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Augmented reality headsets can cause 'lapses in judgments' and 'social absence‚' study says
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Augmented reality headsets can cause 'lapses in judgments' and 'social absence‚' study says

A group of Stanford researchers found that frequent users of "passthrough video" and "mixed reality" headsets can often induce sickness‚ hinder depth perception‚ and cause social issues.The researchers‚ who described themselves as "headset veterans‚" said they encountered significant hurdles when using them for "relatively short periods of use."The 11 researchers spent at least 140 minutes in two or three sessions using Meta's Quest 3 headset‚ released in 2023. As SCNR reported‚ the participants engaged in normal activities like conversations‚ walking outside‚ cooking‚ and eating. All headset users also had a chaperone living in normal reality‚ for safety reasons."We took an observational approach‚ more akin to naturalists‚ and really dove into the medium in an exploratory way‚" said James Brown‚ a co-author of the study.In their press release‚ depth perception and distances to objects appeared to be the most challenging for the headset users. Movements such as high fives or bringing a spoon to one's mouth proved difficult‚ even when the spoon appeared to have reached the user's lips."Even though the world you are looking at is real‚ it certainly has a video-game-like ‘otherness’ to it‚" Brown noted.While the researchers soon learned to account for the distances‚ they were concerned that the overcompensations could cause lasting effects after prolonged headset-wearing."The companies making these headsets want you to wear them all day‚ but what are the aftereffects and how long do they last?" said Jeremy Bailenson‚ a Stanford professor. "A plausible scenario could be walking down a flight of stairs and you miss a step‚ or driving a car and you misjudge distances."The visual aftereffects‚ according to the study‚ included lapses in judgments of distance‚ simulator sickness‚ and interference with "social connection‚" also called "social absence."The social issues included inability to discern distant facial expressions and the simple fact that users can become absent from their surroundings."People in the outside world became very absent‚ as if we were watching them on TV‚" Bailenson added. "The person walking or cycling by or sitting near you didn’t feel physically real."Despite this‚ the study admitted that the technology is improving with every new headset‚ although it still falls short of a human's visual capabilities. Slower‚ grainier‚ and distorted were words used to describe some of the experiences‚ which sometimes cut off a large portion of a user's field of view.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!
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Former Atlantic City Council president accused of running mail-in ballot scheme to fix 2022 election
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Former Atlantic City Council president accused of running mail-in ballot scheme to fix 2022 election

A former president and member of the Atlantic City Council who has already served time for bribery has been arrested and charged in connection with an alleged voter fraud scheme involving mail-in ballots.Last week‚ 64-year-old Craig Callaway‚ described as a "political operative" who also once served on the Atlantic City Council‚ was brought before U.S. Magistrate Judge Matthew J. Skahill in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office in the District of New Jersey‚ Callaway has been charged with one count of "depriving‚ defrauding‚ and attempting to deprive and defraud the residents of the state of New Jersey of a fair and impartially conducted election process by the fraudulent procurement‚ casting‚ and tabulation of ballots."For years‚ failed candidates in and around the Atlantic City area have accused Callaway of running a voter fraud scheme for their opponents. However‚ this latest charge against Callaway relates only to his alleged actions to rig the election in November 2022.That fall‚ Callaway began hiring people to act as "authorized messengers" for those wishing to cast votes by mail‚ the press release claimed. For $30 or $50‚ these messengers allegedly took anywhere from one to four vote-by-mail applications from Callaway‚ signed and submitted them to the county clerk's office on behalf of area voters‚ and then collected their designated mail-in ballots.However‚ rather than return those ballots to the voters as required by law‚ the messengers instead handed the ballots over to Callaway to fill out as he wished‚ the press release claimed. The allegedly victimized voters were none the wiser‚ as they apparently did not intend to cast a ballot. When approached by law enforcement‚ at least four alleged victims stated that they did not vote either in person or by mail in the 2022 general election. They also claimed they never authorized a messenger to collect a ballot on their behalf."Holding free and fair elections is a bedrock principle of our democracy‚" said a statement from U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger. "As