Month: March 2023

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What A Day - Another Rail Fail

A second Norfolk Southern train derailed in Ohio over the weekend, just over a month after the crash in East Palestine. Local hazmat teams verified that toxins were involved in this latest accident, though it’s raising more questions about rail safety and regulations.

President Biden visited Selma, Alabama to mark the anniversary of “Bloody Sunday,” a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement of the 1960s. Biden renewed his promise to protect voting rights, which he said was "under assault" by conservative lawmakers and the Supreme Court.

And in headlines: Amazon paused construction on its second headquarters in Virginia, U.N. member states agreed on an historic treaty to protect the world's oceans, and Rachael Ray’s daytime talk show is ending after 17 seasons on the air.

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The NewsWorthy - Deadly Storms, Historic Oceans Treaty & Chris Rock Slaps Back – Monday, March 6, 2023

The news to know for Monday, March 6, 2023!

What to know about the impact of severe storms in the South – and yet another train derailment in Ohio.

Also, a historic agreement between nations around the globe to protect the world's marine life. What it does and why it matters.

Plus, are ATMs disappearing? What the numbers show. We'll tell you the response from an NBA star suspended over an Instagram live video, and Chris Rock is talking about that infamous Oscars slap in his own Netflix special.

Those stories and more news to know in around 10 minutes!

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The Daily Signal - INTERVIEW | Sen. Rick Scott and Rep. Mark Green Breakdown Greatest Foreign and Domestic Threats Facing America

President Joe Biden does not understand the threat China poses to America, according to Sen. Rick Scott. 


“He pacifies [Chinese President Xi Jinping] all the time,” Scott, R-Fla., says of Biden’s relationship with the leader of the Chinese Communist Party. 


“China and Russia pose a threat to American freedom, Scott says, because “both of them don't like us."


"Both of them don't want America to lead the world. They don't like democracy. They don't like freedom. They don't like liberty,” the Florida lawmaker says.


With concerns over ties between China and Russia growing stronger, America has to “assume the worst,” the senator says. If a third world war does break out, “it's because we have a weak president," Scott says. 


Scott joined “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss growing geopolitical tensions and what the Biden administration could be doing to secure American freedom. Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., also joins today's show to discuss the crisis on the southern border.


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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - The Fight To Return Native Remains to Their Tribes

The “Native American Graves and Repatriation Act” passed more than 30 years ago, with the goal of returning human remains, which were taken from native burial sites, back to their tribes. But museums and universities still hold the remains of thousands of people—UC Berkeley alone has nearly 10,000.


Guest: Mary Hudetz, Propublica reporter focusing on tribal issues throughout the Southwest.


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Strict Scrutiny - Ascertaining the Majorness of Student Debt Relief

What’s going to happen to the federal student debt relief plan? Melissa, Leah and Kate give listeners some answers as they break down last week’s Supreme Court oral arguments on the cases blocking 20 million borrowers from seeing between $10,000 and $20,000 of forgiveness on their federal student loans. They also discuss how those arguments could affect a pending federal court ruling that could force the FDA to reverse its approval of mifepristone, a drug used in medication abortion.

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NPR's Book of the Day - In ‘Dyscalculia,’ Camonghne Felix reckons with heartbreak as a form of trauma

The critically acclaimed poet Camonghne Felix says that people going through breakups are not often treated with the same grace or generosity as those who've experienced self-harm or sexual assault. But in her new memoir, Dyscalculia, she explores the ways romantic pain and loss requires its own kind of grief – and the amount of honesty that it requires to truly heal from heartbreak. In today's episode, she tells NPR's Juana Summers about how she yearned for a book, written by a Black woman, that immersed itself in that process – and so she ended up having to write her own story.
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Short Wave - Rome wasn’t built in a day, but they sure had strong concrete

The Roman Colosseum is a giant, oval amphitheater built almost two thousand years ago. Despite its age and a 14th century earthquake that knocked down the south side of the colosseum, most of the 150-some foot building is still standing. Like many ancient Roman structures, parts of it were constructed using a specific type of concrete. Scientists and engineers have long suspected a key to these buildings' durability is their use of this Roman concrete. But exactly how this sturdy concrete has contributed to the architecture's strength has been a mystery to researchers across the globe.

A team of interdisciplinary researchers have recently discovered one answer to why these ancient Roman buildings have weathered the test of time — while many modern, concrete structures seem to crumble after a few decades.

The answer: self-healing concrete.

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It Could Happen Here - How Cops Help Rich People Get Around Gun Laws

James, Mia, and Gare sit down to to talk about the various ways police help rich people get around firearms legislation in California and all over the USA.

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This Machine Kills - Patreon Preview – 237. Kissinger Has Seen the True Face of AI God

Now we know why Henry Kissinger looks the way he does. He peered into the true face of the New God // New Technology. He is paying the price for this forbidden glance – cursed to live for eternity in a shriveled flesh husk, damned to preach about its power, along with Eric Schmidt and Daniel Huttenlocher. Their reverence is tempered by vague warnings of risk and responsibility. Their hysterical register is offset by the hushed tones of sober reflection. Stuff we reference: ••• ChatGPT Heralds an Intellectual Revolution | Henry Kissinger, Eric Schmidt, Daniel Huttenlocher https://www.wsj.com/articles/chatgpt-heralds-an-intellectual-revolution-enlightenment-artificial-intelligence-homo-technicus-technology-cognition-morality-philosophy-774331c6 ••• How the Enlightenment Ends | Henry Kissinger https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/06/henry-kissinger-ai-could-mean-the-end-of-human-history/559124/ ••• Planning for AGI and beyond | Sam Altman https://openai.com/blog/planning-for-agi-and-beyond/ ••• The Myth of Artificial Intelligence | Meredith Whittaker, Lucy Suchman https://prospect.org/culture/books/myth-of-artificial-intelligence-kissinger-schmidt-huttenlocher/ Subscribe to hear more analysis and commentary in our premium episodes every week! https://www.patreon.com/thismachinekills Hosted by Jathan Sadowski (www.twitter.com/jathansadowski) and Edward Ongweso Jr. (www.twitter.com/bigblackjacobin). Production / Music by Jereme Brown (www.twitter.com/braunestahl)