CharlieMcHenry

CharlieMcHenry, 26 minutes ago to random

More Americans are falling behind on credit card bills - "Everything is more expensive. Debt is more expensive. Rent is more expensive. Food, gas, everything," says Charlie Wise, senior vice president at TransUnion, the credit reporting firm. "Even with relatively healthy wage gains we've seen over last several years, many consumers just aren't keeping up with the price pressures." https://www.npr.org/2024/05/14/1251295805/credit-cards-debt-inflation

CharlieMcHenry, 1 day ago to thailand

28 year old Thai activist, in prison for ‘insulting the monarchy’, dies after hunger strike. Lese Majeste laws are so ridiculous. To let an intelligent young woman die like this is a black mark on #Thailand and should weigh heavily on all tourists planning a visit to the country. #LeseMajeste #Tourism #SEAsia #Siam
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0v005j1j91o

CharlieMcHenry, 2 days ago to ArtificialIntelligence

What could possibly go wrong? How easy would it be for tech such as this to be used as instruments of oppression? #Robots #War #LethalWeapon #LethalTech #RobotDog

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/robot-dogs-armed-with-ai-targeting-rifles-undergo-us-marines-special-ops-evaluation/

CharlieMcHenry, 5 days ago to random

U.S. health care is increasingly like a casino https://www.axios.com/2024/05/10/health-insurance-quality-care

CharlieMcHenry, 5 days ago to random

The Latest | More than 100,000 flee Rafah as fighting breaks out on the city's outskirts https://apnews.com/article/f723eacc54eb85d223e4fa856b9442d0

CharlieMcHenry, 5 days ago to climate

#ClimateChange and #ClimateCrisis concerned citizens need to understand the looming disaster if Trump is elected to a second term. 'A little bold and gross': Oil industry writes executive orders for Trump to sign - #FossilFuels #BigOil #Capitalism #GlobalWarming https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/08/oil-industry-orders-trump-day-one-00156705

CharlieMcHenry, 5 days ago to random

Anyone else think #BeautyPageants are SO last century? Evidently, some contestants and winners are also thinking the same thing as both Miss America and Miss Teenage America give up titles. And as for little kid pageants, well… those are just perverse imo.

https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-68982769

CharlieMcHenry, 6 days ago to random

Uh-huh, sure… "Evangelicals See Trump’s Hedonism as Godly ‘Masculinity’" - So, let me get this straight. God wants men to be pigs, to grab pussy and pay porn stars to screw them? Right… #Evangelicals #Christians https://www.thedailybeast.com/evangelicals-see-trumps-hedonism-as-godly-masculinity?via=ios

CharlieMcHenry, 6 days ago to apple

Have you seen this startling #Apple ad for the new #iPad? It is a bit unsettling and almost dystopian. “Technology crushing human creativity? Apple's 'disturbing' new iPad ad has struck a nerve online” https://apnews.com/article/12e7fbd335feb4875d94c31b87379359

CharlieMcHenry, 6 days ago to random

NY TIMES: Wednesday, May 8, 2024 7:27 PM ET
President Biden said the U.S. would not supply Israel with certain weapons if it moved forward with a major ground offensive in southern #Gaza.
In Mr. Biden’s comments, he also acknowledged in a way that he has rarely done that American bombs have killed innocent Palestinians.