"Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race." - H. G. Wells
- I put together #cartoons!
- I think #ratrods are cool, but would like an #ev for daily transportation
- Music fan of #ramones #poppunk #punk #alternative
- I enjoy #mountainbiking #mtb and also #biking to work when I can
- I love physical #pinball machines, but #virtualpinball machines are also pretty cool.
Cover image is from Turbo Kid (2015)
One in five young Americans think the Holocaust is a myth (www.economist.com)
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US Commerce Secretary Calls China the 'Biggest Threat We've Ever Had' (news.antiwar.com)
Donald Trump wants Jan. 6 police to be charged for fighting rioters (www.newsweek.com)
From the party of “Back the Blue!”...
Trump should not face trial in Georgia if he wins 2024 election, lawyer says (www.reuters.com)
The remarks by the lawyer, Steven Sadow, came as the judge overseeing the case wrestled with how to set a trial date given Trump’s other legal entanglements and the looming campaign next year. Trump is the frontrunner for the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic President Joe Biden in the 2024 election....
Elon Musk Is Crafting A Narrative For The Death Of Twitter (www.forbes.com)
Elon Musk has said and done a lot of weird and outrageous things during his tenure as the owner of Twitter (now X), but we may have just seen the weirdest and most outrageous.
Ajit Pai Elected To Public Television Board Of Trustees (indiawest.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/8980009...
Ajit Pai Elected To Public Television Board Of Trustees (indiawest.com)
Pai, who chaired the FCC from 2017 to 2021, during the Donald Trump administration and was often derided online mostly for undoing the net neutrality rules, is now a partner at Searchlight Capital Partners, a global investment firm....
Volkswagen says its core VW brand is ‘no longer competitive’ (edition.cnn.com)
“With many of our pre-existing structures, processes and high costs, we are no longer competitive as the Volkswagen brand,” Thomas Schaefer told staff during a meeting at the German carmaker’s headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany, according to a post on the company’s intranet site seen by Reuters.’
Gavin Newsom is Not a Progressive (www.currentaffairs.org)
California’s governor is being touted as a successor to the Biden throne. Though he’s often imagined as a beacon of progress, his feckless record shows otherwise.
Why Do So Many People Hate Californians? (www.youtube.com)
not sure if this belongs here tbh. I posted a video on politics one time and got hate because apparently it wasn’t mature enough or something, so I figure maybe this should go here.
YouTube loads drastically slower if it thinks you are using Mozilla Firefox [Video] (9to5google.com)
Google appears to be intentionally slowing down YouTube on Mozilla Firefox, as a new video clearly demonstrates.
OpenAI staff threaten to quit unless board resigns - letter (www.reuters.com)
OpenAI's staff has threatened to quit the artificial intelligence startup and join former boss Sam Altman at Microsoft's new division unless the board resigns, according to a letter seen by Reuters.
Colorado judge rejects attempt to bar Trump from 2024 ballot under 'insurrection' clause (coloradonewsline.com)
A Colorado judge has ordered the state’s top elections official to place former President Donald Trump on the 2024 primary ballot, rejecting a lawsuit from a group of voters who argued the Republican frontrunner is constitutionally ineligible to hold office under a Civil War-era insurrection clause.
Meta Is Allowing Political Ads That Claim the 2020 U.S. Election Was Stolen (feddit.de)
Cross-posted from: feddit.de/post/5789283...
Artemis app broken - is the project still alive?
I've enjoyed using Artemis even though I can't login through it (I'm on kbin). It's been interesting to be a pure lurker instead of an avid commenter like I was on the former site. In the past couple of days, though, Artemis has failed to fetch any new content. Deleting the iOS app and reinstalling through Testflight does...
Paramount+ confirms series order for 'Starfleet Academy' (www.startrek.com)
While there was an announcement shortly before the WGA strike, and Alex Kurtzman confirmed the writers room is back up and at work during an NYCC panel, Paramount+ is moving forward on promotional information about the forthcoming new ‘Starfleet Academy’ show....
Jon Stewart’s Show on Apple Is Ending (www.nytimes.com)
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Jim Jordan fails again to win speaker gavel in second vote, getting less support than first try (www.nbcnews.com)
‘People are happier in a walkable neighborhood’: the US community that banned cars (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/6669422...
