A Sammamish planning commissioner who said LGBTQ+ people are “poisoning our kids” among other homophobic statements, resigned on Monday amid condemnation from the city and residents. At the June 1 public meeting, Planning Commission member Wassim Fayed asserted that members of the LGBTQ+ community are “promoting diseases and infestation intoContinue Reading
Record-breaking Canadian wildfires continue to fill skies across much of North America with smoke, putting about 100 million people under air quality alerts. New York City recorded the worst air quality of any major city in the world as a result of the haze. Around the world, air pollution isContinue Reading
Police say two people have been killed and five more wounded in a shooting after a high school graduation ceremony in Virginia’s capital. Police also said Tuesday night that a 19-year-old is in custody and will be charged with two…Continue Reading
Hot on the heels of this morning’s story about wasted developer time comes a new survey from GitLab looking at the technologies being used to help DevSecOps teams be more productive. The company surveyed more than 5,000 development, security, and operations professionals about everything from deployment frequency to the practicesContinue Reading
Join me in hearing an imaginary drum roll as I reveal the date and location of the next Ubuntu Summit. This year, Riga in Latvia will host Ubuntu’s in-person soirée, from November 3rd to November 5th at the The Radisson Blu Latvija Hotel. Interestingly, the Ubuntu Summit 2023 is notContinue Reading
LGBTQ representation in government has made leaps and bounds over the past year, but there’s still a long way to go before equitable representation is achieved, according to numbers released Thursday by the LGBTQ Victory Institute. The number of openly lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people elected to publicContinue Reading
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The following article was made possible by paid subscribers. Support independent journalism on whistleblowers and press freedom and subscribe to Shadowproof’s Dissenter Newsletter.British police invoked a terrorism law in the United Kingdom to question and later arrest a French publisher over his alleged involvement in protests in France. Ernest MoretContinue Reading
The son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is protesting his eight-year-long detention without trial., Beirut, Lebanon — The health of Hannibal Gaddafi, a son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has been deteriorating since he started a hunger strike in a Lebanese jail to protest his years-long imprisonment withoutContinue Reading
Court ruled that Republican redistricting violated the Voting Rights Act’s provisions against racial discrimination., Court ruled that Republican redistricting violated the Voting Rights Act’s provisions against racial discrimination.The conservative-dominated United States Supreme Court, in a surprise ruling, has sided with Black voters who alleged a Republican-drawn districting map in theContinue Reading
Melanie Martinez has announced a headline UK and European tour – and this is when tickets go on sale. The artist will bring the Portals Tour to venues in late 2023 including her first arena shows on the continent. Fans can get their hands on tickets from 2pm on 16Continue Reading
Preliminary tests of an experimental cancer drug appear to slow inflammation linked to heart disease, giving hope for a new therapy, researchers said in a study released Thursday., Read MoreContinue Reading