3D-Printed Homes, an Abandoned $590,000 Deposit, the FBI: What Really Happened in This Small Town?

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3D-Printed Homes, an Abandoned $590,000 Deposit, the FBI: What Really Happened in This Small Town? - sh.itjust.works

But then the work stopped before the duplex was finished. The owners would later say cracks — dozens of them — had begun running through the walls and that they needed to make sure the structure was sound. The printer disappeared. A year later, no one had moved into the duplex. It stood alone in a wide lot along a sun-bleached road. As I began to examine what happened, the story grew complicated.

Inside the surreal anti-science conference where Trump’s EPA chief gave the keynote address

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Inside the surreal anti-science conference where Trump’s EPA chief gave the keynote address - sh.itjust.works

He added that Big Oil “openly supports the UN climate agenda and gives far more to climate activist causes than they ever gave to Heartland,” and claimed green groups’ funding was “shady.” With Trump in the White House, groups like the Heartland Institute, the CO2 Coalition, and the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT)—a rightwing group that complains about “climate exaggeration” and which also co-sponsored the event—are enjoying unprecedented influence. “Twenty years ago it would have been shocking…for the EPA administrator to take seriously a group of people whose positions are so patently at odds with all of the scientific evidence,” said Oreskes. “But essentially, climate deniers are in charge now.”

What’s the deal with Alzheimer’s disease and amyloid?

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What’s the deal with Alzheimer’s disease and amyloid? - sh.itjust.works

But this wasn’t an isolated case. Over the past few years, multiple studies arguing that amyloid-β is the central driver of Alzheimer’s disease have been retracted. Some scientists have even been indicted for fraud over the issue. All the while, none of the drugs targeting this protein and its pathway have had any real clinical effect.

The scammers profiting off Trump's immigration crackdown

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The scammers profiting off Trump's immigration crackdown - sh.itjust.works

In her 26 years of practicing law, Aguila had never found herself in such a circumstance. “You put your blood, sweat, and tears into your business to help clients because it means something to you—I’m the daughter of immigrants,” Aguila, whose parents are from the Philippines, told me. “Here’s someone just taking your identity and your information and robbing people.” She filed a complaint with the Florida Bar. The scammer’s website is still online as of the publication of this story.

The solution to creeping technofacism? Be annoying

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The solution to creeping technofacism? Be annoying - sh.itjust.works

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Meet the investigative journalist ‘under Orbán’s skin’ on the eve of Hungary’s elections.

Hungarian journalist Szabolcs Panyi uncovered explosive evidence that the country’s foreign minister had offered favours to the Kremlin.

On the eve of hotly contested elections, the government responded by accusing him of espionage and threatening jail time.

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Meet the investigative journalist ‘under Orbán’s skin’ on the eve of Hungary’s elections.

Hungarian journalist Szabolcs Panyi uncovered explosive evidence that the country’s foreign minister had offered favours to the Kremlin. On the eve of hotly contested elections, the government responded by accusing …

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