A new development release of GIMP, the open-source image editor, is available for testing. Like all development builds, features introduced here will — barring any upsets — ship in the next stable release, GIMP 3.2. The GIMP 3.1.4 snapshot includes two huge and long-awaited features: link layers and vector layers.Continue Reading
Four LGBTQ+ rights advocates arrested for using sidewalk chalk at the site of the former Pulse nightclub memorial crosswalk have now been released without any charges, fueling concerns over the criminalization of peaceful protest and the ongoing erasure of queer symbols in public spaces. The protesters, Orestes Sebastian Suarez, 29;Continue Reading
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. When a mile-wide tornado hit St. Louis on May 16, DeAmon White hopped in his car and rushed home. As he navigated downed trees and power lines, turning his 10-minute commute into a three-hour slog, he worried whetherContinue Reading
Moscow and Beijing agree to advance a major gas link via Mongolia, deepening their energy ties., Moscow and Beijing agree to advance a major gas link via Mongolia, deepening their energy ties. Russia and China have agreed to move forward with a new gas pipeline during Russian President Vladimir Putin’sContinue Reading
The ruling overturns a lower-court decision that found The Traitor was impeding Congress’s power to allocate funding., A United States appeals court has ruled that the administration of President Traitor 47 can move forward with terminating more than $16bn in federal grants awarded to climate change nonprofits. On Tuesday, theContinue Reading
Thousands of mourners attended a funeral for 12 senior Houthi figures in Yemen’s capital of Sana’a on Monday after they were killed by Israel in an airstrike last week. The dead included the Houthi prime minister, Ahmed Ghaleb al-Rahawi. The Houthis have ruled the capital and much of northern YemenContinue Reading
The U.S. FDA announced Tuesday that it recommends nicotine pouch manufacturers use child-resistant packaging to protect children from harmful exposure., Read MoreContinue Reading
A day after nine former directors of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wrote that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s actions at the agency are “unlike anything our country has ever experienced,” he pushed back in a Wall Street Journal editorial, Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
This week’s new releases post is sponsored by Mark Romero in honor of the upcoming crowdfunding launch for his Sapphic Fantasy Romance Comic, Bound By Words! Click here for more information and/or to back Bound By Words! Middle Grade First Kiss With Fangs by Marker Snyder Thirteen-year-old Ivan is aContinue Reading
“News Central” anchor Boris Sanchez was surprised by Dr. Jonathan Reiner’s remark., Read MoreContinue Reading
The CNN data chief said Americans have turned against the president on one of his signature actions., Read MoreContinue Reading
Recently, I was asked by a friend and colleague if I were interested in speaking together at a conference. I was pleasantly surprised because I hadn’t contributed much to the project they were presenting, but I expressed interest. We met to discuss the presentation, and that’s when I learned theContinue Reading
When I go back home and talk to people in the tech industry, or any other industry for that matter, about what I do and the topics I’m involved in daily, I’m usually met with bemusement at the idea of an Open Source Programs Office (OSPO). The concept of aContinue Reading