On April 10, the authorities at the Manila airport — her stopover in the Philippines between Kuwait, from where she’d escaped a forced marriage, and Australia, where she’d planned on applying for asylum — confiscated Ms. Lasloom’s passport and boarding pass to Sydney and held her at an airport hotel until her uncles arrived. When they did, they beat her and forcibly repatriated her.
ProPublica won the prestigious public service Pulitzer Prize for what the judges described as “groundbreaking and ambitious reporting that pierced the thick wall of secrecy surrounding the Supreme Court to reveal how a small group of politically influential billionaires wooed justices with lavish gifts and travel, pushing the...
How to Store Salted Butter
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No government can exist without surpluses generated by the population. There have never been surpluses, except maybe in a few golden areas of abundant rain, without some form of trade and profit i.e. capitalism
Problem is they have to rule in June. That means Biden will be emperor months before the election. He could wipe out all the court and the Congress and just stay president forever.
Alabama lawmakers on Thursday advanced legislation that could see librarians prosecuted under the state’s obscenity law for providing “harmful” materials to minors, the latest in a wave of bills in Republican-led states targeting library content and decisions....
The two tobacco companies Altria and Philip Morris International combined made up 2% of the branded plastic litter found, both Danone and Nestlé each produced 3% of it, PepsiCo was responsible for 5% of the discarded packaging, and 11% of branded plastic waste could be traced to the Coca-Cola company.
Check it out! Technology survived a Carrington Event ( youtu.be )
I guess you already knew since your phone is working.
At Justice Alito’s House, a ‘Stop the Steal’ Symbol on Display as the Supreme Court was considering an election case. ( www.nytimes.com )
China Isn’t Scared Of Biden’s Big Bad EV Tariffs ( jalopnik.com )
Apple releases iOS 17.5, macOS 14.5, and other updates as new iPads launch ( arstechnica.com )
University of North Carolina to divert $2.3m DEI budget to safety and policing ( www.theguardian.com )
Raw milk fans plan to drink up as experts warn of high levels of H5N1 virus ( arstechnica.com )
Skepticism ( lemmy.world )
America is a Capitalist Oligarchy
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Medical residents are increasingly avoiding states with abortion restrictions ( kffhealthnews.org )
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Why Saudi Women Are Literally Living ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ ( www.nytimes.com )
[Alabama Senator] Katie Britt Marks Mother's Day With Bill That'll Prey on Pregnant Women ( www.jezebel.com )
FAA to begin environmental review of Starship launches from Kennedy Space Center ( spacenews.com )
GOP Congressman Wants to Impeach Biden Over Blocking Israel Weapons Transfer ( truthout.org )
Rep. Cory Mills errantly compared Biden’s action to the actions that prompted the first impeachment of Donald Trump.
How Originalism Ate the Law: America is captive to a legal theory that dictates our laws on guns, abortion, and so much more. We need to act. ( slate.com )
Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20240510115543/https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/05/originalism-ate-the-law-what-now.html
Boeing confirms attempted $200 million ransomware extortion attempt ( cyberscoop.com )
Camelot Rule ( lemmy.world )
ProPublica Wins Pulitzer Prize for Supreme Court Coverage ( www.propublica.org )
ProPublica won the prestigious public service Pulitzer Prize for what the judges described as “groundbreaking and ambitious reporting that pierced the thick wall of secrecy surrounding the Supreme Court to reveal how a small group of politically influential billionaires wooed justices with lavish gifts and travel, pushing the...
Polish security finds bugs in cabinet meeting room ( www.bbc.com )
Bugging devices are removed from a room in the city of Katowice where ministers were due to meet....
Federal judge indefinitely postpones Trump classified documents trial ( www.cnn.com )
Israelis rally to demand ceasefire and Netanyahu's resignation ( www.euronews.com )
"We hope the world hears us and knows that the people of Israel are not the government of Israel," said one protester....
Kristi Noem Killed Her Dog—Then Ruined This GOP Fundraiser ( www.thedailybeast.com )
Elon Musk Says He'll Reinstate Twitter Account Of Hitler-Loving White Supremacist ( www.huffpost.com )
My 30 pack in the bottom drawer is ready to party ( lemmy.world )
Whistleblower Josh Dean of Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems has died ( www.seattletimes.com )
GOP Farm Bill Blueprint 'Puts Big Ag's Profits Over Everyone Else' ( www.commondreams.org )
Thomas Edison was the Elon musk of his era ( lemmy.world )
I bet that rich dumb ass would love this comparison.
Cowabunga dudes ( sh.itjust.works )
Far-right network OAN retracts false story about Michael Cohen affair with Stormy Daniels ( www.cnn.com )
Bill Barr is happy to debase himself for Donald Trump again ( www.motherjones.com )
Grule ( lemmy.blahaj.zone )
WTF Happened In 1971? ( wtfhappenedin1971.com )
(kinda) A great website to share if you have no idea how to explain the downfall of the US economy....
The Court Just Sealed Everyone’s Fate, Including Its Own ( newrepublic.com )
Alabama lawmakers advance bill that could lead to prosecution of librarians ( apnews.com )
Alabama lawmakers on Thursday advanced legislation that could see librarians prosecuted under the state’s obscenity law for providing “harmful” materials to minors, the latest in a wave of bills in Republican-led states targeting library content and decisions....
It's true. ( lemmy.world )
Students arrested in California and Texas; Netanyahu compares campus protests to Nazi Germany ( www.nbcnews.com )
Survey finds that 60 firms are responsible for half of world’s plastic pollution ( www.theguardian.com )
The two tobacco companies Altria and Philip Morris International combined made up 2% of the branded plastic litter found, both Danone and Nestlé each produced 3% of it, PepsiCo was responsible for 5% of the discarded packaging, and 11% of branded plastic waste could be traced to the Coca-Cola company.
Baby Owls Everywhere! ( lemmy.world )
Photo by Dan Bauer...
McKinsey reportedly under US criminal investigation over opioid industry work ( www.theguardian.com )
Federal prosecutors looking at relationship with Purdue Pharma and other drug manufacturers, and its role in US opioid crisis...
It's great being old ( lazysoci.al )
Microsoft wants to hide the 'Sign out' button in Windows 11 behind a Microsoft 365 ad ( www.neowin.net )
Man who won primary election while charged with murder convicted on lesser charge ( apnews.com )
A Boone County jury convicted Andrew Wilhoite, 41, of Lebanon on Thursday, local news outlets reported....