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Spring temperatures in parts of Sydney neared 40C on Wednesday and hot, dry winds fanned dozens of bush and grass fires in New South Wales, prompting rare “red” wind warnings and wildfire emergencies across the Tasman in New Zealand.

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This story fits the Fraudulent Elections characteristic of fascism as defined in The 14 Characteristics of Fascism

This story fits the Fraudulent Elections characteristic of fascism as defined in The 14 Characteristics of Fascism

When the prime minister was asked whether Prince Andrew should give evidence to a select committee inquiry, he said: ‘I certainly support that’

Ford said it was aware of 12,500 warranty claims tied to camera issues as well as five accidents

Chancellor to crack down on loophole under which partners do not pay employer national insurance

Critics have warned that lowered hiring standards and slashed training times will lead to an explosion of abuses by immigration officers

SNAP recipients receive an average of about $188 per person per month, or about $6 per day

Justice Department, under the Biden administration, investigated Trump for mishandling classified documents

An executive order from President Donald Trump led a federal agency to drop an investigation into Amazon for allegedly discriminating against female drivers by failing to provide adequate bathroom breaks, according to a new lawsuit

Video obtained by The Associated Press shows an Israeli settler beating Palestinian olive harvesters with clubs in an attack that Palestinian health officials say sent at least one woman to the hospital with serious injuries

A standard 9-to-5 may no longer be enough to compete in Silicon Valley’s high-stakes artificial intelligence boom.

It makes her look even worse, if possible.

Trump administration allegedly agreed to abandon confidential informants protected by US government in an effort to ink CECOT deal

The urinals are 2.7 times faster to use than conventional portable toilets

Otters, beavers and dormice are among the threatened wildlife that could be put at risk by new planning proposals, green groups have warned.

*‘Hey hey! Ho ho! Donald Trump has got to go!’ protesters across the country chanted*

*‘Hey hey! Ho ho! Donald Trump has got to go!’ protesters across the country chanted*

Top White House officials told a reporter, “Your mom,” when asked who picked the location for Donald Trump’s upcoming meeting with Vladimir Putin.

Top White House officials told a reporter, “Your mom,” when asked who picked the location for Donald Trump’s upcoming meeting with Vladimir Putin.

Article is worth a quick read, it refers to the “we’re in this together” email to Epstein and him being linked to spies. Tldr is he seems like a corrupt predator

Top White House officials told a reporter, “Your mom,” when asked who picked the location for Donald Trump’s upcoming meeting with Vladimir Putin.

On point for Barbienazi and Son of Jabba

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/37491366

Scientists say it could help solve one of the universe’s deepest mysteries

Dozens of San Antonio educators spent a blistering Saturday exploring AI’s role in teaching.

Their trial took place behind closed doors in a military court in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don

Stephen Miller, the MAGA firebrand credited with shaping President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda, accused Illinois Governor JB Pritzker of being a “moron” who “hates America” during his latest on air rant.

District Judge Sara Ellis said Thursday she was “startled” by images of law enforcement actions after she issued her initial order last week. “I’m getting images and seeing images on the news, in the paper, reading reports, where at least from what I’m seeing, I’m having serious concerns that my order’s being followed,” she said.

*President moves to take direct control of strategic Black Sea port city deeply shaped by Russian cultural influence*

Donald Trump has hosted a fundraiser for his White House ballroom construction project as hundreds of thousands of federal workers go unpaid amid the ongoing government shutdown.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/37416628

‘For 150 years-plus they’ve wanted to have a ballroom and it never happened because they’ve never had a real estate person,’ Trump said Wednesday night

*The far-right congresswoman has increasingly broken ranks with the MAGA movement, leading even Donald Trump to wonder ‘What’s going on with Marjorie?’*

Attorney General Pam Bondi asserted Antifa was “no different” from the MS-13 drugs gang, citing the experiences of MAGA influencers to support her claims.

According to CNN, Hegseth has now sacked multiple top officers across the Army, Navy, Air Force and Space Force who previously led those services’ legal branches — often after they gave legal advice that included concerns about Trump administration policies.

This show of force, welcomed by some Palestinians after months of lawlessness, could now threaten the fragile ceasefire, especially as all living hostages from Hamas’s 7 October 2023 attack have been released.

Astrophysicist suggests ‘radical mundanity’ is answer to the ‘great silence’ in the galaxy

Local resident is asking a judge to declare the mayor violated her First Amendment rights and have a jury determine compensation for damages

President moves to take direct control of strategic Black Sea port city deeply shaped by Russian cultural influence

Discovery of almost 100 sauropod footprints over a distance of 220 metres provides new insight into how Jurassic dinosaurs moved through the landscape of what is now Britain

The European Commission has fined Gucci, Chloé, and Loewe over 157 million euros for anti-competitive pricing practices

And less than 24 hours after Donald announced this “everlasting peace”, Palestinians were still being killed in Gaza, aid trucks stopped from going into Gaza and a row broke out about the failure of Hamas to return the bodies of dead Israeli hostages.

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An exiled Kremlin critic, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, has been accused by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) of creating a “terrorist organisation” and of plotting to violently seize power.

*Marc Thiessen declared on social media that he’s no longer an ‘outlier’ at the Washington Post, as the paper’s opinion section is wholly ‘conservative’ now*

*Marc Thiessen declared on social media that he’s no longer an ‘outlier’ at the Washington Post, as the paper’s opinion section is wholly ‘conservative’ now*

Elon Musk has backed the deployment of federal troops to San Francisco, claiming in a gung-ho post that it is “the only solution” to the city’s drug problem.

‘WOW: It’s official. It’s happening,’ one MAGA influencer tweeted, adding: ‘This is how we win.’

Black swan nicknamed ‘Mr Terminator’ evicted from town after trying to drown local birds

cross-posted from: https://lemmings.world/post/35370453

A pioneering rewilding initiative in Lincolnshire is poised to transform more than 600 hectares of former agricultural land, utilising beavers, pigs, cattle, and ponies.

Duke of York also reportedly told paedophile friend ‘we’ll play some more soon’ in email sent three months after date he insisted he had severed contact with disgraced financier

And quite rightly

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/37218464

In a Truth Social post Saturday evening, he claimed in all-caps that “the Biden FBI” supposedly “placed 274 agents into the crowd on January 6”.

And quite rightly

Exclusive: Sexual misconduct claims hit record high last year, with complaints rising at a faster rate than all other allegations