An explosive new investigation by the New York Times details how Adidas employees experienced frequent anti-Semitism from Grammy Award-winning rapper and Yeezy designer Kanye West for nearly a decade....
it’s likely that he was not acting alone. everyone, even mentally unstable murderous gunmen, have their support folks - logistics, shipping, drivers, etc.
A Colorado man who allegedly hit a police officer with a 2x4 wooden plank during the Jan. 6 riot was sentenced Friday to nearly three years in prison....
good idea. low starter capital. increase it 10x, change zoning regulations, and build hong kong style efficiency apartments with shared bathrooms. without that it’s a pipedream
been using MX linux the past little while, it uses xfce - it’s not awful, but wayland looks more promising. might have to find a distro that I like that uses it
An estimated 17 million households reported problems finding enough food in 2022 — a sharp jump from 2021 when boosted government aid helped ease the pandemic-induced economic shutdown....
Two Texans — a Jewish man, a Muslim woman — want more support from the federal government to bring their loved ones home. Their families are stuck in a war zone, along with hundreds of other Americans.
makes sense - a lot of commercial real estate remain vacant in many cities, businesses having since gone bankrupt, relocated (due to crime usually), or the employees have been working remotely and are never going to return.
the conversion process isnt going to be cheap though. Feds are going to have to spend a LOT to convert commercial property to residential property - especially in plumbing and reinforcement as there will be significant changes in load-bearing structures.
The White House kicked off a multiagency push on Friday to help finance real-estate developers convert more office buildings in big cities emptied by the pandemic into affordable housing, taking aim at the nation’s housing crisis....
highly unlikely. I spoke to a guy yesterday, his kid works for amazon corporate & they’re pushing employees back in office regardless of where they live now (aka “you need to move back to Seattle”, etc) he said she’s quitting asap.
New findings that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas apparently failed to repay at least a “significant portion” of a $267,230 loan he received from a wealthy benefactor prompted Senate Democrats on Thursday to step up their criticism of the court’s lack of an ethics code....
Barely four years before a gunman’s deadly rampage in Maine, a state that is staunchly protective of gun rights, the governor signed a law aimed at preventing a mass shooting like the one Wednesday night that claimed at least 18 lives....
Aus was originally a penal colony. you generally arent going to be your best when you get exiled to the ass end of nowhere - and that reinforced successive generations. I lhave a few Aussie friends and they’re all sort of abrasive. fun bunch though.
eh, you have to spend money to make money. money just by itself is sort of meaningless if you dont make it work for you. this is just an example of making money work - its not really “secret” if news sites comment on it though.
it’s low effort updoots but voting means nothing whatsoever on most lemmy instances. it’s like attending a protest march - a giant waste of time for everyone involved.
it seems like a great many of foreign nationals from SE Asia are working in many middle eastern countries - is the pay really that much better than back home?
The judge released the jurors for the rest of the day following a lunch break and instructed them to return on Friday morning. The unusual move came after Bankman-Fried’s lawyers said they planned to elicit testimony about the involvement of FTX lawyers in key company decisions like document retention and in crafting of loans...
Vice President Harris began her remarks at an event with the Australian prime minister by addressing the shootings in Lewiston, Maine, that killed at least 1...
… Ms. Cuauro took the Biden administration’s message to heart: The journey north is incredibly dangerous. Don’t risk it. Stop, and apply to come to the United States the legal way....
Federal law enforcement officials warned on Wednesday that Israel’s ongoing war with Palestinian militants could encourage more hate crimes in the U.S....
Kanye West to Jewish Adidas employee: 'Kiss a picture of Hitler every day' (www.rawstory.com)
An explosive new investigation by the New York Times details how Adidas employees experienced frequent anti-Semitism from Grammy Award-winning rapper and Yeezy designer Kanye West for nearly a decade....
Suspected gunman in Maine shootings found dead (www.wcvb.com)
Fitting end for human trash. Too bad he didn’t think of it sooner
Russia Says Israel's Gaza Bombardment Is Against International Law (www.usnews.com)
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Jan. 6 rioter who wielded 2x4 wooden plank in Capitol sentenced to nearly 3 years in prison (www.nbcnews.com)
A Colorado man who allegedly hit a police officer with a 2x4 wooden plank during the Jan. 6 riot was sentenced Friday to nearly three years in prison....
Joe Biden wants more people to start living in empty offices (www.businessinsider.com)
How a Red-Haired Chatbot Became China’s New Favorite English Tutor (www.sixthtone.com)
Wayland heading for default as Mint devs add to Cinnamon 6 • The Register (www.theregister.com)
TLDR: XFCE and Cinnamon devs are begging beginning to work on Wayland support.
