2022-11-03

Horseshit

• The future of daylight saving time is far from settled

• The Decline of Etiquette and the Rise of ‘Boundaries’

• Once-in-a-Generation Wealth Boom Ends for America’s Middle Class

Rank Propaganda / Thought Policing / World Disordering

• Moderation is different from censorship

  • HN comments

• Nobody Seems to Have an Answer for Propaganda Posing as Local News

Musk

• Members of Twitter Trust and Safety Council Not Sure Elon Musk Knows They Exist

• Musk says Twitter will keep bans in place for weeks, affecting Trump

• Musk meets with critics, says Twitter won’t restore banned users before election

• L’Oréal suspends advertising spending on Twitter

• Elon Musk plans to cut 3,700 jobs, half of Twitter

• Twitter may ‘halve its workforce’ as key investor backs job cuts

• Musk to lay off 50% of Twitter staff, reverse work-from-home policy

• The problem isn’t that Elon Musk owns Twitter – it’s that you don’t

• Elon Musk’s Twitter Faces Exodus of Advertisers and Executives

• Musk Eliminates ‘Days of Rest’ from Twitter Employee Calendars

• Ark's Cathie Wood is betting Elon Musk will turn Twitter into a 'super app'

Pestilence / Pox / COVID / VaxCult

• Shanghai Disney briefly locks in visitors for coronavirus testing

• The Atlantic’s COVID Amnesty Request Was a Massive Political Blunder

• “NoPandemicAmnesty Mega Thread

Culture War / Tribal / Re segregation

• The Disturbing Rise of Amateur Predator-Hunting Stings

Media / ShowBiz / Advertising

• Whatsapp Communities Now Available

  • HN comments

TechSuck

• Cree releases LEDs designed for horticulture

  • HN comments

• Verizon gradually culls some TracFone prepaid brands

• Arduino Make Your Own Uno Kit

Economicon / Business / Finance

• Opendoor lays off ~550 employees, or ~18% of its staff

• Fed dramatically hikes interest rate again

• Bank of England raises key interest rate by 0.75 point

• Stripe laying off around 14% of workforce

  • HN comments

• Lyft laying off 13% of staff

• Amazon Is Pausing Hiring for Corporate Workforce

• BlackRock Lets Its Clients Vote

• Apple has put hiring freezes in place for the next year, insiders say

Gubmint / Poilitcks / Law Making

• Biden administration distributes billions to lower heating costs

  The funds for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, known as LIHEAP, stem from regular appropriations by Congress,

• Majority of Americans Back New Stimulus Checks to Combat Inflation

  • HN comments

World

• UN Votes Overwhelmingly to Condemn US Embargo of Cuba

Russia Bad / Ukraine War

• Russian commanders discussed using nuclear arms in Ukraine, says US

• Russia To Present 'Evidence' UK Special Forces Behind Crimea Attacks

• UN Security Council Votes Down Probe Into Biolabs In Ukraine

Health / Medicine

• Severe depression eased by single dose of synthetic ‘magic mushroom’

• Common dietary fiber promotes allergy-like immune responses

Environment / Climate / Green Propaganda

• The worst drought in 1,200 years

• UK PM Sunak U-Turns On Decision To Skip COP27