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UPDATE: Top Platform is Complete (lemmy.world)
A little carpet adhesive, a few staples, a handful of small brackets, and it’s almost complete! Overall, it’s solid as a rock and has enough mass to keep it stable without anchoring it to any walls....
Why don't low birth-rate countries make immigration to their country easier? (fedia.io)
Wouldn't they benefit from more people? Of course it would come with the condition of learning the language at an acceptable level and that being tied to residency.
An $18 Big Mac meal sparked a revolt against high prices. Companies are finally listening (www.cnn.com)
Many people believe it’s an astounding $18 after a post on X of McDonald’s menu prices at a rest stop in Connecticut went viral and made national headlines. (Narrator voice: It’s not.)...
Pentagon ran secret anti-vax campaign to undermine China during pandemic (www.reuters.com)
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. military launched a secret campaign to counter what it perceived as China’s growing influence in the Philippines, a nation hit especially hard by the deadly virus....
Sure, but how many books can you kill at one time? (lemmy.world)
Transgender athletes face growing hostility: four tell their stories in their own words (www.usatoday.com)
Judge blocks Trump lawyers from arguing about columnist's rape claim at upcoming defamation trial (apnews.com)
U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan made the determination in an order in advance of a Jan. 16 trial to determine defamation damages against Trump after a jury concluded Trump sexually abused columnist E. Jean Carroll but did not find evidence was sufficient to conclude that he raped her....
Authentic cat toy recommendations?
Great news! About to adopt a new cat!! Super excited and can’t get to get her (pictures to come). Although I want to prepare the house with some toys and stuff for the cat to play with and enjoy. What has worked well for you? Any toys in particular? Cat trees worth it? Hit me with your best recommendations! 😻
Biden Condemns Trump as Dire Threat to Democracy in a Blistering Speech (www.nytimes.com)
President Biden on Friday delivered a ferocious condemnation of Donald J. Trump, his likely 2024 opponent, warning in searing language that the former president had directed an insurrection and would aim to undo the nation’s bedrock democracy if he returned to power....
Ohio governor signs executive order banning gender surgeries for minors (www.nbcnews.com)
Surgeries for minors are rare and are generally not recommended by medical associations, most of which oppose broad bans on transition-related care....
What is an average person living in the US supposed to do about corporations raising prices?
They keep raising prices, stating that it’s due to inflation, but then they keep having record profits....
Burundi president calls for stoning of gay couples (www.vanguardngr.com)
Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye launched a virulent anti-gay tirade on Friday, saying same-sex couples should be publicly stoned....
Olympic gold medalist Mary Lou Retton battling pneumonia in intensive care (www.nbcnews.com)
Olympic gold medalist Mary Lou Retton has been battling severe pneumonia in a hospital intensive care unit, daughters of the famed American gymnast said....
Texas private company paid $75 million in 1 year to bus migrants out of state, report shows (abc13.com)
Texas reportedly paid a private company $75.5 million in the span of a year to transport migrants to sanctuary cities across the U.S....
Musk given 24 hours to address graphic images of Hamas attacks (www.politico.eu)
Elon Musk has until the end of Wednesday to respond to demands from Brussels to remove graphic images and disinformation linked to the violence in Israel from his social network X — or face the full force of Europe’s new social media rules....
EU warns Musk that X spreading ‘illegal content’ after Hamas attacks on Israel (thehill.com)
The European Union (EU) sent a letter to Elon Musk Tuesday warning that his social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, was spreading illegal content and disinformation after the Hamas attacks on Israel....
New Study: 54% of American Adults Read Below 6th Grade-Levels (i.redd.it)
cross-posted from: lemmit.online/post/1006130...
I finally finished sewing the liner! The helmet is now wearable after a ton of work! (lemmy.world)
Woo!
Fly on a Flower [OC] (lemmy.sdf.org)
Trump FCC Pick Nathan Simington Wants You To Think Net Neutrality Is A Secret Cabal By Big Tech To ‘Censor Conservatives’ (www.techdirt.com)
Pope Francis calls out fossil fuel companies, says climate action is too slow (www.nbcnews.com)
Pope Francis made his strongest statements yet about climate change Wednesday, rebuking fossil fuel companies and urging countries to make an immediate transition to renewable energy....
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Capcom President Thinks Game Prices Are 'Too Low' - IGN (www.ign.com)
Capcom president Harushiro Tsujimoto claims that the prices of video games need to increase to meet ballooning development costs.
TIL that in the US, liberal adolescents are much more likely to experience depression than their conservative counterparts. This divergence in depression rates only started recently and is growing (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
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X Announces It’s Shutting Down ‘Circles’ As of October 31st (www.socialmediatoday.com)
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Got laid off today.
Whole Maryland office is being “consolidated” with Austin. They offered to move us to Austin if we want. How fucking generous....
YouTube suspends Russell Brand from making money off his channel — The suspension comes following the publication of rape and sexual assault allegations against the British star (www.nbcnews.com)
YouTube suspends Russell Brand from making money off his channel — The suspension comes following the publication of rape and sexual assault allegations against the British star::YouTube has blocked Russell Brand from making money off its platform and the BBC pulled some of his shows from its online streaming service in the...
Elon Musk Says He Might Put X/Twitter Behind A Paywall (www.forbes.com)
It took me 16 years to figure out why I hate a Journey song. What song did you hated until you figured out why?
I love Journey. But for some reason I hated, “Don’t Stop Believin” and I could not understand why I loathed that song until I recently rewatched The Sopranos for the second time after 16 years and the final episode had that song playing until the “blackout.” And now I know why…...
A missing F-35 stealth fighter may have kept flying after its pilot ejected. A pilotless Soviet jet once flew 500 miles before crashing in NATO territory. (www.businessinsider.com)
The curious case of a missing F-35 stealth fighter in South Carolina has authorities — and civilians — searching high and low, especially considering the jet may have continued flying on its own for some time even after its pilot ejected....
Bodycam: Pregnant woman accused of shoplifting shot by police (www.cnn.com)
Somehow this is the only country on earth where this seems to happen. When talking about shootings involving guns, okay, fine, the US is certainly an outlier there, but every country has cars and police....
Fatal shooting of University of South Carolina student who tried to enter wrong home 'justifiable,' police say (www.nbcnews.com)
The homeowner who fatally shot a 20-year-old University of South Carolina student who tried to enter the wrong home on the street he lived on Saturday morning will not face charges because the incident was deemed “a justifiable homicide” under state law, Columbia police announced Wednesday....
Pope says 'backward' US conservatives replaced faith with ideology (www.euronews.com)
Pope Francis condemned the “very strong, organised, reactionary attitude” in the US church and said Catholic doctrine allows for change over time....
Jacksonville shooter who targeted Black shoppers had swastikas drawn on rifle (www.nbcnews.com)
The shooter, a white man, killed three people after writing messages of hatred for Black people. He killed himself after opening fire in a dollar store....
Why Are Trump’s Accused Co-Conspirators Smiling for Their Mug Shots? (www.nytimes.com)
The traditional mug shot is usually a grim affair: poorly lit and sullen. It is a permanent portrait of shame — the legal system’s scarlet letter....
Google’s Search AI Says Slavery Was Good, Actually (futurism.com)
Google's AI-driven Search Generative Experience have been generating results that are downright weird and evil, ie slavery's positives.