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@ Powderhorn @beehaw.org

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Freelance journalist, burner, raver and vandweller.

I read news so you don't have to (but you still should).

  • Trump Is Going After Birth Control. Here’s Why.

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  • In what way? The Catholic church has been fine with contraception for decades. Which makes this feel like an excuse to just attack the church for unrelated issues. I'm an atheist, so let's skip the "Catholic apologist" defense.

  • Unfounded Health Concerns Are Powering a Solar Backlash

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  • That makes it very difficult to still be MAGA. Being convinced by evidence is the death knell.

  • Researchers say we’re talking less than ever

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  • I wouldn't be able to have a conversation with my ex if interrupting were off the table.

  • Researchers say we’re talking less than ever

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  • There are some days that I only speak a few words in transactional situations. Sometimes, I get a call and have to clear my throat because even though I've been up for hours, I've not yet engaged my vocal cords.

  • Trump's Polling Free Fall

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  • Inasmuch as one can fuck up a Nazi bar.

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    Louisiana state legislature advances bill criminalizing homelessness

    www.peoplesworld.org /article/louisiana-state-legislature-advances-bill-criminalizing-homelessness/

  • Kash Patel’s Lawsuit Against “The Atlantic” Is a Giant Self-Own

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  • Different lawsuit.

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    Unfounded Health Concerns Are Powering a Solar Backlash

    www.propublica.org /article/michigan-solar-farms-health-concerns-st-clair-county
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    Is Trump really a lame duck?

    www.peoplesworld.org /article/is-trump-really-a-lame-duck/
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    Trump Is Going After Birth Control. Here’s Why.

    www.politico.com /news/magazine/2026/04/25/birth-control-maha-abortion-trump-00889738
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    Free Speech for Me But Not for Thee at CBS' Cozy Correspondents' Dinner

    www.rollingstone.com /politics/political-commentary/white-house-correspondents-dinner-guests-free-speech-1235553343/
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    Kash Patel’s Lawsuit Against “The Atlantic” Is a Giant Self-Own

    www.thenation.com /article/politics/kash-patel-lawsuit-atlantic/
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    Trump's Polling Free Fall

    www.rollingstone.com /politics/politics-features/trump-polling-numbers-free-fall-1235553660/
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    Visitors to this private space station won't be wearing shorts and T-shirts

    arstechnica.com /space/2026/04/vast-reveals-flight-suit-tests-timepiece-for-commercial-space-station/
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    Microsoft encourages chunk of experienced US staff to leave

    www.theregister.com /2026/04/24/microsoft_seeks_quality_improvements_by/
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    A Bill to Gut Endangered Species Protections Faced a Major Setback This Week

    insideclimatenews.org /news/23042026/endangered-species-act-amendments-faces-setback/

  • ‘Athens cannot operate as a giant hotel’: mayor vows to rescue capital from overtourism

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  • Sure, if the only metric is finances, this is a terrible decision. Add affordability and quality of life for residents, which should be a goal for any municipality, and the calculus looks a bit different.

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    The Federalist Is Super Mad Virginia Will No Longer Subsidize Racists

    www.techdirt.com /2026/04/24/the-federalist-is-super-mad-virginia-will-no-longer-subsidize-racists/
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    ‘Athens cannot operate as a giant hotel’: mayor vows to rescue capital from overtourism

    www.theguardian.com /world/2026/apr/25/athens-cannot-operate-as-a-giant-hotel-mayor-vows-to-rescue-capital-from-overtourism

  • What type of sexuality would this be?

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  • Why need a label? You do you.

  • How Iran Will Kill 80+ Years of US Global Hegemony

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  • This is unacceptable behaviour on Beehaw. I honestly don't care who's right here, but consider this a corrective hope. Y'all are not Beeing Nice.

