StickerPack updated to 79 distros and now includes 22 DEs, WMs, and shells! (github.com)
StickerPak now includes 22 different Desktop Environments, Window Managers, and shells along with 79 Linux distributions!...
Hollywood’s Fight Against A.I. Will Affect Us All: Screenwriters, actors, authors, and artists are fighting to ensure that human beings are not shunted to the margins of our culture. (newrepublic.com)
Hollywood’s Fight Against A.I. Will Affect Us All: Screenwriters, actors, authors, and artists are fighting to ensure that human beings are not shunted to the margins of our culture.::Screenwriters, actors, authors, and artists are fighting to ensure that human beings are not shunted to the margins of our culture.
AP psychology course can’t be offered over gender identity, sexual orientation lessons, College Board says (www.orlandosentinel.com)
Florida bans AP psychology, College Board says, because of lessons on gender identity and sexual orientation, which violate state rules.
Putin signs bill that outlaws gender-affirming procedures, document changes in Russia (www.cbc.ca)
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed new legislation Monday which marked the final step in outlawing gender-affirming procedures in the country — a crippling blow to Russia’s already embattled LGBTQ community....
The U.S. is paying Russia $1 billion for enriched uranium. Every year (web.archive.org)
Not exactly breaking news (article is from June 14, 2023), but as it’s not known or discussed widely, I thought its ok to post....
Italy starts removing lesbian mothers’ names from children’s birth certificates (www.cnn.com)
The northern Italian city of Padua has started removing the names of non-biological gay mothers from their children’s birth certificates under new legislation passed by the “traditional family-first” government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
Satellites Are Rife With Basic Security Flaws (www.wired.com)
(US) EPA sides with tribes on petition to regulate toxic tire chemical that kills salmon (www.kuow.org)
In the radio segment, they also mentioned that this chemical might be responsible for many other environmental and human health conditions. This is likely the tip of the iceberg....
Belgium wants sanctions against Israel for Gaza bombings - deputy PM (www.reuters.com)
Gaza: 'My wife died in five minutes, she was my life' (www.bbc.com)
A Belfast-born man speaks of his grief after his wife, mother and brother are killed in Gaza. "The exact day she [arrived] in my family's place they bombed the place," Mr El-Estal said. The bomb killed his mother and brother "immediately", he added. He continued that his uncle, and his uncle's two daughters - both doctors - were...
'Crypto King' Sam Bankman-Fried guilty of FTX fraud (www.bbc.co.uk)
Scientists raise the alarm about vivid sexual hallucinations under anesthesia (www.psypost.org)
Despite Biden's doubts, humanitarian agencies consider Gaza toll reliable (www.reuters.com)
Bagged, precut onions linked to salmonella outbreak that has sickened 73 people in 22 states (apnews.com)
An outbreak of salmonella poisoning linked to bagged, precut onions has sickened at least 73 people in 22 states, including 15 who were hospitalized, U.S. health officials said Tuesday....
Greta Thunberg detained at Fossil Free London protest (bbc.in)
The Swedish climate campaigner was with other activists at a protest outside a central London hotel.
Glyphosate [Roundup], an herbicide linked to cancer, found in 98% of Ecudorian youth: study (www.salon.com)
The popular weedkiller has also been found in 80% of Americans’ urine, according to a 2022 study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Curl Preps For "Probably The Worst Curl Security Flaw In A Long Time" (www.phoronix.com)
US Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas carjacked by three armed attackers about a mile from Capitol (apnews.com)
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, was carjacked Monday night by three armed attackers, his office said....
McCarthy’s last-ditch plan to keep the government open collapses, making a shutdown almost certain (apnews.com)
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s last-ditch plan to keep the federal government temporarily open collapsed in dramatic fashion Friday as a robust faction of hard-right holdouts rejected the package, making a shutdown almost certain....
Canada has evidence linking Indian diplomats to killing of Sikh activist, media reports (www.theguardian.com)
The Canadian Broadcasting Company revealed communications gathered about murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar
How do I install anti-virus on my shoes? (programming.dev)
A thousand drones bring climate-change light show to New York’s skyline (venturebeat.com)
A thousand drones bring climate-change light show to New York’s skyline::The Projecting Change NYC Drone Show will bring a thousand drones to the New York skyline in a unique light show above the East River.
Putin Goes Full MAGA: Welcomes Trump’s Ukraine Plan and Rages About His ‘Persecution’ (www.thedailybeast.com)
TikTok is blocking searches for WGA amid the ongoing writers strike (www.mediamatters.org)
Users on TikTok searching for “WGA” are met with a screen claiming that the phrase “may be associated with behavior or content that violates our guidelines.” No videos return. Users are also unable to search for the “WGA” hashtag....
Inmate gives birth alone in Tennessee jail cell after seeking medical help (www.nbcnews.com)
An inmate at a Tennessee jail gave birth alone in a cell after seeking medical help, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said....
