The Associated Press
Gunman kills 19 children, 2 teachers in Texas school rampage
6 min read · May 25th · UVALDE, Texas (AP) — An 18-year-old gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school barricaded himself inside a classroom, “shooting anyone that was in his way,” an…
Reader View · Shared by 128, including Rob Arthur, slumos, Juliette Kayyem, Trey Tweets Into the Void, Riley Black 🦕🏳️⚧️, Kainaz Amaria, ErikWemple, Rick Klau, Mac McCann, Dan Froomkin/PressWatchers.org ☮️, Saeed Jones, Esther Schindler, Shaun King, David Weigel
9to5Mac
DuckDuckGo caught giving Microsoft permission for trackers despite strong privacy reputation
2 min read · May 25th · DuckDuckGo is known for its privacy-first commitment to users on iOS, Android, browsers, and soon with its own Mac app. Now, a report puts in check the company’s privacy focus due to a search…
Reader View · Shared by 11, including slumos
scitechdaily.com
Ghostly Unseen “Mirror World” Might Be Cause of Cosmic Controversy With Hubble Constant
4 min read · May 22nd · According to new research, an unseen ‘mirror world’ of particles that interacts with our world only via gravity might be the key to solving a major puzzle in cosmology today – the Hubble constant…
Reader View · Shared by 4, including slumos
gunviolencearchive.org
Mass Shootings in 2018
1 min read · From 2018 · Gun Violence Archive (GVA) is a not for profit corporation formed in 2013 to provide free online public access to accurate information about gun-related violence in the United States. GVA will collect…
Reader View · Shared by 28, including slumos, Andrzej Jóźwik, John Maeda, Megan Ranney MD MPH 🌻
NPR
It's 19 weeks into the year and America has already seen 198 mass shootings
1 min read · May 15th · By Saeed Ahmed Sunday, May 15, 2022 • 10:30 AM EDT The 10 people killed, and an additional three injured, make this weekend's racially motivated attack at a Buffalo, N.Y., supermarket the deadliest…
Reader View · Shared by 5, including slumos
matthewbutterick.com
What we can deduce from a leaked PDF
7 min read · May 4th · In 1979, Bob Woodward and Scott Armstrong published The Brethren, a chronicle of the Supreme Court during the tumultuous and consequential terms from 1969 to 1975. Including, of course, the…
Reader View · Shared by 25, including Christopher Mims 🤌, slumos
The Washington Post
World record 477-mile-long lightning ‘megaflash’ confirmed over U.S.
5 min read · Feb 1st · The World Meteorological Organization also certified a flash over South America that lasted a record 17 seconds.
Reader View · Shared by 16, including Trey Tweets Into the Void, Matthew Cappucci, slumos
CBS News
'Not credible;' Judge dismisses ADA lawsuit against Redwood City restaurant
6 min read · May 9th · A federal judge found Thursday that a disabled plaintiff's testimony was "not credible" and dismissed his lawsuit under the Americans with Disabilities Act after he had sued a Redwood City restaurant…
Reader View · Shared by 4, including slumos
buttondown.email
Buttondown
From 2020 · Buttondown is the best way to start and run your newsletter
Shared by 25, including slumos, Christopher D. Long (Крістофер Д. Лонг)
johnpublic.mataroa.blog
IBM's asshole test
1 min read · May 4th · Some years back I applied to join IBM's grad scheme, there was a peculiar stage to the process I've not seen elsewhere. It was during the onsite day, where a batch of 20 or so applicants were put…
Shared by 95, including Chris Heilmann, slumos, Esther Schindler
desertsun.com
California 100 percent powered by renewables for first time
5 min read · May 2nd · Major but fleeting milestone reached Saturday, largely with power from solar farms off Interstate 10 freeway. Experts say feds are slowing permanent full renewables for state.
Reader View · Shared by 35, including Brooks Rainwater, Bill Slawski ⚓ 🇺🇦, slumos, John Koetsier, Matt Brennan
San Francisco Chronicle
This Bay Area production of ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ is coming under fire for its casting choices
9 min read · Apr 20th · Two actors of color have left the Berkeley Playhouse production after protests over the casting of the Urchins, roles inspired by Black girl groups of the '60s.
Reader View · Shared by 7, including slumos
v.redd.it
Thanks, I hate kinky Earth Day
Apr 22nd · Posted in r/TIHI by u/lolnein • 5,391 points and 80 comments
Shared by 4, including slumos
San Francisco Chronicle
Top Fries in the S.F. Bay Area
5 min read · Apr 20th · Find the best fries in these San Francisco Bay Area restaurants, as recommended by critics Soleil Ho and Cesar Hernandez.
Reader View · Shared by 9, including slumos