  • How the Tech World Turned Evil

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  • There are still plenty of counterculture people in tech. They just don't run the show. (Source: burner community)

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    Berlin culture minister resigns over irregular distribution of funds to fight antisemitism

    www.theguardian.com /world/2026/apr/24/berlin-culture-minister-sarah-wedl-wilson-resigns-irregular-distribution-funds-fight-antisemitism
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    India voices anger after Trump shares comments calling it a ‘hellhole’

    www.theguardian.com /world/2026/apr/24/india-trump-hellhole-post
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    UK position on Falklands will not change, No 10 says after leaked Pentagon memo

    www.theguardian.com /uk-news/2026/apr/24/uk-position-falklands-unchanged-leaked-pentagon-memo
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    Britain should seek to rejoin EU, says civil servant who led Brexit department

    www.theguardian.com /politics/2026/apr/24/britain-should-rejoin-eu-philip-rycroft
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    Ukrainian soldiers left emaciated on frontline from lack of food and water

    www.theguardian.com /world/2026/apr/24/ukraine-frontline-soldiers-emaciated-lack-of-food-and-water
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    EU leaders look to little-known mutual assistance pact amid Trump Nato jibes

    www.theguardian.com /world/2026/apr/24/europe-defence-nato-us-donald-trump
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    US won’t give unredacted Epstein documents to UK police without formal request

    www.theguardian.com /us-news/2026/apr/24/us-wont-give-unredacted-epstein-documents-to-uk-police-without-lengthy-formal-request
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    ‘The damage is done’: global oil crisis has changed fossil fuel industry for ever, IEA chief says

    www.theguardian.com /environment/2026/apr/24/global-oil-crisis-changed-fossil-fuel-industry-for-ever-iea-chief-fatih-birol

  • As EV batteries improve, ChargePoint debuts 600 kW fast charger

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  • That's not nearly enough to turn a DeLorean into a time machine.

  • Google says 75% of the company's new code is AI-generated

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  • I'd say something, but it's pretty much all been covered. They're now too big to fail, so we just have to put up with whatever they serve up next.

    I'm not changing phone ecosystems, as I enjoy having some marginal level of control over the hardware I fucking purchased. Search is fucking worthless; I've not used that in ages. DDG gets the job done without a screen and a half of ads and sponsored content.

    Who the fuck puts up with this shit?

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    Also, as I have nearly run out of fucks to give: Fuck. And now I'm out of them again.

  • The Real Reason Trump Talks Like an Idiot | The Daily Beast Podcast

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  • I'm an '80s kid and '90s teen, and I definitely saw massive shifts in what was considered appropriate. That said, even in the '90s, if she was 16 but looked 18, people didn't really bat an eye. My take is that there was a pervasive belief in certain circles that the age of consent was set too high.

    Interesting that we've seen a sharp dropoff in reports of teachers fucking their students. That used to be red meat for journalism.

  • Bill banning people born after 2008 from buying tobacco clears UK parliament

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  • I'm not claiming that at all, but it does put up a significant roadblock. Prohibition never works.

  • Bill banning people born after 2008 from buying tobacco clears UK parliament

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  • I was merely pointing out that this is actually a positive public health outcome with precision. Frame it however you want, but having entire generation never start smoking isn't related to anything else.

  • Bill banning people born after 2008 from buying tobacco clears UK parliament

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  • Ah, I'd not seen that the ban was reversed. Ostensibly to save small businesses? I call shenanigans.

  • Bill banning people born after 2008 from buying tobacco clears UK parliament

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  • Your take confuses me. Of all the shit flying around about being "for the children" under false and even nefarious pretenses, these bans are actively targeting only children. This seems a sensible approach.

    However, conflating it with other issues is a classic conservative trope. I don't see the slippery slope in a single piece of legislation with a clearly and narrowly defined effect that we both agree is positive.

  • Bill banning people born after 2008 from buying tobacco clears UK parliament

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  • A full ban would cause serious political problems, with adult smokers having their rights curtailed. New Zealand has already enacted such a law, without seemingly much blowback. The goal here is to stop teens from picking up the habit in the first place while allowing those already addicted to continue throwing money away.

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  • I still vape. Nicotine is an insidious habit that keeps the working class from being able to save money for upward mobility. It's not a full ban, just for kids who will gain health benefits.