Happy #NewstodonFriday! If you’re absolutely averse to seeing coverage of the U.S. election and Donald Trump, you might want to look away now — or scroll quickly. If you can bear to linger, you’ll find important stories about Elon Musk’s political funding, why the media aren’t talking about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, the push to get out the Native note, and what happened after Hurricane Maria. Interspersed, there’s an investigation into the state of criminal prosecution in Anchorage, two inspiring stories on assistive technology, a look at whether Alan Shepard hit three golf balls on the moon, and some gorgeous photos, including bracken that looks like Jabba the Hutt. To remind you, our goal with this thread is to highlight the work of newsrooms and individuals that maintain an active presence in the fediverse. Follow their accounts, click on their stories, donate and subscribe, and interact in the comments below.
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When assistive technology for people with physical disabilities is developed, the final users of it — its “pilots” — are often not involved until the very end. That’s why robotics expert Robert Riener launched the Cybathlon. The technotopian competition takes place every four years — the next tournament is this month in Switzerland and online — and involves eight events including the assistance robot race, in which pilots control a robot assistant from their wheelchairs and the brain-computer interface race, where pilots with quadriplegia use their thoughts to guide an animated avatar through an obstacle course. Here’s more from @[email protected].
https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/technology/2024/cybathlon-competition-bionic-athletes-use-assistive-tech
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Hurricane Maria, the deadliest storm to hit Puerto Rico, was seven years ago. In a new song, Bad Bunny blasts the political corruption and energy inequality of his native territory. It’s hot on the heels of other Puerto Rican artists supporting Donald Trump, who opposed disaster funding for the island after the hurricane when he was in power. @[email protected]’s Angely Mercado analyzes the song, and Bad Bunny’s political advocacy.
https://www.thexylom.com/post/perspective-in-new-song-bad-bunny-lights-up-puerto-rico-s-political-corruption-climate-inaction
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Finally, a palate cleanser after this politics-heavy thread: The winners of the Nikon Small World competition, which our @[email protected] featured earlier this week, and which rewards the best photos taken under microscopes. A fighting weevil, many-eyed green crab spider, insect egg parasitized by a wasp and Jabba the Hutt-resembling bracken fern were all highlights of NBC’s photo gallery.
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/nikon-small-world-photo-contest-winners-microscope-rcna175587
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@[email protected] @[email protected] Fascinating pictures!
@[email protected] thanks!