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Satanists to volunteer in Florida schools in protest at DeSantis religious bill ( www.theguardian.com )

Satanic Temple objects to governor’s push for more religion in schools and says members could act as student chaplains...

There’s just some things you don’t talk about at work. ( lemmy.world )

Biden blasts ‘elites’ urging him to exit race in surprise interview ( www.cnbc.com )

What was the first effective cure for a disease in history?

Soil quality in Europe ( soil.copernicus.org )

Source

'I had to downgrade my life' - US workers in debt to buy groceries ( www.bbc.com )

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Biden tells Hill Democrats he ‘declines’ to step aside and says it’s time for party drama ‘to end’ ( apnews.com )

Biden tells Hill Democrats he 'declines' to step aside and says it's time for party drama 'to end' ( apnews.com )

The Morning Visitor by Dino Buzzati (1967) ( blog.mirrorofzen.com )

Place your bets ( lemmy.world )

Sharing music collection easily?

What would be the easiest self hosted way to share a music collection privately?...

The Convict Leasing Forced Labor System

Via CleverComebacks on Reddit

‘Hard to argue against’: mandatory speed limiters come to the EU and NI ( www.theguardian.com )

All new cars must have the devices from 7 July, adding fuel economy as well as safety. Will mpg become the new mph?...

Baba Yaga from Vasilisa The Beautiful - Ivan Bilibin (1899) 🇷🇺

Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin (1876 – 1942) was a Russian illustrator and stage designer who took part in the Mir iskusstva ("World of Art"), contributed to the Ballets Russes, co-founded the Union of Russian Artists, and from 1937 was a member of the Artists' Union of the USSR. Ivan Bilibin gained popularity with his illustrations...

Policy statement on onshore wind ( www.gov.uk )

What town's theme song from a video game do you think should be a national anthem?

Not necessarily for your country or any real place (or no place, Eutopia?), just a song that is anthemic and should be in larger use

Top Of The Mountain: David Ellison’s Skydance Taking Over Paramount After $8 Billion Investment ( deadline.com )

Looks like it's a done deal (serious this time), though there's technically a 45-day window for someone to make a better offer.

[Fan Art] Amaterasu by Yueko

Apologies if fan art of retro games isn't welcome....

Persistent heat wave in the US shatters new records, causes deaths in the West and grips the East ( apnews.com )

A long-running heat wave that has already shattered previous records across the U.S. persisted on Sunday, baking parts of the West with dangerous temperatures that caused the death of a motorcyclist in Death Valley and held the East in its hot and humid grip....

Internal memo reveals Anti-Defamation League surveillance of leftwing activist ( www.theguardian.com )

The Anti-Defamation League has surveilled leftwing activists and “regularly tracks, profiles and sends threat assessments of individuals” it perceives as a problem, according to an internal email obtained by the Guardian....

Germany gets top marks for integration of migrants ( www.dw.com )

A new OECD study has found Germany is successfully integrating migrants despite obstacles such as migrants often having little education....

Selfie-based ID raises eyebrows among infosec experts ( www.theregister.com )

The use of selfies to verify identity online is an emerging trend in some parts of the world since the pandemic forced more business to go digital. Some banks – and even governments – have begun requiring live images over Zoom or similar in order to participate in the modern economy. The question must be asked, though: is it...