With the arrival of Peak Oil, the curtain has closed on Act 1 of the drama Petroleum Man. What will happen in Act 2? Chekhov said, "If there's a gun on the wall at the beginning of the play, by the end it must go off." In the world's nuclear arsenal are many guns on the wall. If life copies art, will there be an Act 3 in which the players, having learned their lesson the hard way, live sustainably? To explore these and other questions... FTW's Act 2 Blog. Read, comment, take heart! Orkin
Thursday, February 29, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
Argentina Oil Provinces Rebel Against Milei’s Austerity Plan
Microwave Energy Could Fix The Biggest Problem Facing EVs
Scientists Are Freaking Out About Ocean Temperatures
The United States Couldn’t Stop Being Stupid if It Wanted To
For Washington, self-imposed restraint will always be a contradiction in terms.
An Opera for the Wrongfully Convicted
Lead-Tainted Applesauce Sailed Through Gaps in US Food Safety System
We’re Really Sorry About That Antisemitic Cartoon, Guys
Our Columnists
Aaron Bushnell’s Act of Political Despair
The US Army is breeding a new kind of Arctic warrior by 'testing the mettle of the human' in frigid, freezing Alaska, commander says
Macron says ‘nothing ruled out,’ including using Western troops, to stop Russia winning Ukraine war
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
Denmark Drops Probe Into Nord Stream Gas Pipeline Sabotage
Protesting farmers spray Brussels police with liquid manure near EU’s base in a new display of power
The cuts will mainly be in already-empty posts — not actual soldiers — including in jobs related to counter-insurgency that swelled during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars but are not needed as much today.
Macy’s to close 150 stores as it bets on luxury brands
They renounced Trump. Will they get fellow conservatives to vote Biden?
Airman who set self on fire grew up on religious compound, had anarchist past
Macy’s to close historic Union Square store
The Vatican and the War in Gaza
The Increasing Attacks on Kamala Harris
White supremacy is so normalized people don’t see it, British scholar warns
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
Mayor Adams won’t release 9/11 toxin reports until NYC’s liability risk determined
Latest Twitter Files shows CIA, FBI have spent years meddling in content moderation
British banker Jacob Rothschild dies aged 87
Strange Phase of Matter That Only Existed in Theory Turns Out to Be Real
The latest billionaire trend? Doomsday bunkers with a flammable moat
Roads, Copper, and Cobalt: DRC and China Strike New Mega Deal
Backgrounder: Ethnic Armies and the Myanmar Civil War
US’ Bancroft or Russia’s Wagner? Cold War Redux in Central African Republic
Senegal: Signs of Backsliding in One of Africa’s Strongest Democracies
U.S. launches probe into possible fraud by organ collection groups
Monday, February 26, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
Palestinian Authority prime minister and government resign
Native American Tribes Given Power To Halt Hydropower Projects
The Y Chromosome Is Vanishing. A New Sex Gene May Be The Future of Men.
These giant, invasive spiders appear built to thrive in the U.S.
INSIDE NORTH KOREA'S FORCED-LABOR PROGRAM
Workers sent from the country to Chinese factories describe enduring beatings and sexual abuse, having their wages taken by the state, and being told that if they try to escape they will be “killed without a trace.”
Koch network says it will stop funding Nikki Haley's presidential bid
A college is removing its vending machines after a student discovered they were using facial recognition technology
NASA's James Webb telescope spotted a strange 13 billion-year-old galaxy that shouldn't exist
The Spy War - How the CIA Secretly Helps Ukraine Fight Russia
Largest single haul of meth seized at South Texas port of entry
Sunday, February 25, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
But evidence examined by The New York Times suggests Hamas used the hospital for cover, stored weapons inside it and maintained a hardened tunnel beneath the complex that was supplied with water, power and air-conditioning.
