Long-serving GOP legislator indicted on child sex charges in North Dakota (www.rawstory.com)
The longest-serving state senator in North Dakota history has been indicted on federal charges related to child pornography....
Inside ICE’s Database for Finding ‘Derogatory’ Online Speech (www.404media.co)
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has used a system called Giant Oak Search Technology (GOST) to help the agency scrutinize social media posts, determine if they are “derogatory” to the U.S., and then use that information as part of immigration enforcement, according to a new cache of documents reviewed by 404 Media.
Help tell the Senate: KOSA Will Censor the Internet But Won't Help Kids (act.eff.org)
The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) would censor the internet and would make government officials the arbiters of what young people can see online. It will likely lead to age verification, handing more power, and private data, to third-party identity verification companies like Clear or ID.me. The government should not have the...
How food companies ‘sweetened the world’ – and increased the risk of disease (www.theguardian.com)
The hard sell of ultra-processed foods in developing countries as being ‘good for you’ gives children a taste for sugar and salt that could have lasting effects on their health
Supreme Court’s Anti-LGBTQ Ruling Has Already Incited Discrimination (newrepublic.com)
A Michigan hair salon says it will refuse to serve customers over their use of pronouns.
Preliminary data shows hottest week on record. Unprecedented sea surface temperatures and Antarctic sea ice loss (public.wmo.int)
The world just had the hottest week on record, according to preliminary data. It follows the hottest June on record, with unprecedented sea surface temperatures and record low Antarctic sea ice extent.
Study shows same-sex sexual behavior is widespread and heritable in macaque monkeys (phys.org)
Observations of a wild colony of macaques over three years show same-sex sexual behavior among males is widespread and may be beneficial.
Far-right figures, including Nazi supporters, anti-gay extremists, and white supremacists, are flocking to Threads (www.mediamatters.org)
Texas Pipeline Operators Released or Flared Tons of Toxic Gases to Avert Explosions During Heatwave (insideclimatenews.org)
Oil and gas companies in West Texas released hundreds of tons of toxic gases into the air last week as a record-breaking heatwave drove pressure inside pipelines and compressors to dangerously high levels....
World registers hottest day ever recorded on July 3 (www.reuters.com)
Monday, July 3, was the hottest day ever recorded globally, according to data from the U.S. National Centers for Environmental Prediction.
Only 5% of US TV news segments on the record-shattering heat wave mentioned climate change (www.mediamatters.org)
Throughout the recent record-breaking and deadly heat wave that affected millions across Texas and other parts of the Southwest, major TV networks largely failed to report on the links between climate change and the extreme heat. Over a two-week period from June 15-29, an analysis by Media Matters found: Only 5% of the 310...
