Senate Republicans considering bill to keep SNAP benefits flowing amid the shutdown (Jordain Carney/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/10/22/congress/senate-republicans-josh-hawley-bill-snap-benefits-food-aid-shutdown-00619377
http://www.memeorandum.com/251023/p151#a251023p151
Email: Indian crypto exchange WazirX plans to resume operations on October 24, following a court-approved restructuring, after hackers stole $230M in July 2024 (Shaurya Malwa/CoinDesk)
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/10/2
An evening discussing falling enrollment in #STEM courses at universities across Europe, especially traditional studies like chemistry, geology and meteorology. I wonder if young people are unaware of just how interesting #STEM careers to be? Or do they have the perception it's "too hard" compared to other subjects where easier grades may be had? Or is it simply they think they can have "better"* jobs in other fields?
#AcademicChatter
*Where better might mean higher paid, more prestigious, more certain of employment, or less workload or some combination of all of these... ?
Vi hade ingen maraschino men mycket körsbärssirap så vi körde en fuling och bytte, därav färgen. Mycket god kombination av anis och sötma. Påminner mig om hur tråkigt det är att jag druckit så lite absint sedan jag blivit vuxen #drinkklubben
Det är nu över 10 år sedan dietboksförfattare och influensers påstod att de visste hur man fixade tarmfloran och med det en rad olika hälsoproblem.
Och än idag har vi i princip ingenting konkret från vetenskapen kring tarmfloran och behandling av olika besvär utanför just tarmproblem.
The Autism-Microbiome Hypothesis Is Falling Apart
I haven’t tuned into CBS since its morning news promoted that interview (and Weiss) last week. This latest announcement validates my decision.
“CBS News launches town hall series featuring JD Vance following Bari Weiss’ ratings flop”
https://www.indep…
More than 20,000 still without power after massive San Francisco blackout
Roughly 110,000 PG&E customers have service again following a major power outage Saturday in San Francisco
that left homes in the dark,
stalled traffic
and shut down restaurants, shops and holiday lighting displays.
PG&E said on social media that the remaining 21,000 without power on Sunday morning are concentrated in
Golden Gate Park,
the Presidio,
the Richmond…
Norway is the undisputed leader when it comes to EVs in the vehicle fleet. Denmark is following closely behind, and at a rapid pace: the share of EVs in the vehicle fleet doubled in one year. Growth in the share is also continuing in Sweden and Finland.
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Interior Department Cuts Would Hit Major National Parks, Per New Court Filing (Anna Kramer/NOTUS)
https://www.notus.org/trump-white-house/interior-department-rifs-shutdown-national-parks-court-filing
http://www.memeorandum.com/251020/p86#a251020p86