Florida surgeon general defies science amid measles outbreak
Russia's economy is so driven by the war in Ukraine that it cannot afford to either win or lose, economist says
Millennials having fewer kids could be a drag on the economy for the next decade
Vice Media says ‘several hundred’ staff members will be laid off and Vice.com news site shuttered
Business Insider’s False and Defamatory Reporting Regarding Dr. Neri Oxman (Bill Ackman's wife)
Flaco, the escaped Central Park Zoo owl, dies
Tuesday, February 27
The Search for Security in the New York Subway: Promises and Missteps
Even Before His Trial, the N.R.A.’s Wayne LaPierre Was a Fraud
CBS seizes confidential files of fired reporter pursuing Hunter Biden laptop story in ‘unprecedented’ move: sources
Friday, February 23, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
Pro-war Russian blogger who revealed huge Avdiivka losses dies by suicide
Noem deploying troops from South Dakota to border ‘warzone’
U.S. Court Ruling Sends Venezuela’s Oil-Backed Bonds into Collapse
US TO FUND THREE NEW POWER LINES TO AID AILING ELECTRIC GRID
Leaked files from Chinese firm show vast international hacking effort
400-year-old Orlando tree to be cloned, spread all around the Southeast
Silent brain changes precede Alzheimer’s. Researchers have new clues about which come first
This husband and wife are the biggest trolls on TikTok — and it pays
This case concerns the validity of Local Law No. 11 (2022) of City of New York, which created a new class of voters eligible to vote in municipal elections consisting of individuals who are not United States citizens and who meet certain enumerated criteria. We determine that this local law was enacted in violation of the New York State Constitution and Municipal Home Rule Law, and thus, must be declared null and void.
Success! US Lander Odysseus Makes Space History With Lunar Touchdown
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
World's Most Harmful Cybercriminal Group Disrupted in 11-Nation Operation
A new computational technique pinpoints the origin of all Indo-European languages to Anatolia, in the area of modern-day Turkey, some 8,000 to 9,000 years ago.
Cocaine washes ashore near mystery shipwreck that caused huge oil spill
Astronomers discover universe’s brightest object – a quasar powered by a black hole that eats a sun a day
Light from the celestial object, which is 500tn times brighter than our sun, travelled for more than 12bn years to reach Earth
Is Raising Your Kids Without Religion Better?
Supreme Court reviews EPA plan to cut pollution that crosses state lines
As a longtime national security reporter, I’ve gone to Israel many times over the past five decades to report on issues ranging from its bombing the wrong targets to its political disputes with the White House. When it comes to digging out the truth, I’ve learned that newly retired Israeli Air Force generals are often the best place to begin. My American sources, some still on active duty, have had the highest praise for the ability and integrity of the officers running the Israeli Air Force, and they have been right. Seymour Hersh
Scientists unearth 1700-year-old egg with naturally preserved liquid: 'Never seen anything like it'
A Ukrainian TikTok Influencer Shares Her Life as a Refugee in “Following Valeria”
The Day I Put $50,000 in a Shoe Box and Handed It to a Stranger I never thought I was the kind of person to fall for a scam.
Portrait of Charlotte Cowles
By Charlotte Cowles, the Cut’s financial-advice columnist. Oh that byline!!
‘There are no serious safeguards’: can 23andMe be trusted with our DNA?
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
AI HIRING TOOLS ARE IGNORING QUALIFIED CANDIDATES, EXPERT SAYS
Houthi Strikes Force Crew to Abandon Ship for First Time
Retraction: Cellular functions of spermatogonial stem cells in relation to JAK/STAT signaling pathway
Stella Assange told a news conference that her husband could be on a plane to the US "within days" if he loses the appeal, with a two-day High Court hearing set to begin next Tuesday.
