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Pentagon testing mass surveillance balloons across the US | US news | The Guardian
Travelling in the stratosphere at altitudes of up to 65,000ft, the balloons are intended to “provide a persistent surveillance system to locate and deter narcotic trafficking and homeland security threats”, according to a filing made on behalf of the Sierra Nevada Corporation, an aerospace and defence company. Source: Pentagon testing mass surveillance balloons across the…
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How robots became a scapegoat for the destruction of the working class
Three papers in the last year — one by the Aspen Institute’s Future of Work Initiative, one from the Roosevelt Institute and Duke University, and another in development from Roosevelt — suggest maybe the automation we’re seeing now is little different from the technological advances we’ve seen in every other era. Instead, the problems of…
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How Getting More Girls to Make Video Games Will Change the Gaming Industry | Teen Vogue
Beyond creating a world where girls can feel empowered and seen, I have also made it my mission to get more young women to be the ones actually creating the video games they love to play. My name is Laila Shabir, the creator of Girls Make Games, an organization dedicated to inspiring the next generation…
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An Arizona Border Patrol Agent Spent 6 Years Arresting Immigrants While Being Undocumented Himself – we are mitú
A former U.S. Border Patrol agent in Arizona was sentenced this past month to one year of probation and fined $1,000 for lying about being a U.S. citizen. Marco A. De La Garza, 38, spent almost six years as a Border Patrol agent on America’s southern border in Arizona. Officials found out De La Garza…
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The Week in Women’s Football: Review of Futbolera—A History of Women & Sports in Latin America – Tribal Football
Today, we review another new book: Futbolera—A History of Women & Sports in Latin America by Brenda Elsey and Joshua Nadel, published by University of Texas Press (2019). This book is a pure delight to read and provides tremendous new information on the struggles that the women’s game has faced over the years throughout Central…
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Ronald Rael on Instagram: “One of the most incredible experiences of my and @vasfsf’s career bringing to life the conceptual drawings of the Teetertotter Wall from…”
One of the most incredible experiences of my and @vasfsf’s career bringing to life the conceptual drawings of the Teetertotter Wall from 2009 in an event filled with joy, excitement, and togetherness at the borderwall. The wall became a literal fulcrum for U.S. – Mexico relations and children and adults were connected in meaningful ways…
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Welcome to FIFA.com News – The pizza-and-movie Sunday that got Camila trailing Tobin – FIFA.com
“That game changed my life. I fell in love with the USWNT. Their game, sportsmanship, technique, passion. I knew all about men’s soccer, but I became obsessed with women’s soccer. I spent all my time Googling everything about it. I began following the players on social media. “I’d thought a lot about giving up trying…
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Artificial Womb Works for Lambs, Study Shows – The Atlantic
Source: Artificial Womb Works for Lambs, Study Shows – The Atlantic An article in The Atlantic summarizes and explains a recent scientific paper from Nature about an investigtaion into, and a success with, the possibility of creating an artificial womb that may improve the chances of severely premature human babies to survive and thrive. The…
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LEGO experiments at SparkFun
A member of the SparkFun team is experimenting with robotics and LEGO bricks beyond the confines of the Mindstorm branded products. It will bear fruit to pay attention to their explorations. https://www.sparkfun.com/news/2973?utm_content=97808166