Saturday, March 14, 2026

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"Singapore is moving to ban caged lorries used to transport migrant workers"

@channelnewsasia From Jan 1, 2027, companies in Singapore will no longer be allowed to transport workers in caged lorries. Caged decks pose extra safety risks, especially if doors are locked from the outside and an accident or fire happens, said Senior Minister of State for Transport Sun Xueling in parliament on Mar 4. #singapore #sgnews ♬ original sound - CNA


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Government officials and business groups have argued that a complete ban on transporting workers on lorries would pose significant economic and logistical challenges
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a joint statement by 25 business chambers and associations warned that eliminating the practice would involve “real, practical and operational complexities”, including greater traffic congestion and added strain on businesses.
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Impressive repaints of a Star Wars Black Palpatine figure and a Jada Toys Balrog




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Friday, March 13, 2026

Six stories about media manipulation









Folks, I regret to inform you: This design was OK'd by the Citizens Coin Advisory Committee in...October 2024. Its design was set in place when Biden was in office. The designer left out the olive branch to symbolize the colonists' not yet achieving peace, but hoping for it. Trump didn't do this.

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— Joe Adalian (@tvmojoe.bsky.social) March 13, 2026 at 7:28 PM
(A look at the design process) (Of course, In Dec. 2025, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent nixxed some of the quarter designs that were approved by then-Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen during the Biden Administration for focusing “on DEI and Critical Race Theory policies.” )



EXCLUSIVE: A dark money group is offering influencers $1,500 for posts attacking Chicago Democratic primary candidate @katmabu.bsky.social www.ms.now/news/kat-abu...

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— Brandy Zadrozny (@brandyzadrozny.bsky.social) March 13, 2026 at 7:27 AM
("a secretive political organization called Democracy Unmuted...MS NOW found several recent creator videos that seemed to follow the Democracy Unmuted brief targeting Abughazaleh")



This is (a) wild (b) only scratching the surface, I suspect www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

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— Noah Shachtman (@noahshachtman.bsky.social) March 13, 2026 at 2:46 PM




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Hot Toys Silver Surfer (with Mjolnir) up for preorder

Looks great, but doesn't that kind of covering flake off very quickly?
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Multiplayer video game Humble Bundle

Starts at five games for $7, including Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes.
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