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Prime Minister Narendra Modi convinced to be 'emissary of God', questions his biological origins ( www.telegraphindia.com )
France ‘investigating whether Russia behind’ graffiti on Holocaust memorial ( www.theguardian.com )
France is investigating whether graffiti painted on the wall of Paris’s Holocaust memorial last week was a destabilisation operation coordinated from Russia, French media have reported....
The richest Dutch pay 28% tax while the rest pay 40% or more ( www.dutchnews.nl )
I thought we should bring some attention to this.
Three Spanish tourists killed by gunmen in central Afghanistan ( www.bbc.com )
Wilders on verge of forming EU's latest hard-right government ( www.euronews.com )
Far-right anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders is close to forming a four-way coalition, six months after coming in first in the Netherlands national elections....
Google accidentally deleted a $125 billion pension fund's account ( qz.com )
Target Pride merchandise only available at select stores after rightwing backlash ( www.theguardian.com )
Company, which operates roughly 2,000 stores, declined to disclose number of stores where merchandise will not be available...
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We Don’t Need Warrior Cops Policing Campus Protests ( www.thedailybeast.com )
Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20240503115414/https://www.thedailybeast.com/we-dont-need-warrior-cops-policing-campus-protests
Biden unveils $3 billion for nationwide lead pipe replacement ( www.cnn.com )
President Joe Biden announced Thursday $3 billion toward identifying and replacing the nation’s unsafe lead pipes, a long-sought move to improve public health and clean drinking water that will be paid for by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law....
Why Georgia’s government thinks it can scorn the EU and keep its grip on power ( www.politico.eu )
Some 80 percent of Georgians want to join the EU, which begs the question of why the ruling party feels so secure....
Driverless cars? No, the future belongs to the Riderless Bicycle ( boingboing.net )
"I cast summon bicycle."
Kristi Noem doubles down on dog-killing to win over MAGA — here's why her story is backfiring ( www.salon.com )
South Dakota's governor gets the sadism of Trump supporters, but screws up by saying the quiet parts out loud...
Belarusian authorities are preparing children for war with the EU ( texty.org.ua )
In orphanages, schools, and camps, the military teaches children how to handle weapons. The Telegram channels of military brigades explain who the enemy is: Poland and the Baltic states....
I'm a Tenured College Professor. I'm Quitting. Here's Why. ( www.okdoomer.io )
(I am not the author)
Elon Musk says it's his turn to have the remote ( www.engadget.com )
[Xitter] just announced a smart TV app for streaming video. Or, more accurately, that it claims it's building one, with absolutely no launch date mentioned. The appropriately-named [Xitter] TV wants to be “your go-to companion for a high-quality, immersive entertainment experience on a larger screen.”
YouTube Tests Showing Ads When You Pause a Video, Calls it ''Pause Ads'' ( www.androidauthority.com )
YouTube first spoke about pause ads last year when it started trialing them in select regions. At the time, the company said that when you pause a video, it will shrink, and an ad will appear next to it....
Chinese student given 9-month prison sentence for harassing person posting democracy leaflets ( apnews.com )
A former Berklee College of Music student from China was sentenced Wednesday to nine months in prison for stalking and threatening a person who posted a flyer in support of democracy in the Asian country, authorities said....
Students arrested in California and Texas; Netanyahu compares campus protests to Nazi Germany ( www.nbcnews.com )
World’s billionaires should pay minimum 2% wealth tax, say G20 ministers ( www.theguardian.com )
Brazil, Germany, Spain and South Africa sign motion for fairer tax system to deliver £250bn a year extra to fight poverty and climate crisis...
'Mark my words': Canadian tech investor warns Trudeau of capital flight after tax hike ( financialpost.com )
A prominent Canadian technology investor joined the chorus of Canadian businesses criticizing the increase to the capital-gains tax. Read on
A Christian ministry urged the Supreme Court to criminalize homelessness ( www.friendlyatheist.com )
Russia vetoes a UN resolution calling for prevention of a dangerous nuclear arms race in space ( apnews.com )
US seeing surge of climate-related power outages, report says ( www.theguardian.com )
High winds, rains, winter storms and tropical cyclones accounted for 80% of power interruptions over the last 20 years...
Australian police arrest 7 alleged teen extremists linked to stabbing of a bishop in a Sydney church ( apnews.com )
Australian police arrested seven teenagers accused of following a violent extremist ideology in raids across Sydney on Wednesday, as a judge extended a ban on social media platform X sharing video of a knife attack on a bishop that started the criminal investigation....
IDF says Netzah Yehuda Battalion carrying out new pinpoint operation in north Gaza’s Beit Hanoun ( www.timesofisrael.com )
The IDF launched a new pinpoint operation in northern Gaza’s Beit Hanoun just before Passover began yesterday. The raid is being carried out by the Kfir Brigade’s Netzah Yehuda Battalion, alongside other forces under the Gaza Division’s Northern Brigade....
ATLAS | Official Trailer | Netflix ( youtu.be )
UK passes bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda ( www.theguardian.com )
Lawyers prepare for legal battles on behalf of individual asylum seekers challenging removal to east Africa...
Dozens arrested at Yale and NYU as pro-Palestinian student protests spread ( www.theguardian.com )
Authorities move to break up encampments at two more US universities on Monday, as Columbia University cancels in-person classes...
Modern jeart! ( files.catbox.moe )
Apple AirPods are designed to die: Here’s what you should know ( pirg.org )
Me every two minutes between bong rips ( vegantheoryclub.org )
Vaccine breakthrough means no more chasing strains ( news.ucr.edu )
Biden vows G7 response, ‘ironclad’ US support for Israel after Iran attacks ( www.aljazeera.com )
US President Joe Biden has condemned Iranian attacks on military facilities in Israel, pledging a coordinated Group of Seven (G7) diplomatic response while highlighting the United States’s help in taking down “nearly all” of the attacking drones and missiles....
Microsoft starts testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu ( www.theverge.com )
The software maker will use the Recommended section of the Start menu, which usually shows file recommendations, to suggest apps from the Microsoft Store.
Louisiana High Court: Priests have a "right" not to be sued over decades-old abuse ( www.friendlyatheist.com )
Finance guru Dave Ramsey slams 'awful' Gen Zers and millennials who live with their parents: 'They suck. They can't buy a house because they don't work' ( fortune.com )
Dang it, why are they not working more jobs?!
Why do Americans measure everything in cups?
Used a couple of US recipes recently and most of the ingredients are in cups, or spoons, not by weight. This is a nightmare to convert. Do Americans not own scales or something? What's the reason for measuring everything by volume?