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Kim Jong-un: fragile and under pressure but he won’t give up
The Observer The North Korean leader’s surprise freeze of his nuclear programme is less a genuine move than a diplomatic manoeuvre,...
Wednesday, 4 December 2019
Elon Musk reportedly wanted to buy 'justballs.com' because of course
Just balls, and only the balls.
Eccentric billionaire and owner of stankmemes.com Elon Musk has plenty of appropriately oddball passions. His love of flamethrowers and snails is well known, for example. However, it was only today that his interest in ball-related web domains was revealed to the world.
That was one of the many takeaways from the latest installment of the ongoing "pedo guy" defamation trial involving the Tesla CEO. According to Ryan Mac, BuzzFeed News's senior tech reporter, it was reveled today in court that back in 2018 Musk wanted to purchase "justballs.com."
Yup.
Apparently Musk had Jared Birchall, who the Los Angeles Times notes is the manager of Musk's family office, attempt to purchase the domain under a fake name in 2018. Read more...
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Walmart and Chick-fil-A get graded on their gun safety rules. Which one got an F?
A coalition of 23 gun reform advocacy groups has graded several U.S. businesses on their gun safety policies, and it will come as no surprise to know that most of the class is failing.
The Gun Safety Scorecard was released Wednesday by the Business Must Act Coalition, which includes organisations such as Guns Down, March for Our Lives, and Gays Against Guns. The scorecard gives a letter grade to 29 popular retailers based upon their action — or inaction — in preventing gun violence.
Disappointingly, 16 retailers scored Fs — over half of the businesses assessed. The retailers were selected to provide a cross-section of American businesses, and weren't limited to those involved in gun sales. The coalition chose which businesses to evaluate based on popularity and size, which makes for some strange names showing up on the list. Read more...
More about Guns, Gun Control, Gun Violence, Gun Laws, and Gun Reformfrom Mashable https://mashable.com/article/amazon-walmart-gun-safety-scorecard-business-must-act/
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Uber's new driver features could mean more destination discrimination
Back before Uber and Lyft ride-sharing (yes, there was a time!), hailing a regular cab didn't always guarantee a ride. In San Francisco, for instance, drivers would often deny passengers rides to neighborhoods on the far west side of the city, or across the Bay, or Golden Gate Bridge. Then Uber and Lyft came along, and drivers were none the wiser as to where you were headed until they'd already accepted the ride and you were in the backseat. Oakland here we come!
But changes to the Uber driver app, introduced this week for California drivers, would let drivers officially reject ride requests. Eventually, all California drivers will see trip information including destination, estimated ride time and mileage, ride type, and potential earnings range. At the moment, only about a third of drivers in the state have the new feature. By mid-January, every driver will be able to see destination information. Riders, however, won't actually know if a potential ride match was denied because it'll happen before a driver accepts a ride. But even though that will all happen behind the scenes, riders could still be left waiting for a ride match to an "undesirable" destination, like a faraway place or inconvenient airport drop-off. Read more...
More about Uber, California, Ride Hailing Apps, Driver, and Techfrom Mashable https://mashable.com/article/uber-driver-california-changes-destination-discrimination/
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Vox Sentences: 700,000 people are about to lose food stamps
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SNAP restrictions will take food stamps away from 700,000; Iran admits to shooting “rioters” during violent protests.
Vox Sentences is your daily digest for what’s happening in the world. Sign up for the Vox Sentences newsletter, delivered straight to your inbox Monday through Friday, or view the Vox Sentences archive for past editions.
