A key NASA commercial partner faces severe financial challenges
"The business model had to change."
arstechnica.com/space/2024/09/…
Survivors of nuclear testing and uranium mines - many afflicted since World War II and from the Navajo Nation - are ramping up pressure on Congress to reauthorize a federal compensation program that expired in June.
#Tucson #Arizona
While the English language used to describe ballot propositions has been the subject of debate in the press, public, and courts, the translations into Navajo and other languages receive little attention or public scrutiny, even though they are covered by federal law.
#Tucson #Arizona
Kari Lake has consistently underperformed Donald Trump in Arizona, which bodes well for Democrats who would almost certainly lose control of the Senate without the Arizona seat.
#Tucson #Arizona
Mike DeWine refused chickened out of holding Donald Trump or J.D. Vance accountable for the threats of violence in Springfield.
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Last year the NYPD spent $150 Million to catch people who weren't able to afford to pay the subway fare. They collectively owed just $104,000 in fares.
Instead of funding cops to shoot people, why not use the money to make public transport free for people who can't afford it?
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President Biden and Vice President Harris took on Big Pharma – and won.
Now, because Medicare has the power to negotiate lower drug prices, millions of seniors and others on Medicare will see their costs go down on some of the most common drugs that treat heart disease, cancer, diabetes, blood clots, and more.
My Friday project: I've finished the 3D mesh for a classic 3-hold Great Lakes freighter ("Laker") with wheelhouse forward and crew quarters aft, loosely based on the Edmund Fitzgerald.
After I add colour, texture, and lighting, I'll release it into the Public Domain and start placing copies in #FlightGear from Montreal to Duluth to Gary. It will be free for anyone else to use as well, commercial or non-commercial.
github.com/davidmegginson/lake…
#ships #Blender #models #GreatLakes #CC0 #FlightSim
Here's what I have now (laker added for scale).
I might lighten it a bit more based on your pictures.
#flightSim #FlightGear #Duluth #3D
Palestinian trade unions mark one year of resistance to genocide in latest statement, expressing support for solidarity actions taken by workers across the globe.
Scientific American supports Kamala Harris.
"#KamalaHarris has plans to improve health, boost the economy and mitigate #ClimateChange. Donald Trump has threats and a dangerous record."
Statement backed, of course, by science.
For John Britt, the constant dust was upsetting, and it triggered his asthma. “It’s hard to breathe,” he said.
Now he and many other low-income tenants have cleaner air, thanks to a pilot project by local groups.
"‘The data on extreme human ageing is rotten from the inside out’ – Ig Nobel winner Saul Justin Newman"
"Regions where people most often reach 100-110 years old are the ones where there’s the most pressure to commit pension fraud, and they also have the worst [birth and death] records [and/or registries]."
Interesting to see if there is follow up beyond the work of a single researcher.
theconversation.com/the-data-o… v @TheConversationUS
#ignobel #BlueZones #health
Out pop star Troye Sivan slams straight people who use “twink” as a slur - LGBTQ Nation
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/09/out-pop-star-troye-sivan-slams-straight-people-who-use-twink-as-a-slur/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into LGBTQ Nation @lgbtq-nation-LGBTQNation
NEW EPISODE: Project 2025 and the Stakes for Transportation
A second Trump administration could spell doom for many vital transportation projects, change how funding is distributed, and deeply harm the nation’s ability to address climate change.
Kevin DeGood, the director of Infrastructure Policy at the Center for American Progress, joins us to walk through what’s in Project 2025 and what’s at stake in this election.
thewaroncars.org/2024/09/17/13…
#thewaroncars #project2025 #election2024
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