The “Is Donald Trump a Fascist?” Debate Has Been Ended—by Donald Trump (www.thenation.com)
Dragon Lee swapping masks with a kid at ringside at a WWE house show (twitter.com)
Cities like Portland are spending staggering amounts on police PR budgets (truthout.org)
Facial recognition tech is encouraging cops to ignore the best suspects in favor of the *easiest* suspects (www.techdirt.com)
Christmas PSA (lemmy.ca)
The Pentagon says a US warship and multiple commercial ships have come under attack in the Red Sea (apnews.com)
MSF convoy attack in Gaza: All elements point to Israeli army responsibility (www.doctorswithoutborders.org)
Chinese borrowers default in record numbers as economic crisis deepens (www.ft.com)
"Defaults by Chinese borrowers have surged to a record high since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, highlighting the depth of the country’s economic downturn and the obstacles to a full recovery,” the Financial Times reports.
Discovery Channel’s ‘Shark Week’ Is Packed With Misinformation and Junk Science Scientists watched 202 episodes and found them filled with unreliable information (www.smithsonianmag.com)
Chrome’s next weapon in the War on Ad Blockers: Slower extension updates (arstechnica.com)
Abandoned babies found decomposing in Gaza hospital weeks after it was evacuated (www.nbcnews.com)
CNBC breaks shocking news (i.postimg.cc)
The Supreme Court May Be Poised to Kill the Voting Rights Act Once and for All (truthout.org)
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Avoid cantaloupe unless you know its origins, CDC warns amid salmonella outbreak (www.npr.org)
As sanctions bite, Russia eyes Ukraine’s mineral resources to fund its invasion (kyivindependent.com)
Russia's 2024 federal budget brought little in the way of surprises, the country is gearing up for a long war. Signed by President Vladimir Putin earlier this week, it ushered record levels of military spending — a sign of Moscow's commitment to its war against Ukraine. While part of the Russian
That's how you win therapy (startrek.website)
Co-founder of anti-LGBTQ+ extremist group allegedly was in 3-year sexual MFF three-way relationship (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Ron DeSantis endorsed her for school board partly on the basis of her anti-LGBTQ+ activism....
Spotify made £56m profit, but has decided not to pay smaller artists like me. We need you to make some noise | Damon Krukowski (www.theguardian.com)
Dog (lemmy.world)
PrEP: Preventative HIV drug highly effective, study says (www.bbc.com)
A drug which stops HIV infecting the body has proved to be a highly effective “real-world” preventative treatment, a study has confirmed. The results of the research on 24,000 people taking it across England, have been described as “reassuring”....
‘To hell with this place’: George Santos sharpens attacks after expulsion (www.theguardian.com)
Fabulist says he will file ethics complaints against ex-colleagues and accuses others of affairs and missing votes due to hangovers...
Biden Administration raises social cost of carbon (used in regulatory decisions) from $51/ton to $190/ton (www.nytimes.com)
The higher the number, the greater the government’s justification for compelling polluters to reduce the emissions that are dangerously heating the planet. During the Obama administration, White House economists calculated the social cost of carbon at $42 a ton. The Trump administration lowered it to less than $5 a ton. Under...
Colombia joins international alliance calling for treaty to end use of fossil fuels (www.theguardian.com)
