Threads is adding fediverse content to your social feeds
Threads is adding fediverse content to your social feeds
A new ‘Fediverse feed’ in your Following section will show posts from Mastodon, Flipboard, and elsewhere.David Pierce (The Verge)
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NYC mayoral candidate Brad Lander handcuffed by ICE
NYC mayoral candidate Brad Lander handcuffed by ICE
"While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE," Lander's wife, Meg Barnette, wrote on X.Erin Doherty (CNBC)
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Silicon Valley tech execs are joining the US Army Reserve
Silicon Valley tech execs are joining the US Army Reserve | TechCrunch
CTOs from companies including OpenAI, Meta, and Palantir make up this first cohort of CTOs in the Army Reserve.Rebecca Szkutak (TechCrunch)
School shootings have become routine – political assassinations are next
US school shootings have become routine – political assassinations are next
US trapped in a vortex of violence with little hope of escapeBenedict Smith (The Telegraph)
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Republicans Add New Barriers to Oklahoma’s Dizzyingly Fast Process for Citizen Initiatives
Republicans Add New Barriers to Oklahoma's Dizzyingly Fast Process for Citizen Initiatives - Bolts
A new law adds to a string of GOP-run states that have undercut direct democracy by piling on onerous new regulations and raising the threshold for signatures.Michael Barajas (Bolts)
Threads is adding fediverse content to your social feeds
Threads is adding fediverse content to your social feeds
A new ‘Fediverse feed’ in your Following section will show posts from Mastodon, Flipboard, and elsewhere.David Pierce (The Verge)
Streaming overtakes cable and broadcast as the most-watched form of TV
Streaming overtakes cable and broadcast as the most-watched form of TV
A new king now reigns in TV land.Rob Wile (NBC News)
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Data Breach at Cock.li Email Service Exposed Over 1 Million User Records
Cock.li confirmed the validity of the breach based on sample data and column structure, stating that the exposed dataset includes roughly 1,023,800 user records. The compromised fields include email addresses, timestamps of first and last webmail logins, failed login attempt data, language preferences, and serialized Roundcube user settings such as webmail signatures and interface configurations. Additionally, approximately 93,000 contact entries associated with around 10,400 users were leaked, containing names, email addresses, comments, and vCard data.
Not sure why people ever trusted a meme email provider in the first place...
Data Breach at Cock.li Email Service Exposed Over 1 Million User Records
A data breach at the Cock.li email service exposed the login data of over 1 million users and contact details of more than 10,000 accounts.Amar Ćemanović (CyberInsider)
Central Pa. sheriff criticized over Facebook meme showing blood-covered ‘Protester Edition’ truck
Central Pa. sheriff criticized over Facebook meme showing blood-covered ‘Protester Edition’ truck
James Muller, 79, did not return messages for comment after screenshots and complaints about the image started circulating widely on social media.Christine Vendel | cvendel@pennlive.com (pennlive)
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Is the U.S. Vulnerable to a Drone Sneak Attack?
Is the U.S. Vulnerable to a Drone Sneak Attack? - Chronicles
After Israel’s surprise drone attack on Iranian nuclear targets, many are concerned that China could be preparing for something similar in the United States.Adam Mill (Chronicles Magazine)
Germany's Merz says Israel doing 'dirty work for us' in Iran
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has expressed respect for Israel's attack on Iran, calling it a service to Western allies.
"This is the dirty work that Israel is doing for all of us," Merz said Tuesday on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Canada in an interview with German broadcaster ZDF.
Germany's Merz says Israel doing 'dirty work for us' in Iran
The German chancellor's support comes amid fresh strikes launched by both Israel and Iran. Meanwhile, in Gaza, dozens were reported killed near a GHF aid distribution site. Follow DW for more.Rana Taha (Deutsche Welle)
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LAPD faces federal lawsuit for alleged attacks on journalists during protests
The groups noted that after the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests, California approved Senate Bill 98, which stipulated press rights amid protests.