alleged in the complaint‚ the defendant attempted to deprive New Jersey residents of a fair election by fraudulently procuring and casting ballots. Today’s charges reflect our office’s commitment to hold to account those who try to undermine the electoral process."Whether Callaway submitted a plea during the hearing last week is unclear. He faces up to five years and a hefty fine if convicted.Callaway's attorney‚ Megan Davies‚ was unable to provide a comment to the AP when reached‚ and Callaway did not respond to the AP's request for comment.In the past‚ Callaway was largely suspected of engaging in voter fraud to help put Democrats in office‚ but lately he has been accused of assisting Republicans as well. In 2020‚ seven South Jersey Democrat county chairmen denounced Callaway's "long and shameful history of interfering in honest and fair elections" and called for fellow Dems to avoid soliciting his services.Former state senator and attorney for the Atlantic County Democrats Colin Bell seemed to agree. "I believe there was clear and convincing evidence that Mr. Callaway was involved in a voter fraud scheme‚" Bell said last year. "He has to be stopped from abusing the system."Callaway does have a track record of extortion and political corruption that goes back decades. While a city councilman in the early 2000s‚ Callaway was convicted of bribery and sentenced to 40 months in prison.Before he began serving that sentence‚ he orchestrated a sex sting to try to force another councilman to resign. In 2006‚ he rented two motel rooms‚ rigged them with recording devices‚ and hired a prostitute to perform a sex act on Councilman Eugene Robinson‚ who was also a Baptist minister.Callaway then attempted to blackmail Robinson‚ threatening to release the tape of the encounter with the prostitute if he did not resign. Robinson instead reported Callaway to the authorities‚ and Callaway was assessed an additional three-year prison sentence in connection with that incident. Callaway was released from prison in 2010‚ and Robinson has since passed away.The following video from June 2021 shows Callaway discussing his life as a Muslim convert: H/T: Timcast IRLLike Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!
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Meet the Navy SEAL who's boldly taking on the Biden administration over vaccines
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Meet the Navy SEAL who's boldly taking on the Biden administration over vaccines

We all remember the days during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic when the pressure to get vaxxed was increasing by the day. People were threatened‚ bullied‚ coerced‚ and even fired from their jobs if they refused the jab. It took courage to choose bodily autonomy over blind compliance. One person who took the bold path of nonconformity is Asa Miller‚ a former Navy SEAL who was launched into a legal battle with the Biden administration when he refused to get the vaccine. Steve Deace invites Asa on the show to tell his story. Growing up in a military family with a father who served 27 years in the Marine Corps‚ Asa knew from a young age that he would follow a similar path. After high school‚ he went straight into Navy SEAL training. Unfortunately‚ his first deployment cycle happened to coincide with the initial hysteria of COVID-19. “During that time‚ we were presented with the choice of whether or not to receive the COVID vaccine‚” says Asa. “I chose to stand against it‚ and thankfully‚ 20 other of my brothers were right there with me.” However‚ their “choice” turned out to be rather the illusion of choice. When a few members of Asa’s team tested positive‚ despite being asymptomatic or having minor symptoms‚ officials used it as an opportunity to “force people into solitary confinement.” They even “started a rumor that if you didn’t get the Johnson and Johnson vaccine that had just come out‚ you’d be stuck in Somalia and would not be able to come home‚” Asa recounts. Despite the coercion‚ Asa and many of his fellow SEALs continued to refuse the jab. Asa had “no issues coming home.” However‚ upon his return‚ “that’s when the mRNA vaccines started coming out‚” which the government immediately began to push. Considering “[his] experience on deployment” and “the early science” behind the new vaccines‚ Asa stood his ground and refused the jab again. “I quickly realized that not only was it illegal to mandate these vaccines‚ but it was also‚ in my opinion as a Christian‚ immoral because of their use of aborted fetal cells … so for both legal reasons and my own sincerely held religious beliefs‚ I decided not to receive these vaccines‚” he tells Steve. That’s when it became abundantly clear that there was never any “choice” at all. When Asa and his fellow nonconformists filed for religious exemptions‚ “they were all denied.” “We were all removed from our SEAL team and threatened with punishments ranging from paying back all of our training costs‚ which reach into the hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars‚” to “being put in the brig” and even being “dishonorably discharged” – a consequence of the highest caliber that can