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Psychedelic treatments are speeding towards approval — but no one knows how they work (www.nature.com)
I Didn’t Have L’Rell’s Klingon Boobs Going On Sale On My Bingo Card Ahead Of Star Trek: Discovery’s Final Season (www.cinemablend.com)
A “McCarthyite Backlash” Against Pro-Palestine Speech (jewishcurrents.org)
Texas Republicans Ban Women From Using Highways for Abortion Appointments (www.newsweek.com)
Lubbock County, Texas, joins a group of other rural Texas counties that have voted to ban women from using their roads to seek abortions....
Far-right populist Javier Milei fails to win first round of Argentina’s presidential election (www.theguardian.com)
The eccentric far-right populist Javier Milei has failed to win the first round of Argentina’s presidential election, with the centrist finance minister Sergio Massa unexpectedly beating his radical challenger....
Florida Residents Flee State as Insurance Premiums Skyrocket up to 900% (www.newsweek.com)
The skyrocketing cost of insurance premiums in Florida is leading residents to drop their insurance, consider selling their home, and even move out of the state, according to recent reports....
Former chemical engineer in the coal industry, urging B.C. municipalities to change the term natural gas to "fossil gas" (www.cbc.ca)
“The term natural gas does not explicitly convey the fossil origins of such gas, leading to potential misunderstandings and hampering policy-making,”
Disney is gouging customers with a near doubling of subscription costs. (sh.itjust.works)
Disney is raking its customers over the coals with a 75% price hike for their annual subscription (originally $80.) People wonder why piracy is on the rise.Multiple commenters are saying I’m off base about the 75% price increase. My payment less than a year ago was $79.99. Here’s the proof.
Disney Mocked for Ludicrously Fake CGI "Actors" in Crowd Scene (futurism.com)
cross-posted from: derp.foo/post/317313...
Israel Has Killed 6 Hamas Leaders in Gaza. It’s Killed More Than 800 Children. (jacobin.com)
Gargoyles Live-Action Reboot Officially in Works at Disney+ (comicbook.com)
A Gargoyles reboot is officially on the way. Months after a report suggested Kenneth Branagh could be helming a live-action reboot of the cult classic animated series, a new trade report says a live-action series is, in fact, in development at Disney+. While it doesn’t appear that Branagh is working on it, the series has a...
Why the US is the only country that ties your health insurance to your job (www.vox.com)
Ford Executive Chair Bill Ford calls on autoworkers to end strike, says company's future is at stake (apnews.com)
Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman Bill Ford called on autoworkers to come together to end a monthlong strike that he says could cost the company the ability to invest in the future....
71-year-old man targeted 6-year-old boy, woman in deadly Plainfield Illinois stabbing because they are Muslim: detectives say (abc7chicago.com)
Bluesky Continues Rapid Growth, Reaches Federation Milestone (wedistribute.org)
Bible 2: Electric Boogaloo (startrek.website)
Black student suspended over his hairstyle to be sent to an alternative education program (www.aol.com)
After serving more than a month of in-school suspension over his dreadlocks, a Black student in Texas was told he will be removed from his high school and sent to a disciplinary alternative education program on Thursday....
Ben Shapiro casually supporting war crimes (lemmy.world)
Abortion rights and marijuana questions expected to drive Ohioans to polls as early voting begins (apnews.com)
Heavier-than-normal turnout is expected Wednesday as early voting begins in Ohio’s closely watched off-year election to decide the future of abortion access and marijuana legalization in the state....
Shani Louk, whose naked body was paraded by Hamas fighters, was also possibly robbed. Her credit card was used in Gaza, report says. (www.businessinsider.com)
A video showed Shani Louk’s naked body being paraded through Gaza on the back of a Hamas truck....
It's real! He did exist! (sh.itjust.works)
Man accidentally shot child while officiating wedding near Lincoln, deputy says (www.klkntv.com)
A Texas man accidentally shot a child while officiating a wedding in Lancaster County on Saturday, the sheriff’s office says....
Did you know there's a Star Trek version of Settlers of Catan? Did you also know Wil Wheaton and Jeri Ryan played it together? Behold. (youtu.be)
I’ve always wanted to use the world behold....
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, an 'icon for women in politics,' dies at 90, source confirms (abc7news.com)
Senator Dianne Feinstein's career was filled with firsts, including first woman mayor of San Francisco and one of two of the first women elected to the U.S. Senate from California.
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Harry Potter actor Sir Michael Gambon dies aged 82 (www.bbc.co.uk)
The actor, a four-time Bafta award winner, was best known for playing Dumbledore in the hit film series.
The FCC plans to restore Obama-era net neutrality rules (www.engadget.com)
FCC chair Jessica Rosenworcel has announced the agency's plans to restore net neutrality protections. Previous rules, which prevented ISPs from blocking or throttling specific websites, were nixed in 2017 under the Trump administration.
Nintendo switch 2 akin to PS4/XBO power (kotaku.com)
Nintendo, one generation behind once again.
McDonald's franchisee group says new $20 minimum wage California fast-food bill will cause 'devastating financial blow' (www.cnbc.com)
Automaker CEO Elon Musk Strips UAW Twitter Verification as Union Strikes Against Big Three (theintercept.com)
Prodigy not entirely gone from Paramount Plus? (startrek.website)
strangely if you search star trek prodigy on paramount plus (in my case as an addon to my primevideo subscription) - episodes s1e03 and 04 are available and play fine. The rest are marked unavailable as expected....
Watch: Billionaire CEO says unemployment 'has to jump' to put 'arrogant' workers in their place (www.rawstory.com)
Poverty Rate Soared in 2022 as Aid Ended and Prices Rose (www.nytimes.com)