World stunned as Israel fails to evidence the thing it made upIt could not support its allegations against Unrwa https://www.normalisland.co.uk/p/world-stunned-as-israel-fails-to
23 April 2024 @ 6:01 pm
Jerry Seinfeld says the movie business is over: ‘No longer the cultural pinnacle’
In an interview promoting his Pop-Tarts movie Unfrosted, comedian says confusion and disorientation have taken film’s place https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/apr/23/jerry-seinfeld-says-the-movie-business-is-over-pop-tarts-unfrostedA man promoting a movie that is one long commercial for an unhealthy breakfast food (or dinner for some of you).Seinfeld's massive ego won't let him admit it's Seinfeld who is over, not the movie business.
23 April 2024 @ 4:16 pm
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/23/university-protests-arrests-yale-nyu-columbiaIt seems we're regressing into the the 60s and this is the new Vietnam war, only with MUCH high stakes.CONservatives may be getting their fondest wish to live in the past, but may not like the past they're getting.
23 April 2024 @ 3:42 pm
Intimidation Strategies and the Abortion Ballot Measure in Missouri"Decline to sign" and other nonsense meant to confuse, unnerve, and terrorize volunteers gathering signatures https://substack.com/home/post/p-143806385From the beginning of the process, volunteers have been threatened. The “Missouri Right to Life” organization set up a snitch line in the very first days of the petition trying to find signing events to send out their own folks to harass and intimidate volunteers.
21 April 2024 @ 4:56 pm
What the Cybertruck’s many failures mean for TeslaRecall represents another ‘black eye’ for the company which saw its share prices fall this week, wiping away all its gains this year https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/20/cybertruck-failures-tesla-elon-musk
“What we have seen perpetually with Tesla is the ethos of a tech company, wanting to push out product as quickly as possible, wrapped up in an automotive manufacturer, which should be far more intentional and thoughtful in producing vehicles.”
20 April 2024 @ 7:07 pm
Unilever to scale back environmental and social pledges
Environmental groups say bosses should ‘hang their heads in shame’ as firm bows to pressure from shareholders to cut costs
Profits? Those are sacred. Killing people? That's just cost effective.
Another capitalist big FU to the world.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/apr/19/unilever-to-scale-back-environmental-and-social-pledges
19 April 2024 @ 6:23 pm
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