Redditors Go To War With The Company As It Enforces Eye-Watering Prices For Reddit API ( www.forbes.com )
Declassified report reveals that the US government is buying troves of data about its citizens ( web.archive.org )
Perhaps most controversially, the government believes it can “persistently” track the phones of “millions of Americans” without a warrant, so long as it pays for the information, a newly declassified report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, ODNI, reveals. Were the government to simply demand...
Trump scrambles to find lawyer on eve of first federal court appearance ( wapo.st )
In familiar predicament for famously challenging client, multiple Florida lawyers decline to take Trump’s case, people familiar with the matter say.
India is now the most populous country in the world. And it’s ready to become a tourism force | CNN ( edition.cnn.com )
Illinois passes law to outlaw book bans ( abcnews.go.com )
With many states and smaller local governments in the U.S. banning or attempting to ban books, Illinois' state government is doing the opposite, penalizing book bans by withdrawing funding from libraries that restrict or remove books due to "partisan or doctrinal" disapproval.
Here’s How Many Years in Prison Trump Would Be Facing if He Were Treated Like Any Other Defendant ( slate.com )
Opinion | If the Supreme Court Abolishes Affirmative Action, Here’s What Women Need to Do | The New York Times ( archive.today )
Archive Link from archive.today...
Trump Supporters’ Violent Rhetoric in His Defense Disturbs Experts ( www.nytimes.com )
What the ****?
UK Government Fraud Quadruples ( www.thelondoneconomic.com )
Unsurprisingly the BBC have coverage of how hot it is and Boris’ resignation on the front page rather than this.
Poland erects wall on Belarusian border to stop uncontrolled migration ( www.euronews.com )
Russian commander claimed the Wagner mercenaries had kidnapped and tortured his soldiers during battle for Bakhmut ( www.theguardian.com )
In a video posted online, Lt Col Roman Venevitin, who called himself the “already former commander”, also accused Wagner soldiers of stealing arms, forcing mobilised soldiers to sign contracts with Wagner, and attempting to extort weapons from the Russian defence ministry in exchange for releasing kidnapped (Russian)...
Total, Raiffeisen, Pepsi & Co: Profits of Western businesses that decided to stay in Russia have skyrocketed ( novayagazeta.eu )
Many foreign companies released statements about leaving Russia soon after the invasion of Ukraine. Almost a year and a half later, it can be stated that only a small part of foreign companies left Russia. According to calculations made by the Kyiv School of Economics, only 7% of Western companies halted all operations in...
Explosion of Kakhovka plant in Ukraine displaces nearly 1900 households, floating landmines and oil spill pose further threat, aid workers say ( www.care.org )
At least 150 tons of oil have been released into the Dnipro River with the risk of further leakage of more than 300 tons. This may lead to the Nyzhniodniprovskyi National Nature Park, which comprises more than 80 000 hectares of protected land, to disappear.
Donald Trump says he’s been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents ( apnews.com )
Big things are happening apparently!
Chinese censors to restrict use of AirDrop and Bluetooth, activists fear it will further hinder their ability to mobilise people and share information ( web.archive.org )
Bluetooth, AirDrop and such file-sharing services are crucial tools in China, where the so-called Great Firewall has resulted in one of the mostly tightly-controlled internet regimes. In recent years, anti-government protesters have often turned to AirDrop to organise and share their political demands. For instance, some...
Army of fake accounts on Twitter and Medium defends UAE presidency of climate summit ( web.archive.org )
Posts from fake accounts claimed: “The UAE’s commitment to being the perfect host for Cop28 is a testament to its leadership in tackling climate change,” and that Cop28 president Al Jaber, who is also CEO of the state oil firm, is “the ally the climate movement needs”. Others retweeted or reposted UAE government tweets...
Pornhub attacks states for passing “unsafe” age-verification laws ( arstechnica.com )
Bothered by pot smell, she sued her neighbor to stop smoking — and won ( www.washingtonpost.com )
A D.C. judge has ruled that a man who smokes medical marijuana in his apartment must stop after a neighbor complained that the odor from his marijuana crept into her home and caused a nuisance.
Child Labor Is on the Rise [USA] ( archive.today )
My life was turned upside down by Beijing threats, wife of Chinese ex-official tells US court ( web.archive.org )
'Operation Fox Hunt’ trial started in New York City.
Residents in Russia's Belgorod region say authorities are charging 3,000 rubles for evacuation of their children ( web.archive.org )
[In pictures] Hong Kong police deploy en masse, activists apprehended as Tiananmen massacre commemorations muted ( hongkongfp.com )
Hong Kong’s US and EU consulates light candles to mark Tiananmen crackdown anniversary. hongkongfp.com/…/in-pictures-hong-kongs-us-and-eu…
"Everyone knows what day is today:" Hong Kong police arrest pro-democracy activist on Tiananmen Square anniversary ( web.archive.org )
Scores of police were stopping people to search their belongings and question them. By late afternoon local time, reporters witnessed at least eight people taken away by police in vans – including Alexandra Wong, a well-known pro-democracy activist better known as Grandma Wong. The 67-year-old was carrying flowers as police...
European Starlings are awesome [video, 1min] ( mastodon.social )
Stumbled upon this on Mastodon.
