Only 12% of Americans Believe the Iran War Has Benefited the Nation

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44 points | 8 comments
https://news.antiwar.com/2026/06/07/only-12-of-americans-believe-the-iran-war-has-benefited-the-nation/

cross-posted from: news.abolish.capital/post/55116

A new poll found that just over one in ten Americans believe President Donald Trump’s war against Iran has been beneficial for the nation. A poll conducted by Brookings, released on…

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Microsoft changed their Copilot pricing model and people crashing out.

submitted by RedWizard to technology
20 points | 6 comments
https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/new/?screen_view_count=1

People reporting 30% usage of their monthly budget in a single prompt. $40 for 5/9 task steps (unclear how large each task is). It’s AI Armageddon for Copilot acolytes.

Copilot still cheaper than a human?

Microsoft :Pay the same, get anxiety for free

The new copilot…

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We’re having the worst wheat crop in decades. You’ll notice the ripple effects soon at the grocery store

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94 points | 15 comments
https://thehill.com/business/personal-finance/5901378-were-having-the-worst-wheat-crop-in-decades-youll-notice-the-ripple-effects-soon-at-the-grocery-store/

“In all, growers will see their smallest wheat crop in terms of production since 1972, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture; 1.56 billion bushels this year, down 21% from…

Subnautica 2 mod makes creatures killable, despite its devs' desire to convince players to "use non-violent and more creative solutions"

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23 points | 10 comments
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/subnautica-2-mod-makes-creatures-killable-despite-its-devs-desire-to-convince-players-to-use-non-violent-and-more-creative-solutions

cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/64554515

New tag line

submitted by RedWizard to bestofhexbear
23 points | 2 comments

Site tagline

Why haven’t you posted anything better? Classic .ML do a lot of complaining and interject moral superiority while doing nothing of substance. I’m out here breaking my back harvesting memes to bring back like slop for the pig trough. 4 count em FOUR group chats among different friend groups that share memes. Plus…

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Africa: Chinese Initiative Normalizes ‘Techno-Authoritarianism’

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20 points | 8 comments
https://adf-magazine.com/2026/05/chinese-initiative-normalizes-techno-authoritarianism/

cross-posted from: mander.xyz/post/51582076

cross-posted from: mander.xyz/post/51581549

Experts are warning that China’s recently launched Global Governance Initiative (GGI) represents a threat to developing nations by promoting authoritarianism…

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Trump Promised 'Cleanest Air.' Report Shows Half of All US Children Live Amid Dangerous Pollution

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14 points | 1 comments
https://www.commondreams.org/news/american-lung-association-report

cross-posted from: news.abolish.capital/post/44255

Close to half of the children in the United States—more than 33 million kids—live in counties with dangerously high levels of toxic air pollution, according to the American Lung Association’s annual air quality report out…

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The Proletariat Network / The Proletarian Web

submitted by RedWizard to chapotraphouse
48 points | 12 comments

Several months ago I had a lot of ideas rolling around in my head regarding this idea of community, networking (social and electronic), and administration. It looked something like this and like this.

From a post I wrote on community:

As working-class people, as wage laborers, as members of physical and digital communities,…

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Mamdani Launches Tax on Second Homes Worth $5m or More

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24 points | 2 comments
https://novaramedia.com/2026/04/16/mamdani-launches-tax-on-second-homes-worth-5m-or-more/

cross-posted from: news.abolish.capital/post/42743

New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced a historic new tax on owners of luxury second homes which are worth $5m or more, in a bid to raise $500m for the city.

The ‘pied-à-terre…

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Israel used ‘white phosphorus’ in strikes on populated areas in Lebanon: Rights group

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33 points | 1 comments
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/03/09/765153/Israel-used-white-phosphorus-in-strikes-on-populated-areas-in-Lebanon-Rights-group

cross-posted from: news.abolish.capital/post/33769

Images verified by Human Rights Watch (HRW) show Israel fired “white phosphorus” in populated areas of southern Lebanon.


**FromPresstv via This…

Texas Lawmakers Sound Alarm on 'Torture, Killing, and Inhumane Treatment' of Detainees in Fort Bliss ICE Facility

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46 points | 3 comments
https://www.commondreams.org/news/fort-bliss-inhumane-ice-conditions

cross-posted from: news.abolish.capital/post/26901

A group of Texas legislators have delivered an urgent warning about the treatment of detainees in the country’s largest immigration detention camp, which sits on an Army base in El Paso.

“We have received numerous…

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Prayers going on, factory visits going up, Substack for support: a 2-year channel update | Inside China Business

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12 points | 3 comments
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JTeuImDwBSQ

OK, this video is wild. I kind of respect it. He’s been in China since 2012, he was tasked with building a talk about supply chain optimization at a Chinese university, in partnership with Ohio State and Walmart (years ago), and discovered that the USA doesn’t do any of that. China does. He then…

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'Operation Dildo Blitz' Anti-ICE Protest in Minneapolis Ends With 50+ Arrests

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80 points | 18 comments
https://www.commondreams.org/news/operation-dildo-blitz

cross-posted from: news.abolish.capital/post/26088

Demonstrators hurled insults and sex toys at federal agents outside a Minneapolis government building on Saturday to protest the Trump administration’s deadly Immigration and Customs Enforcement crackdown on undocumented immigrants…

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