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Sending women who get abortions to prison for decades.
Outlawing IUDs.
Sharply restricting in-vitro fertilization.
These are the strictest abortion prohibitions and punishments in the nation being considered by South Carolina lawmakers,
even as opponents of the procedure are divided over how far to go.
The bill faces a long legislative path and uncertain prospects, even if it clears the state Senate subcommittee that’s reviewing it.
But the measure up for a …

South Carolina senators to debate strict abortion proposal Tuesday
A group of South Carolina senators plans to consider a proposal that could introduce the strictest abortion prohibitions and punishments in the nation. The bill, which faces a long legislative process, highlights ongoing divisions in conservative states over abortion. It proposes banning all abortions unless the woman's life is at risk and could criminalize those who assist in abortions. The proposal has split anti-abortion groups, with some opposing punishment for women. The bill's future is u…

Apple announces a "major evolution" of its Security Bounty program, doubling the top award to $2M for exploit chains that could be abused for spyware attacks (Lily Hay Newman/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/apple-announces-2-million-bug-bounty-reward/

Apple Announces $2 Million Bug Bounty Reward for the Most Dangerous Exploits
With the mercenary spyware industry booming, Apple VP Ivan Krstić tells WIRED that the company is also offering bonuses that could bring the max total reward for iPhone exploits to $5 million.

I wrote off Linkin Park in high school as cynically packaged, manufactured angst with cringey lyrics, on top of musically uninteresting riffs and progressions, even for popular music (lots of boring consonance and repetitive drones on perfect intervals, the Halloween theme called and wants its gimmick back, etc.).
With 25 years of hindsight I think I was a little too harsh. It's still mostly not my bag but I see now what other people see in Chester Bennington's vocals, and &quo…

I saw an article about how good the food options are that are associated with churches. So I went to a Vietnamese place called O BACH across the road from Bunnings in Tuggeranong and had a pretty nice banh mi. Nice crispy bun!
Apologies, I neglected to photograph my food before it disappeared into my cake hole.
#food #canberra

"E-bikes can cut carbon, congestion, costs — if cities take them seriously"
#EBikes #Travel #Emissions

E-bikes could cut carbon, congestion, and costs — if cities take them seriously
E-bike sales are booming, providing a clean form of transportation that also improves public health. Yet cities remain committed to cars.

Series D, Episode 04 - Stardrive
PLAXTON: I, I do not know these people.
ATLAN: DO not or WILL not?
[Underground hangar. Tarrant is still beaming the wall.]
[Research lab]
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/404/360 B7B5

As recently as Thursday, Vladimir Putin told a Kremlin demographic conference that increasing births was “crucial” for Russia.
Putin has launched initiatives to encourage people to have more children -- from free school meals for large families to awarding Soviet-style “hero-mother” medals to women with 10 or more children.
“Many of our grandmothers and great-grandmothers had seven, eight, and even more children,” Putin said in 2023.
“Let’s preserve and revive these wonderful…

Russia's population is getting smaller and older. Putin sees that as a national security threat
Russia has grappled with a shrinking and aging population for decades, with President Vladimir Putin viewing it as a threat to national security. Yet despite efforts like cash incentives and family-friendly policies, the number of deaths now outpaces births. Economic uncertainty, restrictions on immigration and the war in Ukraine are making the crisis worse. Desperate to reverse the trend, Russian authorities are also rolling out a wave of restrictive laws, such as banning "child-free propagand…