Just learned has the ability to turn off infinite scroll, that's going to be invaluable to stopping me for the never ending mindless binge trying to read everything and forcing me to stop and wait for the next page to load, questioning if I should stop and it gives me a sense of completion I used to get with facebook, #FacebookAdboycott #zuckisevil #Friendica
The End of ICE
No, no, not that ICE. A different ICE.
Well, well. There it is. Europe has already been moving in this direction. As usual, California leads the way to the future in America.
Governor Newsom announced that as of Jan 1, 2035, it we be illegal to sell gasoline or diesel powered vehicles in California. Since California is, by far, the largest auto market in the USA, this will drive it. After all, today's low-pollution, high MPG, safe, seatbelt-equipped, airbag-equipped vehicles are all a result of California leading the way and forcing Detroit to improve its products.
By the way, Ford Motor Company chimed in, in full support of Newsom's announcement, saying they were already in the process of electrifying their most popular products, including the F-150.
Well, well. There it is. Europe has already been moving in this direction. As usual, California leads the way to the future in America.
Governor Newsom announced that as of Jan 1, 2035, it we be illegal to sell gasoline or diesel powered vehicles in California. Since California is, by far, the largest auto market in the USA, this will drive it. After all, today's low-pollution, high MPG, safe, seatbelt-equipped, airbag-equipped vehicles are all a result of California leading the way and forcing Detroit to improve its products.
By the way, Ford Motor Company chimed in, in full support of Newsom's announcement, saying they were already in the process of electrifying their most popular products, including the F-150.
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Tent residents presented 3 demands to the city 1) Provide housing or hotel rooms at least through winter 2) Open a Safe Outdoor Space immediately 3) Leave residents alone at whatever reasonable spot they move to, no sweeps or police. #Denver didn't respond to the demands. Pt. 2
The .2 trillion package is still nearly a trillion dollars over what Trump said he'd be willing to sign.House Democrats Unveil Scaled-Back Coronavirus Stimulus Package
The .2 trillion package is still nearly a trillion dollars over what Trump said he'd be willing to sign.huffp.st
Going to give Babylon 5 a spin for the first time ever. Seasoon 1, Episode 1: The Gathering #scifi
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Some great casting, including a few familiar faces from other franchises.
I'll see if I can fix that issue with it not displaying in the popup tomorrow....I reported it to the developers of the popup and the RSS stream plugin that we are using. I worked a lot on this today. Tomorrow I also have to work on the video for the TROM 2 campaign...ok. Tomorrow! #tromlive
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Oops that was the Babylon 5 pilot. Solid start. Acting and dialog on par with TNG Season 1. All CGI ship/space effects just couldn't be pulled off realistically in 1993 so feels like a game but still pleasing and impressive for the era. #scifi
This was an ironic day for me to pick off watching Babylon 5 for the first time :) #scifi
#StarTrekTheNextGeneration premiered on this day and my life changed! Still trekking 🖖🏻
Oh wait, there’s more ....Tax Records Reveal How Fame Gave Trump a 7 Million Lifeline
“The Apprentice” rescued Donald J. Trump, bringing him new sources of cash and a myth that would propel him to the White House.www.nytimes.com
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I shouldn't be surprised by yet another malevolent action by the administration, but I do still have capacity to be pissed anew.
NEW: Trump yesterday repeatedly accused Hunter Biden of receiving millions from the wife of the late Moscow mayor Yury Luzhkov, who is described in Ron Johnson’s recent report as corrupt. But Trump himself sought millions in deals w/Luzhkov’s government.Trump sought deals with Moscow mayor
Republicans have accused Joe Biden's son of taking payments from the late mayor's billionaire widow, which he denies.www.politico.com
More than this, with friendica I can tag people/pages, create events, comment, all of that. And all of these, except the comments, will be available on our TROM Live page. You can click these tags and mentions from our posts directly. It makes everything more connected. I am excited to see how this works. In a way it is still in testing phases for me....so we'll see.... #tromlive
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Hype fades, but your robot taxi is still en route, just very slowly: Don Pittis | CBC News
It's been so obvious to anyone who spends a lot of time online (it me) that Black people are particularly targeted for the "my vote doesn't matter" and the "both sides are the same" voting deterrence arguments... but now someone found proof proof.
https://twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/1310627550964731907
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There was no "economic populist agenda” once Trump was elected, wrote the former RNC spokesman.Trump Played Populist 'Con' On The 'Rubes,' Says Former Republican Official
There was no "economic populist agenda” once Trump was elected, wrote the former RNC spokesman. But his new tax law became a "boon to the wealthy."huffp.st
NEW: Teenagers are twice as likely to become infected with the coronavirus, according to new CDC data released today. (PLUS meta-analysis in JAMA last week)
A brief thread on why this matters. 1/xThe Coronavirus Mostly Spares Younger Children. Teens Aren’t So Lucky.
Younger children are about half as likely as older teenagers and adults to become infected, new studies suggest.www.nytimes.com
Join @DrawTheLinesPA to meet citizen mappers getting ready for 2021.
