Archive for January, 2021
The Opening Act Of The New “War On Domestic Terror”
January 9th, 2021Via: The Last American Vagabond: Backup:
Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Finally Takes Off in North America and Europe
January 9th, 2021Via: IEEE Spectrum: Later this year, the Canadian firm Li-Cycle will begin constructing a US $175 million plant in Rochester, N.Y., on the grounds of what used to be the Eastman Kodak complex. When completed, it will be the largest lithium-ion battery-recycling plant in North America. The plant will have an eventual capacity of 25 […]
Navy’s Priciest Carrier Ever Struggles to Get Jets On, Off Deck
January 9th, 2021Via: Bloomberg: Aircraft takeoff and landing systems on the USS Gerald R. Ford remain unreliable and break down too often more than three years after the $13.2 billion carrier was delivered, according to the Pentagon’s top tester. The latest assessment of the costliest warship ever built “remains consistent” with previous years, director of testing Robert […]
Twitter Permanently Suspends President Trump’s Account
January 8th, 2021Update: Google Suspends Parler Social Networking App from Play Store; Apple Gives 24-Hour Warning Via: Reuters: Alphabet Inc’s Google on Friday suspended the Parler social networking service from its app store, citing posts inciting violence and demanding “robust” content moderation from the app favored by many supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump. — Update: Twitter […]
Scientists Observe Biological Magnetoreception
January 8th, 2021Via: University of Tokyo: Researchers in Japan have made the first observations of biological magnetoreception – live, unaltered cells responding to a magnetic field in real time. This discovery is a crucial step in understanding how animals from birds to butterflies navigate using Earth’s magnetic field and addressing the question of whether weak electromagnetic fields […]
Gallup Poll: Country Living Enjoys Renewed Appeal in U.S.
January 8th, 2021Via: Gallup: About half of Americans (48%) at the end of 2020 said that, if able to live anywhere they wished, they would choose a town (17%) or rural area (31%) rather than a city or suburb. This is a shift from 2018, when 39% thought a town or rural area would be ideal.
MacArthur Park Is a Homeless Encampment Park Now
January 8th, 2021Via: German in Venice:
Boeing to Pay $2.5 Billion to Settle U.S. Criminal Case Involving 737 Max Aircraft
January 8th, 2021Via: CBS: Boeing will pay $2.5 billion to settle a criminal charge of defrauding safety regulators in connection with the development of the 737 Max aircraft, which suffered two deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed everyone aboard the doomed jets. The Justice Department said Thursday that Boeing agreed to the settlement that includes […]
Trump Concedes
January 7th, 2021Via: Dan Scavino: Statement by President Donald J. Trump on the Electoral Certification: “Even though I totally disagree with the outcome of the election, and the facts bear me out, nevertheless there will be an orderly transition on January 20th. I have always said we would continue our fight to ensure that only legal votes […]
TRUMP SUPPORTERS STORM U.S. CAPITOL BUILDING, NATIONAL GUARD DEPLOYED
January 6th, 2021Update: “Corporate Group Urges Officials Consider Trump’s Removal ‘To Preserve Democracy’” Wow. Behold, the champions of democracy. Via: Reuters: The head of a major U.S. business group that represents 14,000 companies including Exxon Mobil Corp, Pfizer Inc and Toyota Motor Corp urged senior U.S. officials to consider removing President Donald Trump from office after supporters […]
