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• "A small army": How the iconic Capitol Christmas Tree is picked, gets to D.C

Horseshit

• 3D-printed guns are being used in the Myanmar civil war

• Now that cars are like smartphones, we don't really own them

• Formula 1 Didn't Realize Las Vegas Would Be Cold In November

  • HN comments

• The Loch Ness monster and the story behind the mysterious water beast theories

• Growing geopolitical conflict has investors feeling guilty about defense stocks

• 'It's about owning and projecting an aesthetic': the stealth wealth shelf

• Cars downloading text messages from phones doesn't violate state privacy law

• Anti-Loitering Sonic Device Leaves San Francisco Residents Sleepless

Rank Propaganda / Thought Policing / World Disordering

• Helping online platforms protect communities from terrorist, extremist content

• Platforms Must Stop Unjustified Takedowns of Posts by and About Palestinians

Trump / War against the Right / Jan6

• Why Silicon Valley billionaires like Peter Thiel turned against Trump

Religion / Tribal / Culture War and Re-Segregation

• Ireland's gender Jesuits

• Douglas Murray Leaves Piers Morgan Speechless, Delivers a Chilling Warning to the West – RedState

• Dutch Climate Protester Takes Mic from Greta Thunberg for Turning Climate Rally Into a Political Rally for Hamas

  • Greta Thunberg brushes off interruption at massive Dutch climate march days before election

  “As a climate justice movement, we have to listen to the voices of those who are being oppressed and those who are fighting for freedom and for justice. Otherwise, there can be no climate justice without international solidarity,” Thunberg said. After the Palestinian and Afghan women spoke and Thunberg resumed her speech, a man came onto the stage and told her: “I have come here for a climate demonstration, not a political view,” before he was ushered off the stage.

• Dark money pass-though Arabella Advisors tied to group organizing anti-Israel protests | The North State Journal

• Millions Participate in Global Protests

Entertainment / ShowBiz / Advertising

• Apple admits third-party App Stores in Europe are inevitable

• Welcome to Captcha Hell

• You Paid $1k for an iPhone, but Apple Still Controls It

• The death of Jezebel is the end of an era of feminism

• Casino-like apps have drained people of millions

  • HN comments

• ESPN says streaming service will launch in 2025

• Netflix's Next Neil Gaiman Adaptation Is Dead Boy Detectives

TechSuck / Geek Bait

• SanDisk Extreme Pro Failures Result from Design Flaw, Says Researcher

AI Will (Save | Destroy) The World

• Three proactive ways to prepare for the coming regulatory climate around AI

• Skating to Where the Puck Is Going

• Artists Can Fight Back Against AI by Killing Art Generators from the Inside

Crypto con games

• Bitwise co-founders face federal charges alleging $100M fraud scheme

• Bankman-Fried's Parents Stand by Their Sam– and Face Their Own Legal Perils

• Prosecutors will likely proceed with SBF's second trial in March

Economicon / Business / Finance

• Why the math on inheriting your parents' California home has changed

• Tech layoffs Bay Area: More jobs slashed including from Google

  • Comprehensive list of 2023 tech layoffs

• In praise of America's car addiction

• Honda will give autoworkers 11% raise after UAW's big wins

• American Airlines: Soaring debt, fleeing investors, and a 90% stock drop

• Investors shake up VC market by raising money to buy out startups

• Globalisation is a far, far bigger deal than you think

  This is what conventional trade statistics tell you about the dominance of China as a supplier to American manufacturers: up from being the main provider of inputs to about 5% of sectors in 1995 to just over 60% in 2018. That’s pretty striking. But now look at the two bars on the right. These are the authors’ measure which includes all those intermediate inputs (a far more complex picture) and it turns out China is the main source of these goods for about 95% of all American industrial sectors.

• Apple pays $25M to settle suit over favoring foreign hires

• Signs the Resilient US Consumer May Be Starting to Buckle

• Delinquencies rise on mortgages, auto loans and credit cards

Gubmint / Poilitcks / Law Making

• The 'Georgists' Are Out There, and They Want to Tax Your Land

Law Breaking / Police / Internal Security

• LockBit says it's leaked 50GB of stolen Boeing files after ransom fails to land

  • HN comments

• Oregon Decriminalized Hard Drugs. It Isn't Working

• Shoplifting up 73% in Dallas as retailers rush to put merchandise out of reach

External Security / Militaria / Diplomania

• Americans Don’t Want to Fight For Their Country Anymore.

• Dozens of Chinese ships chase Philippine vessels as US renews warning it will defend its treaty ally.

• Nvidia's Great Wall of GPUs: China's Hoarding Spree

World

• Ports to remain closed as AFP investigates cybersecurity breach (Australia)

  • Australia locks down ports after ‘nationally significant’ cyberattack

• Five right-wing terrorists arrested throughout Europe

Russia Bad / Ukraine War

• WaPo Drops Bombshell On The Nord Stream Pipeline Sabotage Narrative: A Ukrainian Colonel, Covert Ops, & The CIA's Shadow | ZeroHedge

• The average age of a Ukrainian soldier is 43

Health / Medicine

• Most everyone can lower blood pressure by reducing salt, even those on BP drugs

Environment / Climate / Green Propaganda

• To get off fossil fuels, America is going to need a lot more electricians

• Low-intensity fires reduce wildfire risk by 60%

  • HN comments

• First atmospheric river storm of the season targets California next week

• Iceland: Feared volcanic eruption could destroy town near Reykjavik

  • Iceland declares state of emergency, braces for volcanic eruption

  • Iceland volcano: Emergency declared over volcano Fagradalsfjall eruption concerns - BBC News

• Before-and-after images show how Greenland's glaciers have rapidly retreated

• Europe Shifts Industry, Emissions and Pollution to Balkans