Sistah Scifi is behind those book vending machines in Oakland and Seattle (www.usatoday.com)
Located primarily in cyberspace, Sistah Scifi is among the first Black-owned bookstores focused on science fiction and fantasy in the country.
Biden’s labor report card: Historian gives ‘Union Joe’ a higher grade than any president since FDR (theconversation.com)
Gaza is 'choked off' from aid since crossings shut, UN agencies say (www.reuters.com)
U.N. agencies said on Tuesday the two main crossings into the southern Gaza Strip remained shut, virtually cutting off the Palestinian enclave from outside aid with few stocks positioned inside....
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OpenAI’s New GPT-4o Model Revolutionizes AI Landscape, Draws Mixed Reviews (articleshubspot.com)
The GPT-4o Model is an upgraded version of the highly successful GPT-4, which has been widely used in OpenAI's flagship product, ChatGPT.
Blinken: No doubt there has been ‘cost in months-long delay’ of aid for Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)
Without a doubt, there has been a cost in the "months-long delay in getting the supplementary budget request approved and the equipment sent out to Ukraine," U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on May 12.
SBU says it foiled Russia's plot to assassinate Zelensky, 2 Ukrainian colonels detained (kyivindependent.com)
The Security Service of Ukraine claimed on May 7 that it had uncovered a network of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) agents who were preparing the assassination of President Volodymyr Zelensky and other high-ranking officials in Ukraine.
Masked Israel Supporters Attack UCLA's Palestine Solidarity Encampment With Weapons - UNICORN RIOT (unicornriot.ninja)
Every two hours, a child dies in Sudan. Our global silence is deafening. (www.usatoday.com)
The suffering of the Sudanese may be off camera now, but it won't be in a few months when babies are starving en masse.
The Source Code To Star Fighter 3DO Has Been Released Online -- Time Extension (www.timeextension.com)
"The source code to yet another classic video game has just been released online, thanks to a combined effort between 3DO fans and the original developers....
New York City said 'no injuries' at Columbia arrests; students' medical records say otherwise (www.reuters.com)
After the arrests of pro-Palestine student protesters occupying a Columbia University building last month, New York Mayor Eric Adams and senior police officials repeatedly said there were "no injuries," no "violent clashes" and minimal force used....
At Justice Alito’s House, a ‘Stop the Steal’ Symbol on Display (www.nytimes.com)
An upside-down flag, adopted by Trump supporters contesting the Biden victory, flew over the justice’s front lawn as the Supreme Court was considering an election case....
Stack Overflow bans users en masse for rebelling against OpenAI partnership — users banned for deleting answers to prevent them being used to train ChatGPT (www.tomshardware.com)
After Raids, NYPD Denied Student Protesters Water and Food in Jail (theintercept.com)
Students arrested during the police crackdown on protests at universities in New York City last week were denied water and food for 16 hours, according to two faculty members at Columbia University’s Barnard College who collected reports from students who were inside....
Make Billionaires Pay (Their Taxes) (www.nytimes.com)
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Exclusive: Bernie Sanders worries young people are underestimating the threat from Trump (www.usatoday.com)
Florida ‘callously’ strips healthcare from thousands of children despite new law (www.theguardian.com)
Governor Ron DeSantis’s challenging of a ‘continuous eligibility’ rule has booted over 22,000 children off insurance since January...
Migrants get visas for being "victims" of Ron DeSantis (www.newsweek.com)
The roughly four dozen migrants that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis helped fly from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard about a year and a half ago have been granted legal designations due to the Republican’s crimes against the “victims.”...
Judge blocks Biden administration rule capping credit card late fees at $8 (www.cnn.com)
A federal judge in Fort Worth, Texas, on Friday blocked a new Biden administration rule that would prohibit credit card companies from charging customers late fees higher than $8....
Farmers Hiding Bird Flu Cases in Cattle from the FedGov (www.notus.org)
This has a real “hide the zombie bite from your friends” feel to it, albeit on a much grander scale.
Double Standards (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker bashes Pride Month, tells women to stay in the kitchen (touchdownwire.usatoday.com)
Seems like someone deleted this after it got posted, so let’s call out this piece of shit. Apologies if repost....
Netanyahu ministers join Israeli far-right 'march to Gaza,' demand Palestinians' expulsion (www.haaretz.com)
Thousands of Israelis joined a far-right Independence Day march on Tuesday in the south, led by Jewish activists advocating for resettling Gaza and forcing Palestinians to leave the enclave....
US support for abortion rights up four points to 60% since fall of Roe v Wade (www.theguardian.com)
New polling data from Pew shows shift in Americans’ opinion since loss of constitutional right to abortion in June 2022...