A senior Canadian federal scientist has alleged that the government shut down an investigation into a mystery brain illness in New Brunswick that he believes may have affected 350 people....
The polls are not good for the Liberals — in fact, they’re struggling to overcome the 15 to 20-point gap that separates them from the Conservatives. But those close to the prime minister like to point out that their leader is used to being underestimated and performs well under pressure....
Donald Trump was ridiculed Saturday after attending what his campaign called a Black roundtable at a Detroit church — with photos showing a largely white audience....
Trump’s side marketed going to a black church and having thousands turn out to support him
It was an attempt to sway the black demographic into supporting him because other blacks do. The pictures paint a different story than what was advertised
Politically we have to assume they are the same due to their positions
Popularity wise, she is a woman which unfortunately is already a bad thing in Canadian politics. And media has been framing her as bitchy. She gets blamed for a lot if things that I feel of she were a man people would just shrug at
Past that though, she lacks charisma and the Trudeau brand
Following the UN Security Council vote to approve a three-phase ceasefire in Gaza, U.S. officials and other international allies of Israel are cynically placing blame on Hamas for a stall in current ceasefire negotiations — even as Israel has insisted on indefinitely continuing its massacre in Gaza and Hamas has said its main...
The presumed reason he is currently refusing is so he can complain about matters/make things up. If he knows classified information then he can’t disclose it
“Emmanuel Macron, the French president, has announced that he is dissolving the national assembly, and calling for legislative elections on June 30 and July 7....
Proposed packaging changes include allowing the lids and containers of cannabis products to be different colours, permitting cut-out windows or transparent packaging so that consumers can see the product before buying, and allowing QR codes so buyers are able to find more information.
Rania Hamza calls it “a coincidence” that an engineer, a biologist and a lawyer at the same Toronto university were independently worrying about the harmful substances and chemicals being flushed down Ontario’s toilets. Three years ago, after figuring out they were all interested in the same thing, the unlikely trio came...
How the automobile industry turned us into SUV drivers (www.cbc.ca)
Ron DeSantis signing new law about killing bears raises eyebrows (www.newsweek.com)
Get sorted... (lemmy.world)
Winklevoss twins say they each donated $1M in bitcoin to Trump (thehill.com)
Second Canadian scientist alleges brain illness investigation was shut down (www.theguardian.com)
A senior Canadian federal scientist has alleged that the government shut down an investigation into a mystery brain illness in New Brunswick that he believes may have affected 350 people....
With Trudeau on the ropes, Liberals contemplate the next election with hope and anxiety (www.cbc.ca)
The polls are not good for the Liberals — in fact, they’re struggling to overcome the 15 to 20-point gap that separates them from the Conservatives. But those close to the prime minister like to point out that their leader is used to being underestimated and performs well under pressure....
88-2: Only Markey, Sanders Oppose 'Expensive, Risky' Nuclear Power Expansion (www.commondreams.org)
Gay Water Rule
Not even Riot wants to try competing with Fortnite on user-generated content: 'I'm not gonna go pick that fight with Epic' (www.pcgamer.com)
Mod support in Baldur's Gate 3 will be final handover moment to players, says Larian CEO (web.archive.org)
As Starfield Steam Reviews Plunge to ‘Mostly Negative,’ Todd Howard Responds to Paid Mods Backlash - IGN (web.archive.org)
Life By You [Sims clone by Paradox] is Cancelled (forum.paradoxplaza.com)
My first 2 hours with Black Myth: Wukong were a flurry of demanding boss fights, unbelievably pretty characters, and a surprisingly sparse world (www.pcgamer.com)
‘Everything is a scam!’ Trump ridiculed after pics of Black church event show white crowd (www.rawstory.com)
Donald Trump was ridiculed Saturday after attending what his campaign called a Black roundtable at a Detroit church — with photos showing a largely white audience....
Wine 9.11 released continuing the ARM improvements (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Files allegedly obtained in the 2021 CD Projekt hack indicate Cyberpunk 2077 was once planned to have a level or DLC set on the Moon (www.pcgamer.com)
Who’s telling the truth about the capital gains tax? | About That (www.youtube.com)
Missing cold pizza (lemmy.world)
Ahri ban rates soar as League of Legends players commit to protest [due to absurd skin cost: $435] (www.pcgamesn.com)
Trudeau says he considered stepping down during marriage difficulties (www.cbc.ca)
Hands on with the Zotac Zone gaming handheld: It's got a gorgeous screen, but the competition is ramping up [AMD Ryzen 7 8840U, 780M GPU,16GB Ram, 7-inch AMOLED 1080p, ~800$] (www.pcgamer.com)
Armello studio League of Geeks is 'going into hibernation for the foreseeable future' and may not be back (www.pcgamer.com)
Valve faces a £656 million lawsuit in the UK for 'overcharging 14 million PC gamers' (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Hamas Wants Guarantees Ceasefire Will Actually Happen, While US Says Hamas Is Rejecting the Proposal (truthout.org)
Following the UN Security Council vote to approve a three-phase ceasefire in Gaza, U.S. officials and other international allies of Israel are cynically placing blame on Hamas for a stall in current ceasefire negotiations — even as Israel has insisted on indefinitely continuing its massacre in Gaza and Hamas has said its main...
Mozilla Firefox Blocks Add-Ons to Circumvent Russia Censorship (theintercept.com)
BioWare Confirms More Dragon Age: The Veilguard Details Ahead of Gameplay Reveal - IGN (www.ign.com)
Youtube
Pierre Poilievre doesn’t want to talk about foreign interference (www.nationalobserver.com)
EU elections 2024 live: Emmanuel Macron dissolves French parliament and calls snap elections after huge far-right gains (www.theguardian.com)
“Emmanuel Macron, the French president, has announced that he is dissolving the national assembly, and calling for legislative elections on June 30 and July 7....
Perfect Dark TBA on Steam [modern remake] (store.steampowered.com)
DOOM: The Dark Ages announced for Steam in 2025 (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Feds propose raft of changes to cannabis rules to reduce regulatory burden (www.canadianevergreen.com)
Proposed packaging changes include allowing the lids and containers of cannabis products to be different colours, permitting cut-out windows or transparent packaging so that consumers can see the product before buying, and allowing QR codes so buyers are able to find more information.
'Give us $600 and also we hate you': WestJet's new UltraBasic fare gets roasted online (www.cbc.ca)
If there’s anything people can agree on these days, it’s that flying sucks....
Nvidia's grasp of desktop GPU market balloons to 88% — AMD has just 12%, Intel negligible, says JPR (www.tomshardware.com)
New contaminants emerge in the Great Lakes | The Narwhal (thenarwhal.ca)
Rania Hamza calls it “a coincidence” that an engineer, a biologist and a lawyer at the same Toronto university were independently worrying about the harmful substances and chemicals being flushed down Ontario’s toilets. Three years ago, after figuring out they were all interested in the same thing, the unlikely trio came...
Microsoft Releases Azure Linux 3.0 Preview (www.phoronix.com)
It's important to learn to communicate (lemmy.world)
The older I get, the more I relate to Quinn.
Yuntai: Hiker finds pipe feeding China's tallest waterfall (www.bbc.com)
A controversy over a waterfall has cascaded into a social media storm in China, even prompting an explanation from the water body itself....