Josh Turek Defeats GOP Challenger In Iowa Senate Race | HuffPost Latest News
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2-Time Paralympic Gold Medalist Josh Turek Flips Iowa Senate Seat For Democrats
Turekβs victory comes after years of GOP wins in what was once considered a swing state.Taiyler S. Mitchell (HuffPost)
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Democrats flip 16 Missouri House seats, ending Republican supermajority | ksdk.com
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Obviously since I live in STL, this is great news, especially breaking the Republican super majority
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Thousands of blood pressure medication bottles recalled. See list
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Blood pressure medication recalled nationwide. See the affected drug
The recalled medication may not work like it's supposed to, according to the FDA.Mary Walrath-Holdridge (USA TODAY)
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From rejected tomatoes to a sustainable business: How one man built a multi-crore empire and turned agricultural waste into plant-based leather for bags, shoes and fashion products - The Times of India
From rejected tomatoes to a sustainable business: How one man built a multi-crore empire and turned agric
A tomato that does not make it to the market is usually treated as waste. It may be too discoloured, too soft or unTOI Lifestyle Desk (The Times of India)
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Trump White House Has Worrying Response To Basic Election Night Explainer | HuffPost Latest News
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Trump White House Has Worrying Response To Basic Election Night Explainer
The White Houseβs post drew disbelief and fear.Lee Moran (HuffPost)
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They're desperate to keep abortion restrictions in this state, but then ever since Republicans lost interest in state rights, they've been trying to eliminate citizen initiatives, even trying earlier in the year to all but ban them
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So, I've posted on this topic on my Wafrn and I think on my personal blog here, but really I think its an admin topic, after all it goes directly to what kind of software I'm looking to host. Also it was set off when thinking about recording a video for #Loops , the video will fit fine, but the length limit has been a challenge at times.
Sure, @Daniel Supernault has said Loops will allow longer in the future, but I think we need a service that slots in between Loops and #peertube . And this complaint mirrors a complaint about the #Fediverse I have in general about all the new stuff coming out, and that there's nothing really new or different coming out.
No, really, think about it, go back to the older stuff, #diaspora , #Mastodon , #pleroma and #misskey , all micro blog services, but all distinctly different, no? But what do we get now? #gotosocial , nice, I like it, but once you get beyond the lack of a front end, something that I'm sure makes it confusing for newbies, what does it offer? Smaller, lighter, easier to install? In the hip and cool new language? To a user, those don't matter, it offers nothing new to a user, which isn't necessarily bad, but kinda disappointing to me, new should expand or improve the Fediverse in my not so humble opinion. Bring something new, add features, be differnt⦠Or at least steal from #friendica . No, really, Friendica is kinda crazy, what with a feed reader, Diaspora compatibility, and scheduling available from the web interface. And/or offer a queue functionality, something that's a really useful moderation tool.
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Remember I mentioned Loops? Its not the only Fedi #tiktok alternative, its just the one that's done the best at marketing, in fact there was one that shut down in a snit over the lack of adoption. Here we run into the same kind of problem, with everyone doing basically the same thing. Why not stand out? Offer multiple timelines, one for videos, maybe one for text? Allow microblogging like Mastodon as a secondary feature, prolly less capable than Mastodon, but for someone who mostly does videos but occasionally wants to say something, this'd be perfect. Or maybe offer that longer but not long video service I mentioned, maybe a ten minute limit? Longer than TikTok, but still on the short side, enough for a casual discussion of a topic, or an 'in depth' piece on a topic that really doesn't have much depth.
Meh, I prolly sound like an old man shouting at kids to get off of his lawn, don't I?
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Pope Leo XIV Becomes First Pope To Vote In A U.S. General Election | HuffPost Latest News
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Pope Leo XIV Becomes First Pope To Vote In A U.S. General Election
The Chicago-born pontiff submitted a mail-in ballot in Chicago ahead of Novemberβs midterm elections, the Vatican said.AP (HuffPost)
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Space heaters under recall after units reportedly catch fire
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Space heaters under recall after units reportedly catch fire
Almost 340,000 space heaters are under recall throughout the United States due to the risk of fire and burns.Brandy Beard (KMOV4)
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