Mike Hartwell

@Oldmikie
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All information is available to anyone with a smartphone and an internet connection. The tricky part is to figure out what is accurate. That requires critical thinking, logical analysis, and relentless fact checking all using fact, data, and evidence. Then sharing that information as widely as possible especially with people that disagree with you. Avoid flame wars at all costs.

I do not think Americans realise the far reaching economic consequences of having elected Donald Trump.

While the Danes have elected a new parliament which may push for less military purchases from the U.S., the citizens of Denmark have now presented two new citizen petitions: One requiring parliament to make it illegal to use Peter Thiel's Palantir AI surveilance software, and another one preventing the use of American technologies in our national health systems.

Welcome to the Trump economy.

Companies settling with Epstein Survivors but the predators walk
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 Thousands rally in Ann Arbor for third ‘No Kings’ protest

Thousands of Ann Arbor residents marched outside of the Liberty Street Post Office as a part of the third national “No Kings” protest.

The Michigan Daily
This Friendly Robot Just Installed 100 MW of Solar Power - Slashdot

Utility-scale solar construction... by robots! It's "one of the largest real-world demonstrations," notes Electrek, with 100 MW of capacity installed by the "Maximo" robots from AES, one of the world's top power companies. Maximo uses AI "to automate the heavy lifting of solar panels and acceler...

California school district spends over $900K on DEI programs

California’s Merced City School District has spent $913,423 on consultants for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, according to documents provided by Defending Education.

Ground News
On This Day: Last U.S. combat troops leave Vietnam
On March 29, 1973, the last U.S. combat troops left South Vietnam (some advisers and others remained), ending the United States' direct military involvement in a war that didn't officially end until 1975.
No Kings protests across the world: in pictures

Global protests against Donald Trump took place on Saturday as millions of people vented fury over what they see as his authoritarian bent and cruel, law-trampling governance. It is the third time in less than a year that Americans will take to the streets as part of a grassroots movement called No Kings, the most vocal and visual conduit for opposition to Trump since he began his second term in January 2025

The Guardian