Racist bank employees made it a police matter when they assumed he was passing a fraudulent check and called to have the guy arrested for being a negro in possession of money.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Married people in West Virginia could be charged with certain acts of sexual abuse against their spouses for the first time under a bill passed by the state Senate. The bill pushed by former prosecuting attorney Republican Sen. Ryan Weld would remove marriage as a defense to first- and third-degree...
Former President Donald J. Trump asked the Supreme Court on Monday to pause an appeals court’s ruling rejecting his claim that he is absolutely immune from criminal charges based on his attempts to subvert the 2020 election....
Not sure if it is like that because I’m in Korea, but on my Samsung S9 Samsung is injecting ads for their new S24 in my notifications. I’ve had the phone for 5 years and this is the first time I see ads in my phone notifications, unbelievable.
Thankfully I don’t use any of their products, but this really pisses me off. They claim that this open source project “causes significant economic harm to their company”...
Justice Brett Kavanaugh said Thursday that the Supreme Court is working on “concrete steps” to address ethics issues at the high court amid an array of recent news stories on justices’ travel and relationships with political donors....
Spotify CEO sparks backlash after social media post that claimed the cost of making "content" is "close to zero" (www.loudersound.com)
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek sparked an online backlash after a social media post in which he said the cost of creating “content” is “close to zero”....
Christian lifeguard can't handle standing near a Pride flag, sues Los Angeles (www.advocate.com)
Texas Attracted California Techies. Now It’s Losing Thousands of Them. (www.texasmonthly.com)
The “Texas Miracle” loses some of its magic as Oracle announces it’s moving its new HQ out of Austin and Tesla lays off nearly 2,700 workers.
Anon wants a Mexican gamedev (sh.itjust.works)
Fully working 270€ Nest Dropcam will no longer be supported. (sopuli.xyz)
I've noticed my boomer parents using instagram and tiktok. I can't tell you how excited I am for them to kill those platforms like they did facebook.
Infinite money glitch (sh.itjust.works)
West Virginia Senate passes bill that would remove marital exemption for sexual abuse (www.wandtv.com)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Married people in West Virginia could be charged with certain acts of sexual abuse against their spouses for the first time under a bill passed by the state Senate. The bill pushed by former prosecuting attorney Republican Sen. Ryan Weld would remove marriage as a defense to first- and third-degree...
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Intervene Over Claim of Absolute Immunity (www.nytimes.com)
Former President Donald J. Trump asked the Supreme Court on Monday to pause an appeals court’s ruling rejecting his claim that he is absolutely immune from criminal charges based on his attempts to subvert the 2020 election....
Samsung advertising new phone in my notifications (jemmy.jeena.net)
Not sure if it is like that because I’m in Korea, but on my Samsung S9 Samsung is injecting ads for their new S24 in my notifications. I’ve had the phone for 5 years and this is the first time I see ads in my phone notifications, unbelievable.
That's a really good point. (lemmy.world)
Haier, the air conditioner maker, takes down open source third-party Home Assistant integration (lemmy.world)
Thankfully I don’t use any of their products, but this really pisses me off. They claim that this open source project “causes significant economic harm to their company”...
Trump fraud trial: Trump intends to deliver part of closing argument himself, say sources (abcnews.go.com)
Thots and Prayers (lemmy.world)
Marjorie Taylor Greene Rages at 'Stupid People' She Has To Work With (www.newsweek.com)
Company tells employees to run miles each month if they want their bonuses (www.techspot.com)
GOP Sen. Says He Could Have Beat Up Hearing Witness if Not for ‘Political Correctness’ (www.rollingstone.com)
Sen. Markwayne Mullin blamed “political correctness” for the uproar over his attempt to fight a witness during a Senate hearing.
Big Insurance Met Its Match When It Turned Down a Top Trial Lawyer’s Request for Cancer Treatment (www.propublica.org)
N.Y. Times writer quits over open letter accusing Israel of ‘genocide’ - The Washington Post (www.washingtonpost.com)
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Legal experts: NY AG “set up” Don Jr. on witness stand — and now he could be criminally prosecuted (www.salon.com)
Sundar Pichai argues in court that Google isn’t evil, it’s just a business (www.theverge.com)
Apple will honor California's 'right to repair' rules nationwide (www.engadget.com)
Man with handgun seeking governor arrested in Wisconsin Capitol, returns with assault rifle (apnews.com)
Brett Kavanaugh says justices are working on ‘concrete steps’ on ethics (www.cnn.com)
Justice Brett Kavanaugh said Thursday that the Supreme Court is working on “concrete steps” to address ethics issues at the high court amid an array of recent news stories on justices’ travel and relationships with political donors....
Apple faces renewed pressure to protect child safety: ‘Child sexual abuse is stored on iCloud. Apple allows it.’ (9to5mac.com)