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‘Danger to our democracy’: fears over Trump allies’ summit with far-right sheriffs (www.theguardian.com)
Mike Flynn, Mike Lindell and others to attend event on election fraud by Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association...
High costs of living in Seoul make Koreans grind themselves down to the soul | Undercover Korea (www.youtube.com)
Over 20% of Korea’s population is located in Seoul. Many people are coming to Seoul for the Seoul Dream, like the American Dream in 1960’s. But the costs of …
Biden administration agrees to provide $6.4 billion to Samsung for making computer chips in Texas (apnews.com)
The Biden administration has reached an agreement to provide up to $6.4 billion in direct funding for Samsung Electronics to develop a computer chip manufacturing and research cluster in Texas....
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Florida woman shoots interstate drivers, says God told her to because of the eclipse, police say (abcnews.go.com)
"Hitler level stuff": Kanye West faces new lawsuit alleging antisemitism and abuse at Donda Academy (www.salon.com)
The Church of Trump: How He’s Infusing Christianity Into His Movement (www.nytimes.com)
Gift Link to read on NY Times.
Donald Trump has posted a $175 million bond to avert asset seizure as he appeals NY fraud penalty (apnews.com)
Donald Trump posted a $175 million bond on Monday in his New York civil fraud case, halting collection of the more than $454 million he owes and preventing the state from seizing his assets to satisfy the debt while he appeals, according to a court filing....
Alex Murdaugh gets 40 years in federal prison for stealing from clients and his law firm (apnews.com)
For maybe the last time, Alex Murdaugh, in a prison jumpsuit instead of the suit he used to wear, shuffled into a courtroom Monday in South Carolina and was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison....
Georgia GOP Leader, a 2020 Election Denier, Illegally Voted Nine Times (www.rollingstone.com)
Feds raid Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ properties in Los Angeles, Miami (www.nbclosangeles.com)
Those are some big ears (lemmy.world)
'Why do I need an all-Black cast?' Disney criticizes Peltz remarks (www.reuters.com)
Walt Disney Co on Friday said that remarks by activist investor Nelson Peltz criticizing the company for making movies dominated by female and Black actors is evidence that he shouldn’t be on Disney’s board....
Starfield's lead quest designer had 'absolutely no time' and had to hit the 'panic button' so the game would have a satisfying final quest (www.pcgamer.com)
Trump urges US Supreme Court to endorse 'absolute immunity' for ex-presidents (www.reuters.com)
Donald Trump on Tuesday filed a U.S. Supreme Court brief in his bid for criminal immunity for trying to overturn his 2020 election loss, arguing that a former president enjoys “absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for his official acts.”...
Meta just showed off Threads’ fediverse integration for the very first time (www.theverge.com)
Gaza becomes Israel's testing ground for military robots (www.haaretz.com)
Pedro and Bean (lemmy.world)
Lil man is Pedro, big guy is Bean. Bean hated Pedro when we first brought him home. It didn’t last, as you can see here.
Wendy’s Vows No Burger ‘Surge Pricing’ After Online Fury (www.thedailybeast.com)
Wendy’s has spoken to its manager after suggestions that it plans to introduce “surge pricing” to its menu received a decidedly frosty response this week, with the company scrambling to clarify that it has no intention of making itself the Uber of fast-food chains.
Illinois judge who reversed rape conviction removed from bench after panel finds he circumvented law (apnews.com)
An Illinois judge who sparked outrage by reversing a man’s rape conviction involving a 16-year-old girl has been removed from the bench after a judicial oversight body found he circumvented the law and engaged in misconduct.
Military tracking high-altitude balloon flying over Western U.S. (www.cbsnews.com)
Alabama Supreme Court chief justice spreads Christian nationalist rhetoric on QAnon conspiracy theorist's show (www.mediamatters.org)
Chief Justice Tom Parker’s recent concurring opinion in a case granting rights to embryos drew criticism for invoking religious language...
Supreme Court approval rating falls to one of lowest yet amid Trump cases (www.independent.co.uk)
The approval rating of the nation’s highest court stands at 40 per cent, according to a new poll...
