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Huawei's Mate 70 smartphones will run its new Android-free OS

Via: bob-nelson • News & Politics • 8 Comments • 4 months ago

Forbidding the use of Android in a smartphone would be crippling, right? No. China, through Huawei, has built a separate, competing system. This is another case where countries like India,...

Italian American and Indigenous groups show solidarity ahead of Columbus Day - Chicago Sun-Times

Via: • NEWSMucks • 7 Comments • 5 months ago

The UAW is racing to unionize the South - VW is the first to fall.

Via: kavika • News & Politics • 73 Comments • 11 months ago

US oil production hits record levels under Biden - Vox

Via: kavika • News & Politics • 1 Comments • last year

Switching to electric vehicles would be fantastic for kids' health

Via: outis • Alternative Energy • 1 Comments • last year

Direct health benefits never occurred to me. Which is pretty dumb, since I have COPD.

The Kansas City shooting puts a spotlight on the US's unique gun problem - Vox

Via: • SiNNERs and ButtHeads • 21 Comments • last year

IHSA announces girls flag football as official varsity sport - Chicago Sun-Times

Via: • NEWSMucks • 2 Comments • last year

Conservatives are blaming DEI for broken planes - Vox

Via: • SiNNERs and ButtHeads • 7 Comments • last year

The war in Gaza is far from over for Netanyahu - Vox

Via: • SiNNERs and ButtHeads • 5 Comments • last year

Mom, 3 daughters killed in Tinley Park domestic shooting; 1 in custody - Chicago Sun-Times

Via: • NEWSMucks • 6 Comments • last year

How Exodus, the hit novel and movie, influenced American views on Israel - Vox

Via: kavika • News & Politics • 13 Comments • last year

Trump's presidential campaign is already hurting American democracy - Vox

Via: • The Reality Show • 58 Comments • 2 years ago

Biden pledges $14.3 billion of military aid to Israel. How industry, protesters, and watchdogs see it. - Vox

Via: kavika • News & Politics • 34 Comments • 2 years ago

Israeli settlers in the West Bank are on an anti-Palestinian rampage - Vox

Via: kavika • News & Politics • 25 Comments • 2 years ago

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could lose his job amid Israel-Hamas war - Vox

Via: • SiNNERs and ButtHeads • 5 Comments • 2 years ago

Israel-Hamas war: Israel's crackdown on dissent will only hurt it - Vox

Via: • SiNNERs and ButtHeads • 26 Comments • 2 years ago

Hamas's attack shows Benjamin Netanyahu failed Israel - Vox

Via: • NEWSMucks • 48 Comments • 2 years ago

This article should be an eye opener to a lot of people, but Im pretty sure it wont be. It is filled with insights you wont see in much of mainstream American media, and in none of conservative...

What Florida's AP Psychology debacle tells us about the state's education mayhem - Vox

Via: • SiNNERs and ButtHeads • 18 Comments • 2 years ago

America's worst gerrymander may soon finally die, in Clarke v. Wisconsin Elections Commission - Vox

Via: kavika • News & Politics • 7 Comments • 2 years ago

State Farm is no longer signing new insurance policies for California homes - Vox

Via: kavika • News & Politics • 3 Comments • 2 years ago

Reddit, Twitter, Mastodon: where are we all supposed to go now?

Via: • News Viners • 3 Comments • 2 years ago

Anyone remember USENET and the FTP/telnet/gopher chat rooms? Mosaic was the hot browser because it was graphical. Soon to be displaced by Netscape Navigator.

Justice Alito's luxury fishing trip underscores the Supreme Court's ethics problem - Vox

Via: • SiNNERs and ButtHeads • 95 Comments • 2 years ago

The Supreme Court has started obeying precedents, for a change - Vox

Via: • SiNNERs and ButtHeads • 18 Comments • 2 years ago

Chicago visitation rose 60% in 2022, tourism group says - Chicago Sun-Times

Via: • NEWSMucks • 5 Comments • 2 years ago

Ron DeSantis threatens academic freedom in Florida with these new bills - Vox

Via: • The Reality Show • 27 Comments • 2 years ago

"Ron DeSantis is threatening academic freedom everywhere." Trolling, taunting, spamming, and off topic comments may be removed at the discretion of group mods. NT members that vote up their own...

