advertisement advertisement advertisement House impeachment managers made a tight, focused argument in the opening hours of former President Trump’s impeachment hearing, before Representative Jamie Raskin closed with an emotional, first-person account of the events of January 6. advertisement advertisement At this point, the ball was in Team Trump’s court to defuse the tension in the room and make a case that the entire process is technically unconstitutional. In order to achieve this goal, the team sent in Bruce Castor, the Pennsylvania prosecutor who refused to prosecute Bill Cosby. With the game ball in hand, Castor proceeded to sort of clumsily dribble the ball around the court in a bravura turn of verbal flatulence. Bruce Castor. Verbatim: "I saw a headline, 'representative so and so seeks to walk back comments about'— I forget what it was. Something that bothered her. I was devastated when I saw that she thought it was necessary to … [Read more...] about Trump’s defense attorney inspires internet memes with bizarre impeachment speech
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This Poultry Database Tells You Exactly How Well Your Dinner Was Treated
advertisement advertisement advertisement If you care about how chickens are raised, it can be confusing when you want to buy a chicken. Here are just some of the certifications and claims made in chicken labeling: advertisement advertisement American Humane Certified, Animal Welfare Approved, Cage Free, Certified Humane, Certified Naturally Grown, Certified Organic, Free Range, Free Roaming, Kosher, Natural, All Natural, Pasture Raised, Food Alliance Certified, Pasture Fed, Heritage, Humanely Raised, Standard-Bred, Vegetarian-Fed Some of these labels come from animal welfare organizations, or producers’ groups, or they’re nothing to do with animal welfare (organic), or they’re actually meaningless (“humanely raised” holds no objective definitional standing, for instance). But, thankfully, there’s now an unrivaled resource to break through the noise: BuyingPoultry.com . Developed by Farm Forward, a Portland, Oregon, … [Read more...] about This Poultry Database Tells You Exactly How Well Your Dinner Was Treated
Advice to President Biden for turning his Cabinet into an effective team
advertisement advertisement advertisement As he stood below the dome of the U.S. Capitol, newly inaugurated President Joe Biden called for unity in a place where just days before there was violence and insurrection. advertisement advertisement While this was a rallying cry to the American people to come together, his message could equally have been a rallying cry for his Cabinet and advisers. Will this administration’s leaders rise to become the nation’s “First Team?” The incoming Biden administration brings together an extraordinary level of governing experience. The president has convinced two former U.N. ambassadors and a former secretary of state to take on lesser roles, and likewise there has never been a Treasury secretary who has already served as chair of the Federal Reserve. This president has 50 years’ worth of Washington, D.C., relationships, and he is putting them to use in building his team. But in government, … [Read more...] about Advice to President Biden for turning his Cabinet into an effective team
Still can’t find that lawyer’s viral cat filter for Zoom? Here’s why
advertisement advertisement advertisement A viral video on Tuesday in which a Texas lawyer is seen hilariously trying to disable a cat filter had millions of people asking the question of the century: How can I be an adorable kitten during Zoom meetings too? advertisement advertisement Sadly, the answer is more complicated than it sounds. A few savvy internet sleuths were quickly able to determine that the filter in question was part of very old, no-longer-supported software for Dell laptop cameras, and in fact a blogger complained way back in 2013 about how difficult the filter was to disable. Rod Ponton, the now-famous attorney who fell victim to the furry glitch, would have to agree. “I’m not a cat,” he says in the video, despite the fact that he clearly was a cat. The YouTube clip posted by the 394th District Court of Texas has been viewed more than 5 million times in a little more than a day. Although the filter was … [Read more...] about Still can’t find that lawyer’s viral cat filter for Zoom? Here’s why
Fighting AI bias needs to be a key part of Biden’s civil rights agenda
advertisement advertisement advertisement When Ron Wyden, Cory Booker, and Yvette Clarke introduced their Algorithmic Accountability Act in 2019 , which would have required tech companies to conduct bias audits on their AI, the three sponsors may have been a little early. advertisement advertisement Despite the fact that tech companies were already using artificial intelligence algorithms for a wide range of products and services that touch the lives of millions, the issue of AI bias and its real-world effects remained abstract for many Americans, including many in Washington. The Trump administration was oblivious to the issue, and Republicans showed little interest in Wyden and Booker’s bill, which was never read in committee, much less on the Senate floor. Clarke’s companion bill in the House also didn’t advance. This is part of a series on big ideas that Biden can tackle in his first 100 days . Read the rest of the … [Read more...] about Fighting AI bias needs to be a key part of Biden’s civil rights agenda