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TechCrunch UK study quantifies Twitter's misogyny problem TechCrunch Online abuse remains the big hairy monster in the room for platforms powered by user-generated content. Twitter especially has had some very sizable and public problems with problem users, taking flak in recent years for being the go-to social media ... Half Of “Misogynistic Abuse” On Twitter Comes From Women, Study ArguesBuzzFeed News Women use misogynistic insults as often as men, study findsCharlotte Observer What that study about female misogyny on Twitter gets wrongFusion BetaNews all 93 news articles »

Prince talks about a New World Order Illuminati. Is there any proof of such a people?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2022/03/26/google-confirms-emergency-security-update-for-32-billion-chrome-users-attacks-underway/amp/

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We went to Antarctica to understand how changes to its vast ice sheet might affect the world. Flowing lineson these maps show how the ice is moving. Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/05/18/climate/antarctica-ice-melt-climate-change.html?emc=edit_ta_20170518&nl=top-stories&nlid=54907543&ref=cta&_r=0

When it comes to protecting your accounts, the general consensus is to always use two-factor authentication, which traditionally uses a unique six-digit code that’s re-generated every 30 seconds. If you want to keep hackers away, it’s a big help...but the process isn’t seamless. You often need a third-party app, and you end up losing access to all your passwords if you lose your phone or the app itself. With iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and macOS Monterey, Apple wants to make all of this easier by tying in two-factor authentication with iCloud Keychain. You can set up two-factor natively on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac, and since it’s linked to your iCloud account, it’s secu…

"Trinity and Beyond" is an unsettling yet visually fascinating documentary presenting the history, development and testing of nuclear weapons between 1945 and 1963. Narrated by William Shatner (Star Trek's Captain Kirk) and featuring an original score performed by the Moscow Symphony Orchestra, this award-winning documentary reveals previously unreleased and classified government footage depicting in graphic detail these powerful and awesome weapons. Many scenes were repaired with an Academy Award® winning process created to restore the color.Director/producer Peter Kuran, traveled throughout the U.S. to uncover footage that includes bombs being suspended by balloon, expl…

On Monday, March 14th, the European Parliament ECON Committee will vote on MiCA, the comprehensive crypto regulatory proposal for Europe. At the last possible moment certain parties offered amendments to MiCA that would ban Proof of Work consensus protocols, such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other popular blockchains and crypto assets in Europe, issuing an ultimatum to the rest of Parliament: “accept our bitcoin ban or we will oppose the entire MiCA package.” Individuals and organizations should be free to choose the technology most appropriate to their needs. Policymakers should neither impose nor discriminate in favor of a particular technology. This is deeply concern…

(CNN)The benefits that come with owning a dog are clear-- physical activity, support, companionship -- but owning a dog could literally be saving your life Dog ownership is associated with a reduced risk for cardiovascular disease and death, finds a new Swedish study published Friday in the journal Scientific Reports. For people living alone, owning a dog can decrease their risk of death by 33% and their risk of cardiovascular related death by 36%, when compared to single individuals without a pet, according to the study. Chances of a heart attack were also found to be 11% lower. Multi-person household owners also saw benefits, though to a lesser extent. Ri…

Amazon rainforest pays heavy price for Brazil's political crisis Â

Newark, New Jersey's 30 public schools shut off all water fountains after elevated levels of lead were found in nearly half of the schools during the state Department of Environmental Protection testing. The agency confirmed lead has not been found in the 280,000 residents' city water supply.

China, the world’s largest economy, suffered a stock market drop worse than any day in the last 13 years. The World Bank warns that Russia may be close to a national debt default and nobody has a clear idea on what this would look like. But I can tell you that Ukraine used to export half the world’s neon and that, without it, manufacturing computer chips is gonna get even more difficult expensive.