Whatever happens with bills & votes, the more we know about #redistricting & #FairMaps the more powerful we are in the fight against #Gerrymandering.
Wednesday, Sept. 30, 5:30 pmAfter November: Slaying the Gerrymander in PA in 2021
However the election turns out, democracy will need major TLC in 2021. Learn about a coming major initiative for fair voting maps in PA.www.eventbrite.com
Once home to as many as 20,000 Wichita people and covering an area of 5 miles, Etzanoa is considered the second biggest Native American city ever discovered in North America, aside from the Mississippian city of Cahokia...New find at lost city in Kansas
Excavation near Arkansas City at lost city of Etzanoa site, courtesy Donald Blakesleewww.ksn.com
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I'm starting.
I will use my personal Friendica account to post updates about my work. I think it might be a better decision since Friendica is interactive. My posts and TROM's Friendica posts, along with anyone who helps with TROM, will be pulled into a mega Live at the same TROM-Live address. #tromlive
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New super-enzyme eats plastic bottles six times faster
Breakthrough that builds on plastic-eating bugs first discovered by Japan in 2016 promises to enable full recyclingwww.theguardian.com
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What you need to know about #false #confessionsThe Reality of False Confessions
Law enforcement are bad at spotting lies, people confess to crimes they did not commit and judges cannot accurately fix the problem.debunkingdenialism.com
In Phoenix, incumbent prosecutor Allister Adel is squaring off this fall against Julie Gunnigle, who is running on a pledge to lower Maricopa County’s incarceration rate by 25%, perhaps transforming the legal system in a county home to 4.5 million people.How One Election Might Strike a Blow to Mass Incarceration in Arizona
In Maricopa County, years of harsh charging and sentencing policies have sent state incarceration rates soaring. Now that legacy is in question in Novembertheappeal.org
A further elaboration of this point here:Perspective | The triumph of James Baker’s partisanship
A legacy forever tainted.www.washingtonpost.com
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Who is Jesus? Part 6: I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life
I cannot see any RSS feeds
I have added (followed) a few RSS feeds such as https://www.tromjaro.com/feed but I do not see any posts in my timeline nor do I see these sources as "contacts". Is this an issue with this instance? Cheers and thanks a lot for your work honestly!
Enable remote_self
support@social.isurf.ca Can you please enable Admin > Site > Policies > Allow Users to set remote_self. I would love to be able to pull RSS posts into our Friendica feed, just as an extra for our projects. Keep people up to date on Friendica.
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Pelosi urges colleagues to prepare for 2020 presidential election reaching Congress
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., urged her congressional colleagues to redirect their fundraising efforts in an attempt to shore up the type of majority the party would need if the 2020 presidential election reached her chamber.www.foxnews.com
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I can wait for this happening.
After all, when I was a kid there was such crap called 'Leaded Gasoline' and I can still remember the panic, horror, tales of the Apocalypse that went on when leaded gas was outlawed...
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At the time, I was building cars, engines, and a drag boat, and not very environmentally conscious. I was not happy. Engines today are engineered to run on unleaded. Mainly the valves and seats have to be made of more exotic materials because of the lack of tetraethyl lead. In addition to boosting octane rating, the lead provided lubrication. The lead lubricated the valves.
For a while in the 1970s, I used illegal methods to lay hands on high-octane (108-110) aviation gas, which was still leaded. I had a connection at Santa Monica Airport, just a few blocks from my shop. That's what I ran in my boat (AA/Gas flatbottom).
If you ran unleaded in a 1960s vintage engine, it would burn the valves. And, c... show more
At the time, I was building cars, engines, and a drag boat, and not very environmentally conscious. I was not happy. Engines today are engineered to run on unleaded. Mainly the valves and seats have to be made of more exotic materials because of the lack of tetraethyl lead. In addition to boosting octane rating, the lead provided lubrication. The lead lubricated the valves.
For a while in the 1970s, I used illegal methods to lay hands on high-octane (108-110) aviation gas, which was still leaded. I had a connection at Santa Monica Airport, just a few blocks from my shop. That's what I ran in my boat (AA/Gas flatbottom).
If you ran unleaded in a 1960s vintage engine, it would burn the valves. And, catalytic converters were coming. Leaded gas poisons the catalyst, so it had to go for that reason, too. Nowadays, that's all long-forgotten -- and good riddance.
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*Australia seems to have low standards for air quality... I worked for a few months as a school crossing guard. On the days with no breeze, you really notice the difference between clean and dirty diesel engines, cars that aren't visibly smoking but by smell are obviously burning oil, and it seems many cars emit a significant amount of vaporized fuel out the exhaust before the engine is warmed up.
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Here's a funny fact, my Toyota Corolla outside could run on the exhaust from my "hotrod" back in the day. Yeah. Hahaha.
You've probably seen a big diesel like a semi-tractor or locomotive cold-start and emit a large amount of white fog from the exhaust for a couple of minutes as it warms up. That white fog is unburned diesel fuel. Sometimes you get lucky and the fog will ignite with a big flame-front -- WHOOSH! Hahaha.
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