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“One of these things is not like the others; one of these things does not belong.”
"Some [...] used it to live the lives they had always dreamed for their families, helping cushion their savings to buy a new home — or just live large for a week: a new hairdo and a trip to Miami with new outfits every day for the children."
Israel’s military on Saturday issued its most detailed warning yet to Hezbollah in neighboring Lebanon that it would be “ready to attack immediately” if provoked.
Culture
Baldur's Gate 3's Nocturne is a landmark in trans representation, but for her voice actor it's just the beginning
Abigail Thorn, aka Philosophy Tube, says "the goal is liberation, not celebrity".
Retard accidentally* buys pixelated .jpg for 655 ETH ($1.5mil) instead of 65.5 ETH ($150k)
The verdict vindicates the constitutional rights that Louisiana sheriff's deputies flagrantly violated when they hauled Waylon Bailey off to jail.
Lol. Lmao even.
The CEO of US-based software firm Vistex, Sanjay Shah, died during the company's silver jubilee celebrations in Hyderabad.
Google Search will no longer make site backups while crawling the web.
US
Chris Evans Is Bringing Dozens of High Schoolers to the White House to Talk Politics with Biden Officials
Consider that in 2021, research showed that 60% of employees believed their company did care about them, a 12% difference compared to 2023.
US
Kansas city says it WANTS migrants to move there with $15,000 'Choose Topeka' campaign to lure border crossers to the Dem-led city to fill 7,000 open
Topeka Mayor Michael Padilla, a moderate Democrat in a Republican-leaning state, said a diverse community would make the city more prosperous
A court ruling in Spain that attributes a content moderator’s mental health problems to the job paves the way for acknowledging that fact for at least 25 other employees as well
This must be the Coke Zero version of Trump obsessed with Hannity.
Story by Anna Louie Sussman • 4mo • 9/14/2023, 9:21:00 AM
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‘I just wanted to die’: How US-style school shootings took hold in Russia and what Moscow is doing about it
take a break from political sperging and watch this possum steal some cookies. look at that little guy go
Dr. Phil called the situation at the Southern Border a 'humanitarian crisis'
Trump ally Roger Stone quipped, 'Maybe the Democrats would be better off nominating Elmo instead of you?'
Job? Work? - "Singing about social justice allows Kahlia to be a performer again and return to her roots as a reggae artist."
US
Principal: Brookfield High tampon dispenser destroyed 20 minutes after installation in boys bathroom
The dispenser had been placed in response to an upcoming new state law in the US state of Connecticut.
The government official said she was "shocked" by Rep. Omar's "ethno-racist rhetoric" during a speech on Sunday in which, according to one translation, she said Somalia was "for Somalis only" and that they would "liberate the occupied territory... "
Culture
Embassy of Japan Answers Whether Taylor Swift Can Fly from Tokyo to Vegas in Time for the Super Bowl
Ends with a choice comment
The posts included saying Biden had been condemned and called on the president to be taken to prison "to await execution. He shall be hanged."
Tamanika Woods, a mother of four, was shot and killed inside a McDonald’s on Ralph David Abernathy Blvd. in Atlanta, Georgia, USA just days after Christmas.
Journo disingenuously waxes about one specific intersex athlete as if that's what people are concerned about
Nintendo punishes hacker by taking 25-30% of his monthly income until his $10 million debt is paid off
Illegal in the UK but probably not illegal in China. Britbongs degenerating further.
Last summer, lawyer Michelle Bobb and another woman started receiving threats on X claiming they had supported individuals who had raised concerns about Mriya Aid, an Ottawa-based charity.
OnlyFans owner Leonid Radvinsky denies pledging millions to the pro-Israel lobby, despite appearing on internal AIPAC documents obtained by The Lever
War
The Worst People You Have Never Met, or, What I Learned During A Four Year Academic Study of Online Harassment In The Dungeons & Dragons Community
Babe, new GamerGate just dropped
Culture
Iraqi DEI director resigns and flees Maine after plot to diversify elementary schools receives backlash
DEI is anti-White hate.
Canada's Texas
ZRADA. WTF I LUV THE HAGUE NOW.
Will he enjoy prison?
A loose coalition of anti-censorship voices is working to highlight reports of one Indian company’s hacker-for-hire past—and the legal threats aimed at making them disappear.
Alejandra Caraballo? more like Alemandro Caraballo
The unprecedented executive order is the most significant step any U.S. administration has ever taken in response to violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinian civilians in the West Bank.
The strikes will come in response to drone and rocket attacks targeting U.S. forces in the region, including the drone attack on Sunday that killed three U.S. service members at the Tower 22 base inside Jordan, near the Syrian border.
Visitors to a Cincinnati museum will be able to interact with AI-programmed holograms of survivors
Some prominent right-wing commentators say the relationship between Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is a ploy to keep President Biden in power. Psyop experts think otherwise.
“You must give your heart to the Chinese audience to win back the brands and the platforms."
Giving Hamas what they want
The brilliant Palestinian plan to capture the pliable minds of American college students was laid out in front of me 25 years ago, during a very sinister business meeting in Israel.
