‘Hacks’ Finally Did It: Ava and Deborah Kiss in the Show’s Most Sapphic Episode Yet
It finally happened. After five seasons of longing looks, emotional chaos, and enough tension to power all of Las Vegas, Hacks finally gave fans the moment they’ve been begging for: Ava and Deborah kissed. And according to Hannah Einbinder, the cast knew exactly what kind of episode they were making.Continue Reading
State Laws Are ‘Leveraging Criminalization as a Tactic Against Trans People’
State legislators have passed hundreds of anti-trans laws since 2020, and proposed even more bills. A growing segment of those laws create new criminal penalties that could now lead to jail or prison time in 10 states. That’s according to legal data from Movement Advancement Project (MAP), which tracks anti-LGBTQIA+ laws. MAP’s research identifies 14Continue Reading
The Elections that Turned Climate into a Defining Political Fault Line
Last week’s elections may come to be seen as the moment Britain’s two-party system finally disintegrated. Not because Labour and the Conservatives disappeared overnight, but because the old assumption – that British politics naturally swings between two dominant parties – suddenly looks outdated. These elections revealed something deeper than aContinue Reading
Overturning Citizens United Is Just the Start
The New York Times had an interesting piece marking the 50th anniversary of the Buckley v. Valeo Supreme Court ruling. This ruling effectively prohibited Congress from restricting the amount of money rich people could spend on elections. While Congress could limit their donations to specific candidates, it could not prevent the rich from spendingContinue Reading
US overdose deaths fell again in 2025, but some worry about policy and drug supply changes
About 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year — about 14% fewer than the previous year, Read MoreContinue Reading
Operator of hantavirus-hit ship will say by week’s end when the vessel will resume cruises
The operator of the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak has told The Associated Press that it expects to know by the end of the week if the vessel will keep to its schedule for the coming months, Read MoreContinue Reading
Video shows a Philippine senator being chased by police
Video shows a Philippine senator being chased by police, Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
‘Agreement’ with hackers resolves data breach on Canvas learning platform
Instructure, the education technology company behind the online learning platform Canvas, has reached an “agreement” with the hackers who took its systems offline last week, disrupting final exams and causing alarms about the exposure of students’ personal data across the country. In a statement, Instructure said the hacker group, whichContinue Reading
Six things to know about BuzzFeed as a new owner takes over
BuzzFeed will soon have a new CEO and chairman after Byron Allen, the comedian-turned-entrepreneur and media mogul, purchased a 52% stake in the company for $120 million. Allen’s company, Allen Family Digital, and BuzzFeed shared the news Monday, saying Allen would replace Jonah Peretti, BuzzFeed’s founder, who would take onContinue Reading
Ukrainian drone pilots train NATO troops
Ukrainian drone pilots were invited to train NATO forces in Sweden – and delivered a critical message to the alliance. The pilots said the Western forces would have been dead if the mock attack they carried out had been real.Continue Reading
What The Traitor and Xi want from China visit
Tensions over trade, technology, Taiwan, and the war on Iran are set to dominate high-stakes talks between The Traitor and Xi., NewsFeed Tensions over trade, technology, Taiwan, and the war on Iran are set to dominate high-stakes talks between US Traitor 47 and China’s President Xi. Al Jazeera’s Katrina YuContinue Reading
‘Most powerful’: What’s the Sarmat missile Russia has test-launched?
President Vladimir Putin claims the RS-28 Sarmat’s range is far beyond Western estimates., Russia has tested a new intercontinental ballistic missile as part of its efforts to modernise its nuclear forces, and President Vladimir Putin has hailed the launch just days after his claim that the fighting in Ukraine is nearingContinue Reading
Fedora Hummingbird Debuts As A Super Hardened Linux Distro
Seeing that we are in a time when new Linux exploits seem to be popping up every few weeks, many projects have had to take preventive measures to tackle the growing threat. Red Hat looks like the latest to act on this front. Fedora’s recent announcement introduces Fedora Hummingbird, aContinue Reading