The Daily Populous

Thursday July 27th, 2017 night edition

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FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, ISP-endorsed frontman and villain of a theoretical future Revenge of the Nerds reboot, is trying to dupe everyone into believing abandoning open internet principles is inevitable because no opponents have any convincing arguments.

At an FCC oversight hearing with the House Commerce Committee this week, Democratic Rep. Michael Doyle challenged Pai to present any sort of willingness to consider the evidence offered by net neutrality supporters, Ars Technica reported.

“What kind of comment would cause you to change your mind?”

It’s an insidious response that gets more insidious the further it’s probed.

Pai’s answer simply rewards this behavior, and frankly incentivizes them to present their own subpar services as evidence of the need for further deregulation.

Free Press also disputes Pai’s account, saying their numbers show investment has increased. »

Woman who threatened to 'kill all of ya' Somali Americans will be fired

Authored by grandforksherald.com

They were shopping at Walmart Tuesday afternoon before going to the movie theater when they parked next to the woman.

The women shared their concerns and the video with Hukun Dabar, executive director of Afro American Development Association, a Moorhead nonprofit.

Dabar also called out the inaction of bystanders at Walmart who didn't defend the women or say anything to Hensley. »

New, reusable filter cleans heavy metals from water

Authored by researchgate.net

The filters absorbed more than 99 percent of metals from test samples laden with cadmium, cobalt, copper, mercury, nickel and lead.

A chemist from Rice University and a high school student have developed a filter that can remove toxic heavy metals from the water.

The researchers calculated that one gram of the material could get 83,000 liters of water to World Health Organization standards. »

Theresa May Is Hit by Another Resignation as Strategy Chief Quits

Authored by bloomberg.com

Theresa May’s director of strategy has become the latest member of her senior team to quit, leaving the premier without the authors of her Brexit vision at a critical time in negotiations with the European Union.

Since the election, May’s been hit by a string of resignations in policy, strategy and communications.

“There needs to be some kind of reinvigoration, but this does indicate that some people feel that can’t be done.”. »