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The internal company documents offer a behind-the-scenes glimpse at how the federal agencies distorted the public debate one of the world's largest social media platforms. ---- https://reason.com/video/2023/01/09/d... CORRECTION: This article originally described Nostr as a "blockchain-based social media site." Nostr is an open protocol that allows users to transmit a post over a decentralized network of relays using cryptographic keys. The so-called Twitter Files, written by a group of independent journalists given access to internal company documents, offer a behind-the-scenes glimpse at how the federal government shaped the flow of information on one of the world's largest social media platforms. Some tech pundits say that the Twitter Files contain no secrets: they knew about the thousands of takedown requests the company receives every month from law enforcement agencies and the courts, or they had already opined about the immense challenges of content moderation. However, the Twitter Files have brought important new information to light. They show that the company stifled debate over important policy issues by shadowbanning certain accounts for no good reason and then misleading the public. They show that Twitter was routinely strongarmed by the White House and the FBI into complying with frivolous takedown requests. And they provide evidence that the intelligence community likely influenced the decision to suppress the Hunter Biden laptop story during Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign. "Almost every conspiracy theory that people had about Twitter turned out to be true," Elon Musk said on the All-In Podcast in late December. "Is there a conspiracy theory about Twitter that didn't turn out to be true?" Conspiracy theorists are often sloppy with the facts and exaggerate what actually happened. But the information brought to light by the Twitter Files should be alarming to anyone who cares about free speech and a free society. Is the government meddling similarly with YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Google search? How can we prevent the internet from becoming a centralized apparatus through which state actors shape and censor public debate? Here are three major takeaways from the Twitter Files: #1 Twitter distorted the conversation and misled the public Twitter had a system of "whitelists" that allowed its algorithms and human moderators to turn engagement dials up and down based on what a user said. It used this power to limit the ability of certain groups and individuals to reach an audience, including conservative commentator Dan Bongino, Stanford economist and medical school professor Jay Bhattacharya, mRNA vaccine critic Alex Berenson, and the Libs of TikTok account. #2 The government is secretly policing speech. The most troubling thing about the Berenson de-platforming isn't Twitter's decision per se, but whether it made that decision freely. Was it done at the behest of the federal government? The Twitter files provide circumstantial evidence that the White House played a role. #3 Twitter permitted covert state propaganda on its platform. The U.S. ran sock-puppet accounts on Twitter and then may have tried to shut them down secretly when it looked like it was caught in the act. Produced by Zach Weissmueller; edited by Regan Taylor; sound editing by John Osterhoudt. Photo credits: PIERRE VILLARD/SIPA/Newscom; Adrien Fillon/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom; Al Drago - Pool via CNP/SIPA/Newscom; Alisdare Hickson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; CelebrityHomePhotos/Newscom; Daniel Oberhaus, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Dominick Sokotoff/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom; Dylan Stewart/Image of Sport/Newscom; Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; I, Aude, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Image of Sport/Newscom; imageBROKER/Markus Mainka/Newscom; Jarek Tuszyński / CC-BY-SA-3.0 & GDFL, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Kyodo/Newscom; Kris Tripplaar/Sipa USA/Newscom; Lordalpha1, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons; LiPo Ching/TNS/Newscom; Michael Ho Wai Lee/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom ;Ministério Das Comunicações, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; New Media Daysderivative work: -- Cirt, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Oliver Contreras - Pool via CNP/picture alliance / Consolidated News Photos/Newscom; Paul E Boucher/ZUMA Press/Newscom; picture alliance / Frank Duenzl/Newscom; Ron Sachs/picture alliance / Consolidated News Photos/Newscom; Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Tesla Owners Club Belgium, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Newscom; Whoisjohngalt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Yichuan Cao/Sipa USA/Newscom; ZUMAPRESS/Newscom Music Credits: "Fleeting Wave," by Palm Blue via Artlist; "Quiet Pull," by Tamuz Dekel via Artlist; "Ripples," Tamuz Dekel via Artlist; "Particles," by Nobou via Artlist; "From Above," by Dan Mayo via Artlist Lesen Lesen Atribusi Creative Commons (penggunaan semula dibenarkan)

