Republicans Declare Banning Universal Free School Meals a 2024 Priority (newrepublic.com)
MEGATHREAD: whatever the hell is going on in Russia right now
please post any subsequent updates here unless they're huge happenings. i just woke up and half our news front page is updates which is nice but also A Lot and most of these don't have to be their own thread
Reddit CEO says the mods leading a punishing blackout are too powerful and he will change the site's rules to weaken them (www.businessinsider.com)
Don’t fall into the trap of ‘picking sides’ over Gaza: Hamas’s attacks were unconscionable, razing Gaza to the ground would be abhorrent. In both cases, basic humanity is at stake --- [Opinion] (feddit.de)
Cross-posted from: feddit.de/post/5185724...
Anti-China Rhetoric Is Off the Charts in Western Media (thediplomat.com)
Reddit CEO Triples Down, Insults Protesters, Whines About Not Making Enough Money From Reddit Users (www.techdirt.com)
Reddit CEO doubles down on attack on Apollo developer in drama-filled AMA (techcrunch.com)
"Wind and solar power pollute the Earth and make life miserable:" DeSantis's Florida Approves Climate-Denial Videos in Schools (www.scientificamerican.com)
A San Francisco library is turning off Wi-Fi at night to keep people without housing from using it (www.theverge.com)
"Tipflation" may be causing tipping backlash as more digital prompts ask for tips (www.cbsnews.com)
Biden says Netanyahu must change, Israel losing global support (www.reuters.com)
Israel orders unprecedented evacuation of 1 million in Gaza as possible ground offensive looms (apnews.com)
If we all cycled like the Dutch, CO2 emissions would drop by 690 million tonnes (www.euronews.com)
The first cultivated meat is approved for sale in the US (upsidefoods.com)
Israel-Palestine megathread for the remainder of the weekend
the front page is now like half articles on this currently, so it’s probably time for a megathread because none of us want to keep track of 12 threads on this subject and all the resulting comments. only major subsequent developments (for example, boots on the ground; pronunciations by governments; that sort of stuff) will get...
Missing Titan submersible is operated by a cheap game controller (videogames.si.com)
the Logitech F710 is a solid controller to get if you’re on a tight budget, but perhaps not exactly the type of equipment you want to stake your life on. [...] Reviewers on sites like Amazon frequently mention issues with the wireless device's connection....
AP News: A search is underway for missing submarine that takes people to see Titanic (apnews.com)
Spotify spotted prepping a $19.99/mo 'Superpremium' service with lossless audio, AI playlists and more | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
The Guardian view on danger at sea: The contrast between the frantic hunt for a missing submersible and the failure to save migrants drowning in the Mediterranean is illuminating (www.theguardian.com)
A massive operation is under way to find and save a stricken vessel and its passengers. As time passes, anxious families and friends wait with growing fear. The US coastguard, Canadian armed forces and commercial vessels are all hunting for the Titan submersible, which has gone missing with five aboard on a dive to the wreck of...
Electronic Frontier Foundation shouted out Lemmy, Kbin, and Mastodon in their Reddit coverage today: What Reddit Got Wrong (www.eff.org)
From the article:...
Commentary: We face a world potentially running out of antibiotics (www.channelnewsasia.com)
reddit removing mods from subreddits (www.macrumors.com)
Spanish football federation threatens to sue player Jenni Hermoso over kiss ‘lies’ (www.theguardian.com)
In a statement, the federation said that it would take the “necessary legal action” and told the female players that “playing for the national team is an obligation on any member of the federation called upon to do so”.
Southern Baptists Vote to Further Expand Restrictions on Women as Leaders (www.nytimes.com)
Yikes. There is quite a pattern developing in the religious right, in the US at least. We are turning back the clock folks.
