WhatsApp's new dialler feature could allow voice calls to unsaved contacts: Report WhatsApp is reportedly developing a new feature that will enable users to make voice calls through an in-app dialler. This new function, which is still in the works, has not been released to users on ... 04/24/2024 - 6:23 am | View Link
NKorea Sends Delegation to Iran in Growing Effort to Break Diplomatic Isolation A high-level North Korean economic delegation was in Iran on Wednesday, the North's state media said, for what would be the two countries’ first known talks since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. 04/23/2024 - 10:31 pm | View Link
T-Mobile's new Internet plans are here to take your data woes away T-Mobile recently took to the stage and announced two new Internet plans for its customers. The company, purportedly the fastest-growing Internet provider ... 04/23/2024 - 12:34 pm | View Link
First day of historic Trump trial ends without any jurors being picked The historic hush-money trial of Donald Trump got underway Monday with the arduous process of selecting a jury to hear the case charging the former president with falsifying business records to stifle ... 04/15/2024 - 11:30 am | View Link
LIFE WIRELESS COMMITS TO FREE AND DISCOUNTED WIRELESS SERVICE WITH LIFELINE PROGRAM AMID UNCERTAIN FUTURE FOR THE ACP The Lifeline Assistance Program was created in 1985 to help ensure universal phone access to all Americans. Proper connectivity is essential for every household today, and Lifeline service remains a ... 04/15/2024 - 3:00 am | View Link
HUGE legal news out of Arizona! 11 "Fake Electors" and numerous Trump co-conspirators were just indicted on felony charges related to their shenanigans during the period right after the 2020 election.
The Washington Post reports that a grand jury officially "indicted seven attorneys and aides affiliated with Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign as well as 11 Arizona Republicans on felony charges related to their alleged efforts to subvert Joe Biden’s 2020 victory in the state." Those indicted include Mark Meadows, Rudy Giuliani, Jenna Ellis, John Eastman, Christina Bobb, top campaign adviser Boris Epshteyn and former campaign aide Mike Roman.
Thursday's Turkeys Edition
STRIKE!!! Sounds like an excellent idea. Hamilton Nolan "real talks" it.
An American writes a letter about, among other things, working people.
Speculation: Hackwhackers wonders what the alliterative "Peter" Pecker & Hope Hicks have on Lumpy.
Insult someone w/ dirty words & this reporter is there. North Stars and Cowboy Bars & everyone is entitled to my own opinion come through.
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The West Virginia Senate primary is May 14.
When Zach Shrewsbury started campaigning, he was running against reactionary Democrat Joe Manchin, who has since announced he isn’t running for reelection. At that point, another special interest, corporate-backed right-of-center Democrat, Glenn Elliott, jumped into the race against Shrewsbury. On Monday, as expected, Manchin endorsed Elliott.
And if you want to see another senator just like Joe Manchin, Elliott’s the man.
Former Secretary of State John Kerry knows that battling the climate crisis is an uphill battle— but that doesn’t mean it’s time to give up the fight.
“Every analysis of finance of the transition to clean energy says we need something like 2.5 to 4.5 trillion dollars every year for the next three years,” said Kerry during his TIME Earth Award acceptance speech, after being presented the honor by former honoree Tom Steyer.
Nemonte Nenquimo believes that Mother Nature is sending us a message—we just need to listen.
“She’s crying. She’s shouting. She’s screaming. She’s saying that I am when the tides are rising, the rivers are rising. There are droughts. And this is my language. This is my alarm to you.”
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Nenquimo, an Indigenous leader of the Waorani peoples in Ecuador and founder of the nonprofits Ceibo Alliance and Amazon Frontlines, has focused much of her activism on preserving the Amazon from deforestation and oil extraction.
Designer Gabriela Hearst accepted a TIME Earth Award on Wednesday, presented to her by actress Jodie Comer, who praised Hearst’s commitment to sustainability through simplicity.
Hearst made clear that the admiration was mutual. “Artists and scientists hold the important keys to get us out of the mess we have gotten ourselves in,” she said before discussing her passion for clean energy.
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Hearst has weaved sustainability into her namesake company’s practices—her brand sells handbags on a made-to-order basis, and is constantly finding new ways to reduce waste in packaging and fabrics.