The Ukraine and Israeli/Palestine Conflicts Show the Demise of Western Imperialism and Foreshadow Its Coming Collapse (orinocotribune.com)
Food insecurity shot up last year with inflation and the end of pandemic-era aid, a new report says (apnews.com)
An estimated 17 million households reported problems finding enough food in 2022 — a sharp jump from 2021 when boosted government aid helped ease the pandemic-induced economic shutdown....
My work intranet said the IT manager’s office is in room 404. I went to find him but it’s some other random persons office.
I thought it was an intentional joke but he didn’t seem to think it was funny, even when I explained the “404: Office Not Found”....
Texas litterbug arrested after dumping 200 pounds of trash (www.chron.com)
Bankman-Fried says he knew 'basically nothing' about cryptocurrency (www.theguardian.com)
Relatives of Texans, Jewish and Muslim, remain trapped in Gaza (www.texastribune.org)
Two Texans — a Jewish man, a Muslim woman — want more support from the federal government to bring their loved ones home. Their families are stuck in a war zone, along with hundreds of other Americans.
Israeli military to expand ground operations in Gaza, internet cut off (www.cbc.ca)
China's Green Subsidies Are Not Really Subsidies (www.bloomberg.com)
Oil Majors Double Down On Fossil Fuels While Climate Scientists Go To Prison - CleanTechnica (cleantechnica.com)
ExxonMobil and Chevron both increased their stake in fossil fuels this month as they plan to continue their destruction of the environment....
From CNN: How to help Mexico in the aftermath of Hurricane Otis
How to help Mexico in the aftermath of Hurricane Otis...
‘Parasites’: Mother wins court case to evict two sons in their 40s (apple.news)
'Bidenomics': Feds Seek to Promote Commercial Conversions Into Affordable Transit-Friendly Housing (usa.streetsblog.org)
‘We’re the tip of the iceberg,’ say PFAS contaminated farmers (www.mlive.com)
White House opens $45 billion in federal funds to developers to convert offices to homes (www.marketwatch.com)
The White House kicked off a multiagency push on Friday to help finance real-estate developers convert more office buildings in big cities emptied by the pandemic into affordable housing, taking aim at the nation’s housing crisis....
Clarence Thomas loan report spurs new ethics criticism of US Supreme Court (www.reuters.com)
New findings that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas apparently failed to repay at least a “significant portion” of a $267,230 loan he received from a wealthy benefactor prompted Senate Democrats on Thursday to step up their criticism of the court’s lack of an ethics code....
Maine passed a law to try to prevent mass shootings. Some say more is needed after Lewiston killings (apnews.com)
Barely four years before a gunman’s deadly rampage in Maine, a state that is staunchly protective of gun rights, the governor signed a law aimed at preventing a mass shooting like the one Wednesday night that claimed at least 18 lives....
US strikes Iranian targets in Syria -Pentagon (www.reuters.com)
Neo-Nazis walk free from court, spared further jail time over attack on Victorian hikers (www.abc.net.au)
"Good luck with the future, gentlemen," County Court Judge Kellie Blair said to the pair, as she stepped off the bench at the end of hearing.
The Billionaire Secretly Funding Anti-Trans Advocacy Across The U.S. (www.huffpost.com)
Joseph Edelman isn't known for donating to conservative causes, but HuffPost uncovered major donations to groups opposing trans rights.
Why so many Hamas hostages are from Thailand (qz.com)
Israel’s dependence on migrant workers dates to previous conflicts with Palestine...
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried testifies outside jury's presence (www.reuters.com)
The judge released the jurors for the rest of the day following a lunch break and instructed them to return on Friday morning. The unusual move came after Bankman-Fried’s lawyers said they planned to elicit testimony about the involvement of FTX lawyers in key company decisions like document retention and in crafting of loans...
Harris addresses shootings in Maine: 'It does not have to be this way' (youtu.be)
Vice President Harris began her remarks at an event with the Australian prime minister by addressing the shootings in Lewiston, Maine, that killed at least 1...
Maine resident: People knew to 'stay away' from Robert Card (www.nbcnews.com)
Robert Card is now officially a suspect....
The Loss of Grace - In Vermont’s juvenile lockup, a girl endured violence and isolation. She wasn’t the only one. And it was no secret. (www.sevendaysvt.com)
Be warned, this article has a lot of traumatizing details. Brief excerpt,...
She Heeded Biden’s Warning to Migrants. Will She Regret It? (www.nytimes.com)
… Ms. Cuauro took the Biden administration’s message to heart: The journey north is incredibly dangerous. Don’t risk it. Stop, and apply to come to the United States the legal way....
FBI, DHS warn of U.S. hate crimes increase amid Israel-Hamas war (www.politico.com)
Federal law enforcement officials warned on Wednesday that Israel’s ongoing war with Palestinian militants could encourage more hate crimes in the U.S....