Was a reddit user for over 8 years. Some of my fellow redditors suggested kbin as an alternative. So here I am; still trying to get the knack of it, but that's the way it was when I first joined reddit.
Was a reddit user for over 8 years. Some of my fellow redditors suggested kbin as an alternative. So here I am; still trying to get the knack of it, but that's the way it was when I first joined reddit.
Third person tested positive for bird flu in the US, CDC says (www.theguardian.com)
Farm worker who had contact with sick cows tests positive for H5N1, making it the second case detected in Michigan...
ISIS Attacks Moscow Concert Venue: US Warnings Ignored (www.infoterkiniviral.com)
In the days leading up to a horrific attack on the Crocus City Hall concert venue near Moscow, the US had warned Russia of ISIS militants’ intent
Pentagon Review Finds No Evidence of Alien Cover-Up (www.nytimes.com)
But the new report suggests that the public’s belief that the government is hiding what it knows will probably continue.
Discussion: If I think Biden is too old, and I want to support a different nominee for the Democrats, what should I do? (mbin.grits.dev)
I am 1,000% going to vote for the Democratic nominee in November, because I don't want the world to end. I just want to make that clear because I know some people may be rightly suspicious of this type of post, for oh you know the reasons....
So much spam
There seems to be a few waves of users created just to post spam specifically in kbin. It's quite strange as the posts are so obvious and they keep getting downvoted. I'm also blocking the users but I can't see a way to report them. Is there a better way to handle this situation?
Hawaii Is Bailing Out Its Wildfire-Causing Energy Company (jacobin.com)
After being found responsible for starting a deadly wildfire last summer, Hawaii’s for-profit energy utility is set to receive a public bailout. The episode makes a powerful case for bringing utilities under public ownership.
World's first year-long breach of key 1.5C warming limit (www.bbc.co.uk)
The last 12 months were the hottest on record, temporarily sending the world past a deeply symbolic mark.
Entire Edition Of Newspapers Stolen On Day It Publishes Story About Rape At Police Chief’s Home (www.huffpost.com)
“It’s pretty clear that someone didn’t want the community to read the news this week,” said Ouray County Plaindealer co-publisher Erin McIntyre.
Senate scuttles resolution to secure human rights report on Israel aid (www.courthousenews.com)
The Senate voted Tuesday night against a measure that would have commissioned a report on U.S. aid to Israel and examined whether the country has violated international human rights standards in its ongoing war in Gaza....
Yo, what was your first computer? How old were you, where and how did you get it, what did you do with it, etc.
TL;DR It was an old Wang system, 286 processor(I think, anyway), with no hard drive, a 5.25" floppy drive, and a lovely green monochrome monitor. I didn’t have it long enough to reach the point where I could have identified the actual hardware/specs....
TIL that a bunch of medieval manuscripts featured illustrations of knights fighting giant snails, and no one knows why (www.bbc.com)
25 Years Ago, the Most Underrated Sci-Fi Thriller (The Faculty) Redefined an Entire Genre (inverse.com)
A forgotten '90s movie is the perfect crossover between sci-fi, horror, and unexpected Jon Stewart.
Terry Gilliam Eyes Johnny Depp to Play Satan in ‘Carnival at the End of Days’ (variety.com)
Terry Gilliam told Variety at the Red Sea Film Festival Sunday that he wants Johnny Depp to play Satan in his new film 'Carnival at the End of Days.'...
Speaker Mike Johnson says he's blurring Jan. 6 footage so rioters don't get charged (www.nbcnews.com)
"We don’t want them to be retaliated against and to be charged by the DOJ,” the House speaker said. His office later noted that DOJ already has the raw footage.
Article: ‘I was told not to make eye contact with Tom Cruise’: meet the world’s most prolific film extra (www.theguardian.com)
As a new film spotlights her 60-year career, record-breaking film extra Jill Goldston discusses turning down Warren Beatty’s indecent proposal and hanging out with David Bowie...
Anon tries gigglebush (sh.itjust.works)
Ancient wisdom (lemmy.world)
Undercover filming highlights Saudi plan to artificially raise oil demand (www.channel4.com)
An undercover sting operation has highlighted a Saudi Arabian government plan to artificially raise global oil demand, Channel 4 News can reveal in an investigation released just days before climate crisis talks begin in the UAE.
YouTube is blaming that Firefox delay people been talking about on adblockers. (www.androidauthority.com)
This delay isn’t exclusive to Firefox, it’s in any browser where a user has enabled adblockers including in Chrome. Disable the adblocker and this delay magically go away. This was done on purpose.
Benjamin Netanyahu on the Future of Gaza : Consider This from NPR (www.npr.org)
In an interview with NPR's Steve Inskeep, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu often referred to post-WW II Germany as a possible road map for what he called the "de-militarizing" and "de-radicalizing" of Gaza. Netanyahu said Gaza needs a new 'civilian government,' but won't say who. NPR National Security Correspondent Greg...
Ohio Republicans Say It's Their 'God Given Right' to Restrict Abortion Access (www.rollingstone.com)
Republicans in Ohio want to undermine the will of voters who approved a measure enshrining reproductive freedom into the state’s constitution
New York appoints famed sex therapist Dr. Ruth as state’s loneliness ambassador (thehill.com)
If you didn’t know she was still alive, I didn’t either. Apparently she’s 95
A bear stole a Taco Bell delivery order from a Florida family's porch — and "then he came again for the soda" (www.cbsnews.com)
The caper was captured on the home's Ring camera.
'Rate limit exceeded;' Twitter down for thousands of users worldwide (www.cbsnews.com)
Thousands of Twitter users across several countries were unable to access the social media site or faced difficulty and delays Saturday.