Pardoned Nikola founder Trevor Milton is trying to raise $1B for AI-powered planes
https://sh.itjust.works/post/57023679
Pardoned Nikola founder Trevor Milton is trying to raise $1B for AI-powered planes - sh.itjust.works
> It’s been almost exactly one year since Trevor Milton, the founder of
now-bankrupt electric truck startup Nikola, was pardoned by President Trump. Now
the Wall Street Journal has published one of the first deep dives into Milton’s
new effort: trying to build autonomous planes. > Milton and an “investment
group” purchased a downtrodden aviation company called SyberJet Aircraft late
last year and he has spent the time since trying to turn the company around.
That involves bringing in “dozens” of former Nikola staff, soliciting possible
investors from Saudi Arabia, and spending a few hundred thousand dollars on
lobbying, according to the report. Oh this sounds perfectly safe. What could
possibly go wrong?
The billionaires made a promise -- now some want out
https://sh.itjust.works/post/56887466
The billionaires made a promise -- now some want out - sh.itjust.works
> The Giving Pledge’s numbers, reported Sunday by the New York Times, trace a
steady decline. In its first five years, 113 families signed the Pledge. Then 72
over the next five, 43 in the five after that, and just four in all of 2024. The
roster includes Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan, and Elon Musk —
some of the most powerful people in the world, and yet, in Peter Thiel’s words
to the Times, it is a club that’s “really run out of energy . . .I don’t know if
the branding is outright negative,” Thiel told the outlet, “but it feels way
less important for people to join.”
How the Rapture Explains the Rupture Over Israel on the Right
https://sh.itjust.works/post/56833848
How the Rapture Explains the Rupture Over Israel on the Right - sh.itjust.works
> For decades, one of the most reliable pillars of pro-Israel sentiment in the
United States was not just Jews but conservative Christians. That support had a
theological motor: Israel mattered not just as an ally on a Cold War map, but as
a central actor on the map of the End Times. Put simply, Christians needed Jews
to return to the homeland of Israel to usher in the second coming of Christ. But
now, that theological motor is sputtering.
Kristi Noem Gave Huge Contract to Company Accused of People Smuggling
https://sh.itjust.works/post/56813592
Kristi Noem Gave Huge Contract to Company Accused of People Smuggling - sh.itjust.works
Not surprised at all
Dogs reportedly seen turning bright blue in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
https://sh.itjust.works/post/48864216
Dogs reportedly seen turning bright blue in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone - sh.itjust.works
This is the Fallout season I did not expect.
Amnesty International reveals names of 15 companies involved in genocide in Gaza
https://sh.itjust.works/post/46392201
Amnesty International reveals names of 15 companies involved in genocide in Gaza - sh.itjust.works
Crossposted from https://lemmy.zip/post/49109342
[https://lemmy.zip/post/49109342] ----- > Amnesty International boss says “many
private entities have knowingly contributed to or benefited from Israel’s
genocide in Gaza” Archived version:
https://archive.is/newest/https://www.thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2025/09/19/amnesty-international-reveals-names-of-15-companies-involved-in-genocide-in-gaza/
[https://archive.is/newest/https://www.thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2025/09/19/amnesty-international-reveals-names-of-15-companies-involved-in-genocide-in-gaza/]
— Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single
perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to
get a comprehensive view on the situation.
JP Morgan CEO Wednesday: I'll hand over anything related to Epstein if you can get a subpoena. Republicans on Thursday: We refuse to subpoena J.P. Morgan bc we love protecting banks and pedophiles ♥️
https://sh.itjust.works/post/46326260
Fox News accused of adding fake applause during Trump parade live stream: ‘They had to help him out’
https://sh.itjust.works/post/40315464
Fox News accused of adding fake applause during Trump parade live stream: ‘They had to help him out’ - sh.itjust.works
Crossposted from https://lemmy.world/post/31500488
[https://lemmy.world/post/31500488] ----- “Sound engineers pointing out in the
comments that the applause is from an indoor audience on an outdoor event,”
wrote one user Social media users are ridiculing Donald Trump and FOX News
Channel after the network was accused of adding fake applause sounds to footage
of the President’s military parade last weekend. Users pointed out that footage
of Trump’s remarks during the event which aired on FOX News was accompanied by
applause sounds that didn’t sound correct for the setting. Furthermore, they
pointed out that the footage of the same point in the event aired on other
networks, such as PBS, was not accompanied by the same cheering.
