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TIL the US is the only rich country offering no national paid parental leave (www.bbc.com)
Ukraine continues to target Moscow with drone strikes, forcing the city to shut down its airports (www.businessinsider.com)
Fans reacting to the announcement of Star Trek: The Next Generation (lemmy.world)
It’s so bizarre to read this in the present, knowing how incredible TNG was, but I get it - the original crew WAS Star Trek to them....
First Class amenities on Emirates Airlines (www.nerdwallet.com)
In His Latest Threat to Public Safety, Elon Musk Says Twitter Will Remove Option to Block Users (gizmodo.com)
The Big Short investor Michael Burry bets $1.6bn on stock market crash (news.sky.com)
Michael Burry, who founded Scion Asset Management, appears to have placed a large proportion of the fund’s assets at risk.
Masculine Policy: The GOP’s Plan To Outlaw ‘Porn’ And Suspend The First Amendment (www.techdirt.com)
Trump cancels news conference to release report on 2020 election (www.reuters.com)
Buyers of Bored Ape NFTs sue after digital apes turn out to be bad investment (arstechnica.com)
Texas woman charged over threat to kill judge overseeing Trump case (www.axios.com)
This one doesn’t sound like she was serious, but it’s a look at what is to come.
If bullshit jobs are *really* bullshit, how do businesses justify the expense?
Businesses are in it for the money, employees tend to be one of the larger expenses, so maintaining some bullshit positions that would cost them money doesn’t make fiscal sense, so what’s up?
China appears to be building an airstrip on a disputed South China Sea island (apnews.com)
China appears to be constructing an airstrip on a disputed South China Sea island that is also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan, according to satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press.
Russia's central bank raises interest rates to 12% after the ruble plunges (www.cnn.com)
Georgia charges Trump with illegally trying to overturn 2020 loss (www.reuters.com)
Former U.S. President Donald Trump was hit with a fourth set of criminal charges on Monday when a Georgia grand jury issued an indictment accusing him of efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden.
Live updates: The latest news on Trump and the Fulton County, Georgia, election case (www.cnn.com)
cross-posted from: sh.itjust.works/post/2893782...
Minister: Germany plans $5.5 billion in annual military aid for Ukraine until 2027 (news.yahoo.com)
Ron DeSantis Proposes Unprovoked War on Mexico (prospect.org)
Russian ruble is now worth less than a penny, infuriating Vladimir Putin’s inner circle: ‘They’re laughing at us’ (fortune.com)
Vladimir Putin’s luck may be running out now that the ruble plunged below one cent, the lowest level against the U.S. dollar since the early days of his war in Ukraine.
Trump criticizes judge after he’s warned against ‘inflammatory statements’ (thehill.com)
Former President Trump criticized the judge presiding over his 2020 election case, just days after she warned him against making any “inflammatory statements” that could intimidate witnesses or prejudice the jury pool....
Taiwan VP a 'troublemaker' for US visit: Beijing (www.bbc.com)
China has called Taiwan’s vice president William Lai a “troublemaker” for his ongoing visit to the US....
McConnell on Ukraine proxy war: "We haven’t lost a single American in this war. Most of the money that we spend, is spent on replenishing weapons, so it’s actually employing people here."[paraphrased] (edition.cnn.com)
Mitch McConell says the quiet part out loud....
Massachusetts passed a 4% millionaire's tax last year. Now every public school student is going to get free lunch (www.businessinsider.com)
Students in Massachusetts will get free lunch and breakfast at school thanks to a new 4% tax put on people who earn more than $1 million.
Chicken lollipops (lemmy.ca)
I made smoked chicken lollipops today. They are a bit of effort but so worth it. Quickly they have become a family favourite. Thinking doing these up with turkey drumsticks would be very fun.
Supermarket evacuated after spider whose bite can cause erections or death spotted (www.independent.co.uk)
[i ate] Spanish breakfast (lemmy.world)
Spanish omelette and beer, breakfast of champions
Anti-magnetizing-vaccine doctor loses medical license (arstechnica.com)
Serves her right.
Georgia prosecutors have messages showing Trump's team is behind voting system breach (www.cnn.com)
Atlanta-area prosecutors investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia are in possession of text messages and emails directly connecting members of Donald Trump’s legal team to the early January 2021 voting system breach in Coffee County, sources tell CNN.
Hunter Biden drama assured to hang over Joe Biden's 2024 campaign with special counsel (www.usatoday.com)
They are watching (media.kbin.social)
Russian Factories Face Record Labor Shortages (www.themoscowtimes.com)
U.S. to Fund a $1.2 Billion Effort to Vacuum Greenhouse Gases From the Sky (www.nytimes.com)
Judge warns Trump not to threaten witnesses in 2020 election subversion case (www.reuters.com)
Former Republican staffer admits GOP would intentionally spread lies (www.newsweek.com)
"I think what we are seeing [now] is an extension of the Tea Party movement," the former staffer told Newsweek.
Judge Chutkan says Trump’s right to free speech in January 6 case is ‘not absolute’ (www.cnn.com)
US District Judge Tanya Chutkan said that she plans to put serious limits over how sensitive evidence is handled in the Donald Trump 2020 election interference case, in a dramatic hearing Friday in Washington, DC, that could set the tone for the upcoming trial....