Birds get revenge by using anti-bird spikes in nests

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-66163943?

Some congressional Democrats say three large tax preparation firms sent information on tens of millions of taxpayers to Facebook parent company Meta over at least two years. Their report urges federal agencies to investigate and potentially go to court.

https://apnews.com/article/irs-taxpayer-tax-preparation-meta-congress-9315cfca7a0942ab89f765d183fbf822

#BREAKING WHO concerned bird flu might adapt to humans 'more easily'

#CoSoNews #News #Health

“Powered by Instagram,” it began. “Threads is part of the Instagram platform. We will use your Threads and Instagram information to personalize ads and other experiences across Threads and Instagram.” Later, there was a section entitled “Your data,” which might as well have read “You’re doomed.”
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/11/sign-up-threads-100-million-users-judgement-elon-musk-mark-zuckerberg

UC San Diego is going on a malicious union-busting campaign against its own students.

The University is attacking the union viciously, even having three grad workers arrested in their own home — for chalk art.

And they're pressing for felony charges.
https://theintercept.com/2023/07/11/uc-san-diego-graduate-student-workers-union/

Elina Svitolina stuns Iga Swiatek at Wimbledon; Jessica Pegula loses

#CoSoNews #News #Sports

https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/37994679/elina-svitolina-stuns-iga-swiatek-wimbledon-jessica-pegula-loses

Inside the AP’s investigation into the ethics practices of the Supreme Court justices | AP News

https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-ethics-documents-conflicts-9fa2847e60e11601c872c3ba3eea12a3

I was hoping to find more of my Twitter-gang on here. If you see this, will you share it, so others who know me there might find me here? Thanks!

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1. Your username is added to the registration database as a prohibited term to prevent anyone from ever using it again (including you.)

2. ALL of your content is SCRUBBED from ALL of our servers. With the exception of #1 above, you and your content CEASES TO EXIST.

We take your data privacy very seriously, and we will absolutely honor your Right to be Forgotten as enshrined in our Terms of Service. #CoSoTips

So much suffering, misery, and inequality would be alleviated if just taxed the rich their fair share.

REI's image as a progressive org does not square with its anti-union position https://www.npr.org/2023/07/06/1186006322/rei-union-busting-allegations

Damn. Y'all should read this - Financiers bought anesthesia practices, then raised prices.

Gift article. #Healthcare #Monopoly #Politics #CoSoPolitics

https://wapo.st/44qVjo9

I thought this was amusing. Be sure to check this out @Sekhapada @MommaJ. The Kentucky bit was spot on. 😂

#humor

https://youtu.be/ZEHWyjSuOuY