Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is dropping out of the Democratic primary race against Joe Biden to launch an independent campaign for president next year, he said in a speech on Monday....
Former President Donald Trump railed against President Joe Biden after his administration reversed its policy on building walls on the southern border.
Researchers from The University of Queensland and Harvard Medical School, in a collaborative global study, have discovered that one in two people will develop a mental health disorder in their lifetime. Professors John McGrath of UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute and Ronald Kessler of Harvard Medic
Activists in Española had peacefully gathered to protest a monument of Juan de Oñate when Jacob Johns was allegedly shot by a man wearing a Trump hat....
According to the EEOC’s suit, since at least 2015 to the present, Black employees at Tesla’s Fremont, California manufacturing facilities have routinely endured racial abuse, pervasive stereotyping, and hostility as well as epithets such as variations of the N-word, “monkey,” “boy,” and “black b*tch.” Slurs were...
United Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain took a swipe at former President Trump, saying he serves a “billionaire class,” a day ahead of Trump’s visit to Detroit, where he wi…
After introducing a feature in 2022 for users to report a post they considered misleading about politics, X in the past week removed the “politics” category from its drop-down menu in every jurisdiction but the European Union, said the researcher Reset.Tech Australia....
Starting next year, users will be able to pay for fresh groceries using their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits from right within the Uber Eats app.
Would he be sent to a “club fed” style prison — or a “bad” one? Would he have Secret Service protection? And what would they make him wear? Those are some of the questions Donald Trump is asking hi…
WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday said "no one wants a strike" but that car companies have enjoyed record profits in recent years without sharing them fairly with workers, hours after the United Auto Workers began strikes at Detroit's three biggest automakers.
Sept. 15 (UPI) -- Prosecutors countered a request by former President Donald Trump to get the judge presiding over his upcoming federal election interference trial to recuse herself, saying there were no grounds for her to step aside....
The Colorado Republican said she was guilty of laughing and singing too loud. A report from the theater, citing four complaints from the audience, said she was also vaping and recording video.
It’s official: Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert (R) is scared. Recent polling has shown Democratic frontrunner Adam Frisch in the lead in Boebert’s district, and now the anti-LGBTQ+ Congresswoman is pleading with voters for help....
Mexico’s Supreme Court decriminalized abortion in Aguascalientes state, making it the 12th Mexican state to remove criminal penalties for abortion. The move towards decriminalization in Mexico began in 2007 when Mexico City passed the country’s first abortion decriminalization law. It took 12 years for a second state,...
A network of conservative groups is gearing up for the potential reelection of Donald Trump, actively enlisting an "army" of Americans to come to Washington with a mission to disassemble the federal government and substitute it with a vision that aligns more closely with their own beliefs and ideas, according to The Associated...
The lawsuit was brought last May against X, as Twitter is now known, by Areej al-Sadhan, the sister of a Saudi aid worker who was forcibly disappeared and then later sentenced to 20 years in jail. Lawyers for Al-Sadhan updated their claim last week to include new allegations about how Twitter, under the leadership of then-chief...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, signed a bill into law in June that prohibited cities from passing certain local ordinances. It was widely seen as an effort to curb the power of Democrat-led cities....
Mastodon actually has 407K+ more monthly users than it thought (techcrunch.com)
Open source and decentralized social network Mastodon has more users than it thought. The service, which competes with X (formerly Twitter) and other
Loki Season 2 Premiere Draws 10.9 Million Viewers Globally in Just Three Days | Entertainment News (www.gadgets360.com)
[News] RFK Jr. launches independent bid for president, leaving Democratic race against Biden (abcnews.go.com)
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is dropping out of the Democratic primary race against Joe Biden to launch an independent campaign for president next year, he said in a speech on Monday....
Former White House Aide Cassidy Hutchinson Says Trump Threw His Food ‘Once or Twice a Week’ (www.rollingstone.com)
“Sometimes there’d be a week or so lull, but then there would be a bad news story”
Trump demands apology after Biden moves forward with border wall construction in Texas (www.washingtonexaminer.com)
Former President Donald Trump railed against President Joe Biden after his administration reversed its policy on building walls on the southern border.
