2021-01-23
Cool
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Technological stagnation: Why I came around
- I'd say all the stagnation traces back to one root: regulation intended for the purpose, designed for no other purpose, though sold as consumer protection, environmental protections, and so on. Safety-ism.
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Minnesota man, 25, pleads guilty to role in police precinct fire during George Floyd rioting
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Cargill open-sources Splinter, its ‘blockchain-like’ supply chain software
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A Millennium of Solar Activity Recorded by Tree Rings With extreme precision
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Air Force Eyes Drones for Light Attack Roles as It Mulls Buying New F-16s
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Godiva Closing All 128 Of Its Retail Stores Across North America – CBS Pittsburgh
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Protestors break into Bellingham City Hall, mayor rushed out for safety
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FBI finds 33 missing children in anti-trafficking operation | TheHill
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Glenn Greenwald: ‘Journalists Are Authoritarians’
- leftist commentary amounts to: "Its sad to watch him slide into insanity; but working with traitors like Assange will do that I guess" and "He shows how dangerous Trumpism is it got him before trump even ran for office!"
Horseshit
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Stories on HN this morning "RMS still exists, here's his PlumeBio.com page"; "$GamerGate guy still exists, here's his page" ... like "hey let's go hate on these people for a while, they're still around!"
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Can facial recognition technology reveal political orientation?
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Prince Harry calls for social media reform after U.S. Capitol riot
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Covid-19 ended blowing out birthday candles. Let's not bring it back
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Stake for Amazon in Biden administration: New union push, antitrust scrutiny
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Agree with this, but i have to highlight the quote Pluralistic: 02 Oct 2020 – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
The right of workers to join class actions in spite of arbitration waivers went to the Supreme Court in '18, where the illegitimate justice Neal Gorsuch wrote the majority opinion, ruling against workers.
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Racial stereotyping? on our network? nah, couldn't be, we don't do that... Black barbers have become mental health advocates for African American men
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The Globe’s Fresh Start initiative: Frequently Asked Questions - The Boston Globe
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Ohio representative wants to reserve stimulus checks for those who get vaccinated | KOMO
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Senate Republican threatens impeachments of past Democratic presidents
Economicon
TechSuck
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(Men's clothing retailer) Data breach at Bonobos hits 7 million customers: What to do | Tom's Guide
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1,800 Instacart workers are losing their jobs. No one agrees on who fired them
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Amazon Demands In-Person Union Vote After Arguing Mail-In Ballots 'Raise Risk Of Fraud' | ZeroHedge
The world’s largest online retailer said that a mail election raised the risk of fraud and the coercion of workers.
Trumpoline
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Trump Conspired to Fire Acting Attorney General and Force Georgia to Overturn ...
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After Capitol Riot, Law Enforcement Officials Try To Remove Extremism From The Ranks
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Canada looking at declaring Proud Boys a terrorist organization
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Justice Department, FBI debate not charging some Capitol rioters - The Washington Post
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Florida man accused of being in Capitol riot arrested at Biden inauguration
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Justice Department considers not charging all Capitol rioters, amid concerns of flooding the courts
BidenTime
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The Bidens were momentarily left to wait outside the White House in an awkward moment on Inauguration Day, possibly as a result of a final “petty” act by the Trump administration.
According to The National Journal, a well-placed official not associated with the incoming Biden team told the newspaper: "The Trumps sent the butlers home when they left so there would be no one to help the Bidens when they arrived."
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A Large US Military Convoy Rolled Into Syria On 1st Day Of Biden Presidency | ZeroHedge
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Biden signs executive orders on stimulus checks, food stamps and minimum wage - CBS News
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Biden Stops Trump Order To Slash Price Of Insulin, EpiPen | The Daily Wire
World
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Pope will not preside over upcoming celebrations due to sciatica - Vatican News
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France has passed a law protecting the sounds and smells of the countryside
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After almost 12 years of trial, the ECHR ruled that Russia should not be held accountable under the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms for incidents that occurred when Russian servicemen repulsed an attack by the Georgian army on the peacekeeping contingent and local civilian population during the events in South Ossetia.
The court also did not support Tbilisi’s statements about the alleged invasion of the Russian army into the territory of South Ossetia on August 7, 2008, that is, the day before the start of the Georgian aggression.