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Whoop plans to offer on-demand video consultations with licensed clinicians for US users, and adds electronic health records and AI-powered health guidance (Brandon Gomez/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/08/whoop-on-demand-clinician-access.html

Fitness wearable Whoop to offer on-demand clinician access to U.S. users
Whoop is introducing on-demand clinician access and AI-powered health guidance, largely included in the price of membership.

A UK Border Force officer and Hong Kong trade official based in London have been found guilty of spying for China and surveilling dissidents through a “shadow policing” operation.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may

Revealed: Russia’s top secret spy school teaching hacking and election meddling
Exclusive: Documents obtained by journalists show the role of ‘Department 4’ within a Moscow University in training operatives for the military

JD Vance repeatedly criticised allegedly unprecedented and “disgraceful” foreign interference in the Hungarian parliamentary election,
while effectively strongly endorsing Viktor Orbšn to win the vote on Sunday
in what critics will no doubt see as his very own interference with the country’s electoral process.

Today is the time to remind everyone of our piece a year ago on the threat from the far right.
The right wing threat and a viable future | Steady State Manchester
https://steadystatemanchester.net/2025/05/13/the-right-wing-threat-and-a-viable-futu…

The right wing threat and a viable future
A statement from Steady State Manchester Introduction With horror we see the electoral success of POX, The party of Xenophobes and Fascists (which, without irony, actually calls itself Reform UK1).…

"JD Vance has railed against the EU, accusing it of blatantly interfering in Hungary’s upcoming elections, even as the US vice-president said he had travelled to Budapest to “help” Viktor Orbšn win Sunday’s vote."
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr

The intellectual coherence of the Veep:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/202

The intellectual coherence of the Veep:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/202

James Talarico’s victory in the Democratic Senate primary race in Texas
was powered in part by a sizable advantage among Latino voters,
a sought-after group that Democrats are hoping to win back.
Latino voters, historically a Democratic-leaning group,
have been slowly shifting to the right, including a significant move toward Trump in 2024.
This year’s midterm elections will be closely watched to see whether these voters who were moved to support Republicans tw…

How Latino Voters Helped James Talarico Win in Texas
The state legislator’s apparent strength with Latino voters in the Democratic primary for Senate suggested that he might be able to make inroads with a crucial demographic that has shifted away from his party.

It's wild how far behind North American, European, Japanese and Korean automakers are in the EV space. I submit it is *primarily* because fossil fuel interests are holding them back.
The new tech in China is stunning.
"The EVs were plugged in at 9% state of charge with 93 kilometers of range (57 miles). In 9 minutes and 51 seconds, they charged up to 97% with the range prediction in their gauge cluster displaying 1,008 kilometers (626 miles).
"The Commies” also seem to do capitalism better than "us”:
"The world’s largest EV maker saw its steepest sales plunge since the pandemic, with February sales falling 41% amid cut-throat competition in China's EV market. BYD is now hoping for a comeback by democratizing its cutting-edge new technology.”
#ClimateAction #EndFossilFuels #Electric #Electrification #EV #Cars #Driving

> "We need an accessible database to act as a repository for all election advertising across all advertising platforms on the internet."