First day as captain (lemmy.world)
Paul Reubens, Pee-wee Herman Actor, Dies at 70 After Private Bout of Cancer (variety.com)
Paul Reubens, the actor best known for portraying the irrepressible, joyfully childlike Pee-wee Herman, died Sunday night after a private bout of cancer. He was 70.
Lemmy and Kbin: The Best Reddit Alternatives? (www.pcmag.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/2164989...
UPS reaches tentative contract with 340,000 unionized workers potentially dodging calamitous strike (apnews.com)
Texas power use hits record high as heatwave lingers (www.reuters.com)
Texas power use hits record high as heatwave lingers::Demand for power in Texas hit a record high on Monday as homes and businesses kept air conditioners cranked up to escape a heatwave.
how it feels to be on Lemmy rn (i.imgur.com)
Take that to the privacy of your own home. (startrek.website)
The app doth protest too much, methinks (i.postimg.cc)
Italy to seize $835M from Airbnb in tax evasion inquiry (www.bbc.co.uk)
cross-posted from: lemmy.smeargle.fans/post/72009...
'I Am a Man Who Stands By His Words': Unapologetic North Dakota GOP Leader Quits After Racist Tweet Suggesting Black People Should 'Move to Wakanda' Resurfaces (atlantablackstar.com)
Billionaire Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman, the biggest owner of commercial real estate says remote employees 'didn't work as hard' (fortune.com)
prepare for the spook (lemmy.ml)
Iran Helped Plot Attack on Israel Over Several Weeks (www.wsj.com)
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps gave the final go-ahead last Monday in Beirut...
Epic Games is laying off about 830 employees, divesting Bandcamp (www.reuters.com)
No one is safe (lemmy.world)
@gonegozzle.exe
Facebook accused of not showing insurance ads to women and older people in violation of civil rights laws (www.theverge.com)
GOP congressman calls for execution of “sodomy-promoting” US Army general (www.lgbtqnation.com)
This bag is just way too comfy (feddit.de)
Terraria dev Re-Logic donates $100K to Godot Engine and FNA, plus ongoing funding (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Taking a firm stand against what Unity have been doing, Terraria developer Re-Logic announced today they've begun funding Godot Engine and FNA with a big donation and ongoing funding.
Gotta take the small victories in retail (lemmy.zip)
Egypt bans niqab in schools (www.middleeasteye.net)
The Egyptian government has announced a ban on the wearing of the face-covering niqab in schools from the beginning of the next term on 30 September....
Google AI said "For the proletariat" (lemmy.world)
Google Now was the better phone assistant, no AI or LLMs needed (9to5google.com)
Houston school libraries turned into 'discipline centers' in 'hostile takeover' by state (youtu.be)
In an unwelcomed assertion of state power, the Texas Education Agency has implemented a "New Education System" in the Houston Independent School District, re...
Racist Jacksonville shooter wore Rhodesian army patch, a symbol of white supremacy, law enforcement sources say (www.nbcnews.com)
The white gunman who killed three Black people at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, over the weekend wore a Rhodesian army patch on his tactical vest, law enforcement sources say, a reference that has been used before during white supremacist attacks....
