Clara Listensprechen @ClaraListensprechen4@social.cleverlibre.org

#AndrewCuomo’s efforts may be sharply compromised by the findings, which determined he repeatedly subjected #women who worked for him to unwelcome #sexual contact, comments & looks, & gave preferential treatment to some based on their physical appearance.

The report adds that staff enabled him & retaliated against some who complained. The #DOJ characterized the response as being “designed only to protect #Cuomo from further accusations, rather than to protect employees from #SexualHarassment.”

This interview with Senator Blumenthal about KOSA is interesting: https://slate.com/technology/2023/09/senator-blumenthal-kosa-kids-online-internet-safety-ai-regulation-congress.html

He claims KOSA won't stop kids from finding queer content if they want to find it, but will prevent "algorithms" from serving it to them against their wishes.

My guess? He doesn't understand algorithms.

Happy Friday from Journey!

#Cat #Cats #CatsOfMastodon

Oil tanker on fire after being struck off coast of Yemen amid Houthi threats

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/26/vessel-on-fire-after-being-struck-off-coast-of-yemen-amid-houthi-threats?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

⚠️🇺🇦Kyiv, Moscow Exchange Soldiers' Remains (more) http://www.rferl.org/a/32793572.html #Ukraine #Press #News #russia #russiaUkraineWar #9yrInvasionofUkraine #BoycottMusk #AxisOfEvil
#NoEUPrezForHungary
#NoUSRepublicans2024

Voter ID requirements

https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/voting-and-elections/voter-id?gclsrc=aw.ds

Byron Carr's brother reflects with gratitude as cold case arrest made

John Carr spoke with reporters Friday after police said they had made an arrest in his brother's murder 35 years ago. The killing of Byron Carr shocked Prince Edward Islanders and left many members of its LGBTQ community living in fear.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/byron-carr-s-brother-reflects-with-gratitude-as-cold-case-arrest-made-1.7096381?cmp=rss
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How do you reduce wind-drag on a musician's car? Take the Domino's Pizza sign off the roof
#joke #jokes

ICYMI: #NorthKorea has called off its annual international marathon for the fifth consecutive year, but could reschedule the event for later in 2024 as the isolated country gradually eases longstanding border restrictions.

https://www.nknews.org/2024/01/north-korea-cancels-pyongyang-marathon-for-fifth-straight-year-tour-agency/

Report of damage to a British tanker in the Gulf of Aden. A fire breaks out in the tanker.
#AureFreePress #news #Yeman #USA #Iran #Houthis

White House sets new guidelines for Cabinet notifications after Austin's secret hospitalization

https://apnews.com/article/f3e03c04ff7d9a0ab062a57ac181bb8f

#capybara

Capybara Fact: Some capybaras have been observed 'adopting' orphaned pups and raising them as their own.

EFF’s @ktrendacosta talks to @RollingStone about Swifties’ demand for swift action against AI-generated deepfakes — and why it’s unlikely to happen. https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/taylor-swift-ai-generated-nudes-swifties-1234954487/

Claiming Josh Schulte's Leaks Cost CIA 100s of Millions, DOJ Asks for Life Sentence - emptywheel https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/01/25/claiming-josh-schultes-leaks-cost-cia-100s-of-millions-doj-asks-for-life-sentence/

An oil tanker is on fire in the Gulf of Aden, its operator says, after Houthis said they hit it with a missile.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68110358
#WorldNews Houthis #RedSea #Israel #Palestine

Spent the day with these guys.💚

Made myself a little mini-landscape of the cacti that needed repotting and did lots of other maintenance.

#IndoorPlants #HousePlants #plants #florespondence

Somewhere out there two bots are matched on Tinder and still locked in conversation, spamming each other with phone numbers and cam site links.

The AHA has sent a letter to Manhattan College administrators expressing “grave concern about the termination of two members of the history faculty....We urge you to reconsider these terminations." #histodons https://www.historians.org/news-and-advocacy/aha-advocacy/aha-letter-to-manhattan-college-opposing-termination-of-history-faculty-members-(january-2024)

Occasionally, I remember helping to build the movie theater I worked at with a close female friend, and when we set up the speakers behind the screen. The guys told us to hold the walkie talkies while they moved the speakers, two men to each speaker. We watched them leave the room, looked at each other without speaking, opened our hands at the same time to drop the mikes, then each one of us grabbed a single speaker and carried it all by ourselves past the men as they returned. Then I laugh.