Additionally, press groups noted that LAPD officers were given training following the 2020 protests on how to work safely with journalists.
"The investment in the training was in the millions, and some of the training has indeed been put to use by officers. But recent events have made it clear that the need for re-training is high," the National Press Club said.
The lawsuit seeks to stop the LAPD from engaging in unconstitutional acts against journalists.
LAPD faces federal lawsuit for alleged attacks on journalists during protests
A lawsuit claims LAPD officers violated press rights by violently confronting journalists during anti-deportation protests in Los Angeles.Justin Boggs (News Channel 5 Nashville (WTVF))
Israel issues Tehran evacuation order as Iran threatens to leave nuclear weapons treaty
Israel issues Tehran evacuation order as Iran threatens to leave nuclear weapons treaty
Order similar to those issued in Gaza a further sign Israeli campaign is evolving towards war of attritionJulian Borger (The Guardian)
It's ironic that Israel's stated pretext of wanting to prevent Iran developing nuclear weapons with its declaration of war basically guaranteed that they will have them now.
Iran was always vary of economic sactions and potencial military attacks from western countries and while they actively worked on stockpiling non-weapon grade uranium they never crossed that line. Now that fear is moot. Now every single Iranian was shown that no matter what the world says or does they will always be seen as second-class humans by western world and the only deterrent is nuclear weapons (see North Korea, Pakistan). Just look at the reaction of skirmishes between India and Pakistan. World openly begged them to stop the attacks instead of encouraging it.
So while these attacks might delay the development of weapons, it can't be stopped. As military experts and US own plans shown that even most powerful US bombs are not powerful enought to destroy these nuclear facilities that are carved into the mountains.
War criminal Netanyahu in hopes of clinging to power through endless war fucked over every single Jew for many decades to come. Enjoy the consequences of enabling genocide and proping up a war criminal.
America had open borders until 1924. Racism and corporate greed changed that.
While much of the news coverage has turned toward the US president’s mobilization of the military and what that means for his growing authoritarian tendencies, this is only half the story. To fully understand what is at stake in the protests, we can’t lose sight of the thing that drove people to protest in the first place: a violently unfair immigration system that is an affront to us all.It is worth noting that this immigration system is not an original component of US governance. Whereas the first government under the US constitution formed in 1789, there were no federal immigration laws until the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, and even this law was limited in the sense that it banned a specific class of immigrants. The US did not have closed borders until the Immigration Act of 1924, which established national origins quotas across the board.
The primary justifications for these early immigration laws were xenophobia, eugenics, and overt racism. By the 1990s, however, multinational corporations understood that closed borders – especially combined with free trade agreements freeing multinational companies to shop around for “cheap” workers, while at the same time constraining the options of workers to move around and look for better jobs – were a powerful weapon in their arsenal to squeeze ever more profit out of global supply chains. While cleverly hidden behind discourses of “security” and “sovereignty,” our immigration system is actually a scam rigged to guarantee an upward flow of wealth at the cost of human rights.
The North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) illustrates this dynamic. Signed in 1992, Nafta created a free trade zone among Mexico, Canada and the US, specifically making it easier for goods, capital and corporations to move freely while conspicuously ignoring the movement of workers. Far from an oversight, as the scholar Bill Ong Hing has written, this was the whole point of the agreement.
America had open borders until 1924. Racism and corporate greed changed that
The primary justifications for early immigration laws were xenophobia, eugenics, and overt racism. Understanding the history of immigration is essentialDaniel Mendiola (The Guardian)
Georgia brain-dead mom kept alive under abortion law, gives birth via C-section
Smith’s mother, April Newkirk, tells 11Alive that Chance, a baby boy, was born prematurely last week by emergency cesarean section. The infant weighs about 1 pound 13 ounces and is in the NICU.
