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Happy Mother's Day (lemmy.world)

How Zionism became a synonym for violence and oppression (www.theguardian.com)

For decades, Joe Biden has proudly declared that he is a Zionist, and he has repeated that claim since Hamas’s 7 October attacks on Israel. But for the student anti-war protests gripping the US, the words “Zionist” and “Zionism” have become a watchword – pejorative and emblematic of the violent state policies driving...

Georgia: Thousands rally in protest at 'foreign influence' bill (www.bbc.com)

Tens of thousands of Georgians have taken to the streets of the capital Tbilisi on Saturday evening to protest a controversial “foreign influence” bill backed by the government....

Far-right EU election gains could boost nationalist parties on home turf (www.theguardian.com)

Polls indicate a surge for the right across the continent in next month’s ballots but the centrists are still likely to hold sway in parliament...

What open-source software would you like more people to know about?

Marvels Rivals requires creators to sign a contract that removes your right to give a negative review in order to access the playtest (files.catbox.moe)

On today’s episode of “This shouldn’t be legal”…...

The RTS genre will never be mainstream unless you change it until it's 'no longer the kind of RTS that I want to play,' says Crate Entertainment CEO (www.pcgamer.com)

Less than 25% of the EU’s electricity came from fossil fuels in April (www.euronews.com)

The drop in fossil fuel generation was driven by wind and solar growth as well as the recovery of hydropower....

Lemon rule (lemmy.world)

by Ironlily

China is still harassing dissidents who fled in the 1990s (www.bbc.com)

Three decades ago, Chinese dissidents were being smuggled out of the country in a secret operation called Yellow Bird - but as one of them tells the BBC, Beijing is still pursuing them....

That's rich rule (lemmy.world)

Russia launches major assault in Kharkiv region (www.euronews.com)

Russia targets the border city of Vovchansk with intense airstrikes and rocket attacks as part of its major new assault on eastern Ukraine....

Rise in UK knife attacks leads to a crackdown and stokes public anxiety (apnews.com)

A familiar horror reached Pooja Kanda first on social media: There had been a sword attack in London. And then Kanda, who was home alone at the time, saw a detail she dreaded and knew all too well....

Elon Musk’s Diplomacy: Woo Right-Wing World Leaders. Then Benefit. (www.nytimes.com)

Biden calls Trump ‘unhinged’ and says ‘something snapped’ in former president after he lost 2020 election (www.cnn.com)

President Joe Biden on Saturday called Donald Trump “clearly unhinged” and claimed that “something snapped” in the former president after he lost the 2020 election....

froglights rule (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

Spy scandal: Why did a Polish judge 'defect' to Belarus? (www.dw.com)

Polish prosecutors will likely file espionage charges against a Polish judge who fled to Belarus, where he is now seeking asylum....

Recompilation: An Incredible New Way to Keep N64 Games Alive (www.youtube.com)

Pro-Palestinian hunger strike at Princeton University marks 1 week (newjersey.news12.com)

It comes after 13 students were arrested for trespassing late last month during a protest....

Eurulevision (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

image description: STAND FOR THE FLAG (soldier saluting in front of enby flag) AND KNEEL FOR THE CROSS (soldier kneeling in front of swiss flag)

Star Trek shows come in varying degrees of quality, but one thing that has remained consistently good is the casting of Amanda Grayson, Spock's mom.

She’s always this small, fair skinned dark featured woman, but more importantly is her strength and gentleness, and how they empower eachother. The subtleties are differently from series to series, but they’re all good portrayals of a complex, interesting character.

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