Global warming impact on childhood anaemia
The burden could increase threefold by 2099 in sub-Saharan Africa
Some Taliban Fighters Find Classes in Kabul
Five Ways El Nino is Wreaking Havoc on South America
NYC agencies say they have no data on 9/11 toxins — ‘preposterous,’ reply Ground Zero victims’ advocates
The Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine with an Mi-8 helicopter was shot to death in Spain
X says Yulia Navalnaya’s account was suspended due to ‘error’ – live
Monday, February 19, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
U.S. Women Have Become More Liberal; Men Mostly Stable
Should the US add more LNG export approvals?
Ex-CIA director Pompeo: 'We lied, we cheated, we stole'
The $2.8 Billion Hole in US Sanctions on Iran
Growing protests call on Netanyahu to bring Hamas hostages home
World First: 13-Year-Old Child Cured of a Deadly Brain Cancer
Study: Nonnative earthworms are all over North America, and it’s a problem
Iran, wary of wider war, urges its proxies to avoid provoking U.S.
Life Spreads Across Space on Tiny Invisible Particles, Study Suggests
AI May Destroy Humankind in Just Two Years, Expert Says
Sunday, February 18, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
Video-Creating AI
Mark Zuckerberg explains why he wants to feed his cattle beer and macadamia nuts
Some elite colleges are rethinking SAT requirements
EWG finds little-known toxic chemical in four out of five people tested
An annual increase of 6 percent in the Seventh Federal Reserve District’s agricultural land values in 2023 helped them reach a new peak
Teslas Have a Minor Issue Where the Wheels Fly Off While Driving, Documents Show
The Trials of Alejandro Mayorkas
Climate tipping points easier to judge with math breakthrough
Son of former YouTube CEO found dead in UC Berkeley dorm
George Santos sues Jimmy Kimmel, claiming he tricked him into making 'ridiculing' videos on Cameo
Friday, February 16, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
Alexey Navalny is dead: Putin's political nemesis died suddenly in prison, Russian officials say
Billionaire Soros to Become Biggest Stockholder in US Radio Company
Fund owns more than $400 million of Audacy’s first-lien debt
Radio company’s restructuring would hand ownership to lenders
Did Elizabeth Warren Just Endorse Bitcoin? Not So Fast
Alpacas, Nanobodies and the Future of Medicine
When a STUDENT asks about JK ROWLING this happens
In the largest survey of its kind to date, medical abortion prescribed over a telehealth session was found to be just as safe as in-person abortion.
Manchin to announce he won’t run for president, ending months of speculation
Will hydrogen overtake batteries in the race for zero-emission cars?
The Haunted Juror It had taken seven days for the police to arrest Smokes and Warren, six months for prosecutors to convict them—and thirty-seven years for the D.A.’s office to correct its mistake.
SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE WITH INSANE AI-GENERATED IMAGES SOMEHOW PASSES PEER REVIEW
Thursday, February 15, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
What will Spain look like when it runs out of water? Barcelona is giving us a glimpse
Democrat Tom Suozzi wins New York special election, flips Santos' old seat
The Tangled Fates of Fani Willis and Her Biggest Case
• The strong El Niño atmospheric pattern that contributed to soaring temps in 2023 is starting to weaken. Here's how it could impact 2024 weather.
Dumping chemicals in the ocean? Spraying saltwater into clouds? Injecting reflective particles into the sky? Scientists are resorting to once unthinkable techniques to cool the planet because global efforts to check greenhouse gas emissions are failing.
Blasts hit a natural gas pipeline in Iran and an official says it was an act of sabotage
How Weathering Contributes to Racial Health Discrimination
Perth breaks February record for most days over 40 degrees
Book Review: “The Bill Gates Problem: Reckoning with the Myth of the Good Billionaire”
Hackers got nearly 7 million people’s data from 23andMe. The firm blamed users in ‘very dumb’ move
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
Putin repeats ‘nonsense’ claim Boris Johnson scuppered efforts to end Ukraine invasion
Tunnel complex with rows of computer servers discovered under UN aid agency HQ in Gaza, reports say
Putin says he’s open to negotiating with US over Ukraine war in lengthy Carlson interview
Germany To Replace Nuclear With Natural Gas Plants for $16B
US’ Bancroft or Russia’s Wagner? Cold War Redux in Central African Republic
A startup plans to extract lithium from the Great Salt Lake by temporarily sucking up its water.
