May 8 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Wednesday publicly warned Israel for the first time that the U.S. would stop supplying it weapons if Israeli forces make a major invasion of Rafah, a refugee-packed city in southern Gaza....
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...
The sad part about this is that The Girl Scouts has always been an amazing organization that's done great things for girls and society, but didn't get all of the favorable treatment that the boys did from the government. Now their playing field is going to be even more unlevel.
I find it worth noting that, as opposed to COVID, this time around it's affecting rural parts of the US first, instead of urban areas. It's the rural areas that, generally, didn't take COVID seriously....
How many of those 113,000 are just reporters waiting for Drumph's next manufactured controversy to report on? Can they please just stop regurgitating every stupid thing he spouts?
LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO, May 2 (Reuters) - U.S. sellers of raw milk appear undeterred by federal health warnings for consumers to avoid drinking unpasteurized milk in light of a bird flu outbreak that has affected dairy herds in nine states and sickened at least one dairy farm worker....
LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO, May 2 (Reuters) - U.S. sellers of raw milk appear undeterred by federal health warnings for consumers to avoid drinking unpasteurized milk in light of a bird flu outbreak that has affected dairy herds in nine states and sickened at least one dairy farm worker....
A controversial bill that would require all new cars to be fitted with AM radios looks set to become a law in the near future. Yesterday, Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass) revealed that the "AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act" now has the support of 60 US Senators, as well as 246 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives, making its...
This could be a great use for a voice AI chat bot connected to your phone line. Prompt it with something like,
"You're on a phone call to [Widgets Inc] to get a price quote for a [box of premium widgets]. You'll probably be put on hold to speak with the next available sales representative. Just wait until you get a person on the line. Then, ask for the price and immediately start negotiating for a better price. Use whatever strategy you want but never agree to whatever price they offer. Keep coming up with more ridiculous reasons that they should give you an even better price."
Then dial the phone, turn it over to the chat bot, and wander off to go do more important things.
It's not that uncommon. When a beehive is doing really well, it'll "split", meaning they'll raise a second queen and the new queen will leave and half of the colony will go with her to establish a new hive somewhere. This is called swarming, and it's the their version of reproduction. (Tangent: Contrary to popular belief, honey bee swarms are usually very docile since they don't yet have a home to defend.) Once they find a suitable location to settle, they'll move in. Without humans building things, a suitable location would usually be something like an old hollowed out tree. But humans build great beehive homes. Old houses with small openings between siding panels that allow bees into the walls are a common favorite.
FYI. The quantity of bees in a hive has more to do with their ability to find good food sources nearby, and the suitability of the place they've made their home, and nothing to do with their temperament. That size hive would not be considered particularly remarkable in an apiary. A "swarm" of bees is actually just a bunch of bees that split off from a successful hive and are looking for a new home and are typically very docile. Since this colony had a home (these people's house), it was technical not a "swarm."
The accountant hired to audit former President Donald Trump's media company seemed to have a lot of trouble spelling his name, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday....
Amusingly, my brain naturally pronounced those appropriately for the context. It wasn't until another part of my brain said, "wait, they're spelled the same," and the first part replied, "right, that's the joke," before I realized what had just happened.
Been using Linux as my primary OS for (counts on fingers)... decades now. Called them folders the whole time. Never had a problem with it. Nobody who matters cares.
"the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion.". Treaty of Tripoli, ratified by the United States Senate unanimously without debate on June 7, 1797, taking effect June 10, 1797
Democrats stepped in to support bringing the aid package to the floor, in a remarkable breach of custom on a key vote that paved the way for its passage....
Yeah. I saw some of the posts across Lemmy trying to organize this.
There it was presented as blocking shipping ports. I thought that was odd. Wasn't sure how that was going to affect Israel, but whatever.
Then the day comes and they're doing this low effort reposting-of-a-meme-everyone-has-seen-already version of protest and I just rolled my eyes.
"Innocent people are being murdered in Palestine, so I'm going to go prevent someone that also hates what is happening from visiting their dying grandmother! That'll show 'em!"
Protesters were blocking ships that were sending weapons to Israel.
Link? Because that would be a high quality protest I could get behind.
That's not what the posted article is about, though. The posted article Is about protesters just blocking traffic. That's what I was commenting on.