Smith has been kept medically alive since February 19, when she was declared brain dead at eight weeks pregnant due to blood clots in her brain. Her family says doctors kept her on life support due to Georgia’s abortion law, the LIFE Act, which doesn’t clearly address cases of brain death, but causes confusion in medical environments. News of her condition made national headlines as she was kept on life-support while pregnant, and her family railed against the decision.
Georgia brain-dead mom forced to be kept alive because of anti-abortion laws gives birth via C-section
Adriana Smith, a 31-year-old brain-dead Atlanta woman, gave birth on June 13 and will be removed from life support on Tuesday under Georgia abortion laws, her family says.Erin Keller (The Independent)
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Portland, OR.
In the third day of having a camera, there's a few things I learned
- I cannot believe I had my tripod with me, and went handheld for many shots, believing that an ISO of 3200 would be enough to cut out my natural hand shake (no, it just cuts out everything that's not grain).
- And I cannot believe that I didn't just shoot everything from that tripod (though I got a few good shots with it, and never changed the ISO to something lower with a longer shutter and wider aperture)
- And that even for a lot of night time shots, once the camera's mounted on the tripod, even depressing the shutter button causes a bit of camera shake, which, to me at least, merits a two-second pre-timer so my hand can get away first.
Just a few short days ago I was in awe and wonder about the stuff I could do with a proper camera. And now I'm really learning how to use it in a variety of conditions! I suppose the same is true of any upgraded tool, you've got to get used to it first, and figure out how it differs from the old tools, and then grow and expand from there.
I kind of liked the way I arranged Portland, a bit, suggesting a drawbridge and a castle palisade.
Thanks for seeing my vaguely cyberpunk castle town!
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CDC official in charge of Covid data resigns ahead of vaccine meeting
The scientist responsible for overseeing the CDC team that collects data on Covid and RSV hospitalizations resigned on Monday.
Dr Fiona Havers told colleagues in an email that she no longer had confidence the data would be used “objectively or evaluated with appropriate scientific rigor to make evidence-based vaccine policy decisions”, according to Reuters.
She resigned before a planned meeting of a new vaccine panel put in place by Robert Kennedy Jr after he fired all 17 members of the CDC’s independent vaccine advisory panel. Kennedy also dropped a recommendation to get the Covid shot for healthy children and pregnant women.
CDC official in charge of Covid data resigns ahead of vaccine meeting
Fiona Havers says she does not have confidence data will be use to make ‘evidence-based vaccine policy decisions’Johana Bhuiyan (The Guardian)
PP y Vox reviven la propuesta de reformar la ley para declarar la ciudad de Alicante zona castellanohablante
PP y Vox reviven la propuesta de reformar la ley para declarar la ciudad de Alicante zona castellanohablante
El partido de extrema derecha, en propuestas análagas anteriores, apeló a "decir basta a la supremacía de València sobre Alicante”Toni Cuquerella (ElDiario.es)
Threat in Your Medicine Cabinet: The FDA’s Gamble on America’s Drugs
A secretive group inside the FDA gave the global manufacturer a special pass to continue shipping more than a dozen drugs to the United States even though they were made at the same substandard factory that the agency had officially sanctioned. Pills and injectable medications that otherwise would have been banned went to unsuspecting patients across the country, including those with cancer and epilepsy.
The FDA didn’t routinely test the medications for quality problems or use its vast repository of drug-related complaints to proactively track whether they were harming the people who relied on them.
And the agency kept the exemptions largely hidden from the public and from Congress. Even others inside the FDA were unaware of the details.
The Secret Gamble at the FDA That Exposed Americans to Risky Drugs
For a dozen years, the agency has quietly given foreign factories that violated critical standards in drugmaking continued access to the U.S. market.ProPublica
The "EVs Are Big Polluters" Circus Is Back In Town - CleanTechnica
The "EVs Are Big Polluters" Circus Is Back In Town - CleanTechnica
When Akio Toyada speaks, people listen. When has says EVs are dirtier than hybrids, we have to draw the line, however.Steve Hanley (CleanTechnica)
Lifetime emissions compared to public transport is very high, yes.