Two-thirds of CEOs think staff will return to office five days a week, survey finds (www.theguardian.com)
Most company leaders also believe pay and promotions could become linked to workplace attendance
Study Reveals That 50% of the World’s Population Will Have a Mental Health Disorder by Age 75 (scitechdaily.com)
Researchers from The University of Queensland and Harvard Medical School, in a collaborative global study, have discovered that one in two people will develop a mental health disorder in their lifetime. Professors John McGrath of UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute and Ronald Kessler of Harvard Medic
Pope suggests Catholic Church could bless same-sex couples (www.bbc.com)
The pontiff says any request for such a blessing should be treated with "pastoral charity".
Trump: Americans Who Died in War Are ‘Losers’ and ‘Suckers’ The president has repeatedly disparaged the intelligence of service members, and asked that wounded veterans be kept out of military parades, multiple sources tell The Atlantic. (www.theatlantic.com)
Black history 'Underground Railroad' forms across US after DeSantis, others ban books (www.usatoday.com)
Educators, lawmakers, activists and faith leaders have launched efforts to teach Black history after a crackdown on more inclusive lesson plans.
U.S., Native Artist Shot in New Mexico at Rally Over Colonizer Statue (hyperallergic.com)
Activists in Española had peacefully gathered to protest a monument of Juan de Oñate when Jacob Johns was allegedly shot by a man wearing a Trump hat....
Trump and sons rage after judge delivers "the corporate death penalty for the Trump Organization" (www.salon.com)
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Sues Tesla over Racial Abuse of Black Workers (www.eeoc.gov)
According to the EEOC’s suit, since at least 2015 to the present, Black employees at Tesla’s Fremont, California manufacturing facilities have routinely endured racial abuse, pervasive stereotyping, and hostility as well as epithets such as variations of the N-word, “monkey,” “boy,” and “black b*tch.” Slurs were...
[News] UAW boss says Trump works for ‘billionaire class’ ahead of visit (thehill.com)
United Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain took a swipe at former President Trump, saying he serves a “billionaire class,” a day ahead of Trump’s visit to Detroit, where he wi…
Musk's X disabled feature for reporting electoral misinformation, researcher says (www.reuters.com)
After introducing a feature in 2022 for users to report a post they considered misleading about politics, X in the past week removed the “politics” category from its drop-down menu in every jurisdiction but the European Union, said the researcher Reset.Tech Australia....
[Opinion] Trump Goes Full Deranged, Suggests Charging People He Doesn’t Like With Treason (newrepublic.com)
This is not a joke. Donald Trump is stating very plainly what he would do if reelected.
Arriving Now: Fast Passenger Trains From Miami to Orlando (www.nytimes.com)
Brightline will make the trip in three and a half hours, with round-trip tickets starting at $158.
Mastodon makes a major move amid Musk’s multiple messes (www.theregister.com)
Federated social network adds n00b-friendly features to the 'Fediverse'
Uber Eats will begin accepting food stamps for grocery deliveries in 2024 (www.engadget.com)
Starting next year, users will be able to pay for fresh groceries using their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits from right within the Uber Eats app.
Uttar Pradesh:7 year old boy accused of raping 5 year old girl (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
Trump Privately Frets He Could Be Headed to Prison (www.rollingstone.com)
Would he be sent to a “club fed” style prison — or a “bad” one? Would he have Secret Service protection? And what would they make him wear? Those are some of the questions Donald Trump is asking hi…
it was probably a reach (beehaw.org)
Trump Says He Hopes Meadows Will Remain ‘Loyal’ to Him in Election Case (www.nytimes.com)
How is this not a violation of Trump's release?!?...
Biden urges carmakers to give UAW workers more in strike talks (www.reuters.com)
WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday said "no one wants a strike" but that car companies have enjoyed record profits in recent years without sharing them fairly with workers, hours after the United Auto Workers began strikes at Detroit's three biggest automakers.
[News] Prosecutors: 'No valid basis' for Trump election interference judge to recuse herself - UPI.com (www.upi.com)
Sept. 15 (UPI) -- Prosecutors countered a request by former President Donald Trump to get the judge presiding over his upcoming federal election interference trial to recuse herself, saying there were no grounds for her to step aside....
X attempts to fight impersonation with government ID verification (www.engadget.com)
X has launched government ID verification for paid X Premium subscribers, after clues emerged in August that the feature was coming.
Anti-trans cringe meme (lemmy.world)
Rep. Lauren Boebert was escorted out of 'Beetlejuice' over reports of rude behavior (www.npr.org)
The Colorado Republican said she was guilty of laughing and singing too loud. A report from the theater, citing four complaints from the audience, said she was also vaping and recording video.
