2022-10-14

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• The National Science Foundation Won’t Rebuild the Arecibo Observatory Telescope

Musk

• Investor that agreed to back Elon Musk's Twitter bid says they want out

• Musk Investigated by US Authorities over Deal, Twitter Says

  • Elon Musk is under federal investigation for merger conduct, Twitter tells judge

• Musk's SpaceX says it can't pay for satellite in Ukraine, asks Pentagon to pay

• Musk suggests he is pulling Starlink from Ukraine after ambassador was rude

• Elon Musk ceases supporting Ukraine via paying for Starlink

Trump / War against the Right / Jan6

• Jan. 6 committee has voted to subpoena Trump

• The FBI framed Trump and saved Hunter Biden: it’s time to clean house, for good.

Pestilence / Pox / COVID / VaxCult

• Study links coronavirus lockdowns to birth rate drop in Europe

Media / ShowBiz / Advertising

• Meta’s push to build avatar legs has Wall Street questioning the companys future

TechSuck

• Nvidia says it’s ‘unlaunching’ the 12GB RTX 4080 after backlash

  • Unlaunching the 12GB 4080

  • HN comments

Crypto con games

• Tether (USDT) sells all reserve commercial paper at zero loss

Economicon / Business / Finance

• Mortgage Rates in US Advance to Fresh 16-Year High of 6.81%

• Cost of Candy Soars by Record 13.1% Right Before Halloween

• Equifax used records it collects from companies to fire employees with 2nd jobs

  • HN comments

• Beyond Meat announces layoffs, cuts revenue forecast as inflation hits demand

• It's almost impossible to find a CEO who isn't bracing for a recession

• Kroger agrees to buy rival grocery company Albertsons for $24.6B

• Mississippi River water levels are low, at times halting shipping

Gubmint / Poilitcks / Law Making

• What the 1970s Can Teach Us About Today's Inflationary Politics

• Public Housing Complexes May Not Ban Gun Possession by Tenants.

Law Breaking / Police / Internal Security

• Ban on guns with serial numbers removed is unconstitutional -U.S. judge

• Federal Courts Agree to Refund Fees They Overcharged People for Access to Pacer

External Security / Militaria / Diplomania

• Does the United States Have a Plan in Ukraine?

World

• China upgrades Great Firewall to defeat censor-beating TLS tools

Russia Bad / Ukraine War

• Russia announces Kherson evacuation, raising fears city will become frontline

• Top EU diplomat says Russian army will be 'annihilated' if Putin nukes Ukraine

• Memories of Mariupol: Illustrated Stories from Russia's War on Ukraine

Health / Medicine

• One in eight people in England on NHS waiting list as queue breaches 7M

Environment / Climate / Green Propaganda

• White House is pushing ahead research to cool Earth by reflecting back sunlight

  • HN comments

• Alaska snow crab season canceled after disappearance of an estimated 1B crabs

• Just Stop Oil Activists Throw Soup at Van Gogh’s Sunflowers

  • Climate activists throw soup on Vincent van Gogh painting protesting oil