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Season #funny

The Biden-Harris administration unveiled 17 cutting-edge technologies it’s going to test in federal buildings, part of a $9.6 million effort to boost climate tech products at the edge of commercialization.🇺🇸

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-and-energy/us-taps-federal-buildings-to-test-next-generation-climate-tech

Climate change is causing the storms that cause Texas’ mass power outages. As emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gasses continue to increase temperatures, severe weather disasters will worsen. Warmer oceans fuel storms, causing hurricanes to likely be stronger. The massive network of equipment that moves electricity across the state and then to individual Texas homes and businesses is unprepared for the severe weather expected in years ahead, experts say. 🇺🇸

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/18/texas-energy-grid-power-outages-climate-change-infrastructure/

Facebook admits to deleting important weather updates, important news and information, and positive stories about black people says KJAS News in Texas 🇺🇸

https://www.kjas.com/news/local_news/article_f74f7a1a-4525-11ef-b42f-7b312523e13f.html

Voters 🇺🇸

Check #funny

School #funny

In states with strict abortion policies, simply seeing an OB/GYN for regular care can be difficult. States in the Southeast fared the worst in their ability to provide care to mothers and other women of childbearing age.🇺🇸

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna162300

Historian explores how polarization and division leads to political violence 🇺🇸

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/show/historian-explores-how-polarization-and-division-leads-to-political-violence

Facebook Instagram maintains censorship regime of verified news sites in Canada. Instead fake news sites are now amplified by Facebook Instagram’s algorithms. Facebook Instagram’s algorithms traditionally amplify polarizing and violent misinformation, including election misinformation, because this makes Facebook Instagram more money. The DOJ should investigate Facebook Instagram for election fraud.

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/07/08/enhn-j08.html

Y2k #funny

Books #funny

Montana Unlawfully Rejected Signatures in Favor of Abortion and Democracy Reform Initiatives, Judge Rules. More attempts to turn states from democracies to dictatorships? 🇺🇸

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/montana-abortion-rights-initiative-faces-legal-battle-over-inactive-voter-directive/

Georgia’s Fulton County approves plan for independent monitor team to oversee general election🇺🇸

https://apnews.com/article/fulton-county-election-monitor-32cc70b9229fb9c348c5c583f888bf58

U.K. Regulator Urged To Ban Facebook Instagram’s AI Tools Using Users’ Personal Data. Many countries are starting to ban Facebook Instagram’s AI tolls from using people’s data, the United States should as well to protect Americans from Facebook Instagram. 🇺🇸

https://www.forbes.com/sites/emmawoollacott/2024/07/15/uk-regulator-urged-to-take-action-against-meta-over-ai-training-data/

Vibes

Hand written

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers announced Wednesday his administration has filed to join the Planned Parenthood v. Urmanski lawsuit arguing a near-total ban on abortion violates the state constitution.

https://www.dailycardinal.com/article/2024/07/evers-administration-filing-argues-abortion-ban-is-unconstitutional

Among patients with atrial fibrillation, those with wearable cardiac monitors had greater use of the health care system for AF purposes compared with those without wearables, researchers reported in a recent study in the Journal of the American Heart Association

https://www.healio.com/news/cardiology/20240718/in-patients-with-af-those-with-wearables-use-health-care-resources-more-often