permanently prevent a veteran from owning firearms‚ voting‚ being employed at certain places‚ and receiving veteran’s benefits. Even so‚ Asa and his brothers stood firm in their decision. Thankfully‚ others began rallying behind them. “We actually were able to get ahold of Tucker Carlson‚ who broke the story for us on Fox News‚” which created enough “public awareness” to actually “start the fight‚” says Asa. And that fight is far from over. While Asa was able to avoid dishonorable discharge‚ some of his fellow SEAL members weren’t so fortunate. “I know people who were kicked out early‚ [people] who had to pay back tens of thousands of dollars in bonus money‚” and people who were given “an RE-4 on their discharge‚” which places them “in the same category as sexual offenders‚” says Asa‚ adding that “there are also 8‚500 service members across all the different branches who were kicked out – some of which received dishonorable discharges‚ which more or less is the same as having a felony.” “My goal right now is to be able to tell the story and be a spokesperson for those people who were kicked out and have not received the restitution they deserve‚ but also to point to the fact that if Congress had not been forced to act‚ over 250‚000 service members would have been kicked out for simply holding to their sincerely held religious beliefs‚ and I think that's the most important thing‚” he says. “The fight is over fundamental rights; it’s not just vaccines. … Our senior military leadership‚ our current administration‚ and the established political order are rejecting our Constitutional laws.” To hear more of Asa’s story and where he’s at now‚ watch the clip below. Your browser does not support the video tag. Want more from Steve Deace?To enjoy more of Steve's take on national politics‚ Christian worldview‚ and principled conservatism with a snarky twist‚ subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America‚ defend the Constitution‚ and live the American dream.
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Toyota invests $1.3 billion in factory to produce new electric SUV amid slowing EV market
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Toyota invests $1.3 billion in factory to produce new electric SUV amid slowing EV market

Toyota announced plans Tuesday to invest another $1.3 billion in its Georgetown‚ Kentucky‚ facility to produce its new electric SUV.In a recent press release‚ the automaker unveiled plans to allocate more funds to its flagship plant “for future electrification efforts including assembly of an all-new‚ three row battery electric SUV for the U.S. market.”Including its newest commitment‚ Toyota has invested nearly $10 billion in the factory. It noted that the additional funds will help to reinforce the company’s “commitment to high-quality vehicles and long-term job stability.” The facility employs nearly 9‚400 workers.Its latest investment will support its previously announced battery electric vehicle assembly and an additional battery pack assembly line at the Kentucky factory. Toyota noted that it has committed $17 billion since 2021 to support electrification efforts.Kentucky Democratic Governor Andy Beshear thanked Toyota for continuing to invest in the state.“More good news for our red-hot economy in Kentucky‚” Beshear stated in a video posted to X. “This ensures a bright future and steady employment for so many Kentucky families.”“The fact that we’re going to see EVs being produced at this plant … it shows we are not just going to be an automotive leader‚ but we want to be the automotive leader‚” he added.Kerry Creech‚ president of Toyota Kentucky‚ called the investment a reflection of the automobile manufacturer’s “commitment to vehicle electrification.”Last month‚ Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda spoke out against the push for EVs‚ Blaze News previously reported. “No matter how much progress [EVs] make‚ I think they will still only have a 30% market share. Then‚ the remaining 70% will be [hybrid vehicles]‚ [hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles]‚ and hydrogen engines‚” Toyoda said‚ according to a NewsMax translation. “[Gasoline] engine cars will definitely remain. This is something that customers and the market will decide‚ not regulatory values or political power.”Hertz recently announced that it will cut 25% of its EV fleet‚ citing high repair costs. The company noted it plans to reinvest in gas-powered vehicles.Amid the cooling EV market‚ Volvo Cars reported this month that it will no longer fund electric vehicle sports car brand Polestar Automotive. According to the Swedish automaker‚ it will instead focus on “developing and concentrating its resources on its own ambitious journey‚ including its own in-house electric vehicles.”In November‚ a coalition of 3‚880 automobile dealerships signed an open letter to President Biden (D) urging him to “tap the brakes” on the administration’s “unrealistic” EV mandate‚ which aims to have 60% of new vehicle sales be EVs by 2030. The car dealers warned that the declining “hope and hype” of EVs have caused the vehicles to start “stacking up on our lots.”Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!
