RCV trends: Four states ban RCV in 2025, bringing the number of states with bans to 15.

The world should wake up from tech dependence. Let the EU massively invest in FOSS.

Kristi Noem gave an egregiously wrong definition of the legal principle habeas corpus while testifying to senators Tuesday.

The U.K. suspended free trade talks with Israel on Tuesday and hit West Bank settlers with sanctions, less than a day after vowing “concrete actions” if Israel didn’t stop its new military offensive in Gaza.

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George Wendt, an actor with an Everyman charm who played the affable, beer-loving barfly Norm on the hit 1980s TV comedy “Cheers” and later crafted a stage career that took him to Broadway in “Art,” “Hairspray” and “Elf,” has died. He was 76.

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Tesla owners are modifying their cars to be escapable if the car catches fire, because the doors stop working like normal and you need to rely on well-hidden mechanical overrides.

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Archive link: https://web.archive.org/web/20250515190754/https://ppaolo.substack.com/p/the-dumbest-move-in-tech-right-now

France is "determined" to recognise a Palestinian state, its foreign minister said on Tuesday, condemning Israel for the "indefensible" situation in Gaza created by its military campaign and humanitarian blockade.

Florida Man: “They did this infrastructure bill, and you get the bill and they try to give you money. But then you’ve got to jump through all these hoops,” DeSantis said. “I have to monitor tailpipe emissions for Florida drivers. I am not doing that. I’m not doing the woke roads. I’m not doing any of that.”

A short video taken inside an Illinois school captured troubling behavior: A teacher gripping a 6-year-old boy with autism by the ankle and dragging him down the hallway on his back.

Study shows firms in Colorado, including Chevron, have pumped 30m lbs of chemicals in 18 months without meeting all disclosure rules

Creative Cloud Pro arrives with more AI, higher prices, and a familiar feeling of déjà vu

To be fair.... they were pretty much just using the Adobe logo but purple and on a diet

Older adults and other groups at high risk for severe illness might still be able to get vaccinated, the FDA vaccine chief said Tuesday.

http://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/calculating-2

who wants pasta in their computer?

If the link is borking, you can check it out in the original link - the archived link is with no paywall while Washington Post limits how many you can read for free (archive.org does not archive Washington Post)

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Sweden's parliament has passed a law banning the purchase of sexual performances for viewing online, including those on platforms like OnlyFans, marking a major update to the country’s sex purchase legislation.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate will move this week to block California from enforcing a series of vehicle emissions standards that are tougher than the federal government’s, including first-in-the-nation rules phasing out the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035.

International pressure over a looming famine forced Benjamin Netanyahu to announce on Sunday night that he would ease the devastating 11-week aid blockade to prevent a “starvation crisis” in Gaza – but only to a minimum level.

Immigration authorities appear to have begun deporting migrants from Myanmar and Vietnam to South Sudan, attorneys for the migrants said in court documents filed Tuesday

A primer for those who don't understand.

Originally from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures #64

Video version

NYU’s decision to withhold Logan Rozos’s degree for denouncing genocide in Gaza in his graduation speech is the latest example of right-wing cancel culture. After criticizing it on the Left, conservatives have learned to rally “woke” mobs of their own.

Google is not entitled to my personal banking information or any other PII! WTF if I go to a store and want to buy I will.

Vor einiger Zeit ist mir mal der Kaffee ausgegangen. Dann erinnerte ich mich, dass ich noch dieses Instant-Cappuccino-Pulver im Schrank stehen habe. Ich dachte, das ginge mal als Ersatz.

Emma Graham-Harrison and Quique Kierszenbaum in Jerusalem Tue 20 May 2025 14.53 EDT

Parliament has to vote on it first, but it is another step towards its implementation.

Zeno, a startup aimed at markets in Africa and India, makes an electric bike that outperforms gas motorcycles and costs less—so customers don’t need a green incentive to buy them.

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/64523233