Notices by br00t4c (br00t4c@mastodon.social)

A man died suddenly during a brain scan. What scientists saw was beautifully comforting.

#BrainScanMiracle #PeaceAfterDeath

https://www.upworthy.com/sudden-death-during-brain-scan-ex1/

These Google Maps Alternatives Still Call It 'Lake Ontario' (for Now)

#GoogleMaps #LakeOntario

https://lifehacker.com/tech/these-google-maps-alternatives-till-call-it-lake-ontario?utm_medium=RSS

World's Largest Far Right Paramilitary Rallied in NYC. It Should Alarm Everyone.

#FarRightRally #NYCProtests

https://truthout.org/articles/worlds-largest-far-right-paramilitary-rallied-in-nyc-it-should-alarm-everyone/

'Twisted' Trump called out for chilling attack on Meet the Press host: 'Brazen nonsense'

#TrumpMediaConflict #FCCRegulatoryThreat

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-threat-fcc/

Cisco probably violated Middle Eastern and Muslim employees' civil rights, US agency finds

#CiscoDiscrimination #WorkplaceBias

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/31/cisco-civil-rights-palestine-advocacy-violation

Trump pushes Apple to change 'Lake Ontario' to 'Lake America' on its maps

#LakeNameWars #MapLabelDebate

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2l80eq5lxno?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

MAGA Is Using Kai Trump and Usha Vance to Soften Trump's Anti-Woman Image. Don't Be Fooled.

#MAGAStrategy #PoliticalImageManagement

https://msmagazine.com/2026/08/31/maga-women-kai-trump-usha-vance-anti-woman-agenda/

Modi to Putin: 'We need end of war, not endless war'

https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/31/modi-to-putin-we-need-end-of-war-not-endless-war

Expert Backgrounder: What to Watch for at This Week's Pivotal International Meeting on Autonomous Weapons

#AutonomousWeapons #UNSummit

https://www.justsecurity.org/155198/expert-backgrounder-what-to-watch-for-at-this-weeks-pivotal-international-meeting-on-autonomous-weapons/

Scientists unleash army of octopuses to fight off blue crab invasion

#OctopusArmy #BlueCrabInvasion

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/blue-crabs-invasion-octopus-italy-b3041084.html

How Meta's Plan To Replace Workers With AI Agents Fell Apart

#MetaAI #FutureOfWork

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/08/27/0032219/how-metas-plan-to-replace-workers-with-ai-agents-fell-apart

'You Don't Need a Degree, but You Do Need 15 Years of Experience': A TikToker's Entry-Level Job Sketch Has the Comment Section Sharing Their Own Horror Stories

#JobMarketFrustrations #EntryLevelStruggles

https://dailydot.com/you-dont-need-a-degree-but-you-do-need-15-years-of-experience-a-tiktokers-entry-level-job-sketch-has-the-comment-section-sharing-their-own-horror-stories/

After 50 Years, Physicists May Have Finally Found a Particle Made of Pure Force

#GlueballDiscovery #ParticlePhysics

https://science.slashdot.org/story/26/08/24/0055233/after-50-years-physicists-may-have-finally-found-a-particle-made-of-pure-force

Woman ordered to pay compensation over 'horrific' transphobic messages

#Transphobia #OnlineHarassment

https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/08/24/scotland-woman-compensation-transphobic-messages/

New records show Playboy's Hugh Hefner tried to warn the FBI about Jeffrey Epstein: report

#AudraChristiansen #Whistleblower #HughHefner #JeffreyEpstein #Accountability

https://www.rawstory.com/jeffrey-epstein-2677706765/

'Atrocious Numbers!' CNN Data Guru Says Working Class 'Turning Against President Trump' on Gas Prices

#VoterSentiment #WorkingClass #HarryEnten #GasPrices #TrumpEconomy

https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/atrocious-numbers-cnn-data-guru-says-working-class-turning-against-president-trump-on-gas-prices/

Almost 500 arrested on suspicion of starting wildfires in France this summer

#WildfireArrests #FrenchWildfires #SummerArrests #HeatwaveEmergency

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/14/arrested-suspicion-starting-wildfires-europe-france

Top Republican's squirming shows Mike Johnson's head could soon roll: report

#RepublicanHouse #GOPLeadership #PoliticalPowerStruggle #HouseSpeaker #CongressionalPolitics

https://www.rawstory.com/mike-johnson-speaker-2677705661/

GOP pundits fret MAGA's gone woke: 'Darker, dumber -- and ultimately self-defeating'

https://www.rawstory.com/woke-maga/

How Trump's Unprecedented Effort to Prosecute Noncitizen Voters Fell Apart

#ProPublica #NoncitizenVoters #LegalChallenge #ElectionLaw #VoterEnforcement

https://www.propublica.org/article/noncitizen-voting-trump-homeland-security-investigations