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The tl-dr For the headline tl-dr above the fold if skimming this Diary, there’s been a serious and dangerous misunderstanding fuelling the proposed TikTok ban in the House panel (a lot of Dem votes) already costing us dearly, just when we have...
by Tweedledee5
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on Sun Mar 10, 2024 at 08:30 PM PDT
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Union busting has been�the norm in much of corporate America as companies like Jeff Bezos’ Amazon and Elon Musk’s Tesla ...
by Charles Jay
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on Wed Mar 06, 2024 at 06:00 AM PST
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I imagine, like most humans, you are fascinated by AI but also afraid of what it might do, not only to jobs, and to creative people, but to humanity and our planet as well. The shocking ouster of Sam Altman at Open AI was both shocking and sudden, and...
by Colorado Blue
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on Sat Nov 18, 2023 at 09:03 PM PST
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Potentially revolutionary news on the nuclear fusion energy front today: Scientists have achieved a net energy gain in nuclear fusion for the second time, marking major progress towards realising the potential of the near-limitless energy source. A...
by Irontortoise
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on Mon Aug 07, 2023 at 04:58 AM PDT
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The real requirements for upgrading your computer’s Windows 10 operating system to Windows 11 are a little more demanding than the official requirements. If you’re thinking of upgrading, don’t be in any hurry to make that decision. Yesterday, I was...
by Alonso del Arte
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on Mon Aug 07, 2023 at 12:46 PM PDT
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Elon Musk has always had a thing about the letter X. It goes back at least as far as 1999, when he reportedly paid $1 million for the x.com domain and invested another $12 million into making x.com into an online banking site. Then while Musk was out...
by Mark Sumner
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on Tue Jul 25, 2023 at 09:05 AM PDT
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When events are deemed entertainment worthy for news ratings, we are inundated with reminders of past similarities - presumably for context… * Trump first indicted former POTUS, avoiding distractions like, President Ulysses S. Grant was arrested for...
by The Reasonable Voice
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on Mon Jun 12, 2023 at 11:53 AM PDT
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In 2016, Oxford Languages ’ word of the year was both absolutely definitive of the previous year and, unfortunately, all too appropriate for every year since:
Post-truth: an adjective defined as �
by Mark Sumner
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on Wed Mar 22, 2023 at 02:00 PM PDT
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Microsoft is first out of the gate with an "AI" powered chat search: Microsoft has announced a new version of its search engine Bing , powered by an upgraded version of the same AI technology ...
by angryea
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on Wed Feb 08, 2023 at 05:00 AM PST
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This is another example of an interesting convergence of history I found while researching for the novel in progress. History may not repeat, as a better writer than I said, but it does rhyme. Proto-industries were just that -- small industries usually...
by angryea
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on Thu Feb 02, 2023 at 09:35 AM PST
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You are never going to guess what the newest conservative "woke" panic is over. Never in a million years will you be able to—oh, right, you read the title already. Yeah. Fox News and multiple actual Republican lawmakers—if that's a term that we can...
by Hunter
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on Fri Jan 27, 2023 at 06:50 AM PST
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Stephen Colbert went on the attack Wednesday over the latest manufactured scandal by Fox News over a new Xbox feature. In a recent software update, Microsoft, the gaming system’s owner, has designed older models to go into an energy-saving mode when...
by Rebekah Sager
90 comments
on Thu Jan 26, 2023 at 03:30 PM PST
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Microsoft is now saying that support for Windows 10 will cease on October 14 2025, meaning that If you continue to use Windows 10 your PC will still work, but it will become more vulnerable to security risks and viruses. Your PC will continue to start...
by boblite
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on Thu Nov 17, 2022 at 07:24 PM PST
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A coalition of numerous Fortune 500 companies are again adding their voices to the urgent call demanding Congress act on permanent protections for young undocumented immigrants by the end of this year. The popular and successful Deferred Action for...