Lilac Solutions says it can extract lithium without environmental damage.
The Satanic Temple Asserts Medication Abortion is a Religious Right
What to know about rare virus Alaskapox after 1st fatal case
Invasive earthworms are reshaping North American ecosystems
"All Muslim Crew"
Monday, February 12, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
Engineer Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Trade Secret Technology Designed to Detect Nuclear Missile Launches and Track Missiles
Sam Altman wants to raise up to $7 trillion. That's, uh, a lot of dough.
Pakistan election: Imran Khan and Nawaz Sharif each claim advantage
Radio station baffled after 200-foot radio tower disappears without a trace: ‘Seen it all now’
Oops, Scientists May Have Miscalculated Our Global Warming Timeline
Mutant wolves exposed to Chernobyl disaster have evolved a new superpower, scientists discover
US public health after covid-19: learning from the failures of the hollow state and racial capitalism
Moody’s lowers Israeli credit rating, downgrades outlook from ‘stable’ to ‘negative’
Polish farmers launch 30-day protest, blocking roads and Ukraine border crossings
Greenland is losing so much ice it's getting taller
Saturday, February 10, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
Oakland nonprofit aims to mentor Black young men through STEM
Wife Of 'Killers Of The Flower Moon' Producer Dies By Suicide In US Hotel: Report
Ex-Premier Khan's Party Overperforms in Election
Scientists just set a nuclear fusion record in a step toward unleashing the limitless, clean energy source
Biden’s Righteous Fury at Being Called an “Elderly Man with a Poor Memory”
Still, the White House would have been wiser to focus on the special counsel’s decision not to bring classified-documents charges against the President.
The Supreme Court and the Risks of January 6, 2025
The Justices seem to want to avoid a major decision about whether Trump can serve as President—but if they do so they may set off a national crisis.
Rampant COVID Poses New Challenges in the Fifth Year of the Pandemic
Atlantic Ocean circulation nearing ‘devastating’ tipping point, study finds
Collapse in system of currents that helps regulate global climate would be at such speed that adaptation would be impossible
US court bans three weedkillers and finds EPA broke law in approval process
Ruling, specific to three dicamba-based weedkillers, is major blow to Bayer, BASF and Syngenta
Venezuela building up troops on Guyana border, satellite images show
Friday, February 09, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
Bionic Woman Is First to Have Robotic Limb Merged With Bone
Asian Americans voice reasons they back Republicans in New Hampshire
Japan PM vows to provide Africa with support for food security
5.5 tons of radioactive water leaked from Fukushima nuclear plant: media
Drugs, oil, and war : the United States in Afghanistan, Colombia, and Indochina
Responsibility
Peter Dale Scott.
Scientists discover an alarming change in Antarctica’s past that could spell devastating future sea level rise
InsideDefense.com:
U.S. foreign military sales increased by 56% in fiscal year 2023 for a record-breaking total of $81 billion, a significant boost above the $52 billion reported in FY-22 and coming at a time when NATO is bolstering its defenses against Russia, according to new data from the State Department.
"This is the highest annual total of sales and assistance provided to our allies and partners,” the State Department said in a new fact sheet released today.
This week the EPA tightened regulations on particulate air pollutants, estimating savings of up to $46 billion dollars in avoided health care and hospitalization costs by 2032 and 4,500 prevented deaths.
THE NORD STREAM GHOST SHIP
The false details in the CIA's cover story
Vladimir Putin pulled a classic power move that steamrolled Tucker Carlson
EU Eases Demands in 2040 Climate Proposal
Thursday, February 08, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
Tucker Carlson Has Interviewed Putin in Moscow, Kremlin Says
Strategies to reduce the risks of mRNA drug and vaccine toxicity
El arresto clave que confirmó la presencia de miembros del Tren de Aragua en Chicago
Telemundo Chicago Investiga fue el primero en reportar las comunicaciones de inteligencia de la Oficina del Alguacil del Condado de Cook que confirmaban la presencia de esta banda criminal en nuestra área.