Ironically, the FTX meltdown is the best illustration yet of why the world needs bitcoin. https://reason.com/video/2022/11/28/s... --- Economies are built on trust. Will the bank keep your money safe and accessible? Will the seller mail you those vintage action figures? Will eBay make you whole if the package never arrives? Trust is everything. And it depends on reputation. Sam Bankman-Fried—a.k.a. SBF, the founder and CEO of the now-defunct crypto exchange FTX—earned trust by winning the approval of elite institutions. Then he allegedly siphoned about $10 billion of customer deposits into a hedge fund run by his purported ex-girlfriend who then squandered it on risky bets that didn't pay off. Sequoia Capital, Silicon Valley's premier venture capital fund, trusted SBF enough to invest over $200 million. Crypto lender BlockFi trusted him enough that it's now facing bankruptcy. And, of course, retail investors trusted him to keep their money safe. They're unlikely to see any of it ever again. Unlike blue-chip financial institutions that gain trust by being too big to fail—meaning taxpayers will provide a backstop—SBF did it in part by winning the affection of the progressive elite in a way that set him apart from the usual libertarian crypto bros. The World Economic Forum hosted him as a speaker in Davos, Switzerland, listing FTX as a corporate partner. Journalists fawned over him, including Fortune magazine, which asked if he was "the next Warren Buffett" in a cover story that evoked another infamous profile. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chief Gary Gensler is accused by one congressman of helping the company to create a "regulatory monopoly." As the second-largest donor to Democratic politicians in the lead-up to the 2022 midterms, SBF branded himself a new kind of capitalist, a different sort of billionaire. Produced by Zach Weissmueller; editing and graphics by Regan Taylor; additional graphics by Tomasz Kaye. Licence Creative Commons Attribution licence (reuse allowed)

“I think the Chestnut is an example of an interventionist approach,” says scientist Jared Westbrook. “We might have some capabilities and responsibilities to correct some of the problems that we created.” https://reason.com/video/2022/12/13/c... __________ For generations, the American Chestnut dominated East Coast forests—a tree vital to both wildlife and humans and prized for its bountiful nuts and rot-resistant lumber. Around the turn of the 19th century, a devastating blight began to wreak havoc on the species, wiping out an estimated four billion trees. Today American Chestnuts rarely survive to maturity, making them functionally extinct. "The trees [are] living in the understory of the forest…re-sprouting and dying back over and over again," says Jared Westbrook, director of science at the American Chestnut Foundation. Now a team of scientists and volunteers may have found a way to use genetic engineering to bring back the tree. "We want to re-wild the American Chestnut so it can resume evolving on its own, forming a self-sustaining population," says Westbrook. The chestnut blight fungus secretes an acid that kills the tree bark and, eventually, the tree itself. By inserting a gene from wheat, scientists at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) have found a way to detoxify that acid, creating a blight-resistant version of the tree. "Basically, this tree is at the point where we're ready to get it out to the public," says William Powell, director of the American Chestnut Research & Restoration Program at SUNY-ESF. "But because we use the techniques of genetic engineering, we do have another hurdle to get over, and that is the regulatory review." If they gain regulatory approval, the American Chestnut will become the first genetically engineered plant released with the expressed purpose of spreading in the wild. "We want to make sure we're not creating more problems, so there has to be some kind of, like, evaluation of these things. But there's a double standard," says Westbrook. "With biotechnology, it's a smaller change, but that's evaluated under such scrutiny compared to [what] we do regularly with breeding." "We are making smaller changes to the tree," says Powell. "Therefore, if you want something that's more original, if you want something that's more already adapted to the forest ecosystem, then genetic engineering is the way to go." If they succeed, Westbrook believes GMO trees could be the beginning of a new chapter in environmental restoration. "This can set an example for other groups to be able to use biotechnology for restoration and conservation. And I think that option can and should be open." Produced, edited, and narrated by Meredith Bragg; graphics by Bragg and Isaac Reese. Licence Creative Commons Attribution licence (reuse allowed)

New York's "investment of the century" comes at a high cost for the people whose homes must be bulldozed to make way for a Micron semiconductor plant. https://reason.com/video/2022/11/16/b... --- Britta Serog and her family have lived at the end of Burnet Road, on the outskirts of Syracuse, New York, for decades. Serog’s home and the surrounding lands are now under threat – thanks to a combination of federal subsidies and eminent domain, a legal concept that allows the government to forcibly take ownership of their property. She is one of the few holdouts who remains steadfast in her opposition to the county's plan to seize land along Burnet Road in order to clear the way for a massive semiconductor factory. President Joe Biden has hailed the project as proof that his "Made In America" economic agenda is a success. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has called it "the investment of the century." For Serog and her neighbors, however, the project is something else entirely. It's the end of the place they have called home for decades. "Taking somebody's private land and giving it to another private company. Is that the government's place? I don't think so." Produced by Eric Boehm; camera by Qinling Li; edited by Danielle Thompson; additional graphics by Isaac Reese; audio production by Ian Keyser. Music Credits: "Waiting" by Laurel Violet via Artlist; "Line" by Oak and Cherry via Artlist; "Cosm" by Amulets via Artlist; "Reverence" by Oliver Michael via Artlist; "Subdivide" by Stanley Gurvich via Artlist; "Woodland" by Laurel Violet via Artlist; "Unsettled" by Matt Stewart-Evans via Artlist; "Future Forests" by Ben McElroy via Artlist; "Sun Up" by Laurel Violet via Artlist. Photo Credits: Mark Wilson/CNP / Polaris/Newscom; SMG/ZUMA Press/Newscom; Wang Ying / Xinhua News Agency/Newscom; Mike Groll/ Office of Governor Kathy Hochul; Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Newscom; CNP/AdMedia/SIPA/Newscom; Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Newscom; Ron Sachs - Pool via CNP/CNP / Polaris/Newscom; Institute for Justice. Licence Creative Commons Attribution licence (reuse allowed)