Republicans are trying to defund public libraries in addition to book bans - Vox

Via: • The Reality Show • 148 Comments • 2 years ago

"Libraries bolster democracy. Republicans want to get rid of them." Trolling, taunting, spamming, and off topic comments may be removed at the discretion of group mods. NT members that vote up...

How can we store solar and wind energy?

Via: • News Viners • 1 Comments • 2 years ago

Nature has been storing solar energy longer than there have been humans. Coal is stored solar energy. Peat is stored solar energy. A lot of naturally occurring methane is stored solar energy....

Tennessee Republicans' attempt to expel Democrats over gun control protests is shocking and rare - Vox

Via: • The Reality Show • 173 Comments • 2 years ago

"if the Tennessee GOP is successful, it will create a model for the party to follow in other states" As the Republican Party increasingly becomes an authoritarian entity, this will continue to...

A pediatric trauma surgeon on what bullets do to kids - Vox

Via: • The Reality Show • 23 Comments • 2 years ago

"...when we, as surgeons, open up that child, we see the devastation on the inside. One bullet can cause catastrophic injury to organs, and in many cases, it's stuff that we can't even repair."...

Weakening child labor laws is the latest Republican target - Vox

Via: • The Reality Show • 97 Comments • 2 years ago

Republicans - Taking America back into the 19th Century. Trolling, taunting, spamming, and off topic comments may be removed at the discretion of group mods. NT members that vote up their own...

A lawsuit reveals how Fox News spreads propaganda and election fraud lies

Via: • The Beacon • 7 Comments • 2 years ago

What DeSantis is doing to Florida schools, explained

Via: • The Beacon • 21 Comments • 2 years ago

The Last of Us HBO Max: How does the fungus spread? - Vox

Via: perrie-halpern • News & Politics • 7 Comments • 2 years ago

What's up with the unidentified objects that US fighter planes keep taking down?

Via: • The Beacon • 17 Comments • 2 years ago

FBI under fire at Weaponization of the Federal Government hearing - Deseret News

Via: • We the People • 75 Comments • 2 years ago

Changed indeed.................

Democrats just won a majority in the Pennsylvania House

Via: • The Beacon • 1 Comments • 2 years ago

REDMAP (short for Redistricting Majority Project ) is a project of the Republican State Leadership Committee of the United States to increase Republican control of...

The stunning hypocrisy of special counsel John Durham's inquiry into Trump-Russia probe - Vox

Via: • The Beacon • 1 Comments • 2 years ago

I haven't posted for quite a while, but I've dropped in every once in a while to see if anything new was happening. I left because it seemed to me that in posting here, I was lending credence...

The Supreme Court will decide if a Trump judge can seize control of ICE, in United States v. Texas

Via: • SiNNERs and ButtHeads • 8 Comments • 3 years ago

Biden's ban on semiconductor exports to China, explained - Vox

Via: kavika • News & Politics • 31 Comments • 3 years ago

Who is Curtis Yarvin, the monarchist, anti-democracy blogger? - Vox

Via: hal-a-lujah • News & Politics • 4 Comments • 3 years ago

The Colorado River drought across Lake Mead and Lake Powell, as seen in NASA satellite images - Vox

Via: • SiNNERs and ButtHeads • 45 Comments • 3 years ago

Charging your EV at night is about to become more expensive

Via: • News Viners • 9 Comments • 3 years ago

Yep, the alternatives of solar and wind power are less reliable at night. There aren't a lot of options to overcome this problem. EV owners will either need a second battery to recharge their...

