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GOSH I love reading full articles from @write_as in the new single-column view.

The attached screenshot is after clicking through a "read article" link, one of the features of my new Mastodon fork, Hometown. I hope to have documentation and release notes ready to go by the end of the week!

https://github.com/hometown-fork/hometown

Activity of fuel cell catalysts doubled

An interdisciplinary research team has built platinum nanoparticles for catalysis in fuel cells: The new size-optimized catalysts are twice as good as the best process commercially available today.

Winter monsoons became stronger during geomagnetic reversal

New evidence suggests that high-energy particles from space known as galactic cosmic rays affect the Earth's climate by increasing cloud cover, causing an 'umbrella effect'.

Puerto Ricans Seeking Georgia Driver’s Licenses Face Special Questions About Frogs and Plantains, Lawsuit Alleges

Georgia has been requiring Puerto Rican natives seeking Georgia driver’s licenses to answer a special set of questions such as “identifying ‘what a meat filled with plantain fritter’ is called; where a specific beach is located; and ‘the name of the frog [that is] native only to PR,'” according to a lawsuit filed this week. […]

In Her Own Words: AOC Describes the “Intentional Cruelty” She Saw Inside a Migrant Detention Center

On Monday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joined a 16-member congressional delegation that got a rare glimpse inside three highly fortified migrant detention facilities, which she has referred to as “concentration camps.” Mother Jones contributor, Jonathan Katz, accompanied the delegation to the sites, though reporters were not permitted inside. Later, he sat down with Ocasio-Cortez to get […]

Maize-centric diet may have contributed to ancient Maya collapse

Researchers look at the role of diet in the ability of the ancient Maya to withstand periods of severe climatic stress. They found that an increase in the elite Maya's preference for a maize-based diet may have made the population more vulnerable to drought, contributing to its societal collapse.

Experiments show dramatic increase in solar cell output

Researchers have found a way to increase the output of silicon solar cells by allowing a single photon to release two electrons in the silicon.

Elizabeth Warren accuses advisory panel for FCC of corruption - CNET https://prismo.xyz/posts/2d0db645-2b8d-4729-b4c7-80c897586e68

Industry Influence on an FCC Advisory Panel https://prismo.xyz/posts/d4c144e5-43a1-41db-b02d-b47a0ffac5aa

A short bout of exercise enhances brain function

Neuroscientists, working with mice, have discovered that a short burst of exercise directly boosts the function of a gene that increases connections between neurons in the hippocampus, the region of the brain associated with learning and memory.

As Trump Announces Mass Immigration Raid, Documents Show How ICE Uses Arrest Quotas

In a past mass raid, an ICE official wrote that his office was “required to have 240 targets.”

The post As Trump Announces Mass Immigration Raid, Documents Show How ICE Uses Arrest Quotas appeared first on The Intercept.

Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Attempt to Subject Thousands of Asylum Seekers to Indefinite Detention

In a major victory for detained asylum seekers, a federal judge in Washington state has blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to deny them bonding hearings. The policy would have meant indefinite detention for thousands of asylum seekers. The decision by district court judge Marsha Pechman, a Bill Clinton appointee, forces the government to quickly provide […]

MxPx cover NOFX song ‘Franco Un-American’

Mike Herrera has being having fun releasing covers this year, either with MxPx or as a solo project. The most recent one came out this week and is an updated version of the NOFX 2003 song ‘Franco Un-American’. The lyrics have been updated and reflect the world in 2019. Have a listen below.  

The post MxPx cover NOFX song ‘Franco Un-American’ appeared first on Dying Scene.

Selfie Sick

Some border agents tried to take a photo with AOC.

The Tyranny of Large Differences

When Bitcoin was invented by "Satoshi Nakamoto," it was about radically decentralizing finances by taking control away from the hands of banksters and politicians.

When "Libra" is created by Mark Zuckerberg, it is about a consortium of Big Corporations co-opting blockchain technologies to centralize world's monetary systems so that they can (with complicit surveillance states) control every aspect of human lives.

A bait-and-switch.

Why plants don’t die of cancer – quite a fascinating (short) read.

https://theconversation.com/why-plants-dont-die-from-cancer-119184

Tiny granules can help bring clean and abundant fusion power to Earth

Physicists have concluded that injecting tiny beryllium pellets into ITER could help stabilize the plasma that fuels fusion reactions.