The Republican Party’s war on itself has turned its inoperative House majority into a “clown show” and a “dysfunction caucus” and is handing wins to the Chinese Communist Party – and that’s just what some of its own members say about it....
China has lashed out at Germany after its foreign minister called Xi Jinping a “dictator” and summoned Berlin’s ambassador for a dressing down, in the latest flaring of tensions with a western democratic power over how the Chinese leader is described overseas.
The newly discovered letter, written by a German Jesuit to Pope Pius XII’s personal secretary, suggests that the pope knew of Hitler’s atrocities but chose to remain silent.
A lawsuit brought by a group of Colorado voters cited the Constitution's 14th Amendment in their effort to prevent Trump from getting on the state ballot in 2024.
I wonder if Putin calculates that he should continue this idiotic war in the hope that trump is elected. Because without trump fucking up NATO and the broad Western alliance, russia is supremely fucked.
Susanna Gibson, a Democrat running in one of seven tossup House seats in the closely divided legislature, denounced the “illegal invasion of my privacy.”...
It’s your data. Do you know what Big Tech is doing with it? Our tech columnist found Google, Meta and Microsoft are taking your conversations, photos or documents to teach their their AI....
I speak a bit of russian (it was actually my first language, but like many 1st generation Americans, I lost it). There’s murmuring in the background that I can’t make out because of the wind on the mic. The guy says “here” as he puts down the sack. “I wanted to say a few words, but these guys here…”. No idea WTF is going on, but there’s not a word about the war, as far as I can discern.
Narcissism. I don’t give a fuck about your vacation. Or your dinner. Or your that your kid won the spelling bee. No, I don’t want to see your facetube or insta or whatever the fuck. Go find your validation in something real.
The AIDS epidemic has killed more than 40 million people since the first recorded cases in 1981, tripling child mortality and carving decades off life expectancy in the hardest-hit areas of Africa, where the cost of treatment put it out of reach. Horrified, then-President George W. Bush and the U.S. Congress two decades ago...
In the first six months of 2023, total budget expenditure rose to almost 15 trillion rubles (€142.3 billion), an increase of 2.5 trillion rubles (€23.7 billion) on the previous year, with defence spending responsible for almost the entire difference, economic analyst Boris Grozovsky says. The Russian government has...
The West (and her allies in the East, such as Japan, S. Korea, Australia, NZ, etc.) is getting an incredible deal on another 100 years of dominance over the Russia/China cabal. This costs the West a pittance in exchange for continued domination of the world order (and I believe that’s a good thing), along with economic dominance. Strategically, this is a master play organized by Biden, Scholz, et al. Only the right-wing degenerates could possibly pull the plug on Western support for Ukraine. Which is why they are the target of russian propaganda.
Nebraska governor Jim Pillen, a Republican not noted as a women’s rights supporter, yesterday issued an executive order “defining” males and females and the attributes thereof. The anti-transgender political grandstanding offers fusty explanations of the sexes–men are “bigger, stronger and faster” on average–in...
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Justice Brett Kavanaugh said Thursday that the Supreme Court is working on “concrete steps” to address ethics issues at the high court amid an array of recent news stories on justices’ travel and relationships with political donors....
I don’t know why I decided to browse a popular sub today, r/books (logged out, I don’t have an account anymore). Maybe I hoped I might learn something. As if! People make the absolute same posts over and over. Today I read a book! I read one page of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone and I already know it’s a...
Sept 5 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a television interview on Tuesday, without citing evidence, that Western powers had installed Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who is of Jewish heritage, as president of Ukraine to cover up the glorification of Nazism....
I don’t see how it’s cowardice to protect one’s family. My family mostly left the USSR over the past 100 years. Shit, my older brother was born in Moldova.
Donald Trump says he boycotted last week’s arraignment in Georgia on election interference charges to protest in-court camera coverage of his upcoming trial....
The United States expects to elevate its diplomatic relations with former foe Vietnam to the top level as President Joe Biden travels to Hanoi in a week, in a move that may irk China and with unclear business implications....
Some of Donald Trump’s co-defendants in the sprawling election subversion case in Georgia are trying all sorts of ways to fund their mounting legal bills – yet the costs of the 2020 election fallout may quickly exceed their abilities to pay....
Don’t throw out those used coffee grounds—use them for 3D printing instead (arstechnica.com)
MAGA Lawyer Lin Wood Is Cooperating With Georgia in Case Against Trump (www.rollingstone.com)
A Monday court filing revealed that former attorney L. Lin Wood is a witness in Georgia’s RICO case against Trump and 18 others
Polish President Duda: Defeating Russia in Ukraine war is the only ‘guarantee of peace’ (www.cnn.com)
https://archive.ph/zZXI7...
Elon Musk’s Neuralink approved to recruit humans for brain-implant trial (www.theguardian.com)
Company is seeking people with paralysis to test its experimental device after getting green light from independent review board...
The Republican Party infighting is driving America toward a government shutdown (www.cnn.com)
The Republican Party’s war on itself has turned its inoperative House majority into a “clown show” and a “dysfunction caucus” and is handing wins to the Chinese Communist Party – and that’s just what some of its own members say about it....
Another country has called Xi a 'dictator' and China is not happy with that description (edition.cnn.com)
China has lashed out at Germany after its foreign minister called Xi Jinping a “dictator” and summoned Berlin’s ambassador for a dressing down, in the latest flaring of tensions with a western democratic power over how the Chinese leader is described overseas.
Elon Musk Says He Might Put X/Twitter Behind A Paywall (www.forbes.com)
People who work from home all the time ‘cut emissions by 54%’ against those in office (www.theguardian.com)
Russian State TV to Its Citizens: Be More Like North Koreans (www.thedailybeast.com)
https://archive.ph/gdSqI...
