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Trump's Not 'Bluffing': Inside the MAGA Efforts To Make a Second Term Even More Extreme ( www.rollingstone.com )
Millionaire Investment Banker Jonathan Kaye caught punching, and breaking an unarmed woman's nose during Brooklyn Pride Festival ( x.com )
https://www.moelis.com/our-team/jonathan-kaye/
What's something you want to stop doing but can't actually stop?
If an artist trains an image generation AI on their own digital art catalog, should they be able to get a copyright on what it produces? When does a tool change from a tool to a non-human creator?
Under US copyright law, only works created by humans can be copyrighted. Courts have (imho rightly) denied copyrights to AI-generated images....
Alex Jones agrees to liquidate his assets to pay Sandy Hook families, in move that would end his ownership of Infowars ( www.cnn.com )
What can I make out of a Old Pentium D desktop?
Hello homelabbers,...
What the ‘uncommitted’ vote says about Biden’s reelection ( www.politico.com )
Tuesday’s primaries saw the final states cast presidential votes in the Democratic primary. More than 650,000 Democrats voted against Biden over the last four months by choosing options such as “uncommitted,” with others protesting in other states through write-ins, blank ballots, votes for other candidates and other...
Lemmy, how do you kill a ton of black widow spiders in a garage, without touching them?
I hate black widows. What are your solutions? They’re everywhere.
These Convictions Thwart Trump’s Plan to Pardon Himself ( theintercept.com )
If you were home and had five minutes to hide from foreign agents who were coming to hunt you down, where would you hide?
Making a living by writing is as rare as being a billionaire ( www.theintrinsicperspective.com )
Filtered window fan?
I live in an area with not so great air quality and no AC. We have little air filters inside the rooms, but at night we have to let the cool (and dirty) air inside to cool down the house....
Need some advice on creating a waterproof container that allows for a sliding stainless steel rod
Hello lemgineers!...
What is the most unhinged conspiracy theory?
Lauren Boebert tried to make a gay joke about Pete Buttigieg. It backfired completely. ( www.lgbtqnation.com )
Americans, what's the plan if Trump wins the election in November? (serious)
S.F.’s Painted Ladies: Why does one pay $1,000 in property tax and another $44,000? ( www.sfchronicle.com )
https://archive.ph/jGRIQ
Trump Pressures Republicans to Pass a Law to Keep Him Out of Jail Forever ( www.rollingstone.com )
What policy or program would you pay more taxes to support?
You can't cut any taxes or programs to fund your idea. Nothing else in your government is going to change. It can't be a tax that you avoid somehow. The money comes from you and similar people in your situation. Don't try to get around it in some way....
Would you support a mandatory retirement age of 75 for US House, US Senate & US Supreme Court Justices and if not why?
Is it possible for devices on an online group chat to toss a coin without trusting each other and the server?
Stop Arming Cartels Act makes it unlawful to make, sell, possess a rifle ‘capable of firing .50-caliber ammunition’ ( www.wavy.com )
What good/positive habits have you taken away from your time in Covid lockdown and kept up since then?
For example, I have kept the habit of washing my hands with soap, first thing when I come home.
Do you leave a tip for housekeeping if you're only staying one night in a hotel?
Is it a 'thank you for prepping my room' or 'please clean my room today'? If you tip post cleaning, it's likely going to someone else the next day. Many hotels now only do housekeeping on demand. How do employees feel about this - do they miss the tips or are they happy for a less stressful workday?...
18+ [NSFL] Russian propaganda vs reality ( streamable.com )
https://files.catbox.moe/84jh3i.mov...
Why does a state like California that has supermajorities in both houses of the legislature not have a livable wage, housing guarantees, universal healthcare, and other very progressive policies?
I keep being told it's because of the Republicans that we can't have nice things. So what gives in California? We should be overflowing with progressive policies.
Help needed choosing a good pair of noise cancelling earphones
I've found a good number of negative reviews of Bose QC 2 and quite a few good things said about Sony WF-1000XM5 so I'm leaning towards buying them but would love to hear the general recommendation on Lemmy first....
Stealthy Hammock Camping 👀 ..Hiding in the Woods ( youtu.be )
I'd love to go back camping with a light load. Maybe I am no longer young enough for it.
How rich is too rich? ( www.nature.com )
BOOK REVIEW...
Is a sound level of 105 decibels for a few seconds enough to rupture a person's eardrum?
In 2022, a Texas family filed a lawsuit against Apple for damaging their son's hearing after an Amber Alert went off while he was wearing Airpods. According to Google, the maximum volume of phone headphones is around 105 decibels. The family are claiming that the son now requires hearing aids after his eardrum ruptured....
Stuck ( slrpnk.net )
cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/9085818
Some disaster has befallen society: you have to secure a month of food for you and three other people. How do you do it?
Let's assume no zombies or other supernatural occurrences, but could be plenty of people being shitty, consequences thereof, or natural disasters
How do I tell my neighbors that they need to stay off my property and not let their kids trespass. Joke answers only.
People and their kids like to come over unannounced, and without permission, to look at my ducks like it's the fuckin zoo or some shit....
How to get wood sealant off of a window
So I was using a wood sealer (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AQTX3XU) on my newly built catio. Unfortunately I didn't notice how much I had sprayed on the adjacent window....
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Cargo ship loaded with Russian timber, one of Putin's largest sources of government revenue after oil and gas, seized in Germany ( www.earthsight.org.uk )
A vessel carrying some €40 million of Russian conflict timber has been seized by German Customs....