Public health, Education: Schools really did close a long time
Oregon closed schools on Mar 12, 2020, then directed to re-open as "hybrid" in Apr 2021, and fully re-open in Sep 2022.
Business: Brightline rail building private sector passenger rail services in the U.S.
Seems to be doing very well too: Brightline is the beginning of U.S. high-speed rail, says Fortress Investment co-founder Meanwhile, California government’s own “bullet train” is at $128 billion, way…
Crime, Security: Property Crime seems to run rampant in major U.S. cities
Portland, Oregon San Francisco Elsewhere An increase in shoplifting crime is blamed on An increase in shoplifting and property vandalism are reportedly spreading to other countries. Recent crime data itself…
Healthcare: Interesting example of “healthcare privilege”
44 inpatient days at Walter Reed: Pennsylvania hospitals admit thousands of people for depression annually. Only a small fraction of patients stay as long as Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman did…
Energy: “California utility companies propose charging customers based on how much money they make”
Three major utility companies in California are looking to restructure customer billing, and part of that means customers could be charged based on how much money they make. Source: California…
Climate oops: “Dutch minister warns of waning public support for climate policies”
Measures to protect environment have led to stand-off between government and farmers in the Netherlands Source: Dutch minister warns of waning public support for climate policies | Financial Times The…
EV sales need to grow 34% every year to achieve 2030 EV goals
To reach 60% by 2030, that means we need to grow EV sales at a compound annual growth rate of 34% between now and then – a similar growth rate…
Evs, Education: “Exposing the structural violence of private electric automobility”
WE MUST BAN ALL PRIVATE AUTOMOBILES AND TRANSPORT SAY ACADEMIC EXPERTS. Electric vehicles are “VIOLENCE”! EVs are a source of “structural violence”: A wolf in sheep’s clothing: Exposing the structural…
Why the shortage of Adderall and Xanax? Because we are a nation of idiots
A secret pharmacy order limit has made patients with sleep, anxiety and attention disorders scramble for their medications. Source: Adderall, Xanax Are Hard to Get Because of the Opioid Crisis…
Public health: “How Zeynep Tufekci and Jeremy Howard Masked America” #MasksForAll
Zeynep Tufekci and Jeremy Howard played a decisive role in shifting CDC guidance and ushering in mask mandates across America. Zeynep’s role in the COVID story goes far deeper than…