Some Massachusetts towns are refusing to comply with state law to zone for more homes. Meanwhile - metro Boston is facing the worst shortage of homes anywhere in the US. (archive.ph)
It’s a Boston article....
Beware of killer rhododendrons, Woodland Trust urges gardeners (archive.ph)
Gardeners should not buy rhododendron ponticum because of the threat to native trees and wildlife, the Woodland Trust has said....
Japanese official says wingnut Republican Senator's enthusiastic endorsement of nuking Gaza is "extremely regrettable." [Japan Times] (archive.ph)
Priced Out of Housing, Communities Take Development Into Their Own Hands (archive.ph)
“Traverse City is becoming Myrtle Beach meets Hilton Head — a place catering to a population outside the region,” Mr. Treter said. “Our work force can’t live here anymore.”...
Democrats fueling the fascist myth of a "border crisis" again (archive.ph)
‘It’s destroyed us’: Parents of children with long Covid accused of making it up (archive.ph)
cool-zone
Niagara strike against forced overtime: scabs can't keep up, management asks for custody agreements if employee wants time with kids (archive.ph)
As a middle-aged man clinging to adolescent invulnerability, I firmly believe any vessel can be opened with my teeth. (archive.ph)
Niagara strike against forced overtime: scabs can't keep up, management asks for custody agreements if employee wants time with kids (archive.ph)
Niagara strike against forced overtime: scabs can't keep up, management asks for custody agreements if employee wants time with kids (archive.ph)
Four Years On, Covid-19 Remains a Worse Killer Than the Flu, US Study Finds (archive.ph)
Covid-19 remained a bigger killer than the flu last winter, despite hopes the pandemic virus would eventually blend into the background with other respiratory germs that cause seasonal epidemics, a US study showed....
Seattle cop who drove at triple the speed limit without sirens or emergency and killed woman in crosswalk, wasn't disciplined or fired, is now late paying traffic fine (archive.ph)
(S+) Free Hamster: Projekte zur Auswilderung – wie sinnvoll sind sie? (archive.ph) German
An vielen Orten in Deutschland werden gerade Feldhamster ausgewildert. Wie süß! So geht Naturschutz. Oder doch nicht?...
Foreign Policy magazine, 2016: “The Developing World Thinks Hitler Is Underrated” (archive.ph)
Speaker of the House says American system of justice is corrupt (archive.ph)
And it is, of course — but he’s saying it’s corrupt to prosecute Donald Trump....
Canada's 2024 wildfire season expected to be even worse than last year's (archive.ph)
I don’t have a better source than NatPo. If anyone’s aware of a better one, post it.
(S+) Wirtschaftsweise: Veronika Grimm sorgt für Konflikt im Sachverständigenrat beim Thema Wasserstoff (archive.ph) German
Original-Link:...
Putin Replaces Defense Minister in Rare Cabinet Shake-up (archive.ph)
Mr. Putin shifted Sergei Shoigu to run the security council, and nominated an economist to run the defense ministry.
Ukraine’s Seaborne Grain Exports Bounce Back to Near Prewar Levels (archive.ph)
The flow of grain ships through ports in the Odesa region is a welcome boost for Ukraine’s war-ravaged economy. But analysts warn it may not last.
[CW: DESCRIPTIONS OF TORTURE, VIOLENCE] Israel has literal concentration camps where they're committing heinous acts reminiscent of Nazi Germany (archive.ph)
I know I’ve posted about this before, but this is important to understand: Israel has torture and death camps similar to those in Nazi Germany....
Ministerin empört über Erklärung von Dozenten zu Gaza-Krieg (archive.ph) German
Bundesbildungsministerin Bettina Stark-Watzinger hat entsetzt auf einen Unterstützerbrief von rund 100 Lehrkräften an Berliner Hochschulen für propalästinensische Demonstranten reagiert. „Dieses Statement von Lehrenden an Berliner Universitäten macht fassungslos. Statt sich klar gegen Israel- und Judenhass zu stellen,...
In Tesla Autopilot probe, U.S. prosecutors focus on securities, wire fraud, Reuters reports (archive.ph)
A Bluesky post...
Democrats supporting border fascism again (archive.ph)
The liberals are already gloating that roughly 70% of their party believes the fascist lie of a “border crisis,” so that makes it clear that Democrats are not opposed to these atrocities, as we’ve been led to believe. Just more liberal lies....
Was the Stone Age Actually the Wood Age? (archive.ph)
‘El simpatizante’, o Park Chan-wook reescribiendo, a ritmo de comedido humor negro, la guerra de Vietnam (archive.ph) Spanish
El director de ‘Oldboy’ se estrena como ‘showrunner’ dirigiendo una miniserie basada en un reciente Premio Pulitzer que muestra el otro lado de la archificcionada contienda que marcó la década de los setenta en Estados Unidos