ERO Philadelphia removes convicted terrorist to Bangladesh
Israel confirms deaths of 31 hostages as Hamas responds to truce proposals
Was an Antiwar Russian Tricked Into Carrying Out an Assassination Plot?
The Limits of Accusing Israel of Genocide
A contentious debate is raging over whether liquid natural gas is a cleaner fossil fuel than coal.
Why genetics makes drug development more reliable – and more human
Africa's Population Density
Tuesday, February 06, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
Will Plants Ever Fertilize Themselves?
Biologists aim to engineer crops that can eat nitrogen straight from the air.
AI-POWERED CLOCK SOMETIMES HALLUCINATES THE WRONG TIME
It's Confirmed! Laser Fusion Experiment Hit a Critical Milestone in Power Generation
‘In a word, horrific’: Trump’s extreme anti-environment blueprint
Nuclear-Fusion Reaction Beats Breakeven
Ten things Canadians need to know about the giant radioactive waste mound coming to the Ottawa River
SILICON VALLEY GUYS CASUALLY CALCULATING PROBABILITY THEIR AI WILL DESTROY HUMANKIND
Pigeon Accused of Spying for China Freed in India
Rise in Storm Intensity Prompts Calls For a Whole New Category of Hurricane
Dozens of conservative organizations have banded together to provide Donald Trump a road map—known as Project 2025—to boost fossil fuels and limit government research on the climate if he is elected president.
We Breached The 1.5 °C Threshold Over 10 Years Ago, Study Warns
From Jenna Orkin
Cyberattack on Pennsylvania courts didn't appear to compromise data, officials say
• A lack of diverse physicians is a known factor that leads to health care inequalities. Since the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action last year, how are medical schools going to ensure they have a diverse student body, ask Cesar Padilla and Michael Galvez, a physician and surgeon, respectively. "Guaranteed community-college-to-medical school pathways could drastically increase the socioeconomic diversity ... of medical school classes," they say.
For more twists and turns from Patrick Radden Keefe, read about the surreal case of a C.I.A. hacker’s revenge; the notorious gangster exposed by his own sister; and the detectives who never forget a face.
We Breached The 1.5 °C Threshold Over 10 Years Ago, Study Warns
A Russian ship sunk last week was taken out by 6 sea drones powered by Jet Skis, pilot says
Thermal Coal Exports Hit 5-Year High
Bank of America Backtracks on Pledge Not to Finance Coal
Atmospheric River Storms in California
Informed by new research, Dartmouth will reactivate the standardized testing requirement for undergraduate admission beginning with applicants to the Class of 2029
U.S. And Iranian Attacks In The Middle East Threaten Major Oil Price Rises
Monday, February 05, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Florida, DeHeng Law Offices PC, and the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF), in coordination with the Chinese American Legal Defense Alliance (CALDA), are challenging Florida’s discriminatory property law, SB 264, on behalf of four individual plaintiffs and a Florida real estate brokerage firm that primarily serves clients of Chinese descent.
Tucker Carlson at the Bolshoi
How the US is preparing for a Chinese invasion of Taiwan
Polish farmers to stage more protests at Ukrainian border, nationwide
23AndMe Loses 94% Value
The United States and Britain struck 36 Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday in a second wave of assaults meant to further disable Iran-backed groups that have relentlessly attacked American and international interests in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war.