US
More border support: Governor Ron DeSantis sends additional Florida National Guard and Florida State Guard to assist Texas
Bogaloo is coming guys
Government-created problems require government-created solutions
Protesters blocked access to the Incan site in Peru over a new ticketing system. Tourists have been evacuated, but there could be more unrest. Here’s what to know.
How do you like dem bidennomics bish
Meteorologist finds 96 percent of NOAA temperature stations located in ‘urban heat islands,’ including next to exhaust fans and on ‘blistering-hot rooftops.’
US
AP: Republican lawsuits challenge mail ballot deadlines. Could they upend voting across the country?
Democratic and voting rights groups are concerned about the potential impact if a judge rules that deadlines for receiving mailed ballots that stretch past Election Day violate federal law.
US
Students walk out at several CPS (Chicago) schools to demand City Council support cease-fire in Gaza
After a contentious delay last week, the Wednesday vote is expected to be heated.
Readers who have taken the plunge said it had improved their lives, marriages and mental health, and offered advice to those going without their smartphones for “Flip Phone February.”
Not even robots are safe from wokeness.
For some companies, the new technology is an opportunity to enhance productivity and profit. Will their workers benefit as well?
With Republicans like these, who needs Democrats?
The memorial stone was erected in 2004 by a civic group in Japan to promote the public's understanding of the shared past history from Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula and the friendship between the two neighbors.
It's really astonishing how leftists have transformed into Bush-era conservatives
Robocalls with AI voices to be regulated under Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
The staffer allegedly works for Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD)
The proposed amendment reads: "If a senator's honor is impugned by another senator to [...], such senator may rectify the perceived insult to the senator's honor by challenging the offending senator to a duel."
We've been told for years that diversity is our greatest strength. But it actually might contribute to the downfall of the United States. Research also shows that diversity doesn't provide as many benefits as people claim.
pandora's box has been opened because we lied constantly during covid, whoopsie doopsie
"If 26 members, agree that a breach is occurring, a qualified majority of the Council can suspend some of Hungary's membership rights, including voting rights, under Article 7.3 until all duties are fulfilled."
Not one In-N-Out has closed unless it's due to construction.
Michelle Terry, who is also the Globe’s artistic director, says she will not alter her physicality for role
Election skeptics were especially invigorated when a pen was used to reach a button inside a voting machine, putting it in “safe mode” and allowing its programming to be altered
The 2024 presidential race increasingly looks like it will be decided by lawyers, not voters, as Democrats unveil plans for America's first lawfare election.
UN
With bonfires and hope, Iran’s minority Zoroastrians celebrate Sadeh and the end of cold winter days
Zoroastrianism was once the official religion of ancient Iranian empires prior to the Muslim conquest of Persia.
Are you sure thats his real name and not an Aussie tryna save him by saying "Don't go too deep in there, jeet!" in an accent?
Negotiators on a treaty to guide the world’s response to the next pandemic oppose any requirement to share drugmakers’ intellectual property.
"The same amount of money doesn’t go nearly as far as it used to."
US
After Teamsters meeting, Trump says of possible union endorsement, ‘Stranger things have happened'
Former President Donald Trump met with leaders of the Teamsters Union in Washington Wednesday as he tried to chip away at President Joe Biden’s organized labor support heading into a likely general election rematch.
UN
The world will have its first trillionaire within a decade, but poverty won’t be eradicated for another 229 years, report finds
In just three years, the world has witnessed a “supercharged surge in extreme wealth,” new data shows.
A convoy of around 100 tractors enters Brussels as Belgian farmers threaten to block access to the capital where EU leaders are gathering for a summit.
A watchdog group is demanding documents from the Biden administration after whistleblowers alleged that a regulation is under development that would effectively ban private gun sales.
US
AP: Utah is the latest state to ban diversity, equity and inclusion efforts on campus and in government
The new law will bar universities and government from having offices dedicated to promoting diversity. They also can’t require employees to submit statements of commitment to DEI.
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'It's getting out of control,' the trans woman said about men 'expecting princess treatment'
>Be PaJEEt >Kill yourself lol
The White House has said that Mr. Biden still plans to visit the site of a toxic derailment in February. But his absence feels like disrespect to many people in East Palestine, Ohio.
The 15-year-old entered a plea in Harford County to a second-degree rape charge involving a three-year-old relative. Given probation and counseling and enrolled without notifying students.
Police officers from Kenya are being dispatched to bring order to gang-ravaged Haiti, but in their own home country, they have been accused of brutality.
Culture
AP: Grave peril of digital conspiracy theories: 'What happens when no one believes anything anymore?'
Conspiracy theories are older than the republic. But experts say it would be wrong to dismiss believers as simply stupid or deranged.
Disaster
Montana family who lost custody of their 14-year-old daughter after refusing to let her transition to a boy reveals their torment
Disaster
Oregon leaders declare 90-day state of emergency in downtown Portland to address fentanyl crisis
Opioid overdose deaths in the US state of Oregon increased from 280 in 2019 to 956 in 2022, according to the state’s data.
War
Leaked 'wolf letter' leaves military sheepish, internal emails show: Troops invented fake government wolf-release program, including hoax memo
CAF Troll Ops
Suitable for elementary school children!
