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'It doesn’t catch fire': Why China’s "fireproof" sodium battery could be the breakthrough that makes EVs safer than ICE cars

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“Should we just not talk about this awesome new tech?”

“No, let’s put China in front of this totally awesome thing so people will think it’s bad while we hype it up as such a great invention in the article. Oh and don’t mention working conditions, state subsidies, mineral extraction, or any of the usual anti-China talking points, that might make them think it’s not bad”

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No she was against genocide didn’t you hear? Just because you want to put the gas in the concentration camp shower, doesn’t mean you’re committing genocide if it’s someone else pressing the button to release it.

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Texas students could soon be forced to read from the Bible in public schools

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From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some boys came out of the town and jeered at him. “Get out of here, baldy!” they said. “Get out of here, baldy!” 24 He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse on them in the name of the Lord. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys.

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Before they had gone to bed, all the men from every part of the city of Sodom—both young and old—surrounded the house. 5 They called to Lot, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can have sex with them.”

Lot went outside to meet them and shut the door behind him 7 and said, “No, my friends. Don’t do this wicked thing. 8 Look, I have two daughters who have never slept with a man. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do what you like with them.

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it's a matter of motivation

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Australia. We have regular firefighters and volunteers.

Volunteers don’t want to get paid as they believe it will diminish their work and make their coworkers whose lives they depend on be less reliable due to being money motivated over helping their community.