This is horrifying: Houses, cars, and a bus were set on fire in Belfast last night in a night of violence that followed a knife attack on Monday. One pastor in north Belfast says black people's homes were targeted, while an MP tells the BBC there was a "race-based pogrom" www.bbc.com/news/live/cr...

Homes set on fire in Belfast night of violence as MP says people targeted based on skin colour - follow live

On one street, hundreds of masked men carrying bottles and bricks set bins on fire and shouted "foreigners out", our reporter says.

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This will end well

A court in Munich declared that Google is liable for their "AI summaries" and all its hallucinations. This brings "AI" slop in line with all other products: "AI" is basically the only product where a provider can deliver unchecked garbage and put all liability on the consumer.

Landmark German ruling declares Google's AI Overviews are Google's own words and makes it liable for false answers

A German regional court has ruled that Google is directly liable for the content of its AI search overviews. According to the court, previous limited liability protections for search engine operators don't apply to AI overviews. In this case, Google's AI had falsely linked two publishers to fraud and made claims that didn't appear in any of the linked sources. The ruling could set a precedent for AI-generated content liability worldwide.

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It’s a pretty weird week when a guy who wants to be a trillionaire is simultaneously getting headlines for the economy-shattering IPO expected Friday and the racist pogroms he is accused of stoking — but these stories are viewed as separate and in no way connected or prescient of the future.

Juxtaposition on my timeline. #Murderbot

The main San Francisco court was one of the busiest in the country, hearing thousands of cases a year. It was also one of the courts most likely to grant an immigrants' asylum application. n.pr/3PVvjzc

San Francisco immigration court shuts down, striking at heart of historic advocacy

The main San Francisco court was one of the busiest in the country, hearing thousands of cases a year. It was also one of the courts most likely to grant an immigrants' asylum application.

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"The region has historically produced low carbon emissions, yet it is enduring the extreme consequences of the climate crisis, with many of its island communities facing the threat of rising water levels and coral reef destruction." globalvoices.org/2026/06/10/m...

Melanesian nations vow to connect and expand marine protected areas

"This initiative represents a bold and timely step forward, recognising that our oceans do not end at national boundaries, and that our stewardship responsibilities must therefore extend across them."

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Just killed a mosquito on a plane in Seattle that flew down from Fairbanks, Alaska and is on its way to Boston It was full of blood Great exercise in how disease vectors move about quickly

Reporter for The Free Press says there’s no point in going places yourself if you can read about them on Wikipedia. Truly, the soul of a journalist.

👇🎯💯 <all together now>

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2mo ago

If the president throws a tantrum when he's pressed about his lies about election fraud and walks away from the interview, your response should be to remind your viewers of all the ways in which those lies were dismissed by the courts. Not promise to give him a do over after he's had nap time.

Since PTSD is being invoked to excuse any and all abuse and misconduct, let us acknowledge where it is most common. .... From my book Recollections of My Nonexistence.

WOW - Trump crashes out & cuts his interview w/ Welker short as she presses him on his lack of evidence for claiming elections are rigged "You're either crooked or you're stupid. I've had enough. Thank you darling," he tells her" "I traveled all the way to Wisconsin for this interview," she pleads

Middle East conflict pushing millions into hunger, WFP says reut.rs/3QofpNR

Middle East conflict pushing millions into hunger, WFP says

The Middle East conflict is pushing millions of people closer to hunger, as rising ‌fuel and transport costs drive up food prices while funding shortfalls force aid agencies to scale back assistance, the U.N. World Food Programme said on Friday.

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I don't know how to explain to the people who pop up when creatives complain about "AI" to say there are legit uses for it just how much they sound like someone saying "Well actually fire is used to make bread" when people are talking about an organized arson ring burning down their fucking houses

German tech in Russian drones: good ZEIT article on difficulties of sanctions’ control. www.zeit.de/2026/16/scha...