55 Years Later, Star Trek Finally Fixed Its Weirdest Canon Quirk (www.inverse.com)
How Tom Polce and Kay Hanley Took Star Trek To Broadway, And Beyond (observer.com)
US House Republicans eye Scalise, Jordan in speaker race (www.reuters.com)
WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives met on Wednesday to choose between two candidates - Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan - to lead their narrow majority a week after a small group of dissidents ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy....
Exxon Mobil doubles down on fossil fuels with $59.5 billion deal for Pioneer Natural as prices surge (apnews.com)
Exxon Mobil is buying Pioneer Natural Resources in an all-stock deal valued at $59.5 billion, its largest buyout since acquiring Mobil two decades ago, creating a colossal fracking operator in West Texas....
RNC Chair Calls Democrats ‘Pro-Criminal’ as GOP Frontrunner Has Been Indicted on 91 Criminal Counts (www.mediaite.com)
Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988) (feddit.nl)
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This Guy Ate 100+ LA Burgers Over 8 Years In A Quest For The Best (laist.com)
For Jeff Alulis, the Burger Quest became “something bigger” than him. These are his top 10, in no particular order:...
Donald Trump dismisses lawsuit against former fixer Michael Cohen (abc7ny.com)
Trump demands apology after Biden moves forward with border wall construction in Texas (www.washingtonexaminer.com)
Former President Donald Trump railed against President Joe Biden after his administration reversed its policy on building walls on the southern border.
Biden Administration to Resume Border Wall Construction in Policy Reversal (www.wsj.com)
The Department of Homeland Security intends to build up to 20 new miles of Trump administration-era border barriers in one of the busiest crossing spots for migrants attempting to enter the U.S.
Two-thirds of CEOs think staff will return to office five days a week, survey finds (www.theguardian.com)
Most company leaders also believe pay and promotions could become linked to workplace attendance
Twitter Is at Death’s Door, One Year After Elon Musk’s Takeover (www.rollingstone.com)
Since the tech tycoon took over the platform last October, he’s done everything he can to run it into the ground
Hyundai To Use Tesla's NACS Connector In The US Starting In 2024 (insideevs.com)
Mike McMahan Calls On Fans To Help Keep ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ From Facing The Same Fate As ‘Prodigy’ (trekmovie.com)
Dutch politician who worked for Shell poised to become EU climate chief (www.theguardian.com)
Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan running for House speaker as GOP race to replace McCarthy kicks off (www.cbsnews.com)
Study Reveals That 50% of the World’s Population Will Have a Mental Health Disorder by Age 75 (scitechdaily.com)
Researchers from The University of Queensland and Harvard Medical School, in a collaborative global study, have discovered that one in two people will develop a mental health disorder in their lifetime. Professors John McGrath of UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute and Ronald Kessler of Harvard Medic
Strikes aren’t bad for the US economy. They’re the best thing that could happen. (www.theguardian.com)
Kids Shouldn’t Have to Pay for School Lunches (znetwork.org)
The UAW Decided to Use a Novel Strike Strategy. It’s Working. (jacobin.com)
Gavin Newsom names Laphonza Butler to Feinstein Senate Seat (ktla.com)
UTM: An Apple hypervisor with some unique extra abilities (www.theregister.com)
The games industry sucks (www.youtube.com)
Same title as the video. Game dev writer Alanah Pierce offers her POV on the recent layoffs from Epic Games....
The Last Government Shutdown Was a Disaster for Fragile National Parks (www.motherjones.com)
By the time superintendent David Smith decided to close Joshua Tree national park on January 7, 2019, the list of problems was already long. Tire tracks wove through the wilderness mapping a path of destruction where rare plants had been crushed and trees toppled. Charred remains of illegal campfires dotted the desert, and...
Meta's new AI assistant trained on public Facebook and Instagram posts (www.reuters.com)
Why am I feeling so stressed out? (www.jibc.ca)
There’s a test for that: the Holmes and Rahe Stress Scale. You can look up that term online for more information. I’ve linked to one source that has a decent, short explanation, and the complete scale itself. Other sites can offer more in-depth perspective....
‘Lock Them Up’ Is Now the Republican Party’s Highest Goal (nymag.com)