EV prices are going in the wrong direction

Via: • News Viners • 10 Comments • 3 years ago

Harsh reality tempered with rosy projections and blue-sky promises doesn't bode well for the future. Keep in mind that the Affordable Care Act didn't reduce the cost of medical care. And...

Are the 2022 midterms really going to be a bloodbath for Democrats? - Vox

Via: jbb • News & Politics • 6 Comments • 3 years ago

Biden approval rating is at new low, according to Reuters/Ipsos poll - Deseret News

Via: • Today's America • 23 Comments • 3 years ago

Slip slidin' away...............

What does cheugy mean? A boomer's guide to Gen Z slang

Via: • News Viners • 4 Comments • 3 years ago

I admit I don't dig it.

The Hummer EV's battery weighs more than a Honda Civic

Via: • News Viners • 1 Comments • 3 years ago

Any electric vehicle will weigh more than an equivalent combustion powered vehicle. Heavier vehicles require more energy, too. So, increasing range by using larger batteries makes EVs less...

Electric cars aren't just vehicles. They're big batteries

Via: • News Viners • 4 Comments • 3 years ago

Here's an example of looking at the forest and ignoring the trees. The adoption of electric vehicles is very dependent upon battery technology. And consumers are well aware of the limitations...

Why experts are focused on reducing Covid-19 risk instead of ending the pandemic - Vox

Via: • Americana • 13 Comments • 4 years ago

Kind of long but a good question and read.

GM temporarily shuts down North American factories because of chip shortage

Via: • News Viners • 17 Comments • 4 years ago

So where's the friggin' robots? Are we supposed to believe that AI controlled robotic automation won't function in the United States? Chip manufacturing is highly automated. Producing electronic...

The Olympics reveal how conservatives are turning on America

Via: john-russell • News & Politics • 104 Comments • 4 years ago

How Twitter can ruin a life: Isabel Fall's complicated story - Vox

Via: thomas • Mental Health and Wellness • 5 Comments • 4 years ago

An interesting read on the cultural effects and affectations of Gender and Twitter and being human....

Why Democrats must pass major democratic reforms

Via: • The Beacon • 7 Comments • 4 years ago

The fascists are determined to subvert the republic. Are others aware? Will the Thin Blue Line defend the republic... or destroy it?

I do not understand this chair

Via: • News Viners • 7 Comments • 4 years ago

There's no accounting for taste. Is this chair porn? I know it when I see it

Bill and Melinda Gates announce divorce, leaving their nearly $150 billion net worth in question for their foundation

Via: john-russell • News & Politics • 7 Comments • 4 years ago

Supreme Court: An upcoming case seeks to make Citizens United even worse - Vox

Via: • The Reality Show • 17 Comments • 4 years ago

Joe Biden's American Rescue Plan made health insurance free for millions

Via: • News Viners • 5 Comments • 4 years ago

Free? Where does the money for the subsidies come from? The biggest problem with Obamacare is that politicians, like Joe Biden, are taking credit for sacrifices made by others. Joe Biden isn't...

Georgia's SB 202 voting law really is that bad - Vox

Via: • The Reality Show • 103 Comments • 4 years ago

Before you buy NFTs, here's how to think about their price

Via: john-russell • News & Politics • 4 Comments • 4 years ago

Sidney Powell acknowledges the "big lie" about the election was just that - Vox

Via: • The Reality Show • 12 Comments • 4 years ago

Trump and the Republican revolt against democracy, explained in 13 charts

Via: • The Beacon • 7 Comments • 4 years ago

America's last President was a fascist: - undoubtedly authoritarian, and - undoubtedly xenophobe (racist). Tens of millions of Americans - including quite a few here on Newstalkers - fervently...

