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Retired Minnesota guy wishing for climate stability for kids and grandkids. Interested in #science, especially #astronomy, #gardening , #scifi and rv traveling. Join with me at https://citizensclimatelobby.org or other climate orgs.

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arstechnica , to random
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“Outrageously” priced weight-loss drugs could bankrupt US health care

Prices would need to be dramatically slashed to avoid increasing the national deficit.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/outrageously-priced-weight-loss-drugs-could-bankrupt-us-health-care/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Runyan50 ,
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@arstechnica We need to eliminate capitalism. This will help with the greedflation brought on by Big Pharma.

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NY Times: After the 2020 election, as some Trump supporters falsely claimed that Biden had stolen the office, many of them displayed a startling symbol outside their homes, on their cars and in online posts: an upside-down American flag. One of the homes flying an inverted flag during that time was the residence of SCOTUS Justice Alito. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/16/us/justice-alito-upside-down-flag.html?unlocked_article_code=1.sU0.dA3q.762sBv-t9c_6&smid=url-share

Runyan50 ,
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@w7voa My God, how could this person be a non-partisan judge? He doesn’t even know what reality is.

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Rudy Giuliani, recently fired by WABC Radio for repeated election denialism, announces what he’s calling his latest role in life:
“Please enjoy my delicious fresh roasted specialty coffee. It's quality you can trust."

Runyan50 ,
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@w7voa He will soon be in contempt of an AZ court and extradicted. Can’t wait.

w7voa , to random
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New York appellate court rejects Trump bid to lift gag order in his ongoing state criminal trial. https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/ad1/calendar/List_Word/2024/05_May/14/PDF/Trump%20v%20Merchan%20(2024-02369).pdf

Runyan50 ,
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@w7voa Another stupid appeal wasting the taxpayer dollar. Put this criminal away!!

w7voa , to random
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Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to host Vladimir Putin in Beijing this week as the Russian leader makes his second visit to China since October. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3262545/chinese-president-xi-jinping-meet-russias-putin-no-limits-partners-mark-75-years-ties

Runyan50 ,
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@w7voa Kiss the ring, Putin. Bow down and thank your savior commies!

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China accused Britain of "cooking up" charges after three suspects on Monday appeared before a U.K. court accused of assisting Hong Kong's intelligence services. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/14/world/politics/china-uk-hong-kong-spy/

Runyan50 ,
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@thejapantimes Autocracies can’t help meddling in democracies’ elections. They see voting as a weakness.

arstechnica , to random
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Tesla does 180 on Superchargers, rehiring laid-off staff amid new plans

Last week the CEO said Tesla will spend $500 million expanding the charger network.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/05/tesla-does-180-on-superchargers-rehiring-laid-off-staff-amid-new-plans/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Runyan50 ,
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@arstechnica Musk is nuts and should be replaced.

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Indonesia's President-elect Prabowo Subianto says he will uphold an independent foreign policy, avoiding alignment with either the U.S. or China in their global competition for influence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/13/asia-pacific/politics/indonesia-us-china-row-prabowo/

Runyan50 ,
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@thejapantimes I wonder how Indonesia will like sharing their mineral wealth with China. They will just claim Indonesian islands that have natural resources. Exactly like the Philippines are dealing with today.

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China is targeting citizens studying abroad for their political activism, with some students saying their family members back home are being harassed, Amnesty International reports. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/13/asia-pacific/politics/china-overseas-political-activism/

Runyan50 ,
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@thejapantimes What a free country China is - NOT!

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NBC News - President Joe Biden’s campaign plans to host a major fundraiser in Los Angeles next month with former President Barack Obama and Hollywood superstars George Clooney and Julia Roberts. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/biden-taps-obama-george-clooney-julia-roberts-clintons-mega-fundraiser-rcna151183

Runyan50 ,
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@w7voa Biden is competing for campaign funds against EVERY FOSSIL FUEL OLIGARCH ON EARTH.

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"By now it’s been made fairly clear that the bedazzling wonderment that is “AI” doesn’t come cheap. Story after story have highlighted how the technology consumes massive amounts of electricity and water, and we’re not really adapting to keep pace. This is also occurring alongside a destabilizing climate crisis that’s already putting a capacity and financial strain on aging electrical infrastructure."

https://www.techdirt.com/2024/05/10/ceo-ai-power-drain-could-cause-data-centers-to-run-out-of-power-within-two-years/

Runyan50 ,
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@gerrymcgovern @FantasticalEconomics I would say AI power centers are outside the doughnut. I’ll say what the US says whever we ask for health care for everyone: we can’t afford it.

