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USA Unprepared for H5N1 Pandemic (www.newsweek.com)
In short we’ve learned nothing, done nothing, and will be caught flat again. If you’re not ready, get ready, because no one is coming to save you.
How we live now. What the beginnings of authoritarianism feel like. (www.american-doom.com)
Putin has ‘both eyes’ on Gotland, warns Sweden’s army chief (www.politico.eu)
After being demilitarized in 2005, Sweden re-introduced permanent troops to Gotland in 2016, following Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in 2014. Sweden also became NATO’s newest member in March — meaning it is covered by the alliance’s Article 5 guarantee that all other members come to each other’s...
Latest COVID worry, FLiRT variants, sparks concern about vaccination rates (www.mercurynews.com)
Just in time to add more uncertainty to an already fraught #USelections2024 season, a new and more virulent #COVID19 variant....
Ask HN: Can we create a new internet where search engines are irrelevant? (news.ycombinator.com)
take my hand and I'll show you the world (lemmy.sdf.org)
Why school segregation is getting worse (www.vox.com)
Seventy years after the Brown decision, many students are divided by their race and socioeconomic status....
Solar Storm Knocks Farms Offline (www.cbc.ca)
Due to a dependence on GPS, large scale farms are now hackable/disruptable.
Consumers Warned Away from Temu's "Free Money" (cybernews.com)
Protip; Ain’t nothin’ free, nowhere nohow.
Kessler Syndrome and YOU (www.kesslerrebellion.com)
Kessler Syndrome would end space travel and satellite communications for generations. It’s worth taking a look at this group and its work.
FTC Warns Car Makers Regarding Privacy (arstechnica.com)
It’s not quite enough for me, personally, but this is a small step in the right direction....
Windows 11 is now an ad platform--this is why we're here (www.ghacks.net)
The writing is on the wall–I suspect the next Windows OS will be a subscription service. Gather your ISOs while ye may.