2023-07-07

Worthy

The Status Quo Coalition – A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry

Moreover they share all sorts of other interests because being rich and free creates a lot of ‘coincidences of interest.’ Rich countries generally prefer the free flow of goods, because their highly productive economies benefit from trade; they generally prefer the free flow of ideas because both their political and economic systems benefit. They tend to prefer stability in other regions, because they are prime targets for destabilizing refugee flows. Consequently, they tend to prefer the emergence of other rich and free countries, because those tend to be good trade partners who don’t generate massive refugee flows. That said, we don’t have a good grasp on how to create new rich and free countries and attempts to do so often fail.

What we know from decades of UFO government investigations
Researcher Says He Has Evidence of a 1933 UFO Crash in Italy

noted UFO debunker Mick West pointed out that Grusch’s allegations don’t add up.
- wild how this one guy, Mick West, is the source of so much authoritative "debunking" so broadly.
Harvard professor believes he's found fragments of alien technology
The Story of Titanium - by Brian Potter

titanium is a government research success story. Titanium metal was essentially willed into existence by the US government, which searched for a promising production process, successfully scaled it up when it found one, and performed much of the initial research on titanium’s material properties, potential alloys, and manufacturing methods. Nearly all early demand for titanium was for government aerospace projects, and when the nascent industry struggled, the government stepped in to subsidize production. As a result, titanium achieved a level of production in 10 years that took aluminum and magnesium nearly 30.

Our food tastes are turning salty and weird
Gen X Is in Charge. Don’t Make a Big Deal About It
Who's on (the 1040) First? Determinants and Consequences of Spouses' Name Order on Joint Returns | NBER

putting the man’s name first is strongly associated with conservative political attitudes, religiosity, and a survey-based measure of sexist attitudes. Risk-taking and tax noncompliance are both associated with the man’s name going first.

How Government Bullying Shapes the Rules of Social Media
Reports on judge halting Biden admin's ability to censor Americans go full state media – Twitchy
Meta's Twitter clone launches, immediately censors unapproved thoughts
'VC qanon' and the radicalization of the tech tycoons

I'm gratified to hear more people recognizing the social and cultural factors that are shaping the otherwise-inexplicable choices of some of the most powerful people in the business world. Now here's hoping that those outside the bubble can gather together and organize an effective counter-response to the increasing dangers and harms posed by the radicalization of the loudest voices in tech.

Judge Says Trump Can Be Deposed In Former FBI Agent Peter Strzok Lawsuit

Mr. Strzok’s lawsuit alleges wrongful termination following the debunked Russia collusion investigation and claims that he was fired at Mr. Trump’s direction.