Trump’s Secret Plan To Restart Nord Stream 2 Sparks Backlash in Germany | OilPrice.com
> Germany is exploring ways to prevent the resumption of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline under an agreement between the US and Russia as part of the settlement of the war in Ukraine
Relevant re Hi-IQ orgs such as #Intertel & #Mensa b/c partisan bias and right-wing / republican/ conservative values intersect w/ strong analytical abilities.
https://phys.org/news/2025-02-easily-falls-misinformation.html
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development have identified who is most susceptible to online misinformation and why. Their meta-analysis reveals surprising patterns in how demographic and psychological factors—including age, education, political identity, analytical thinking, and motivated reflection—affect people's ability to assess the accuracy of information.
Algorithmic management raises concerns over worker autonomy
https://phys.org/news/2024-11-algorithmic-worker-autonomy.html
> In more and more workplaces, important decisions aren't made by managers but by algorithms which have increasing levels of access to and control over workers. While algorithmic management can boost efficiency and flexibility (as well as enabling a new class of quasi-self-employed workers on platforms like Uber and Instacart), critics warn of heightened surveillance and reduced autonomy for workers.
In more and more workplaces, important decisions aren't made by managers but by algorithms which have increasing levels of access to and control over workers. While algorithmic management can boost efficiency and flexibility (as well as enabling a new class of quasi-self-employed workers on platforms like Uber and Instacart), critics warn of heightened surveillance and reduced autonomy for workers.
Like living in a "developing country "🫣
Sask. #HIV rates are worst in Canada, recent stats show | CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/hiv-rates-are-the-highest-in-the-country-1.7410160
> Saskatchewan HIV rates are the highest in the country, and some experts are saying this should not be happening with the advancement in science and medicine.
Poland makes firearms training mandatory for schoolchildren | Focus on Europe
https://youtube.com/watch?v=QO_NRejn6dU&feature=shared
> Firearms lessons are now compulsory for schoolchildren - even at a young age. This is how Poland is preparing itself for a potential Russian attack. The chil...
We usually expect such systems to develop in hot, humid equatorial regions, not the "temperate" north:
B.C. coast braces for high winds, power outages, travel disruption as 'bomb cyclone' forms in Pacific | CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bomb-cyclone-nov-19-1.7386924
> Forecasters are warning of hurricane-level wind gusts as a "bomb cyclone" forms off the coast of Vancouver Island. Wind warnings cover the entirety of B.C.'s coast, with wind speeds of 90 km/h, gusting up to 120 km/h, developing Tuesday afternoon.
Forecasters are warning of hurricane-level wind gusts as a "bomb cyclone" forms off the coast of Vancouver Island. Wind warnings cover the entirety of B.C.'s coast, with wind speeds of 90 km/h, gusting up to 120 km/h, developing Tuesday afternoon.
The effects of government policies and resulting ##wealthinequality :
Researchers diagnose 27 cases of scurvy in northern Sask. community | CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/la-ronge-scurvy-study-food-security-1.7384721
> Doctors in northern Sask. discovered an unusual number of scurvy cases, raising concerns about food security in rural and remote communities.
#scurvy #Saskatchewan #healthcare #Skpoli
How an alleged Russian plot suddenly upended Canada's air cargo rules | CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/incendiary-devices-plot-canada-russia-1.7378613
> Transport Canada quietly changed air cargo importation rules for 55 mostly European countries in September, throwing the system into chaos — all in response to an alleged Russian plot to place firebombs on planes destined for North America.
Transport Canada quietly changed air cargo importation rules for 55 mostly European countries in September, throwing the system into chaos — all in response to an alleged Russian plot to place firebombs on planes destined for North America.
