Hey, y’all! Just another random, loudmouthed, opinionated, Southern-fried nerdy American living abroad.
This is my lemmy account because I got sick of how unstable kbin dot social was.
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Jeff Landry signs bill allowing surgical castration of some sex offenders ( www.nola.com )
Louisiana judges can now sentence certain sex offenders to surgical castration, after Gov. Jeff Landry on Tuesday signed a bill into law that creates that penalty....
'It's inhumane.' Despite how hot it is, Tennessee renters don't have a right to air conditioning ( www.newschannel5.com )
Despite how hot it is, landlords in Tennessee are not required to keep the air conditioning running....
New Yorker describes how she tackled child rape suspect after recognizing him ( www.independent.co.uk )
During the apprehension of Inga-Landi on Tuesday, Sauretti further explained that the man then kept on resisting and protested....
The Christian right is coming for divorce next ( www.vox.com )
Before the 1960s, it was really hard to get divorced in America....
The Ten Commandments must be displayed in Louisiana classrooms under requirement signed into law ( apnews.com )
Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom under a bill signed into law by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry on Wednesday. ...
New study highlights stark racial wealth gap in the New Orleans area ( www.nola.com )
A new report from the Data Center is shedding disturbing light on income and wealth disparities in the New Orleans metro area, showing that on average white households have an astounding 13 times more net worth than their Black counterparts and nine times that of Latinx households....
US acknowledges Northwest dams have devastated the region's Native tribes ( apnews.com )
The U.S. government on Tuesday acknowledged for the first time the harms that the construction and operation of dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pacific Northwest have caused Native American tribes....
The British Army trains in Kenya. Many women say soldiers raped them and abandoned children they fathered | CNN ( www.cnn.com )
In 2007, Britain’s Ministry of Defense dismissed claims of rape brought by 2,187 women, Lenkanan and Noltwalal among them, saying “there was no reliable evidence to support any single allegation.”...
Kbin.social down again? Are people moving to mbin instances (kbin.run, fedia.io)? ( kbin.social )
Link to a list of mbin instances: https://fedidb.org/software/mbin
Greek coastguard threw migrants overboard to their deaths, witnesses say ( www.bbc.com )
The Greek coastguard has caused the deaths of dozens of migrants in the Mediterranean over a three-year period, witnesses say, including nine who were deliberately thrown into the water....
‘Everything is a scam!’ Trump ridiculed after pics of Black church event show white crowd ( www.rawstory.com )
Donald Trump was ridiculed Saturday after attending what his campaign called a Black roundtable at a Detroit church — with photos showing a largely white audience....
CDC warns of disruptions to ADHD meds after $100M fraud arrest ( thehill.com )
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning those who take medication for ADHD, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, could face a disruption in accessing care after two executives were arrested for a $100 million fraud scheme....
Alex Jones’ personal assets to be sold to pay $1.5B Sandy Hook debt. Company bankruptcy is dismissed ( apnews.com )
A federal judge on Friday ordered the liquidation of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ′ personal assets but dismissed his company’s separate bankruptcy case, leaving the future of his Infowars media platform uncertain as he owes $1.5 billion for his false claims that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax....
Man sues Apple for accidentally exposing his infidelity ( appleinsider.com )
A British man is ridiculously attempting to sue Apple following a divorce, caused by his wife finding messages to a prostitute he deleted from his iPhone that were still accessible on an iMac. ...
Japanese band pulls 'Columbus' video after slavery backlash ( www.bbc.com )
A Japanese rock band has pulled the music video for its new song "Columbus" after drawing flak for scenes that depicted Christopher Columbus with ape-like men. ...
Elon Musk wins back his $44.9 billion Tesla pay package in shareholder vote ( apnews.com )
Tesla shareholders voted Thursday to restore CEO Elon Musk’s record $44.9 billion pay package that was thrown out by a Delaware judge earlier this year, sending a strong vote of confidence in his leadership of the electric vehicle maker....
Microsoft in damage-control mode, says it will prioritize security over AI ( arstechnica.com )
Microsoft is pivoting its company culture to make security a top priority, President Brad Smith testified to Congress on Thursday, promising that security will be "more important even than the company’s work on artificial intelligence."...
