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"#Wildfire grows into one of largest in #Texas history as flames menace multiple small towns
A cluster of wildfires scorched the Texas Panhandle on Wednesday, including a blaze that grew into one of the largest in state history, as flames moved with alarming speed and blackened the landsca…

Texas wildfires: Fire grows to second-largest in state history
A cluster of wildfires is scorching the Texas Panhandle, including a blaze that grew into one of the largest in state history. The flames blackened the landscape across a vast stretch of small towns and cattle ranches. Authorities warned that the damage to communities on the high plains could be extensive. The largest fire expanded to nearly 800 square miles (2,072 square kilometers). It jumped into parts of neighboring Oklahoma and was completely uncontained as dawn broke. No deaths or injurie…

Why don’t we ban cars?
I bet a lot more die of car accidents than on bikes or ebikes.
This is just another case of „let’s take your freedom away, and fuck your feelings“.
There are even asshole pedestrians, shall we ban walking too?
WTF
https://w…

Key Biscayne approves emergency 60-day ban of e-bikes following woman's death
Community leaders in Key Biscayne have approved a 60-day ban on e-bikes following a woman’s death in a collision this week.

Russia embarks on ‘banana war’ with Ecuador over military equipment deal with the US: https://benborges.xyz/2024/02/03/russia-embarks-on.html

The good news is that the right people were on-site when it happened.
#Fire #Irony
https://www.chch…

An interview with Chris Moran, the Guardian's head of editorial innovation, about its new "Deeply Read" list, which uses an "active time spent" ranking metric (Laura Hazard Owen/Nieman Lab)
https://www.niemanlab.org/20…

I have decided, as a #selfhost with just two other people on my instance, that I'm going to limit threads.net following the example of @… quoted below. I didn't know that you can “unlimit” specific accounts! This is an interesting option.
For other a…

Amazon has launched a new
“one-click to quit the union” tool,
and they’re relentlessly pushing it to every worker in their Coventry warehouse.
The QR code for the tool is displayed on each table in the canteen, in every meeting and training room, in every hallway, and every toilet, as well as shown every five minutes of the working day in screens at the centre of the warehouse.
If a worker scans the QR code and clicks the link, Amazon’s software automatically generates…

Legal challenge to Amazon UK's new "one-click to quit the union" tool - Foxglove
Following the news that Amazon warehouse workers in Coventry will soon get to vote on Trade Union recognition, Foxglove is supporting five workers at the Amazon UK Coventry warehouse to launch a legal challenge of Amazon’s latest union-busting tactic.

🙄 It’s taking too long!
Elon Musk’s reputation is falling — and it’s taking Tesla with it https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/3/24119918/elon-musk-reputation-impact-tesla-falling-sales

Elon Musk’s reputation is falling — and it’s taking Tesla with it
Survey data suggests that Elon Musk’s controversial behavior in recent years is having a negative impact on Tesla’s reputation amid falling sales.

Culture in Flames: What Russia’s War Is About On February 26, 2024, UNESCO hosted a conference titled “Event of Solidarity with Ukraine” at the initiative of the Lithuanian and Canadian delegations. U Source : https://uacrisis.org/en/culture-in-flames-what-russia-s-…

An interview with Chris Moran, the Guardian's head of editorial innovation, about its new "Deeply Read" list, which uses an "active time spent" ranking metric (Laura Hazard Owen/Nieman Lab)
https://www.niemanlab.org/20…