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We have no choice but to fight.
New from 404 Media: inside the gov meeting where Musk ally laid out plans for data sharing across gov/AI. We got audio. In the call an employee pushed back and said the plan would be “illegal.” Musk ally said “we should still push forward and see what we can do.” www.404media.co/things-are-g...
‘Things Are Going to Get Intense:’ How a Musk Ally Plans to Push AI on the Government
404 Media has obtained audio of a meeting held by Thomas Shedd, a Musk-associate who is now heading a team of government coders. In the call one employee pushed back and said one of the planned moves ...
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February 4, 2025 at 7:31 PM
We have no choice but to fight.
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Pritzker: "He promised he was gonna lower costs & make us safer. He's done none of it. I realize he's only been in office 2 weeks, but it's gotten worse, not better. You think grocery prices have gone down? No, they've gone up bc of what he's threatening or what he's already put in place"
February 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Pritzker: "He promised he was gonna lower costs & make us safer. He's done none of it. I realize he's only been in office 2 weeks, but it's gotten worse, not better. You think grocery prices have gone down? No, they've gone up bc of what he's threatening or what he's already put in place"
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The hidden human toll in Congo as the world seeks cobalt for use in electric cars.
Resource rich Congo should be an economic powerhouse with its resources - instead it's extracted on the cheap and the people suffer.
Resource rich Congo should be an economic powerhouse with its resources - instead it's extracted on the cheap and the people suffer.
In the Katanga region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), increasing numbers of babies are being born with birth defects mostly due to a huge surge in the global demand for cobalt used in lithium batteries for electric cars.
The DRC, esp. Katanga region, has 60% of the world’s reserves.
The DRC, esp. Katanga region, has 60% of the world’s reserves.
Babies born with deformities near DRC’s cobalt mines
Doctors in the Democratic Republic of Congo have noticed a high rate of birth defects in babies born near cobalt mines.Demand for the metal is soaring, as we...
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December 8, 2024 at 10:38 PM
The hidden human toll in Congo as the world seeks cobalt for use in electric cars.
Resource rich Congo should be an economic powerhouse with its resources - instead it's extracted on the cheap and the people suffer.
Resource rich Congo should be an economic powerhouse with its resources - instead it's extracted on the cheap and the people suffer.