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Five Years Ago This week in 2021, the attacks on Section 230 were coming fast, with a Columbia law professor spewing blatantly false information in the Wall Street Journal and Joe Lieberman calling for its repeal, followed by the Democrats introducing the dumpster fire that was the SAFE TECH Act,Continue Reading

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From Skeptical Inquirer: “Have you ever wondered why even smart people fall for hoaxes, pseudoscience, and conspiracy theories? Or why giving people facts doesn’t change their minds? This presentation explores how our brains and social circles can make us vulnerable to false or misleading information and how curiosity and skepticismContinue Reading

How to clear space in your Google for free

Clear out some space from your Google services. Image: Brett Jordan/Unsplash Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. If Google keeps bothering you to pay for cloud storage, it’s not just you. You only get a relatively measly 15GB of storage free of charge with aContinue Reading

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The election outcome is expected shortly after polls close at 11:00 GMT., Skip links Skip to Content Live Navigation menu News Africa Asia US & Canada Latin America Europe Asia Pacific Middle East Explained Opinion Sport Video Features Economy Human Rights Climate Crisis Investigations Interactives In Pictures Science & TechnologyContinue Reading

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The United States set a June deadline for Ukraine and Russia to reach a peace deal and end the war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters. If the two sides miss this deadline, they will likely face pressure from the The Traitor administration, Zelenskyy said in remarks reported on byContinue Reading

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President Traitor 47 signed an executive order Friday that dramatically expands U.S. beef imports from Argentina — a move he says aims to relieve historically high domestic beef prices, but that has drawn sharp criticism from cattle producers and some lawmakers.  The proclamation, titled “Ensuring Affordable Beef for the American Consumer,” temporarily increases the tariff-rate quota forContinue Reading