Water futures set to join likes of gold and oil and trade on Wall Street for first time ever
In Kenya, the king of the jungle faces a new challenge — ants
Your plant-based meat could soon have animal fat
World Carbon Emissions
Sunday, February 04, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
The Risks in Attacking the Houthis in Yemen
A year after East Palestine derailment, rail industry blocks new safety rules
Oregon Supreme Court rules that Republican senators who walked out last year can’t seek reelection
Study examines carbon footprint of urban-farmed food
An Impressive Jobs Report Shows the U.S. Economy Powering Into an Election Year
Strong employment growth and improving consumer sentiment are good news for any Presidential incumbent seeking reëlection.
The Immigration Battle in Washington, and the Real Crisis at the Border
Where Will Virtual Reality Take Us?
Apple’s Vision Pro headset suggests one possible future—but there are others.
Vermont is debating a 'millionaires tax.' Massachusetts added $1 billion to its budget and paid for school lunches with a similar tax.
Juvenile Crimes - Chapter 25
Finding My Footing Again
WESLEY T. MILLER
The Negro Soldier - 1945
Saturday, February 03, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
Measles cases have ticked up at an alarming rate in the U.K. because of low MMR vaccination. The U.S. could see similar outbreaks.
Chronic wasting disease is a neurological illness that is spreading rapidly in deer, elk and other animals. It could easily spill over to infect humans.
• Cleaning Water Naturally the Ancient Maya Way
Co-Teaching a Class on Israel and Palestine
A miniature academic peace process suggests how a university might organize for difficult subjects—and what, after all, universities are.
AI researchers find AI models learning their safety techniques, actively resisting training, and telling them 'I hate you'
China keeps data on its use of the death penalty secret, although Amnesty International estimates that the country is the top executioner globally, with thousands executed and sentenced to death each year.
Four Secret Service agents were disciplined after getting snookered by imposter federal cops
Stay away from US stocks, expect the AI bubble to burst, and brace for a recession, elite investor Jeremy Grantham says
War on Gaza: Who are the Israeli settlers sanctioned by the US government?
Israel defense minister declares victory in Gaza's Khan Younis
Friday, February 02, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
• Injections of no-longer-used growth hormone derived from cadavers may have “seeded” Alzheimer’s in some people, a small study suggests.
The U.S., by far, produces the most heat-trapping gasses in the atmosphere, but poorer countries pay some of the steepest costs that result from a warmer climate. It's time that wealthy nations compensate poorer ones for their climate damages, write the editors of Scientific American: "We call on those who have become rich at the expense of a less livable world to prioritize the needs of developing countries and others bearing the brunt of the climate crisis."
Tesla issues recall for most of its cars in the US over warning light issue
The FBI may have missed a 'hidden room' in the hunt for documents at Mar-a-Lago: report
Deport NYC’s cop-beating migrants — if we can find them after they were let loose on no bail
Several Bizarre Visual Symptoms Shown to Be a Strong Predictor For Alzheimer's
The First Water Source That Will Disappear in a Crisis
A Houthi missile was just seconds from hitting a US warship. The Navy used its ‘last line of defense’
Persons of Interest
Barbara Lee’s Antiwar Campaign for the Senate
In California’s crowded primary, can a longtime congresswoman sell her progressive ideals to the mainstream?
Nairobi Gas Explosion
Thursday, February 01, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
Can Slowing Down Save the Planet?
In a best-selling manifesto, the Marxist philosopher Kohei Saito calls us to reject the logic of economic growth and embrace a different kind of plenty.
ChatGPT probably won't help create biological weapons, OpenAI says
Chinese hackers are preparing to 'wreak havoc' on US electrical grids, water treatment plants, and oil and gas pipelines: FBI director
US weighing options to recognise a Palestinian state: Report
Cognitive Ability and Miscalibrated Financial Expectations
US weaponry exports hit record high in 2023, boosted by Ukraine war
A Strange Plastic Rock Has Ominously Invaded 5 Continents
The Case for Making Low-Tech ‘Dumb’ Cities Instead of ‘Smart’ Ones
Scientists found a major clue why 4 of 5 autoimmune patients are women
Trump spent more than $55 million in donor money on legal fees last year, filings show