CPAC's "Golden Calf" Trump statue is a perfect metaphor for the state of the Republican Party - Vox

Via: john-russell • News & Politics • 12 Comments • 4 years ago

CPAC's "Golden Calf" Trump statue is a perfect metaphor for the state of the Republican Party - Vox

Via: jbb • News & Politics • 14 Comments • 4 years ago

This is the Postal Service's new mail truck

Via: • News Viners • 1 Comments • 4 years ago

Is there an unwritten requirement that green vehicles must be butt ugly?

Texas power outage: why wind turbines are not to blame

Via: • The Beacon • 3 Comments • 4 years ago

What Tom Cotton's big plan to "beat China" actually says

Via: • The Beacon • 19 Comments • 4 years ago

Marjorie Taylor Greene vs. AOC: A ridiculous comparison

Via: john-russell • News & Politics • 16 Comments • 4 years ago

What is a lame duck session? The dangers of the holdover period for outgoing presidents like Trump

Via: • The Beacon • 1 Comments • 4 years ago

Alternatively, we could require the President and Congresspeople to travel exclusively in horse-drawn carriages...

Parler CEO says even his lawyers are abandoning him

Via: • The Beacon • 0 Comments • 4 years ago

Gee... Ya know, John... There's a time for everything... But your time is probably gone already...

WLS-AM (890) owner orders stations to stop alleging 'stolen election' - Chicago Sun-Times

Via: john-russell • News & Politics • 24 Comments • 4 years ago

Parler is gone for now as Amazon terminates hosting - The Verge

Via: sister-mary-agnes-ample-bottom • News & Politics • 77 Comments • 4 years ago

Trump and Republicans own the Capitol mob

Via: • The Beacon • 10 Comments • 4 years ago

When partisans for a failed candidate try to overthrow the electors' decision, it's time to examine of the state of our nation. This is a lucid examination of both our parties... but......

Four criminal laws Trump may have broken in his call with Georgia's Brad Raffensperger

Via: • The Beacon • 14 Comments • 4 years ago

No American should miss the opportunity to hear their President, successively wheedling and then threatening, to persuade an election official to change a result he has already certified ....

The history of Jews, Chinese food, and Christmas, explained by a rabbi

Via: john-russell • News & Politics • 172 Comments • 5 years ago

After decades of activism, the Navajo coal plant has been demolished

Via: • The Beacon • 4 Comments • 5 years ago

This is the world turned upside down. The Navajo Nation had to sue to get this thing demolished. It was on their land.

The first abortion case of the Amy Coney Barrett era is now before the Court

Via: • The Beacon • 14 Comments • 5 years ago

The Courts are a terrible place to decide what the law should be. Congress is incapable of being the right place. What a sad place America can be...

Biden reportedly picks Deb Haaland for interior secretary

Via: • The Beacon • 45 Comments • 5 years ago

I don't know Deb Haaland, but Kavika says she'd be good, and he does know... It seems to me that Interior should always be held by a Native American

Why police officers are rarely prosecuted

Via: • The Beacon • 4 Comments • 5 years ago

This is not a simple subject. Our police need to be able to do their jobs without worrying about prosecution if they screw up. But... if excessive violence is not just a screw-up... If it...

The disturbing surge in Covid-19 hospitalizations, in one chart

Via: • The Beacon • 7 Comments • 5 years ago

We're headed for a quarter-million dead. Some Americans are totally "don't give a shit".

How the Navajo Nation helped Democrats win Arizona

Via: • The Beacon • 5 Comments • 5 years ago

I can't help myself... I'm actually proud of Arizona! And the Nations are a big part of that.

America’s war on drugs has failed. Oregon is showing a way out.

Via: • The Beacon • 1 Comments • 5 years ago

One definition of "madness" is to insist on doing something that clearly does not achieve the intended result. At some point, when failure is obvious, policy must be changed. In our...

Election results 2020 : Donald Trump is attempting a coup

Via: • The Beacon • 4 Comments • 5 years ago

Trump has not... and will not... recognize defeat. Almost half of all Americans support his refusal to accept a democratic vote. What next?