Any small group of dingbats can block traffic for a while. What they never seem to understand is that this kind of low effort protest doesn't help their cause.
When you're disproportionately affecting innocent people, many of whom may actually agree with your broader message, all you do is piss people off.
Blocking innocent people from getting where they're going to protest something they had nothing to do with is just a kinder gentler version of bombing an apartment building and killing innocent people just because some militants are allegedly also in the building. They're both great ways to convince people that you're a shitty human being, but that's about it.
According to the complaint, the company contradicted its privacy promises. From 2020-2022, the company allegedly disclosed users’ personal information, including their health information, to numerous third-party advertising platforms via tracking technologies, known as pixels and application programming interfaces (APIs),...
Another great American migration is now underway, this time forced by the warming that is altering how and where people can live. For now, it’s just a trickle. But in the corners of the country’s most vulnerable landscapes — on the shores of its sinking bayous and on the eroding bluffs of its coastal defenses —...
Me (while reading about the "fix" in the article): That's just a Band-aid!
The article:
Michael Brooks, executive director of the nonprofit Center for Auto Safety, called Ford’s remedy for the fuel leaks a “Band-aid type recall” and said the company is trying to avoid the cost of repairing the fuel injectors.
If you’re a parent, you might have noticed toddler “milk” while browsing the formula aisle. The powdered drink, aimed at children between 1 and 3, often pledges benefits like “improved brain development” or “improved immune function.”...
At the moment, it’s unknown if there was ever a real-world person behind this username or if Jia Tan is a completely fabricated individual.
Well, I'm pretty sure it wasn't a platypus. There was definitely one or more real-world people behind this. I doubt anyone thinks that their name is actually Jia Tan, though.
Ukrainian forces would have to cede further territory to Russia if US military aid does not arrive soon, President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned, in his latest appeal to Congress to pass a multibillion-dollar package....
According to the second link, he sold nearly all of his class A shares, but none of his class B shares. His total share of the company went from 3.2% to 2.6%, which, is still not insignificant.
Biden says US will withhold weapons from Israel if it invades Rafah ( www.reuters.com )
May 8 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Wednesday publicly warned Israel for the first time that the U.S. would stop supplying it weapons if Israeli forces make a major invasion of Rafah, a refugee-packed city in southern Gaza....
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...
Boy Scouts of America changing name to more inclusive Scouting America after years of woes ( apnews.com )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/20749204...
Dairy worker bird flu case shows need for protective gear, US CDC study shows ( www.reuters.com )
I find it worth noting that, as opposed to COVID, this time around it's affecting rural parts of the US first, instead of urban areas. It's the rural areas that, generally, didn't take COVID seriously....
Truth Social keeps shrinking despite the Trump trial and looming election ( www.cnn.com )
Former President Donald Trump hit the jackpot this spring when his social media company finally went public....
Bird flu outbreak in dairy cows fails to deter US raw milk sellers ( www.reuters.com )
LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO, May 2 (Reuters) - U.S. sellers of raw milk appear undeterred by federal health warnings for consumers to avoid drinking unpasteurized milk in light of a bird flu outbreak that has affected dairy herds in nine states and sickened at least one dairy farm worker....
Bird flu outbreak in dairy cows fails to deter US raw milk sellers ( www.reuters.com )
LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO, May 2 (Reuters) - U.S. sellers of raw milk appear undeterred by federal health warnings for consumers to avoid drinking unpasteurized milk in light of a bird flu outbreak that has affected dairy herds in nine states and sickened at least one dairy farm worker....
Fix The Tix: 300 Musicians Back New Senate Bill for Reforming Concert Ticket Sales in the ‘Fans First Act’ ( www.goodnewsnetwork.org )
Sports Team Owners Face New Scrutiny From IRS Over Tax Avoidance ( www.propublica.org )
AM radio law opposed by tech and auto industries is close to passing | Ars Technica ( arstechnica.com )
A controversial bill that would require all new cars to be fitted with AM radios looks set to become a law in the near future. Yesterday, Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass) revealed that the "AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act" now has the support of 60 US Senators, as well as 246 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives, making its...
I’m in a park. The grass is being mown by a robot. ( lemmy.world )
We thought the rider fell off or something and it was going to crash. Then it turned and kept mowing. Park Roomba!...