Putin on Trump: Criminal charges are politically motivated (www.politico.eu)
Russian president also praises Elon Musk as ‘an outstanding person.’
Elon Musk ordered Starlink communications system to be turned off during Ukraine attack, book says - Feddit (feddit.de)
Cross-posted from: feddit.de/post/3202864
Chestnut-Winged Cuckoo (lemmy.world)
One of my earliest shots before I got my telephoto lens
[Poll Analysis] Lauren Boebert begs supporters for help after admitting her campaign is flailing (www.lgbtqnation.com)
It’s official: Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert (R) is scared. Recent polling has shown Democratic frontrunner Adam Frisch in the lead in Boebert’s district, and now the anti-LGBTQ+ Congresswoman is pleading with voters for help....
Mexican State Becomes 12th to Decriminalize Abortion (www.hrw.org)
Mexico’s Supreme Court decriminalized abortion in Aguascalientes state, making it the 12th Mexican state to remove criminal penalties for abortion. The move towards decriminalization in Mexico began in 2007 when Mexico City passed the country’s first abortion decriminalization law. It took 12 years for a second state,...
[Opinion Analysis] Meet the white Trump official behind the launch of Black America for Immigration Reform (www.politico.com)
The new effort will look to advance the argument that more immigration is bad for Black workers.
What's a dead giveaway that someone is a bad person? (kbin.social)
What would be a good sign coming out of such people?
Supreme Court to decide whether to kick Trump off ballot (www.newsweek.com)
Castro v. Trump, a case challenging Trump's candidacy with the 14th Amendment, is expected to decided by the justices on or before October 9.
[News] “Dark” right-wing network recruits MAGA “army” to replace 50K federal workers Trump plans to purge (www.salon.com)
A network of conservative groups is gearing up for the potential reelection of Donald Trump, actively enlisting an "army" of Americans to come to Washington with a mission to disassemble the federal government and substitute it with a vision that aligns more closely with their own beliefs and ideas, according to The Associated...
Creamy Cajun spinach pasta (lemmy.world)
https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/48148591-9c5c-4fe6-bc9d-292a9fde7af3.webp...
‘Where learning goes to die’: DeSantis’s rightwing takeover of a liberal arts college in Florida, USA (www.theguardian.com)
Small liberal arts college is being steadily eroded by a DeSantis-aligned board, in ominous sign for higher studies in a country torn by culture wars.
Lawsuit, Twitter accused of helping Saudi Arabia commit human rights abuses (www.theguardian.com)
The lawsuit was brought last May against X, as Twitter is now known, by Areej al-Sadhan, the sister of a Saudi aid worker who was forcibly disappeared and then later sentenced to 20 years in jail. Lawyers for Al-Sadhan updated their claim last week to include new allegations about how Twitter, under the leadership of then-chief...
Donald Trump’s trial in Georgia will be livestreamed on YouTube (www.theverge.com)
Trump’s trial may appear on the Georgia court’s YouTube channel.
Former Proud Boys leaders sentenced to 17 and 15 years for US Capitol attack (www.theguardian.com)
Joseph Biggs, who played leading role on January 6, gets 17 years in prison and former chapter leader Zachary Rehl 15 years
White man faces trial in US for shooting Black teen who went to wrong house (www.aljazeera.com)
Teenager Ralph Yarl was shot without warning through a door after going to the wrong house to collect his brothers.
[News] Mississippi elects openly gay lawmaker for first time in state’s history (www.theguardian.com)
The US state of Mississippi has elected an openly gay person to its legislature for the first time ever....
At least 73 killed as fire engulfs five-storey building in Johannesburg (www.theguardian.com)
Seven children among dozens dead after blaze tears through building in South Africa’s largest city
X sets its sights on LinkedIn with a job listing feature | Engadget (www.engadget.com)
The social network X plans to compete with LinkedIn by offering job listings and more, CEO Elon Musk said in a new post.
Driverless Cars Are Worse at Spotting Kids and Dark-Skinned People, Study Says (gizmodo.com.au)
New research shows driverless car software is significantly more accurate with adults and light skinned people than children and dark-skinned people.
[News] A Texas judge has declared unconstitutional a law championed by Gov. Greg Abbott that limits the power of Democrat-led cities (www.businessinsider.com)
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, signed a bill into law in June that prohibited cities from passing certain local ordinances. It was widely seen as an effort to curb the power of Democrat-led cities....