White Dad Apologized to the Black Superintendent He Pushed On Stage, But It Didn't Go As He Expected ( www.theroot.com )
“The outreach was really to indicate that he, Matthew, understands his mishap in terms of what he did, what he’s caused. He’s remorseful,” Briggs continued. “I took that as some form of apology, but that’s not something I think at this time amounts to a solid apology, from my perspective....
Tesla in self-drive mode slams into police car in Orange County ( ktla.com )
A Tesla was in its self-driving mode when it crashed into a parked patrol vehicle responding to a fatal crash in Orange County Thursday morning, police said. ...
Phoenix police have pattern of violating civil rights and using excessive force, Justice Dept. says ( apnews.com )
Phoenix police discriminate against Black, Hispanic and Native American people, unlawfully detain homeless people and use excessive force, including unjustified deadly force, the U.S. Justice Department said Thursday. ...
Samyang: Denmark recalls Korean ramen for being too spicy ( www.bbc.com )
Three fiery flavours of the Samyang instant ramen line are being withdrawn: Buldak 3x Spicy & Hot Chicken, 2x Spicy & Hot Chicken and Hot Chicken Stew....
Oregon man who drugged daughter's friends with insomnia medication at sleepover gets prison term ( apnews.com )
An Oregon man who drugged his daughter and her friends with fruit smoothies laced with a sleeping medication after they didn’t go to bed during a sleepover was sentenced to two years in prison....
Mexico’s elite struggles to comprehend left’s landslide election win ( www.ft.com )
The day after Mexico’s leftwing ruling party Morena won a landslide victory in presidential, congressional and state elections, one executive stayed in bed all afternoon eating ice cream to try to cope. A wealthy woman in Mexico City told friends it was time to “move to the house in Houston”, while another business leader...
210 Palestinians reportedly killed during Israeli hostage recovery operation ( thehill.com )
The bodies of 109 Palestinians including 23 children and 11 women were taken to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, and spokesperson Khalil Degran told the Associated Press that more than 100 wounded also arrived to the hospital. In addition, he said the rest of the 210 Palestinians killed were taken to Al-Awda Hospital after the...
Japanese hospitality wears thin as overtourism takes toll ( www.thetimes.com )
From one point of view, it is a remarkable success story. In 2000 Japan had 4.7 million foreign tourists a year. The government of the former prime minister Shinzo Abe set an ambitious goal of 20 million foreign visitors a year by 2020, and achieved it five years ahead of schedule....
A social app for creatives, Cara grew from 40k to 650k users in a week because artists are fed up with Meta’s AI policies | TechCrunch ( techcrunch.com )
Artists have finally had enough with Meta’s predatory AI policies, but Meta’s loss is Cara’s gain. An artist-run, anti-AI social platform, Cara has grown from 40,000 to 650,000 users within the last week, catapulting it to the top of the App Store charts....
Graduate's father arrested for blocking Black superintendent from shaking daughter's hand ( www.rawstory.com )
The father of a Baraboo High School graduate blocked his daughter from shaking the hand of the Black superintendent as she graduated, video of the incident shows....
Former Meta engineer sues company saying he was fired over handling of Gaza content ( www.reuters.com )
A former Meta engineer on Tuesday accused the company of bias in its handling of content related to the war in Gaza, claiming in a lawsuit that Meta fired him for trying to help fix bugs causing the suppression of Palestinian Instagram posts....
Google’s Privacy Chief Is Out And Will Not Be Replaced ( www.forbes.com )
Google’s chief privacy officer, Keith Enright, will depart the tech giant after 13 years, with no plans yet to replace him, as the company restructures its teams in charge of privacy and legal compliance....
Father of Baraboo High School graduate blocks superintendent from shaking daughter's hand ( wiscnews.com )
The father of a Baraboo High School graduate forcibly pulled the district superintendent away from his daughter as she crossed the stage to receive a congratulatory handshake during the school’s graduation ceremony Friday....
Met chief says millions of men are danger to women and girls in England and Wales ( www.theguardian.com )
Millions of men in England and Wales pose a danger to women and children, the commissioner of the Metropolitan police has said....
