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Congress passed bipartisan legislation to provide families that rely on subsidized school meals with help buying food over the summer. Nearly half of Republican-led states have yet to sign on.
US
How effective are California's homelessness programs? Audit finds state hasn't been keeping track
Toll status: pending
Controversy surrounding the show has resulted in a petition to boycott its release.
The Crumbleys are the first parents in the U.S. to be charged with having criminal responsibility for a mass school shooting
Business
Scandal Rocks Biden's Labor Dept For Lying About Sharing Non-Public Inflation Data With Secret Group Of Wall Street "Super Users"
No way! /sneed
A speech by Jerrold Nadler, a long-serving Jewish Democrat and supporter of Israel, was met with a mixed response at a New York rally calling for the release of hostages in Gaza.
US
AP: Latino voters are coveted by both major parties. They also are a target for election misinformation
The Spanish-language fact-checking group Factchequeado is building partnerships with dozens of media outlets across the country to provide training and free Spanish fact-checking content.
Law
Florida woman who posed as 14-year-old to molest middle schooler faces additional child sex charges
By Alan Sokal and Richard Dawkins
April 8, 2024
Facing accusations of antisemitism, the school has recently added a "Jewish" graduation celebration to the growing list.
‘We are making sure that we leave nothing to chance,’ the RNC co-chair said in a Fox News interview.
Pornhub is currently blocked in Texas.
Zimbabwe has introduced a new gold-backed currency called ZiG - the name stands for "Zimbabwe Gold".
Science
Canadian DNA lab knew its paternity tests identified the wrong dads, but it kept selling them
Harvey Tenenbaum, the owner of Viaguard Accu-Metrics, told a CBC producer "tests were never that accurate."
Bottom line: The “threats” to democracy just aren’t there.
The future of Uber and Lyft in Minneapolis has garnered concern and debate in recent weeks after the City Council voted last month to require that ride-hailing companies pay drivers a higher rate while they are within city limits.
Disaster
Train loaded with Industrial Chemicals derails in Ohio, authorities forced to detonate cargo amid evacuation
Train carried Vinyl Chloride which is highly carcinogenic, burning it is safer in the long run
Culture
'Black-ish' actress Jennifer Lewis claims Trump 'is Hitler,' says white people 'will not win'
"Honey, white people are scared, they're becoming a minority."
Is squatting really a problem? The short answer, experts say: No.
War
Haiti’s freefall into an abyss can only be prevented if gangs are allowed to be part of a new government
She goes out to work, he stays at home (and logs on)
"The portions of the act that were voided had criminalised the letting of premises for use for homosexual acts and failure to report homosexual acts."
Culture
Vatican blasts gender-affirming surgery, surrogacy and gender theory as violations of human dignity
Deus Vult mortem tranny
Line has gone up. Everything is fine. Return to your pods.
Texas can't figure out how one developer has managed to continue construction on a large commercial site without having any permits.
Europe’s highest human rights court will rule Tuesday on a group of landmark climate change cases aimed at forcing countries to meet international obligations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Insane lesbian still sane enough to refuse cock.
As China’s fleet grows, the U.S. is struggling with fresh delays in building new subs and warships.
From President Biden to the mayors of small cities, Democrats have been trailed by demonstrators who are complicating the party’s ability to campaign in an election year.
Old rules were registration for 50+ flocks of birds new rules are just for 1+
CN
Japanese people could all be called Sato by 2531, study warns. But they’d need to get married first
The suspect was arrested near the restaurant and the firearm in the shooting was recovered
Trump vows support for IVF, abortion laws should be decided by the people and the states
Crime
‘Honey Boo Boo’ accuses mother of draining her fortune, exposing child stars’ vulnerabilities: ‘Why was my money even being used, or being touched?’
Based.
Would you pay to use a search engine?
and It Foreshadows a Big Move to Come in Stocks
A reminder that blackrock and blackstone are two different companies
Opinion
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon Warns World Faces "Risks That Eclipse Anything Since World War II"
Hundreds of films got mogged by AI slop lmao
Russell Cook, the man nicknamed "Hardest Geezer", has successfully run the full length of Africa, crossing the finish line in Tunisia after 352 days.
He was arrested in late 2022 and appeared in court more than four years after San Diego federal prosecutors charged him with sex trafficking for allegedly coercing and tricking numerous women to appear in pornographic videos under false pretenses.
Mayor Federico Gutiérrez banned prostitution in tourist areas after an American was caught with two young girls in a hotel room
Are you buying gold yet?
Business
What's So Great About The Great Reset, Great Taking, Great Replacement, Great Deflation, & Next Great Depression?