Antiwar.com's Scott Horton and former Army Lt. Col. Daniel Davis warn about the grave danger of escalating the war in Ukraine https://reason.com/video/2022/11/07/t... ------------------------ President Joe Biden has said that the world hasn't been this close to nuclear armageddon since the 1962 Cuban missile crisis. Vladimir Putin has issued grave threats and then backtracked. In late September, he announced in a televised address that he would use "all available means to protect Russia and our people." "This is not a bluff," he said. Then, in a speech on October 27, he said, "There is no point in [using nuclear weapons], neither political nor military." But The New York Times reported last week that Russian military leaders recently held meetings without Putin to discuss when and how to use tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine. Antiwar.com's Scott Horton, editor of the new book Hotter Than The Sun: Time To Abolish Nuclear Weapons, says that we should take seriously the possibility that the Ukraine conflict could escalate to a world-ending war. Putin and several of his top military leaders have threatened nuclear attacks multiple times since their February invasion of Ukraine, he points out. Daniel Davis, a senior fellow for Defense Priorities and a former lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army, says he's concerned that "Biden's stated policy is to help Ukraine no matter how long it takes to win back their territory," something that Davis argued "can't be accomplished without throwing us in extraordinarily high nuclear risk." Davis says that despite its mistakes, Russia's military is quite capable, and he expects coming reinforcements to swing the war back in Moscow's favor come December. Lt. Col. Davis also says that in the unlikely event that Ukrainian President Zelenskyy successfully drives Russia out of all parts of Ukraine, including Crimea, it would increase the chances that Russia uses nuclear weapons so that Putin can stay in power. The U.S. should supply just enough defensive weapons to keep Russia from totally dominating the country, he says, and then open "backdoor negotiations and diplomatic channels with both sides" in order to end the war as soon as possible. Horton says that a diplomatic solution could have been reached back in April, pointing to an article co-written by Fiona Hill, a former senior director for European and Russian affairs on the National Security Council, stating that "according to multiple former senior U.S. officials…in April 2022, Russian and Ukrainian negotiators appeared to have tentatively agreed on the outlines of a negotiated interim settlement." According to a Ukrainian newspaper and a press release from the British government, then–Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged Zelenskyy to avoid such negotiations with Russia. In late September, Putin announced the annexation of four Ukrainian territories that border Russia, asserting that residents of the occupied territories would be Russian citizens forever and that any attacks against the annexed regions would be considered aggression against Russia itself. "To get [Putin] to back down" from these annexations, Horton argues, "is going to be virtually impossible now." "Nobody in Ukraine and nobody in the West wants to allow Russia to keep one inch of territory that they've taken," says Lt. Col. Davis. But achieving that goal is not a realistic option. "To try and accomplish that objective is to almost certainly escalate the fight to a nuclear conflict…what is realistically possible is to freeze the war where it's at right now before Ukraine loses any more territory." But what would be the moral hazard of backing down? Yale historian Timothy Snyder has written that negotiating with Putin will only "make future nuclear war much more likely" because the lesson for future dictators would be "that all they need is a nuclear weapon and some bluster to get what they want." Lt. Col. Davis says "that already exists and that's part of the reality. Russia has nuclear weapons, North Korea has nuclear weapons, [and] you're not gonna roll that back." "Russia has so badly harmed itself with all of the losses that it's sustained up to this point already, that it's gonna take decades to recover from that. A lot of these sanctions will never be rolled back, at least not in our lifetimes. And so the harm that the nation of Russia has suffered already and will continue to suffer is significant and hardly a blueprint for anyone else to wanna follow." Horton says the war in Ukraine shows that deterrence is too risky of a strategy and should reinvigorate the push for disarmament. Deterrence "only works until it stops working," he argues. "And once it stops working, then that's it. It's called the Doomsday Machine because it's made to be used completely." Produced by John Osterhoudt; edited by Osterhoudt and Zach Weissmueller; additional graphics by Regan Taylor. Licence Creative Commons Attribution licence (reuse allowed)

