2026-01-08 09:28:11
Oil residues can travel over 5,000 miles on ocean debris, study finds #ocean
On a related note, a reminder of the timeline of 2020:
Things didn’t turn chaotic and violent immediately after the police murdered George Floyd.
Things didn’t turn chaotic and violent when the video became public.
Things didn’t turn chaotic and violent when the protests started.
Things turned chaotic and violent when they brought charges against Chauvin, and the police flipped out and went on a rage-fueled bender of mass tear-gassing the peaceful protests.
OH: I have a Home Warranty. You pay them a monthly premium, then when something breaks, you pay them a flat fee. Then the technician diagnoses the problem, and the company finds a reason why your plan doesn't cover that. Feels like American insurance in a nutshell.
#uspol #insurance
Sources: C3.ai is in talks to merge with Automation Anywhere, which would go public in the deal; C3.ai's market cap is now ~$1.7B, a tenth of its 2020 valuation (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/c3-ai-talks-merge-startup-autom…
from my link log —
EDSAC 1951 (YouTube)
https://youtu.be/6v4Juzn10gM
saved 2020-10-28 https://dotat.at/:/5E7P7.html…
The pandemic production of Steven Soderbergh's "No sudden move" (filmed in autumn 2020, and with support by CDC professionals): https://www.productionhub.com/blog/post/covid-shots-no-sudden-move
According to journalist Jen Psaki of The Briefing with Jen ,
Trump’s administration has
seized the physical ballots from the 2020 election,
all tabulator tapes,
and all ballot images from the original ballot count,
breaking the line of custody
and contaminating the files.
Crucially, they also seized all voter rolls from Fulton County.
“This is a seismic event,”
Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) told Psaki.
“This should have people across…
F.B.I. Agents Search Election Center in Fulton County Over 2020 Election (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/us/politics/fbi-search-election-center-georgia.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260129/p2#a260129p2
From CBC in partnership with The Narwhal
Hundreds of animals killed by trains on B.C. railways, documents reveal. So, what’s being done to stop it?
CN reported 340 wildlife collisions between 2020 and 2023, These numbers include 202 collisions involving moose and 67 involving bears.
CPKC reported 182 animals were killed and injured by trains in the Kootenay region of B.C. in 2022 and 2023.
#TIL: von der reihe "Mistress of the Art of Death" von Ariana Franklin ist 2020 noch ein fünfter band erschienen!
https://www.goodreads.com/series/44043-mistress-of-th…