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Which word came first? Richard, Dick, or Penis?
And why the hell are they even associated in the first place?
A heat wave is bringing searing temperatures to New York and the I-95 corridor. Washington DC has hit 100 degrees (www.cnn.com)
A dangerous heat wave is bringing sweltering temperatures to much of the US this weekend, including over parts of the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic. Meanwhile, a tropical system could develop this weekend through the southwest Gulf of Mexico.
Kansas gov. signs effort to entice Chiefs, Royals (www.espn.com)
Lauren Boebert, Paragon of Virtue, Says 10 Commandments Should Be in Every U.S. Classroom (www.jezebel.com)
Boeing CEO admits company has retaliated against whistleblowers during Senate hearing (www.independent.co.uk)
Home price inflation is so high, it's changing American economic life (www.marketplace.org)
We’ve been dealing with high inflation in this economy over the last several years, with everything from groceries to new vehicles to construction supplies soaring in price....
Roger Stone Caught on Tape Discussing Trump’s Plan to Challenge 2024 Election (www.thedailybeast.com)
Recalled lead-tainted applesauce pouches stayed on Dollar Tree shelves for weeks, FDA says (www.pbs.org)
Dollar Tree failed to effectively recall lead-tainted applesauce pouches linked to reports of illness in more than 500 children, leaving the products on some store shelves for two months, the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday.
World First: California to welcome cannabis for sale and consumption at State Fair (www.theguardian.com)
UK millionaires are fleeing Britain in their thousands (lite.cnn.com)
A record number of millionaires could leave the United Kingdom this year as political turmoil and the potential for higher taxes under a future Labour government reduce the appeal of what was once among the top destinations for the rich....
LineageOS 21 now officially supports the Nintendo Switch (9to5google.com)
Biden to announce protections Tuesday for undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens and ‘Dreamers’ (www.pbs.org)
The president’s executive action will shield undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens from deportation, allow them to obtain work authorization, as well as ease their path to permanent resident status, the three sources told PBS News. The announcement will be made at a White House event marking the 12th anniversary of an...
Trump floats eliminating U.S. income tax and replacing it with tariffs on imports (www.cnbc.com)
‘This will not be 1968.’ Chicago police prepare for DNC as whole world watches once again. (www.chicagotribune.com)
Paywall removed: archive.is/6QoOI
Maker of Jeep and Dodge plans to kill chrome on cars, citing risks to those who make it (www.cnn.com)
Why does everyone hate Microsoft for adding LLMs into Windows and spying on users, but not Apple? (m.youtube.com)
I’ve watched the keynote and read some stuff on the internet and I’ve found this video about a dude talking about the new update (I linked it here because if you didn’t see the keynote, this is probably enough)...
U.N. official says he saw Israeli troops kill 2 Palestinians fishing off Gaza coast (www.cbsnews.com)
Two men fishing in the waters off the coast of the Gaza Strip were killed Wednesday by Israeli troops firing at them with automatic weapons, James Elder, the global spokesperson for the United Nations' children's agency UNICEF, told CBS News....
Trump's bid to steal the youth (www.axios.com)
Donald Trump shares stage with rightwing activist who's discussing stoning gay people to death (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Is everything the worst?
I’m 43, almost 44, years old and went through a bought of alcoholism during the early part of the pandemic. I went through treatment and have been fine since. However, I can’t help but feel that all the news in the last few months is just the worst. Between the AI bullshit, the wars, the effects of capitalism, and the...
Adult entertainment industry sues again over law requiring pornographic sites to verify users' ages (apnews.com)
An Indiana law that requires pornographic websites to verify users’ ages — one of numerous such statutes in effect across the country — is being challenged by an association of the adult entertainment industry....
Trump denies mocking soldiers, says only "a psycho" would have called them "losers" and "suckers" (www.salon.com)
Biden supporters mostly back him in 2024 election because they oppose Trump, poll finds (www.theguardian.com)
Curbing the Karens: Florida reins in over-mighty homeowners’ groups (www.theguardian.com)
The state’s homeowners’ associations (HOAs) are notorious for petty bureaucracy – including threats of eviction for the wrong kind of dog or decorative garage door hinges...
Trump Can Only Think of Himself After Fans Collapse at Town Hall (www.thedailybeast.com)
Justice Clarence Thomas formally reports trip to Bali paid for by conservative donor (www.cnn.com)
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Friday formally disclosed a 2019 trip to Indonesia paid for by GOP megadonor Harlan Crow, a vacation that was at the center of the controversy over his travel....
Adults and teens pick dumbphones to curb social media addiction (www.bbc.com)
Adults and teens concerned about their screen time are turning in their smartphones for “dumber” models....
Is Craigslist Dying?
I went to Craigslist in my local area for the first time in awhile. I used to like “best of” Craigslist because some of them were great, there still are some, but its just not the same. A community I used to visit had about half the number of posts as I remember, and of jobs and things for sale, I would say roughly half the...
Mystery as Russian judge dies after falling from window (www.newsweek.com)
Elon Musk has been getting Trumpier. A direct line to Trump may be next | CNN Business (edition.cnn.com)
AI 'gold rush' for chatbot training data could run out of human-written text (apnews.com)
Artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT could soon run out of what keeps making them smarter — the tens of trillions of words people have written and shared online....
Graduate's father arrested for blocking Black superintendent from shaking daughter's hand (www.rawstory.com)
The father of a Baraboo High School graduate blocked his daughter from shaking the hand of the Black superintendent as she graduated, video of the incident shows....
“No Schoolers”: How Illinois’ Hands-Off Approach to Homeschooling Leaves Children at Risk (www.propublica.org)
If your life story was turned into a book,, what would the title be?
What Era was the best and why was it the 90s? (lemmy.ca)
Musk accused of selling $7.5 billion of Tesla stock before releasing disappointing sales data that plunged the share price to two-year low (fortune.com)
Elon Musk accused of illegally selling $7.5 billion in Tesla stock in Q4 2022....
Biden to sign executive order to close southern US border to asylum seekers (www.theguardian.com)
Joe Biden will this week sign an executive order to temporarily close the southern US border to asylum seekers in a sharp political U-turn aimed at winning support on a key voter concern in a presidential election year....
Car Deals Vanished During the Pandemic. They’re Coming Back. (www.nytimes.com)
For much of the last four years, automakers and their dealers had so few cars to sell — and demand was so strong — that they could command high prices. Those days are over, and hefty discounts are starting a comeback....
President Biden hilariously sports Chiefs helmet during team's White House visit (www.nbcnewyork.com)