Letter Found in Vatican Archives Confirms Church Was Told About Death Camps (www.nytimes.com)
The newly discovered letter, written by a German Jesuit to Pope Pius XII’s personal secretary, suggests that the pope knew of Hitler’s atrocities but chose to remain silent.
5:01 and Done: No One Wants to Schmooze After Work (www.wsj.com)
Office happy hours, client dinners and other after-hours work gatherings lose their luster as more people feel the pull of home...
What single purchase has returned the most in terms of value?
Reddit Activity Plummeted After The Protests (www.garbageday.email)
Excerpt:...
Judge rejects Trump’s request to move Colorado ballot case to federal court (www.nbcnews.com)
A lawsuit brought by a group of Colorado voters cited the Constitution's 14th Amendment in their effort to prevent Trump from getting on the state ballot in 2024.
Media: Sweden to consider sending Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)
State House Candidate in Virginia Condemns Leak of Sex Tapes (www.nytimes.com)
Susanna Gibson, a Democrat running in one of seven tossup House seats in the closely divided legislature, denounced the “illegal invasion of my privacy.”...
How many people actually dropped Reddit for Lemmy?
It is possible to estimate?
Your Gmail and Instagram are training AI. There’s little you can do about it. (wapo.st)
It’s your data. Do you know what Big Tech is doing with it? Our tech columnist found Google, Meta and Microsoft are taking your conversations, photos or documents to teach their their AI....
Trump asks Judge Tanya Chutkan to recuse herself in Jan. 6 case (www.cbsnews.com)
Trump's attorneys say Judge Tanya Chutkan has made statements that "create a perception of prejudgment."
"Sorry for your loss. Here's a bag of potatoes. Now smile for the camera." - Russian commander to a father. (streamable.com)
What's something that you hate about all (or most) people?
Teen’s death after eating a single chip highlights risks of ultra-spicy foods (arstechnica.com)
The hot pepper linked to teen's death can cause arteries in the brain to spasm.
Republican opposition to abortion threatens global HIV/AIDS program that has saved 25 million lives (apnews.com)
The AIDS epidemic has killed more than 40 million people since the first recorded cases in 1981, tripling child mortality and carving decades off life expectancy in the hardest-hit areas of Africa, where the cost of treatment put it out of reach. Horrified, then-President George W. Bush and the U.S. Congress two decades ago...
Russia’s out-of-control military spending. What are the implications for the rest of the economy? (novayagazeta.eu)
In the first six months of 2023, total budget expenditure rose to almost 15 trillion rubles (€142.3 billion), an increase of 2.5 trillion rubles (€23.7 billion) on the previous year, with defence spending responsible for almost the entire difference, economic analyst Boris Grozovsky says. The Russian government has...
Putin’s adviser says U.S. is using brainwashing to make gay Ukrainian super-soldiers (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis Wrote Letters in Support of Danny Masterson Ahead of Rape Sentencing; Kutcher Called Him a ‘Role Model’ (variety.com)
Nebraska governor signs executive order defining men as "bigger, stronger and faster" (boingboing.net)
Nebraska governor Jim Pillen, a Republican not noted as a women’s rights supporter, yesterday issued an executive order “defining” males and females and the attributes thereof. The anti-transgender political grandstanding offers fusty explanations of the sexes–men are “bigger, stronger and faster” on average–in...
My reddit web viewer still works! Story: When reddit killed 3rd party apps, I uploaded a web viewer I have been using for myself to Github pages for everyone to use... (rdx.overdevs.com)
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Americans Are Less Motivated to Work This Year Compared to Last, New Data Shows (www.bloomberg.com)
Brett Kavanaugh says justices are working on ‘concrete steps’ on ethics (www.cnn.com)
Justice Brett Kavanaugh said Thursday that the Supreme Court is working on “concrete steps” to address ethics issues at the high court amid an array of recent news stories on justices’ travel and relationships with political donors....
Browsing Reddit is like Groundhog Day
I don’t know why I decided to browse a popular sub today, r/books (logged out, I don’t have an account anymore). Maybe I hoped I might learn something. As if! People make the absolute same posts over and over. Today I read a book! I read one page of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone and I already know it’s a...
Tool - Eulogy (1996) (youtu.be)
Putin: West put ethnic Jew to rule in Ukraine to 'cover glorification of Nazism' (www.unionleader.com)
Sept 5 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a television interview on Tuesday, without citing evidence, that Western powers had installed Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who is of Jewish heritage, as president of Ukraine to cover up the glorification of Nazism....
Trump waived right to Georgia arraignment because he didn’t want to face court cameras (www.the-independent.com)
Donald Trump says he boycotted last week’s arraignment in Georgia on election interference charges to protest in-court camera coverage of his upcoming trial....
US expects to upgrade Vietnam ties, risks China anger (www.reuters.com)
The United States expects to elevate its diplomatic relations with former foe Vietnam to the top level as President Joe Biden travels to Hanoi in a week, in a move that may irk China and with unclear business implications....
TIL of the CLOACA PROFESSIONAL : a large art installation that turns food into feces. (aussie.zone)
👉Wim Delvoye wiki...
Rudy Giuliani "sealed his own fate" in legal loss: Constitutional lawyer (www.newsweek.com)
A Bayraktar TB2 destroys a Russian KS-701 "Tunets" boat during an attempt to land personnel in the northwestern Black Sea. (streamable.com)
'Trump isn't funding any of us': Co-defendants in Georgia case are struggling with mounting legal bills (www.cnn.com)
Some of Donald Trump’s co-defendants in the sprawling election subversion case in Georgia are trying all sorts of ways to fund their mounting legal bills – yet the costs of the 2020 election fallout may quickly exceed their abilities to pay....