The Human Rights Foundation is mobilizing a global band of activists to fight authoritarianism in China, Iran, Russia, and beyond. https://reason.com/video/2022/11/29/t... ---------- "The United Nations is a massive club for dictators," says Thor Halvorssen, the founder and CEO of the Human Rights Foundation (HRF), a nonprofit founded in 2005. "The rich, powerful, and corrupt get together in Davos. Well, some of the world's bravest people get together at the Oslo Freedom Forum." On October 3, 2022, the HRF convened the Oslo Freedom Forum, a one-day conference at Manhattan's Town Hall, bringing together political activists from around the world to call attention to rising authoritarianism in China, Iran, Russia, Venezuela, and other countries. There were no wonkish policy panels or PowerPoint slides cluttered with data and footnotes. The conference featured instead a series of TED Talk–style speeches, delivered without notes and designed to forge an emotional connection between the audience and the presenters. Among the speakers: Anna Kwok, who worked as an anonymous online organizer during Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests of 2019, which took place as China consolidated power over the once-free city; Oleksandra Matviichuk, a Ukrainian human rights activist and lawyer based in Kyiv; Leopoldo López, a Venezuelan human rights activist who spent five years in prison after organizing massive protests against the government in 2014; and Masih Alinejad, an exiled Iranian journalist and activist who helped bring attention to protests against mandatory hijab laws in her home country even before the murder of Mahsa Amini drew international outrage. HRF's chairman, former World Chess Champion and arch-critic of Vladimir Putin, Garry Kasparov, also addressed the gathering, telling the audience that Ukraine "is not just a battlefield but a frontline of the total war against freedom and tyranny." Reason spent the day backstage talking to the participants and organizers about the Human Rights Foundation's mission of building a united community to counter rising authoritarianism around the globe. The speakers argued for a range of actions from free nations to expand human rights, ranging from heightened diplomatic pressure to increased military aid to sanction regimes that would cut countries such as China and Saudi Arabia off from the global economy. "People say, 'You oppose dictatorships, you are a neocon, you want to go to war with these dictatorships,'" says HRF's Halvorssen. "I'm not asking for boots on the ground, I'm not asking for an invasion of any country. The problems of Venezuela will be solved by Venezuelans. The problems of Russia will be solved by Russians. What we should do is at least encourage them." He continues, "What always occurs, there comes a point when the men holding guns at the people decide, 'I'm not going to do this anymore.'" Produced by Jim Epstein and Nick Gillespie; narrated by Gillespie; written and shot by Epstein; edited by Danielle Thompson; post-production assistance by John Osterhoudt; audio post-production by Ian Keyser. Photos: Cao Sanchez/Polaris/Newscom; Yury Martyanov/Kommersant Photo / Polaris/Newscom; Kommersant Photo Agency/Kommersant/Newscom; Katherine Li/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom; Katherine Li/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom; Human Rights Foundation; Human Rights Foundation; Polaris/Newscom; Lan Hongguang / Xinhua News Agency/Newscom; UPPA/ZUMApress/Newscom; Abaca Press/Balkis Press/Abaca/Sipa USA/Newscom; HO/Newscom; LONG WEI/FEATURECHINA/Newscom; TOM WALKER/UPI/Newscom; Ernesto Mastrascusa/EFE/Newscom; CRISTIAN HERNANDEZ / Xinhua News Agency/Newscom; MIGUEL GUTIERREZ/EFE/Newscom; Boris Vergara / Xinhua News Agency/Newscom; Ukraine Presidency/SIPA/Newscom; MIGUEL GUTIERREZ/EFE/Newscom; Valentin Yegorshin/TASS/Newscom; Genin-Hahn-Marechal/ABACA/Newscom; Abaca Press/SalamPix/Abaca/Sipa USA/Newscom; Farnood/SIPA/Newscom; Stringer/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom; Jaap Arriens/Sipa USA/Newscom; Social Media/ZUMA press/Newscom; Rouzbeh Fouladi/ZUMA Press/Newscom; PRESIDENT.IR/UPI/Newscom; Panoramic/ZUMA Press/Newscom; April Brady/Project on Middle East Democracy, CC by 2.0, via Flickr; Depo Photos/ZUMA Press/Newscom; Saudi press Agency/UPI/Newscom; Abaca Press/Balkis Press/Abaca/Sipa USA/Newscom; State Department/Sipa USA/Newscom; Rayner Pena/dpa/picture-alliance/Newscom; Pavel Golovkin/Pool/ZUMA Press/Newscom Footage: Hong Kong footage by Edwin Lee Music: "Seeking Truth" by The David Roy Collective via Artlist; "Passion" by ANBR via Artlist; "Take Up Your Cross" by The David Roy Collective via Artlist; "Come Back Home" by Ardie Son via Artlist; "A Perfect Storm" by Ardie Son via Artlist; "Intrepid" by Brianna Tam via Artlist; "The New World" by Ardie Son via Artlist; "A Tender Heart" by The David Roy Collective via Artlist Licence Creative Commons Attribution licence (reuse allowed)

