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Can America Fix Its Housing Crisis?

Racist policies and unfair market forces have created a cruel environment for renters.

Florida, the Sunshine State, Is Slow to Adopt Rooftop Solar Power #climatechange #climatecrisis
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/07/business/energy-environment/florida-solar-power.html

Human Contact Is Now a Luxury Good - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/23/sunday-review/human-contact-luxury-screens.html @cybette good read

Nancy Pelosi Has Chosen Her War, And It’s With Her Own Party’s Future

It is time for liberals and leftists who lambast Mitch McConnell to admit to themselves that the hippie-punching Pelosi has become a Trump enabler too.

The post Nancy Pelosi Has Chosen Her War, And It’s With Her Own Party’s Future appeared first on The Intercept.

We Are Flushing Away Our Forests

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is shared here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Toilet paper—the one product that the majority of us use just once and flush away—is becoming less sustainable, according to research. Analysis from Ethical Consumer magazine found that major brands were using less recycled paper than in 2011, […]

Greta Thunberg Is Happy to Her Work Is Described as “Greatest Threat” by Oil Chief

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is shared here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.  Greta Thunberg and other climate activists have said it is a badge of honor that the head of the world’s most powerful oil cartel believes their campaign may be the “greatest threat” to the fossil fuel industry. The criticism of […]

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"In what Doe's attorneys describe as a "savage sexual attack," Trump allegedly tied her to a bed and exposed himself before raping her. When she pleaded that he stop, Trump allegedly "responded... by violently striking Plaintiff in the face with his open hand and screaming that he would do whatever he wanted," according to the suit.

Afterwards, Trump allegedly threatened the plaintiff, saying that her family would be "physically harmed if not killed" if she were to speak about the abuses. Epstein allegedly proceeded to rape Doe twice more, attempted to strike her, and screamed that he, rather than Trump, should have taken her virginity. Epstein also allegedly reiterated threats to Doe's family."

https://gothamist.com/2016/06/20/trump_rape_lawsuit.php

Subhumans (UK) announce new album “Crisis Point” and East Coast tour dates

Veteran UK anarcho-punks Subhumans have announced that they will have new music for the first time in over ten years, as Crisis Point is due out in September on Pirates Press Records. They last released Internal Riot in 2007. In support of the new record they have also announced a East Coast US tour. Check […]

The post Subhumans (UK) announce new album “Crisis Point” and East Coast tour dates appeared first on Dying Scene.

AI-designed heat pumps consume less energy

Researchers have developed a method that uses artificial intelligence to design next-generation heat-pump compressors. Their method can cut the pumps' power requirement by around 25%.

Media Briefing Monday: EFF and Partners Will Discuss California Bills Aimed at Weakening State’s Consumer Privacy Law

Lawmakers Carrying Water For Tech Companies Opposed to Strong Privacy Protections

San Francisco—On Monday, June 8, at 11 am, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), the ACLU, Common Sense Media, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, and Consumer Reports will hold a conference call to brief reporters about five bills designed to weaken consumer privacy protections that are set for hearing in the California Senate.
Members of the media can RSVP to Stephanie Ong, song@commonsense.org, for call-in information to participate in the briefing.
Experts from the organizations will brief reporters on how the proposed measures will water down the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA). The proposals, backed by Big Tech interests, will, among other things, create a massive loophole for companies that sell or share information with the government, remove most CCPA protections over data collected by companies about their employees, and increase the cost for Californians to assert privacy rights. The bills are set for hearing June 9 at 1:30 pm before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Experts on the call include:
Lee Tien, EFF Senior Staff Attorney
Hayley Tsukayama, EFF Legislative Activist
Elizabeth Gettelman Galicia, Vice President, Common Sense Kids Action
Ariel Fox Johnson, Senior Counsel, Policy & Privacy, Common Sense Media
Emory Roane, Privacy Counsel, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
Jacob Snow, Technology and Civil Liberties Attorney, ACLU
WHAT:
Media Briefing Call
WHO:
EFF, ACLU, Common Sense Media, Consumer Reports, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
WHEN:
Monday, June 8, 11 am
RSVP to Stephanie Ong, song@commonsense.org, for call-in information.
For more about the bills:
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/04/california-assemblys-privacy-committee-votes-weaken-landmark-privacy-law

Contact:  Hayley Tsukayama Legislative Activist hayleyt@eff.org Rebecca Farmer ACLU of Northern California rfstrategies@gmail.com Stephanie Ong Common Sense Media song@commonsense.org

Trump Explains George Washington’s Air Superiority Strategy

Our commander-in-chief said yesterday that the Continental Army “suffered the bitter winter of Valley Forge, found glory across the waters of the Delaware, and seized victory from Cornwallis of Yorktown.” Fine. But then he said that they also manned the ramparts and “took over the airports.” Today he explains: Trump said his Teleprompter went out […]

Border Patrol Agents Tried to Delete Racist and Obscene Facebook Posts. We Archived Them.

Border Patrol agents quickly began deleting racist and violent posts after the existence of their private Facebook page was reported.

The post Border Patrol Agents Tried to Delete Racist and Obscene Facebook Posts. We Archived Them. appeared first on The Intercept.

Pocket change to them no doubt. 😂 https://www.politico.eu/article/facebook-fined-cambridge-analytica/

The PowerPoint That Got a Climate Scientist Disinvited From a Shell Conference

Peter Kalmus would have asked panel-goers to raise their hands if they agreed with a simple statement: “Fossil fuel causes harm.”

The post The PowerPoint That Got a Climate Scientist Disinvited From a Shell Conference appeared first on The Intercept.

Beyond Belief

Exhausted by the unknown at the cryptozoology conference.

Empire, By the Numbers

Hard power, soft power, and the mightiest Empires in history.

Scientists discover the biggest seaweed bloom in the world

The record-breaking belt of brown algae stretches from West Africa to the Gulf of Mexico -- and it's likely here to stay, says a team.