Nothing but truth ( lemmy.dbzer0.com )
A little girl said monsters were in her bedroom. It was 60,000 bees ( www.bbc.co.uk )
Mini ponds are 'tiny universes' of biodiversity for gardens and windowsills ( www.bbc.com )
I love the idea and goals, but just reading the headline, I immediately leaped to one thought. Reading the article, they eventually addressed it....
A Doctor at Cigna Said Her Bosses Pressured Her to Review Patients’ Cases Too Quickly. Cigna Threatened to Fire Her. ( www.propublica.org )
A Doctor at Cigna Said Her Bosses Pressured Her to Review Patients’ Cases Too Quickly. Cigna Threatened to Fire Her. ( www.propublica.org )
Home ownership in European countries (2022) ( lemmy.basedcount.com )
The man who audited Trump's social-media company misspelled his own name 14 different ways ( www.businessinsider.com )
The accountant hired to audit former President Donald Trump's media company seemed to have a lot of trouble spelling his name, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday....
Climate change blamed for worst wine harvest in 62 years ( www.euronews.com )
A new report shows where has wine production dried up the most in Europe....
Every billionaire under the age of 30 inherited their fortune, new report finds ( fortune.com )
Man convicted of involuntary manslaughter in father's drowning, told police he was baptizing him ( abcnews.go.com )
Net neutrality rules restored by US agency, reversing Trump ( www.reuters.com )
Wait, what? They're only just now doing this?
Dual booters be like ( sh.itjust.works )
lol ( midwest.social )
Biden Says U.S. Not Founded On Religion, But People Are In “Image of God” ( 2paragraphs.com )
Ukraine aid bill clears critical hurdle in the House as Democrats supply the votes ( www.nytimes.com )
Democrats stepped in to support bringing the aid package to the floor, in a remarkable breach of custom on a key vote that paved the way for its passage....
Gaza war protesters shut down Golden Gate Bridge, block traffic in other cities ( www.nbcnews.com )
Alcohol Addiction Treatment Firm will be Banned from Disclosing Health Data for Advertising to Settle FTC Charges that It Shared Data Without Consent ( www.ftc.gov )
According to the complaint, the company contradicted its privacy promises. From 2020-2022, the company allegedly disclosed users’ personal information, including their health information, to numerous third-party advertising platforms via tracking technologies, known as pixels and application programming interfaces (APIs),...
Total eclipse path vs. Google search volume for "eyes hurt" ( files.catbox.moe )
https://bsky.app/profile/luckytran.bsky.social/post/3kps32vsbps2y...
The Flooding Will Come “No Matter What” ( www.propublica.org )
Another great American migration is now underway, this time forced by the warming that is altering how and where people can live. For now, it’s just a trickle. But in the corners of the country’s most vulnerable landscapes — on the shores of its sinking bayous and on the eroding bluffs of its coastal defenses —...
Ford recalls nearly 43,000 SUVs due to gas leaks that can cause fires, but remedy won't fix leaks ( apnews.com )
Sen. Bernie Sanders's office in Vermont caught fire. Arson is suspected, but the motive is unclear ( apnews.com )
We messed up somewhere along the way ( lemmy.world )
What You Should Know About “Toddler Milk” and How It’s Marketed to Parents ( www.propublica.org )
If you’re a parent, you might have noticed toddler “milk” while browsing the formula aisle. The powdered drink, aimed at children between 1 and 3, often pledges benefits like “improved brain development” or “improved immune function.”...
Person is diagnosed with bird flu after being in contact with cows in Texas ( apnews.com )
What we know about the xz Utils backdoor that almost infected the world ( arstechnica.com )
Ukraine faces retreat without US aid, Zelensky says ( www.cnn.com )
Ukrainian forces would have to cede further territory to Russia if US military aid does not arrive soon, President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned, in his latest appeal to Congress to pass a multibillion-dollar package....
Whoa there buddy, calm down ( programming.dev )
Georgia Republican official and outspoken election denier caught voting illegally 9 times ( eu.usatoday.com )
Cross-post from https://slrpnk.net/post/8104275...
Reddit Insiders Selling Days After IPO; Shares Fall ( www.investors.com )
Phoenix ( lemmy.world )
Dedication ( lemmy.world )