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This Week In Techdirt History: January 8th – 14th

2 years 10 months ago
Five Years Ago This week in 2018, Germany’s new hate speech law was straight out the gates with two incidents of collateral damage. Trump was complaining about the US’s “very weak” libel laws, perhaps because Steve Bannon’s publisher was very unimpressed with Trump’s defamation threats. Meanwhile, Dennis Prager was seeking an injunction against YouTube and […]
Leigh Beadon

Health and astronomy update

2 years 10 months ago
As preparation for my leukopheresis next month, when T-cells will be extracted from my bloodsteam, my body needs to be cleaned up as much as possible. That means stopping the chemo treatments. Hooray! But yesterday I learned that it also means stopping the Evil Dex™. Doubleplus hooray! I already feel a little better, and within ...continue reading "Health and astronomy update"
Kevin Drum

New coal ash report alleges risk to St. Louis drinking water

2 years 10 months ago
A new report claims that most utility companies in the U.S. contaminate groundwater and evade federal regulations, including four energy plants in the St. Louis area. Patricia Schuba, president of the board of Labadie Environmental Organization, talks about why she’s concerned, what St. Louisans can do to protect their home’s water supply and what people can do to change things and hold companies accountable.

Social media can be pretty effective in political contests

2 years 10 months ago
A new study is out that tries to measure the effectiveness of social media advertising campaigns in political races. The unique part of this study is that it makes use of an actual advertising campaign during the 2020 presidential contest that deliberately held out a control group so that its effectiveness could be measured: We ...continue reading "Social media can be pretty effective in political contests"
Kevin Drum

Nurse Anesthesia Doctoral Candidates Receive Traditional White Coats

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EDWARDSVILLE - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing (SON) recognized 32 nurse anesthesia doctoral candidates during a traditional White Coat Ceremony held Tuesday, Jan. 10. The traditional ceremony symbolizes the transition into the clinical portion of the nurse anesthesia Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) specialization. “The White Coat Ceremony is a rite of passage symbolizing how hard these students have worked over the past year in the program and how far they have come in such a short time,” said Kevin Stein, DNAP, CRNA, chair of the SON’s Department of Nurse Anesthesiology. “The relationships these students have built with one another will serve as much-needed support network as they continue to navigate the rigors of the program.” The candidates will graduate in 2025 as SON’s eighth cohort of doctorally-prepared nurse anesthesiologists. “We continue to see a strong interest in our nurse anesthesia program across

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