They’re not clowns; they’re being highly effective at exactly what they intend to achieve: maximizing opportunity for racist gerrymanders to enable Republicans to win elections.
Energy use in the industry varies widely depending on greenhouse size and what crops are being grown. A study of 12 indoor farms by the nonprofit Resource Innovation Institute found that five of them used as much energy, per square foot, as a hospital. One vertical farm, an outlier, was guzzling as much energy as a data center.
Artificial intelligence is spurring a new type of identity theft — with ordinary people finding their faces and words twisted to push often offensive products and ideas
It’s considered a civil dispute. You can sue to those using your face in an ad for monetary damages, which in practice means you’re trying to sue an overseas shell corporation with no assets, and can’t get anything, so no lawyer will represent you.
By checking for fealty to the false “stolen” narrative at the outset, Trump’s allies aren’t simply weeding out people who disagree, they’re weeding out people who won’t acquiesce to the Trumpian approach to reality. They’re not just getting rid of people who won’t go along on this one subject; they’re getting...
This is one of a huge number of environmental protection rules the Biden administration has restored. If you’re an American and want to keep these, it’s important to not just check your voter registration, but to actively volunteer, and if you can afford it, donate
Tired of Doomscrolling? Try Ringing a Doorbell for Fish. (www.nytimes.com)
‘Garbage Lasagna’: Dumps Are a Big Driver of Warming, Study Says | Decades of buried trash is releasing methane, a powerful greenhouse gas (www.nytimes.com)
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How Justice Thomas’s ‘Nearly Adopted Daughter’ Became His Law Clerk (www.nytimes.com)
Supreme Court Drags Feet So Long That South Carolina Will Hold 2024 Elections Under Gerrymandered Map (talkingpointsmemo.com)
Hay grown for cattle consumes nearly half the water drawn from Colorado River, study finds (www.latimes.com)
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A first step toward a global price on carbon (messaging-custom-newsletters.nytimes.com)
Indoor farms are remaking the produce market — at a cost to the planet (wapo.st)
Energy use in the industry varies widely depending on greenhouse size and what crops are being grown. A study of 12 indoor farms by the nonprofit Resource Innovation Institute found that five of them used as much energy, per square foot, as a hospital. One vertical farm, an outlier, was guzzling as much energy as a data center.
AI hustlers stole women’s faces to put in ads. The law can’t help them. (wapo.st)
Artificial intelligence is spurring a new type of identity theft — with ordinary people finding their faces and words twisted to push often offensive products and ideas
Oil Giants Plan to Bury Massive Amounts of CO2 in Southeast Asia | After decades of burning carbon, Exxon, Shell and others are looking to lock down the rare places that can absorb it. (www.bloomberg.com)
The revamped Republican Party turns Trump’s lies into a loyalty test (www.washingtonpost.com)
By checking for fealty to the false “stolen” narrative at the outset, Trump’s allies aren’t simply weeding out people who disagree, they’re weeding out people who won’t acquiesce to the Trumpian approach to reality. They’re not just getting rid of people who won’t go along on this one subject; they’re getting...
‘Shortcuts Everywhere’: How Boeing Favored Speed Over Quality (www.nytimes.com)
What College Applicants Really Think About Republicans’ Campus Panic (www.nytimes.com)
Biden Administration Restores Wildlife Protections Weakened Under Trump | The rules give federal officials more leeway to protect species in a changing climate. Industry groups are expected to sue. (www.nytimes.com)
This is one of a huge number of environmental protection rules the Biden administration has restored. If you’re an American and want to keep these, it’s important to not just check your voter registration, but to actively volunteer, and if you can afford it, donate