Are We Transitioning From Capitalism to Silicon Serfdom? (jacobin.com)
Are We Transitioning From Capitalism to Silicon Serfdom?::The idea that we are entering an era of techno-feudalism that will be worse than capitalism is chilling and controversial. We asked former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis to elucidate this idea, explain how we got here, and map out some alternatives.
Ron DeSantis condemned as Florida removes sociology as core college class (www.theguardian.com)
Board of education replaces course at 12 public universities with own US history curriculum, in latest ‘anti-woke’ attack...
Reddit has a new AI training deal to sell user content (www.theverge.com)
Reddit has a new AI training deal to sell user content::Reddit has reportedly made a deal with an unnamed AI company to allow access to its platform’s content for the purposes of AI model training.
Reddit has reportedly signed over its content to train AI models (mashable.com)
Reddit started doing what they always wanted to do, sell user content to AI. (www.reuters.com)
'Disenfranchised' millennials feel 'locked out' of the housing market and it taints every part of economic life, top economist Mark Zandi says (fortune.com)
Few milestones in life mean as much to the American Dream as owning a home. And millennials have encountered the kind of trouble totally befitting their generation, which largely graduated into the teeth of the disastrous post-2008 job market. Just as they entered peak homebuying and household formation age, housing...
North Carolina mother sues school district for kicking her homeless kids out of class (thehill.com)
A woman in North Carolina is suing a school district, alleging officials forced her children to switch schools while they experienced homelessness....
Cypress Hill - Hits from the Bong (Official Audio) (youtu.be)
The U.S. economy is booming. So why are tech companies laying off workers? (www.washingtonpost.com)
The U.S. economy is booming. So why are tech companies laying off workers?::undefined
Elon Musk’s $50 Billion Tesla Pay Was Struck Down. What Happens Next? (www.nytimes.com)
The company’s board of directors will now decide whether to appeal the decision, change where Tesla is incorporated or negotiate a new pay package....
Elon Musk Is Spreading Election Misinformation, but X’s Fact Checkers Are Long Gone (www.nytimes.com)
In the spring of 2020, when President Donald J. Trump wrote messages on Twitter warning that increased reliance on mail-in ballots would lead to a “rigged election,” the platform ran a corrective, debunking his claims....
On Fast-Travel in video games
I know this isn’t strictly related to patient gaming, but I think it fits the ethos of this community and I can’t think of a better choir to preach to....
Amazon clearly lying about "ownership" on Prime. (lemmy.world)
You all remember just a few weeks ago when Sony ripped away a bunch of movies and TV shows people “owned”? This ad is on Amazon. You can’t “own” it on Prime. You can just access it until they lose the license. How can they get away with lying like this?
Study finds bigfoot sightings correlate with black bear populations (arstechnica.com)
Irish prime minister affirms 'one China policy' (www.taiwannews.com.tw)
Netanyahu publicly rejects US push for Palestinian state (www.bbc.com)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has told the United States that he opposes the establishment of a Palestinian state once the conflict in Gaza comes to an end....
Trump Demands Total Presidential Immunity -- Even for Acts That 'Cross the Line' (www.rollingstone.com)
The former president has made clear once again that he believes the office should have absolute power...
Egg Prices Are Rising Again. Why Are They So Expensive? (www.nerdwallet.com)
X's fresh temporary ban of several prominent journalists raises alarm (www.nbcnews.com)
“We do sweeps for spam/scam accounts and sometimes real accounts get caught up in them,” Elon Musk wrote on X, responding to the temporary ban of at least 8 accounts, including those of a handful of journalists.
X Purges Prominent Journalists, Leftists With No Explanation (www.vice.com)
Trump’s alleged ‘sexual proclivities’ graphically detailed in new Epstein documents (www.independent.co.uk)
I've No More F***s To Give! (www.youtube.com)
Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq
I keep salt and sugar in identical bottles. A mistake was bound to happen, and it just did.
This is the worst batch of french toast i’ve ever made.
At least five states are considering requiring full minimum wages for tip earners this year (www.nbcnews.com)