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Hirom , to U.S. News in "An egregious violation of academic freedom": At Louisiana's flagship university, oil companies can influence research and coursework for a price

What are the consequences for researchers at LSU trying to publish?

Are they expected to disclose such "partnership" signed by their host university in their declaration on conflict of interest? What if they don't? Will journal correct papers to add a note on conflicts of interest?

Hirom , to U.S. News in Carbon monoxide alarms turned off before Evergreen State student death

Multiple alarms going off simultaneously can’t be a false positive. I hope there’s penalty for silencing alarms and letting resident come back.

I guess no one called a fire marshal or the place would have been immediately closed down.

Hirom , (edited ) to U.S. News in Judge won't let Trump delay E. Jean Carroll penalties, leaving him with days to cover $83M judgment

If Trump is fabulously wealthy, then E. Jean Carroll has found an infinite money maker: sue Trump for libel, collect money, repeat. If not, then E. Jean Carroll has found a way to bankrupt Trump.

Hirom , to U.S. News in U.S. Serviceman Dies After Setting Self on Fire Outside Israeli Embassy to Protest War in Gaza

All leaders involved should see victims up close. A little empathy might motivate them to do more to end the war.

Hirom , to U.S. News in E. Jean Carroll Vows to ‘Do Something Good’ With Trump’s $83.3 Million

A legal defense fund for victims of agent orange?

Hirom , to U.S. News in Trump must pay E. Jean Carroll over $83 million in defamation damages, jury rules

Lies have consequences. Anyone who Trump lies about should take notice, and take note of these lawyers’ names.

Hirom , to U.S. News in IRS says it collected $360 million more from rich tax cheats as its funding is threatened yet again

The amount of effort and resources that’s required to collect taxes and catch cheaters is mind-boggling.

Many countries would benefit from simplifying the tax code, scrubbing a few loopholes. ie make it harder to cheat, cheaper to collect, so the resources get spent somewhere else.

Hirom , to U.S. News in China’s cyber army is invading critical U.S. services

China “is sitting on a stockpile of strategic” vulnerabilities, or undisclosed security flaws it can use in stealthy attacks, Adamski said

Agencies in the USA have been stockpiling vulnerabilities as well, rather than reporting them so vendors cam fix them. It already backfired before, it would backfire again.

WannaCry Ransomware: Microsoft Calls Out NSA For ‘Stockpiling’ Vulnerabilities

Hirom , to U.S. News in Why Banks Are Suddenly Closing Down Customer Accounts

I guess these algos are monitored but given benefit of the doubt. Few understand the system and/or would risk going against the system’s recommandations of fear of getting blamed.

Hirom , (edited ) to U.S. News in Robert E. Lee statue that prompted deadly protest in Virginia has been melted down

An idea to repurpose the statue: melt it into bollards to stop cars driven by insane white nationalists.

Hirom , to U.S. News in At least 1,000 birds died from colliding with one Chicago building in one day

Impeding on people’s view? Should have tought about this before building the damn thing. Having to put dots on the glass is a tiny price to pay to protect the ecosystem.

Hirom , to U.S. News in 'Unbelievable' insurance increases are walloping Nebraska homeowners. Climate change is a big reason why.

Very believable. It’s long been expected that climate change would increase the severity of various weather-related disasters.

What’s unbelievable is that many insurance companies invest in fossil fuel, further aggravating the problem.

Source: Insurance Majors Invest In Fossil Fuels While Cutting Coverage Due To Climate Risks, published September 19th, 2023

Hirom , to U.S. News in FTC Sues Amazon for Illegally Maintaining Monopoly Power

Related: Futurama Season 11 Parodies Amazon in Episode 5

A sneak peek at Futurama Season 11, Episode 5, “Related to Items You’ve Viewed,” sees Bender working for the Momazon corporation.

Hirom , to U.S. News in A Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. The school says it wasn’t discrimination.

George’s hairstyle looks like it took a lot of work. I imagine it makes it especially frustrating to be told the haircut is wrong.

Hirom , to U.S. News in A 4% income tax on millionaires will make lunch free for Massachusetts K-12 students

That make sense. Thanks a lot.

So overall income tax in Boston, MA for the highest bracket is 46%. That’s comparable to many european countries. Although brackets are probably very different.

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