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WSJ - The Biden administration is preparing to raise tariffs on clean-energy goods from China in the coming days, with the levy on Chinese electric vehicles set to roughly quadruple. https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/biden-to-quadruple-tariffs-on-chinese-evs-203127bf?mod=hp_lead_pos1

Runyan50 ,
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@w7voa Oh great. Increase the cost of EV’s to consumers so that the bottom line for rich investors of outmoded US EVs is maintained for a little while longer.

w7voa , to random
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The school board in Shenandoah County in Virginia has voted to restore the names of Confederate generals to two schools. https://www.nvdaily.com/nvdaily/shenandoah-county-school-board-votes-to-restore-confederate-names-to-2-schools/article_ed83aa54-093b-50fa-ae8c-a56340e77f09.html

Runyan50 ,
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@w7voa Traitors!

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Washington Post: At Mar-a-Lago, Trump asked oil CEOs to raise $1 billion for his campaign and told them if he gets back in the White House he'll immediately reverse dozens of Biden’s environmental rules and policies and stop new ones from being enacted. https://wapo.st/3UBf4Fy

Runyan50 ,
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@w7voa It is not just US freedoms that are at stake in this election. is gunning to destroy the whole planet.

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Police pepper spray and arrest about 20 protesters at George Washington University, reports the school newspaper. https://gwhatchet.com/2024/05/07/live-coverage-encampment-enters-13th-day-as-protesters-condemn-officials-alleged-refusal-to-negotiate/

Runyan50 ,
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@w7voa Yes, Pa,estimian students need to be kept safe.

Runyan50 , to random Dutch
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In Poland and elsewhere in the EU, farmers blocked roads and entry points for weeks over unfair competition. Anti-genocide protesters block college campuses and they are labeled subversive and criminal. What is wrong with the US? What have we become? https://apnews.com/article/columbia-commencement-protests-gaza-9bb8051253c45947509feb32ced78f8c

Runyan50 OP ,
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@RememberUsAlways Seems like there are hostages on both sides.

Runyan50 OP ,
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@RememberUsAlways Where are the hostages in Israel? Hundreds, if not thousands of them taken from Gaza and the West Bank. Where are they? Both sides have hostages and should release them. Both sides. Both sides Both sides

arstechnica , to random
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Prime Video subs will soon see ads for Amazon products when they hit pause

Amazon is adding three types of shoppable ads to Prime Video's ad tier.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/prime-video-subs-will-soon-see-ads-for-amazon-products-when-they-hit-pause/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Runyan50 ,
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@arstechnica Amazon is driving me away with their late-stage capitalism gambits.

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Australia's military says a Chinese fighter jet endangered one of its helicopters during an "unsafe" and "unacceptable" confrontation over the Yellow Sea. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-06/australian-helicopter-chines-fighter-flares-hmas-hobart/103812042

Runyan50 ,
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@w7voa We need to splash a Chinese fighter.

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The Hachette Book Group imprint publishing the upcoming memoir by the South Dakota governor announce it’s removing Kristi Noem’s false claim she met North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.

Runyan50 ,
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@w7voa Oops, I got caught. Now I am a totally honest person.

w7voa , to random
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Judge chides Donald Trump for claiming gag order prevented him from testifying in his NYC criminal case.

Runyan50 ,
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@w7voa Psychotropic drugs are hell to get used to, especially that first couple of weeks. Now we will look for signs of TD.

Runyan50 ,
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@w7voa No! Don’t count it as a joke. Take it at face value. Order a neuropsych eval to make sure understands what is going on. “Whale!”

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Among those President Biden today is to award the Medal of Freedom: Michael Bloomberg, Elizabeth Dole, Phil Donahue, John Kerry, Al Gore, Nancy Pelosi and Michelle Yeoh. Jim Thorpe receiving a posthumous medal. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/05/03/president-biden-announces-recipients-of-the-presidential-medal-of-freedom-2/

Runyan50 ,
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@w7voa All rich Americans. Got it.

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In her book, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem claims she met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. There’s no evidence of that. https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2024/05/03/kristi-noem-shoots-at-lone-wolf-nikki-haley-00155932

Runyan50 ,
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@w7voa Of course! Who doesn’t want a dog murderer in the White House?

w7voa , to random
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“President Donald J. Trump hereby gives notice that he filed the unredacted version of his Motion to Dismiss based on Selective and Vindictive Prosecution under seal with the Court on May 2, 2023, in compliance with Paperless Order at ECF No. 503.” https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.648653/gov.uscourts.flsd.648653.518.0.pdf

Runyan50 ,
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@w7voa Oh 🙄 that sounds so damning to the Court. Everyone beware! If you commit serial felonies they will come after you!

w7voa , to random
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Chicago PD leaders say they’ve decided not to punish any officers whose names appeared on the leaked membership list of the Oath Keepers, an anti-government extremist group that played a key role in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the US Capitol. https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/05/02/chicago-police-no-discipline-officers-extremist-group

Runyan50 ,
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@w7voa Cause violent RW organizations that oppose the peaceful transfer of political power are cool for our cops? No wonder NOBODY trusts cops anymore.

w7voa , to random
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Prosecutors in court are reviewing the latest alleged gag order violations by Donald Trump as the former president's first criminal trial resumes in NYC.

