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President Biden hopes to turn infrastructure bill into jobs quickly (Hill, The)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 11/11/2021 - 15:06President Biden to sign bipartisan infrastructure bill November 15 (Hill, The)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 11/10/2021 - 18:17Biden's next challenge: Selling the infrastructure bill (Hill, The)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 11/10/2021 - 06:32House Majority Whip Clyburn blames polarization on 'the advent of social media' (Hill, The)
Submitted by benton on Sun, 11/07/2021 - 16:43Climate-proofing connectivity the only way we can
Being digitally connected is such a central feature of our lives that we don’t often stop to think about how it actually works. Transient data, a combination of ones and zeros, pass through a surprisingly tangible physical infrastructure of fiber optic cables connecting centralized data servers — infrastructure that is vulnerable to an increasingly erratic and punishing climate. The reality of digital disconnection was brought into sharper focus during the COVID-19 pandemic; fundamental aspects of our daily lives shifted online instantly, from schooling to remote work to health care.