Trump limits SNAP food stamp benefits
- A new Trump administration rule would make it harder for states to waive work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which could lead to hundreds of thousands of people losing their benefits. [NPR / Pam Fessler and Rachel Treisman]
- Childless adults who aren’t working or enrolled in education or training at least part-time can get SNAP for only three months in a three-year time period. But states have been able to waive that requirement at the county level. [Washington Post / Laura Reiley]
- Beginning April 2020, a county will only be able to waive the requirement if its unemployment rate is at least 6 percent — saving $12.8 billion by cutting benefits for about 700,000 people, according to estimates. [Wall Street Journal / Jacob Bunge]
- States have increasingly imposed more onerous work requirements for SNAP, policies pushed by a right-wing group called the Foundation for Government Accountability. [Vox / Jared Bennett (Center for Public Integrity)]
- “We want to encourage people by giving them a helping hand, but not an infinitely giving hand,” said USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue. [PBS Newshour / Noah Feldman and Pamela S. Karlan]
- This waiver restriction is the latest of three Trump administration measures designed to curtail the use of food stamps nationwide. [Bloomberg / Jennifer Jacobs and Mike Dorning]
- While the number of people who should qualify for food stamps and welfare programs is contested, SNAP benefits provide undeniable relief for those in need of assistance. [Vox / Matthew Zeitlin]
- Several experts have called the reduction of SNAP a step backward in ending food insecurity. A food bank communications director, Jocelyn Lantrip, stated her opposition to these measures: “Food shouldn’t be a luxury.” [NBC News / Phil McCausland]
Iran claims to have shot at “rioters” during unrest
- Iranian security forces shot and killed protesters during recent demonstrations, according to their own admission on state television. [Al Jazeera]
- Over 200 people died during protests that wracked the country last month. The Iranian officials claims that they shot at “rioters” during that period. [NBC News]
- Videos corroborating the death counts and stories of violence are just coming to light due to the regime’s shut down of the internet in order to prevent protesters from organizing and keep videos of the violent crackdowns from leaking out of Iran. [Vox / Delia Paunescu]
- Once the internet was restored, footage of the protests has shocked the world with images of the regime’s aggressive crackdown on demonstrators. [Vice News / David Gilbert]
- At the NATO summit, President Trump commented that “Iran is killing perhaps thousands and thousands of people right now as we speak. That is why they cut off the internet, so people can’t see what is going on.” He cited no evidence to back up his claims. [Washington Post / Miriam Berger]
Miscellaneous
- NASA is bringing a robot hotel to space. [TechCrunch / Darrell Etherington]
- One of the biggest perpetuators of the racial wealth gap is housing, and America’s discriminatory housing history is not pretty. [Vox / Sean Illing]
- With the withdrawal of Sen. Kamala Harris from the 2020 presidential race, some Democratic candidates and voters are criticising the lack of diversity in the debate-qualifying field. [Washington Post / Meagan Flynn]
- A judge ruled in favor of a Texas teacher who said her tweets at President Trump asking him to deport her undocumented students were protected by the First Amendment. [Davis Rich and Chase Karacostas]
- The Airbnb of camping is looking to “get more people outside.” But just like with renting out homes, it’s not so simple. [New Yorker / Anna Wiener]
Verbatim
“To a historian, to see this term is to understand its very close association with debates that center around the need to morally reform the poor.” [Susannah Ottaway, a historian of social welfare at Carleton College in Minnesota, on what “able-bodied” has meant for government benefit programs and history.]
Watch this: How an opera gets made
Vox goes behind the scenes at the Metropolitan Opera to find out how a performance comes together. [YouTube / Estelle Caswell]
Read more
Good mental health isn’t about being happy all the time
Republicans tried to turn House Judiciary’s first impeachment hearing into a sideshow
Replacing beef with chicken isn’t as good for the planet as you think
Why Georgia’s governor is breaking with Trump over a Senate appointment
The attacks on Ilhan Omar reveal a disturbing truth about racism in America
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Tuesday, 3 December 2019
Elon Musk spent 3 excruciating hours in court answering questions about his 'pedo guy' tweet
While testifying in U.S. District Court Tuesday, Elon Musk had to square off against one of his worst enemies: bureaucracy.
The Tesla CEO was subject to the sloth of the justice system as he answered painstaking questions from the prosecution and waited through legal challenges and process scuffles while testifying in a defamation lawsuit against him.
Musk is accused of defaming Vernon Unsworth, a member of the team that rescued the Thai boys' soccer team after they became trapped in a cave in July 2018.
After Unsworth insulted Musk's efforts to help while speaking on CNN, Musk tweeted that Unsworth was a "pedo guy," ostensibly accusing Unsworth of being a pedophile. Read more...
