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35 votes
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The unbreakable Kryptos code
11 votes -
Illinois Democrats speedily change candidate law; Republicans call measure ‘election interference,' "undemocratic"
11 votes -
The United States leads the world in airline safety. That’s because of the way we assign blame when accidents do happen.
34 votes -
The surprising reason few Americans are getting chips jobs now
16 votes -
California junk fee ban could upend restaurant industry
29 votes -
US senior homes refuse to pick up fallen residents, dial 911. ‘Why are they calling us?’
37 votes -
Florida is the first state to ban lab grown meat - Ron DeSantis
35 votes -
Data show that the amount of sexual content in top films has sharply declined since 2000
33 votes -
Funding shortfall for new tech endangers rural cell service, US FCC says
7 votes -
Jack Conroy, proletarian author and editor, supported important 20th century US poets
4 votes -
7,000 Maui short-term rentals could be eliminated under new county bill
20 votes -
AT&T announces $7 monthly add-on fee for “Turbo” 5G speeds
25 votes -
US to require automatic emergency braking on new vehicles in five years
40 votes -
Arizona governor Katie Hobbs signs abortion ban repeal bill
46 votes -
The methodical plan to erase Chicago
4 votes -
‘He craved an Oscar’: James Baldwin’s long campaign to crack Hollywood
8 votes -
Protesters unaffiliated with CCNY, Columbia made up nearly half of arrests: police
23 votes -
More than 2,000 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested across US campuses
48 votes -
When the US Army uses "enhanced interrogation" on an American soldier
30 votes -
Students at Brown just secured a vote on divestment. What happens next?
23 votes -
US carriers illegally hiring Mexican drivers to haul loads, sources say
19 votes -
What your next water heater will look like
27 votes -
Former US President Donald Trump will speak at the Libertarian National Convention
27 votes -
Google lays off hundreds of ‘Core’ employees, moves some positions to India and Mexico
46 votes -
New EPA regulation requires coal plants in the United States to reduce 90 percent of their greenhouse pollution by 2039 (gifted link)
32 votes -
At least thirty protesters arrested during pro-Palestinian protest at UT Austin
52 votes -
America’s wind power production drops for the first time in twenty-five years
13 votes -
Whistleblower who accused Boeing supplier of ignoring defects dies
46 votes -
San Francisco office sells for a stunning 90% discount from 2016 price
34 votes -
The California man who hid for six months in a secret room inside Circuit City
53 votes -
US v. Google: As landmark 'monopoly power' trial closes, here's what to look for
21 votes -
Early tests of H5N1 prevalence in milk suggest US bird flu outbreak in cows is widespread
63 votes -
David Byrne - Hard Times (Paramore cover, 2024)
9 votes -
Colorado lawmakers approve broad, nation-leading Right to Repair law
22 votes -
The state as blunt force - impressions of the Columbia campus clearance
10 votes -
A lawsuit argues Meta is required by law to let you control your own feed
30 votes -
The youth need your help
20 votes -
US Supreme Court leaves in place a Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify users' ages
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of April 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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Opinion: The many US campaign finance violations divulged in Donald Trump’s hush-money criminal trial
25 votes -
Meet Chicago's Rat Queen (w/ Rob Scallon) | Rats pt. 1
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Paul Auster, the patron saint of literary Brooklyn, dies at 77 (gifted link)
15 votes -
‘Red One’ down: How Dwayne Johnson’s tardiness led to a $250 million runaway production
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GDP per capita vs. the federal poverty rate over the years (observation and discussion)
Fair warning, I'm a dummy trying to talk about stuff I don't fully understand, but I wanted to see others' thoughts on this. In the 1960s, America's GDP (per capita) was $3,000. Also, in 1960, the...
Fair warning, I'm a dummy trying to talk about stuff I don't fully understand, but I wanted to see others' thoughts on this.
In the 1960s, America's GDP (per capita) was $3,000.
Also, in 1960, the federal poverty limit was $3,000 for a family of four.In 2023, the GDP (per capita) was $82,034.
The federal poverty limit for a family of four in 2023 was $30,000.This can't be good for the American people. Unless I'm drawing comparisons between two completely unrelated things?
People who are barely in poverty today would have to earn ~2.7x the amount they earn to stay consistent with those who were barely in poverty in the 1960s if GDP and FPL were still equal to each other. So what about the families caught in the middle? Too high earnings to get help and too low to thrive? They just suffer, I guess.
Out of curiosity, I calculated what the thresholds would be if the percentages of GDP to FPL were swapped between 2023 and 1960.
1960s numbers adjusted if FPL matched 2023's percentage:
GDP=$3,000
FPL=$1,1111960s numbers adjusted if GDP matched the percentage comparison of 2023:
GDP=$8,100
FPL=$3,000Please let me know if it actually matters that the GDP per capita is 2.7x the federal poverty limit for a family of four. Also, let me know your thoughts.
