British PM Lizz Truss announced her resignation last night.
She accomplished 2 things: being a bigger twat than Boris, and being the shortest serving PM in the history of the United Kingdom.
"Lizz Truss has the shelf life of a lettuce" - The Economist
I know im late im just busy!!1! More photos in the comments!
She accomplished 2 things: being a bigger twat than Boris, and being the shortest serving PM in the history of the United Kingdom.
"Lizz Truss has the shelf life of a lettuce" - The Economist
I know im late im just busy!!1! More photos in the comments!
Hey there - I’m still on a long break, working on some year end projects. I’ll be back soon with more news on that.
⚽️ Right now, the World Cup is happening in Qatar. I thought it would be good to share this video and this video on the situation - how Qatar unfairly got the World Cup, and how they have and are exploiting workers to build this World Cup Infrastructure. Johnny Harris is done some amazing work on these topics.
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Happy Holidays everyone! Regardless of weather you celebrate or not, I hope you all are having a great time!
Merry Christmas! 💝🎄
Merry Christmas! 💝🎄
2022 has truly been a testing year for everyone. So many events have happened this year - and I’m thankful to have everyone with me this year - including you.
Thank you for this year, and heres to a great 2023. https://youtu.be/PLDFgKzWy3o
Thank you for this year, and heres to a great 2023. https://youtu.be/PLDFgKzWy3o
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In 2022, the world population crossed 8 billion people — and we felt the scale of this monumental milestone in hundreds of ways. After over two years of lockdowns…
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Elon Musk has earned a Guinness World Record for loosing the most money ever.
He has lost around US$182 billion since November 2021. Even so, he is still the worlds second richest person. Read More
And were back! While im finding less time to do this, i’ll try to be as active as possible, while still posting cool content!
He has lost around US$182 billion since November 2021. Even so, he is still the worlds second richest person. Read More
And were back! While im finding less time to do this, i’ll try to be as active as possible, while still posting cool content!
At least 67 people have been killed after a Yeti Airlines Crash in Nepal. The aircraft was carrying a total of 72 people.
The aircraft involved is a 15 year old ATR 72-500, a common turboprop aircraft. This type of aircraft is also used in Singapore.
This aircraft was equipped with an old transponder with unreliable data, though initial flight data shows the aircraft dipping and increasing in altitude. The cause is unknown. Read More
The aircraft involved is a 15 year old ATR 72-500, a common turboprop aircraft. This type of aircraft is also used in Singapore.
This aircraft was equipped with an old transponder with unreliable data, though initial flight data shows the aircraft dipping and increasing in altitude. The cause is unknown. Read More
Singapore will lower its DORSCON level to Green from Yellow.
Eased measures from Feb 13:
😷 Masks will not be required on public transport.
✈️ Unvaccinated travellers entering Singapore will not be required to undergo a pre-departure test or purchase travel insurance.
📲 TraceTogether Tokens can be returned at all 108 community clubs.
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Eased measures from Feb 13:
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A train carrying toxic chemicals derailed and ignited a fire in Ohio earlier this week, and caused one of the worst environmental disasters in America.
Reporters have been arrested, many animals reported dead, while toxic fumes continue to spread around the area. Many are unhappy with the little to no response the government has given. Read More
The chemical spilled, vinyl chloride, is used to produce the more well known polyvinyl chloride, the polymer version, also known as PVC. Vinyl chloride is reported to have serious health effects.
Reporters have been arrested, many animals reported dead, while toxic fumes continue to spread around the area. Many are unhappy with the little to no response the government has given. Read More
The chemical spilled, vinyl chloride, is used to produce the more well known polyvinyl chloride, the polymer version, also known as PVC. Vinyl chloride is reported to have serious health effects.
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Explosions have been reported in several Ukrainian cities, shortly after Russian president Putin announced a ‘military operation’. Earlier, Russian troops landed in Ukrainian cities on the Black Sea and Ukraine said Moscow had launched a full-scale invasion.…
A year ago today, Russia launched a full scale invasion of Ukraine - triggering the largest war in Europe since World War 2.
Since then, tens of thousands people have died, cities destroyed, and millions have fled.
Here's some resources to help you get caught up with what is happening now:
🇨🇳 China has marked this anniversary with yet another call for peace - SCMP
🇺🇸 CNA Explores if US support can and will last
🇺🇦 Ukrainian President Zelensky also delivered his special anniversary speech
💬 Here are some of the millions of texts sent by Ukrainians, on that day, one year ago. NYTimes.
Since then, tens of thousands people have died, cities destroyed, and millions have fled.
Here's some resources to help you get caught up with what is happening now:
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A Singapore Airlines flight en route to Cape Town was grounded at Johannesburg after a bomb threat.
All 73 passengers and crew disembarked safely.
According to Singapore Airlines, future flights have not been affected, adding that the bomb threat was not credible. Read More
All 73 passengers and crew disembarked safely.
According to Singapore Airlines, future flights have not been affected, adding that the bomb threat was not credible. Read More
The TikTok US Congress hearing happened earlier today. It was hostile, and over the five hours, US Congress members grilled Singaporean CEO Shou Zi Chew.
