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- 1Wartime Army Anti-Fascism Text Recirculates Amid US Political Debate●In the United States, native fascists have often been anti-Catholic, anti-Jew, anti-Negro, anti-Labor, anti-foreign-born
A passage from a wartime US Army educational text is circulating again, stating that native fascists in the United States have often been anti-Catholic, anti-Jewish, anti-Black, anti-labor and anti-foreign-born. The material, produced to help American soldiers understand fascism during and after World War II, is being shared as commentary on contemporary US politics, with readers drawing parallels between the historical description and current political rhetoric.
- 2Dark Matter Season 2 Slips Into Familiar Multiverse Territory▼Dark Matter season 2 makes the Apple TV series just like every other multiverse story
Season 2 of Apple TV+'s sci-fi series Dark Matter is drawing criticism that it has become just like every other multiverse story, losing the distinctiveness that set the adaptation apart in its first season. Commentators argue the new episodes lean on well-worn parallel-world tropes rather than the sharper character-driven premise of season 1.
- 3SpaceX alumni raise $100M for autonomous freight trains●SpaceX alumni nab $100M to rethink shipping with autonomous freight trains Parallel Systems raised $100 million to scale
Parallel Systems, a startup founded by former SpaceX engineers, has raised $100 million to scale production of its autonomous electric rail vehicle, which can carry thousands of pounds of freight up to 500 miles. The company aims to rethink freight shipping by moving cargo from trucks onto self-driving rail cars, cutting emissions and costs.