As part of DeSantis’ “Freedom Summer” initiative, the state’s transportation secretary, Jared W. Perdue, announced earlier this month that bridges in the state will have no choice but to be illuminated in red, white and blue from Memorial Day through Labor Day....
In the end I don’t think internet users in rich powerful countries are the users most likely to benefit and invest their time into in the fediverse. They might be the ones with the most free time, money and privilege around computers which makes being on the leading edge of niche technologies far easier, but I don’t think...
The United Nations Security Council approved a resolution Friday that strongly condemns attacks on humanitarian workers and U.N. personnel and demands that all combatants protect them in accordance with international law....
A new study from the University of Western Ontario suggests mercury contamination in northwestern Ontario’s English-Wabigoon River has been made worse by ongoing industrial pollution....
His lead is built on gains among voters who aren’t paying close attention to politics, who don’t follow traditional news and who don’t regularly vote....
Sanders said he recognized the importance of the issue by attending town halls in his home state of Vermont, “and learning how hard it is to get dental care, how expensive it is and [how] dental insurance [is] totally inadequate”....
Harvard student speaker denounces university over Gaza protest response (www.theguardian.com)
Shruthi Kumar gives unscripted condemnation of university after 13 students barred from graduation over involvement in protests...
‘Psychologically tortured’: California city pays man nearly $1m after 17-hour police interrogation (www.theguardian.com)
Officers threatened to kill the dog of Thomas Perez Jr as they pressured him to falsely confess to killing his father, who was alive
Another US state repeals law that protected ISPs from municipal competition (arstechnica.com)
Too hot for learning: American schools that never needed AC are now overheating. Fixes will cost billions. (wapo.st)
As heat waves creep north, they are baking schools that previously did not need air conditioning. Fixing the problem will be neither cheap, nor easy.
Florida men are taking over the GOP (www.politico.com)
The nation’s third-largest state has shed its swing-state profile and is now the home base of Donald Trump’s Republican Party
Ron DeSantis' new target in his 'war on woke'? Colors, apparently (www.msnbc.com)
As part of DeSantis’ “Freedom Summer” initiative, the state’s transportation secretary, Jared W. Perdue, announced earlier this month that bridges in the state will have no choice but to be illuminated in red, white and blue from Memorial Day through Labor Day....
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Study Finds That 52 Percent of ChatGPT Answers to Programming Questions Are Wrong (futurism.com)
Google criticized as AI Overview makes obvious errors, such as saying former President Obama is Muslim (www.cnbc.com)
The surge in hydroelectric dams is driving massive biodiversity loss (theconversation.com)
Kabosu dies: Shiba inu dog was meme and face of Dogecoin (www.bbc.com)
The countries with the most Fediverse servers are rich and former/current colonial powers. One of the best true barometers of the success of the Fediverse is how quickly we can turn that on its head. (sopuli.xyz)
In the end I don’t think internet users in rich powerful countries are the users most likely to benefit and invest their time into in the fediverse. They might be the ones with the most free time, money and privilege around computers which makes being on the leading edge of niche technologies far easier, but I don’t think...
Security Council approves resolution decrying attacks on UN and aid workers and demanding protection (apnews.com)
The United Nations Security Council approved a resolution Friday that strongly condemns attacks on humanitarian workers and U.N. personnel and demands that all combatants protect them in accordance with international law....
Gaza: World court orders Israel to halt military operations in Rafah (news.un.org)
Mercury poisoning near Grassy Narrows First Nation worsened by ongoing industrial pollution, study suggests (www.cbc.ca)
A new study from the University of Western Ontario suggests mercury contamination in northwestern Ontario’s English-Wabigoon River has been made worse by ongoing industrial pollution....
Morgan Spurlock dead: Super Size Me director dies at 53 (www.bbc.com)
A Polling Risk for Trump | His advantage may not be as stable as it looks. (www.nytimes.com)
His lead is built on gains among voters who aren’t paying close attention to politics, who don’t follow traditional news and who don’t regularly vote....
‘Crisis in dental care’: Bernie Sanders on his fight for better teeth for Americans (www.theguardian.com)
Sanders said he recognized the importance of the issue by attending town halls in his home state of Vermont, “and learning how hard it is to get dental care, how expensive it is and [how] dental insurance [is] totally inadequate”....
DJ Pygar @ Tumbleroot, 5/24 tonight and thru the Summer (kbin.run)
Fresh returned, with new vinyl from Amsterdam and Berlin. Eclectic grooves.