by Gabe Ortiz
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on Thu Oct 20, 2022 at 08:35 AM PDT
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This is a story I ran into just now on the default start page of the Microsoft Edge browser, which shows selected news items. As can be seen the story was aimed at pooh-poohing the results of the FBI search at Mar-A-Lago, saying the search uncovered...
by boblite
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on Fri Sep 02, 2022 at 08:17 AM PDT
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Neil Druckman’s Last of Us (Part 1 and more recently Part 2) are considered by many to be some of the rare video game works of art. They are games that are emotional, they offer a rich and detailed story, and the characters have complex motives and...
by Christopher Reeves
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on Wed Aug 31, 2022 at 11:33 AM PDT
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According to the 1935 New Deal National Labor Relations Act, employers are prohibited from interfering with the right of workers to organize labor unions. Unfair labor practices include firing pro-union employees or threatening to close a workplace if...
by Alan Singer
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on Sun Aug 21, 2022 at 04:22 PM PDT
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Connect! Unite! Act! is a weekly series that seeks to create face-to-face networks in each congressional district. Groups meet regularly to socialize, get out the vote, support candidates, ...
by Christopher Reeves
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on Sat Mar 19, 2022 at 03:00 PM PDT
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the threat of a broader East-West conflict have drawn the world’s attention. Dangerously, the long-term issue of an impending climate catastrophe has been pushed off the front page. Meanwhile, because of the spike in...
by Alan Singer
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on Sun Mar 13, 2022 at 10:35 AM PDT
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This is just a quick morale booster to show just how capable, no matter what is said on cable news, this country and its people really is. I get tired of hearing garbage about how we are past our prime, or somehow ceding the world stage. We are being...
by Rule of Claw
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on Tue Mar 01, 2022 at 09:31 AM PST
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- Many Americans are confused by the spectacle they heard (we couldn’t “witness” it because Republicans on the Supreme Court won’t allow their proceedings to be televised) yesterday as an attorney for Donald Trump, at least three different times in...73 comments 205 Recs
- If the Supreme Court thinks former presidents have, or do not have, some or absolute immunity against criminal prosecution, why not just say so now? Why would it take months? Do they have something better to do? Are there other priorities on their...292 comments 602 Recs
- Reposted from Substack This week MAGA Media outlets have breathlessly declared that they’ve found “smoking gun” evidence that proves that the Biden Administration was in communication with ...14 comments 97 Recs
- Expect the Senate race to be close this fall—unless Wisconsinites find out what Eric Hovde thinks of them. Are you a farmer? Eric Hovde thinks your retirement age should be pushed up to 72 because after all, “you’re largely driving around on a tractor”...17 comments 100 Recs
- A new digital ad will run in the swing states during the NFL draft. The draft festivities were held in Detroit, attended by 300,000, and broadcast to millions across the country. The ad targets Trump's lack of interest in football, comparing it to...60 comments 152 Recs
- Never in my long life have I been as enraged and sickened about American politics as I am now. I am close to utter despair at what I’m seeing. My beloved country is becoming an insane asylum, filled with people who want to see the American experiment...125 comments 268 Recs
- Happy Freidai, Peeps! Some of us donât have to sweat out a workweek, but even so, sometimes Freidai makes us want to dance. But what KIND of dance? But FIRST: A gentle reminder of how we do ...41 comments 45 Recs
- Welcome 🌻 to Fridayâs Roundup of Good News! President Biden has said many times that he is a president for all of America, whether you voted for him or not. His attitude can be hard to take at ...114 comments 159 Recs
- Reading a brief Raw Story breakdown of some of today’s arguments from the justices in the never-should-have-been-taken-up-in-the-first-place immunity case, this quote from Alito leapt out of my screen like a rabid dog: “A stable, democratic society...286 comments 498 Recs
- I am channeling my inner Andy Rooney for this VERY short diary, and am delighted that the Image Library is here to help yet again. Did ya ever notice how, right after the Democrats pull off something absolutely remarkable, this strange thing happens...402 comments 779 Recs
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