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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Tsunami warning in Japan after strong earthquake (www.bbc.co.uk)
A powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck the country's central region on Monday.
Elon Musk's X gets another valuation cut from Fidelity (www.axios.com)
Fidelity has again marked down the value of its shares in X Holdings, which the mutual fund giant helped Elon Musk buy for $44 billion when the company was known as Twitter....
Sources say 8-9 died at RRMC from drug diversion (kobi5.com)
MEDFORD, Ore. – Sources say several Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center patients are dead and police are now conducting a criminal investigation....
Police officer in Ohio on administrative leave after punching Miami University football player during arrest (www.cnn.com)
An Oxford, Ohio, police officer seen punching a Miami University football player during a November arrest outside a local bar has been placed on administrative leave during an investigation, police say....
Kai Zhuang: Police in Utah say Chinese exchange student kidnapped (www.bbc.com)
Officers in Utah say they believe Kai Zhuang, 17, is being held against his will for ransom.
Man survives flight from Algeria to Paris hidden in plane’s landing gear (www.theguardian.com)
Unidentified man in life-threatening condition after enduring temperatures of around -50C on Air Algerie flight from Oran
Who’s Killing All These Stories About a Controversial Tech Mogul? (www.thedailybeast.com)
A tech guru is waging a war on major media outlets across three continents, hiring a “media assassin” law firm to kill stories connecting him to “hacks-for-hire” controversy.
Jury finds two Aurora paramedics guilty in 2019 death of Elijah McClain (www.axios.com)
A jury on Friday found Aurora paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec guilty of criminally negligent homicide in Elijah McClain's 2019 death....
Evangelical leader accuses pope of creating "division" with LGBTQ+ views (www.newsweek.com)
Pope Francis last week approved a ruling at the Vatican that permitted priests to administer blessings to same-sex couples.
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Exclusive: Israeli Military Censor Bans Reporting on These 8 Subjects (theintercept.com)
The highly unusual, English-language order for the Gaza war breaks from the secretive and informal way IDF censorship normally works.###
‘God is under the rubble in Gaza’: Bethlehem’s subdued Christmas (www.japantimes.co.jp)
The Israel-Hamas war has cast a pall over the birthplace of Jesus.
'Leave them stranded': Rideshare drivers shut off apps at Atlanta airport, boycott for hours (www.fox5atlanta.com)
If you have company flying into Atlanta for the holidays, they may have a hard time getting a ride to your place.
'Leave them stranded': Rideshare drivers shut off apps at Atlanta airport, boycott for hours (www.fox5atlanta.com)
If you have company flying into Atlanta for the holidays, they may have a hard time getting a ride to your place.
Japan's Chiba Pref. sees high number of teachers punished over sex crimes (mainichi.jp)
HIBA -- A high number of teachers in east Japan's Chiba Prefecture have recently been slapped with disciplinary measures for sexual assault against their students or children.
Charlie Sheen “Assaulted In His LA Home By Neighbour Who Forced Her Way In” (deadline.com)
Charlie Sheen was assaulted in his Los Angeles home by a neighbour, police have announced. The woman charged was named as Electra Schrock. She was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon, force likely to create great bodily injury and residential burglary.
More than 1,100 officers under investigation for sexual or domestic abuse in England and Wales (www.theguardian.com)
As one in seven accused of offences keep working, Lib Dems call on home secretary James Cleverly for ‘radical overhaul’ of vetting
The minimum wage is going up in 22 states on Jan. 1 (www.axios.com)
The minimum wage is set to increase in 22 states on Jan. 1, 2024....
Sculptor sues Swedish glassmaker for €1m in test of EU ‘bestseller clause’ (www.theguardian.com)
Landmark case over popular snowball candle holder design may open door to retrospective claims across bloc
Israel's military campaign in Gaza seen as among the most destructive in recent history, experts say (apnews.com)
After 11 weeks of war in Gaza, the Israeli military campaign against Hamas now sits among the deadliest and most destructive in history, experts say.