8 votes -
How (and why) the right stole Christianity
21 votes -
US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift, AP sources say
74 votes -
Philips agrees to pay $1 billion to patients who say they were injured by breathing machines
31 votes -
‘Ideal’ movie running time is ninety-two minutes, poll claims
18 votes -
Telegram creator on Elon Musk, resisting FBI attacks, and getting mugged in California
7 votes -
Utah cat found safe in California after sneaking into Amazon return box
36 votes -
US House Democratic leaders say they would help save Speaker Mike Johnson's job
16 votes -
Car tracking can enable domestic abuse. Turning it off is easier said than done.
15 votes -
US FDA finally moves to scrutinize specialized health screenings
14 votes -
The (improbable) history of the Savannah Bananas
11 votes -
The reckless policies that helped fill our streets with ridiculously large cars
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Stops along a drive from Texas to Pennsylvania
Hey y'all! In about a month I need to drive from San Antonio, Texas to State College, Pennsylvania. The current plan is to take I35 to I30 and I40, which will take me through Dallas, Little Rock,...
Hey y'all! In about a month I need to drive from San Antonio, Texas to State College, Pennsylvania. The current plan is to take I35 to I30 and I40, which will take me through Dallas, Little Rock, Nashville, Louisville, Cincinnati, Columbus, and just outside Pittsburgh.
It's a long drive, so I'm looking for a few places to stop along the way and stretch my legs. I know it's a large area and this is a very vague question, but does anyone know any particularly interesting places to stop?
15 votes -
Japan intervenes after Yen slides against the Dollar
20 votes -
AI video won't work in Hollywood, because it can't make small iterative changes, former Pixar animator says
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Zendaya-Palooza box office weekend pushes ‘Dune: Part Two’ to $700M WW; ‘Godzilla x Kong’ to half billion as Legendary Warner pics count $1.2B WW
19 votes -
Commercial operation marks completion of Vogtle expansion
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It's not just TikTok. ByteDance has a variety of apps that could also be banned.
21 votes -
A golden age of renewables is beginning, and California is leading the way
26 votes -
US government reportedly ponders crimping China's use of RISC-V
20 votes -
New American military aid for Ukraine - What's in the package and what impact will it have?
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Ukraine pulls US-provided Abrams tanks from the front lines over Russian drone threats
30 votes -
Net neutrality is back as US FCC votes to regulate internet providers
65 votes -
Book ban fight in Nevada would create LGBTQ section of libraries
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Rooftop solar panels are flooding California’s grid. That’s a problem.
43 votes -
Ronald Reagan-era emergency health care law is the next abortion flashpoint at the US Supreme Court
18 votes -
Baltimore high school athletic director used AI to create fake racist audio of principal: Police
31 votes -
Student revolt and the curtailing of critical speech
19 votes -
Keith eats everything at a Michelin dim sum restaurant
12 votes -
The tech baron seeking to “ethnically cleanse” San Francisco
49 votes -
US Fed official lamented how “bashing the Fed is a bipartisan sport”
6 votes -
China and California are leading the way on climate cooperation. Others should follow.
12 votes -
US announces $6 billion long-term military aid package for Ukraine
29 votes -
US Congress approves bill banning TikTok unless Chinese owner ByteDance sells platform
69 votes -
Knocked Loose - Suffocate (ft. Poppy) (2024)
8 votes -
How GM tricked millions of drivers into being spied on (including me) (gifted link)
56 votes -
Key moments from landmark US Supreme Court arguments on Donald Trump’s immunity claims
35 votes -
Trapped ships finally able to leave Baltimore
17 votes -
Tesla’s two million car Autopilot recall is now under US federal scrutiny
22 votes -
Ford just reported a massive loss on every electric vehicle it sold
25 votes -
B-17 Flying Fortress | Units of History
6 votes -
Satirical news website ‘The Onion’ sold to Global Tetrahedron
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American non-compete clauses could become a thing of the past thanks to a new ruling
15 votes -
GM ends OnStar driver safety program after privacy complaints
38 votes -
Big Tech has slashed its office presence in San Francisco by half
22 votes -
Why Panama dollarized
5 votes -
Grizzly bears will be returning to the Cascade mountain range
8 votes -
Arizona grand jury indicts eleven Republicans who falsely declared Donald Trump won the state in 2020
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New York appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction from landmark #MeToo trial [he will remain imprisoned in California and the court has ordered a retrial]
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of April 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.
6 votes -
Ten times as much of this toxic pesticide could end up on your tomatoes and celery under a new US EPA proposal
29 votes -
Hawai'ian scientist quests to find and save the state's native sugarcanes
9 votes -
US FCC to vote to restore net neutrality rules years after the agency voted to repeal them
82 votes -
Missed deadlines and tension among Taiwanese and American coworkers are plaguing TSMC's Phoenix expansion
21 votes -
New Jersey is motivating telecommuters to appeal their New York tax bills. Connecticut may be next.
13 votes -
IndyCar disqualifies Josef Newgarden, Scott McLaughlin from St. Pete podium finishes
5 votes