In the wake of the FTX meltdown and crypto price drops, Congress wants to make sure Remy makes good financial decisions…just like them. Parody of Warren G's "Regulate" written and performed by Remy; video produced by Meredith and Austin Bragg. https://reason.com/video/2022/12/09/r... LYRICS: It was a clear black night, he was sitting at home Looking at a JPEG on his trusty iPhone It was a rare NFT of a hipster mouse So he did what you do, he mortgaged his house And he put in a bid, he was getting the itch He couldn't sit there while he saw those other people get rich But then the market crashed! The value deflated! This shouldn't be allowed—they should regulate it! He saw a JPEG, it looked in demand So he mortgaged his house, spent 400 grand We need to pass new laws to prevent this fate He wouldn't be so dumb if we regulate It was a cool, crisp day, he was watching the game That's when he saw a commercial with folks of acclaim Crypto returns that'll never default! So he thought what you think—that sounds too good to be false! Mortgaged his house, researched the rate Checked out the CEO, nothing seemed out of place But when he checked one morning, the value was gone We should make fraud illegal, this is all just wrong! He did his research and he studied up Then bought invisible tokens this guy just made up It was a harsh consequence for an honest mistake His IQ wouldn't be five if we regulate It was a lukewarm noon, he's on Capitol Hill Cuz he got margin called and was facing a bill You don't understand, I've lost all that I had You need to pass more laws! This is terribly bad! Uh, excuse me—thanks for letting me join But isn't part of the issue him? There's a new dog coin? Maybe the underlying tech is one we shouldn't forestall Maybe one day it's—Shiba Inu, it's called If he hadn't been allowed to be a HODLer He wouldn't have the impulse control of a toddler We could end human nature with a pen stroke today Why do I have a feeling that they're gonna regulate? You shouldn't prey on folks with financial illiteracy By the way, have you seen the state lottery? The Powerball's $1 billion, you better not wait He's gonna make good decisions when we regulate Lesen Lesen Atribusi Creative Commons (penggunaan semula dibenarkan)

The crimes are real, the cops are puppets, and the criminals are everywhere. Watch the full series here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN8B1... Written and produced by Meredith and Austin Bragg. Sources: weather https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/te... tire pressure gauge https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/... furniture https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/... qualified immunity https://reason.com/category/civil-lib... via https://twitter.com/CrimeADay Lesen Lesen Atribusi Creative Commons (penggunaan semula dibenarkan)

"It's stories and songs and films cut apart and written over, leaving no trace and no remnant of whatever used to be," writes novelist and cultural critic Kat Rosenfield. https://reason.com/2022/12/27/stop-sp... ___________ During the summer of 2022, two of the biggest pop artists, Lizzo and Beyoncé, were lambasted on Twitter by Australian activists for using the word "spaz" in their songs. "Spaz" is shorthand for "spastic" and it has a very different connotation overseas than it does in the United States. "The 'spaz' that I grew up with as a teenager in the '90s meant that you were like maybe a little bit random. It could even be a term of endearment. It is not the same as the 'spaz' that's used in African American vernacular English, where it basically means that you're about to fight somebody," says novelist and cultural critic Kat Rosenfield. Both Lizzo and Beyoncé decided to give in to activists' demands and alter the lyrics post-release. Rosenfield calls this the "rapidly advancing new frontier for the suppression of free speech and artistic expression," in her recent article in Reason, "Stop Spazzing Out About 'Spaz'" (which appeared in the magazine's January 2023 issue). "It's something beyond burning books, something beyond destruction," Rosenfield writes. "[I]t's stories and songs and films cut apart and written over, leaving no trace and no remnant of whatever used to be." In November of 2022, the social media mob came for Taylor Swift calling her "fat phobic" for a scene in her new music video, "Anti-Hero," where she is standing on a scale that reads "fat" while her evil doppelgänger looks at her disapprovingly. Swift promptly updated this scene to no longer show the word "fat." "This is a woman talking about her own personal history revealing something that is painful about herself and exploring that through her art," says Rosenfield. "The idea that she is gonna be scolded and made to change her work because other people didn't like the way that she was negotiating her own pain in her artwork just strikes me as wildly inappropriate." Produced by Natalie Dowzicky; edited by Regan Taylor; additional graphics by Nathalie Walker. Photo Credits: Jose Perez / SplashNews/Newscom; Lora Olive/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom; Matt Crossick/ZUMA Press/Newscom; MIKE GOULDING/UPI/Newscom; MEGA / Newscom; Sam Simmonds/Polaris/Newscom; SH5/Sakura/WENN/Newscom; Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency / Newscom; ATB/ATP/WENN/Newscom; Charles Sykes/UPI/Newscom; E Palen, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia CommonsLumeimages / MEGA / Newscom; LTA/Mandatory Credit; Lia Toby/WENN/Newscom; makaiyla willis, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Marcin Wichary from San Francisco, U.S.A., CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Michael Hicks from Saint Paul, MN, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; PacificCoastNews/Newscom; Paolo Villanueva from New York, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa/picture-alliance/Newscom; https://www.flickr.com/photos/el_ave, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Abaca Press/Guerin Charles/Abaca/Sipa USA/Newscom; Anthony Behar/Sipa USA/NewscomAvalon / Avalon/Dennis Van Tine/ZUMA Press/Newscom; iamKevinWong.com / MEGA / Newscom; JOHN ANGELILLO/UPI/NewscomMarco Piraccini/ZUMA Press/Newscom; PictureGroup/Sipa USA/Newscom; PictureGroup/TNS/Newscom; Recording Academy; Grammys/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom; Zed Jameson / SplashNews/Newscom; Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-30858-001 / Klein / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 DE , via Wikimedia Commons; Derek Bridges, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Music Credits: “Where I Belong (feat. MMKAY) - Instrumental Version,” by Leroy Wild; “Bones - Instrumental Version,” by Michael McQuaid; “Corals Under the Sun - Instrumental Version,” by Yehezkel Raz. Lesen Lesen Atribusi Creative Commons (penggunaan semula dibenarkan)

