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
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
Ingraham presses Trump on telling Christians ‘You won’t have to vote anymore’ in 4 years
Texas Oil Regulator Opens Probe After Earthquakes Hit the Permian
Hezbollah moves missiles as region braces for IDF response to deadly Golan attack
CIA Denies Conspiracy Theory That It Used MKUltra on Trump Shooter
⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show disruptions to multiple internet providers in #France amid reports of a fibre sabotage campaign targeting telecoms infrastructure during the Paris 2024 Olympics
As record heat risks bleaching 73% of the world’s coral reefs, scientists ask ‘what do we do now?’
100% of toxic "forever chemicals" break down overnight in new reaction
Beware of Sharkless Waters
A man in Germany is the seventh person cured of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant.
Methane-reducing irrigation techniques backed by several nongovernmental organizations are dramatically increasing nitrous oxide emissions from rice paddy farms, according to new research. (Feels like we can't win sometimes.)
Monday, July 29, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
J. D. Vance’s Sad, Strange Politics of Family
Failure of communication: Local SWAT team details account of Trump rally assassination attempt
Inside the powerful Peter Thiel network that anointed JD Vance
Trump faces backlash for ‘in four years, you don’t have to vote again’ remark
Trump and Republicans use false claims to ramp up attacks on Harris
LEAVING LAS VEGAS
Inside the last tortured days of the Biden campaign
SEYMOUR HERSH
U.S. homelessness up 12 percent to highest reported level as rents soar and pandemic aid lapses
Palestinian Factions Sign Beijing Declaration on Ending Division and Strengthening Palestinian National Unity
New Vending Machinese Sells Bullets Next to Middle School
Geo-Engineering - WSJ
Saturday, July 27, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
Do you say "please" and "thank you" to Alexa, Siri or ChatGPT? Politeness may improve the quality of information we get from AI, according to a new study (plus, maybe the robots will be less likely to kill us when they take over the world. Just kidding.)
It’s Going to Hit 90 Degrees in Alaska This Week
Sonya Massey, killed by police after asking for their help, deserved better
FBI confirms that a bullet or bullet fragment hit Trump during assassination attempt
Coordinated Sabotage of French Rail Lines
Trump tells Netanyahu there will be ‘third world war’ if he loses in November
Israeli athletes receive invitations to their own funerals ahead of Paris Olympics
Sanctions crushed Syria’s elite. So they built a zombie economy fueled by drugs.
July 27: ‘Hezbollah will pay a heavy price,’ PM tells Druze leader after rocket’s carnage in Golan town
FBI raids home of former aide to NY Gov. Hochul, report says
Friday, July 26, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
Proteomic signatures improve risk prediction for common and rare diseases
Secret Service steers Trump campaign away from outdoor rallies
Monday was hottest recorded day on Earth: ‘Uncharted territory’
Data shows that the global surface air temperature reached 62.87F compared with 62.76F on Sunday.
Preventing a School Shooting Is Possible
How to Recognize the Early Warning Signs
How Trump could replace JD Vance if the Ohioan's terrible polling continues
African Countries Are Turning to Gold
Popular "all-American" Companies That Are Now Internationally-Owned
A Bright CIA Light, Snuffed Out Too Soon
ZoĆ« Moulton, a beloved CIA case officer afflicted by ‘Havana Syndrome,’ died at age 50
Arson attacks target France’s high speed trains hours before Olympics
Kevin Roberts, architect of Project 2025, has close ties to radical Catholic group Opus Dei
Why Did Progressive Democrats Support Joe Biden?
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
In Major Shift, British Newspapers Begin Warning of Perils of Cashless Society After Global IT Outage
Doctors warn of significant increase in people hospitalised with psychosis after being prescribed medicinal cannabis
Audio experts Rob Maher of Montana State University and Steven Beck of Beck Audio Forensics told CBS News they identified 10 gunshots from the recordings of the event. The first eight rounds had similar acoustic characteristics and originated from the same location... CBS News analysis of social media footage showed that one of the rally attendees injured in the shooting, David Dutch, fell to the floor of the bleachers after the second gunshot was fired. Another injured attendee, James Copenhaver, fell to the ground as the fourth to eighth gunshot was fired. This indicates all eight shots were fired into the crowd.
