My question is: what are the concrete desires of the capital class that are being threatened?
Someone else said “oil” which is fair I guess, but very clearly a diminishing return when it’s clear that energy independence is valuable for the capital class if they control the transition, a la Elon.
So again, what do the wealthy have to gain or lose from these protests, specifically?
On Tuesday, voters in Crook County passed measure 7-86, which asked voters if they support negotiations to move the Oregon/Idaho border to include Crook County in Idaho. The measure is passing with 53% of the vote, and makes Crook County the 13th county in eastern Oregon to pass a Greater Idaho measure.
The number of electoral votes and the number of reps is based on population and is decided by the census.
So if this happens, at the latest, the votes would get fixed in 2031. But I wouldn’t be surprised if this is part of the deal. Obviously those switching to Idaho want to bring their votes with them.
Joe Biden and his political opponents have sharply criticized Khan’s announcement, arguing the court does not have jurisdiction over the Gaza conflict and raising concerns over process....
Like, the US has a law on the books allowing the president to unilaterally order an invasion of the Netherlands if the ICC tries to prosecute an American.
I have always called a light top with a full zipper to be a jacket, however the people I’m surrounded by insist on calling it a sweatshirt. I’m prepared to be wrong, just wondering if I’m the only one.
Sweatshirts are double-layered pullovers, typically non-woven. Sweaters are single-layer pullovers, typically knit. Jackets have buttons or zippers. Hoodies have hoods and are made of fabric (e.g. raincoats are not hoodies).
You can have hoodies that are also sweatshirts, or hoodies that are also jackets.
This garment pictured in your post is a jacket. It is also a hoodie. It is neither a sweatshirt nor a sweater.
This is just my interpretation of the situation. I don’t know of any formal classification system for outerwear.
What I’m saying is that the cost to develop hydrogen infrastructure, the complexity of it’s distribution, the risk due to its high volatility, and the uncertainty of a relatively underdeveloped technology all seem to be losing to batteries, which are very mature tech and are already in the supply chain and for which we already have a well developed electricity distribution grid.
I just don’t see what investing in fuel cells will do other than slow the adoption of zero emission vehicles by another decade.
Are you saying that there are more LGBTQ+ people than there are non-white people?
I’m curious because I would have expected the opposite, but I don’t actually have any numbers to back that up. What percent of people identify as LGBTQ+? And is it uniform across races?
Amazon’s self-driving robotaxi unit is being investigated by the U.S. government’s highway safety agency after two of its vehicles braked suddenly and were rear-ended by motorcyclists....
In addition to questions of end-of-life, Existentialism also deals with questions of purpose-of-life. Which can be mind racking even if you’re not afraid of death.
Still not super interesting questions to me though.
Someone was asking me about pests. These have spider mites, they’re not super bad but I’m going to spray neem oil anyway. It’s not ideal but my ecosystem doesn’t have any spider mites predators right now so it’s really my only current solution. I’m not interested in non-native predators but if anyone has a line on...
The two most popular insect specialists used to control spider mites are a ladybug named Stethorus punctum and a predatory mite named T. pyri.
And later they say that the ladybug was the go-to. But new EPA regulations prompted some farms to use pesticides that kill the ladybugs. So the predatory mites are better if you are using those kinds of pesticides.
A Catholic school in North Carolina had the right to fire a gay teacher who announced his marriage on social media a decade ago, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday, reversing a judge’s earlier decision....
How campus protests flip-flopped America’s free speech debate [Colin Meyn | 05/25/24 | The Hill] (thehill.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/15790262...
Judge Orders Alec Baldwin to Face Trial for ‘Rust’ Shooting (www.thedailybeast.com)
Greater Idaho movement: 13 counties in eastern Oregon have voted to secede and join Idaho (ktvz.com)
On Tuesday, voters in Crook County passed measure 7-86, which asked voters if they support negotiations to move the Oregon/Idaho border to include Crook County in Idaho. The measure is passing with 53% of the vote, and makes Crook County the 13th county in eastern Oregon to pass a Greater Idaho measure.
Second flag carried by Jan. 6 rioters displayed outside house owned by Justice Alito, report says (apnews.com)
Blinken willing to work with Congress on potential sanctions against ICC (www.theguardian.com)
Joe Biden and his political opponents have sharply criticized Khan’s announcement, arguing the court does not have jurisdiction over the Gaza conflict and raising concerns over process....
Credit card delinquencies surge, almost 1 in 5 users maxed-out: Research (www.thehill.com)
Foo Fighters - Learn To Fly [1999] (www.youtube.com)
Was out on a drive earlier and this song came on. I think it’s the first time I’ve heard it in at least 5 or 6 years, maybe longer....
Is it a sweatshirt or a jacket? (lemmy.world)
I have always called a light top with a full zipper to be a jacket, however the people I’m surrounded by insist on calling it a sweatshirt. I’m prepared to be wrong, just wondering if I’m the only one.
What zombie work across all mediums does it better?
Biden quadruples tariffs on Chinese electric cars (www.bbc.com)
Comcast to Launch Peacock, Netflix and Apple TV+ Bundle at a ‘Vastly Reduced Price’ (variety.com)
Comcast later this month will launch a streaming bundle with Peacock, Netflix and Apple TV+ at a deep discount, Comcast chief Brian Roberts said.
Congress replaces statue of white supremacist with statue of anti-LGBTQ+ zealot (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Feds probing Amazon self-driving robotaxi unit Zoox after 2 rear-end crashes (www.cbsnews.com)
Amazon’s self-driving robotaxi unit is being investigated by the U.S. government’s highway safety agency after two of its vehicles braked suddenly and were rear-ended by motorcyclists....
Dippy (fossil) (en.wikipedia.org)
If you rearrange 2 letters in Queen Latifah's name, it becomes Queef Latinah
Trump campaign considering Nikki Haley for VP (www.axios.com)
Outdoor plants are no joke (lemmy.world)
Someone was asking me about pests. These have spider mites, they’re not super bad but I’m going to spray neem oil anyway. It’s not ideal but my ecosystem doesn’t have any spider mites predators right now so it’s really my only current solution. I’m not interested in non-native predators but if anyone has a line on...
Court rules North Carolina Catholic school could fire gay teacher who announced his wedding online (apnews.com)
A Catholic school in North Carolina had the right to fire a gay teacher who announced his marriage on social media a decade ago, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday, reversing a judge’s earlier decision....