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Some interesting moves over at +General Motors today

Some interesting moves over at +General Motors today. A few weeks back Tom Stephens announced that he was retiring after a long career with GM. Today, the company announced that Alan Taub, who is currently VP of Research and Development will also be retiring.

Jon Lauckner, who is acknowledged as one of the two fathers [...]

Unfortunately, American politicians have no need for facts when it comes to legislating…

Unfortunately, American politicians have no need for facts when it comes to legislating especially on so-call "law and order" issues like drugs.

#drugs #legislation #politics

Reshared post from +Dan Gillmor Yesterday I posted a short note about news I assumed most people hadn't heard. The resulting conversation has been amazing, and overwhelmingly civil. This [...]

Who'd a thunk it!

Who'd a thunk it!

Reshared post from +Steven Levy America is now in a weird space where one candidate for President is warning us of the influence of Satan and the state of Virginia (hm) is legislating a form of punitive medical rape for women considering the difficult but legal choice of abortion. And now [...]

Just because the inmates are running the asylum right now, it doesn't necessarily…

Just because the inmates are running the asylum right now, it doesn't necessarily mean it will stay that way.

#politics

Reshared post from +Dan Gillmor This piece in Rolling Stone, by a Cronkite School colleague, will help you understand why Arizona's political scene has become so rancid — and why the Democrats are suddenly [...]

I have to say that I'm very skeptical that tesla would put out a battery that…

I have to say that I'm very skeptical that tesla would put out a battery that could be bricked in this way although anything is possible. Degusta is not necessarily someone I'd be willing to believe on a story like this without double checking.

I'll be very curious to see what my friend +John [...]