Election results: It's close, but Biden's prospects look better than Trump's - Vox

Via: jbb • News & Politics • 4 Comments • 5 years ago

Biden is leading and he continues to pull ahead...

Trump approves Georgia's plan to end HealthCare.gov on eve of election

Via: • The Beacon • 5 Comments • 5 years ago

"If 'those people' are gonna vote against me... it'd be best to kill as many as possible as quickly as possible..." BIDEN 2020

An economic stimulus bill is unlikely during a lame duck session until 2021

Via: • The Beacon • 4 Comments • 5 years ago

Donald Trump is intentionally increasing the misery of all Americans. Some Americans adore him. BIDEN 2020

Most Trump voters don't see Covid-19 as an important election issue

Via: • The Beacon • 75 Comments • 5 years ago

In the 2020 election, democracy is on the ballot — not just Trump and Biden

Via: • The Beacon • 37 Comments • 5 years ago

America is at a fork in the road.

Geothermal energy is poised for a breakout

Via: • The Beacon • 1 Comments • 5 years ago

B i d e n 2 0 2 0

Joe Biden's policy vision for America

Via: • News Viners • 39 Comments • 5 years ago

When ambitions surpass the man, then the result will be unremarkable. Joe Biden's greatest obstacle for achieving his ambitions will be Joe Biden. Joe Biden is a neo-liberal politician....

Windows 95 is 25 years old today

Via: • News Viners • 7 Comments • 5 years ago

Remember Windoze? VGA graphics and 10 megabyte hard drives coupled with an amazing 486 processor.

USPS arrested Steve Bannon. Yes, the post office can arrest people.

Via: john-russell • News & Politics • 77 Comments • 5 years ago

US Ambassador to Brazil Todd Chapman reportedly asked Brazilian officials to help Trump's reelection - Vox

Via: jbb • News & Politics • 11 Comments • 5 years ago

What in hell is wrong with Trump and his minions?

After weekend bloodshed, Brown says 'violent felons' driving shootings, CPD needs 'a little bit of help'

Via: • News Viners • 6 Comments • 5 years ago

The protesters have gotten what they wanted. Mission accomplished. The inevitable question that will be asked is why don't the police DO SOMETHING? Damned if the they do and damned if they...

Trump is quietly gutting the asylum system amid the pandemic

Via: • The Reality Show • 13 Comments • 5 years ago

The fake "Obamagate" scandal shows how Trump hacks the media

Via: john-russell • Op/Ed • 28 Comments • 5 years ago

Huawei's Mate 70 smartphones will run its new Android-free OS

Italian American and Indigenous groups show solidarity ahead of Columbus Day - Chicago Sun-Times

The UAW is racing to unionize the South - VW is the first to fall.

US oil production hits record levels under Biden - Vox

Switching to electric vehicles would be fantastic for kids' health

The Kansas City shooting puts a spotlight on the US's unique gun problem - Vox

IHSA announces girls flag football as official varsity sport - Chicago Sun-Times

Conservatives are blaming DEI for broken planes - Vox

The war in Gaza is far from over for Netanyahu - Vox

Mom, 3 daughters killed in Tinley Park domestic shooting; 1 in custody - Chicago Sun-Times

How Exodus, the hit novel and movie, influenced American views on Israel - Vox

Trump's presidential campaign is already hurting American democracy - Vox

Biden pledges $14.3 billion of military aid to Israel. How industry, protesters, and watchdogs see it. - Vox

Israeli settlers in the West Bank are on an anti-Palestinian rampage - Vox

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could lose his job amid Israel-Hamas war - Vox

Israel-Hamas war: Israel's crackdown on dissent will only hurt it - Vox

Hamas's attack shows Benjamin Netanyahu failed Israel - Vox

What Florida's AP Psychology debacle tells us about the state's education mayhem - Vox

America's worst gerrymander may soon finally die, in Clarke v. Wisconsin Elections Commission - Vox

State Farm is no longer signing new insurance policies for California homes - Vox

Reddit, Twitter, Mastodon: where are we all supposed to go now?

