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11 votes
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California aims to fully reopen the economy June 15
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Employees at law enforcement agencies across the US ran thousands of Clearview AI facial recognition searches — often without the knowledge of the public or even their own departments
9 votes -
Supreme Court of the United States sides with Google over Oracle
@SCOTUSblog: BREAKING: In major copyright battle between tech giants, SCOTUS sides w/ Google over Oracle, finding that Google didnt commit copyright infringement when it reused lines of code in its Android operating system. The code came from Oracle's JAVA SE platform. https://t.co/vAK7jMPa8e
46 votes -
The Jewish roots of Old Bay Seasoning
7 votes -
‘The Office’ piracy skyrocketed in the US after leaving Netflix
22 votes -
NASA’s Sonification Project lets you listen to stars and black holes
11 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of March 29
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
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What charities/orgs are measurably effective in bringing people out of poverty and violence in US?
The recent rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans has been an emotional topic for me. The thing that makes me sad is, it seems the most I can do to de-escalate a violent situation I see on...
The recent rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans has been an emotional topic for me. The thing that makes me sad is, it seems the most I can do to de-escalate a violent situation I see on the news without putting myself in clear danger is to basically distract the aggressor from afar and comfort the victim afterwards.
What makes the matter more complicated is, if you look at the demographics of those who tend to commit these violent crimes against Asian people, they're often other minorities. It's so easy to fall into a trap of undermining the progress we've made in racial/social equality the moment we acknowledge that Asians are being targeted. For similar reasons, I view that our political system is entirely ill-equipped to handle this matter in a sustainable matter.
But I'd still like to turn this into something positive. Because I live comfortably as an engineer in the Bay Area, I was thinking I can donate to charities and organizations that are effective at bringing an end to this violence every time I see news about an Asian American getting targeted on social media. I plan on doing my own research as well, but I hope you can also give some suggestions.
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The USAAF intercepts and shoots down Admiral Yamamoto, 1943 - Animated
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Becker College (Worcester, Massachusetts) closing its doors
8 votes -
We selected 10,000 American neighborhoods at random. If we dropped you into one of them, could you guess how most people there voted?
29 votes -
New York just legalized marijuana. Here are the prime acquisition targets and the types of deals you can expect.
17 votes -
Ryley Walker -- Course In Fable (2020)
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In Colorado, the looming liability of oil and gas cleanup
6 votes -
Ready For The World - Oh Sheila (1985)
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The collapse of Puerto Rico’s iconic telescope - The uncertain future of the Arecibo Observatory, and the end of an era in space science
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Joe Biden wants the country to heal from its political divisions. But many people say they aren’t ready to reconnect with their estranged friends and family members.
23 votes -
Amtrak responds to Biden's infrastructure plan, proposing >thirty new routes, >twenty route enhancements, and more
20 votes -
US FDA authorizes over-the-counter screening tests for COVID-19
6 votes -
Iran and China sign economic and security agreement, challenging US pressure on the state
8 votes -
Jump in cancer diagnoses at 65 years old implies many patients wait for Medicare to kick in before they seek care
18 votes -
Annie's Mac and Cheese is based in the Bay Area, but Annie is not. Here's her story.
7 votes -
Sea lions
10 votes -
Top Shot: The NBA on NFT
5 votes -
Nine Inch Nails - Various Methods Of Escape (2013)
8 votes -
Black-owned record stores are disappearing while vinyl sales are skyrocketing. Some shop owners say it's a sign of a 'whitewashed' industry.
10 votes -
Farms, feathers, and fins share water in California
4 votes -
US rent has increased 175% faster than household income over past twenty years
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Laura Veirs - Magnetized (2005)
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What if the war of 1812 had a victor?
6 votes -
Kansas City's homeless camps rise as protests
10 votes -
Realistic miniature model house with electricity is a marvel
7 votes -
The enduring allure of Jessica Walter
9 votes -
Just 1.3% of Border Patrol arrests in Michigan connected to illegal border crossings
8 votes -
The massive Republican push to ban trans athletes, explained
17 votes -
Multiple US Navy destroyers were swarmed by mysterious 'drones' off California over numerous nights
11 votes -
Georgia House passes sweeping bill that would restrict voting access, setting up final vote next week
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of March 22
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
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Steven Donziger has been under house arrest for over 580 days, awaiting trial on a misdemeanor charge. It’s all, he says, because he beat a multinational energy corporation in court.
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"You want full stadiums? We filled them": Megan Rapinoe testifies before US Congress on equal pay
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Pasco County’s Sheriff must end its targeted child harassment program
11 votes -
What really happened during the Texas power grid outage?
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A bird-feed seller beat a chess master online. Then it got ugly.
23 votes -
Part of Wright brothers’ first airplane on NASA’s Mars chopper
11 votes -
How did the USSR react to JFK's assassination?
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There’s no migrant ‘surge’ at the US southern border. Here’s the data.
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Beyond the Snyder cut: From an R-rated Mrs Doubtfire to an ultra-violent Event Horizon, film history is littered with rumours of cuts that may or may not exist
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Jeopardy! Thread: Katie Couric and Dr. Oz
I didn’t make a post for Katie Couric. Discuss her here. I thought she was okay as a host. Ultimately not my cup of tea. However, I still prefer her over the next guest host (he started tonight),...
I didn’t make a post for Katie Couric. Discuss her here. I thought she was okay as a host. Ultimately not my cup of tea. However, I still prefer her over the next guest host (he started tonight), Dr. Oz. I’m not going to be watching him for the next two weeks in protest (okay, maybe one episode to see how he does). In any case, March Madness preempted it tonight. Did anyone catch tonight’s episode?
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So how should your favorite restaurant pay its servers? Well, it's complicated
10 votes