Russians' support for Putin drops off a cliff after pension cuts

The latest data from Levada, an independent Russian pollster, finds that support for all Russian political figures, including Vladimir Putin, has plunged, following a shift in the pension system th…

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American tech adoption has flatlined

The Pew Center reports that there’s been virtually no growth in US adoption of broadband, computers, mobile devices, or smart home devices for two years, and not just because of saturation: t…

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A message to the kids from America's gerontocracy: DON'T VOTE

“Everything’s fine the way it is. Trump…that was us. He’s our guy. Tax cuts for the rich? Hell yeah, I’m rich as fuck. Climate change? That’s a “you problem”…I’ll be dead soon. Sure, school s…

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30 years after cyberpunk, Japan is still the (greying, insular, shrinking, climate-wracked) future https://boingboing.net/2018/09/19/20-pct-over-80.html #demographicsaredestiny #gerontocracy #tebaisland #shinzoabe #climate #Post
30 years after cyberpunk, Japan is still the (greying, insular, shrinking, climate-wracked) future

30 years after cyberpunk, Japan is still the (greying, insular, shrinking, climate-wracked) future

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30 years after cyberpunk, Japan is still the (greying, insular, shrinking, climate-wracked) future https://boingboing.net/2018/09/19/20-pct-over-80.html #demographicsaredestiny #gerontocracy #tebaisland #shinzoabe #climate #Post
30 years after cyberpunk, Japan is still the (greying, insular, shrinking, climate-wracked) future

30 years after cyberpunk, Japan is still the (greying, insular, shrinking, climate-wracked) future

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UC Santa Cruz asks professors to rent their spare rooms to students who couldn't get housing guarantees

The director of housing for UCSC’s Silicon Valley campus asked the university’s 6,000 professors to consider sheltering their students to help bridge the shortfall between university-su…

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Vermont offers remote workers a $10,000 subsidy to relocate to the state

Vermont offers remote workers a $10,000 subsidy to relocate to the state

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Stagnant wages + soaring cost of living + massive cuts to services = collapsing US birth-rate

Stagnant wages + soaring cost of living + massive cuts to services = collapsing US birth-rate

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US housing prices skyrocket for homeowners and renters alike

US housing prices skyrocket for homeowners and renters alike

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Young people hate Facebook because it forces them to have a single identity

Young people hate Facebook because it forces them to have a single identity

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