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- Sat Apr 20, 2024 10:46 pm
- Forum: Business & Politics
- Topic: Labor Rights News Thread
- Replies: 328
- Views: 195508
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UAW Wins Big at Volkswagen in Tennessee by Bob Bussell April 20, 2024 Introduction: (The Conversation) A decisive majority of the Volkswagen workers employed at a factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee cast their ballots in favor of joining the United Auto Workers union, the German automaker announced o...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 9:00 pm
- Forum: Energy & the Environment
- Topic: The Future of Food, Agriculture, and Aquaculture
- Replies: 266
- Views: 786291
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Taiwan-Swiss Collaboration Develops High Vitamin B1 Rice by Michael Nakhiengchanh April 19, 2024 Introduction: TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A Taiwan-Swiss team has developed a new strain of rice that contains three to four times the vitamin B1 compared to normal rice. The team included researchers from N...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 6:01 pm
- Forum: The History Forum
- Topic: History of Abortion
- Replies: 16
- Views: 14535
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The History of Arizona’s Civil War-era Abortion Ban by Nicole Narea April 18, 2024 Introduction: (Vox) The Republican-controlled Arizona House has repeatedly refused to take up a measure to repeal a Civil War-era state law that amounts to a near-total ban on abortion following an Arizona Supreme Co...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 3:18 pm
- Forum: AI & Robotics
- Topic: AI alignment and ethics
- Replies: 33
- Views: 22481
Re: AI alignment and ethics
Fareed Zakaria is not my favorite commentator on current affairs. Yet, I do find him to be an intelligent voice to which it is worth listening, even as I sometimes disagree with his conclusions. The interview linked below is Zakaria at his best. Will AI Mean the End of Liberal Democracy? by April , ...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 2:41 pm
- Forum: The History Forum
- Topic: Ancient History (3500 BC – 499 AD)
- Replies: 115
- Views: 132447
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“Forgotten City:” the Identification of Dura-Europos’ Neglected Sister Site in Syria April 19, 2024 Introduction: (Eurekalert) The Dura-Europos site in modern-day Syria is famous for its exceptional state of preservation. Like Pompeii, this ancient city has yielded many great discoveries, and serve...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 2:22 pm
- Forum: Energy & the Environment
- Topic: The Future of Food, Agriculture, and Aquaculture
- Replies: 266
- Views: 786291
Re: The Future of Food, Agriculture, and Aquaculture
Looks like surf clams may be a component of the diet of the future despite suffering a die off: Surf Clams Off the Coast of Virginia Reappear – and Rebound April 19, 2024 Introduction: (Eurekalert) The Atlantic surfclam, an economically valuable species that is the main ingredient in clam chowder an...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 12:29 am
- Forum: Business & Politics
- Topic: The Elon Musk Thread
- Replies: 131
- Views: 107651
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Wall Street Is Souring on Tesla's Pivot Away from Low-cost vehicles Towards Autonomous Driving by Matthew Fox April 18, 2024 Introduction: (Market Insider) Another day, another negative Tesla note from Wall Street. Tesla has come under intense scrutiny from sell-side analysts after a Reuters report...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 12:17 am
- Forum: Business & Politics
- Topic: 2023-2024 Presidential, senate, house, state and city election thread
- Replies: 1178
- Views: 423193
Re: 2023-2024 Presidential, senate, house, state and city election thread
RFK Jr. Qualifies for Ballot in Battleground Michigan by Aaron Pellish April 18, 2024 Introduction: (CNN) Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. officially qualified for the ballot in Michigan, a key battleground state that could prove pivotal in deciding the outcome of the 2024 p...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 12:11 am
- Forum: Business & Politics
- Topic: 2023-2024 Presidential, senate, house, state and city election thread
- Replies: 1178
- Views: 423193
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Kennedy Family Brushes Off RFK Jr.’s Campaign as They Endorse Biden by Kevin Liptak April 18, 2024 Introduction: (CNN) President Joe Biden received the formal endorsement of more than a dozen members of the extended Kennedy family on Thursday, aiming to harness the legacy of a storied Democratic fa...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 4:15 pm
- Forum: Business & Politics
- Topic: The legal troubles of Donald Trump news and discussions
- Replies: 647
- Views: 153045
Re: Donald Trump news and discussions
While I can see the wisdom in giving Trump repeated warnings accompanied by escalating financial fines, I suspect that the only thing that is going to shut him up is to put him in jail and closely monitor his communication with the outside world to edit comments that violate the gag orders. His foll...