New York Times ‘Reviewing’ Reporter Who Liked Gaza ‘Slaughterhouse’ Tweet

The likes on X included a tweet calling for Israel to turn the Gaza Strip into a “slaughterhouse.”
Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/new-york-times-reviewing-reporter-anat-schwartz-for-liking-gaza-slaughterhouse-tweet?source=Snapzu

What Happens When Evil Wins?

Over the last five months, we've seen an unprecedented escalation in violence in Gaza. Most people I know feel like they're going crazy. We're all seeing the same footage, but no matter how angry we all get and how much we try to change public opinion, nothing seems to come of it. So...what can we do? Has evil won?
Read more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C00D6mhMz6k?source=Snapzu

Meta and Microsoft ask EU to reject Apple's new app store terms

Apple’s new app store terms have come under fire for what many are describing as ‘malicious compliance’ with the EU’s...
Read more: https://9to5mac.com/2024/02/21/meta-and-microsoft-new-app-store-terms/?source=Snapzu

Utah Bill that requires statewide removal of school library books deemed pornographic by 3 districts close to passage

Bill sought to refine legislation passed 2 years ago that floor sponsor Sen. Todd Weiler, R-Woods Cross, said led to ‘some ludicrous results where people were challenging the Qur’an, the Bible and other books of scripture.’
Read more: https://www.deseret.com/utah/2024/2/16/24074319/legislature-passage-statewide-removal-school-library-books-pornographic-indecent?source=Snapzu

Russia arrests US-Russian citizen for treason after she gave $51 to Ukraine, employer says | CNN

A US-Russian dual citizen was arrested in Russia on charges of treason for allegedly donating just $51 to a Ukrainian charity, her Californian employer said.
Read more: https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/20/europe/russia-arrest-us-dual-citizen-intl/index.html?source=Snapzu

Poland's PM says authorities in the previous government widely and illegally used Pegasus spyware

Poland’s new prime minister says he has documentation proving that state authorities under the previous government used the powerful Pegasus spyware illegally and targeted a “very long” list of hacking victims.
Read more: https://apnews.com/article/poland-government-pegasus-spyware-tusk-duda-78420fc7099401926d28b5be98669192?source=Snapzu

Mexico is suing US gun-makers for arming its gangs − and a US court could award billions in damages

Mexico claims that US firearm manufacturers are fueling illegal cross-border gun trafficking and violent crime abroad.
Read more: https://theconversation.com/mexico-is-suing-us-gun-makers-for-arming-its-gangs-and-a-us-court-could-award-billions-in-damages-223598?source=Snapzu

How Google is killing independent sites like ours

And why you shouldn’t trust product reviews from big media publishers ranking at the top of Google.
Read more: https://housefresh.com/david-vs-digital-goliaths/?source=Snapzu

Schools in England given new guidance on stopping phone use

The government says it will help 'minimise disruption and improve behaviour in classrooms' in England.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-68334602?source=Snapzu

Amazon — like SpaceX — claims the labor board is unconstitutional

Amazon is pushing back on the labor board.
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/16/24074954/amazon-labor-board-nlrb-unconstitutional?source=Snapzu

Air Canada Ordered to Pay Passenger Damages After Chatbot Lied About Bereavement Discounts

The Tribunal judge said Air Canada’s suggestion that the chatbot was a 'separate legal entity responsible for its own actions' didn’t make sense.
Read more: https://gizmodo.com.au/2024/02/air-canada-ordered-to-pay-passenger-damages-after-chatbot-lied-about-bereavement-discounts/?source=Snapzu

Abused By My Girlfriend

Abused By My Girlfriend tells the remarkable story of Alex Skeel, a 23-year-old man from Bedford who survived an abusive relationship with his girlfriend Jordan Worth.
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A brief history of starter homes

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Long COVID Seems to Be a Brain Injury, Scientists Discover

Some form of brain injury could be behind the symptoms reported by those with long COVID, according to a new study, and adapting tests and treatments to match could aid progress in tackling the condition.
Read more: https://www.sciencealert.com/long-covid-seems-to-be-a-brain-injury-scientists-discover?source=Snapzu

IIHF extends ban of Russia, Belarus from worlds

Russia and Belarus will be excluded from the hockey world championships through the 2024-25 season, the sport's governing body said Monday.
Read more: https://www.espn.com/olympics/hockey/story/_/id/39513276/russia-belarus-barred-hockey-worlds-another-year?source=Snapzu

Twitter/X Provides Premium Perks to Hezbollah, Other U.S.-Sanctioned Groups

The U.S. imposes sanctions on individuals, groups, and countries deemed to be a threat to national security. Elon Musk’s X appears to be selling premium service to some of them.
Read more: https://www.techtransparencyproject.org/articles/x-provides-premium-perks-to-hezbollah-other-us-sanctioned-groups?source=Snapzu

Middle East Crisis: Cairo Talks on a Gaza Cease-Fire Are Extended

Two officials, one Egyptian and one American, said the negotiations would keep going for three more days.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/02/13/world/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news?source=Snapzu

NSW taskforce aims to return Indigenous children to their families

Minister says ‘shocking proportion’ of Aboriginal children in out-of-home care can be reduced by working with community-controlled organisations
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/feb/14/nsw-taskforce-aims-to-return-indigenous-children-to-their-families?source=Snapzu

Can You Feel It?? Things are Changing... [Better Get Ready]

Read more: https://snapzu.com/Gozzin/can-you-feel-it-things-are-changing-better-get-ready?source=Snapzu

