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NOW IMAGINE WHAT THE USE VOTE BY MAIL HAS OPENED ITSELF TO:  Spain is in shock. The opposition stunned. Spain, 2023, General Elections. The head of PSOE Argentina created a voting circuit with fake mail-in votes to rig the CERA vote. Audio leaks have surfaced. It’s extremely serious, pay attention. It calls into question Pedro Sánchez’s legitimacy for the past 3 years. (And because X cancel is still not working, here’s the rest of the tweet: WHO WAS SHE?

IDEALLY BOTH THESE COMPANIES WOULD LOSE:  Texas jury hits Bambu Lab with $27.6M verdict in Stratasys patent fight — X1, P1, and A1 printers found to infringe prime tower and bed-leveling tech. If we are forced to choose one or the other then Stratys delenda est. They are the very definition of everything that is wrong with the patent system.

THE OUTRAGE IS DESERVED: Outrage is erupting after a 22-year-old who runs into BURNING BUILDINGS as a volunteer firefighter was told he isn’t qualified to be a paid firefighter… …because he was HOMESCHOOLED. Then the city changed the job posting to cover it up. His name is Andrew Coates. He’s 22 years old, in Nebraska. Right now, today, he runs into burning buildings as a volunteer firefighter for Cedar Bluffs Fire. He is a state-licensed EMT. He is doing the job. For free.

HATTIP TO THE INIMITABLE KIM DU TOIT, FOR THE LINK:  Tough Love For Blue Cities? Should we let the blue cities experience the total collapse their filthy love for communism has earned them? As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

I HATE TO REVISIT  THE CLANCY THING AGAIN, BUT OTHER WOMEN ARE DRIVING THEMSELVES TRULY CRAZY IN ANOTHER WAY:  The Tree of Knowledge. Or, if you prefer: the mommy blogs and books can be and often are a blight upon the land. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

WORSE THAN MERE BIRTH TOURISM: Meet the US Army vet running a California baby factory for Chinese nationals to have American kids.

OPEN THREAD: Tuesday’s groovy — and so are you.

GOOD: Samsung to invest up to $100 million in Oak Ridge nuclear plant. “Kairos broke ground on the Hermes 2 plant in April. It is the first power-producing Generation IV reactor to get a United States construction permit. In August, Kairos announced a deal with Google and the Tennessee Valley Authority as well as plans to train East Tennesseans to join the nuclear workforce.” Faster, please. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

I’M A BIG FAN OF ROCKET LAB, BUT THEY’RE NOWHERE NEAR BEING ABLE TO SCALE TO SPACEX’S DIMENSIONS: Rocket Lab Poised to Become “Only Viable Alternative” to SpaceX, Says Cantor Fitzgerald. Here, though, they’re talking about stock value. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

HMM: The Non-Physical Trait Most Desired in a Romantic Partner.