacy and legislation to combat anti-Asian racism that arose after the pandemic, about a third of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders say they have experienced an act of abuse based on their race or ethnicity in the last year, including being on the receiving end of verbal harassment, slurs, physical threats...