In Kentucky, politicians are preparing to vote on a law that would authorize the use of force against unhoused people who are found to be camping on private property....
“Muso, a research firm that studies piracy, concluded that the high prices of streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music are pushing people back towards illegal downloads. Spotify raised its prices by one dollar last year to $10.99 a month, the same price as Apple Music. Instead of coughing up $132 a year, more consumers...
Artists have never made much on sales anyway. Go to shows.
“It’s my understanding that I had over 80 million streams on Spotify this year, So, if I’m doing the math right that means I earned $12. Enough to get myself a nice sandwich at a restaurant. So, from the bottom of my heart, thanks for your support, and thanks for the sandwich.” - Weird Al
I've been part of a few climate votes in the past few years and if any corp pulled this shit on me I'd be dumping (most of) my shares and buying up a competitor ... lets be real I'd just be increasing my stake in any competitors. This is the real government and you need to buy in for a voice.
@BeAware Solo PvP shakes is arguably better. Something Eve online still does to me to this day. Teamwork? pfft, I'm actually risking something over here and it's amazing.
“They don’t have the courage to say the N-word’: Baltimore mayor rips right-wing “DEI mayor” attacks (www.salon.com)
Right-wingers smear Brandon Scott, who was elected with over 70%, as a diversity hire after Key Bridge collapse...
Why Israel’s top court is greenlighting a civil rights crackdown (www.972mag.com)
Rafah Attack Escalates “Most Transparent Genocide of All Time,” Scholar Says (truthout.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/16060292...
Republicans Push To Legalize ‘Property Owners’ Killing Homeless People in Kentucky (www.vice.com)
In Kentucky, politicians are preparing to vote on a law that would authorize the use of force against unhoused people who are found to be camping on private property....
Major US corporations threaten to return labor to ‘law of the jungle’ (www.theguardian.com)
The source of all modern problems (startrek.website)
Don't talk to me or my son ever again (i.imgur.com)
08 Games day Ork Boss...
Arrest of journalist Olga Fedorova (Alex Kent, New York, May 8 2024) (kbin.earth)
Music Piracy Is Back, Baby (gizmodo.com)
“Muso, a research firm that studies piracy, concluded that the high prices of streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music are pushing people back towards illegal downloads. Spotify raised its prices by one dollar last year to $10.99 a month, the same price as Apple Music. Instead of coughing up $132 a year, more consumers...
US oil company ExxonMobil sues to block investors’ climate proposals (www.theguardian.com)
Cubic millimetre of brain mapped in spectacular detail (www.nature.com)
Google scientists have modelled a fragment of the human brain at nanoscale resolution, revealing cells with previously undiscovered features.
Taking CO2 out of the air would be an absurdly expensive way to fight climate change (www.theverge.com)
Captain Cook statue toppled in St Kilda on eve of 26 January (www.theguardian.com)
The world is warming faster than scientists expected | Fossil fuel groups and investors cannot afford to ignore the warnings (www.ft.com)
Three Arrested After Spanish Tourist Gang-raped In India. An average of nearly 90 rapes were reported in India every day in 2022, according to data by the National Crime Records Bureau (www.barrons.com)
Apple introduces M4 chip (www.apple.com)
Man decides it’s just easier to become climate change denier than waste his life washing out food containers (newsthump.com)
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Favourite Retro games that can be found on Steam (Linux)
Apple unveils stunning new iPad Pro with M4 chip and Apple Pencil Pro (www.apple.com)
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