The caressing is over, and the crushing has begun. It’s time to channel our inner Josey Wales if we want to win.
The Russian entrepreneur exiled in Dubai is preparing the IPO of his controversial messaging service after rejecting purchase offers valued at $30 billion
Huge structure 'big enough for a column of tanks' springs up in Panama... but no-one is sure who is funding it
World's least cuddly climate activist gets arrested again, and again.
"...it means using media organizations that follow, that adhere, to professional journalism standards like … your local NPR affiliate"
They'll do anything to avoid abolishing Daylight Saving Time.
US
A man who attended the Charlottesville Unite the Right rallies will lose his city council seat after his past was revealed
He was on the the city council of Enid, Oklahoma, which has a population of about 50,000 and votes overwhelmingly for Republicans.
From a drunk pubgoer accusing Welsh bar staff of refusing to serve him because he's English to parents complaining about TikTok videos
Culture
Dem. Colorado state senator says she's seeking treatment for alcoholism after showing up DRUNK to heated public meeting about controversial plans for
sex offender halfway-house (near an elementary school)
The home of boundary-pushing artists from around the world has been upended by debates about what can and can’t be said about Israel and the war.
Tory MP William Wragg admitted leaking colleagues’ numbers to a person on Grindr with ‘compromising things’ on him.
Biden-appointed FCC commissioner to personally enable the harassment and doxxxing of trans people with onerous regulations on private companies
It shows being trans is usually just a phase for kids
Neutral prompts such as "Jewish boss" output offensive images.
Israeli tactics go worldwide
How one journalist found himself targeted by generative AI over a keyfob photo.
Coming soon to your favorite alt-tech platforms
It’s not the first time amputation has been used as a treatment for the rare condition
WIRED reporting uncovered a site that “nudifies” photos for a fee—and posts a feed appearing to show user uploads. They included photos of young girls and images seemingly taken of strangers.
The man has admitted to the charge, saying he did it "to satisfy his sexual desire," according to the sources.
In the five months following October 7, antisemitic incidents on California college campuses increased 2,000 percent compared to the same period a year earlier, according to JPAC.
Latino Network, a nonprofit, also implicated
Analysis of more than 600 school equality and trans policies reveals that up to three-quarters misrepresent laws protecting sex and gender
"World ending, 3rd world tranny whores most affected"
Somali rapefugee bangs woman, then kills her realizing that his conservative family will get mad.
maybe the funniest one yet
A solar geoengineering experiment in San Francisco could lead to brighter clouds that reflect sunlight. The risks are numerous
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AP: Anonymous users are dominating right-wing discussions online. They also spread false information
More crying about them losing their control over Twitter
In an ambitious effort to fight climate change, the EPA is assisting local groups in financing clean-energy projects.
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That's NOT hot, says Paris of her harrowing experience
Authorities are investigating the motive behind the driver's actions and the passenger's involvement
War
Israeli airstrike destroys Iran’s consular building in Damascus, killing several, says Syrian media
Business
California fast food workers celebrate $20 minimum wage as managers, companies warn of cut hours, layoffs
"The pay increase marks a significant step forward for cooks and cashiers who have fought for over a decade for living wages and better working conditions — and it’s only the beginning of their fight," a union said in a statement on the matter.
If signed, Tuft would become the first person to compete in a major North American wrestling promotion before and after a gender transition.
Culture
Australian cheese eaters turn to artisanal, vegan varieties as price of cheddar hits two-year high
Three geoengineering projects seek to alter the chemistry of the atmosphere and the ocean. Critics warn of unintended consequences.
Her mother raised the possibility this could have been over her behaviour and clothing being deemed un-Islamic
The revelations from Canada’s spy agency come as the former Conservative party leader told the inquiry he believed his party lost as many as nine seats because of a foreign misinformation campaign spearheaded by China.
Culture
These bisexual swingers shocked their Alabama town. Now they're on a mission to spread acceptance.
"If you research the Grim Reaper, he transports the soul to where it's going, so he's not actually a bad person."
System would detect paused content on external devices and show ads on top.
Artists say AI will "set in motion a race to the bottom that will degrade the value of our work."
US
A Colorado ski town can't fill a job with a $167,000 salary because potential candidates can't afford to live there
Imagine you allowing speculators to fuck the economy this hard
Usage of certain words in scientific papers have skyrocketed since ChatGPT
Good clean fun for the whole family.
The aftermath of last year’s train derailment in eastern Ohio doesn’t qualify as a public health emergency because widespread health problems and ongoing chemical exposures haven’t been documented, federal officials said.