The floor of the Pacific Ocean’s Clarion-Clipperton Zone is littered with potato-size hunks of minerals called polymetallic nodules. The nodules look like chunks of charcoal and are rich in metals like cobalt and manganese. Researchers measured the electric charge on the surface of the nodules and found they carried nearly one volt (for comparison, a AA battery carries about 1.5 volts). The researchers hypothesize that this charge splits seawater to create oxygen, even 13,000 feet below the ocean’s surface–more than two miles deep.
Kamala Harris has secured enough delegates to win the Democratic nomination
GOP lawsuits over Harris using Biden campaign funds will all fail, experts say
China publicizes for the first time what it claims is a 2016 agreement with Philippines
Russia Considers Building Oil Refinery in Cuba
How ‘carbon cowboys’ are cashing in on protected Amazon forest
Libraries can help end the culture wars. That’s why they’re under fire.
Monday, July 22, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
Secret Service said to have denied requests for more security at Trump events
Joe Biden Leaves the Stage
The Shakespearean end to a distinguished reign.
Biden drops out of presidential race and endorses Harris to be nominee
The Presidential Race Is in Uncharted Territory, but It’s Clear Who’s Winning
Biden is dropping out. Here's what happens next.
Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan taking steps toward fulfilling green energy export vision
lipid management strategies should be differentially performed in individuals at different ASCVD risk levels.
Dozens of illnesses across 28 states are now linked to a company's 'microdosing' gummies and chocolate bars
Juvenile Crimes - Chapter 36
Facing Harsh Realities
WESLEY T. MILLER
Instances Throughout History Where People Were Right But No One Believed Them
Sunday, July 21, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
Biden is staying in the race for now to stick it to Netanyahu his advisors believe, according to a new report
CrowdStrike Broke a Cardinal Rulle of Software Development
Illegal migrant TikTok influencer who urged others to squat in US homes believed to have worked in Venezuela’s military intel: fed source
Global childhood immunization levels stalled in 2023, leaving many without life-saving protection
COVID-19 Current Wastewater Viral Activity Levels Map
CrowdStrike CEO has twice been at the center of global tech failure
'Ludicrous': Donors leave call with Kamala Harris frustrated and annoyed
The gathering of about 300 donors was meant to calm concerns but instead upset several who said it was badly organized, though they didn’t blame Harris herself.
Kenyan Security Forces in Haiti
Bangladesh imposes strict curfew with a ‘shoot-on-sight-order’ following deadly protests
Trump Shooter Flew Drone Over Rally Site Hours Before Event
Shock study finds ultra-processed foods account for two-thirds of children’s calories
Friday, July 19, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
Biden campaign insists he’s ‘in this race’ despite mounting Democrat calls to drop out
By 3 p.m. on Saturday, roughly three hours before the shooting, Crooks was at the security screening area for the rally. He first aroused suspicion when he passed through the magnetometers carrying a rangefinder, which looks similar to a small pair of binoculars and is used by hunters and target shooters to measure distances when setting up a long-range shot, according to a senior law enforcement official briefed on the investigation.
Melting ice is slowing Earth's spin, shifting its axis and even influencing its inner core, research shows
Trump and Allies Planning Mass Deportations...
Massive IT outage disrupts airlines, banks and big businesses around the world
8 takeaways from Trump's RNC speech — the first since his attempted assassination
Experts explain what caused major global IT network outage
Global IT outage affects major airlines and medical systems
Pelosi has told House Democrats that Biden may soon be persuaded to exit race
Fact check: Trump makes more than 20 false claims in RNC acceptance speech
Thursday, July 18, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
Trump rally gunman spotted by law enforcement nearly 30 minutes before shots fired, sources say
Trump is considering giving Jamie Dimon, who he once called a 'highly overrated globalist,' a prime Cabinet position
The sheriff of Butler County said a local police officer was hoisted by another officer to look onto the roof. The shooter pointed his rifle toward the officer, who let go and fell off.
