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22/04/2025

Evidence introduced at the Meta anti-trust trial showed that in 2022 CEO Mark Zuckerberg raised the idea of wiping clean everyone's Facebook friends aa way to reengage users.

21/04/2025

The Trump administration suspended billions in research grants to Columbia and Harvard, asking for changes to protest policing, faculty hiring, and curriculums in order to restore the grants. What do you think will happen, what do you want to happen?

21/04/2025

The Trump administration created a task force to "root out anti-Semitism on college campuses," and suspended billions in research grants to Columbia and Harvard until they make substantial changes.

21/04/2025

Comedian Bill Maher met President Trump for dinner. Maher has been critical of Trump but said that in private Trump was unlike he is in public, more likeable, and not "crazy."

21/04/2025

President Trump and long-time antagonist comedian Bill Maher met for dinner.

After the meeting, Maher said Trump was a different person in private, neither boorish nor "crazy."

16/04/2025

HHS Sec RFK Jr suggested paying less healthcare assistance to smokers or those with sugary diets, though studies show cost to both are same as others because of shortened lifespan.

12/04/2025

Colossal Biosciences inserted DNA from extinct dire wolves into that of gray wolves, producing 3 hybrid pups. Colossal is also targeting extinct Dodo birds, Wooly mammoths, Tasmanian tigers, endangered white rhinos, and talked of reviving Neanderthals.

10/04/2025

10/04/2025

The Trump administration levied 46% tariffs on Vietnam, and was unmoved when that country dropped their tariffs on the US from 9% to 0%, arguing Vietnams lax worker protections and pollution regulations amounts a tariff of 92% on US goods

08/04/2025

On "Liberation Day" President Trump announced 10% tariffs on every country, and higher tariffs on select countries including 54% on China (where Apple makes iPhones) and 46% on Vietnam (where Nike makes its apparel).

The stock market fell 10% in response.

08/04/2025

In August, a US govt report determined "with moderate confidence" that there is a link between higher levels of fluoride exposure and lower IQ in children, in particular that fluoride levels of 1.5ppm in water lower IQ from 2-5 points.

Do you want Fluoride in US tap water?

04/04/2025

About 70% of Swedes say they are considering boycotting US products, a Danish grocery chain started marking items with country of origin for customers who wanted to buy European, and Tesla sales in Germany are down 65% since February

29/03/2025

Whom would you like to be fired, who do you think will be, in the wake of the Signal group chat with Trump cabinet members and a journalist concerning Houthi airstrikes?