Justice Alito's luxury fishing trip underscores the Supreme Court's ethics problem - Vox

The Supreme Court has started obeying precedents, for a change - Vox

Chicago visitation rose 60% in 2022, tourism group says - Chicago Sun-Times

Ron DeSantis threatens academic freedom in Florida with these new bills - Vox

Republicans are trying to defund public libraries in addition to book bans - Vox

How can we store solar and wind energy?

Tennessee Republicans' attempt to expel Democrats over gun control protests is shocking and rare - Vox

A pediatric trauma surgeon on what bullets do to kids - Vox

Weakening child labor laws is the latest Republican target - Vox

A lawsuit reveals how Fox News spreads propaganda and election fraud lies

What DeSantis is doing to Florida schools, explained

The Last of Us HBO Max: How does the fungus spread? - Vox

What's up with the unidentified objects that US fighter planes keep taking down?

FBI under fire at Weaponization of the Federal Government hearing - Deseret News

Democrats just won a majority in the Pennsylvania House

The stunning hypocrisy of special counsel John Durham's inquiry into Trump-Russia probe - Vox

The Supreme Court will decide if a Trump judge can seize control of ICE, in United States v. Texas

Biden's ban on semiconductor exports to China, explained - Vox

Who is Curtis Yarvin, the monarchist, anti-democracy blogger? - Vox

The Colorado River drought across Lake Mead and Lake Powell, as seen in NASA satellite images - Vox

Charging your EV at night is about to become more expensive

EV prices are going in the wrong direction

Are the 2022 midterms really going to be a bloodbath for Democrats? - Vox

Biden approval rating is at new low, according to Reuters/Ipsos poll - Deseret News

What does cheugy mean? A boomer's guide to Gen Z slang

The Hummer EV's battery weighs more than a Honda Civic

Electric cars aren't just vehicles. They're big batteries

Why experts are focused on reducing Covid-19 risk instead of ending the pandemic - Vox

GM temporarily shuts down North American factories because of chip shortage

The Olympics reveal how conservatives are turning on America

How Twitter can ruin a life: Isabel Fall's complicated story - Vox

Why Democrats must pass major democratic reforms

I do not understand this chair

Bill and Melinda Gates announce divorce, leaving their nearly $150 billion net worth in question for their foundation

Supreme Court: An upcoming case seeks to make Citizens United even worse - Vox

Joe Biden's American Rescue Plan made health insurance free for millions

Georgia's SB 202 voting law really is that bad - Vox

Before you buy NFTs, here's how to think about their price

Sidney Powell acknowledges the "big lie" about the election was just that - Vox

Trump and the Republican revolt against democracy, explained in 13 charts

CPAC's "Golden Calf" Trump statue is a perfect metaphor for the state of the Republican Party - Vox

CPAC's "Golden Calf" Trump statue is a perfect metaphor for the state of the Republican Party - Vox

This is the Postal Service's new mail truck

Texas power outage: why wind turbines are not to blame

What Tom Cotton's big plan to "beat China" actually says

Marjorie Taylor Greene vs. AOC: A ridiculous comparison

What is a lame duck session? The dangers of the holdover period for outgoing presidents like Trump

Parler CEO says even his lawyers are abandoning him

WLS-AM (890) owner orders stations to stop alleging 'stolen election' - Chicago Sun-Times

Parler is gone for now as Amazon terminates hosting - The Verge

Trump and Republicans own the Capitol mob

Four criminal laws Trump may have broken in his call with Georgia's Brad Raffensperger

The history of Jews, Chinese food, and Christmas, explained by a rabbi

After decades of activism, the Navajo coal plant has been demolished

The first abortion case of the Amy Coney Barrett era is now before the Court

Biden reportedly picks Deb Haaland for interior secretary

Why police officers are rarely prosecuted

The disturbing surge in Covid-19 hospitalizations, in one chart