Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Author: Wendy Biddlecombe Agsar
06/29/2021
Toyota’s GOP contributions, BuzzFeed’s SPAC and a Friend of Pivot from Microsoft
Kara and Scott talk about the revelations that the car company Toyota is the highest contributor to Republicans who voted to invalidate the presidential election. They also discuss BuzzFeed's plan to IPO with a SPAC and what that means for media and SPACs. Then we are joined by Yusuf Mehdi is the Corporate Vice President, Modern Life, Search & Devices at Microsoft.
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This late civil rights icon’s imprint is everywhere today
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Islands of Immunity
Why paranoid island states have done the best when it comes to fighting COVID-19.
06/29/2021
Data-Smart City Pod: Episode Eight
Richard Florida on Data, Cities, and Structure
06/29/2021
Will US Troops Ever Leave Iraq and Syria? | Robert Wright & Derek Davison
06/30/2021
5,000 burgers a day: World’s first cultured meat-production plant opens in Israel
Rehovot-based Future Meat‘s plant makes cell-based, slaughter-free meat production a reality.
06/29/2021
Nevada pageant winner to become 1st transgender Miss USA contestant
“My win is our win. We just made history. Happy Pride,” Kataluna Enriquez, 27, said.
06/28/2021
Malawi’s LBGTQ+ community celebrates first Pride parade
Homosexuality remains illegal in the country, where a conviction carries a jail term of up to 14 years
06/29/2021
ACLU-NJ: Settlement of NJ Civil Rights Suit Promises Necessary Reform Affirming Transgender, Intersex, and Non-Binary People in Prison
New Jersey agreed to adopt major policy reforms regarding transgender, intersex, and non-binary people in state prisons, the result of an agreement settling a civil rights suit brought by a woman who was forced to live in men’s prisons for a year and a half.
06/15/2021
Honda Built Shoe Navigation To Make Walking Easier For The Visually Impaired
This new device could bring personal mobility up to date
06/29/2021
Mixing Covid jabs has good immune response, study finds
A mix-and-match approach to Covid vaccines - using different brands for first and second doses - appears to give good protection against the pandemic virus, a UK study has found.
06/28/2021