Why the Swedes love doing something that Americans hate (www.bbc.com)
Sweden is infamous for having some of the highest taxes in the world, and yet the country’s tax agency is still one of Sweden’s most trusted institutions....
Russian soldier murder rate soars 900% on return from Ukraine war (www.independent.co.uk)
Up to 113 active Russian servicemen were convicted in 2023 - a near 900 per cent increase on just 13 in 2022...
Refreshing (lemmyf.uk)
How much ketchup on Kraft Mac and Cheese (KD) is too much? Like, I understand half a bottle is a lot, but how much do you use?
I feel my Canadian friends use the right amount while my American friends are too conservative.
Meta’s “set it and forget it” AI ad tools are misfiring and blowing through cash (www.theverge.com)
WTF Happened In 1971? (wtfhappenedin1971.com)
Great website to share if you have no idea how to explain the downfall of the US economy.
Make it happen, Disney (lemmy.world)
Nether Rule (lemmy.ca)
Þrídrangaviti Lighthouse, Iceland (files.catbox.moe)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thridrangaviti_Lighthouse
Elon Musk says it's his turn to have the remote (www.engadget.com)
[Xitter] just announced a smart TV app for streaming video. Or, more accurately, that it claims it’s building one, with absolutely no launch date mentioned. The appropriately-named [Xitter] TV wants to be “your go-to companion for a high-quality, immersive entertainment experience on a larger screen.”
Some US officials say in internal memo Israel may be violating international law in Gaza (www.reuters.com)
Some senior U.S. officials have advised Secretary of State Antony Blinken that they do not find “credible or reliable” Israel’s assurances that it is using U.S.-supplied weapons in accordance with international humanitarian law, according to an internal State Department memo....
play store is a nightmare
Anyone else think the play store has had such a constant decline to the point where you can barely find an app without being flooded with ads. I pretty much only use f droid at this point because the quality of apps is just higher
Evidence shows recent presidential elections most rigged in Russia’s modern history (kyivindependent.com)
Another sign of rigging is that 2024 election results peaked at round figures, Shukshin wrote. This distribution of results looks like a saw on graphs, which led to the nickname “Putin’s saw.”