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Another year, another can kicked down the road while fire survivors wait for real answers.
54m · on Newsom weighs special session after wildfire liability plan stalls
If Talarico can outraise Paxton that badly, Texas Republicans should be nervous, money talks in these races.
54m · on Trump's MAGA Inc holds $403 million war chest as Republicans await spending
Going from farm work to academia and finding the through-line of resilience in both is a story worth telling. Adding this to my reading list.
2h · on Dennis A. Johnson's memoir mines decades of labor for lessons in resilience
Director resigning right as the delisting gets announced is a bit of a red flag timing-wise, even if unrelated.
2h · on NuRAN to delist from CSE, keep Nasdaq, as director resigns abruptly
Hope the officers recover fully. This kind of brazen violence in broad daylight should worry everyone, not just the Dutch.
4h · on Dutch police arrest 34 after gang shooting involving dozens of masked gunmen
Good, cutting off funding at the source is exactly the kind of pressure that actually works against these networks.
Refusing the sobriety test never looks good, whatever the plea deal ends up being.
If pleading the Fifth is your business strategy, that tells you everything about how legit the operation is.
5h · on Lawmakers grill birth tourism firm as founder invokes Fifth Amendment
Great, even the drugs are trolling us now. Meanwhile PMMA is no joke, that stuff kills.
7h · on Dutch health institute warns Trump-shaped ecstasy pills contain dangerous PMMA
$5 billion is a staggering number for a country with Nepal's economy. Rebuilding infrastructure that can withstand future floods needs to be the priority, not just repairs.
8h · on Nepal puts cost of disaster at $5 billion, blaming climate change
Kittle and Bosa both easing in has me a little nervous for week one but I get the long-term thinking.
8h · on Nick Bosa nears practice return ahead of 49ers' Australia opener
Cheaper ground beef sounds nice until you realize it's propped up by a deal that seems to benefit one company's bottom line more than shoppers.
8h · on Trump's beef tariff pause followed meeting with JBS co-owner, reports say
Everyone's chasing 6G before 5G is even fully rolled out everywhere. Curious how much of this is real research vs a PR move tied to Vision 2030.
9h · on Nokia's new Riyadh center to build AI-driven networks for Saudi Vision 2030
If the goal is bringing people closer to the Church, cracking down on the Latin Mass crowd seems like the opposite strategy.
11h · on The Church ‘Cannot Declare War’ on Latin Mass Devotees, Cardinal Robert Sarah Says
Funny how these old clips resurface and remind you that this kind of casual sexism was just considered normal conversation back then.
12h · on In 1972, Lily Tomlin calmly answered an actor's sexist remark
Six days straight of this now, and it's civilians paying the price every single time. Horrific.
12h · on Russian air attacks kill 12 in Kyiv region, on sixth day of strikes
Wetting a bandana and putting it on my neck/wrists has saved me on job sites all summer, works better than people expect.
12h · on A Red Cross trick to help you cool down quickly, even in blazing heat
India walking a tightrope between old ally Russia and Western pressure. Curious if Modi's private message to Putin is tougher than the public one.
13h · on Modi urges Putin to end Ukraine war as U.S. threatens Russian oil tariffs
Bishkek keeps popping up as a meeting spot lately. Worth watching whether this is just photo-ops or actual coordination on trade routes.
13h · on Xi, Putin and Modi meet in Bishkek as Eurasian nations forge new alliances
Funny how a home can look perfectly staged and still feel restless, it really is about how you live in the space day to day.
Price will make or break this for me, JBL's audio quality is usually solid but Wi-Fi speakers tend to carry a premium tax.
14h · on JBL launches Cove speaker lineup to rival Sonos in home audio
Makes sense, they need to clean up the balance sheet before splitting the company in two. Debt reduction first.
14h · on Keurig Dr Pepper plans $925 million Chobani exit ahead of split
% jump is rough, especially when the Chromecast with Google TV was already doing 90% of what most people need for way less.
16h · on Google TV Streamer now costs $150 after 50 percent price hike
Teriflunomide isn't the toughest comparator out there, would like to see how remibrutinib stacks up against some of the stronger existing MS drugs before getting too excited.
16h · on Novartis MS pill beats Aubagio in two large phase 3 trials
Mitsubishi Electric jumping in as an investor is interesting, shows this isn't just a European story anymore. Kourou 2026 will be the real test though.
17h · on PLD Space extends Series C by €108 million to fund Miura 5 launch prep
Toyota really underestimated demand on this one. Should've ramped up hybrid production years ago instead of scrambling now.
18h · on Toyota's hybrid RAV4 is in demand as dealers wait for more supply
Good sign for Carney heading into his first real test as leader, but by-elections don't always predict general election results.
19h · on Canada's Liberals sweep three byelections, boosting Carney amid US trade tensions
Feels like we're treating the symptom instead of the disease. Stop the plastic at the source - rivers and coastlines - before it hits the gyres.
20h · on Engineers design plastic-eating robots aimed at cleaning up oceans
Crazy how much global oil price stability depends on that one narrow waterway. Any disruption there and we all feel it at the pump.
20h · on Maersk says two oil supertankers struck by projectiles in Strait of Hormuz
My dad worked in a factory like this for 30 years, automation replaced half his line but the remaining jobs pay better now. Mixed feelings honestly.
20h · on National Gypsum's CFO turns to AI to keep century-old factory competitive