Lemmy, Kbin, Mastodon shoutout from Lifehacker: The Four Best Reddit Alternatives ( lifehacker.com )
Extinction Rebellion Shuts Down UK Coal Mine Operating Without License ( www.commondreams.org )
Candy company Mars uses cocoa harvested by kids as young as 5 in Ghana ( www.cbsnews.com )
Harvard Scholar Who Studies Honesty Is Accused of Fabricating Findings ( www.nytimes.com )
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Trump’s niece denounces her ‘maniac’ uncle for ‘likely’ leaking Israeli intel to the Russians ( www.the-independent.com )
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War coming to Russia - Zelensky after Moscow drone attack - BBC News ( www.bbc.com )
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned war is coming back to Russia after a drone attack on the capital Moscow....
Hong Kong judge defies government’s bid to ban pro-democracy protest song, saying it could undermine freedom of expression ( www.theguardian.com )
The government had sought the injunction banning online publication or distribution of the song, arguing it insulted China’s national anthem and could give people the impression that Hong Kong was an independent country.
Spanish football federation threatens to sue player Jenni Hermoso over kiss ‘lies’ ( www.theguardian.com )
In a statement, the federation said that it would take the “necessary legal action” and told the female players that “playing for the national team is an obligation on any member of the federation called upon to do so”.
Netanyahu declares holy war against Gaza, citing the Bible ( www.middleeastmonitor.com )
Even though Netanyahu is Jewish, he knows using (and in this case abusing) the Christian bible is a good way to keep support going among US evangelicals and the new Speaker of the House.
Henry Kissinger, War Criminal Beloved by America's Ruling Class, Finally Dies ( www.rollingstone.com )
The infamy of Nixon’s foreign-policy architect sits, eternally, beside that of history’s worst mass murderers. A deeper shame attaches to the country that celebrates him
Netflix Is Reportedly Planning a Price Hike After the Ongoing Hollywood Actors’ Strike Ends | Entertainment News ( www.gadgets360.com )
"Wave of murder, rape and domestic violence": Russian women living in fear as Wagner’s convicted murderers return home as free men ( www.theguardian.com )
‘This is barbarism’: shock at Russian strike on Odesa cathedral ( www.theguardian.com )
WhatsApp’s AI shows gun-wielding children when prompted with ‘Palestine’ ( feddit.de )
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Grindr Loses Almost Half Its Staff on 2-Day RTO Requirement [Bloomberg] ( archive.ph )
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LGBTQ+ parents are being removed from their children’s birth certificates in Italy – here’s what’s behind this disturbing trend ( theconversation.com )
Wagner forces are said to be in control of military facilities in the city of Voronezh, north of Rostov and on route to Moscow ( www.bbc.com )
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Stockholm to ban petrol and diesel cars from centre from 2025 ( www.theguardian.com )
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says Palestinian civilians being killed en masse are simply “collateral damage” ( www.huffpost.com )
The right-wing leader appeared on multiple cable news shows to speak on the current state Israel’s monthlong siege on Gaza, which human rights experts have warned amount to ethnic cleansing and war crimes....
"It breaks my heart to see children around me strive for a cup of clean water and cannot find it:" Gaza has become a graveyard for thousands of children, Unicef says ( www.unicef.org )
Unicef Spokesperson James Elder calls for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Palestine war. “Gaza must be opened for the safe, sustained and unimpeded access of humanitarian aid, including water, food, medical supplies, and fuel,” he says.
China is flooding Taiwan with disinformation: With elections looming, China wants Taiwanese voters to think America is their greatest threat ( www.economist.com )
New Covid vaccines are on the way as 'Eris' variant rises ( www.reuters.com )
Some public health experts hope that Americans will welcome the new shot as they would a flu jab. But demand for the vaccine has dropped sharply since 2021 when it first became available and more than 240 million people in the U.S., or 73% of the population, received at least one shot....
Lush paid managers £5m in bonuses after taking £5m in state support ( www.theguardian.com )
5 things to know about the latest charges against Donald Trump ( www.npr.org )
Former President Donald Trump was indicted Tuesday on charges he participated in a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election results — an effort that reached a bloody crescendo as his supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021....
