Hundreds could die if Boeing fails to handle quality issues, whistleblower says
Engineer Sam Salehpour says he fears ‘physical violence’ for going public with concerns about ‘no safety culture’ at the planemaker https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/apr/17/boeing-whistleblower-safety-hearing
17 April 2024 @ 4:06 pm
Pro-Israel money pours in to unseat progressives in congressional races
Jamaal Bowman and Cori Bush face formidable challenges but Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar and Summer Lee in stronger positions https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/17/pro-israel-money-progressives-congress-challenges
17 April 2024 @ 3:54 pm
The Dystopian Future of TV Is AI-Generated GarbageTCL's new AI-generated movie "Next Stop Paris" is the next evolution in the algorithmification of TV.
https://www.404media.co/email/b58c3b61-d77d-434e-ba64-645e5524f799/
16 April 2024 @ 5:07 pm
SDG&E by the numbers:1 MillionSDGE profits 1 million dollars a day, from San Diego City alone.
25%25% of SDGE’s customer are behind on their bills; by over $600.
Top 3SDGE is in the top 3 in the nation for the highest rates.
San Diegans are facing exploitation by a relentless for-profit monopoly utility company driven by profit motives. Change is essential as our current situation is unsustainable. https://wearepowersandiego.com/
15 April 2024 @ 3:44 pm
Hollywood liberals didn’t destroy the family farm, college professors didn’t move manufacturing jobs overseas, immigrants didn’t pour opioids into rural communities, and critical race theory didn’t close hundreds of rural hospitals. When Republican politicians and the conservative media tell rural whites to aim their anger at those targets, it’s so they won’t ask why the people they keep electing haven’t done anything to improve life in their communities. https://digbysblog.net/2024/04/12/rural-white-pity-party/
12 April 2024 @ 7:59 pm
Ireland’s Catholic Church downsized in the West as part of "important" restructuringTwo dioceses in the West of Ireland are losing their bishops as part of a reorganization in response to "signs of the times" https://www.irishcentral.com/news/west-ireland-catholic-reorganization
Not long ago Ireland was a theocracy and the most Catholic nation on earth, even more than Italy. Ireland's 2022 Census showed the percentage of the Irish population who identified as Roman Catholic fell from 79% in 2016 to 69% in 2022.
11 April 2024 @ 8:53 pm
Tesla is in serious trouble
Elon Musk spent years pushing self-driving fantasies, now that’s all the company has left https://disconnect.blog/tesla-is-in-serious-trouble
With sales slowing, competition mounting, and investors losing interest in Musk’s fantastical promises that never come true, the Tesla story is poised for a shift and its share price could be in for a significant correction.
11 April 2024 @ 8:35 pm