The winner of last year’s Eurovision Song Contest, Nemo, has said they are returning their trophy in protest over Israel’s continued participation in the event.

Be Pet, Gay Dogs

The British government threatened to defund the international criminal court and leave the Rome statute that set it up if it pressed ahead with plans to issue an arrest warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu, the ICC’s prosecutor, has claimed.

Ihr dürft jetzt gerne darüber diskutieren, ob die Welt auf LSD irgendwie mehr oder weniger echt ist als die nüchterne, aber ihr wisst genau was ich meine.

*New research from Public Interest Research Group and tests conducted by NBC News found that a wide range of AI toys have loose guardrails.*

https://www.reddit.com/mod/worldnews/moderators/

[Totally not an oldschool rage comic]

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/54840451

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Looks like I’m spoiled for choice. Temu has exactly the same for 11.29. Not that I’d be purchasing from either place; it’s just another example of Amazon’s enshittification.

Sie richten sich gegen Journalisten, Aktivisten, Wissenschaftler und sollen sie mundtot machen: Einschüchterungsklagen oder auch SLAPP. Das Kabinett hat jetzt einen Gesetzentwurf gegen dieses Vorgehen beschlossen.

Brüste können hergestellt werden, indem man Östrogen und Pommes miteinander kombiniert.

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From Kyle Moore

“Auf Nachfrage bestätigte die Polizei, dass eines der Lieder – das so auch schon bei Ausschreitungen in Amsterdam erklungen sein soll – sinngemäß den Text „In Gaza gibt es keine Schulen mehr, weil es keine Kinder mehr gibt“ enthalten haben soll – eine grausame Anspielung auf den Gaza-Krieg. Das andere habe misogyne Gewalt- und Vergewaltigungsfantasien zum Inhalt gehabt – kombiniert mit der Verächtlichmachung von Arabern.”

The family of a British aid worker killed by Israel have made a fresh demand for the UK military to release its surveillance footage of Gaza from the day they died.

From Niek Kuijpers

Today’s game is Project Zomboid. Build 42 finally got a multiplayer version and me and my friends hopped on as soon as we heard the news. I messed with the settings a little to make things easier so we have a bit of breathing room to get comfortable with the changes.

Загальні бойові втрати противника з 24.02.22 по 12.12.25 (орієнтовно)

I remember a discussion about the censoring of swearing in TOS. Somebody suggested that Spock actually always said ‘fucking nuts dude’, ‘fascinating’ is just what the universal translator makes of it.

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From Shunda Lee

The mysterious Crested Owl crushed the barn owl with a Caribbean tan, the Ashy Faced Owl. The Crested lets its trademark brows do all the talking. Otherwise this owl hasn’t shared many secrets with us.

So it begins.

Hello,

Eagle Owl easily bested the Ural Owl to get here. The epic power of this owl was more than the fluffy owl in a parka could deal with.

“MALE DETAINEE NEEDS to go out due to head trauma,” an employee at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s detention center in Georgia tells a 911 operator.

Bangkok (AFP) – Indonesia’s deadly flooding was an “extinction-level disturbance” for the world’s rarest great ape, the tapanuli orangutan, causing catastrophic damage to its habitat and survival prospects, scientists warned on Friday.

Six months after Jeffrey Epstein’s death in August 2019, the philanthropic foundation founded by billionaire fashion tycoon Leslie Wexner published an “independent review” of Epstein’s involvement in the organization, in response to concerns raised by donors and alumni of foundation-funded programs. The Wexner Foundation is one of the largest contributors to pro-Israel causes in the U.S.

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So, is it getting quieter here in the #Fediverse; is it even dying? That I don't know, but I can add some data: At least for @heiseonline it seems to be the opposite; the number of comments and likes keeps on growing.

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Seoul (AFP) – The chief organiser of South Korea’s notoriously gruelling university entrance exams has resigned – after complaints that an English test he designed was just too difficult.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/54843906

Belgium already confirmed their participation

According to SNE Research, their collective European market share has plunged from 60.4 percent in 2023 to the 30-percent range in 2025, while Chinese suppliers are climbing toward 60 percent.

Seoul (AFP) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to root out “evil” and scolded lazy officials while praising his troops fighting with Russia against Ukraine, state media said Friday, capping a major meeting of Pyongyang’s top brass.