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Amazon Sidewalk is a wireless standard that has advantages over a Wi-Fi or Bluetooth connection. However, there are privacy concerns, as it enables your smart home devices (such as Echo and Alexa speakers) to communicate with others outside of your home. Here’s how to disable and turn off Sidewalk.First, to opt-out of Sidewalk on your Echo speakers and smart displays, open the “Amazon Alexa” app on your iPhone, iPad, or Android device, and make sure it’s been updated to the latest version. Next, tap the “More” tab at the bottom of your screen.AT THE LINK, SCREEN IMAGES OF PROCESS TO...

Portland, Oregon, is waging war against people of color by defunding the police and allowing violent criminals to commit more murders: “37 people had died in Portland homicides this year, a more-than-sevenfold increase compared with the first five months of last year… the victims have disproportionately been people of color”In the year 2020, Portland, Oregon reduced its police budget by $15 million, and eliminated 84 positions in its police department.On May 31, 2021, the Seattle Times reported:“As of Sunday morning, 37 people had died in Portland homicides this year, a more-than-sevenfold increase compared with the first five months of last...

Joe Del Bosque is leaving a third of his 2,000-acre farm near Firebaugh, California, unseeded this year due to extreme drought. Yet, he hopes to access enough water to produce a marketable melon crop. Farmers across California say they expect to receive little water from state and federal agencies that regulate the state's reservoirs and canals, leading many to leave fields barren, plant more drought-tolerant crops or seek new income sources all-together. "We're taking a big risk in planting crops and hoping the water gets here in time," said Del Bosque, 72. Agriculture is an important part of California's economy...

China’s young people have coined yet another neologism to reflect their growing disillusionment with the country’s often oppressive work culture. Rather than trying to keep up with society’s expectations or fight them, many are resolving to simply “lie down.” The post was quickly embraced by others, and tang ping became an online buzzword. On Douban — a social platform combining the film and TV ratings of IMDb with the forum feel of Reddit — a group aptly named the “Lying Down Group” has nearly 6,000 members. One of its most popular posts, titled “A Guide to Lying Down,” lists seven...

Jesus commanded the 12 Apostles at the Last Supper to "Do this in remembrance of me." The "this" is the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass . . . i.e. the Catholic Mass, also called the Divine Liturgy for Eastern Rite Catholics. When Christianity was new, misunderstood, and outlawed, St. Justin Martyr, a philosopher and Christian convert, took it upon himself to give a powerful defense of Christian doctrine and practice before the secular power, arguing that Christians should not be persecuted. Enshrined in his defense, or Apology, is one of the earliest descriptions of the Catholic Mass. Today many non-Catholic...

Military-grade autonomous drones can fly themselves to a specific location, pick their own targets and kill without the assistance of a remote human operator. Such weapons are known to be in development, but until recently there were no reported cases of autonomous drones killing fighters on the battlefield. Now, a United Nations report about a March 2020 skirmish in the military conflict in Libya says such a drone, known as a lethal autonomous weapons system — or LAWS — has made its wartime debut. But the report does not say explicitly that the LAWS killed anyone. "If anyone was killed...

Amazon customers have one week to opt out of a plan that would turn every Echo speaker and Ring security camera in the US into a shared wireless network, as part of the company’s plan to fix connection problems for its smart home devices.The proposal, called Amazon Sidewalk, involves the company’s devices being used as a springboard to build city-wide “mesh networks” that help simplify the process of setting up new devices, keep them online even if they’re out of range of home wifi, and extend the range of tracking devices such as those made by Tile.But Sidewalk has come...

He was sentenced to death for four counts of first-degree murder in the 1986 slayings of Laura Camargo and three of her children in San Luis Obispo County. The parolee killed the woman first with a claw hammer, then suffocated her son, KPIX-TV said. He molested her two daughters for two days before also killing them with a hammer.

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced on Tuesday that residents who receive the COVID-19 vaccine will be entered into a lottery that includes prizes of customized firearms and $1 million. The initiative, which aims to incentivize residents to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, will begin weekly drawings on Father’s Day, June 20, ending on Aug. 4. “To be eligible, you have got to get your first shot,” said Justice. “When I start through these prizes … there’s going to be a run on people getting their first shot. So go get ’em. Go get ’em so you’ll be eligible where...

