arstechnica.com “Lab leak” marketing page replaces federal hub for COVID resources
The site previously hosted links to resources on long COVID, vaccines, and testing.
Trump team reveals lack of expertise – and patience – as it threatens to abandon Ukraine peace talks
Especially the media from outside us
My 2 cents: it's is great when travelling but I end up visiting the website of the bus/train company to actually book the ticket, so it's mainly useful if you are somewhere and you don't know the companies offering public transport.
Edit: I'm from Europe and never went outside of it, don't know anything of how good it works in the rest of the world.
I have a firetv stick and a playstation hooked up to my TV (which is smart, but horribly slow) and would never choose to stream something on my playstation if it's about usability. Maybe a playstation remote might make a difference but still
If the produced stuff last longer it wouldn't mean there would be less competition on innovation, people would still have a reason to sell you their old appliances because they want certain new function. This law is against making stuff that can't be repaired or breaks easily. Don't think you'd buy a 2 year old tv if it doesn't work, right.
Where I live you can easily give your stuff away or donate it to a charity shop, but it's a tiny bit less effort to chuck it in the trash so there are people who do that. Not all of them, thank god, but you can come across decent stuff every one in a while. Do have to say people are more likely to dump cheap stuff than reliable stuff from known brands.
Neutral??
France on Friday announced the "Choose France for Science" platform, operated by the French National Research Agency (ANR), which will enable universities, schools, and research organisations to apply for co-funding from the government to host researchers.
This is a good thing, but always France has to take the 'we are going to fix this ourselves'-approach. Maybe it would have taken a lot longer, but I would really prefer to see a "choose EU for science" program, supported by the commission.
I think both are part of the same culture to be honest, they are just in very different positions both pushed to an extreme situation (the kids shooting up schools and the government officials threating immigrants like crap). Personally I believe you get what you give and this is the result of a society that is getting what it has been giving (or not giving, really). Really sad situation where a lot of people get way less than they deserve (the parents of the killed kids, the children of the deported families etc)
Ah, I am guilty of liking that. But I do think it is a very different taste than regular dark roasted chocolaty coffee and they should suprise you with a funky light-roasted one as their standard bean. Those are more suited for specialty places where they have multiple grinders with multiple beans.
I'd love it if they just went like "man walks nude in white house" and then show a picture of some guy walking around in a white house, focussing on the headline instead of the body of the text
Removed
This is real
xcancel is nitter instance, which is a FOSS front-end similar to what invidious is to YouTube. What you see is pulled from the Twitter servers, but without all the trackers, ads and cookies you get when you visit twitter 'the normal way'. I believe they maintain the integrity of the URL, so you can copy and paste the text after xcancel.com and place it behind x.com if you want to be sure xcancel or another instance parses data correctly. Your mistrust is a good thing.
And totally agree, conspiracist took over the government including their communication channels, still partly in denial myself because some stuff is so unbelievably crazy.
The Onion can't compete with this
I just follow exposés by his baby momma's, it's not as up-to-date but it's good enough for me
Don't spoil The 100
I think that's right but at the same time I think you're not doing it justice by implying that's all it is.
Might not be the year to break laws though, considering even judges can't save you
You should see the other stuff they post now: https://xcancel.com/WhiteHouse/
Go see for yourself, op posted a link to the tweet: https://xcancel.com/WhiteHouse/status/1913241658579440126
On one hand you're 100% right, but you cannot choose how others see you
EU unveils €1.6bln in aid for Palestinian Authority for West Bank, Gaza projects
www.euronews.com EU announces €1.6bln financial aid package for Palestinian Authority
More than a third of the money, to be provided over two years, will come as direct budget support to the PA and is aimed at improving financial sustainability, democratic governance and services to help the private sector develop. #EuropeNews
More than a third of the money, to be provided over two years, will come as direct budget support to the PA and is aimed at improving financial sustainability, democratic governance and services to help the private sector develop.
The European Union has unveiled a financial aid package of up to €1.6 billion to support the Palestinian Authority (PA) and fund projects in the West Bank, Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip.
The offer comes as Israel expanded its military offensive across Gaza over the weekend.
More than a third of the money, to be provided over two years, will come as direct budget support to the PA and is aimed at improving financial sustainability, democratic governance and services to help the private sector develop.
"Our programme aims to support the Palestinian people in building a sustainable future," said EU Mediterranean Commissioner Dubravka Šuica.
"It's about the governing capacity. It's about advancing economic recovery. It's about strengthening the resilience
Hungary's parliament passes constitutional amendment banning public LGBTQ+ events
www.euronews.com Hungary passes amendment banning public LGBTQ+ events
The amendment declares that children's rights to moral, physical and spiritual development supersede any right other than the right to life, including the right to peaceful assembly.
Hungary's parliament has passed an amendment to the constitution that allows the government to ban public events by LGBTQ+ communities, a decision that legal scholars and critics are calling another step toward authoritarianism.
The amendment, which required a two-thirds vote, passed along party lines with 140 votes for and 21 against.
It was proposed by the ruling Fidesz-KDNP coalition led by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
The amendment declares that children's rights to moral, physical and spiritual development supersede any right other than the right to life, including the right to peacefully assemble.
The amendment codifies a law fast-tracked through parliament in March that bans public events held by LGBTQ+ communities, including the popular Pride event in Budapest that draws thousands of visitors annually.
That law also allows authorities to use facial recognition tools to identify people who attend prohibited events and can come with fines of up to 200,000 Hungarian forints (
decrypt.co AI Priest Fired by Catholic Group After Pitching Gatorade Baptisms - Decrypt
As Pope Francis prepared to address AI at the G7 summit, a Catholic group stumbles in its attempts to harness the technology to engage the faithful.