More about Defamation Lawsuit, Thai Cave Rescue, Unsworth, Tech, and Elon Muskfrom Mashable https://mashable.com/article/elon-musk-pedo-guy-defamation-trial-3-hour-testimony/
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The House Impeachment Report Highlights Trump’s Ongoing Abuse of Presidential Power
John Cassidy writes about the House Impeachment report, which highlights President Donald Trump’s actions in the Ukraine incident and his obstruction of Congress.
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Vox Sentences: Uh-oh, NATO
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NATO hosts an unpleasant exchange; Indians demand justice for a murdered sexual assault victim.
Vox Sentences is your daily digest for what’s happening in the world. Sign up for the Vox Sentences newsletter, delivered straight to your inbox Monday through Friday, or view the Vox Sentences archive for past editions.
Trump vs. Macron
- As the 70th anniversary of NATO began this week, a spat between President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron set an unpleasant tone for the celebration. [New York Times / Katie Rogers and Annie Karni]
- During an interview with the Economist magazine last week, Macron lamented the “brain death” of NATO due to America’s unwillingness to work with its allies. In response, Trump called Macron’s comments “nasty” and “disrespectful” during a press conference with NATO’s secretary general. [Washington Post / Ashley Parker, Philip Rucker, and Michael Birnbaum]
- Trump even claimed to be a great champion of the alliance — despite his threats about potentially leaving NATO if partners don’t pay up. [Vox / Alex Ward]
- Curious about how much each member spends on NATO? Here’s a graph of all the member’s contributions as a percent of their total GDP. [CNBC / Amanda Macias and Nate Rattner]
- Macron refused to recant his statements. [CNN / Maegan Vazquez and Allie Malloy]
- While the riff made headlines, Trump-centered worries are not the only ones plaguing the alliance. Division and disagreements between the member states also greatly threaten the effectiveness of NATO. [NBC News / Alexander Smith]
- Here’s a breakdown of the factions among the 29 member countries — sorted by disagreements on China, Russia, terrorism, and more. [Politico / Ryan Heath]
Protests in India demand justice for killed rape victim
- New Delhi, Mumbai, and several other Indian cities saw crowds take to the streets to call for justice in the case of a young woman raped and murdered last week. [AP / Sheikh Saaliq]
- Police believe that four men deflated the tires of a 27-year-old veterinarian, pretending to offer her assistance before raping and murdering her. Her body was found burned in a wooded area the next day. The four men have been arrested, having made full confessions. [NPR / Lauren Frayer]
- Violence against women has received increased attention in India since 2012, after a brutal gang-rape and murder of a woman on a bus in New Delhi. Subsequent protests and outrage have resulted in several legislations to protect women. [Bloomberg]
- Some women say that city safety measures won’t be enough, that there needs to be larger reform in attitudes about women in India. “We have got used to fear. Let’s fix attitudes instead of trying to blame cities,” said Samyukta, a local woman. [BBC]
Miscellaneous
- As evident in his resurgence in pop culture, Mister Rogers is still teaching us about how to get along— even across generations. [Vulture / Jen Chaney]
- Despite Trump granting states the mandate to ban refugees, one historically conservative state is asking for more of them. [Washington Post / Griff Witte]
- “Horrified and ashamed”: A woman says she was forced to sleep with British Prince Andrew while on a business trip with her boss Jeffrey Epstein. [CBS News]
- Alex Ward shines some light on the most important American foreign policy officials you’ve never heard of: Brian Hook. [Vox / Alex Ward]
- Internet sensation Lil Bub died Sunday, and we still haven’t gotten over it. [BuzzFeed News / Julia Reinstein]
Verbatim
“What the Chinese government is doing should be a warning to everybody who kind of goes along happily thinking, ‘How could anyone be worried about these technologies?’” [Pilar Ossorio, a professor of law and bioethics at the University of Wisconsin Madison on China’s use of DNA in mapping faces and discriminating against Uighurs]
Watch this: The trick that made animation realistic
An invention that combined real motion with drawings changed animation forever. [YouTube / Phil Edwards]
Read more
Peloton’s terrifying new ad is the best horror movie in recent memory
The future of sex ed has arrived. Is America ready?
A whistleblower movie isn’t an obvious fit for Todd Haynes. That’s why he made Dark Waters.
The debate over whether to ban “virginity testing,” explained
The most damning sentence in the House Intelligence Committee’s impeachment report
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