It’s a shame car companies are exploiting this talking line to recommend even worse ICE cars.
The lesson should be to prioritise soft mobility and public transport .
No Kings protest organizers announce July 17 as next demonstration
Good Trouble Lives On
On July 17, five years since the passing of Congressman John Lewis, communities across the country will take to the streets, courthouses, and community spaces to carry forward his fight for justice, voting rights, and dignity for all.Good Trouble Lives On
Opinion | I once embraced the Zionist dream. Now I’m protesting the genocide in Gaza on the streets of Toronto
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/31832650
from The Toronto Star
By Michele Landsberg, Contributor
Michele Landsberg is a journalist and author based in Toronto.
June 15, 2025[excellent article]
"When I knew I had to do something, anything, about the war crimes in Gaza (I was haunted by my lifelong grief and outrage that no-one, no-one, no-one stood up for us when we were being annihilated in Europe) I was immediately attacked online by right-wing Jews. The usual condescending reproaches and violent insults were trotted out: I was giving aid to our enemies; I was spreading a “blood libel”; I was a Jew-hater; I was “pro-rape”. None of these insults could touch me because I knew how ludicrously false they were. As painful as it is to lose cherished friends, I asked myself: Is this intense social pressure why so very few Germans stood up against the Nazis?"
Opinion | I once embraced the Zionist dream. Now I’m protesting the genocide in Gaza on the streets of Toronto
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/31832650
from The Toronto Star
By Michele Landsberg, Contributor
Michele Landsberg is a journalist and author based in Toronto.
June 15, 2025[excellent article]
"When I knew I had to do something, anything, about the war crimes in Gaza (I was haunted by my lifelong grief and outrage that no-one, no-one, no-one stood up for us when we were being annihilated in Europe) I was immediately attacked online by right-wing Jews. The usual condescending reproaches and violent insults were trotted out: I was giving aid to our enemies; I was spreading a “blood libel”; I was a Jew-hater; I was “pro-rape”. None of these insults could touch me because I knew how ludicrously false they were. As painful as it is to lose cherished friends, I asked myself: Is this intense social pressure why so very few Germans stood up against the Nazis?"
Opinion | I once embraced the Zionist dream. Now I’m protesting the genocide in Gaza on the streets of Toronto
from The Toronto Star
By Michele Landsberg, Contributor
Michele Landsberg is a journalist and author based in Toronto.
June 15, 2025
[excellent article]
"When I knew I had to do something, anything, about the war crimes in Gaza (I was haunted by my lifelong grief and outrage that no-one, no-one, no-one stood up for us when we were being annihilated in Europe) I was immediately attacked online by right-wing Jews. The usual condescending reproaches and violent insults were trotted out: I was giving aid to our enemies; I was spreading a “blood libel”; I was a Jew-hater; I was “pro-rape”. None of these insults could touch me because I knew how ludicrously false they were. As painful as it is to lose cherished friends, I asked myself: Is this intense social pressure why so very few Germans stood up against the Nazis?"
Investitore americano interessato al gas russo per l'Europa
Gli investitori USA potrebbero riportare il gas russo in Europa, facendo saltare i piani di Bruxelles | Strumenti Politici
C’è un investitore americano che vorrebbe comprarsi il Nord Stream e riattivare le forniture di gas dalla Russia alla Germania.Vincenzo Ferrara (Strumenti Politici)
everyone so busy defending themselves
It's one thing to bomb the pipeline of a completely cucked and subservient vassal state like Germany that will just meekly take it and say "thank you sir, may i have some more".
It's another to do it to a sovereign nuclear superpower like China. At that point you're declaring war on one and a half billion people who produce one third of the entire world's manufacturing output.
