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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-66545787

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/20/california-shop-owner-shot-dead-over-lgbtq-pride-flag Kristin Davis also posted about it on her Instagram. Apparently this woman’s flags were stolen before as well and she quickly replaced them.. https://www.instagram.com/p/CwLRZNJpINh/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Ugh

https://www.sbsun.com/2023/08/19/shop-owner-shot-killed-over-rainbow-flag-outside-clothing-store-near-lake-arrowhead/amp/ wtf is going on in this country

note: by Palestinian refugees we don’t mean Palestinians who came to seek refuge in Israel, but Palestinians who were turned into refugees as a result of Israel ethnically cleansing them.

Odile is a face sculpt that has only been used in collector dolls until now, fans love the face and hope it officially replaces the 'Millie' face mould that has been in use since 2014. The current face sculpt is the '20s' one!

Transgender women banned from women's chess events https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-66538328 The International Chess Federation (FIDE) says it is temporarily banning transgender women from competing in its women's events. The FIDE said individual cases would require "further analysis" and that a decision could take up to two years ——————— Why does chess have gendered competitions anyways?

Her phone has been stolen last Wednesday in Venice

https://www.ft.com/content/30a8a3f1-c5ad-4b85-bb48-7b7de05470f4

A Quebec woman has been sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison after sending a poison-laced letter to former United States president Donald Trump. She was arrested at the Canada-U.S. border in September 2020 and charged with sending Trump a threatening letter laced with the homemade poison ricin. The letter, intercepted two months before the 2020 presidential election, described Trump as an "ugly tyrant clown" and urged him to give up the race. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-woman-trump-poison-letter-sentenced-22-years-prison-1.6939260 Do prisons have an inter-prison mail system? Will the good sis try to finish the job when the ugly tyrant clown is in prison?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ajherrington/2023/08/16/ohio-will-vote-on-recreational-marijuana-legalization-in-november/amp/ https://x.com/marijuanamoment/status/1691922590972129719?s=46&t=F2Kqdy7aScoPGAKFHNr8dQ Ohio will aim to be the 24th U.S. state to legalize Marijuana in the fall

For “verification” purposes of course, which will be shared with a third party app. No confirmation yet on whether this would be mandatory or optional. Is this the final nail in the coffin for the bird app?

land of the free? https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/16/23834579/nyc-tiktok-ban-new-york-china-surveillance-spy

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https://www.businessinsider.com/doordash-tip-nudges-latest-example-importantance-tipping-gig-workers-2023-8 will you be tipping twice?

Vice Media prided itself on speaking truth to power, following a sort of “gonzo” approach at times to journalism and celebrating counterculture. But now that it’s been purchased by a publisher heavily backed by the Saudi government, some of those powerful figures might be getting a pass. In an exclusive report on The Guardian, Jim Waterson shared several instances of Vice backing off of stories by its reporters that would have put Saudi Arabia’s leadership in a less-than-flattering light. It’s a pattern that began after Vice was bought by the MBC Group, a publisher “controlled” by the Saudi government, after it filed for bankruptcy. Vice recently opened an office in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh. But the Saudi influence isn’t limited to its new location: Obviously, there were more changes than just the cosmetic. Reporters started noticing that stories involving Saudi culture were being delayed, canceled, and even deleted after being published. John Lubbock, a freelance writer who worked for Vice, was writing a story about Saudi youths standing up for trans rights. Lubbock and the two unnamed writers with whom he was working reported that “the Saudi state is helping families to harass and threaten transgender Saudis based overseas.” Lubbock told The Guardian: Another kiboshed effort by the Vice team, a film about Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was “deleted from the internet after being uploaded.” The crown prince was deemed responsible for the 2018 assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, according to a report from the CIA. Vice is just one example of the wealthy government buying up a struggling brand that can further its global influence; earlier this year, the Saudi-backed LIV Golf merged with the PGA Tour. Waterson writes: And now it looks like they have Vice Media to deliver good press while the company’s marketing wing Virtue can extol Saudi Arabia’s many fine resorts. X