2023-02-25

Worthy

• Naomi Wolf: Have the Ancient Gods Returned?

  I could not explain the way the Western world simply switched, from being based at least overtly on values of human rights and decency, to values of death, exclusion and hatred, overnight, en masse — without resorting to reference to some metaphysical evil that goes above and beyond fallible, blundering human agency.

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• (Feb 23) Uranium Fire Prompts Emergency Response at Y-12 National Security Complex in Tennessee - Geller Report

  • Fire at Oak Ridge Y-12 uranium processing facility contained

• Life across the water: exploring London Bridge and its houses

Horseshit

• New Florida Bill Could Ban Dogs From Sticking Heads Out of Car Windows.

celebrity gossip

• Fear Made John McAfee Rich. It Also Ruined Him

Musk

• Tesla's Cybertruck: Get a Load of this sorry piece of crap

  It looks like something you'd use to remove pilled wool from an old sweater; unfortunately it doesn't have the torque for that. I'd suggest toughening its looks up a little with a strategically placed Punisher logo decal, but that's more freight than it can haul.

Trump / War against the Right / Jan6

• Watch: MSNBC Talking Head Calls GOP "Front For A Terrorist Organisation"

Pestilence / Pox / COVID / VaxCult

• WHO says avian flu cases in humans ‘worrying’ after girl’s death in Cambodia

• Does It Matter How the Covid-19 Pandemic Started?

• The Satanic convention in Boston on April 28, requires worshippers to have proof of Covid vaccination + they must wear an N-95 or KN-95

Culture War / Tribal / Re segregation

• 10 emojis white people should avoid using

• ‘Dilbert’ Dropped from News Outlets over Creator Scott Adams’ Racial Remarks

Edumacationalizing / Acedemia Nuts

• Canada: High school student suspended, arrested for saying only 2 genders

• Millennials aren’t having kids because they have too much student debt

Media / ShowBiz / Advertising

• Snowpiercer season 4 scrapped at TNT despite finishing filming

TechSuck

• My daughter's school took over my personal Microsoft account

  • HN comments

• Place your bets - Charlie's Diary

  The thing I find most suspicious/fishy/smelly about the current hype surrounding Stable Diffusion, ChatGPT, and other AI applications is that it is almost exactly six months since the bottom dropped out of the cryptocurrency scam bubble.

  This is not a coincidence.

  • HN comments

Economicon / Business / Finance

• Credit scores affect mortgage rates

• U.S. inflation stays high as housing costs bite

• Burned Out, More Americans Are Turning to Part-Time Jobs

Law Breaking / Police / Internal Security

• U.S. Launches ‘Strike Force’ to Keep Disruptive Tech Away from Adversaries

External Security / Militaria / Diplomania

• U-2 pilot's selfie above China's balloon taken over Missouri: How we know that

  • HN comments

• Navy eradicates fitness test failures in campaign to improve retention

• US Military Failings Exposed

World

• ‘Political propaganda’: China clamps down on access to ChatGPT

Russia Bad / Ukraine War

• Bret Devereaux: One Year into the War in Ukraine

• Zelensky has welcomed elements of a Chinese proposal for a ceasefire

• Former NATO Commanders Say US ‘Must Do Everything We Can’ for Ukrainian Victory

• What made Putin finally to invade Ukraine in 2022?

• Crimea Bridge Repairs Completed Mere Months After Sabotage Blast

Health / Medicine

• Report finds almost half of Tennessee hospitals risk closure

• India to tighten pharmaceutical quality checks amid US ‘superbug’ outbreak

Environment / Climate / Green Propaganda

• Hybrid cars are still popular, but are they good for the environment?

• 'There's the Lie': Chemical Expert Identifies What Officials Are Wrong About in East Palestine

• IKEA looks to remove dairy to meet climate goals