[My translation- JA] Media in Iran have reported this evening (Tuesday) on an explosion and fire on a ship of the Iranian Navy, the Harj. The ship, which serves as a forward base for special forces, attack ships and the launch of drones, went up in flames in the Gulf of Oman. According to reports in Iranian media, the ship returned to an unidentified port, where local forces worked to extinguish the fire. They further reported that there were no injuries in the incident. In Iran they have denied reports on social networks that the Harj was making its way...

Updated: 3:19 PM PDT June 1, 2021 Facebook Twitter PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) on Tuesday reported 177 new COVID-19 cases in the state and three new deaths due to the virus. Oregon’s death toll is now 2,674 people. -snip- Deaths OHA released the following information about the three new deaths reported Tuesday: Oregon’s 2,672nd COVID-19 death is a 59-year-old man from Lane County who tested positive on May 21 and died on May 28 at his residence. He had underlying conditions. Oregon’s 2,673rd COVID-19 death is a 75-year-old man from Douglas County who tested positive on...

President Joe Biden touted his administration’s pro-LGBTQ policies Monday and vowed more action to continue “the historic progress made towards LGBTQ+ equality” since he took office. The White House released a fact sheet Monday highlighting dozens of initiatives the Biden administration has undertaken to advance the LGBT movement, including rescinding former President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender people serving in the military. The administration has also announced that U.S. embassies across the globe are allowed to fly rainbow pride flags on the same pole as the American flag.(snip) Biden followed up the White House statement with an official presidential proclamation...

Fr. Martin Cites Boris Johnson’s Catholic Wedding to Push Same-Sex BlessingsCV NEWS FEED // Rev. James Martin, SJ, cited British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s wedding in the Catholic Church to suggest “same-sex couples” should receive the same “mercy and compassion.”Johnson married his fiancee Carrie Symonds, with whom he has a child, at the Westminster Cathedral over the weekend.The Catholic Cathedral told media that the couple are both “parishioners” there, leading to speculation that Johnson, who was baptized Catholic but confirmed in the Church of England, has returned to the Catholic Church.Johnson and Symonds’ son was recently baptized Catholic.“#BorisJohnson, a twice-divorced...

(President Trump's Operation Warp Speed Update) (Cases and Deaths COLLAPSED dramatically low over the holiday weekend - if this is not a reporting anomaly, the disease has collapsed profoundly) Total Vaccine Doses Delivered: 366,317,045 (21,144,200 J&J) Administered: 296,404,240 (10,858,664 J&J) People Vaccinated, At Least One Dose: 168,489,729 Fully Vaccinated: 135,867,425

HELLO & thanks for stopping by this here comment section! I felt compelled to clarify that not having a "career" is not the same as not having a job -- I completely understand that the vast majority of people do not have the freedom or ability to survive without work under capitalism. It is precisely because we have to spend so much time working that I advocate for a shift in the way we conceptualize of our identities, self-worth, validation away from labor.

The Walt Disney Co. has been hit with a lawsuit from one of its own executives who alleges the company discriminated against him on the basis of sexual orientation. The complaint comes as Disney is rolling out Pride Month-themed content across its media platforms, including the kid-oriented Disney+ streaming service. In a ten-page complaint filed Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, Joel Hopkins claims he was denied promotion after his superiors learned about his sexual orientation. He alleges he was also put on a “dead-end career track” and that his compensation “is less than other individuals who are also department...

Manhattan’s Billionaires’ Row will soon feature a men’s homeless shelter smack-bang in the middle of it despite a three-year offensive to halt its creation by members of the city’s elite, the New York Court of Appeals has ruled. Residents of the city’s priciest street fought tooth and nail to halt Mayor de Blasio’s $60.8 million plan to open a 150-bed men’s shelter in the closed Park Savoy Hotel at 158 W. 58th St., arguing the location would be a dangerous “firetrap” and that crime would inevitably ensue on the ritzy block.(snip) The now defunct Park Savoy Hotel will house a...

The sales volume of ‘Made in China’ BeiDou chips has exceeded 100 million and related products have been exported to more than 120 countries and regions, according to China’s official report, which also said BeiDou’s role in countering U.S. rival GPS, as well as its significance for China’s national defense strategy, is “beyond description.”

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday issued a statement to endorse Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for reelection, praising the governor for his policies on the U.S. southern border, the Second Amendment, and election integrity. “Greg Abbott is a fighter and a Great Governor for the incredible people of Texas,” the former president said in a statement circulated by his Save America political action committee. “No Governor has done more to secure the Border and keep our communities safe than Governor Abbott. Greg is a staunch defender of the Second Amendment and has made Texas a Second Amendment Sanctuary State.”