Opinion The GOP surrenders any claim to being the ‘law and order’ party By Catherine Rampell, Columnist August 11, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. EDT For decades, the GOP purported to be the party that was “tough on crime.” Unlike their Democratic counterparts, Republican politicians said, the GOP would protect the public from villainous lawbreakers, safeguard security, and … Continue reading So much for the GOP as the law-and-order party (WA Post OpEd)
Month: August 2022
Ukrainian invents solar for home balconies that can help wean Europe off Russian gas
techcrunch.com/2022/07/18/look-out-putin-ukrainian-woman-invents-solar-for-balconies-to-wean-europe-off-russian-gas/ Look out Putin — Ukrainian woman invents ‘solar for balconies’ to wean Europe off Russian gas Mike Butcher@mikebutcher / 1:52 PM EDT•July 18, 2022 Image Credits: WeDoSolar Much has been made of how European countries are, on the one hand, supporting Ukraine in its fight against the heinous and illegal invasion by Russia but at the same … Continue reading Ukrainian invents solar for home balconies that can help wean Europe off Russian gas
New suicide and crisis hotline 988
https://apple.news/AJNomwM1IRm2ZlbQyXAisIA There's A Suicide And Crisis Hotline Called 988. Here’s Everything To Know About It. If you’re having suicidal thoughts, a substance use crisis, or any other kind of emotional distress, you can dial 988 to be connected to mental health support. by, Katie Camero, BuzzFeed News Reporter, Updated on July 15, 2022 at 2:12 pm … Continue reading New suicide and crisis hotline 988
U.S. summers hotter, longer and more dangerous
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/07/02/summer-2022-climate-change-heat/ [click thru for marvelous graphics and charts] Summer in America is becoming hotter, longer and more dangerous By Anna Phillips, Brady Dennis, Jason Samenow, John Muyskens and Naema Ahmed Wildfires had been burning for weeks, shrouding Reno, Nev., in harmful smoke, when Jillian Abney and her eight-year-old daughter Izi drove into the Sierras last year in search of cleaner … Continue reading U.S. summers hotter, longer and more dangerous
Here’s how the U.S. climate act will lower household energy bills
electrek.co/2022/08/08/climate-act-energy-bills/? Here’s how the US climate act will lower household energy bills Michelle Lewis - Aug. 8th 2022 10:59 am PT @michelle0728 The Democrats passed the big climate bill – the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) – in the US Senate on Sunday, 51-50. It’s expected to pass in the House of Representatives this week, and … Continue reading Here’s how the U.S. climate act will lower household energy bills
Are Google’s search algorithms dated?
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/06/google-search-algorithm-internet/661325/? The Open Secret of Google Search One of the most-used tools on the internet is not what it used to be.By Charlie Warzel JUNE 20, 2022SHARE About the author: Charlie Warzel is a contributing writer at The Atlantic and the author of Galaxy Brain, a newsletter about the internet and big ideas. This article was featured in One Story to … Continue reading Are Google’s search algorithms dated?
DNA of man killed by Vesuvius eruption 2,000 years ago fully sequenced — scientific wow
https://apple.news/APg7cba1LRiaSyOpE-nZJZA DNA of Pompeii Man Killed During Vesuvius Eruption Yields Its Secrets Almost 2,000 Years Later Scientists fully sequence the genetic material from a victim of the cataclysm that killed thousands in central Italy in A.D. 79 The man’s skeletal remains were first discovered in 1932-33 during the excavation of a Pompeian building known as … Continue reading DNA of man killed by Vesuvius eruption 2,000 years ago fully sequenced — scientific wow
iPhone battery percentage back in status bar
https://www.cultofmac.com/786638/at-last-iphone-battery-percentage-is-back-in-status-bar/? At last! iPhone battery percentage is back in status bar [Updated] BY ED HARDY • 11:50 AM, AUGUST 8, 2022 Finally!!Screenshot: Ed Hardy/Cult of Mac https://7ff7105feb363be1da7b31c8a2af717a.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.html The latest iOS 16 beta returns the iPhone’s battery percentage to the status bar. This is Apple finally walking back a controversial user interface change from 2017. However, users of some iPhone … Continue reading iPhone battery percentage back in status bar
Trump Senatorial candidates failing says WSJ Editorial Board
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trumps-nominees-and-the-senate-elections-gop-mehmet-oz-blake-masters-herschel-walker-11659632719? Donald Trump’s Nominees and the Senate It should be a great GOP year, but the candidates the former President backed are struggling. By The Editorial Board Updated Aug. 7, 2022 10:01 pm ET Blake Masters, Republican Senate candidate for Arizona, speaks at an Election Night Party in Chandler, Ariz., August 2.PHOTO: ASH PONDERS/BLOOMBERG NEWS Listen to … Continue reading Trump Senatorial candidates failing says WSJ Editorial Board
Lawsuit claims Mars’ Skittles contain harmful, gene-changing toxins
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/jul/15/skittles-mars-lawsuit-titanium-dioxide-toxin Taste the toxin? Skittles ‘unfit for human consumption’, lawsuit claims Class action suit says Mars concealed information about toxic ingredient from consumers A lawsuit says that Skittles are ‘unfit for human consumption’. Photograph: Kristoffer Tripplaar/Alamy Victoria BekiempisFri 15 Jul 2022 13.57 EDT Taste the toxin? A lawsuit filed Thursday in northern California federal court alleges … Continue reading Lawsuit claims Mars’ Skittles contain harmful, gene-changing toxins
What if there’s one moldy berry? Can I eat the rest?
http://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/07/well/eat/berry-mold-spoil-box.html Will One Moldy Berry Ruin the Rest? Here’s what the experts say. By Alice Callahan, March 7, 2022 Q: If I open a box of berries and one berry is moldy, do I need to throw out the whole box? Fresh strawberries, blueberries and blackberries are among America’s favorite fruits, but their goodness can be … Continue reading What if there’s one moldy berry? Can I eat the rest?
NYC renters facing huge increases from COVID-discounted rates
http://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/26/realestate/nyc-apartments-covid-discount.html? New York Renters Are Now Paying the Price for the ‘Covid Discount’ More than 40 percent of the available units in Manhattan currently come from tenants priced out of apartments they leased in 2020 and 2021, according to a new StreetEasy report. Cathy Linh Che scrambled to find another apartment in the Two Bridges … Continue reading NYC renters facing huge increases from COVID-discounted rates
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