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License-less driver who almost hit girl exiting school bus is in US illegally‚ drove to ICE office after arrest: Officials
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License-less driver who almost hit girl exiting school bus is in US illegally‚ drove to ICE office after arrest: Officials

It was bad enough that a van driver nearly hit a girl who was about to exit a school bus last week in Pittstown‚ New York — and then hit another vehicle before veering off Route 7 and crashing into trees‚ WRGB-TV reported. Image source: YouTube screenshotIt gets worse.Turns out that the motorist in question has no driver's license‚ is in the U.S. illegally — and after his arrest and release on an appearance ticket‚ he actually drove himself to an ICE office to turn himself in‚ officials told WNYT-TV.Say what?Angel Pandiguana Pachar‚ 22‚ was charged with reckless endangerment and reckless driving‚ WNYT reported‚ adding that despite investigators saying he's in the country illegally and has no driver's license‚ Pachar was released on an appearance ticket.Rensselaer County Sheriff Kyle Bourgault told WNYT that he spoke with ICE and confirmed that Pachar turned himself in to the agency and was being held in Batavia‚ New York.What's more‚ Pachar drove himself to the ICE office‚ WNYT said‚ citing authorities.Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin told WNYT that "if it was up to us‚ he’d still be sitting in jail. But we are bound by the laws of this state‚ and the laws of this state are a mess.”McLaughlin added to WNYT that "we are still amazed [Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul] has not made a statement condemning this incident on Route 7 and acknowledging the life of a young girl was nearly taken because of failed open borders and bail reform policies."The county executive wasn't through expressing his outrage‚ as WNYT noted McLaughlin issued formal statement on the matter:“This is a failure of law‚ as demonstrated by the information we received that the illegal migrant ignored the fact he had no driver’s license and drove himself to a required appearance with ICE at the local office. It shows a disregard for the safety of others and a disregard for our laws. This is a clear risk to public safety and the failed open borders and bail reform policies need to be repealed immediately." WNYT noted that Pachar is due in Pittstown Town Court Thursday evening‚ but it's unlikely he'll appear in court if ICE is holding him.Anything else?Just before the 12-year-old girl was about to get off the school bus‚ Brunswick-Brittonkill bus driver Barry Sullivan stopped her from going out‚ WNYT said.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!