Bleaching Is Killing Coral in Great Barrier Reef U.S. News & World Report Scientists say about 35 percent of the coral in the northern and central parts of the Great Barrier Reef are dead or dying. David Bellwood/ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies/AP. SYDNEY (AP) – Mass bleaching has killed more than a third of ... Bleaching kills third of coral in Great Barrier Reef's northFox News Tuesday's Mini-Report, 5.31.16MSNBC Scientists find 35 percent coral death in parts of Great Barrier ReefNevada County Picayune Upworthy -The Sunshine Coast Daily -The Straits Times -Verge Campus (blog) all 9 news articles »

President Trump sent shockwaves through geopolitical circles after he announced he would not recertify the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. This isn’t bringing the accord to a full stop—it’s just putting the ball in Congress’ court for a potential sanctions redux. Quick refresher: the agreement sought to curb Iran’s nuclear program (by limiting its uranium stockpile and establishing U.N. monitoring protocols) in exchange for lifting certain economic sanctions on the country of 80 million people…a country the U.S. considers the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism. The business world is keeping a watchful eye. When the deal went through two years ago, some multinati…

Azerbaijan and Armenia, which fought a brief war in late 2020, may be drifting back to open conflict. Violations of the ceasefire have been reported; Azerbaijan allegedly attacked a few villages in Armenia on Wednesday. Sandwiched between Russia, Turkey, and Iran, these small countries have a lot to be worried about…

The terrible floods in Australia were called a “once in a 500-year event.” Get used to it, fellas. The 2022 IPCC report suggests that this is only the beginning. Life may seem stressful now, but remember: these are the good times, so try to enjoy them.

What will conventional aircraft do against modern cruise missile capabilities? Can aircraft even deploy before the missiles are are past anymore

South Korea elected a controversial new President this week, while also experiencing wildfires that threatened a nuclear power plant and forced 6,000+ people to evacuate. North Korea tested its largest ICBM yet, and continues to develop its nuclear test site. Google searches for nuclear war are spiking, and one big bank thinks that nuclear war has a 10% likelihood—probably started by Russia.

Social media are destroying us, which you already know. Were zombie movies just priming us for the mass madness that is to come? Russia is planning to label Facebook/Instagram Meta an “extremist organization.” Well, if it’s any consolation, Facebook Meta’s stock price dropped about 50% in the last 6 months, dragging Mark Zuckerberg’s fortune down with it.

The War in Ukraine could be responsible for a 20%+ increase in food prices this year. You can probably still buy all your foodstuffs at the store at a premium—but the shortages will affect countless peopleacross the third world. Egypt was once the breadbasket of civilization; now it can’t grow enough food for its 100M+ citizens. Lebanon is rationing wheat, while some countries in Africa are simply going without any food at all. Ukraine and Russia account for 30% of global wheat exports and I think it’s safe to say Ukraine won’t be planting much wheat this year.

It has begun, according to some market analysts. Could it have begun long, long ago without any of us noticing? What if it began and ended without us realizing it? It’s been generations since the last (openly) global conflict—how has the grammar of War changed since? While some American investors fear the reality of a World War, others believe the world’s #1 superpower is edging dangerously close to Civil War itself.

Russia may be severing itself from the global internet—or being severed. Read more about this here if you dare. Many people are also pushing for a No-Fly Zone over Ukraine, while others are concerned it will escalate tensions too much and bring NATO into a hot War against Russia.

As if fears of a Russian Nuclear World War weren’t enough, India accidentally launched a missile into Pakistan on Wednesday, the result of a “technical glitch.” If tensions were higher between these historic rivals, how might this accident have impacted relations between the two?

In lighter COVID/economic news, if our bullshit economy couldn’t get any weirder, an American man used $57,000 of COVID relief money to buy a holographic Charizard (that’s a Pokémon card, for you old folks). Because he wasn’t actually entitled to the relief money, the government confiscated the ultra-rare card. In more serious COVID news, on Friday, China locked down Changchun, a city of 9M people. China is facing the highest number of new cases since February 2020. Their zero-COVID strategy may be coming to an end. Denmark is experiencing record COVID deaths not long after restrictions ended. South Korea is grappling with all-time case/deaths, and Japan is coming of…

Drought is getting worse in America: communities in Arizona will soon lose access to water. The once mighty Colorado River is drying up, and truckers will soon stop hauling water to some towns—yet new housing is still being developed. When will the people realize there’s no savior coming to bring them water? What will they do? https://grist.org/housing/rio-verde-foothills-arizona-water-megadrought/