hilariousAvatarN Brownflipped into too onlineAvatarAvatarPolice: Crypto mining operation found in school crawl spaceAssociated PressCOHASSET, Mass. (AP) — A former employee of a Massachusetts town is facing charges of allegedly setting up a secret cryptocurrency mining operation in a remote crawl space at a school, police said. Nadeam Nahas, 39, was scheduled to be arraigned Thursday on charges of fraudulent use of electricity …
curious stories in this week’s advice columnAvatarN Brownflipped into Take NoteFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoMy Son’s New Girlfriend Is Sending Up a Big Red Flagslate.com - Advice by Nicole ChungWhat am I supposed to make of this behavior? Dear Care and Feeding, I have a 17-year-old son, “Evan,” who brought over his girlfriend “Rachel” (which …
AvatarN Brownflipped into RacismAvatarAvatarThis nine-year-old was enslaved in the US. Her story could help stop a chemical plantverified_publisherGuardian US - US NewsAt the age of nine, Rachel was one of many forced to live in enslavement on a plantation in southern Louisiana. As well as dozens of adults, there were other children, such as Susanne, age three, and Reuben, age 11. The details of Rachel’s existence have been lost to time. But historians say that …
AvatarN Brownflipped into militaryFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoAustralian soldier alleges torture survival course involved simulated child rape and left him with PTSDverified_publisher Australia News - Joey Watson, Christopher KnausA secretive torture training program has caused debilitating and unnecessary trauma to some Australian soldiers by forcing them into shocking acts of humiliation, including the simulated rape of child dolls and masturbating sex toys over bibles, a whistleblower has alleged. The Australian Defence …
AvatarN Brownflipped into militaryAvatarAvatar‘Fat Leonard’, contractor in US navy’s worst corruption scandal, flees house arrestverified_publisherGuardian US - Rebecca RatcliffeLeonard Francis pleaded guilty in 2015 to offering $500,000 in bribes to navy officers to steer work to his shipyards
AvatarN Brownflipped into israel and palestineAvatarAvatarIsraeli military admits Shireen Abu Akleh likely killed by Israeli fire, but won’t charge soldiersverified_publisherCNNJerusalem CNN — The Israel Defense Forces have admitted for the first time that there is a “high possibility” Palestinian-American Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shot and killed by Israeli fire while covering an Israeli military operation in Jenin in May, the IDF announced Monday. “[I]t …
AvatarN Brownflipped into QueerAvatarAvatarLouisiana child kicked out of class because parents are same-sex coupleverified_publisherGuardian US - Gloria OladipoA Louisiana five-year-old was allegedly forced out of her kindergarten class at a religious school because her parents are a same-sex couple. Emily and Jennie Parker said they were informed by school officials at the Bible Baptist Academy in DeQuincy, Louisiana, during a meeting with the school’s …
AvatarN Brownflipped into Take NoteAvatarAvatarWhat is longtermism?verified_publisherBBC Future - William MacAskillThere is a strong moral reason to consider how the actions and decisions we take today affect the lives of huge numbers of future people, argues philosopher William MacAskill. Here he makes the case for longtermism. Humanity, today, is in its adolescence. Most of a teenager’s life is still ahead of …
AvatarN Brownflipped into EconomicsAvatarAvatar70 People Revealed What They Do For A Living And How Much It Pays, And I Wish You'd See This Kind Of Pay Transparency On LinkedInBuzzFeed - Hannah Dobrogosz"I work in the film industry as an actress and stunt woman. I make anywhere from $25,000-$100,000/year. It changes each year due to the amount of work I book. I always have to be available in case a job comes. I almost missed out on a series regular role because I wasn’t available for one …
AvatarN Brownflipped into cool humanitiesAvatarAvatarHolocaust survivors mark 80 years since mass Paris roundupAssociated Press - By ANGELA CHARLTON and JADE LE DELEYPARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron decried his Nazi-collaborator predecessors and rising antisemitism, vigorously vowing to stamp out Holocaust denial as he paid homage Sunday to thousands of French children sent to death camps 80 years ago for one reason alone: because they were …
AvatarN Brownflipped into cool humanitiesAvatarAvatarSex, Snobbery, Racism And History Rewritten: How The Royal Family Hid The Truth About The Queen’s AffairsGrazia - By GRAZIAWe think of her as the stern matriarch who declared, “We are not amused,” but Queen Victoria was actually a “tempestuous” woman who “loved sex” and …
AvatarN Brownflipped into healthAvatarAvatarA 10-year-old was forced to cross state lines for an abortion after Ohio's ban went into place. The Indiana doctor who helped her will soon be unable to assist others.verified_publisherBusiness Insider - Katherine Tangalakis-LippertWith abortion outlawed after six weeks in Ohio, physicians in neighboring Indiana described an influx of out-of-state patients seeking care. Among them: a pregnant 10-year-old. Dr. Caitlin Bernard, an Indianapolis obstetrician-gynecologist, told the Indianapolis Star that just three days after the …