If things don't go well, TikTok could risk getting banned from the Untied States. Here are some pointers I pulled out from the hearing that you might wanna know too.
If things don't go well, TikTok could risk getting banned from the Untied States. Here are some pointers I pulled out from the hearing that you might wanna know too.
Chew didn't seem to convince the US lawmakers.
While the lawmakers were extremely hostile and even prevented him from speaking to him at some moments, his reasonings on data security didn't seem to be convincing to lawmakers. He did a very credible job otherwise, as noted by multiple media outlets.
The lawmakers might not know what they're talking about.
During the hearing, livestreams on the app called lawmakers "boomers", "embarrassing" and "out of touch". And you can't defend that when you see the questions they asked either.
Georgia representative Earl Cater asked how the app determines the age of a user, insinuating that it must be from biometric data. Chew explained that users provide their age when they sign up for an account. North Carolina representative Richard Hudson asked Chew if TikTok can "access the home Wi-Fi network". I don't think he understands how the internet works.
There were a few irregularities in the lawmakers accusations as noted by the Washington Post here.
There were lots of tense exchanges.
There were so many tense exchanges. There were many other times when he was cut off by lawmakers. Many commenters on videos on the internet noted that the lawmakers "were not listening at all". When Rep. August Pfluger asked Chew if there are any Chinese engineers working on Tiktok Chew did agree, but pointed out that many other companies have the same practice. He was promptly cut off and was told to rename his project. "Texas is not the appropriate name.”
The lawmakers didn’t really let him talk.
He was rarely allowed to elaborate, and was often talked over or dismissed when he did. “You have not given straightforward answers. We do not find you credible on these things,” said Republican Neal Dunn of Florida, who said TikTok would censor content on behalf of the Communist Party of China. Mr Chew replied: “Congressman, you have given me no time to answer your questions. I reject the characterisations.”
There wasn't any real evidence about the national security threats provided.
U.S. officials have offered no evidence that TikTok has forked over U.S. data to China, but lawmakers have cited concerns that the company could be compelled to do so because its parent company, ByteDance, is based in Beijing.
Chew avoided some points posed by lawmakers.
When asked several times if TikTok sells its data, Chew seemed to dodge the question. In one instance, he said the app doesn’t sell data to anyone. When responding to another question, he said “I believe we don’t sell data to data brokers.” He also dodged a question about the Chinese government persecuting the Uyghur population - simply making a point that it was "deeply concerning" Democratic lawmaker Tony Cardenas noted that he was a "good dancer with words".
At least, one thing that he did achieve was to unite Republicans and Democrats - for at least a day.
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While the lawmakers were extremely hostile and even prevented him from speaking to him at some moments, his reasonings on data security didn't seem to be convincing to lawmakers. He did a very credible job otherwise, as noted by multiple media outlets.
The lawmakers might not know what they're talking about.
During the hearing, livestreams on the app called lawmakers "boomers", "embarrassing" and "out of touch". And you can't defend that when you see the questions they asked either.
Georgia representative Earl Cater asked how the app determines the age of a user, insinuating that it must be from biometric data. Chew explained that users provide their age when they sign up for an account. North Carolina representative Richard Hudson asked Chew if TikTok can "access the home Wi-Fi network". I don't think he understands how the internet works.
There were a few irregularities in the lawmakers accusations as noted by the Washington Post here.
There were lots of tense exchanges.
There were so many tense exchanges. There were many other times when he was cut off by lawmakers. Many commenters on videos on the internet noted that the lawmakers "were not listening at all". When Rep. August Pfluger asked Chew if there are any Chinese engineers working on Tiktok Chew did agree, but pointed out that many other companies have the same practice. He was promptly cut off and was told to rename his project. "Texas is not the appropriate name.”
The lawmakers didn’t really let him talk.
He was rarely allowed to elaborate, and was often talked over or dismissed when he did. “You have not given straightforward answers. We do not find you credible on these things,” said Republican Neal Dunn of Florida, who said TikTok would censor content on behalf of the Communist Party of China. Mr Chew replied: “Congressman, you have given me no time to answer your questions. I reject the characterisations.”
There wasn't any real evidence about the national security threats provided.
U.S. officials have offered no evidence that TikTok has forked over U.S. data to China, but lawmakers have cited concerns that the company could be compelled to do so because its parent company, ByteDance, is based in Beijing.
Chew avoided some points posed by lawmakers.
When asked several times if TikTok sells its data, Chew seemed to dodge the question. In one instance, he said the app doesn’t sell data to anyone. When responding to another question, he said “I believe we don’t sell data to data brokers.” He also dodged a question about the Chinese government persecuting the Uyghur population - simply making a point that it was "deeply concerning" Democratic lawmaker Tony Cardenas noted that he was a "good dancer with words".
At least, one thing that he did achieve was to unite Republicans and Democrats - for at least a day.
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29/03, 8.01pm: NEL service is delayed due to signalling fault at Sengkang NE16. Additional travel time of about 20 minutes may be expected. We are sorry for the inconvenience caused.
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