Schaeffler: Warum Putins Drohnen mit deutscher Technik fliegen

Trotz Sanktionen landet deutsche Technik in russischen Waffen: Wie die fränkische Firma Schaeffler Putins Armee beliefert – und nicht weiß, wie das passieren kann.

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Britain’s Sikhs shaken as murder of Henry Nowak brings sudden tensions

Healthcare workers shouldn't be martyrs. Yet we expect them to suffer to save others, time & again. These conversations brought me back to Ebola 2014 when I met nurses in W Africa suffering because they lacked basic protection. @bhadeliamd.bsky.social was there. www.newsweek.com/fight-agains...

In Fight Against Ebola, Front-Line Health Workers Risked Their Lives And Never Got Paid

Less than 2 percent of all Ebola donations went to front-line medical staff in Sierra Leone.

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I spoke with doctors on the frontline of Ebola in Congo, and it made my heart race. “We live with fear in our stomachs,” Dr. Furaha told me. “Every day, there are healthcare providers and patients dying.” My latest @kffhealthnews.org kffhealthnews.org/public-healt...

‘We Live With Fear’: In Congo, Doctors Face Ebola With Little Protection - KFF Health News

Travel bans and conflict have disrupted supply chains in the Democratic Republic of Congo, leaving health workers without Ebola tests and protective gear needed to contain the outbreak.

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Kushner-backed Albania resort sparks protests, EU concerns

Kushner-backed Albania resort sparks protests, EU concerns

Trump's son-in-law is linked to a megaproject on Albania's protected coast that has triggered protests and EU scrutiny over risks to flamingos and endangered habitats.

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Iranian-French cartoonist and filmmaker was perhaps most well-known for the graphic memoir, and subsequent film, about her life during the Iranian revolution in 1979. n.pr/4e4ODBQ

Marjane Satrapi, author of 'Persepolis,' dies at 56

Iranian-French cartoonist and filmmaker was perhaps most well-known for the graphic memoir, and subsequent film, about her life during the Iranian revolution in 1979.

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"The solar farm has been quietly changing the desert around it, as the panels create the right conditions for the soil below to encourage plant growth ... that allows sheep to graze in the area, which shows how green energy facilities can have a positive but unexpected impact on residents."

Solar Panel Farms In Tibet Are Having An Unexpected Effect On Local Residents - BGR

Solar panels in Tibet are creating more grazing land for local herders, giving an economic boost to locals and free lawn care to the utilities.

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Jorj, Interim DEITY🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦💪🏽@just-jorj.bsky.social · 2mo ago

www.bgr.com/2183252/how-... Win win scenario.

The price of those nice cheap cans of Italian tomatoes - gangmaster thugs trapping people in a burning car to make sure they suffer a horrific death: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Four migrant workers reportedly burned alive in their car in attack in Italy

Petrol station attack in Calabria throws spotlight on widespread exploitation of foreign farm labourers

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Welp there’s no unseeing this

Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and chair of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, is now to be the acting direction of national intelligence.

Throwing one more story into the "Is AI going to replace all jobs?" folder. finance.yahoo.com/sectors/tech...

Starbucks quietly retired its AI agent just months after deployment after it miscounted coffee shop inventories and slowed down baristas

“It started off not particularly accurate and got less accurate over time,” one Starbucks employee told Fortune.

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ALBANIA — Seems like it should be a bigger deal that Ivanka Trump & Kushner’s luxury resort project is being massively protested, with the people demanding the PM’s resignation and firebombing homes over the corruption of their project partners.🤷🏼 The Trump grift is endless.

Just staggering that Labour leadership candidates are positioning themselves for the world’s smallest demographic: Daily Mail reading Labour Party members.

"Joel" is picking cherries in the Bakersfield CA area. "We get paid 30 cents per pound. It's a very difficult job. I have to carry a bucket that weighs 30 lbs when full up and down a ladder. But supporting my family is my priority and this job helps pay the bills." #WeFeedYou

Words having meaning is such a quaint idea.