Stealing everything you’ve ever typed or viewed on your own Windows PC is now possible with two lines of code — inside the Copilot+ Recall disaster. ( doublepulsar.com )
Q. Is this really as harmful as you think?...
Trump supporters try to doxx jurors and post violent threats after his conviction ( t.co )
“We need to identify each juror. Then make them miserable. Maybe even suicidal,” wrote another user on the same forum. “1,000,000 men (armed) need to go to washington and hang everyone. That’s the only solution,” wrote another user. “This s--- is out of control.”...
Florida sheriff’s office fires deputy who fatally shot Black airman at home ( www.fox13news.com )
A Floridasheriff on Friday fired a deputy who fatally shot a Black airman at his home while holding a handgun pointed to the ground....
Newsmax Host Ominously Warns ‘You People in Your Cities’ Who Are ‘Pushing the Party That Owns 90% of the Guns’ ( www.mediaite.com )
Newsmax host Carl Higbie went on a tirade on Friday after former President Donald Trump was convicted by a Manhattan jury the day before....
Oregon defendants without a lawyer must be released from jail, US appeals court says ( apnews.com )
A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a ruling that Oregon defendants must be released from jail after seven days if they don’t have a defense attorney. ...
She Made an Offer on a Condo. Then the Seller Learned She Was Black. ( www.nytimes.com )
Two federal laws — the Fair Housing Act of 1968 and the much older Civil Rights Act of 1866 — make it illegal for both home sellers and their real estate agents to discriminate during a home sale. But more than 50 years after redlining was outlawed, racial discrimination remains an issue, housing advocates say. A multiyear...
Andrew Tate loses appeal to relax judicial restrictions as he awaits human trafficking, rape trial ( apnews.com )
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Andrew Tate, the divisive social media influencer awaiting trial in Romania on charges of human trafficking and rape, lost an appeal Thursday to have the court relax geographical restrictions preventing him from traveling outside the eastern European country....
Musk can’t avoid testifying in SEC probe of Twitter buyout by playing victim ( arstechnica.com )
After months of loudly protesting a subpoena, Elon Musk has once again agreed to testify in the US Securities and Exchange Commission's investigation into his acquisition of Twitter (now called X)....
How Ken Paxton is stretching the boundaries of consumer protection laws to pursue political targets ( www.texastribune.org )
Consumer protection laws give attorneys general broad legal authority to request a wide range of records when investigating businesses or charities for allegations of deceptive or fraudulent practices, such as gas stations that hike up fuel prices during hurricanes, companies that run robocalling phone scams and unscrupulous...
Two more US officials resign over Biden administration’s position on Gaza war ( www.theguardian.com )
Alexander Smith, a contractor for the US Agency for International Development (USAID), said he was given a choice between resignation and dismissal after preparing a presentation on maternal and child mortality among Palestinians, which was cancelled at the last minute by USAID leadership last week....
Why does Planned Parenthood contract with Raytheon? ( prismreports.org )
To the dismay of many sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice workers in the U.S., many movement organizations had to be pushed to call for a ceasefire in Gaza or otherwise voice support for Palestinians who are being murdered en masse by the Israeli military. This includes Israel’s recent assault on Rafah, a...
Men with 'toxic masculinity' are more likely to make sexual advances without consent, study finds ( phys.org )
A team of researchers, including Binghamton psychology professor Richard Mattson and graduate student Michael Shaw asked men between the ages of 18–25 to respond to hypothetical sexual hookup situations in which a woman responds passively to a sexual advance, meaning the woman does not express any overt verbal or behavioral...
Spying, hacking and intimidation: Israel’s nine-year ‘war’ on the ICC exposed ( www.theguardian.com )
When the chief prosecutor of the international criminal court (ICC) announced he was seeking arrest warrants against Israeli and Hamas leaders, he issued a cryptic warning: “I insist that all attempts to impede, intimidate or improperly influence the officials of this court must cease immediately.”...
CEO of Google Says It Has No Solution for Its AI Providing Wildly Incorrect Information ( futurism.com )
You know how Google's new feature called AI Overviews is prone to spitting out wildly incorrect answers to search queries? In one instance, AI Overviews told a user to use glue on pizza to make sure the cheese won't slide off (pssst...please don't do this.)...