Good luck and have fun with the consequences.
lol i love you warmongers who are so against the US but think somehow if we all die in a nuclear war caused by China that will be great
can't believe how many people are so naive they think that USA = bad so China = good
chinese oligarchs are oligarchs
i love you warmongers
ah yes, we "warmongers" who warn against bombing the energy infrastructure of another country because we don't want a war
a nuclear war caused by China
talks about Russian-Chinese pipelines getting bombed and then claims that the resulting war would have been "caused by China"... 🤡
250+ million acres of public lands eligible for sale in SENR budget reconciliation package
250+ million acres of public lands eligible for sale in SENR budget reconciliation package
The bill mandates disposal of over 2 million acres of BLM and National Forest lands; public lands eligible for sale in the bill encompass over 250 million acres, including local recreation areas, wilderness study areas, inventoried roadless areas, cr…The Wilderness Society
Microsoft locks Windows 11 user out, shows how easy losing data from forced encryption is
Microsoft locks Windows 11 user out, shows how easy losing data from forced encryption is
The forced Microsoft Account requirement and BitLocker auto encryption can lead to catastrophic issues on Windows if you aren't careful, and especially in the case of a lockout.Sayan Sen (Neowin)
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The most honest coverage of the US military parade
The most honest coverage of the US military parade
Instance PeerTube généraliste, une bonne alternative à YouTube et autres plateformes de streaming contrôlées par des géants du WEB. General PeerTube instance, a good alternative to YouTube and other streaming platforms controlled by WEB giants.Mes Numériques
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War-weary Gazans share images of destruction in Israel
By Nidal Al-Mughrabi
June 16, 20255:18 AM EDT""I was never a fan of Iran, I still don't like them because of their intervention in Gaza and other Arab countries, but seeing them retaliate for real, not a play like in previous times, made me happy, despite all the sadness around me," said Amr Salah, 29.
It is nothing compared to what Israel did to Gaza, but at least a taste of it. It is maybe time to end all of this, in Gaza too," he added."
War-weary Gazans share images of destruction in Israel
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/31830904
By Nidal Al-Mughrabi
June 16, 20255:18 AM EDT""I was never a fan of Iran, I still don't like them because of their intervention in Gaza and other Arab countries, but seeing them retaliate for real, not a play like in previous times, made me happy, despite all the sadness around me," said Amr Salah, 29.
"It is nothing compared to what Israel did to Gaza, but at least a taste of it. It is maybe time to end all of this, in Gaza too," he added."
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Israel's military campaign since has killed nearly 55,000 Palestinians, most of them civilians, according to health authorities in Gaza, and flattened much of the densely populated strip, which is home to more than 2 million people. Most of the population is displaced and malnutrition is widespread.
Despite efforts by the United States, Egypt and Qatar to restore a ceasefire in Gaza, neither Israel nor Hamas has shown willingness to back down on core demands, with each side blaming the other for the failure to reach a deal.
If the United States wanted a ceasefire, there would have already been a ceasefire.
War-weary Gazans share images of destruction in Israel
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/31830904
By Nidal Al-Mughrabi
June 16, 20255:18 AM EDT""I was never a fan of Iran, I still don't like them because of their intervention in Gaza and other Arab countries, but seeing them retaliate for real, not a play like in previous times, made me happy, despite all the sadness around me," said Amr Salah, 29.
"It is nothing compared to what Israel did to Gaza, but at least a taste of it. It is maybe time to end all of this, in Gaza too," he added."
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in reply to Korhaka • • •For some chronic illnesses. Yeah. But imagine that for life. And that’s the best you feel. It can get worse. Sometimes for long periods, you don’t know if you will get back even to the that “shitty best you feel”. And even at your best, you barely feel a fraction as good as a healthy person.
You don’t get to feel okay your birthday, or on christmas, or when you need to do something special. You just feel ill, like a bad hangover or bad flu, in perpetuity.
That’s the reality for a lot of severe chronic illnesses.
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