Nick Bostrom got it almost right...
But instead of Paperclips it is Bitcoin
Woman who stowed away on Delta flight to Paris apprehended again,
this time trying to get into Canada
https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/16/us/delta-stowaway-canada/index.html
I wanted you to be one of the first to know, I’m running for Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee.
It’s David Hogg, gun safety advocate and co-founder of March for Our Lives and current President of Leaders We Deserve.
I’ve always been told I won’t be able to make any real impact. That we could never change the way things are. They said following the shooting at my high school in Parkland and they are saying it now.
But time and time again we’ve proved them wrong. And we’ll do it again as we work to build a strong, more unified, Democratic Party that will represent all of us.
Together, we can build a party that is not afraid to change our decades-old strategy to help us win elections and create real change before it’s too late.
Running for DNC Vice Chair isn’t a cheap endeavor and fundraising will make or break my campaign.
And even more importantly, donating is how your voice can be heard in this process.
Voting for DNC Vice Chair isn’t open to the public. Delegates across the country will be watching to see how many folks join our movement today.
Can I count on you to be one of the 5,000 Founding Donors I need to prove Democrats are ready for the next generation to have a seat at the table?
>> https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dh-ga-txt?refcode=dh-txt-20241216-h&refcode2w=fpbt9Q
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, which includes the Gulf Stream, is vital to Earth’s climate. Its weakening could spell disaster
The worst people from X are now on Bluesky. It seems the awful TERF crew that is KiwiFarms and their main proponent [Jesse Singal] is there, and BlueSky has not taken action to shut that down, despite many thousands of complaints.
- @HarrietMB
Frank Richard Ahlgren III was an early adopter of Bitcoin who amassed millions in gains but neglected to pay over $1 million in capital gains tax.
His belief that cryptocurrency’s opacity could shield him from the IRS proved to be his downfall.
There is nothing strategic about having a Bitcoin. Especially it will not be there, when you most need it. It is just a ploy to transfer money from the taxpayer to the oligarchs and get more suckers to invest.
There is nothing strategic about having a Bitcoin. Especially it will not be there, when you most need it. It is just a ploy to transfer money from the taxpayer to the oligarchs and get more suckers to invest.
Embedding batteries into appliances opens up all kinds of intriguing opportunities. A stove with a battery can deliver more power. It can continue working when the power goes out. And serve as distributed storage to assist the grid
https://www.volts.wtf/p/induction-stoves-with-batteries-built
No women will lead House committees for first time in 2 decades
Meet the Trump Nominees Selling Vitamins on the Side
Supplement makers are cheering a warmer welcome in Washington; ‘The industry is getting excited
https://www.wsj.com/health/trump-cabinet-picks-supplements-3fbbbca1
AI company trolls San Francisco with billboards saying “stop hiring humans”
Y-Combinator-backed
Company boasts "AI workers" that never complain about work-life balance.
This was the Arctic’s second-hottest year on record, according to a new NOAA report.
The tundra has become a source of emissions, rather than a carbon sink, the authors said.
The Arctic is heating up far faster than places at lower altitudes as melting ice reflects less radiation back to space.
DOGE Heads Musk and Ramaswamy Signal Social Security Cuts Are Coming
Trump vowed to “not cut one penny” from Social Security, but his other statements and actions suggest that he plans to
https://truthout.org/articles/doge-heads-musk-and-ramaswamy-signal-social-security-cuts-are-coming/
Yes, you can fight climate change in your backyard
https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/377995/rewilding-lawn-backyard-climate-change
Bluesky teases paid subscription, Bluesky+, in new mockup
https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/09/bluesky-teases-paid-subscription-bluesky-in-new-mockup/
How a Sports Brand Used Fake Celebs to Pump an 'Insane' Cryptocurrency
Sports supplements company Insane Labz allegedly paid trolls to impersonate MMA celebs Dana White, Nate Diaz, and Hasbulla and pump its token
https://decrypt.co/244248/fake-celebs-dana-white-nate-diaz-hasbulla-insane-labz
Aboriginal solidarity after Kristallnacht
On 6 December 1938, after word of the antisemitic pogrom by the Nazis known as the "Kristallnacht" began to reach Australia,
Aboriginal people held a protest against it.
A dozen men and women of the Australian Aborigines’ League,
led by 78-year-old William Cooper, of the Yorta Yorta people,
marched to the German Consulate in Melbourne to deliver a letter to Dr. Drechsler,
Consul General to the Third Reich, stating:
"On behalf of the Aboriginal inhabitants of Australia, we wish to have it registered and on record that we protest wholeheartedly at the cruel persecution of the Jewish people by the Nazi government in Germany.
We plead that you would make it known to your government and its military leaders that this cruel persecution of their fellow citizens must be brought to an end."
https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/12652/aboriginal-solidarity-after-kristallnach
Raw milk CEO whose products have been recalled may lead US raw milk policy | Trump administration | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/05/mark-mcafee-raw-milk-bird-flu-rfk