"We can—and should—develop space without government help," says Reason Foundation's Robert W. Poole. https://reason.com/video/2022/12/20/w... ___________ After a few failed launch attempts, Artemis I finally completed its first unmanned journey on December 12, 2022. It's part of NASA's ambitious program to bring American astronauts back to the moon for the first time in half a century. And then on to Mars. That is, assuming NASA can pull it off, which is a big question mark given its record to date. Is NASA just trying to relive the glory of the Apollo mission? Could private companies take us back to the moon and Mars faster and cheaper? Most likely, yes. Artemis I's first three attempts at liftoff were canceled because of leaking issues connected to the rocket's ground system. The fourth attempt, which was successful, brought the price tag to $4.1 billion, and the next three launches are each expected to cost about the same. NASA's auditor estimates that the Artemis program will spend $93 billion by 2025. Because of delays, it's unlikely that a human will make it back to the moon by the end of 2024, as originally planned. Once upon a time, beating the Soviets to the moon bolstered America's claim to technological and ideological superiority in the 20th century. "Basically [Artemis] is designed to repeat the Apollo program," says Robert W. Poole, who is the director of transportation policy at Reason Foundation, which publishes Reason and Reason TV. He says that NASA tends to stick to old ways of doing things, isn't particularly interested in cost savings, and its decision making is overly driven by politics. The hardware that powered Artemis I is known as the SLS—the Space Launch System—and was developed in partnership with Boeing. Critics have another name for it. "The Senate Launch System, because it was concocted by the Senate as a way to rescue Constellation, give it a new name," says Poole. NASA would have been better off replacing the costly and dated Space Launch System used in the Artemis program. But it didn't. This probably has a lot to do with the fact that it was largely constructed and engineered in Alabama, the home state of Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Richard Shelby, who has a history of strong-arming NASA to preserve jobs for his constituents. In 2019, the Senate earmarked $2.58 billion as a starting point to cover the Space Launch System's ballooning price tag. The Senate funding also required NASA to make use of old warehoused materials from Constellation, ostensibly as a cost-saving measure. Ever since Neil Armstrong's one small step, there have been giant leaps in space transportation made in large part by the private sector. Private companies already design and lease NASA much of its hardware. Poole says there's no reason NASA can't take it a step further and just use the SpaceX starship to cover the entire journey from Earth to the moon and eventually to Mars. "If the current NASA plan goes ahead to have the SpaceX Starship actually deliver the astronauts from the lunar outpost orbit to the surface of the moon and bring them back, that would be an even more dramatic refutation of the idea that only NASA should be doing space transportation," he says. Poole says that instead of flying its own missions, NASA should play a more limited and supportive role. Produced by Natalie Dowzicky and Zach Weissmueller; shot by Issac Reese; edited by Danielle Thompson; additional graphics by Isaac Reese; sound editing by Ian Keyser. Music Credits: "Main Theme" by Maik Thomas via Artlist; "River Buzz" by Taru via Artlist; "Life" by Angel Salazar via Artlist; "There is a Way" by Alon Peretz via Artlist; "What Do You See" by Sebastian Borromeo via Artlist; "Concrete Walls" by Sebastian Borromeo via Artlist; "Digital Dreams" by Jimmy Svensson via Artlist; "New World" by Angel Salazar via Artlist; "Delivered into Arrival" by Jay Ray via Artlist Photo Credits: Mediadrumimages/Tiziou News Serv/ZUMA Press/Newscom; (NASA/Bill Ingalls)/Newscom; NASA/Heritage Space/Heritage Images AiWire/Newscom; Ricardo Watson / UPI Photo Service/Newscom; The Print Collector / Heritage Images/Newscom; NASA/Heritage Space/Heritage Images AiWire/Newscom; SIPA USA/NASA/Sipa USA/Newscom; NASA via CNP/Newscom; NASA/UPI/Newscom; Cover Images/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom; Bill Ingram/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom; KEVIN DIETSCH/UPI/Newscom; Aaron Schwartz - CNP / MEGA / Newscom/RSSIL/Newscom; Reginald Mathalone/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom; JP5\ZOB/WENN.com/Newscom; JOE MARINO/UPI/Newscom; Reginald Mathalone/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom; Mediadrumworld.Com/Omaze/Virgin/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom; Blue Origin/ZUMA Press/Newscom; SPACEX/UPI/Newscom; Blue Origin/Mega / Newscom/IBLIM/Newscom; NASA; NASA/ Jim Grossman; NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS; NASA/Bill Ingalls; NASA/Kim Shiflett; NASA/Glenn Benson; NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis; NASA/Jude Guidry; NASA/Heritage Space/Heritage Images AiWire/Newscom Lesen Lesen Atribusi Creative Commons (penggunaan semula dibenarkan)

