Hey, y’all! Just another random, loudmouthed, opinionated, Southern-fried nerdy American living abroad.
I’m moving off kbin to lemmy, so I won’t be posting from here (unless kbin social gets it together).
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Yemen will publicly stone & crucify 10 gay men in “gruesome public spectacles” (www.lgbtqnation.com)
The country will imprison or publicly flog 60 other suspected homosexuals.
Chernobyl's mutant wolves appear to have developed resistance to cancer, study finds (news.sky.com)
The wolves are exposed to cancer-causing radiation as they roam the wastelands of the abandoned city - with researchers finding part of their genetic information seems resilient to increased risk of the disease.
AI Companies Take Hit as Judge Says Artists Have “Public Interest” In Pursuing Lawsuits (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
A federal judge rejected arguments from Stability AI, Midjourney and DeviantArt that the suit is intended to suppress its free speech.
Horror as man dies on Lufthansa flight from Bangkok to Munich (www.dailymail.co.uk)
The man was said to have been spitting into a bag when a 'gush of blood' came out of his mouth and nose, splattering the walls of the Airbus A380 aircraft from Bangkok to Germany.
Ohio City To Drop Charges Against Pastor Who Sheltered Homeless People In Church (www.huffpost.com)
The agreement between the pastor of Dad's Place and the city of Bryan comes with conditions.
Sony is erasing digital libraries that were supposed to be accessible “forever” (arstechnica.com)
Oh look, Sony revoking more licenses for video content that people “bought”.
Tennessee Man Plotted to Bring Guns and Explosives to the Border, FBI Says (www.vice.com)
The grievances and conspiracy theories that motivated the man’s violent plot are the same ones that brought the “God’s Amy” convoy to the southern border last week.
South Dakota has apologized and must pay $300K to transgender advocates (apnews.com)
South Dakota has apologized and will pay $300,000 under a settlement with a transgender advocacy group that sued Gov. Kristi Noem and her health secretary.
Death of baby decapitated in metro Atlanta hospital ruled homicide, ME confirms (www.wsbtv.com)
According to a lawsuit filed by the parents, the baby became stuck during labor and the doctor began pulling.
Northwestern students face criminal charges for pro-Palestinian newspaper parody (responsiblestatecraft.org)
The students, charged under an obscure anti-KKK law, face up to a year in jail.
Social media algorithms ‘amplifying misogynistic content’ (www.theguardian.com)
Researchers say extreme content being pushed on young people and becoming normalised
Family of Black girls handcuffed by Colorado police, held at gunpoint reach $1.9 million settlement (apnews.com)
A Black woman and a group of four young girls who were wrongfully forced out of their car, held at gunpoint and handcuffed by police in suburban Denver in 2020 have reached a $1.9 million legal settlement.
Proposed Wage Theft Legislation Would Strip Violators of Ability to Do Business (documentedny.com)
To combat pervasive wage theft in New York, three new bills were introduced in the legislature that would punish violators.
Ukraine-born Miss Japan relinquishes crown following affair (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Karolina Shiino's decision, the first time a Miss Japan winner has relinquished their title, follows a report that she was dating a married man.
We're listening and we hear you. We've been planning a business update event for next week, where we look forward to sharing more details with you about our vision for the future of Xbox. Stay tuned. (twitter.com)
CNN staff say network’s pro-Israel slant amounts to ‘journalistic malpractice’ (www.theguardian.com)
Insiders say pressure from the top results in credulous reporting of Israeli claims and silencing of Palestinian perspectives
Florida parents say 2-year-old was restrained during Rosa Parks reenactment at day care (www.wesh.com)
ST. CLOUD, Fla. — Parents of a 2-year-old in Osceola County say their daughter, who they believe is the only Black child in the class, was made to play Rosa Parks in a reenactment that included her being restrained by another student in a police uniform and fingerprinted.
Students reported her for a lesson on race. Then she taught it again. (www.washingtonpost.com)
Non-paywall link...
Guilty verdict for former correctional officer, hate crime enhancers dismissed (www.wbay.com)
A jury has convicted a former Green Bay correctional officer accused of throwing a woman into a fire pit during a party back in 2021.
Black man was holding sandwiches and keys when an Ohio deputy fatally shot him, prosecutor says (www.nbcnews.com)
The gun the deputy said Casey Goodson Jr. was waving when he was shot in the back multiple times was found in the man's kitchen with the safety on, the prosecutor shared publicly for the first time.
Gen Z boys and men more likely than baby boomers to believe feminism harmful, says poll (www.theguardian.com)
Fifth of men aged 16-29 look favourably on social media influencer Andrew Tate
Georgia senate passes bill curtailing charitable bail funds for protest groups (www.theguardian.com)
Bill passed by Republican-dominated state senate may exacerbate deadly overcrowding in Fulton county jail
AI Companies Lose $190 Billion After Dismal Financial Reports (futurism.com)
Reuters reports that AI-related companies lost $190 billion in stock market value on Tuesday following disappointing earnings reports.
OpenAI says mysterious chat histories resulted from account takeover (arstechnica.com)
User shocked to find chats naming unpublished research papers, and other private data.
Japan’s former PM, 83-year-old Aso, piles insults on female foreign minister (www.theguardian.com)
Taro Aso, vice-president of ruling LDP, said Yoko Kamikawa ‘not that good looking’, got her name wrong, used ageist jibe and mixed up her place in history
Grant program for Black women comes under tough questioning in key anti-DEI lawsuit (apnews.com)
A small venture capital firm faced tough questions from conservative judges Wednesday as it defended a grant program for Black women-owned businesses in a lawsuit that has become emblematic of a growing legal backlash against corporate diversity programs.
Man accused of destroying Satanic Temple display at Iowa Capitol is now charged with hate crime (apnews.com)
A Mississippi man accused of destroying a statue of a pagan idol at Iowa’s state Capitol is now being charged with a hate crime.
Tesla sued by 25 California counties for allegedly mishandling hazardous waste (www.theguardian.com)
Los Angeles, San Francisco and others say carmaker improperly labelled materials like antifreeze and sent it to the wrong landfills
The creators of Twitterrific are making an app to read (almost) anything on the web (www.theverge.com)
Project Tapestry will make a universal, chronological timeline of the public web.
Activist who led ouster of Harvard president linked to ‘scientific racism’ journal (www.theguardian.com)
Christopher Rufo recommends a newsletter to his readers that has published several supporters of discredited genetics theory
How war destroyed Gaza’s neighbourhoods – visual investigation (www.theguardian.com)
Satellite imagery and open-source evidence lay bare the destruction to civilian infrastructure by Israel in its war on Hamas
How war destroyed Gaza’s neighbourhoods – visual investigation (www.theguardian.com)
Satellite imagery and open-source evidence lay bare the destruction to civilian infrastructure by Israel in its war on Hamas
Which entertainment jobs are most likely to be disrupted by AI? New study has answers (www.latimes.com)
A new study estimates that 62,000 entertainment jobs in California will be disrupted by artificial intelligence in the next three years.
Which entertainment jobs are most likely to be disrupted by AI? New study has answers (www.latimes.com)
A new study estimates that 62,000 entertainment jobs in California will be disrupted by artificial intelligence in the next three years.
Viral layoff videos reflect a sea change in work culture (www.axios.com)
Your last day is today." These five brutal words, integral to most layoffs, have typically been heard privately. Not anymore....