TV/Web #news : Influencer arrested over TikTok video satirizing wealthy
Emiratis in Dubai |
https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/influencer-arrested-tiktok-video-satirizing-wealthy-emiratis-dubai-101204017

NPR #news: Feds to investigate Georgia's Fulton County Jail for filthy, dangerous conditions | https://www.npr.org/2023/07/13/1187502102/georgia-fulton-county-jail-justice-department-investigation

#potato ?

Connecticut, Delaware, Rhode Island, Hawaii, Vermont. If you have a drivers license from any of those states, it's no good in Florida. Says Ron DeSantis.

Seriously though, we do need to worry about groomers who dress up in weird outfits and tell ridiculous stories to children.

We do.

Keep your kids away from priests, that's what I'm saying.

My current favorite Republican talking point:

"There is no law that prevents someone in jail from running for President!"

They should put that on the bumper stickers.

“One reason to be suspicious of AI companions is that you don’t know their motives – or, more accurately, the motives of those who control them. They may be programmed to secretly support a political candidate, sell gadgets or sow discord.”

There are already indications that “AI” (generative language models) are being influenced — Bard user to get specific questions about indictments on the Clinton Presidency totally wrong. I filed a report.

https://apple.news/Aq87OU14CTeihD0dVtvMOlA

Some #politics from #Threads.

"America will only start to heal when we can't tell
where his prison jumpsuit ends and his face begins." @JoeyBlue on PostNews

#LockHimUp #VoteBlue2024

TV/Web #news : FDA approves first over-the-counter birth control
pill |
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2023/07/13/FDA-birth-control-pill/4431689255682/

𝐔𝐒 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫-𝐭𝐡𝐞-𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐥

The Food and Drug Administration announced on Thursday birth control pill Opill will be available without a prescription for women of all ages.

In a statement, the agency said the move would help reduce women's barriers to accessing contraception.

The manufacturer of Opill has said it will most likely be available over the counter in early 2024.

#healthcare #autonomy #fuckthosereigiousdeniers

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66191585

Fox Noise hit with another defamation lawsuit — this one over Jan. 6 allegations https://www.npr.org/2023/07/12/1187318029/fox-news-sued-ray-epps-defamation-jan-6

#JavaSlave

First over-the-counter pill now approved by the FDA; to become available in 2024 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/13/health/otc-birth-control-pill.html

#Politics Idaho red state

State opts out of nearly $15M to feed children this summer
Unclear who ultimately decided to reject federal funding and why!

So wrong the republicans show once again how mean and against any benefit for the citizens of Idaho. wake up! vote blue!

*cackles

Good questions

I'll sell someone a case of insomnia, cheap.

What's going on in your state?

"Location data, search histories, emails, text messages and even period- and ovulation-tracking apps can now be used in the prosecution of people who seek an abortion and those who assist them. #Privacy #WomensRights #VoteBlue #StayWoke

https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/11/teen-and-mom-plead-guilty-to-abortion-charges-based-on-facebook-data/