2023-06-08

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• The Cuboid: A DIY air purifier that's better than a box-fan

  • HN comments

Horseshit

• Aliens! - by Glenn Harlan Reynolds - Glenn’s Substack

• UFO Whistleblower Megathread with Bibliography

• Las Vegas family claims to see aliens after several report something falling from sky

Trump / War against the Right / Jan6

• Feds inform Trump he is target likely to be indicted as DOJ rebuffs prosecutorial misconduct claim | Just The News

Pestilence / Pox / COVID / VaxCult

• China’s rolling Covid waves could hit every six months – infecting millions

• Identifying an individual from wastewater sampling: Ohio cryptic lineage update

  • HN comments

Edumacationalizing / Acedemia Nuts

• Postdocs and staff researchers go on strike at the University of Washington

Media / ShowBiz / Advertising

• Dozens of popular Minecraft mods found infected with Fracturiser malware

  • “Fractureiser” malware in popular Minecraft mods and modpacks | Hacker News

• Good Omens season two airs July 28.

TechSuck

• Sam Gross may “be unable to pursue PEP 703 (No GIL Python) further” | Hacker News

Crypto con games

• SEC granted emergency restraining order to freeze, repatriate Binance.US assets

  • HN comments

  • SEC.gov | SEC Seeks Emergency Relief to Ensure Binance.US Customers’ Assets are Protected

• Binance lawyers say SEC Chair Gensler offered to be advisor in 2019

  • HN comments

Economicon / Business / Finance

• China’s exports plunge by 7.5% in May

• There’s never been a better time in the US to be an electrician

• The US is building factories at a wildly fast rate

Gubmint / Poilitcks / Law Making

• Hunter’s Laptop All Over Again: The House Oversight Committee seeks an FBI document alleging Joe Biden took a bribe, and the effort to discredit the claim is already under way.

Law Breaking / Police / Internal Security

• Did the Snowden Revelations Change Anything?

• K-9 dogs have been seen as impartial. Now police bodycams hold them accountable

External Security / Militaria / Diplomania

• FBI helps Ukrainian intelligence censor Twitter users and obtain their info

• Cuba to Host Secret Chinese Spy Base Focusing on U.S.

• The case against Ukraine joining NATO

Russia Bad / Ukraine War

• Independent Nord Stream expedition discovers clue missed by official investigators - The Grayzone

  Near one of the blast sites, we discovered a diving boot used by US Navy divers. How did Swedish investigators miss this?

Health / Medicine

• Intravenous Caffeine | Hacker News

Environment / Climate / Green Propaganda

• Grass Makes Better Ethanol Than Corn Does

• Wildfire Smoke in Northeastern US Visible on GOES East Images

  • HN comments

• U.S. Solar Installations Jump 47% in Q1

• El Niño planet-warming weather phase has begun