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  • US bill to grant Americans serving in Israeli army same rights as US troops

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  • I know I’m old and everything, but I seem to recall a time when serving in another country’s military (even a friendly) was considered…treason.

  • Boston has its own archaeology team. Getting a volunteer spot is like scoring Beyoncé tickets

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  • Well, yeah…I work in Washington D.C., and the number of people who say, “Oh, I want to volunteer at the Smithsonian or National Gallery” just makes me giggle. Like, there’s a three year waiting list, and that’s for people who are already highly qualified.

  • I dug a hole.

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  • My housing development is built on fill dirt; I was trying to plant a rose bush and getting nowhere with just a shovel. What I really needed was a pickaxe like we used in college when we were excavating a rock shelter for Archaeology 401. Bought one at the hardware store and went to town. 🥀

  • New FTC Data Show People Have Lost Billions to Social Media Scams

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  • I haven’t been on faceburp in ages, but I remember the comment sections of many groups just being overrun with spam.

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    New FTC Data Show People Have Lost Billions to Social Media Scams

    www.ftc.gov /news-events/news/press-releases/2026/04/new-ftc-data-show-people-have-lost-billions-social-media-scams

  • Claude-powered AI coding agent deletes entire company database in 9 seconds — backups zapped, after Cursor tool powered by Anthropic's Claude goes rogue

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  • Holy cats!

  • Scientists Discover Plants Scream

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  • Old news

  • 60 Countries to Meet on Phasing Out Fossil Fuels but Are Excluding the U.S.

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  • Understandable

  • Critical bug in CrowdStrike LogScale let attackers access files

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  • Again, or still?

  • White House considering bulletproof vest for Trump after third assassination attempt on president: report

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  • I just assumed all presidents wear them.

  • He badly wants to be orange

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  • Ohhh ha ha ha what a cutie!!!

  • Trump: Shooter at White House press dinner had multiple weapons, one officer shot

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  • -waiting for the report on how much people won/lost on Kalshi and Polymarket about this-

  • Spain’s ‘greatest matador’ gored by bull in comeback from retirement

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  • I’m glad to hear this—hopefully it will be completely gone soon.

  • Saudi Arabia cuts $200m in Met Opera House funding due to Iran war: Report

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  • I guess I missed it—why are the Saudis funding the Met?

  • Palantir Employees Are Starting to Wonder if They're the Bad Guys

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  • Oh my…

  • News @lemmy.world
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    VCU to create memorial for people, most of African descent, whose remains were dumped in a well

    wtop.com /virginia/2026/04/vcu-to-create-memorial-for-people-most-of-african-descent-whose-remains-were-dumped-in-a-well/
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    Louisiana GOP passes bill to keep elected Black New Orleanian from taking office

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  • Oh ffs…

  • Hegseth Calls Iran War ‘Gift to the World’ Despite Economic Calamity, Food Shortages

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  • Potted palm says what, now?

  • politics @lemmy.world
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    DOJ drops criminal probe of Fed, Jerome Powell

    thehill.com /business/5847293-justice-department-drops-powell-investigation/

  • Reddit is the most evil platform

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  • I mean, I (~12 year user of the site, almost a million combined karma, banned by a bot) was never under the illusion that reddit operated for the benefit of its users; the API thing made that clear. But when it went public, I said, “well, that’s that,” and it seems I was right.

  • Trump's spiritual advisor says that saying no to him is like saying no to God

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  • This administration is just getting crazier and crazier.

  • Republican proposes giving Democratic-leaning part of Virginia back to DC after redistricting vote

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  • Yeah, D.C. doesn’t want it.

  • politics @lemmy.world
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    Kalshi prediction site suspends three political candidates for betting on their own races

    www.cnn.com /2026/04/22/politics/kalshi-prediction-site-suspend-political-candidates
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    Billionaire investor sues Trump crypto project

    thehill.com /business/personal-finance/5842927-justin-sun-sues-trump-crypto/
  • News @lemmy.world
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    An unintended consequence of US immigration policy: Some fans are skipping the World Cup in the US

    www.cnn.com /2026/04/21/travel/world-cup-travelers-united-states
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    2 killed, 5 injured as planned fight between teens turns into deadly shooting at North Carolina park

    apnews.com /article/winston-salem-north-carolina-park-shooting-8036b934a84c4ba5fba4988a0220ff3c
  • Technology @lemmy.world
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    Meta plans to lay off 10% of its workforce in May, according to report

    www.nbcbayarea.com /news/local/meta-layoff-thousands-of-employees-in-may/4070910/
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    Jury finds Live Nation, Ticketmaster holds an illegal monopoly

    thehill.com /policy/technology/5832964-live-nation-ticketmaster-monopoly/
  • politics @lemmy.world
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    Oregon legal editor sues Thomson Reuters claiming retaliation over ICE concerns

    www.oregonlive.com /crime/2026/04/oregon-lawyer-sues-thomson-reuters-claiming-retaliation-over-ice-concerns.html
  • Comics @lemmy.ml
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    I Just Talked To Marvel About How And Why Layoffs Are Happening

    bleedingcool.com /comics/i-just-talked-to-marvel-about-how-and-why-layoffs-are-happening/
  • Reddit @lemmy.world
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    A Redditor Criticized ICE. Trump Is Trying to Unmask Them by Dragging the Company to a Secret Grand Jury.

    theintercept.com /2026/04/10/reddit-ice-protest-grand-jury/
  • science @lemmy.world
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    Fertility rate drops to new record low: CDC

    thehill.com /homenews/5823947-falling-birth-rates-usa/
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    Chinese business hired lobbying firm with ties to Don Jr, then scored a win in Washington

    www.reuters.com /world/asia-pacific/chinese-firm-hired-lobbyists-with-ties-don-jr-then-scored-win-washington-2026-04-09/
  • Technology @lemmy.world
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    Elon Musk seeks ouster of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman as part of lawsuit

    www.cnbc.com /2026/04/07/elon-musk-seeks-ouster-of-openai-ceo-sam-altman-as-part-of-lawsuit.html
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    Trump’s personnel agency is asking for federal workers’ medical records

    www.cnn.com /2026/04/08/health/trump-federal-workers-medical-records-kff
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    Members of neo-Nazi ‘active clubs’ join combat events at secretive Virginia compound

    www.theguardian.com /us-news/ng-interactive/2026/apr/07/neo-nazi-virginia-combat-event
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    Associated Press cutting dozens of staffers

    thehill.com /homenews/media/5818302-ap-restructuring-job-cuts/
  • politics @lemmy.world
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    ‘They’ve lost the jury pool’: Jeanine Pirro’s office is struggling to win trials this year

    www.cnn.com /2026/04/06/politics/jeanine-pirro-trials-dc-juries