Non-IT News Thread
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Pelosi calls for family 'intervention' with Trump
The US House of Representatives' Democratic leader has said President Donald Trump's family should stage an "intervention" with him.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi also said she was concerned for the president's well-being, a day after he abruptly cut short a meeting with her.
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Speaker Nancy Pelosi also said she was concerned for the president's well-being,
Why, apparently his doctor says he's more fit than a horse. Or could fit a horse, IDK one or the other.
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Pelosi calls for family 'intervention' with Trump
The US House of Representatives' Democratic leader has said President Donald Trump's family should stage an "intervention" with him.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi also said she was concerned for the president's well-being, a day after he abruptly cut short a meeting with her.
Nancy Pelosi calling out Trump about his well-being and saying he needed intervention....
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Trump says Huawei could be part of trade deal
US President Donald Trump has said Huawei could be part of a trade deal between the US and China, despite branding the telecoms firm "very dangerous".
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Theresa May to resign as prime minister
Theresa May has said she will quit as Conservative leader on 7 June, paving the way for a contest to decide a new prime minister.
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New scientific device creates electricity from snowfall
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https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/5/3/eaat8520
X-ray imaging of termite nests reveal intricate microscopic structures that explain how nests keep ventilated and cool
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@wirestyle22 said in Non-IT News Thread:
New scientific device creates electricity from snowfall
This almost reads like an April Fool prank lol
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Trump orders new powers for Attorney General's surveillance probe
US President Donald Trump has ordered US intelligence agencies to co-operate with an investigation into whether he was spied on during the 2016 election.
The probe, headed by Attorney General William Barr, is examining the origins of the Russia investigation.
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Rocket Report: SpaceX sues the federal government, Chinese launch failure
Also, there's a company in Alabama that seeks to build a Falcon Heavy lite.
Welcome to Edition 2.01 of the Rocket Report! This week marks one year since the first report. What started as an experiment has grown into something that a lot of people read. -
You can now pay your AT&T bills using cryptocurrency
Volatility be damned
You can now pay your AT&T bill using cryptocurrency thanks to a partnership between the mobile operator and the BitPay payment service. -
Trump: US to send 1,500 extra troops to Middle East
The US is to send 1,500 additional troops to the Middle East for "mostly protective" reasons, President Donald Trump has announced.
"We want to have protection in the Middle East," he told reporters on Friday. He described the latest deployment as "relatively small".
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US groups sue Alabama over 'extreme' abortion ban
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Planned Parenthood, an abortion and healthcare provider, have sued Alabama over its ban on abortion.
The groups called the "extreme" law a "manmade public health emergency".
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Trump: US to send 1,500 extra troops to Middle East
The US is to send 1,500 additional troops to the Middle East for "mostly protective" reasons, President Donald Trump has announced.
"We want to have protection in the Middle East," he told reporters on Friday. He described the latest deployment as "relatively small".
The same ones that left the Middle East last week?
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
US groups sue Alabama over 'extreme' abortion ban
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Planned Parenthood, an abortion and healthcare provider, have sued Alabama over its ban on abortion.
The groups called the "extreme" law a "manmade public health emergency".
The point of the laws are an attempt to get to the Supreme Court and overturn / settle Roe v Wade. So Alabama is welcoming the battle, along with every other state that has made such laws recently.
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BBC News - Theresa May quits: UK set for new PM by end of July
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@DustinB3403 it's truly embarrassing to be from the south right now. The GA law has a "charge the mother with 2nd degree murder" clause if she dares to go elsewhere to exercise her personal sovereignty.
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Remember that math thing I was talking about a lot at MangoCon?
https://cleantechnica.com/2019/05/25/the-cost-of-owning-a-tesla-after-200000-miles/
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@JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
Remember that math thing I was talking about a lot at MangoCon?
https://cleantechnica.com/2019/05/25/the-cost-of-owning-a-tesla-after-200000-miles/
That was a good break down of owning a tesla.
