We use nearly 40M acres of cornfields to grow ethanol. Nearly 40M acres of solar farms (with some batteries) could easily power the country, even if we all drove EVs and used AI. www.nytimes.com/2023/06/06/o...
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We are now officially living in an idiocracy.
RFK Jr. announces end to some mRNA contracts, including for flu, covid
The targeting of the vaccine technology once considered revolutionary follows intense criticism by conservatives and anti-vaccine activists.
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The Trump Administration just issued a new order trying to kill solar and wind because they allegedly use too much land. But somehow this new fervor for "capacity density" won't apply to ethanol, which uses 100X as much land as solar per unit of energy.
www.eenews.net/articles/ano...
Another Burgum order coldcocks solar and wind
The Friday order by the Interior secretary on the “capacity density” of solar and wind projects is the latest in a series of restrictive moves by the Trump
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"Its markets were crowded, its streets were full of children. That Gaza is gone— not buried under volcanic ash, not erased by history, but razed by an Israeli military campaign that has left behind a place that looks like the aftermath of an apocalypse"
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
A wasteland of rubble, dust and graves: how Gaza looks from the sky
The Guardian joins a Jordanian military airdrop for a rare chance to observe a landscape devastated by Israel’s offensive
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White House Orders NASA to Destroy Important Satellite
The White House has instructed NASA employees to destroy two major, climate change-focused satellite missions.
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🕯️ Ukrainian photographer and historian Ihor Klymovych killed in action
Ukrainian photographer and historian Ihor Klymovych killed in action
Ukrainian historian and photographer Ihor Klymovych was killed in action in Kharkiv Oblast at the end of July. He served as a junior lieutenant in the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Gro...
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Also, on a Vespa you're not as likely to join the bike lane and be able to zip out front at lights. Also, parking on the sidewalk is iffy.
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I live in the Bay Area, and I can get across town faster on my scooter than a car, at lights I join the bike lane to get to front and then beat cars out when it goes green and have the lane to myself.
At destinations, there's never any hassle parking. I love my kickscooter, so useful in a city.
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Do agree that helmets are a problem with the rental model. Personal ownership solves a lot of problems, both because you develop experience and head gear.
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My primary vehicle for errands is a kick scooter, it has 10" x 3" wheels with shocks, the kick scooter has more surface area on the road than a 30" x 1" bike wheel, it's just wider, it bridges holes bikes go in.
The real issue is the tipping hazard, which is solved by crouching when at speed.