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Check out these VIRAL 'all-female SWAT team' obstacle course fails
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Check out these VIRAL 'all-female SWAT team' obstacle course fails

Can women do anything men can do — better? Well‚ no‚ not really. And the fifth annual UAE SWAT Challenge is serving as a perfect example. At the UAE SWAT Challenge‚ 87 teams from all over the world came and competed for the title; but one Chilean female SWAT team stood out — and it’s not for their strength. In a viral video‚ five women on the Chilean SWAT team are seen running toward a zip-line over a narrow strip of water. When they reach the zip-line‚ one woman immediately makes it across. The rest start slipping backward‚ and one of them falls straight into the water. Weapons are dropped into the pool below‚ which have to be retrieved by the women before they make it across. The scene can only be described as an embarrassment for the team whose favorite phrase is “critical fight against crime knows no gender.” The women do end up getting their entire team across‚ but the entire ordeal lasts around six-minutes. “This is really embarrassing‚” Pat Gray comments. “Really embarrassing.” Keith Malinak is in full agreement. “I don’t let them back in the country‚” he jokes. Want more from Pat Gray?To enjoy more of Pat's biting analysis and signature wit as he restores common sense to a senseless world‚ subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America‚ defend the Constitution‚ and live the American dream.
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How the Civil Rights Act destroyed America’s cohesiveness
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How the Civil Rights Act destroyed America’s cohesiveness

What keeps a society together?The 14th-century Tunisian historian Ibn Khaldun coined the word 'asabiyyah to describe a quality that stable groups must have to survive. The best translation I (or anyone else‚ for that matter) can suggest is “group cohesiveness‚” but that doesn’t quite capture it. So much more is implied here‚ for though this cohesiveness arises spontaneously in small groups that share blood or custom‚ it also defines some large groups‚ such as successful nation-states or religions. And there lies the problem‚ for large groups are always covertly incoherent. The smaller groups haven’t gone away; they’re just buried. This means that the 'asabiyyah that holds large groups together is always precariously balanced and remains only as long as the cohesion of the overarching group is never weakened.If there is both a fundamentally admirable and a fundamentally fatal characteristic of the American people‚ it is the desire for decisive action.What this meant to Ibn Khaldun is that diversity means fragility.Do we in the United States have group cohesion now?No. Our 'asabiyyah has collapsed and remains only in portions of our society. Instead‚ we have a country being torn apart by divisions. Not just one division — many. Any division is allowed. Even blatant racism is permissible. That’s the trouble when social cohesion collapses. It isn’t just one division that raises its ugly head. It’s all of them. All the divisions‚ once ignored in the cause of solidarity‚ now become licit. Why not? What cohesion is there to fall back on‚ except the lesser‚ local ones? If we cast our minds back and try to think of a time when our country displayed cohesion between the groups that make it up and thus coherence in its actions and policies‚ we would need to return to the 1950s. It was not a time of perfect peace‚ and it was also a time of great injustice. But 'asabiyyah does not require either peace or justice. It simply requires faith‚ conviction‚ and loyalty.It’s always hard to argue for first causes‚ let alone proximate causes‚ for society is an example of a complex chaotic system. Nothing ever happens on its own. Nor are results ever simple or even singular. All this is the nature of chaos. But single acts can trigger unpredictable results and thus begin the process of collapse. In my view‚ the trigger of our terrible current predicament was the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Was the Civil Rights Act necessary?It was a quintessentially well-meaning act. The situation of black people in America was profoundly unjust and needed to be altered. The question was how this was to be done: incrementally or decisively. If there is both a fundamentally admirable and a fundamentally fatal characteristic of the American people‚ it is the desire for decisive action. We saw this quality play itself out in the Civil War. By 1860‚ any discerning person could see that slavery would soon be unacceptable anywhere in the Western world. In Brazil‚ though not officially banned until 1888‚ slavery was in steep decline as immigration increased‚ and the majority of black and mulatto people were free. Even in the South‚ it could only usually be defended by recourse to civilizational mission and morality‚ which made no sense at all. Its days were numbered. Instead‚ in the search for a decisive solution‚ the country careened into a Civil War that killed at least 620‚000 men‚ and this does not even count noncombatants who died of starvation or disease. The effect was a South in ruins‚ bitterness that lasted for decades‚ and a bankrupted federal government. Was this war necessary? Probably not. The South would have been forced to give up slavery in the next few decades anyway. It just wasn’t tolerable any more in