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[2023-02-19] Weekly news recap

Weekly news recap:

Science:

People with social anxiety tend to engage in restrictive “safety behaviors” that make them less likable, study finds

https://www.psypost.org/2023/02/people-with-social-anxiety-tend-to-engage-in-restrictive-safety-behaviors-that-make-them-less-likable-study-finds-67947

Technology:

Netflix’s desperate crackdown on password sharing shows it might fail like Blockbuster

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-netflix-crackdown-password-sharing-fail/

It’s not aliens. It’ll probably never be aliens. So stop. Please just stop.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/02/its-not-aliens-itll-probably-never-be-aliens-so-stop-please-just-stop/

News:

There were more toxic chemicals on train that derailed in Ohio than originally reported, data shows

https://abcnews.go.com/US/toxic-chemicals-train-derailed-ohio-originally-reported-data/story?id=97080179

Alabama Democrats want to ban employers from forcing workers to get microchipped

https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/alabama-democrats-want-ban-employers-from-forcing-workers-to-get-microchipped

Videos show Turkey's Erdogan boasted letting builders avoid earthquake codes

https://www.npr.org/2023/02/13/1156512284/turkey-earthquake-erdogan-building-safety

Politcs:

AOC criticizes Christian Super Bowl ads, says Jesus would not fund commercials to 'make fascism look benign'

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/aoc-criticizes-christian-super-bowl-ad-jesus-would-not-fund-commercials-fascism-benign.amp

Some Taliban fighters are sick of the 9 to 5 grind, complaining they've been sucked into urban life by working desk jobs to run Afghanistan

https://www.businessinsider.com/taliban-9-to-5-grind-after-taking-kabul-afghanistan-2023-2

Other:

Liam Neeson Says ‘Star Wars’ Is Being Hurt by ‘So Many Spinoffs’: ‘It’s Taken Away the Mystery and the Magic’

https://variety.com/2023/film/news/liam-neeson-disses-star-wars-hurt-spinoffs-1235526503/
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