YokosoNews has been offering live, real-time English translation of NHK other Japanese-language networks on his Ustream channel. I'm listening to him as I watch NHK TV on my cable provider (Time Warner, Comcast, and others are offering the normally "premium" Japanese television network for free right now, in the wake of the disaster.)
Live, real-time English audio translation of Japan TV streams
Facebook knew in August ~70% of most active civic 'Groups' were too toxic to recommend to users
In August, internal research at Facebook showed that ~70% of the platform's most active Groups were considered too toxic to recommend to users, reports Jeff Horwitz at the Wall Street Journal on Sunday. It's a well-documented tale of Facebook knowing it was amplifying domestic terrorism, and failing to address it. From Jeff Horwitz's piece at… READ THE REST
Trump found some new sleazeball lawyers for his impeachment defense team, after the last ones all ran off
Reuters: "Former U.S. President Donald Trump's office on Sunday said trial lawyers David Schoen and Bruce L. Castor will lead Trump's legal team during his Senate impeachment trial." This announcement follows the not-entirely-surprising news just yesterday that Trump and *all of the lawyers* on his legal team had suddenly parted ways. Who knows what tomorrow's… READ THE REST
'The Anatomy of a Lie,' NYT reconstruct of 'Trump's failed 77-day effort to subvert democracy and overturn the 2020 election'
"Hours after the United States voted, the president declared the election a fraud — a lie that unleashed a movement that would shatter democratic norms and upend the peaceful transfer of power." — NYT 1/31/2021 Just out on Sunday night, this extensive New York Times reconstruct of Donald Trump's failed 77-day attempt to subvert American… READ THE REST
Anyone can publish their own book these days – even you. This training bundle explains how
We live in a DIY age. Between access, cost, and all the other limiters we all face in accomplishing almost anything, it's no wonder that the easiest way to make sure something gets done – and done right – is to do it yourself. For instance, getting a book published. That used to require getting… READ THE REST
The FLKR LYTR isn't just a cool lighter case – it's also an infectiously addictive fidget toy
Back in the days when everybody was a smoker, lighters were everywhere. And, since they were in the hands of millions of people basically all the time, it wasn't uncommon to see a smoker absent-mindedly flicking the lighter cap open and closed over and over again, or zipping a lighter around between their fingers while… READ THE REST