a Western country. So let’s turn and ask this same question of the Civil Rights Act. Was it necessary? Some action was required‚ of that there can be little doubt. Discriminatory laws and regulations had produced a black population that was demeaned and humiliated daily. The politicization of racial and sexual group divisions calls to every possible group to join in.But because a decisive action was deemed necessary‚ the Civil Rights Act went far beyond what was essential‚ in two ways. First‚ it exceeded the constitutional authority of the federal government. Consider: The founders were very chary indeed of an unconstrained federal government‚ and the Constitution shows this. It even states in the 10th Amendment — ratified in 1791 — that all powers not expressly given to the federal government are to be reserved to the States.So on what constitutional basis did the 1964 Civil Rights Act pass? The Commerce Clause‚ which states Congress has the power to “regulate Commerce with foreign Nations‚ and among the several States‚ and with the Indian Tribes.”Here is where we observe one of the effects of the damage done by Franklin D. Roosevelt and his administration‚ when‚ under the unrelenting pressure of New Deal proponents‚ the Supreme Court suddenly discovered‚ at the point of a gun‚ that the Commerce Clause allowed the executive to do practically anything it wanted. The Civil Rights Act was passed under this very same aegis. Even members of Congress who were against racial discrimination‚ like Barry Goldwater‚ voted against it because of its unconstitutionality.It would be tough to find an impartial individual who would agree that the Commerce Clause‚ as written‚ justifies the Civil Rights Act. Of course‚ that doesn’t matter‚ since so long as the Supreme Court allowed it — and‚ dominated by liberals‚ it did — the putative unconstitutionality of the law is irrelevant. All that is important is that we have an American solution. A decisive solution. The trouble with the lawAnd this is where things start to go awry. Here we see the first crack in our old solidarity: If a blatantly unconstitutional law can be passed and permitted by the courts based on ideological expediency‚ what is our faith in our judicial system based on? Is it just all a sham‚ and judges are really making decisions made on expediency rather than the Constitution? But what did the real damage was not the enforced removal of discrimination. Despite claims to the contrary‚ there is no evidence that racism was ever fundamental to social cohesion in America‚ though it was certainly rife. The Civil War proves that. The troubles lie rather in portions of the Civil Rights Act that are designed toward enforcement. These resulted in an immediate politicization of the Civil Rights Act‚ in that it encouraged opposing groups to acquire advantage by claiming prejudice. There was now an advantage in identifying with a part of the whole against the rest of society. If you can take others to federal court claiming they’ve discriminated against you‚ resentment becomes a palpable good. In fact‚ resentment becomes inevitable because even those who did not face discrimination previously now seemingly face it everywhere. The desire for reparation is a powerful motivator. As soon as 1965‚ President Lyndon B. Johnson‚ following an executive order by John F. Kennedy in 1961‚ began requiring government employers to “hire without regard to race‚ religion and national origin” and “take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed and that employees are treated during employment‚ without regard to their race‚ color‚ religion‚ sex or national origin.”Jobs are zero-sum things. You either have a job or you don’t. How can one “affirmatively” give a job to a member of one group without depriving a member of another of it? And how can you do this without generating resentment? A white man passed over for a promotion in favor of a black man has good reason to feel injured. With the incorporation of sex discrimination into these civil rights laws‚ men were set against women. The Civil Rights Act‚ taken to its logical conclusion‚ is a recipe for universal entitlement — and universal resentment. Diversity and divisionWorst of all‚ the politicization of racial and sexual group divisions calls to every possible group to join in. Minorities and women are now protected? Well‚ gay people face unconscionable discrimination‚ too. What about lesbians? Or transvestites? Or the disabled? Each group has its own solidarity and thus calls out for others to join them in their oppression and thus claim the protected status that the Civil Rights Act has created. Good intentions? Yes. But remember the terrible effect that good intentions have in people‚ in that they make it virtuous to castigate unbelievers. To the righteous‚ the very existence of the Civil Rights Act proves how unjust our society is‚ how racist‚ how misogynist‚ how homophobic. There’s no argument that you can use against racism that isn’t just as valid against any other minority group. Even polygamists can use it. The little groups have all found their 'asabiyyah: everyone against whiteness and especially against white males. Everyone can join in hating. Or in anti-racism‚ as it’s euphemistically called. And where is the old 'asabiyyah that once existed in the USA‚ the belief in the rightness and justness of our country? If you can’t see it‚ that’s because it isn’t there any more. The Civil Rights Act destroyed it. But we certainly have diversity. Indeed‚ we have it in spades.
