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)
2023 was the hottest summer in 2,000 years, study finds (phys.org)
Republican Texas school board member campaigned against schools indoctrinating kids. Then she read the curriculum. (www.texastribune.org)
But after taking office and examining hundreds of pages of curriculum, Gore was shocked by what she found — and didn’t find....
Tornado season is changing. That could have major consequences. (www.vox.com)
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....
Right-wing thugs who attacked anti-genocide protesters at UCLA appear to be same perps from violent anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-vaccine protests (www.theguardian.com)
… The demonstrations, part of a broader rightwing effort to sow unrest and undermine an alleged “liberal agenda” at US schools, have at times been marked by violence and drawn far-right participants from around the region, including people associated with local Proud Boy and Three Percenter militia chapters and...
Some Remarks On The Ontological Implications Of Quantum Mechanics (thephilosophicalsalon.com)
Slavoj Zizek
Dead people (lemmy.world)
Being old, death gets my attention, so I read the obituaries. This is a collection of recent obits, mostly of people whose work touched my life, because I want to say thanks (or maybe give 'em a final fuck you)....
Trump praises fictional serial killer Hannibal Lecter during rally speech (www.theguardian.com)
Dozens arrested at Penn, MIT in latest crackdowns on anti-genocide protesters (www.msn.com)
Record-breaking increase in CO₂ levels in world’s atmosphere (www.theguardian.com)
Republican Introduces absurd bill to send arrested student protesters to Gaza [Daily Beast] (webcache.googleusercontent.com)
The anti-apartheid movement in the United States was fueled by student activists [Teen Vogue] (web.archive.org)
Live report from the terrifying occupation of the lawn at University of Michigan (www.youtube.com)
“… I really don’t feel terrorized or threatened yet. Let’s walk through, give everybody a chance to assault me or insult me or terrorize me…”
California State University Sacramento did something crazy: listened to student protesters instead of calling the cops on them [Jezebel] (www.jezebel.com)
22 Republican-led states sue Biden administration to remove protections for LGBTQ students [NBC] (web.archive.org)
Dead people (lemmy.world)
Being old, death gets my attention, so I read the obituaries. This is a collection of recent obits, mostly of people whose work touched my life, because I want to say thanks (or maybe give 'em a final fuck you)....
America's unseen book bans: the long history of censorship in prisons (www.theguardian.com)
America's unseen book bans: the long history of censorship in prisons (www.theguardian.com)
Many climate scientists predict a "semi-dystopian" future, with famines, conflicts and mass migration, driven by heatwaves, wildfires, floods and storms (www.theguardian.com)
*New York Times* editor says Trump's danger to democracy is not a top concern (boingboing.net)
The real takeover of Columbia University was by those on the right (webcache.googleusercontent.com)
Lawmakers admit they want to ban TikTok over pro-Palestinian content (web.archive.org)
Biden is on board with the lie, equating campus protests with anti-Semitism (www.theguardian.com)
TikTok dances into court, slams ban as unconstitutional (www.techdirt.com)