Researchers discovered a way to get around the safety guardrails in OpenAI’s powerful GPT-4 system. The trick? Translate harmful prompts into uncommon languages like Scots Gaelic (or Zulu) before asking the AI to respond.
Artificial intelligence technology has drastically simplified the creation of images of children being exploited or abused, whether real or fake.
From celebrity ‘spit parties’ to a drop in the bucket: The once-hot DNA-testing company is struggling to profit
Anonymous woman gifted the party to a nonprofit for people with special needs so they could host a dance
Police received several reports last Friday saying the suspected teen was showing concerning videos and making threatening statements against the school for Tuesday, Jan. 30, the SDPD in California said.
I hope you weren't excited to watch Malaikottai Vaaliban on the big screen, as it was meant to be seen
Supervisor Aaron Peskin filed a police report after Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan’s profanity-laced social media post that wished several supervisors “die slow.”
Schizo decapitates dad it's still Trump's fault
Culture
Rip Curl faces backlash after using a transgender boarder Sasha Lowerson to promote women's surfing
Female shark attack survivor replaced by man in dress
UK
Shameless squatter who moved into pensioner's empty home then won legal right to keep it has sold house for a whopping £540K
Bongs lmao
guess the race. now, read this and guess again: A former teacher at a private school in Wauwatosa now admits ... [she] bought him a handgun for his birthday
Calculations by NASA predict that the asteroid won't come anywhere close to Earth during its flyby.
Disaster
Biden and senators on verge of striking immigration deal aimed at clamping down on illegal border crossings
What ya going to do about bish i mean Texas , they are trying to make the current flood of illegals a law
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration had given the company clearance last year to conduct its first trial to test its implant on humans, a critical milestone in the startup's ambitions.
Why won't young people pay for an unused extra bedroom after we tanked the housing market?
More than 25,000 company insolvencies were registered in 2023, the highest number since 1993, as firms struggled with rising costs and interest rates.
After multiple delays and even a few faint glimmers of hope, a Hong Kong court has sounded the death knell for what was once China’s biggest real estate firm.
Disaster
The City Denied a Portland Family’s Request to Chop Down a Douglas Fir. Last Week, the Tree Slammed Into Their Home.
Now, the Bonds are without a home, and the city is requiring them to ask for a retroactive removal permit for the tree that fell.
“You can not expect black women to be perfect and save the world-“
The performance and valuation feel a little odd given the state of the world.
The rise of generative AI and new layoffs at Amazon, Google, and other companies have reinforced a sense of betrayal among employeees and an increasing turn to freelance work, a new survey finds.
A global Internet outage occurred in Russia. Previously, the “.ru” domains were broken. This became known on Tuesday, January 30. (RU/EN)
War
Pelosi faces backlash for demanding swarming protesters 'go back to China': 'Slanderous accusations'
Now she hates China?
Polish police investigating whether insane woman actually ate Madeleine McCann
Culture
Snoop Dogg changes tune about Donald Trump, says he has 'nothing but love and respect' for him
Rey, who is Black, has spoken out about the incident and said she filed a customer relations complaint and an ethics complaint against Walmart, alleging racism played a role in how the incident was handled.
Consuming Culture Gives Us the Emotiional Knowledge that can Make Us Better People
Doxing for me, but not for thee
EU
EU calls for 'gendered language' to be banned, with phrases such as 'no man's land' or 'Joe Public' axed
and 'king and queen' phrased 'queen and king' to put the female first
The country’s domestic politics are becoming dysfunctional just when Berlin’s leadership on the world stage may be needed most.
An increase in mass shootings by gender-confused individuals is sparking worry over the ‘volatile cocktail’ of mental health issues and body-altering chemicals.
Mr. Khan, a former cricket star, has staged a comeback since being ousted, openly challenging the powerful military. His detention raises fears of mass protests.
Officials will be taught how to carry out deportations, including how to handle people who physically resist
Culture
Harvard’s diversity chief hit with 40 plagiarism accusations in wake of Claudine Gay scandal
A whopping one-third of Gen-Z shoppers admit they prefer self-checkout kiosks — so they can shoplift
Crime
5 arrested in marijuana-related killings of 6 people near El Mirage in San Bernardino County desert
Six people were gunned down five days earlier during a scheduled meet-up for a marijuana deal in a remote area known for its large, clandestine pot farms.
today in clown world banning coffee is good
A new book looks at how white families depleted the resources of the suburbs and left more recent Black and Latino residents “holding the bag.”
US
Transgender escort squatter turned NYC landmark into seedy ‘brothel,’ owes $50K in rent: court docs
Troons lying about their victimhood? Well I never!
Work to restore layer of granite that once covered ancient structure described as ‘absurdity’
Crime
Brit chess prodigy tells Spanish court he was 'messing around' when he joked 'I'm Taliban' and told pals 'on my way to blow up the plane'
The real story is that the British police are spying on everyone's texts
US
Virginia ABC official files whistleblower suit, alleging retaliation for reporting millions in losses
$2.7 million worth of liquor missing
Graduates can't get a job? University takes a loss.
Just came to light, happened last month