The Hyperloop was always a scam (www.disconnect.blog)
It's time to be honest about Musk's vacuum tube to nowhere
Israeli Evidence of Hamas Command Center in al-Shifa Hospital Falls Short: Report (www.rollingstone.com)
A Washington Post investigation found no proof of a Hamas command center under al-Shifa Hospital following Israel’s attack on the medical complex.
A YouTuber was accused of plagiarism. His apology highlighted a larger issue among creators. (www.nbcnews.com)
Video essayist James Somerton was among several people Harris Brewis, known as “hbomberguy” on YouTube, called out in a viral video.
Austin, we have a problem! Tesla descends into battery hell (www.saltwire.com)
Elon Musk says prototypes are easy, production is hell. And when it comes to the long-awaited Cybertruck, Tesla's hell is its pioneering 4680 battery....
If Gamers Want More Powerful Women Then Stop Being Afraid Of Them (www.thegamer.com)
Lae'zel and Shadowheart can be mean sometimes, and it's okay to embrace women in video games like them.
After Dallas reporter’s sudden exit, colleagues allege ‘culture of fear’ (www.washingtonpost.com)
Dallas Morning News reporter Miles Moffeit left his job after a sarcastic email interview with D.A. John Creuzot led to a rare front-page retraction.
Teenagers Found Guilty in Brutal Murder of Transgender Girl Brianna Ghey (www.advocate.com)
The teen girl was stabbed 28 times in a meticulously planned daytime attack.
The Insomniac Hack Reveals The Ugly Truth Of Video Game Hype - Aftermath (aftermath.site)
The games journalist debate over covering the hack is a look in the mirror
Rite Aid banned from using AI facial recognition to curb shoplifting (thehill.com)
Rite Aid is banned for five years from using artificial intelligence (AI) facial recognition to try to curb shoplifting, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said Tuesday. In a press release, the age…
Attorney: Videos Taken at Bar:PM Contradict St. Louis Police Story (www.riverfronttimes.com)
Police crashed an SUV into the LGBTQ bar, then arrested a co-owner for felony assault
Executives Should Be Facing The Music, Not Laying Off Workers (aftermath.site)
Embracer's executives should be held accountable for their failures
Mailchimp cancels podcast after refusing to work with union producers (www.theverge.com)
The email marketing company has sponsored top podcasts like Serial.
Man arrested for shouting 'gas the Jews' outside DC synagogue (www.jpost.com)
The incident is being investigated as a hate or bias-motivated crime.
'My kidnappers showed me off like a trophy' (www.bbc.com)
Yarden Roman-Gat was abducted from Kibbutz Be'eri and brought to Gaza during Hamas's 7 October attack.
St. Louis Police File Felony Charge Against Bar:PM Owner After SUV Crash (www.riverfronttimes.com)
A south St. Louis bar owner is now facing charges stemming from an incident that began when police crashed an SUV through the front wall of his business.
Armed robbers have their getaway car stolen. (www.bbc.com)
Probably the one thing they didn’t plan on going wrong.
Pope says priests can bless same-sex unions, requests should not be subject to moral analysis (apnews.com)
Pope Francis has formally approved allowing priests to bless same-sex couples, with a new document explaining a radical change in Vatican policy by insisting that people seeking God’s love and mercy shouldn’t be subject to “an exhaustive moral analysis” to receive it.
Disapproval rate for Japanese Cabinet highest since 1947: Mainichi poll (mainichi.jp)
TOKYO -- The disapproval rate for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Cabinet hit 79% in a Mainichi Shimbun nationwide opinion poll conducted on Dec. 16.
Greyhound bus stops are valuable assets. Here’s who’s cashing in on them (www.cnn.com)
Greyhound bus terminals are rapidly closing around the country, causing access problems for low-income riders.
God of War Creator Is Unhappy With New Games and Kratos' Story (comicbook.com)
Despite being nominated for numerous awards and even winning Game of the Year in 2018, the creator of God of War, David Jaffe, is not a huge fan of the new direction the series has gone in. Jaffe himself hasn't worked on these new God of War games, but thinks that they're not staying true to the spirit of the character and the...