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US representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made waves on Twitch back in 2020, when she attracted over 430,000 viewers streaming Among Us in her Twitch debut. After a break of over two years AOC is coming back to Twitch, with her next stream scheduled for 7:30 PM this Saturday night.The initial stream was an effort to inspire Americans to get out and vote, while the congresswoman used subsequent streams to speak on important topics. AOC used her last stream in early 2021 to discuss the GameStop stock…

A swift turnaround from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission gave the media whiplash earlier this week. On Monday, a commissioner from the watchdog agency, Richard Trumka Jr., indicated CPSC was considering new restrictions on gas stoves over mounting health concerns.Then, after an overwrought backlash mainly from the political right, the federal regulator backed off. “I am not looking to ban gas stoves and the CPSC has no proceeding to do so,” Alexander Hoehn-Saric, CPSC’s chair, wrote in a tweeted statement.…

Ever since Elon Musk and New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez got into a Twitter spat with the new Twitter owner Elon Musk, netizens have brazenly been using the exchange as fodder for new memes. Most recently, Elon Musk took yet another sly dig at the Congresswoman on Twitter by posting a photo of a T-shirt that read "Your feedback is appreciated, now pay $8." Without attaching any text to the photo of the T-shirt, Elon Musk left the micro-blogging users in splits.Musk's latest tweet comes after he posted a…

Amazon warehouses have been noted in reports to be high-stress workplaces, leading to major unionization efforts. Amazon, on the other hand, has actively worked to stifle any hint of organized labor.Photo: Michael M. Santiago (Getty Images)Another New York-based Amazon facility rejected calls for unionization Tuesday, showing just how hard it is for organized labor to make headway in today’s polarized environment, as well as how effective Amazon’s anti-union activities have become.During a vote that took place Tuesday…

Greene at a press conference outside the Capitol on April 28.Photo: Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call (AP)Stop worrying, everyone! Carbon dioxide is actually good for us, and climate change is making our planet safer. That’s according to noted nutjob and QAnon Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia).During an hour-plus-long (oy) conversation this week with host Brian Glenn on the conservative Right Side Broadcasting Network, Greene confidently laid out some extremely scuzzy science to support her claim that climate change…

A train passes through a station in Egypt. The project involving Siemens Mobility will use trains that can reach a top speed of 230 kilometers per hour, and the line will be fully electrified.Paulvinten | Istock | Getty ImagesA new high-speed rail line is coming to Egypt, with developer Siemens Mobility saying it will link 60 cities across the country.The fully-electrified lines will see trains with a top speed of 230 kilometers per hour and travel from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean, among other destinations.According…