Neuralink’s ‘hack job’ brain chip trials aren’t fit for humans, congressman tells FDA
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Quick Glance: Neuralink patient controls 'Mario Kart' with mind
- A video from Neuralink demonstrates the first human patient using his brain-chip implant to play 'Mario Kart.'
- In a gathering with Neuralink employees, the first patient, Noland Arbaugh, was introduced to explain the capabilities of the brain chip.
- Arbaugh, a quadriplegic due to a swimming accident, highlighted how the device enables him to engage in activities like gaming.
- Since the revelation of the first human patient, Arbaugh has showcased tasks achievable with his new brain implant, from gaming late into the night to sharing content on X.
The Tax Loophole That Helps Temu and Shein Keep Prices So Low: Temu and Shein are undercutting American businesses through a tax loophole known as de minimis ...
time.com/6695469/temu-shein-de-minimis/
DEA tells Congress it’s considering easing marijuana restrictions: The agency is "now conducting its review" of whether marijuana should be moved off ...
axios.com/2024/01/04/dea-weed-marijuana-legal-decriminalize-federal
Frustrated lawmakers explain why they're quitting Congress: Reps. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon and Ken Buck of Colorado have had enough of Congress and its disorder ...
latimes.com/politics/story/2023-11-28/quitting-congress-oregon-democrat-earl-blumenauer-colorado-republican-ken-buck
Bill In Congress Aims To Stop Kombucha From Being Taxed Like Beer: Sen. Finance Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) ...
forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2023/12/01/bill-in-congress-aims-to-stop-kombucha-from-being-taxed-like-beer/
Activists, Congressional Staffers, USAID Employees Demand Gaza Ceasefire: Here in the United States, dozens of Jewish peace activists led a peaceful sit-in ...
democracynow.org/2023/11/9/headlines/activists_congressional_staffers_usaid_employees_demand_gaza_ceasefire
Rep. Earl Blumenauer says he will not seek re-election - UPI.com: Rep. Earl Blumenauer, a Democrat who has represented Oregon in the House of Representatives for ...
upi.com/Top_News/US/2023/10/31/Earl-Blumenauer-retiring/1061698726188/
Why President Biden Needs Weed In 2024: A majority of Americans now support cannabis legalization and it could be the issue that convinces younger voters to ...
forbes.com/sites/willyakowicz/2023/11/07/why-president-biden-needs-weed-in-2024/
Portland demonstrators call for Rep. Earl Blumenauer to back a cease-fire in Gaza
oregonlive.com/portland/2023/11/portland-demonstrators-call-for-rep-earl-blumenauer-to-back-a-ceasefire-in-gaza.html
A Democrat’s obsessive quest to change the way America is farmed and fed: Earl Blumenauer has been on a 26-year quest to pass a bill to reform farming to center ...
theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/26/earl-blumenauer-agriculture-farm-bill-congress
US Progressives Demand ‘Climate Emergency’ as Smoke Chokes Washington: Lawmakers have revived their call for President Biden to unlock broad powers to ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-08/progressive-democrats-call-for-climate-emergency-as-wildfires-rage
Meet the Biggest Bike Dork in Congress: He bikes to the Capitol. He wants the feds to pay you to bike to work too.
slate.com/technology/2023/06/earl-blumenauer-bicycles-interview-congress-ebikes.html
74-year-old Democrat in Congress wants everyone riding bikes: Rep. Earl Blumenauer dismissed Sen. Mitt Romney's opposition to bike lanes: "Every person on a ...
businessinsider.com/bike-saftey-infrastructure-earl-blumenauer-wants-everyone-riding-bicycles-2023-5
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Charted: The least prolific tweeters in Congress: One House Democrat decided Twitter is "a danger to our political discourse."
axios.com/2023/04/10/charted-congress-twitter-use
74-year-old Democrat in Congress wants everyone riding bikes: Rep. Earl Blumenauer dismissed Sen. Mitt Romney's opposition to bike lanes: "Every person on a ...
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The House of Representatives introduces its own version of The Restaurant Revitalization Fund Tax Credit. Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) ... Show more
Producer of PDX’s new roof supports, Thompson Metal Fab, celebrates 85 years with innovation, diversification
columbian.com/news/2022/oct/01/producer-of-pdxs-new-roof-supports-thompson-metal-fab-celebrates-85-years-with-innovation-diversification/
Evacuated Afghans to be able to become U.S. citizens: At stake are tens of thousands of people who managed to escape to the United States a year ago ...
faz.net/aktuell/politik/ausland/usa-staatsbuergerschaft-fuer-evakuierte-afghanen-18233509.html
Portland celebrates opening day of new bicycle, pedestrian bridge near Lloyd Center on Sunday
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Bob Stacey, land-use advocate and former Metro Councilor, dies at 72: Stacey had been managing a long-term illness.
oregonlive.com/politics/2022/09/bob-stacey-dies-at-72.html
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Several hundred cyclists gathered Sunday for the grand opening of the Congressman Earl Blumenauer Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge to celebrate the new bridge ... Show more
Blumenauer Bridge opens with day of celebrations for Portland bikers: The pedestrian bridge opens after three years of construction and is celebrated by ...
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What Mike Lee says will fix the baby formula shortage: Utah Sen. Mike Lee says importing more foreign baby formula could help fix the domestic shortage that has ...
sltrib.com/news/politics/2022/08/03/will-lifting-tariffs-baby/
Democrat to Biden: Don’t suspend gas tax: Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) asked President Biden to oppose a suspension of the federal gas tax in a letter Thursday ...
thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/3527887-democrat-to-biden-dont-suspend-gas-tax/
Oregon Rep. calls on Biden to oppose suspension of federal gas tax: "There is no guarantee a gas tax suspension would reduce prices ... or stem the broader ...
businessinsider.com/blumenauer-biden-federal-gas-tax-suspension-bipartisan-infrastructure-highways-2022-6
Quick Glance: Janet Yellen: Federal gas tax holiday is "certainly worth considering"
- During an interview on ABC's "This Week," former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen told host George Stephanopoulos that the suggestion is worth examining by the Biden administration, especially given her comments about inflation in the United States being "unacceptably high."
- ""President Biden wants to help customers in every way he can," she said.
- Earl Blumenauer of Oregon wrote to Biden, requesting that he reject the suspension of the gas tax, claiming that it "would blow a massive hole in the federal transportation and infrastructure budget."
Congress is on the cusp of catching up to public opinion on cannabis reform: More than two-thirds of the U.S. public favors full legalization of marijuana ...
seattletimes.com/opinion/congress-is-on-the-cusp-of-catching-up-to-public-opinion-on-cannabis-reform/
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