Runyan50 ,
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@w7voa It’s almost like the Judge is now part of the propaganda machine. As issues another attack, everyone wonders whether it has been run through the $1,000 gatekeeper account. Can you imagine the Christmas party that the Merchan court will have?

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Today in Wilmington, North Carolina, President Biden is to announce $3 billion will be spent to replace toxic lead pipes. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/05/02/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-announces-3-billion-to-replace-toxic-lead-pipes-and-deliver-clean-drinking-water-to-communities-across-the-country/

Runyan50 ,
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@w7voa When will Biden get to Flint, Michigan? It has been 10 years.

w7voa , to random
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A large crowd of pro-Palestinian protesters remains at the UCLA campus after authorities declared an unlawful assembly and began preparing to disperse the protesters. https://abc7.com/police-ucla-seek-to-disperse-pro-palestinian-protesters-as-crowd-grows/14753517/

Runyan50 ,
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@w7voa They are NOT necessarily pro-Palestinian, because they know what murderers Hamas members are. They are definitely Anti-Genocide Demonstrations.

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams says ~300 arrests made on two campuses in response to attempts to radicalize people in the city. https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/columbia-university-protests-nypd-video-hamilton-hall/5371376/

Runyan50 ,
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@w7voa Adams is an idiot.

Runyan50 ,
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@w7voa That dumb shit. Israel is radicalizing all critical thinking Americans.

indivisibleteam , to random
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We read Trump's
Time interview so you don't have to. Throughout, the leader of the GOP talks openly about his dangerous ambitions for a second term -- including allowing states to arrest women who have abortions, using the power of the presidency to influence criminal investigations, and deploying the military to round up millions of immigrants. 🧵 https://time.com/6972022/donald-trump-transcript-2024-election/

Runyan50 ,
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@indivisibleteam will institute a kakistocracy and our Constitution and laws will not matter at all. Will we get our democracy back after he dies? Who knows.

w7voa , to random
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Pro-Palestinian protesters enter Hamilton Hall at Columbia University. https://abc7ny.com/columbia-university-protests-protesters-occupy-hamilton-hall-hours-after-encampment-deadline/14744812/

Runyan50 ,
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@w7voa Pro-Palestinian or anti-Genocide? Big difference.

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“South Dakota law states that dogs who attack and kill livestock can be put down,” says Gov. Noem amid the criticism over her shooting to death a family puppy.
https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/2024/04/28/gov-noem-expands-reactions-anecdote-about-shooting-dog/

Runyan50 ,
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@w7voa We have learned that many actions have been legalized that are morally corrupt: slavery, genocide of Native Americans, preventing citizens from voting and cruelty to animals. We cannot prosecute Ms. Noem, but we just want her to keep away from our national politics. The poor people of South Dakota will have to deal with her.

Runyan50 ,
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@w7voa Maybe we should listen to the Native American tribes who have forbidden Noem from entering their territory.

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@RustyBertrand

Thank you for following me. I try to post about climate solutions that can be preemptively implemented by ordinary citizens and how much they can reduce global warming without waiting for their governments to act. For example:

If we, the people, reduced our consumption of animal-based foods by 75% we would reduce worldwide GHG emissions by 15%. That is 34% more than all the greenhouse gas emissions from the United States (11.2%) in 2022. And we can do that now, without asking anyone!

Please boost so more people can find out just how important citizen participation can is.

Take beef for example (see attached image): So, think about all those emissions that would be eliminated if we reduced our consumption of beef by 75%! And that doesn’t include the 26% reduction in water consumption, the 19% of land made available for other uses, and that instead of 95% cattle growth there would be a 75% reduction in the world’s cattle.

But even more than that, we would be eliminating greenhouse gases that are far worse than carbon dioxide. The below figure shows that methane (CH4 - 130 times more potent than CO2) and Nitrous Oxide (N2O - 300 times more potent than CO2) are highly concentrated in animal agriculture.

Don’t believe people can stop global warming? Then you should read my e-book https://www.amazon.com/PLANET-TOO-HOT-eco-conscious-mitigating-ebook/dp/B0CW1FNVJQ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2MEOMQ769O9SW&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.-2TsW47gxmhdkZleii4jVL6wtLRJxTx7eq4ZK-PXxfiniTAqJ8IGawdElgMdndGRWYmyH7eKqlyPMf_AnSe9tQSmq9GhI30xqDfBhuyv1rylji83vi-mEBIe_fgKLGe_5sBwUbEBTWGEoQqATzBt2cv74S8-SVqWvm1eAZqdZkX9boQxwODlbkjPBtT4I33gfQspmAtGS6wNdij0EfS4upgHWSW48ZOOAs2c03DqLLw.S32_IljU-izAqRRwA2fRWJgwev1NQPe2EXS64370gdY&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+planet+is+too&qid=1710699062&s=digital-text&sprefix=%2Cdigital-text%2C166&sr=1-1 , find out for yourself how eco-conscious citizens can cool the planet by themselves and see my calculations below.

