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Sam Altman warns AI could kill us all. But he still wants the world to use it
NYC’s green slime spotted bubbling up from underground — the surprising source revealed.
Apocalyptic cults use psychological tricks to brainwash their followers

We often hear about how dangerous the “echo chamber” of the online world is. Our fears, biases, and paranoias are reinforced and given fuel by the constant reinforcement of others. Now, multiply and amplify that effect, and you can imagine a cult. In normal, everyday interactions, you run up against competing ideas. Your friend might ask, “Are you sure about that?” In a cult, there is no dissent and no checks on the fanatical dogma you are given.
Cruise's cars often need human help to cross San Francisco, per NYT report

The Resilience Of Republican Christianism

The fusion of Trump and Christianism is an unveiling of a sort — proof of principle that, in its core, Christianism is not religious but political, a reactionary cult susceptible to authoritarian preachers. And Christianism is to the American right what critical theory is to the American left: a reductionist, totalizing creed that “others” half the country, and deeply misreads the genius of the American project.
Texas activist David Barton wants to end separation of church and state
Rudy Giuliani Tells Trump He'll Go Down

US banks hit by deposit delays

The Federal Reserve alerted banks Friday afternoon the problem was caused by a “processing issue” at the private sector operator of the Automated Clearing House (ACH), a national network for processing transactions.
Record Number Of Multiple Jobholders: A Closer Looks Inside The Horrific October Jobs Report | ZeroHedge

of the 150K jobs added in October, 51K, or more than a third was government workers. of the remaining 99K jobs, 89K was "education and health services" workers with low-paid healthcare and social assistance workers accounting for the vast majority here (77.2K). The remaining jobs was a paltry 10K and this included declines in such high paying sectors as Trade and Transportation (-1K), Information (-9K), Financial Activities (-2K), and a whopping 35K drop in Manufacturing jobs.

the Biden Labor Bureau has downward revised 8 of the 9 previous monthly jobs reports for 2023,
Why surge pricing is coming at restaurants, online retailers and more
Bayer hit with $332M judgement in Roundup cancer trial
The U.S. economy shrugged off the tech bust
Has the U.S. economy reached a turning point?
Uranium Demand Hits Decade High as Nuclear Renaissance Gains Traction
WeWork Bankruptcy Would Deal Another Blow to Ailing N.Y. Office Market
The Great Inflation
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Israel uses F-35I to shoot down cruise missile, a first for Joint Strike Fighter.

The cruise missile was likely launched from the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, although the IDF did not specify the launch site.

On Oct. 18, the Houthis in Yemen launched drones and cruise missiles toward Israel, with the Pentagon saying the USS Carney intercepted 15 drones and four cruise missiles over 9 hours. Another attack was launched on Oct. 27, but the projectiles landed in Egypt. And on Oct. 31 Israel used its Arrow system, which was jointly developed with the US, to intercept a ballistic missile from Yemen.
- In first, Israel's Arrow air defense system intercepts ballistic missile near Red Sea: IDF - Breaking Defense
- Israel releases footage of 'Arrow' interception of long-range rocket | Washington Examiner
Dear world: I don’t care | Avi Lewis | The Blogs

don’t care if you’re out on the street, waving your flag and chanting your slogans. We won’t die silently the way you want us to
Further Reports Come to Light in Case of the Baby Who Perished in an Oven During the Attack by Hamas — a Tragedy That Has Horrified Millions | The New York Sun