Omnium Gatherum @omniumgatherum@hrmtc.io
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Joined Apr 2022
Michigan elections chief claims Trump wanted her arrested for treason and executed
https://www.rawstory.com/jocelyn-benson-treason-execution/
"In an interview set to air Thursday evening on "NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt," Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson will explain that then-President Donald Trump suggested she be arrested for treason and executed."
A SpaceX flight attendant said Elon Musk exposed himself and propositioned her for sex, documents show. The company paid $250,000 for her silence.
“She accused Musk of exposing his erect penis to her, rubbing her leg without consent, and offering to buy her a horse in exchange for an erotic massage, according to interviews and documents obtained by Insider.”
Our Braided Bread
In my native New York, I don’t feel the need to perfume the air around me with the sweet scent of challah. But here in Iowa, there is a void I need to fill.
https://longreads.com/2022/05/19/our-braided-bread-challah-essay/
‘Daredevil’ Disney+ Series in the Works With Matt Corman, Chris Ord Set to Write (EXCLUSIVE)
https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/daredevil-disney-plus-series-matt-corman-chris-ord-1235272299/
"BREAKING: Uncovered IRS tax records of 26 U.S. billionaires show they paid an average tax rate of just 4.8% from 2013 to 2018, despite collectively gaining $500 billion in wealth
Effective tax rates
Buffett: 0.1%
Bezos: 1.1%
Zuckerberg: 1.1%
Koch: 1.3%
Bloomberg: 1.8%
Musk: 2.1%"
🧵 https://twitter.com/4TaxFairness/status/1527304057655742465
Oklahoma Legislature passes bill banning abortions after 'fertilization'
https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/19/politics/oklahoma-abortion-ban-hb-4327-passed/index.html
'Oklahoma's legislature on Thursday passed a bill that would ban abortions from the moment of 'fertilization' and allow private citizens to sue abortion providers who 'knowingly' perform or induce an abortion 'on a pregnant woman.'"
Ending Roe v Wade is just the beginning
Conservatives are animated by a vision of 1950s-style white Christian patriarchal dominance – it is the only order they will accept for America
We Should Say It. Russia Is Fascist.
If Vladimir Putin prevails in Ukraine, fascists around the world will take comfort.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/19/opinion/russia-fascism-ukraine-putin.html
"The war against Ukraine is... a return to traditional fascist language and practice. Other people are there to be colonized. Russia is innocent because of its ancient past. The existence of Ukraine is an international conspiracy. War is the answer."
Glitch acquired by cloud service provider Fastly
The coding platform will continue under the new owner
https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/19/23126349/glitch-fastly-acquired-coding-anil-dash-fog-creek
"Glitch’s 14-person staff will all make the move over to Fastly. This does, however, spell the end for Glitch’s union, which made history last year when it signed the white collar tech world’s first collective bargaining agreement. The union will be dissolved as employees are transferred to the new entity."
The 5th Circuit just dismantled the SEC's power to enforce securities law. This decision is beyond radical. It is nihilistic.
I, Too, Have a Human Form
In Justice Alito’s draft opinion, the pregnant body is erased.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/05/roe-v-wade-draft-opinion-pregnant-body-erased.html
You know how less than 3 weeks ago the Alito opinion was leaked + suddenly Republican politicians noticed a baby formula shortage that’s been an issue since February—but 192 of them voted against solving that problem?
Yeah. So.
Reminder of how the 1/6 investigation is going.
🧵 https://twitter.com/LynzforCongress/status/1527243655412695041
People typically associate apps with smartphones (in definition apps are just programs designed to execute tasks that don't run the computer itself). But apps are common in premodern books.
A 🧵 on app technology in this book from 16th-century England!/1
https://twitter.com/Sonja_Drimmer/status/1526958530028351489
It's an antique Hipster PDA!
Important genetic origin of our senses identified
Researchers have deciphered the function of a gene that is essential for the formation of neural structures in the head of vertebrates and their perception of the environment.
https://www.uibk.ac.at/en/newsroom/2022/important-genetic-origin-of-our-senses-identified/
Digital enchantment holds too much sway over big tech regulation
There is a critical balance to be struck between pushing boundaries while grasping that those limits exist for a reason
https://www.ft.com/content/9e91e936-8448-468c-9ebb-0270d3a4d00f
Rice cultivation recorded at Neolithic site from 8000 years ago
A study by the joint archaeological team of the National Museum of China, Nanjing Museum and Sihong County Museum has found evidence of rice cultivation at a Neolithic site from 8,000 years ago.
Is it time to leave Twitter for Mastodon?
When Elon Musk announced the Twitter deal, the open-source social network gained more than 30,000 users in a day. I tried it
https://www.ft.com/content/d3be2f7a-3705-4bee-9e50-d81b9f31ee1b
The wonder material graphene may have found its killer app
It will help decarbonise industry, produce greener concrete and make hydrogen
Elon Musk proves once again that the rules don't apply to him
https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/17/business/elon-musk-rules/index.html
"The financial penalties that regulators or business partners might put in place mean little to someone as wealthy as Musk. He's walking, tweeting proof that normal rules don't apply to the ultra-rich if they choose to ignore them."
Who Else Can See Your Period Tracker Data?
Apps can be a great way to stay on top of your health. They let users keep track of things like exercise, mental health, the quality of their skin, and even menstrual cycles.
https://www.npr.org/2022/05/17/1099549331/who-else-can-see-your-period-tracker-data
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- https://library.hrmtc.com/tag/omnium-gatherum/
A raw, eclectic firehose of things the librarian has found beyond the library that you may also be interested in checking out.
The librarian curates a notable variety of these links into posts on the blog.
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