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Honda recalls 750‚000 vehicles over massive flub where airbag sensors were 'not sufficiently verified' before rollout
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Honda recalls 750‚000 vehicles over massive flub where airbag sensors were 'not sufficiently verified' before rollout

Honda is recalling more than 750‚000 of its vehicles over the risk of airbags improperly deploying.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration detailed in its report that front and knee-level airbags may deploy despite the presence of an infant or small person."In the event of a crash‚ the front passenger frontal and knee airbags may deploy despite the presence of an occupant ... for whom deployment should be suppressed‚ increasing the risk of injury‚" the report said.The reason for the error in the seat weight sensor is a peculiar one. "Due to a natural disaster at the manufacturing plant of a tier-2 supplier‚ the tier-1 supplier temporarily changed the base material in the printed circuit board of the seat weight sensor‚ which was not sufficiently verified for its intended use‚" the report read. "The alternative base material could allow additional strain to the printed circuit board that can lead to a capacitor cracking and an internal short circuit."In this case‚ the natural disaster may be referring to historic flooding in east Asia in 2020. According to the Autopian‚ flooding may have caused a tier-2 supplier in China (which produces smaller parts) to not be able to provide materials for a significant period of time. The outlet also theorized that the tier-1 supplier may have been "Aisin Electronics of Illinois‚ which is a subsidiary of mega Japanese supplier Aisin and the one listed on the recall notice."Nevertheless‚ the car dealers will have to "replace the seat weight sensor with a non-defective part" for the owners for a large swath of Honda vehicles.As reported by AL.com‚ the list of vehicles included:2020-2022 Honda Accord2020-2021 Honda Accord Hybrid2020 Honda Civic 2-door2020-2022 Honda Civic 4-door2021-2022 Honda Civic hatchback2021 Honda Civic Type R2020-2021 Honda CR-V2020-2021 Honda CR-V Hybrid2020 Honda Fit2020-2022 Honda HR-V2021 Honda Insight2020-2022 Honda Odyssey2020-2022 Honda Pilot2020-2021 Honda Passport2020-2021 Honda Ridgeline2020 Acura MDX2022 Acura MDX2020-2022 Acura RDX2020-2021 Acura TLXUnfortunately for Honda‚ just 1% of the 750‚114 recalls are likely to be effected by the defect. That means only 7‚500 cars could actually be effected‚ but‚ of course‚ its better to be safe than sorry.Honda reportedly said in a statement that it has had 3‚834 warranty claims‚ but there have been no reports of injuries or deaths related to the recall. As Reuters noted‚ the recall dates back to June 2020.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!
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Civ 6 becomes a relaxing 4X game in this free RTS with a playable demo
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Civ 6 becomes a relaxing 4X game in this free RTS with a playable demo

I love Civilization 6 as much as the next person‚ but sometimes playing it really stresses me out. There's so much to manage and keep an eye on! An upcoming new idle RTS called CivIdle streamlines some of that Firaxis charm by turning the whole thing into a hexagon engine. Continue reading Civ 6 becomes a relaxing 4X game in this free RTS with a playable demo
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The D.C. Circuit’s Misunderstood Trump Immunity Ruling
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The D.C. Circuit’s Misunderstood Trump Immunity Ruling

The truth about the federal appeals court’s order.
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