‘Choice’ Cannot Coexist with Abortion Coercion
The abortion industry has enabled coercion and abuse and is willing to sacrifice women’s ‘choice’ on the altar of abortion access and increased profit. Source link
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Thomson Medical secures S$225 million Islamic revolving credit facility
Thomson Medical Group has obtained a S$225 million Islamic revolving credit facility from Maybank in Singapore, the company said on Thursday (Aug 21). This facility can be converted into a…
“Game On”: Dem Governors Hit Back at Texas Forcing Through Rigged Maps
Texas appears to have sparked a redistricting domino effect. Republicans in the Lone Star State forced through their gerrymandered maps Wednesday night by locking state representatives…
JD Vance Just Got Himself a Starring Role in Russian Propaganda
“So, I have never actually met Putin. The president did that meeting. I have talked to him on the phone a number of times. You know, it’s interesting, he’s more soft-spoken than you would…
A Nord Stream pipeline blast suspect is arrested in Italy
A Ukrainian citizen man suspected to be one of the coordinators of the undersea explosions in 2022 that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany has been arrested,…
The Download: Ukraine’s Starlink repair shop, and predicting solar storms
Starlink is absolutely critical to Ukraine’s ability to continue in the fight against Russia. It’s how troops in battle zones stay connected with faraway HQs; it’s how many of the drones…
Google did the math on AI’s energy footprint
Ever wonder how much energy it takes when you ask an AI to draft an email, plan a vacation, or role-play as a friend? Google just shed some light: The company calculated the energy, water,…
In a first, Google has released data on how much energy an AI prompt uses
So some Gemini prompts use much more energy than this: Dean gives the example of feeding dozens of books into Gemini and asking it to produce a detailed synopsis of their content. “That’s…
Transcript: Stephen Miller’s Crazed Fascist Rant to Media Is Revealing
Stephen Miller (audio voiceover): They’re the ones who have been advocating for the one percent. They’re criminals, they’re killers, they’re rapists, and they’re drug dealers. And I’m glad…
The Government Shouldn’t Get into the Chip Business
It would be a bad idea for the Trump administration to take a stake in Intel. Source link
Israel Isn’t a Danger to Jews — Jew Haters Are
The idea that Israel’s actions are putting Jews at risk globally is a contemptible position that would never be applied to any other minority group. Source link
How the U.S. Can Make the Most of a Defense-Spending Boom
The choice is clear: modernize and lead — or remain the arsenal of bureaucracy. Source link
Who Knew Sheboygan Is an Art Mecca?
Wisconsin’s Kohler Arts Center does ingenuity with both sparkle and substance. Source link
Mark Twain Is Still Mocking His Critics
A new biography inexplicably exhumes the book-banning case against Huckleberry Finn. Source link
The ESPN app has landed: ‘We can’t look at this launch as a movie opening’
On August 21, the self-described “leading multi-platform sports entertainment brand” began allowing consumers to subscribe directly through a service called . . . ESPN. Unlike ESPN+, which…
Olivia Lum trial: What is non-disclosure
After years of struggling with the Tuaspring project, Hyflux was ordered to be wound up in 2021, marking a critical chapter in one of Singapore’s most significant corporate collapses.…
Olivia Lum trial: What counts as non-disclosure?
After years of struggling with the Tuaspring project, Hyflux was ordered to be wound up in 2021, closing a critical chapter in one of Singapore’s most significant corporate collapses.…
Swiss banker bonus cap proposal watered down in parliament
Swiss lawmakers have watered down a proposal that would have installed a fixed upper limit on compensation at the country’s biggest banks including UBS Group. In March, the upper house of…
Teenage Engineering’s first free product buys it new customers for under $9
Teenage Engineering’s sweet new Computer-2 PC case has the company’s coveted aesthetic, requires a single screw, and, in a surprising twist, is completely free. The Swedish design and…
Liberals: Alas, the Time Has Come to Throw John Rawls Under the Bus
Rather, we should say that men should be able to choose which attributes they take on. To be traditionally masculine, traditionally feminine, or some combination, as long, of course, as we…
The Super-Weird Origins of the Right’s Hatred of the Smithsonian
The year-long media and political firestorm, and the attacks on historians as unpatriotic fantasists, helped fuel the politicization of the Smithsonian, but they did so in tandem with a…
Elon Musk Just Won His War on Labor Unions
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday that the National Labor Relations Board’s structure is unconstitutional, dealing another severe blow to the board’s ability to resolve…
Why recycling isn’t enough to address the plastic problem
And looking into the future, emissions from plastics are only set to grow. Another estimate, from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, projects that emissions from…
Why Did a $10 Billion Startup Let Me Vibe-Code for Them—and Why Did I Love It?
Sitting a few feet away was Simon Last, one of Notion’s three cofounders. He is gangly and shy, an engineer who has relinquished management responsibilities to focus on being a “super…