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Why is Christianity not excluded from CAA, despite being the latest foreign religion that's also imposed on us by foreign British invaders? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Isn't it ironic for india to support Israel but not Jews

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New Sentinel nuclear warhead program is 81% over budget. But Pentagon says it must go forward (apnews.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17364201

WASHINGTON (AP) — The new Sentinel nuclear warhead program is 81% over budget and is now estimated to cost nearly $141 billion, but the Pentagon is moving forward with the program, saying that given the threats from China and Russia it does not have a choice.

The Northrop Grumman Sentinel program is the first major upgrade to the ground-based component of the nuclear triad in more than 60 years and will replace the aging Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile.

It involves not only building a new missile but the modernization of 450 silos across five states, their launch control centers, three nuclear missile bases and several other testing facilities.

The expansiveness of the program previously raised questions from government watchdogs as to whether the Pentagon could manage it all.

Military budget officials on Monday said when they set the program’s estimated costs their full knowledge of the modernization needed “was insufficient in hindsight to have a high-quality cost estimate,” Bill LaPlante, under secretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, told reporters on a call.

The high cost overrun triggered what is known as a Nunn-McCurdy breach, which occurs if the cost of developing a new program increases by 25% or more. By statute, the under secretary of defense for acquisition then must **undertake a rigorous review of the program to determine if it should continue; otherwise the program must be terminated. **

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Satanists to volunteer in Florida schools in protest at DeSantis religious bill (www.theguardian.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17350565

Satanic Temple objects to governor’s push for more religion in schools and says members could act as student chaplains

Dark messengers of satanism could soon be walking the hallways of Florida’s public schools, and it’s a consequence of hard-right governor Ron DeSantis’s push for more religion in education.

Members of the Satanic Temple say they are poised to act as volunteer chaplains under a state law that took effect this week opening campuses to “additional counseling and support to students” from outside organizations.

Although HB 931 leaves the implementation of chaplain programs to individual school districts, and only requires schools to list a volunteer’s religion “if any”, DeSantis has made clear its intent is to restore the tenets of Christianity to public education.

Without the bill, DeSantis said at its signing in April: “You’re basically saying that God has no place [on campus]. That’s wrong.”

The satanists see the law, which comes amid a vigorous theocratic drive into education by the religious right nationally, as an equal opportunity: if Christian chaplains are permitted access to students, often at the most vulnerable and impressionable stages of their lives, then so are they.

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Thanks to a $1 billion gift, most Johns Hopkins medical students will no longer pay tuition (apnews.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17364145

Most medical students at Johns Hopkins University will no longer pay tuition thanks to a $1 billion gift from Bloomberg Philanthropies announced Monday.

Starting in the fall, the donation will cover full tuition for medical students from families earning less than $300,000. Living expenses and fees will be covered for students from families who earn up to $175,000.

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Oklahoma, Alabama Now Have AI-Powered Vending Machines That Sell Bullets (gizmodo.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17271565

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Indian common man right now (i.imgur.com)
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Modi setting international standards. (i.imgur.com)
We coulda had Bernie... in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 26 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I mean yeah that's true but it's not like Trump is gonna be pro-palestine.

If anything he is gonna be even more pro-israel because it's a white supremacist colony.

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Appeals court seems lost on how Internet Archive harms publishers (arstechnica.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17029482

In an open letter to publishers, more than 30,000 readers, researchers, and authors begged for access to the books to be restored in the open library, claiming the takedowns dealt "a serious blow to lower-income families, people with disabilities, rural communities, and LGBTQ+ people, among many others," who may not have access to a local library or feel "safe accessing the information they need in public."

During a press briefing following arguments in court Friday, IA founder Brewster Kahle said that "those voices weren't being heard." Judges appeared primarily focused on understanding how IA's digital lending potentially hurts publishers' profits in the ebook licensing market, rather than on how publishers' costly ebook licensing potentially harms readers.

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US Crime Rate Drops to ‘Historic’ Lows With Murders, Rapes, and Robbery Plunging, New Statistics Show (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16968321

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Gender non-conforming family called "Satanic" after being outed by school (www.lgbtqnation.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16898725

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A Texas Democrat voted against rights for trans kids. This queer Black mom challenged her – and won (www.independent.co.uk)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16863522

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Texas woman arrested for allegedly attempting to drown 3-year-old Palestinian Muslim child in possible hate crime (www.nbcnews.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/18630049

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America’s housing crisis continues to worsen, renters are struggling more than homeowners, report says (www.cnn.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16857757

Elon Musk condemns the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) used in general elections in some countries. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Blockchain based voting leaves a permanent and indelible record on the blockchain for all to see.

Elon Musk condemns the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) used in general elections in some countries. in c/[email protected]
Elon Musk condemns the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) used in general elections in some countries. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Not just digital but trustless decentralised blockchain based so it's impossibly hard to manipulate

Elon Musk condemns the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) used in general elections in some countries. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

I am not in favour of EVMs here.

However there are pros and cons for both systems

I am just saying if you go for an electronic voting system using an airtight blockchain like Bitcoin and ethereum to verify votes using a biometric database is the only system trustworthy enough because.

If you use multiple blockchains like these it would require 10 trillion dollars or more to get the computing and staking power to hack the system.

It's inconceivably costlier than hacking a physical election.

Russia also has paper ballots and I can assure you we can easily kick out Putin with a blockchain based voting system.

Elon Musk condemns the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) used in general elections in some countries. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (8 children)

That gives so much more opportunity for human intervention.

A good locksmith is all it takes to manipulate the votes.

Even if you keep it under tight security and surveillance they can bribe the security.

Elon Musk condemns the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) used in general elections in some countries. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (12 children)

Blockchain technology based (BBVS) could be safer but regular EVMs are still hackable

Trustless systems are always better than centralised systems especially when the government in power is also in authority to decide whether they continue to stay in power.

US has been blessed till now.

But look at Russian or North Korean elections. They also use paper ballots

I am confident that Putin is not gonna last if they go for a blockchain based voting system.

Why do most investments and financial infrastructure projects are being diverted to Gujarat under the Modi government. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Yeah but then most of his votebank is in UP, MP, Rajasthan. Shouldn't he be solidifying his rapport in those regions which keep him in power.

Is the increasing wealth gap in India, that's worse than during British rule a sign of a second colonisation attempt by Gujarati billionaires? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

That's exactly what is happening in India.

Even this contemporary push for hindu nationalism is already making inequality worse than before.

Corruption, unemployment, inflation is getting worse which will further expand the gap between haves and have nots and people are being distracted with culture wars.

Is the increasing wealth gap in India, that's worse than during British rule a sign of a second colonisation attempt by Gujarati billionaires? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

There is ample of evidence.

Gujarati businesses are taking over others and driving out local businesses with the help of the government.

A case study of this is the large steamers of Gujarati billionaires that are driving small boaters out of their livelihood in Varanasi

4500 Poor people's houses and shops bulldozed to build five star hotels owned by Gujarati property tycoons in Ayodhya

World's largest semiconductor plant being built in Ahmedabad completely bankrolled by taxpayers money but owned by Adani a Gujarati billionaire.

Go search yourself there is plenty of evidence.

Wait for the next Mujra. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

It means exotic dance. Modi used the word in his campaign speeches to target opposition.

BJP is a far right hindu supremacist party serving a handful of Billionaires. Sort of like Trump and republicans. After 10 years of distracting people from major issues like corruption, inflation, unemployment, safety of women with theopolitics they finally lost the majority and now they are only in power because of the support of two left wing parties who could leave them anytime.

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