Teacher. Math/Sci/Pol nerd. Recovering IT worker. Former owner of clothing not covered in cat hair.
Also @keet
Teacher. Math/Sci/Pol nerd. Recovering IT worker. Former owner of clothing not covered in cat hair.
Also @keet
Why Everyone Should Still Use an RSS Reader in 2024 (lifehacker.com)
RSS is still the best way to track the news on the web, and these RSS readers can keep you right up to date.
Linux Mint 21.3 has been released (blog.linuxmint.com)
Well, it looks like pretty much every government agency was complicit in the raid of that small town newspaper in Kansas (www.techdirt.com)
… Every bit of this reeks of corruption — the sort of small-town corruption where the perpetrators feel the locals are far too few, or far too weak, to fight back. And it gets worse. Sherman Smith and the Kansas Reflector have been digging into whatever they’ve actually been able to obtain with public records requests. And...
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Do you know of any obscure useful websites?
SEO has essentially destroyed search engines, what are some very useful websites that you might not get given by Google?
when someone starts reminding me how old some of my favorite things from when I was younger are (slrpnk.net)
A Supreme Court redistricting ruling gave hope to Black voters. They're still waiting for new maps (apnews.com)
The Supreme Court’s decision siding with Black voters in an Alabama redistricting case gave Democrats and voting rights activist a surprising opportunity before the 2024 elections to have congressional maps redrawn in a handful of states.
College students are still struggling with basic math. Professors blame the pandemic (apnews.com)
Colleges across the country are grappling with the same problem as academic setbacks from the pandemic follow students to campus. At many universities, engineering and biology majors are struggling to grasp fractions and exponents. More students are being placed into pre-college math, starting a semester or more behind for their...
66% of Americans want European-style vacation policies, like being OOO for the entire month of August (www.cnbc.com)
In many parts of Europe, it’s common for workers to take off weeks at a time, especially during the summer. Envious Americans say it’s time for the U.S. to follow suit....
Companies That Union-Bust Must Now Automatically Recognize Union, NLRB Rules (www.vice.com)
A new framework for unionizations means that a company must voluntarily recognize a union or demand an election—and can no longer interfere with the election....
How Did That Flagrantly Illegal Raid on a Kansas Newspaper Happen? The Editor Has an Idea. (slate.com)
A federal lawsuit is now planned.
No OB-GYNs left in town: what came after Idaho’s assault on abortion (www.theguardian.com)
Some select paragraphs:...
The failure of Luna 25 cements Putin’s role as a disastrous space leader (arstechnica.com)
The Trojan Room coffee pot was switched off at 09:54 UTC on 22 August 2001 (lemmy.capebreton.social)
cross-posted from: lemmy.capebreton.social/post/327322...
Windows 11 has made the “clean Windows install” an oxymoron (arstechnica.com)
Denmark Reacts to Russia’s Criticism over F-16s to Ukraine: They Should Be Ashamed (www.eurointegration.com.ua)
Jakob Ellemann-Jensen, Danish Minister of Defence, has criticised the Russian Ambassador to Copenhagen, Vladimir Barbin, who referred to sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine as an escalation of the conflict.
Greenan Castle, South Ayrshire, Scotland (media.mstdn.social)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenan_Castle...
NASA’s buildings are even older than its graying workforce (arstechnica.com)
New probe confirms Trump officials blocked Puerto Rico from receiving hurricane aid (www.nbcnews.com)
Indictment returned in Georgia as grand jury wraps up Trump election probe (apnews.com)
A grand jury in Georgia that has been investigating former President Donald Trump over his efforts to undo the 2020 election results in that state has returned an indictment, though it was not immediately clear against whom....
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Kansas Newspaper Says Its Co-Owner Has Died After Being Traumatized by Police Raid (www.thedailybeast.com)
The Marion County Record said its co-owner died Saturday after a police raid left her “stressed beyond her limits.”
In Marion County newspaper raid, a grim threat to Kansans' First Amendment rights - Kansas Reflector (kansasreflector.com)
The outrageous law enforcement assault on the Marion County Record newspaper raises a veritable forest of red flags.
Twitter held in contempt, fined $350K over Trump data delay (arstechnica.com)
Sanctions were applied after the social media platform delayed compliance with a federal search warrant that required Twitter to hand over Donald Trump’s Twitter data without telling the former president about the warrant for 180 days.
Trader Joe's hires union-busting law firm, fires union supporters (sign.moveon.org)
cross-posted from: sh.itjust.works/post/2397424...