Japan: Nuclear reactor that restarted 13 years after Fukushima disaster is shut down again

Source: ABC News

“A Japanese nuclear reactor that restarted last week for the first time in more than 13 years after it had survived a massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami that badly damaged the nearby Fukushima nuclear plant was shut down again Monday due to an equipment problem, its operator said. The No. 2 reactor at the Onagawa nuclear power plant on Japan’s northern coast was put back online on Oct. 29 and had been expected to start generating power in early November. But it had to be shut down again five days after its restart due to a glitch that occurred Sunday in a device related to neutron data inside the reactor, plant operator Tohoku Electric Power Co. said.” (11/04/24)

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/japanese-nuclear-reactor-restarted-13-years-after-fukushima-115457819

Apology Not Accepted

Source: The Reframe
by AR Moxon

“I saw a story last night in Newsweek about how women are refusing to date men who support Trump, and how this was a big problem for men. I’m not linking to it. There will be another one of these stories today, and another tomorrow and three more next week. The loneliness of men is a big problem for women to solve. The loneliness of women isn’t the subject of many articles. I see TRUMP/VANCE 2024 signs on lawns around my neighborhood, and when I see them, I know there is somebody inside that house who on some significant level cannot be trusted, a person who is either eager to bring menace and death to others, or else is willing to allow such things in order to secure a perceived unnatural advantage. And I know there might be some people inside that house who quietly fear that person with good reason.” (11/03/24)

https://www.the-reframe.com/apology-not-accepted

Republicans bring back fake electors in battleground states

Source: Politico

“Many of the people preparing to cast votes for Donald Trump in the Electoral College in 2024 were involved in his plot to subvert the election in 2020. Some are even facing criminal charges for it. Of the 93 Republicans designated as prospective presidential electors for Trump from the seven battleground states, eight are facing felony charges for signing false Electoral College certificates in 2020, according to a POLITICO analysis. Another five signed similar certificates in 2020 but were not charged. And at least six others played notable roles in challenging the results of the 2020 election or promoting election conspiracy theories. All told, at least 1 in 5 prospective Trump electors from battleground states this year had some connection to the scheme to overturn the 2020 election.” (11/04/24)

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/04/trump-fake-electors-return-election-denial-00186977

Finding Freedom, episode 462

Source: Lions of Liberty

“Today’s show is all about the Presidential election as John gives his prediction on the outcome and provides 5 reasons for libertarians to vote for Trump.” [editor’s note: There are only a few reasons for libertarians to vote at all, and no reasons for libertarians to support Trump (or Harris) – TLK] (11/04/24)

https://www.lionsofliberty.com/episodes/5-reasons-why-libertarians-should-vote-trump

How can freedom lovers handle this troubling election?

Source: Orange County Register
by Steven Greenhut

“Most politically-minded people will encourage us to spend even more time fixated on candidates and elections. Obviously one cannot ignorepolitics as it surely won’t ignore us. But in my ideal libertarian world, the government would be so limited that we could spend our days not fretting about the latest nonsense our governor spewed or the latest regulation our president was contemplating. Sadly, that’s not the world we live in. We probably can’t change the nation’s political dynamics, but we can be happy warriors who eschew government intervention, mind our own business, treat others fairly, practice self-control and build a culture that recognizes the blessings of our liberty.” (11/03/24)

https://archive.is/MBw9B

The Bipartisan Border War is Turning America into a Prison

Source: exile in happy valley
by Nicky Reid

“Chances are that by the time you read this you will have done one of two hideous things which will likely end in the same tragic outcome. You will have voted for Donald Trump for some stupid fucking reason or another, which will give him the mandate to carry out the largest mass deportation since Josef Stalin, or you will have voted for Kamala Harris to stop him even though she has more or less promised to do the same goddamn thing in slow motion with a side of joy as displayed by her administration’s recent attempts to slam the border shut like the jaws of life. … most of my neighbors in rural Pennsyltucky have never even seen a Venezuelan and yet they still seem to believe that scores of them are coming scuttling down the chimney for their daughter’s virginity with freshly sharpened knives in their teeth.” (11/03/24)

https://exileinhappyvalley.blogspot.com/2024/11/the-bipartisan-border-war-is-turning.html

Indonesia: At least ten dead as volcano erupts, burns homes

Source: Al Jazeera [Qatari state media]

“At least 10 people have died after a series of volcanic eruptions took place in eastern Indonesia, spewing fireballs and ash on surrounding villages and burning down several houses. The eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,703-metre (5,587-foot) twin volcano located on the popular tourist island of Flores, took place just after midnight on Monday, forcing authorities to evacuate several villages. Abdul Muhari, spokesman of the country’s disaster mitigation agency BNPB, confirmed the death toll at a news conference, adding that 10,295 people had been affected by the eruptions. He said the number of evacuees was still being calculated.” (11/04/24)

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/4/at-least-10-dead-as-indonesias-laki-laki-volcano-erupts-burns-homes