2022-07-17

Worthy

• George Orwell’s 1940 Review of Mein Kampf

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• Dog leads rescue team to injured owner camping in Tahoe National Forest

• Understanding the make-buy question in a growing Mars city

• The truth, and strategy, of food expiration dates

Horseshit

• Skittles Allegedly "Unfit For Human Consumption," Lawsuit Claims | ZeroHedge

  a new lawsuit filed in California claims that Skittles contain a dangerous toxin called "titanium dioxide," rendering the candy "unfit for human consumption."

• Singles are more set on settling down since Covid

• Most ‘single and looking’ Americans say dating has been harder during pandemic

• How about a Genius Basic Income?

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• Backyard Wrestler Sustains Lifelong Injuries for 17 YouTube Views

• Against Food

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• Misleading story on SF couple's parking spot leads to harassment, happy ending

Rank Propaganda / Thought Policing / World Disordering

• These 4 Factors Can Explain Why So Many People Are Rejecting Science

• Is mass media still ‘manufacturing consent’ in the internet age?

• Amid climate change and conflict, more resilient food systems a must

• Okay, Google: To protect women, collect less data about everyone | Hacker News

Musk

• Elon Musk’s Inner Circle Rocked by Fight over His $230B Fortune

• Elon Musk accuses Twitter of rushing its lawsuit along at 'warp speed'

• Twitter vs. Musk: Defendants' Opposition to Motion to Expedite Proceedings

• Musk could face prison time for non-compliance with Twitter lawsuit court orders

• Elon Musk wanted to entrust his fortune to a former pro gambler

Abortion

• Abortion laws spark profound changes in other medical care

• Indiana abortion doctor threatened after Amy Coney Barrett shares her name

• 180K donated to doctor who preformed 10-year-old girl's abortion to help with legal costs, security

Pestilence / Pox / COVID / VaxCult

• US agencies aren’t ‘following the science’ on COVID — and staff are too scared to complain.

• The CDC Is Breaking Trust in Childhood Vaccination

• The Feds Pile Up Vaccine 'Adverse Event' Reports As They Decry Scaremongering Elsewhere | ZeroHedge

• UK Gov (ONS) publish report confirming vaccinated are 94% of Covid deaths

• (PDF) Persistent circulating SARS-CoV-2 spike is associated with post-acute Covid-19

• Hyperbaric oxygen therapy improves neurocognitive post-Covid functions, symptoms

• FBI Launched Inquiry Into NIH Funding Of Wuhan Lab, Emails Show | ZeroHedge

• US monkeypox cases jump as testing increases

• New Covid Vaccines Will Be Ready This Fall. America Won’t

Culture War / Tribal / Re segregation

• Transgender woman who impregnated 2 inmates removed from N.J.’s female prison

• Trans Swimmer Nominated For NCAA Woman Of The Year Honors

• Sex Changes Now a Funded, Fundamental Right In California.

• First base is hooking up, second base is talking, third base is going on a date and fourth base is dating

Edumacationalizing / Acedemia Nuts

• Bulletproof safety pods for schools draw the internet's ire

• How to Fix the Bias Against Free Speech on Campus

• How the Best of Intentions Created Today’s Academic Disasters — The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal

Media / ShowBiz / Advertising

• The high price we pay for social media | Hacker News

• iPhone apps finally made more money than games

• The New Numbers on Music Consumption Are Very Ugly

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• WSJ’s reputation publishing a column by s/o associated with fraudulent research?

• UK will not ban video games loot boxes despite problem gambling findings

TechSuck

• Scratch is a big deal | Bryan Braun - Frontend Developer

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• Dissecting Microsoft’s proposed policy to ban commercial open source apps

Crypto con games

• The Politics of Bitcoin: Software as Right-Wing Extremism

• Coinbase shutting down affiliate program

• Putin Signs Ban on Crypto Payments in Russia

• Bitcoin mining is not climate-friendly. Can it be?

• Design Principles for a Successful Central Bank Digital Currency

• Coinbase will “temporarily shut down” its US affiliate-marketing

• Cryptomining Capacity in U.S. Rivals Energy Use of Houston, Findings Show

Economicon / Business / Finance

• Tech company earnings reports expected to bring a flush of bad news

• A truly interest rate hike is now on the table

• Homebuyers are canceling deals at the highest rate since start of the pandemic

• Used Car Market Bubble on Verge of Exploding

• The Slow Erosion of Amazon's Power

• The nightmare scenario for central banks

• Inflation Has Outpaced Wage Growth. Now It’s Cutting into Spending

Shortages

• France Faces a Shortage of Mustard, Its Uniquely Beloved Condiment

Gubmint / Poilitcks / Law Making

• Biden to Saudi Arabia and Israel: Sure, Kill Our Journalists

• Democrats are realizing they must become more moderate

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Hunter

• Hunter Biden had unlikely friendship with GOP megadonor Martin Whitmer.

• Hunter Biden laptop shows dozens of meetings with dad, business partners.

Law Breaking / Police / Internal Security

• American Supermarkets, Restaurants Hire Security, Limit Hours to Combat Crime

External Security / Militaria / Diplomania

• Whitehall mandarins crippled Britain’s aircraft carriers

• U.S. successfully tests pair of Lockheed hypersonic missiles

• US announces NT$3.2B arms sale offer to Taiwan

• Biden Says Saudis Lying After FM "Didn't Hear" Him Confront MbS On Khashoggi's Killing

World

• Chinese vape giant flouts UK rules on advertising to children

• China Stocks Plunge as Homebuyers Refuse to Repay Loans

• China’s Surveillance State Hits Rare Resistance from Its Own Subjects

• India escalates crackdown on Chinese phone makers

• Part of India Is on the Verge of Becoming a Complete Surveillance State

• Old planes, risky skies: fatal crash lays bare Nepal’s air safety record

• Germany says no good alternatives to Russian energy – not everyone is convinced

• The Hidden History of Tehran’s Red-Light District - Failed Architecture

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• EU Population Declines For Second Straight Year | ZeroHedge

Health / Medicine

• Alcohol study funded by Bill Gates finds only risk, no benefits for young adults

• Training my sense of CO2 ppm (Interconnected)

• Nearly 100 hospitalized after eating lentil based product from Daily Harvest

• Huge backslide in (non-Covid) vaccinations

Environment / Climate / Green Propaganda

• England braces for 40C temperatures as experts warn thousands could die

• 'Bees are highly intelligent’: insect IQ tests causing a buzz among scientists

• A hypothetical weather forecast for 2050 is coming true next week

• Arizona has a plan to pump water from Kansas to Colorado

• Why fake grass is far from green in ways you might not guess

• Rethinking air conditioning amid climate change

• Dutch Nitrogen Scientist Questions Basis Of Government Climate Mandates

• UK heatwave: The unusual things happening because of the heat

Ukraine War

• Russia strikes south Ukraine city, presses attacks in east

• EU Commission: Joint Statement Supporting Ukraine at the International Court