According to research published in Nature Food, 35% of all global greenhouse gas emissions are attributable to food production, "of which 57% corresponds to the production of animal-based food," including livestock feed… https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-021-00358-x.epdf

UN Emissions Gap Report says “Global GHG emissions increased by 1.2 per cent from 2021 to 2022 to reach a new record of 57.4 gigatons of CO2 equivalent (GtCO2e)…” https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/43923/EGR2023_ESEN.pdf?sequence=10 …

So, if 35% of 57.4 gtons = 20.9gtons, & 57% of 20.9 = 11.45 gtons, then animal-based foods are, 11.45gtons ÷ 57.4 gtons = 20% of all GHG emissions.

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Runyan50 ,
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@KarunaX @jackofalltrades @GeofCox @breadandcircuses @WBOrcutt @RustyBertrand @bouriquet You will never sell me on autocracy as a preferable system of government.

Runyan50 ,
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@jackofalltrades @GeofCox @KarunaX @breadandcircuses @WBOrcutt @RustyBertrand @bouriquet Run every proposed business through the doughnut analysis. Then start rating existing businesses, starting with big greenhouse gas emitters, using the same analysis. Shut down the ones falling outside the doughnut and mitigate the economic problems that it causes as much as you can. Finally provide government assistance to businesses that are rated to meet goals that fall short within the doughnut hole.

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The South Dakota governor, who is a Trump VP aspirant, admits in her forthcoming book to shooting her puppy and goats. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/apr/26/trump-kristi-noem-shot-dog-and-goat-book

Runyan50 ,
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@w7voa I guess we know what she will do to Senators who do not vote ’s way. 💀💀💀💀💀

Runyan50 ,
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@w7voa Wait a minute. Animal cruelty is not legal on farms. Shooting a dog because you fail to train and socialize it is cruelty.

w7voa , to random
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President Biden has signed a $95 billion foreign aid bill that came to his desk after months of legislative debate. As I outine in my VOA radio report, the package includes $61 billion for Ukraine, which American lawmakers had delayed, leading to low ammunition supplies for Ukraine to counter the Russian invasion.

Runyan50 ,
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@w7voa So are Tomahawks that have 1,000-pound warheads.

w7voa , to random
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Tiktok says it'll challenge in court the divest or shut down legilsation that Biden just signed calling it an unconstitutional law that " is a TikTok ban.... we have invested billions of dollars to keep U.S. data safe and our platform free from outside influence and manipulation. This ban would devastate seven million businesses and silence 170 million Americans."

Runyan50 ,
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@w7voa Very ironic that a Chinese Communist Company is howling about silencing Americans when that is the Chinese Communists main control technique for a billion Chinese. Hey Comrade Xi, I weep crocodile tears for you.

Runyan50 ,
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@w7voa This may not be the gotcha that it at first appears.

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iPadOS 18 could ship with built-in Calculator app, after 14 Calculator-less years

Every single iPhone and Mac has come with a calculator app, but not the iPad.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/ipados-18-could-ship-with-built-in-calculator-app-after-14-calculator-less-years/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Runyan50 ,
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@arstechnica I just use PCalc Lite. No muss, no fuss.

w7voa , to random
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Biden trailing Trump in all battleground states except Michigan, according to latest Bloomberg/Morning Consult swing state polls. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-24/biden-trails-trump-in-6-of-7-key-states-poll-shows-election-2024

Runyan50 ,
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@w7voa Americans are ready to try an autocracy after 250 years of democracy. Good luck, America! Glad my Dad, who killed Nazis for 4 years, did not have to witness the fall of the USA.

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“While every American has the right to peaceful protect, calls for violence and physical intimidation targeting Jewish students and the Jewish community are blatantly Antisemitic, unconscionable, and dangerous – they have absolutely no place on any college campus, or anywhere in the United States of America.“ - Andrew Bates, White House deputy press secretary (1/2)

Runyan50 ,
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@w7voa Interesting that No One quotes the antisemitic rhetoric nor how many protestors engage in it. I must hear more before I get my shorts in a bunch.

Runyan50 ,
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@w7voa Still no facts about the Antisemitic behaviors.

Runyan50 ,
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@w7voa Did he say anything about the recent mass grave uncovered in Gaza?

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