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This is part of a whole thread of detailed info about how solar power looks like it's set to continue to get cheaper over the next ten years
![See new Tweets Conversation πππ βππ€π₯π π£πͺ π π βππππ βπ ππππ€π₯ @thocpodcast [Artist]: "I have a critique of capitalism." [Capitalism]: "Excellent. Let's monetize this to the fullest!" Quote Tweet DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm Β· Jun 17 The βSQUID GAMEβ reality series releases in November on Netflix. 456 real players will enter the game in pursuit of a life-changing cash prize of $4.56 million.](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2f00f09f-8569-4474-bf5e-f0e2dda28382_1132x550.png "See new Tweets Conversation πππ βππ€π₯π π£πͺ π π βππππ βπ ππππ€π₯ @thocpodcast [Artist]: \"I have a critique of capitalism.\" [Capitalism]: \"Excellent. Let's monetize this to the fullest!\" Quote Tweet DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm Β· Jun 17 The βSQUID GAMEβ reality series releases in November on Netflix. 456 real players will enter the game in pursuit of a life-changing cash prize of $4.56 million.")
Presumably no one is getting shot in this?
This was reported last week by sketchier outlets, but if WSJ is reporting it, must be real. But the fact is, whether it was a wet market or gain of function research, we should be trying to reform both of these. While we're at it, maybe we should be worrying more about random people synthesizing novel diseases as well. Also, did the Biden admin hold this till after Secretary Blinken finished his trip to China?
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β’ Thread about an interview with outgoing SF Supervisor Hillary Ronen, she's quite hopeless about anything changing, another thread argues that at least her honesty is admirable. TL;DR: she seems to have believed that changes shouldn't be made without consensus, so could never make significant progress.