World Bank Upgrades Russia to ‘High-Income’ Country (www.themoscowtimes.com)
Highlighting journalism on Mastodon (blog.joinmastodon.org)
Tory student group condemned after video shows them ‘singing to Nazi song’ University of Warwick says video ‘troubling’ after footage shows students dancing at Conservative association dinner (www.theguardian.com)
10 Major Metrics Show The American Recovery is Best in the World – And Still Improving (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
75 percent of voters think Democrats have a better shot without Biden: poll (www.thehill.com)
The CNN poll also asked voters about potential replacements for Biden. Harris fared the best, trailing Trump by only two points, 47 percent to 45 percent, within the margin of error....
Protests continue in Kenya as some are now calling for the president to step down (abcnews.go.com)
Human Rights Watch urges the European Commission to assess the impact of state-imposed forced labor in China's Xinjiang region in Electric Vehicle sector (www.hrw.org)
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Exclusive: This is Google AI, and it's coming to the Pixel 9 (www.androidauthority.com)
Forbidden black holes and ancient stars hide in these 'tiny red dots' (image) (www.space.com)
time for big bang revision
'Brain-in-a-jar' biocomputers can now learn to control robots (newatlas.com)
Sound on! (but not too loud since it is a little NSFW-ish) (i.imgur.com)
In case the main link doesn’t work: i.imgur.com/KFWEX4S.mp4...
Nexus mods want feedback from Linux / Steam Deck users on their new cross-platform app (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Yesterday, July 1st, they announced the Alpha release of this next-generation mod manager and their new Product Manager got in touch to mention they “would be really keen to get feedback from Linux users”. So this is your chance to ensure Linux (and Steam Deck) finally become a first-class citizen for game modding.
You know what? Fuck you! *unbullpups your F16* (sh.itjust.works)
r*ddit
[Hageman brothers interview] Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2’s Janeway Could’ve Captained the Enterprise (But Kate Mulgrew Said No) - IGN (www.ign.com)
Cambodia accused of conducting political trial as it jails green activists (www.aljazeera.com)
The planet’s vision is getting worse: 50% of the population will have myopia by 2050 (english.elpais.com)
French elections: Far-right candidate to withdraw after Nazi cap picture emerges (www.lemonde.fr)
Here are key takeaways from France's election round 1, where the far right prevails (www.npr.org)
Organic Material from Mars Reveals the Likely Origin of Life’s Building Blocks (science.ku.dk)
Hungary’s Orban urges Ukraine ceasefire on surprise visit to Kyiv (www.aljazeera.com)
Giuliani disbarred in NY as court finds he repeatedly lied about Trump’s 2020 election loss (apnews.com)
Edited for rule 10: NEW YORK (AP) — Rudolph Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, federal prosecutor and legal adviser to Donald Trump, was disbarred in the state on Tuesday after a court found he repeatedly made false statements about Trump’s 2020 election loss....
Police Just Arrested 11 People on the Orders of a Judge for Holding Signs Outside a Court (www.thecanary.co)
Judge puts Young Thug trial indefinitely on hold (www.bbc.com)
An Atlanta judge has put rapper Young Thug’s trial on racketeering charges on hold indefinitely after his lawyers asked the judge to recuse himself over misconduct allegations....
What does a world without Airbnb look like? (www.bbc.com)
On 21 June, Barcelona mayor Jaume Collboni announced plans to ban short term rentals in the city starting in November 2028. The decision is designed to solve what Collboni described as “Barcelona’s biggest problem” – the housing crisis that has seen residents and workers priced out of the market – by returning the...