The lost art of the death mask

The Western world was once obsessed with these macabre memorials.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240209-the-lost-art-of-the-death-mask?source=Snapzu

One Simple Change May Dramatically Boost The Effect of COVID-19 Vaccines

Sometimes it's the simplest solutions that get lost in the kerfuffle of scientific progress.
Read more: https://www.sciencealert.com/one-simple-change-may-dramatically-boost-the-effect-of-covid-19-vaccines?source=Snapzu

Stevenson engineering archive fetches £115,000 at auction

The archive spanned four generations of the family, who includes Treasure Island author Robert Louis Stevenson.
Read more: https://www.expressandstar.com/news/uk-news/2024/02/09/stevenson-engineering-archive-fetches-115000-at-auction/?source=Snapzu

Alabama station in disbelief after 200-foot radio tower stolen

A radio station in Alabama was forced to go silent after thieves stole its 200-foot radio tower and other equipment from a building.
Read more: https://news.yahoo.com/alabama-station-disbelief-200-foot-191925880.html?source=Snapzu

Ukrainian writer Andrey Kurkov: ‘I felt guilty writing fiction in a time of war’

When Putin attacked, the novelist switched his focus to journalism. Two years on, he talks about his new crime series, life in Kyiv, and fiction as an escape from reality
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/feb/10/ukrainian-writer-andrey-kurkov-i-felt-guilty-writing-fiction-in-a-time-of-war?source=Snapzu

Federal judge postpones Trump's March trial on charges of plotting to overturn 2020 election

The postponement comes as a federal appeals court has yet to resolve a pending appeal from Trump arguing that he is immune from prosecution for actions he took in the White House.
Read more: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/federal-judge-postpones-trumps-march-trial-on-charges-of-plotting-to-overturn-2020-election?source=Snapzu

Parisians vote in favour of tripling parking costs for SUVs

The referendum comes as the city aims to reduce emissions by targeting wealthy drivers in large, polluting cars
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/04/parisians-vote-in-favour-of-tripling-parking-costs-for-suvs?source=Snapzu

CNN staff say network’s pro-Israel slant amounts to ‘journalistic malpractice’

Insiders say pressure from the top results in credulous reporting of Israeli claims and silencing of Palestinian perspectives
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/feb/04/cnn-staff-pro-israel-bias?source=Snapzu

'Rocky,' 'Happy Gilmore' co-star Weathers dies

Carl Weathers, who played nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the "Rocky" movies and taught golf in "Happy Gilmore," has died at the age of 76.
Read more: https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/39445065/carl-weathers-co-star-rocky-apollo-creed-dies-76?source=Snapzu

Wayne Kramer, Co-Founder of Revolutionary Rock Band the MC5, Dies at 75

The musician died from pancreatic cancer, according to his close friend, Jason Heath.
Read more: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/wayne-kramer-dead-mc5-co-founder-1235814084/?source=Snapzu

Nicki Minaj, 21 Savage, Cardi B & More Support Bill Regulating AI Voice Cloning Via Open Letter

The ad bears the names of nearly 300 artists, songwriters and other creators who support the No AI FRAUD Act introduced in the U.S. House on Jan. 10.
Read more: https://www.billboard.com/business/tech/nicki-minaj-cardi-b-support-no-ai-fraud-bill-us-congress-1235596033/?source=Snapzu

Governments spend US$22 billion a year helping the fishing industry empty our oceans. This injustice must end

Governments all over the world are propping up overfishing. Now scientists have penned an open letter calling on trade ministers to implement stricter regulations against harmful fisheries subsidies.
Read more: https://theconversation.com/governments-spend-us-22-billion-a-year-helping-the-fishing-industry-empty-our-oceans-this-injustice-must-end-222511?source=Snapzu

Are We The Baddies?

As uncomfortable as it may be to find flaws in your home country, wherever that may be, it's an important part of being an informed citizen. While it's good to call the US out on individual failures, it's becoming increasingly important to help people understand that the US as a whole is the problem. In this episode, we'll take a brief stroll through the bloody history of the US empire and answer that age old question...are we the baddies?
Read more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooMCvGlbbc4?source=Snapzu

Alec Baldwin Pleads Not Guilty to ‘Rust’ Manslaughter Charge

Alec Baldwin has entered a not guilty plea to manslaughter charges that carry a maximum sentence of 18 months.
Read more: https://variety.com/2024/film/news/alec-baldwin-not-guilty-manslaughter-rust-1235893558/?source=Snapzu

Elon Musk’s $56bn Tesla pay package is too much, judge rules

Judge ruled his pay – six times larger than the combined pay of the 200 highest-paid executives in 2021 – was set inappropriately
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/jan/30/elon-musk-tesla-pay-package-too-much-judge-rules?source=Snapzu

“If there is a God, then anything is permitted”: On Dostoevsky, freedom, and religious violence

Most people today are spontaneously moral, and the idea of torturing or killing another human being is repulsive to them — in order to make them do it, some “sacred” Cause is needed which makes their concerns about violence seem trivial.
Read more: https://www.abc.net.au/religion/slavoj-zizek-if-there-is-a-god-then-anything-is-permitted/10100616?source=Snapzu

The Abject Failure of Biden’s Quiet Diplomacy Is Spreading Middle Eastern Chaos

The president’s promise of restraint is repeatedly belied by the reality of continued escalation.
Read more: https://www.thenation.com/article/world/biden-quiet-diplomacy-failure-middle-east/?source=Snapzu