Do you have a good relationship with your parents? Do you think you might be raised by toxic parents? How you were raised is one of the biggest factors that determine who you are. Your parents and environment shape your personality, interests, and ideals much more than what most people realize. However, parents are human too. As much as you may idolize them and want to follow in their footsteps, they make mistakes as well. Whether you’re already a caregiver looking for phrases to avoid or a child seeking information, here are a few hurtful things parents tell children to help you become more aware! Are you depressed because of your parents? We also made a video on the signs your parents are making you depressed: https://youtu.be/tDcvvHeKyuw Article link with sources: https://psych2go.net/8-hurtful-things... Disclaimer: This video isn’t meant to diagnose, treat, or cure anyone. It is for informative purposes only, so if you or someone you know may be struggling, we urge you to seek professional help from a therapist or another trusted professional. If you can relate to any of these signs, please do not take this feedback as an attack on your character. This video was meant to be a self-improvement guide for those of you who have been feeling a little stuck. Writer: Lily Mentriko Script Editor: Isadora Ho Script Manager: Kelly Soong VO: Amanda Silvera Animator: Jonelz Leo YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong References Duncan, L. G., Coatsworth, J. D., & Greenberg, M. T. (2009, May 2). A Model of Mindful Parenting: Implications for Parent–Child Relationships and Prevention Research. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review. https://link.springer.com/article/10..... Faircloth, C. (2010). ‘What Science Says is Best’: Parenting Practices, Scientific Authority and Maternal Identity. Sociological Research Online, 15(4), 85–98. https://doi.org/10.5153/sro.2175 Gryczkowski, M. R., Jordan, S. S., & Mercer, S. H. (2009, November 14). Differential Relations between Mothers’ and Fathers’ Parenting Practices and Child Externalizing Behavior. Journal of Child and Family Studies. https://link.springer.com/article/10..... Bab Lihat semua Lesen Lesen Atribusi Creative Commons (penggunaan semula dibenarkan)

Highly intelligent people share a lot of the same mannerisms and habits. But the surprising truth is, many of us probably wouldn’t be able to spot one in real life if we were just looking at the way they act in everyday life. Why? Well, because these odd habits highly intelligent people tend to have probably aren’t what you think! Here are a few! Did you know that highly intelligent people do things differently compared to an average person? Watch this video to find out: https://youtu.be/rJalBwzWbdU Writer: Chloe Avenasa Script Editor: Vanessa Tao Script Manager: Kelly Soong VO: Amanda Silvera (www.youtube.com/amandasilvera) Animator: Mico Flores YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong References: Saklofske, D. H., & Zeidner, M. (Eds.). (1995). International handbook of personality and intelligence. Springer Science & Business Media. Zeidner, M. (1995). Personality trait correlates of intelligence. In International handbook of personality and intelligence (pp. 299-319). Springer, Boston, MA. Mayer, J. D., Caruso, D. R., Zigler, E., & Dreyden, J. I. (1989). Intelligence and intelligence-related personality traits. Intelligence, 13(2), 119-133. Moutafi, J., Furnham, A., & Crump, J. (2003). Demographic and personality predictors of intelligence: A study using the NEO personality inventory and the Myers–Briggs type indicator. European Journal of Personality, 17(1), 79-94. Ackerman, P. L. (1996). A theory of adult intellectual development: Process, personality, interests, and knowledge. Intelligence, 22(2), 227-257. Bab Lihat semua Lesen Lesen Atribusi Creative Commons (penggunaan semula dibenarkan)

