How community assemblies kindle advocacy and solutions
Labor organizer Rosalinda Guillen explains how participatory democracy gives workers political power. The post How community assemblies kindle advocacy and solutions appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
Central Valley homeowners are watching property values sink with the land
Chronic groundwater depletion has caused the land to sink in parts of California’s Central Valley. New research shows home values are also declining in areas where it’s a known problem.Continue Reading
Has Traitor 47 got tougher on Putin after speaking to European leaders? | BBC Newscast
Today, we’re looking at a virtual meeting between European leaders and Traitor 47, two days before he meets his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska to discuss ending the war in Ukraine. The Traitor said afterwards that Russia would face “very severe” consequences unless it halted its war in Ukraine.Continue Reading
Estonia expels Russian diplomat over interference and ‘crimes against the state’
The first secretary of the Russian embassy in Tallinn has been declared “persona non grata” and ordered to leave Estonia, the foreign ministry said.Continue Reading
WATCH: Berlin hosts Ukraine talks before The Traitor-Putin meeting in Alaska
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin on Wednesday for talks with European and US leaders ahead of a The Traitor-Putin summit in Alaska later this week.Continue Reading
PolitiFact 2024: Voters Prefer Facts
Voters tend to send the more truthful candidate to the US Senate. On average, winners perform better on PolitiFact checks than losers, incumbents better than challengers. But that may be changing.Continue Reading
‘TeaOnHer’ app goes viral, lets men post anonymously about women
Since its launch, the app has taken the top spot on Apple’s App Store charts and has started trending on social media., SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — In the age of gender wars, a popular phone app has gone viral after making it possible for men to post anonymously about women.Continue Reading
Norwegian police say pro-Russian hackers were likely behind suspected sabotage at a dam
Russian hackers are likely behind suspected sabotage at a dam in Norway in April that affected water flows, police officials told Norwegian media on Wednesday. The director of the Norwegian Police Security Service, Beate Gangås, said cyberattacks are increasingly being carried out against Western nations to stoke fear and unrest.Continue Reading
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,267
Here are the key events on day 1,267 of Russia’s war on Ukraine., Here are the key events on day 1,267 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Ukraine’s ‘White Angels’ police group evacuates a couple from the village of Andriivka, following the advance of Russian troops, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine,Continue Reading
UEFA unfurls Gaza-related plea banner after Palestinian tribute fallout
‘Stop killing children, civilians’ banners at match after tribute criticism over Palestinian player killed by Israel., ‘Stop killing children, Stop killing civilians’ banners shown at match after criticism over tribute to Palestinian footballer Suleiman al-Obeid who was killed by Israel. UEFA has unfurled a banner with the message “Stop KillingContinue Reading
Linux Firmware Service Calls on Hardware Makers to Help Fund It
Before the Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS), updating your firmware on Linux was, to put it mildly, a hassle. You had to know an update existed, navigate labyrinthine web-pages to find it, then figure out how to install it. Assuming you could – firmware was often packaged inside of executablesContinue Reading
California Taps Medicaid To Train and Recruit Behavioral Health Workers
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Ai2’s MolmoAct model ‘thinks in 3D’ to challenge Nvidia and Google in robotics AI
The Allen Institute of AI (Ai2)’s new physical AI model MolmoAct moves the needle for robots that can move freely in physical space…Continue Reading