And another day of important cases on democracy, Trump calls for terminating the Constitution, shootings at power stations in NC, where a city’s recycling really went, and AI bot ChatGPT stunning academics comes to a close:
“It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.’ — Voltaire
Covid Deaths
US: 1,106,860
World: 6,646,504
Covid Cases
US: 100,863,106
World: 650,017,971
Supreme Court weighs ‘most important case’ on democracy. The Supreme Court is about to confront a new elections case, a Republican-led challenge asking the justices for a novel ruling that could significantly increase the power of state lawmakers over elections for Congress and the presidency. The court is set to hear arguments Wednesday in a case from North Carolina, where Republican efforts to draw congressional districts heavily in their favor were blocked by a Democratic majority on the state Supreme Court because the GOP map violated the state constitution. A court-drawn map produced seven seats for each party in last month’s midterm elections in highly competitive North Carolina. The question for the justices is whether the U.S. Constitution’s provision giving state legislatures the power to make the rules about the “times, places and manner” of congressional elections cuts state courts out of the process.
Trump calls for the termination of the Constitution in Truth Social post. Former President Donald Trump called for the termination of the Constitution to overturn the 2020 election and reinstate him to power Saturday in a continuation of his election denialism and pushing of fringe conspiracy theories.
Top Republicans stay silent on Trump’s call to terminate the Constitution. Even though GOP leaders are so far staying away, the White House has strongly rebuked Trump's comments, calling them "anathema to the soul of our nation.” -- It appears most Republicans are fine with terminating the US Constitution. They want autocracy mixed with theocracy governing this country anyway.
New coronavirus variants rendered the last remaining monoclonal antibody treatment useless. No more monoclonal antibody treatments for Covid are available in the U.S.: The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday rescinded its authorization of bebtelovimab, a drug previously given to patients who faced a high risk of severe disease. Over the last two years, the FDA authorized six monoclonal antibody treatments for Covid, but omicron’s many subvariants rendered the drugs less effective so the FDA gradually revoked each of those authorizations. Bebtelovimab, made by Eli Lilly, was the last one standing.
Iran morality police status unclear after ‘closure’ comment. The role of the morality police, which enforces veiling laws, came under scrutiny after a detainee, 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, died in its custody in mid-September. Amini had been held for allegedly violating the Islamic Republic’s strict dress codes. Her death unleashed a wave of unrest that has grown into calls for the downfall of Iran’s clerical rulers.
Shootings at power substation cause North Carolina outages. Two power substations in a North Carolina county were damaged by gunfire in what is being investigated as a criminal act, causing damage that could take days to repair and leaving tens of thousands of people without electricity, authorities said Sunday.
Job seekers still want remote jobs — but these roles are drying up. Many Americans still say they prefer to work from home, but not as many employers are as enamored with remote work as they used to be.
This California city asked where its recycling went. The answer wasn’t pretty. But the city’s investigations have not offered much clarity. Palo Alto’s best reckoning, today, is that about 40% of its recyclable material stays in North America, where it’s supposed to be processed according to strict environmental and labor standards. The other roughly 60% goes abroad, mainly to Asia, with next to no transparency about its fate.
AI bot ChatGPT stuns academics with essay-writing skills and usability. Professors, programmers and journalists could all be out of a job in just a few years, after the latest chatbot from the Elon Musk-founded OpenAI foundation stunned onlookers with its writing ability, proficiency at complex tasks, and ease of use…“I would have given this a good grade,” Gillmor said. “Academia has some very serious issues to confront.”
RIP Bob McGrath. He was 90.
Life’s short. Live, love, create, and help others.
Until next time, my friends. Stay safe and stay sane. Good night.
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