Discord, a platform which relied solely on user subscriptions, is planning on showing sponsored ads to it's users this week
Fifteen young billionaires are among the first wave of a $5.2tn transfer of wealth by the ageing super-rich
US
Tuberculosis outbreak at Chicago migrant shelters sparks urgent contact tracing as officials say a FIFTH of Latin American arrivals carry the disease
The Chicago Department of Public Health did not disclose the exact number of cases or which shelter it originated from but confirmed that 'a small number of cases' were reported 'in a few different shelters' around the city.
US
Ashley Biden Trends After Her Diary Describing ‘Probably Not Appropriate’ Childhood Showers with Joe Confirmed Legit
On Friday, The New York Times published an article confirming that the FBI was investigating how the diary was obtained, and had raided two addresses in New York in connection.
pooner has classic woman moment; makes documentary featuring herself instead of the Taliban while in Afghanistan
easy laugh for an easy friday
Elon controversial? No way
How the surge in border crossings bolstered Trump, put Biden on the defensive and exposed an outdated immigration system that no one likes. | bloomberg.com
Warning autistic metathesis, also worth a read about the current state of things
The man pleaded guilty Monday to federal charges that he had been living under another man’s identity since 1988, causing the other man to be falsely imprisoned for identity theft and sent to a mental hospital.
The German government says more than 1,000 members of far-right groups still have permission to own firearms. This comes as the domestic intelligence chief has warned of rising numbers of extremists in the country.
Dark money-funded outlets that mimic regional news sites are becoming more sophisticated ahead of November election
A post-pandemic fight about racism, the respectful treatment of trans kids, and the role of teachers’ unions has divided Amherst, Massachusetts.
This was for research rather than illegal cracking
Business
Church Of Scientology Allegedly Tried To 'Derail' Danny Masterson's Trial By 'Harassing' A Prosecutor
Schemes to replace EU subsidies will not plug gap left by loss of EU subsidies for most farmers
Opponents describe the mass-voter challengers as “vigilantes” who are upsetting the balance between updating voter rolls and ensuring everyone has the right to vote.
Guess which media company published this article
(In ways they would be doing anyway, regardless of legality)
In a society largely united by the fight against Hamas, those seeking coexistence with Palestinians face abuse and even arrest
Spiteful mutants cry out as they strike you.
US
Transgender people seeking refuge are moving to this California sanctuary city: ‘It’s better here’
Sacramento recently proclaimed itself a “sanctuary city” for transgender people.
Software, like coffee, is too artificially cheap, and we need to make it more expensive. I have one suggestion for how to do that.
Florida has seen a population boom in recent years, but many longtime residents and recent transplants say rising costs and divisive politics have them fleeing the Sunshine State.
Humanitarian groups say they cannot operate safely after Israeli targeting of food charity convoy prompts international outcry
Law
MTA demands NYC Marathon cough up $750K toll for crossing Verrazzano Bridge in latest money-grubbing scheme
"You think you can just waltz across MY bridge for free, jackass? We'll see how you like running marathons without your kneecaps!"
Hundreds of German police officers are under investigation over links with right-wing extremist or conspiracist ideology, a media report says.
Secretary of State insists global support for Zelensky is 'rock solid' after Kremlin said US-led alliance is now in 'direct confrontation' with Russia
A Nuremberg for their own ancestors?
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Yes, we’re divided. But new AP-NORC poll shows Americans still agree on most core American values
A more pessimistic assessment of the country was reflected in another finding — that only about 3 in 10 Americans believe the nation’s democracy is functioning well.
America fails to guard prosperity and teach illiterate goat farmers why the US doesn't have free healthcare.
New food packaging products sold in the U.S., such as takeout boxes and fast-food wrappers, will no longer contain harmful "forever chemicals" known as PFAS.
Disaster
AI hallucinates software packages and devs download them – even if potentially poisoned with malware
Simply look out for libraries imagined by ML and make them real, with actual malicious code. No wait, don't do that
Seriously, what the FUCK is wrong with Worst Korea?
Limitarianism questions the idea that individual wealth is ever individual.
The swing state’s voters backed a measure to amend the Wisconsin Constitution following a Republican push to prohibit cash infusions of the sort that marked the 2020 vote
All information here was translated from TikTok videos.
Crime
Female Inmate Sexually Assaulted By Violent Trans-Identified Male At Washington Women’s Prison
Christopher Scott Williams, a child sex offender, was transferred to a women's prison despite having a history of violent assaults.
The U.S. Army recently announced that it is cutting thousands of positions. Authorized troop levels will now be an estimated 470,000 by fiscal year 2029, down 24,000 from its 494,000 soldiers.
The girl met the man, later identified as 32-year-old Trevon Nathaniel Langstaff, on a Reddit page about runaways, prosecutors said.