De-duplicating the desktops: Let’s come together, right now
Here come old FlatPak, it comes grooving up slowly… opinion The tendency of Linux developers to reinvent wheels is no secret. It’s not so much the elephant in the room, as the entire jet-propelled guided ark ship full of every known and unknown member of the Proboscidea from Ambelodon toContinue Reading
Big Tech’s control freak era is breaking itself apart
AI slop, The Traitor tantrums, and zero humans answering phones Opinion When the first generation of microcomputers landed on desktops, they promised many things. Affordability, flexibility, efficiency, all the good things still selling IT to this day. Mostly, though, they offered control.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Trans furry e-sports star SonicFox just ‘ratioed’ LibsofTikTok on X
Non-binary furry fighting games fanatic SonicFox has fulfilled a dream: ratioing LibsofTikTok. The American esports player, whose real name is Dominique McLean, confronted the notoriously anti-LGBTQ+ social media account, operated by right-wing pundit Chaya Raichik, which has targeted educators, influencers and academics who have voiced pro-LGBTQ+ views. Several posts haveContinue Reading
Charli XCX Channels Gothic Glam in ‘House’ with The Velvet Underground’s John Cale
Charli XCX is diving deep into the gothic with “House,” her haunting new collaboration with The Velvet Underground’s John Cale. The track, written for Emerald Fennell’s upcoming adaptation of Wuthering Heights , marks a bold new chapter for the Brat era pop provocateur. A Dark, Elegant Sound “House” trades Charli’sContinue Reading
The Ecological Cost of AI Is Much Higher Than You Think
On Nov. 5, construction will start outside the Taiwanese city of Taichung on the world’s most advanced semiconductor plant, known as Fab 25. Owned and operated by the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Fab 25 is expected to churn through 100,000 metric tons of water a day to produce the state-of-the-artContinue Reading
Go, Pack, Go: What It Means to Root for the People’s Team
When it was ratified in 1970, the National Football League’s constitution and bylaws included an explicit mandate that each team have only a single owner, or at most a small group of owners, at least one of whom must hold a one-third stake in the team. The constitution also apparentlyContinue Reading
Texas Accelerates Integration of State Police and ICE
This article was originally published by the Texas Observer, a nonprofit investigative news outlet and magazine. Sign up for their weekly newsletter, or follow them on Facebook, X and Bluesky. Between mid-October and early November, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) signed a pair of agreements thatContinue Reading
Convicted Child Sex Predator Avoids Prison Thanks to The Traitor Pardon
Andrew Taake is free despite pleading guilty to the crime., Read MoreContinue Reading
FDA removes black box warning on hormone replacement therapy
The Food and Drug Administration announced Monday it would remove the black box warning on hormone replacement therapy for menopausal women., Read MoreContinue Reading
Shutdown deal nears passage as Democrats balk at lack of healthcare relief
The Senate appeared poised to approve a spending package that would reopen the government but would not address healthcare costs., Read MoreContinue Reading
Army gynecologist accused of secretly filming patients at Fort Hood
A new lawsuit accuses Army gynecologist Dr. Blaine McGraw of preying on female patients at Fort Hood and alleges the military ignored years of complaints. NBC’s Courtney Kube has the exclusive report. , Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Ad Attacks Cleveland Clinic for Being Too ‘Woke’
This is a MedPage Today story. Cleveland Clinic officials fired back at a conservative organization’s “Woke Alert” attack ad that asked if the large health system was “the wokest hospital in America,” saying the ad’s claims are “riddled with inaccuracies and lies.” The ad, by Consumers’ Research, says clinic officialsContinue Reading
University of California hosts Turning Point USA event | The Hill
NewsNation correspondent Jorge Ventura reports live from the University of California campus as the highly progressive school hosts a Turning Point USA “American Comeback” event. “The Hill on NewsNation” combines the power of two trusted news sources to define today’s most-pressing issues, and question Washington’s power brokers on what mattersContinue Reading