Sort of cross-posted from https://sh.itjust.works/post/35988607
Bots increase online user engagement but stifle meaningful discussion, study shows
www.techexplorist.com Bots increase online engagement but inhibit meaningful online discussions
At the cost of deeper human-to-human interactions.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/28012519
France shows how Europe can survive Trump
cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/60822935
"Trump's America threatens European soveregnity to its core. France has long been strivingt for strategic autonomy and proves that this is possible in Europe in a military, energy and technological sense as well. Here's what we can learn from them."
Also on Nebula (paywall): https://nebula.tv/videos/techaltar-france-shows-how-europe-can-survive-trump
Anne Frank rules always apply tbh
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/24263660
President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the capture of two Chinese nationals reportedly fighting for the Russian Armed Forces.
President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Tuesday the capture of two Chinese nationals reportedly fighting for the Russian Armed Forces in the first update of its kind.
Zelensky, in a Telegram update that includes the interrogation of one of the Chinese men captured, said the two soldiers were captured in Ukraine’s Donetsk region with their personal documents, including bank cards.
Zelensky said Kyiv is aware of more Chinese nationals fighting for Moscow, adding that Ukrainian authorities are working to establish the situation.
“We have information that there are significantly more Chinese citizens in the occupier’s units than two. We are currently clarifying all the facts. Intelligence, the [Security Service of Ukraine] SBU, and the relevant units of the Armed Forces are working,” Zelensky said, adding that the two men are under the SBU’s custody
To demonstrate military superiority, the US is currently shooting itself in the face
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27935229
www.thebeaverton.com Canada waiting for US economy to implode enough to make America 11th province
OTTAWA - With the stock market plunged into chaos by U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs, Canadians have decided to simply wait out America's forthcoming economic collapse and then buy the nation on the cheap.
OTTAWA – With the stock market plunged into chaos by U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, Canadians have decided to simply wait out America’s forthcoming economic collapse and then buy the nation on the cheap.
Elon Musk dramatically steps down from DOGE in shock move after Trump expressed private doubts
www.dailymail.co.uk Elon Musk dramatically steps down from DOGE in shocking move
President Donald Trump has told his Cabinet and inner circle that Elon Musk is stepping back from his government role.
cross-posted from: https://lemy.lol/post/41826425
Global crackdown on Kidflix, a major child sexual exploitation platform with almost two million users
www.europol.europa.eu Global crackdown on Kidflix, a major child sexual exploitation platform with almost two million users | Europol
An international operation against child sexual exploitation, supported by Europol and led by the State Criminal Police of Bavaria (Bayerisches Landeskriminalamt) and the Bavarian Central Office for the Prosecution of Cybercrime (ZCB), has resulted in the shutdown of Kidflix, one of the largest paed...
The Europol-supported operation led to 79 arrests and 1.400 identifications
Kidflix, one of the largest paedophile platforms in the world, has been shut down in an international operation against child sexual exploitation. The investigation was supported by Europol and led by the State Criminal Police of Bavaria (Bayerisches Landeskriminalamt) and the Bavarian Central Office for the Prosecution of Cybercrime (ZCB). Over 35 countries worldwide participated in the operation.
A total of 1.8 million users worldwide logged on to the platform between April 2022 and March 2025. On 11 March 2025, the server, which contained around 72 000 videos at the time, was seized by German and Dutch authorities.
The investigation resulted in the identification of almost 1 400 suspects worldwide. So far, 79 of these individuals have been arrested for sharing and distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Some of those arrested not only uploaded and watched videos but also abused children. The inv
An AI has been accepted as a student at the Vienna art school that twice rejected Hitler.
www.euronews.com Video. Meet Flynn, the first AI in the world enrolled as a university student
Video. The arts university in Vienna says the AI will attend classes, receive critiques, and get grades alongside human students.
cross-posted from: https://futurology.today/post/4213954
www.aljazeera.com Palestine Red Crescent says 15 bodies found in search for missing Gaza crew
Nine Red Crescent crew members were missing for a week after they came under Israeli fire in Rafah.
Nine Red Crescent crew members were missing for a week after they came under Israeli fire in Rafah.
The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) says 15 bodies have been found in Rafah, southern Gaza, a week after its first responders came under heavy fire from Israeli forces.
The PRCS said on Sunday that eight of the bodies have been identified as PRCS members, six as members of the Civil Defence, and one as a UN agency employee. One PRCS first responder is still missing.
The group said the those killed “were targeted by the Israeli occupation forces while performing their humanitarian duties as they were heading to the Hashashin area of Rafah to provide first aid to a number of people injured by Israeli shelling in the area”.
“The occupation’s targeting of Red Crescent medics … can only be considered a war crime punishable under international humanitarian law, which the occupation continues to violate before the eyes of the entire world.”
In an earlier statement the Red Crescent sa
Netherlands tightens U.S. travel warning, especially for LGBTQ visitors
The Netherlands has issued a new warning to Dutch citizens considering travel to the United States if they are gay, lesbian, transsexual, or another gender or sexual minority. The Dutch government also warned, "The US government has tightened entry controls for foreign visitors," echoing similar concerns raised by other countries, including the United Kingdom and Germany, in messages to their citizens.
Amazon alternatives
- 23 Best Amazon Alternatives for Ethical Online Shopping
- 16 Alternatives To Audible for Ethical Audiobook Lovers
- 9 Best Online Bookstores That Aren't Amazon
Quite some of the companies in these three lists are American so they might not be the best eu alternatives, but still wanted to share these three lists.