It bugs me when people say “the thing is is that” (if you listen for it, you’ll start hearing it… or maybe that’s something that people only do in my area.) (“What the thing is is that…” is fine. But “the thing is is that…” bugs me.)...
The same way paper journalism is: ads. But not animated, video, in your face ads. Static images are good enough for print, they should be good enough for online journalism as well.
The longtime head of the National Rifle Association, Wayne LaPierre, misspent millions of dollars of the organization’s money, using the funds to pay for an extravagant lifestyle that included exotic getaways and trips on private planes and superyachts, a New York jury determined Friday....
Florida is on the verge of passing one of the nation’s most restrictive bans on minors’ use of social media after the state Senate passed a bill Thursday that would keep children under the age of 16 off popular platforms regardless of parental approval....
My divorce. I didn’t even realize that my ex-wife was abusive until getting into the divorce process. Once I got away and started to understand, I began to take some of my power back and develop even more. I went from terrified of her to strong and confident.
Texas will build an operations base for up to 1,800 National Guard members in Eagle Pass, expanding the presence of soldiers in the border city where the state has clashed with the Biden administration over immigration enforcement, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott announced Friday....
I have an Emma Original Pillow that I’ve had for three years and the support is basically non-existent now, so I wake up in the night and end up with neck and shoulder pain....
OTTAWA (Reuters) - About two-thirds of Canadians surveyed this month said American democracy cannot survive another four years of Donald Trump in the White House, and about half said the United States is on the way to becoming an authoritarian state, a poll released on Monday said....
The nation’s leading newspapers were under fire this weekend after publishing opinion pieces seen as “Bigoted,” “Islamophobic,” “Racist,” and “Reckless.”...
The video shows Michael Yon making false claims regarding so-called “terrorists coming across the border being funded by Jewish money.” Yon was speaking at a “Take Back Our Border” convoy in Texas....
Missouri candidate with ties to the KKK can stay on the Republican ballot, judge rules (apnews.com)
A longshot Missouri gubernatorial candidat e with ties to the Ku Klux Klan will stay on the Republican ticket, a judge ruled Friday....
Voyager 1 (mander.xyz)
What linguistic constructions do you hate that no one else seems to mind?
It bugs me when people say “the thing is is that” (if you listen for it, you’ll start hearing it… or maybe that’s something that people only do in my area.) (“What the thing is is that…” is fine. But “the thing is is that…” bugs me.)...
Am I the only person who doesn't like memes?
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek surprised at negative impact of laying off 1,500 Spotify employees (fortune.com)
Ek said Spotify employees were doing too much “work around the work” as he laid off 17% of the group’s workforce in December.
It must confuse English learners to hear phrases like, "I'm home", instead of "I am at home." We don't say I'm school, or I'm post office.
Democracy Dies Behind Paywalls (www.theatlantic.com)
Elon Musk’s X botched an attempt to replace “twitter.com” links with “x.com” (arstechnica.com)
Automatic text replacement let users spoof URLs ending in x, like netflix.com....
Gorgeous too (lemmy.world)
If Jesus and his apostles had Chinese food for the last supper, what do you imagine the fortunes would say?
wait what (pawb.social)
Former NRA chief Wayne LaPierre misspent gun rights group's money and owes more than $4M, jury finds (apnews.com)
The longtime head of the National Rifle Association, Wayne LaPierre, misspent millions of dollars of the organization’s money, using the funds to pay for an extravagant lifestyle that included exotic getaways and trips on private planes and superyachts, a New York jury determined Friday....
Florida gets closer to banning social media for kids under 16 (abcnews.go.com)
Florida is on the verge of passing one of the nation’s most restrictive bans on minors’ use of social media after the state Senate passed a bill Thursday that would keep children under the age of 16 off popular platforms regardless of parental approval....
Ron DeSantis condemned as Florida removes sociology as core college class (www.theguardian.com)
Board of education replaces course at 12 public universities with own US history curriculum, in latest ‘anti-woke’ attack...
What's a thing that increased your power?
Doesn’t have to be a thing you bought. Just some thing you didn’t have but then once you did it expanded your scope of actions....
Texas will build camp for National Guard members in border city of Eagle Pass (apnews.com)
Texas will build an operations base for up to 1,800 National Guard members in Eagle Pass, expanding the presence of soldiers in the border city where the state has clashed with the Biden administration over immigration enforcement, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott announced Friday....
Man dies mid-flight after breaking out in 'cold sweats' and losing 'liters of blood,' scaring his fellow passengers (www.businessinsider.com)
A 63-year-old man died on a Lufthansa flight on Thursday, according to Swiss-German outlet Blick....
What pillows do the people of Lemmy recommend for combination sleepers?
I have an Emma Original Pillow that I’ve had for three years and the support is basically non-existent now, so I wake up in the night and end up with neck and shoulder pain....
Canadians worry US democracy cannot survive Trump's return to White House, poll finds - Reuters (news.yahoo.com)
OTTAWA (Reuters) - About two-thirds of Canadians surveyed this month said American democracy cannot survive another four years of Donald Trump in the White House, and about half said the United States is on the way to becoming an authoritarian state, a poll released on Monday said....
Outrage over Bigotry, Islamophobia in Wall Street Journal and New York Times (www.commondreams.org)
The nation’s leading newspapers were under fire this weekend after publishing opinion pieces seen as “Bigoted,” “Islamophobic,” “Racist,” and “Reckless.”...
Texas Border Convoy Descends into Antisemitism (www.newsweek.com)
The video shows Michael Yon making false claims regarding so-called “terrorists coming across the border being funded by Jewish money.” Yon was speaking at a “Take Back Our Border” convoy in Texas....