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Friends and relatives mourn over the body of Al-Aqsa TV photojournalist Muhammad al-Tanani shot by Israeli forces while reporting in North Gaza [Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP]

@palestine
#Gaza
#journalists




Drug makers sue FDA so they can keep making knockoff weight-loss drugs

Compounding pharmacies could make knockoffs during shortage. But FDA says it's over.

arstechnica.com/health/2024/10…



I post a lot of #yoyo videos here and frequently get asked "what's a good starter yo-yo?"

So I put together a special starter-pack, just for my friends here in the fediverse. This pack includes a Bolt yo-yo, a starter comic, and string. I've also customized each of these Bolts, so the art on each cap is unique.

I've put up 10 of these starter packs on my site for $55 each. doctorpopular.com/shop/yo-yo-s…

#yoyo





A new career path in IT? Amazon AWS is recruiting NUCLEAR ENGINEERS. They are to do analysis of SMR reactor use and nuclear fuel. What's next, auctions of uranium, plutonium, others? It's changing. No longer talking exclusively about “renewable energy”. Checkout: up to $252,900.
in reply to Lukasz Olejnik

@davidgerard here’s an interesting data point for a pivot article. what’s interesting is in both pay and expectations, they’re treating nuclear engineering like software engineering, which seems… extremely unwise


In Florida, some jails and prisons that are located in evacuation zones say they will not evacuate their residents.

“When my son was sentenced, he was not given a death sentence,” said the relative of someone who is incarcerated in the region. theguardian.com/us-news/2024/o…



A view shows a damaged site in the aftermath of Israeli strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs, in Lebanon, Tuesday [Mohammed Yassin/Reuters]

@palestine
#Lebanon
#Beirut



🇪🇺🔥 German MEP Daniel Freund delivered a scathing critique of Viktor Orbán, calling him the "most corrupt politician in the EU."

"Mr. Orbán, you've stolen at least €14 billion, built stadiums and palaces instead of schools and roads. No more EU funds for Hungary until the theft stops. We want our money back!"

He even called for a European arrest warrant.



DeSantis’ approach is simple: The governor attempts to impose his policies by censoring expression, threatening those who disagree with gag orders, civil penalties, and even incarceration. He might lose in court later—but by then, the censorship may have had its intended effect:
Florida Amendment 4: Ron DeSantis’ administration is threatening to prosecute the media for airing pro-choice ads.
slate.com/news-and-politics/20…



Thank you from the bottom of our GNU little heart! #ThankGNU to Neil Banerjee, Ramana Kumar, Richard Ellwood, Stéphane Bortzmeyer, and Zacchae for their generous contribution to the #fsf Let's fight for freedom together! u.fsf.org/3vy


Apparently, this is the kind of stuff people send each other on Facebook, and I'm dying.


Starting this semester, the University of California San Diego will require all students to complete a climate change course and demonstrate the ability to understand and address climate change.

We should require any political leader taking office to do the same.

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Just watched @kissane's XOXO talk & it left me choked up. You may know Erin from The Covid Tracking Project; now she's focusing on getting us to create social spaces on the internet that aren't soul-destroying. Yes, that involves the Fediverse.

I'm so grateful for all she's done, in both spheres.

Her XOXO talk, which I highly recommend:
youtube.com/watch?v=0FwM8HdOY-…

One of her latest efforts, done with @darius, on Fediverse Governance:
erinkissane.com/fediverse-gove…

#Covid #Covid19 #Fediverse #Mastodon



WTAF do you think she's been doing, NYT?

"NYTimes: The vice president needs to speak with voters directly. #news #nytimes nytimes.com/2024/10/09/opinion..."



The Trinity College library had been named after slave owner George Berkeley and now becomes the first building on the campus to be named after a woman, the poet Eavan Boland.

rte.ie/news/regional/2024/1009…

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