World-first tooth-regrowing drug will be given to humans in September

The world's first human trial of a drug that can regenerate teeth will begin in a few months, less than a year on from news of its success in animals. This paves the way for the medicine to be commercially available as early as 2030.
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The Black Sun of Democracy

“ I'd like to point out this entire controversy is intrinsically horrible. Personally, I don't think that something is good just because it's old, because I am not a conservative.”
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Bizarre armor from Mycenaean Greece turns out to have been effective

People suspected the Dendra armor was ceremonial, but new tests show its utility.
Read more: https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/researchers-get-modern-marines-to-test-ancient-greek-armor/?source=Snapzu

Robocaller behind AI Biden deepfake faces charges and hefty FCC fine

A political consultant who admitted to using a deepfake of President Joe Biden's voice in a robocall scheme is facing dozens of charges, as well as a $6 million FCC fine.
Read more: https://www.engadget.com/robocaller-behind-ai-biden-deepfake-faces-charges-and-hefty-fcc-fine-201803214.html?source=Snapzu

Kahanism and American Politics

The Democratic Party's Decades-Long Courtship of Racist Fanatics. By David Sheen.
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Oweynagat

The Cave of Cats
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America's Genocidal Trolley Problem

Will liberals support this genocide when Trump is doing it?
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The 5 Dinosaurs That DIDNT Go Extinct!

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Pigeons in the Arctic: Part III: Sir John Ross’s 1850-51 Search for the Lost Franklin Bay Expedition

“Royal Navy personnel brought homing pigeons with them as they searched for the Lost Franklin Bay Expedition in the 1850s. Given that homing pigeons were very much a novelty amongst the British public at the time, this represents an early usage of pigeons in a British military setting.”
Read more: https://pigeons-of-war.com/2024/05/17/pigeons-in-the-arctic-part-iii-sir-john-rosss-1850-51-search-for-the-lost-franklin-bay-expedition/?source=Snapzu

Nearly 80% of Americans now consider fast food a 'luxury' due to high prices

Americans say they are scaling back on their fast food intake, and the vast majority considers those on-the-go meals as a luxury due to high prices, a new survey reveals.
Read more: https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/americans-consider-fast-food-luxury-high-prices?source=Snapzu

Shoshana Zuboff on surveillance capitalism

Harvard professor Shoshana Zuboff wrote a monumental book about the new economic order that is alarming. "The Age of Surveillance Capitalism," reveals how the biggest tech companies deal with our data. How do we regain control of our data? What is surveillance capitalism?
Read more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIXhnWUmMvw?source=Snapzu

C. Gordon Bell, Father of the PDP-8 and VAX, Has Died.

Not just a name from computer history, Bell's work is as fresh as today's headlines about Microsoft's Copilot+ PC Replay feature.
Read more: https://thenewstack.io/c-gordon-bell-father-of-the-pdp-8-and-vax-has-died/?source=Snapzu

Microplastics found in every human testicle in study

Scientists say discovery may be linked to decades-long decline in sperm counts in men around the world
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/20/microplastics-human-testicles-study-sperm-counts?source=Snapzu

Ghostwriters Try Steering Supreme Court Justices Away from Cases

Ghostwriting Supreme Court briefs is a little-known tactic that’s gotten some attention over ethics and whether the justices should do something about it.
Read more: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/crypto/ghostwriters-try-steering-supreme-court-justices-away-from-cases?source=Snapzu

U.S. Military Is Using Laser Weapons In Battle

Prototype laser air defense systems deployed by the U.S. Army have taken out enemy drones in the Middle East, an Army official told Forbes.
Read more: https://forbes.com/sites/jeremybogaisky/2024/05/06/army-laser-weapons-drones/?source=Snapzu

How Pope Francis opened the Vatican to transgender sex workers

The outreach, reflecting the most radical stage of his papacy, has prompted backlash while also altering the lives of the nearly 100 people he has met.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/05/05/pope-francis-transgender-sex-workers/?source=Snapzu

A group of Republicans has united to defend the legitimacy of US elections and those who run them

Republican officials who believe in the legitimacy of elections have formed a group that's pushing back on the election lies and conspiracy theories that have persuaded a large share of their party that elections can't be trusted.
Read more: https://apnews.com/article/election-lies-trump-republicans-2024-legitimacy-f9b015fb3ead18f5c7b1432415680361?source=Snapzu

Ghostwriter shares insight into Noem book process

“Celebrity memoirs, they are fan fiction,” Lisec said. “You take a couple of details then expand it."
Read more: https://www.keloland.com/news/local-news/ghostwriter-shares-insight-into-noem-book-process/?source=Snapzu

San Antonio-Austin Rep. Chip Roy claims immigration will lead to 'Sharia law' in U.S.

Roy claimed immigration will lead to Islamic religious law soon being 'forced upon the American people.'
Read more: https://www.sacurrent.com/news/san-antonio-austin-rep-chip-roy-claims-immigration-will-lead-to-sharia-law-in-us-34494894?source=Snapzu

Meet AdVon, the AI-Powered Content Monster Infecting the Media Industry

Our investigation into AdVon Commerce, the AI contractor at the heart of scandals at USA Today and Sports Illustrated.
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Kent State shootings: The 1970 student protests that shook the US

Fifty-four years ago, four students were shot by the National Guard during an anti-Vietnam War protest at Kent State university in Ohio – a tragedy that still resonates today.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240503-kent-state-university-1970-protests-that-shook-the-us?source=Snapzu