EU to force replaceable batteries in phones and tablets from 2027 SMARTPHONES and tablets sold in Europe will have to feature replaceable batteries starting next year, according to EU rules, amid efforts to slash

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A hundred years ago, the U.S. had a nationwide network of short-line railroads that connected most urban and rural communities. By the 1940s, most of it had been dismantled ... by the barons of the auto and oil industries. 😑

Tom Cruise movies are so unrealistic. You never see him struggling to reach something on a high shelf.

Got our solar panels installed this AM. They came at 8:30am and we're gone by 1:30pm. 13 panels and 10kwh battery.

We can't export to the grid yet (the network operator has been flooded with new requests) but we charged our car with the sun this afternoon. Great feeling, strongly recommend.

Free plug-in solar panels to be rolled out to some households The technology is designed to be a simpler and more affordable way of benefiting from renewable energy

"Low-income households will get [free] plug-in solar panels to cut their energy bills, the Government has announced."

This is how you do a just transition.
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Apropos of nothing trending . . .
I'm sharing this photograph of Humphrey Bogart because some things are worth just looking at.

#Mondaythoughts and #Moviestars

Gil Duran tweet: TLDR: Fascism in response to Palantir's long fascists screed on X.

"Your Account is Suspended" Message on X

The CEO of Palantir posted a fascist manifesto on X.

I pointed out that it was fascist—which resulted in a permanent suspension from X (my second time!).

So, when you hear the tweeters complaining that BlueSky is intolerant, remember why many of us came here in the first place.

'Marijuana' is the only English word in which the 'j' is silent.

Chief Justice’s Wife Made $10M+ as Legal Recruiter: Report At least one of the firms reportedly had a case before Chief Justice Roberts.

The corruption is just stunning.

www.thedailybeast.com/chief-justic...

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Here's the thing: a conspiracy theory doesn't mean cooky beliefs that you cannot prove.

A conspiracy theory is just belief that a conspiracy explains a significant event, when most of mainstream America disagrees.

Most of the conspiracy theories believed by US Black folk, are "proven" true.

Coachella is removing these videos, so they might be about to learn about the Strokesand Effect.

Documents Reveal a Web of Financial Ties Between Trump Officials and the Industries They Help Regulate ProPublica is releasing a trove of disclosure records that detail the finances of more than 1,500 Trump appointees, including former lobbyists, industry executives and at least a dozen officials who d...

#ICYMI: We released a trove of disclosure records that detail the finances of more than 1,500 Trump appointees, including former lobbyists, industry executives and at least a dozen officials who declined to identify former clients.

Europol hackathon identifies 45 more Ukrainian children forcibly deported to Russia The two-day operation, held on April 16-17, brought together 40 experts from 18 countries, alongside the International Criminal Court and several non-governmental partners.

⚡️Europol hackathon identifies 45 more Ukrainian children forcibly deported to Russia.

The two-day operation, held on April 16–17, brought together 40 experts from 18 countries, alongside the International Criminal Court and several non-governmental partners.

Lewd messages linked to University of Michigan regent who led campaign against pro-Palestinian students

Jordan Acker, who pushed legal action against protesters, is running for re-election in race reflecting tensions on Israel

I got asked what it actually was like being in Gaza amidst genocide:

His body language says he knows exactly what's going on. They can't help but get a rush of serotonin every time they have knowledge they're not allowed to share with anyone. Amateurs

Mamdani: "What are we fighting for?. When you look back at the history books of our party, 100 years ago we had a very clear vision of what we were fighting for. It's sad that for too many Americans, when they want to look for ambition in the Democratic Party, then have to turn to a history book."

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CEO of Palantir Says AI Will Seize Power Away From College-Educated Women Palantir CEO Alex Karp said AI would disrupt "humanities trained" and "Democratic voters" who are largely women.

They’re not even pretending anymore. They’re saying this stuff out loud.

futurism.com/artificial-i...

You have any link supporting this claim?

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How the AI oligarchy devoured America

This story is a part of "Power Hungry," our latest package on the AI oligarchs who are upending communities over their plans for massive data centers across the country.

Check it out:

NEW: North Carolina election officials admitted they don’t have evidence that noncitizens on the voter rolls are a widespread problem.

The admission comes just one day after the GOP-led state election board voted to move forward with plans to share voter data with the DHS. https://bit.ly/4cR06FL

This is a well-documented pattern in medical research and reflects systemic gender bias in pain assessment and treatment.👇

In response to the iphone notification data leak that is being fed to Law Enforcement

GrapheneOS doesn't persistently store notifications unless users explicitly enable notification history. For users enabling notification history, it's a 24 hour log that's cleared as soon as the feature is disabled again. This is the standard Android Open Source Project approach.

RFK Jr: We are doing more on maternal health than any other administration

LEE: I said Black maternal health

RFK Jr: Maternal health

LEE: The thing is, they're not the same outcomes, which means we need specific interventions for Black maternal health

RFK Jr: Can I finish?

Massive Attack and Tom Waits team up for powerful ICE protest song "Across the western hemisphere, state authoritarianism and the militarisation of police forces are fusing again with neo-fascist politics." Massive Attack have teamed up with Tom Waits for a haunting and incredibly powerful protest song, titled 'Boots On The Ground'.

Massive Attack and Tom Waits team up for powerful ICE protest song

So make a bunch of slop and hope one sticks.