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Young Americans blame SCOTUS, GOP for unforgiven student loan debt (www.axios.com)
Young Americans are piling the blame for their student debt balances on conservatives, according to a poll by Generation Lab provided exclusively to Axios.
‘I’ve never seen heat this bad. It’s not normal’: Italy struggles as temperature tops 40C 118f (www.theguardian.com)
'Bullhorn Lady' who helped break into Capitol found guilty in Jan. 6 case (www.nbcnews.com)
Rachel Powell, a mother, was found guilty on nine federal charges.
Did Trump let Americans die purely for political purposes? (www.rawstory.com)
of at least a half-million Americans is to argue — nonsensically — that the virus came out of the Wuhan virology lab and therefore something, something, something Trump is not responsible. He’s doing this with House Oversight Committee hearings this week.
Biden’s latest campaign video is a Marjorie Taylor Greene speech (www.independent.co.uk)
The White House and Democratic members of Congress called Georgia Republican’s comparison a ‘compliment’
Charlie Kirk Says Michelle Obama Among Black Women Who 'Steal A White Person's Slot' (www.huffpost.com)
Arizona Republican refers to Black Americans as 'colored people' in House floor debate (www.nbcnews.com)
Rep. Eli Crane used the derogatory phrase in describing his proposed amendment to a military bill. Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty asked that his words be stricken from the record.
Israeli national treasures stranded in D.C. discovered stashed at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort: report (www.salon.com)
Youtube added shorts to the subscriptions page, pushing the subscriptions almost entirely off the page... (lemmy.world)
I prefer “list” view over grid view. Switching to grid view shows six videos before the break, but significantly less information about the video.
Reddit is bringing back r/Place at perhaps the worst possible time (www.theverge.com)
Users are already planning protest art. I personally wouldn’t encourage people to join because it’s more traffic for Reddit, but that’s just me....
The temperature in China hit 52.2°C (126°F) (lemmy.world)
In which game did you spend the most hours?
I discovered today that my most played game on Steam is Astronner with about 500 hours, and my second most played is Surviving Mars with about 500 hours.
Who still has a rift in their family due to differing opinions over Covid?
My parents have always been left-wing hippies and entertained the odd conspiracy theory, but during the pandemic they got lost down YouTube rabbit holes and bought into Q-Anon and anti-vax ideas. They still don’t believe Covid is real (even though they blatantly had it…)....
If you could have one small thing as a superpower. What would it be and why?
I mean small like I sneeze and a 20 dollar bill appears in my hand or something like that. Not classic answers like flying or super strength.
Downvotes = “I disagree” or “this is bad and you should feel bad”?
I think I’ve settled on the latter. Disagreement is maybe best communicated by the absence of an upvote? And downvotes work best when they signal something that is just off base, and while not reportable, is not appreciated at a broad cultural level.
The Standoff Between MTG and Lauren Boebert Is Worse Than You Think (www.thedailybeast.com)
It’s no secret that the relationship between Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert has never been worse. The two U.S. representatives yelled at each other on and off the House floor. Greene recently called Boebert a “little bitch” to her face. And Boebert supported Greene’s removal from the Freedom Caucus.