Hi lovely people, We had finally a chance to film a complete tour of our ultimate expedition vehicle at Abenteuer Allrad 2022. The show has been a lot of fun and we could go into details of the technical specifications a bit more in this video. Like, for example, the outside kitchen or our tire inflation system just to mention a few of the outside details. Isabela presented the details of the inside of our expedition vehicle to the camera guy „Fischi @fischitools“. In part 2 on our channel, Isabela will show the interior design in even more detail. So please don’t miss that video and have fun now watching Fabian presenting the ideas that went into the design of this amazing Mercedes Arocs / KrugXP overland truck. For more questions about your personal truck project or your plans for your future lifestyle feel free to book a call with us on our newly created webpage. https://www.liveandgive4x4.com We put a lot of effort and experience into this project and we can’t wait to help you guys out with our knowledge. Thanks for subscribing and hitting the bell 🛎🙌🙏🍀 See ya when we see ya 👋 Fabian, Isabela and Matheo Short cuts: 0:00 Welcome Back/Drone shots 0:55 What is this video about? Subtitle options 1:30 Meet Liveandgive4x4 2:10 What’s inside our garage? 2:35 Storage system 3:12 Washing Maschine and special table 3:25 Best outside / outdoor kitchen 4:32 BBQ 5:21 Back rack for motorcycle 5:46 Solution Electric bikes Carrier 6:00 Big ole tire / spare tire 6:33 Special Sand boards 7:13 flexible rear bumper 7:54 Electric 24 volt winch 8:12 Water filtration system 9:49 Victron inverter 2x 5000 watt 10:25 Solar system 11:08 Different Storage boxes explained 12:03 Diesel Tank 12:40 Truck batteries 24-volt system 12:51 Tire inflation system from ti-systems 13:58 AdBlue / Euro 6 / Euro 5 / Euro 3 14:38 Outside stairs to Terrasse 15:30 Outside ventilation toilet system 15:58 Airline / l-Track / Kedar Solution 16:08 Awning system / Thule omnistor 16:52 Diesel heating system 5KW / 9 KW 17:37 Walkthrough 17:59 Testing the twist 18:23 Front of the Mercedes Arocs 2033 4x4 18:43 Want to talk about your own project? 19:25 Specifics about door and entrance steps 20:11 Horsepower and weight and registration/front of Arocs explained 20:58 How to clean the windows on Arocs? 22:00 Extra Hella led lights 22:18 Terrasse and tree protection 23:34 Arocs Engine compartment 26:20 DPF Filter 26:28 Electric scooter by MOOVI 26:54 Electric stairs by KrugXP 27:38 Inside tour with Isabela and what’s next 28:24 Shout out www.Liveandgive4x4.com 29:55 End screen Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPbH... 👉 Sign Up to our Newsletter! https://liveandgive4x4.com/newsletter 👉 SUBSCRIBE to our channel & to join our community! https://www.youtube.com/liveandgive4x... ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Support our Production ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 🌎 Patreon Family: If you enjoy and like our content and want to help support our video production: https://www.patreon.com/liveandgive4x4 Join our Patreon Community and be part of the FAMILY! Get EXCLUSIVE content & CONNECT with us or even travel with us in real life! ………………………………………….. 🌍 Paypal one-time donation: Do you simply want to donate and help us fill our DIESEL TANK a bit? Please click here: https://www.paypal.me/LiveandGive4x4 You make us go further on our trip down to South America! ……..……………………………………… 🌏 Business or Sponsorship: Do you want LiveandGive4x4 to support YOUR mind-blowing idea? We have NOW new opportunities for YOU! Contact us for your open slot NOW! Please email us at info@liveandgive4x4.com Together we can make a difference! ............................................... 🛍 Amazon shop: Click here to know which gear or products we use on our travels. https://www.amazon.com/shop/liveandgi... If you buy something you will pay the same price and we will get a small commission from Amazon. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Thank you Patron $20 pledge ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ❤️ Dennis Ham ❤️ Charles Ingram ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: About us ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 🐶👫 🐶 We are Isabela from Brazil and Fabian from Germany and together we travel the world with our two lovely dogs. Our journey doesn’t have a deadline and this makes us happy. We love adventure, nature, meeting new people, and living life to the fullest. We want YOU to come along on this journey with us! We even offer limited possibilities to travel with us on Patreon. Check out the rewards. Thank you so much for your support and for watching! It makes us really happy to know that we have such a strong and beautiful community! We love your comments, thumbs-ups, and likes! Together we can make a difference! See you when we see ya! Isabela and Fabian Chapters View all Licence Creative Commons Attribution licence (reuse allowed)

A fly fishing trip to the remote arctic tundra far north of the arctic circle, summer 2020 in Sweden, in search for the elusive Arctic Char. Living in a reindeer herder's cabin on an isolated lake, we battled mosquitoes, wind and unusual heat in order to tick this item off the bucket list. In the end, we were successful and caught and ate several of the most delicious fish on the planet. Surprisingly for us, all char were caught on the dry fly (streaking caddis pattern shown in the video), no nymphs or other wet flies seemed to work. No luck with streamers, either. The char was smoked, teriyaki marinaded, fried, gravad, steak fried, on bread, with salad, you name it. The 4k footage was shot from from helicopter, drone, underwater and by gimbal. Licence Creative Commons Attribution licence (reuse allowed)

Climate Disruption The Movie was uploaded to highlight the overwhelming about of scientific information pointing to human extinction by 2030. Governments and Universities they control are in denial. I wish it wasn't so! Lesen Lesen Atribusi Creative Commons (penggunaan semula dibenarkan)

In the past few days, we have come across alarming headlines about heat waves in the Arctic and Antarctic regions. Heatwaves also seem to be sweeping western India, with the mercury rising above normal levels. In this explainer we tried to understand the bizarre hit of heat at both the poles. #HeatWaves #Arctic #Antarctic Subscribe to our Website: https://support.newsclick.in/ Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOF1...

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The Arctic grayling is a cold-water fish belonging to the trout and salmon family with a distinctive, sail-like dorsal fin. Found in Montana, they depend on cold water to complete much of their life cycle and serve as an indicator species of healthy rivers. This video tells the story of a team of biologists searching for signs of the elusive grayling on a national wildlife refuge in Montana. Video produced for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by Pioneer Studios. Licence Creative Commons Attribution licence (reuse allowed)