South Korean politician links rising male suicides to women (www.bbc.com)
A politician in South Korea is being criticised for making dangerous and unsubstantiated comments after linking a rise in male suicides to the increasingly “dominant” role of women in society....
How Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us' Helped Young Kenyans Lead a Successful Protest in Their Country (www.rollingstone.com)
LIKE MANY AFRICAN countries colonized in the 20th century, Kenya has struggled to find its diplomatic footing in the decades since gaining independence. The East African nation successfully broke away from British rule in 1962, and a small circle of affluent and influential Kenyans quickly took over. They banked on their...
Trump’s ‘secretary of retribution’ has a ‘target list’ of 350 people he wants arrested (www.rawstory.com)
First F-16 jets heading to Ukraine after months of training and negotiations (www.theguardian.com)
Dutch and Danish leaders say Ukraine will be ‘flying operational F-16s this summer’ as Kyiv seeks battlefield wins...
Chinese risk perilous journey in search of ‘freedom’ in the United States: “I want to say whatever I want and don’t have to worry about the police knocking on my door.” (www.aljazeera.com)
Many middle-class Chinese trekking to the US are college-educated, have an established career or business in China and know how to use a VPN to avoid official censorship and access the free internet....
Other books in the Metro universe?
I’m trying to read some more books (canon) set in the Metro universe. The books don’t have to be written by Dmitry Glukhovsky, I’m just looking for some recommendations to expand my knowledge of the lore. Bonus points for chronological ordering! Ty
China: Man tries to smuggle 100 live snakes in his pants (www.dw.com)
Chinese customs said they had seized 104 of the reptiles, including milk snakes and corn snakes, many of which were non-native species....
UK arrest suspect after crossbow triple homicide (www.dw.com)
Police said the 26-year-old male killed three women Tuesday night. The women were the wife and daughters of a well-known BBC sports commentator....
Howdy face recognition on 24.04 LTS?
cross-posted from: feddit.it/post/9251429...
Crazy
Over the last 2 weeks, not a single business day has gone by where I didn’t get an email from several different companies notifying me of updates to their terms and conditions. What do they all have in common?...
Post a prompt, have an art from this insane russian (sh.itjust.works)
Trade offer meme...
San Diego California [OC]
I’m experimenting with B&W photography. Any critiques are welcome!
Josh Johnson Asks Black Voters: Biden or Trump? | The Daily Show (youtu.be)
The result may surprise you: about 50/50, based on polls. These people relate their thoughts and experiences and explain why they feel as they do.
Open Library launches feature to follow other users! (blog.openlibrary.org)
Hacktivists release two gigabytes of Heritage Foundation data (Project 2025) (cyberscoop.com)
OpenAI board shakeup: Microsoft out, Apple backs away amid AI partnership scrutiny (arstechnica.com)
DXVK Release Version 2.4 (github.com)
D3D8 support...
Trump's Project 2025 is now being searched in Google more than Taylor Swift and the NFL (www.dailykos.com)
What are some things that absolutely should NOT be recycled?
I’ll start… toilet paper, tampons, and QTips…