Armed Butler Township officer encountered Trump rally shooter on roof, sheriff says
Veteran sniper from team with longest confirmed kill says roof used by would-be assassin Thomas Crooks was ‘the most f–king obvious’ risk
Robots built from frog cells have unlocked the ability to self-replicate
Minnesota’s age restriction to carry handguns is unconstitutional, court rules
Robots built from frog cells have unlocked the ability to self-replicate
Former Secret Service agent says Trump would-be assassin Thomas Crooks scouted rally spot in advance
United States Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle conceded that Crooks had been dubbed a "potential person of suspicion" before the assassination attempt.
Biden said he'd consider quitting the presidential race on doctor's orders. Hours later, he tested positive for COVID-19.
UAE Considering Building A Second Nuclear Power Plant
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
RFK Jr apologises after leaked phone call in which Trump seems to offer deal
Police were warned of Trump rally shooter at least 86 seconds before gunfire, video shows
video of shooter on roof
Jonah Goldberg:
Column: The Trump assassination attempt leaves Biden with just one viable political option
Factchecking Project 2025 on Facebook
Geoengineering the climate could pose a new risk to the planet, U.N. fears.
Mark Robinson, the lieutenant governor of North Carolina, called Trump “the Braveheart of our time.” (Recently, Robinson had given an address to a church in which he said, “Some folks need killing! It’s time for somebody to say it. It’s not a matter of vengeance. It’s not a matter of being mean or spiteful. It’s a matter of necessity!”)
In Trump’s Documents Case, Aileen Cannon Tells Jack Smith to Go Away
‘He’s Dangerous. So Is His Book.’
An Appalachian writer says Hillbilly Elegy played to bogus notions on the left and right about the impoverished region. The only thing that benefited was Vance’s political career.
JD Vance And Peter Thiel: What To Know About The Relationship Between Trump’s VP Pick And The Billionaire
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
Why Donald Trump Picked J. D. Vance for Vice-President
Inside the Trump Plan for 2025
A network of well-funded far-right activists is preparing for the former President’s return to the White House.
Photographer who took iconic photo of bullet near Trump's ear explains how he got the picture
Ex-Secret Service special agents explain why counter-sniper who saved Trump's life may have lost crucial seconds
"The other question is, why wasn't this roof secured, and were there agents or law enforcement in there checking IDs?" he added.
International Oil Companies Caught in Kurdish Smuggling Web
BlackRock Says Gunman From Trump Rally Appeared in Firm’s Ad
Who Is Trump’s VP Pick, J.D. Vance?
The Project 2025 Chapter On The Federal Reserve: A Leap Backwards To The 19th Century.
JD Vance said a dinner with elite CEOs made him realize he might end up hating what he'd become
U.S.
Trump rally attendee says he saw alleged shooter "move from roof to roof"
Monday, July 15, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
In an exclusive interview, former Secret Service Director Julia Pierson told USA TODAY that maintaining such a sniper security perimeter is part of the agency's responsibility for safeguarding protectees like Trump from harm. She said agents typically consider 1,000 yards to be the minimum safe distance for sniper attacks.
Former classmate of Trump rally gunman says he was ‘bullied almost every day’
Once Banned, Now Loved and Loathed: How the AR-15 Became ‘America’s Rifle’
Rifle used in Trump assassination attempt belonged to shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks’ father: report
Here's what we know about Thomas Matthew Crooks, the suspected Trump rally shooter
What we know about the alleged gunman behind Trump shooting
Law enforcement sources told CBS News the suspect was shooting with AR-style rifle from 200-300 feet away. The gunman was on top of a shed outside the security perimeter set up by the Secret Service, law enforcement sources said.
Rep. Ronny Jackson nephew injured in Trump rally shooting: What We Know
The gunman was outside of the cordoned-off rally area about 200 to 300 feet from the rally, and was standing on an elevated structure believed to be a shed, the two sources said. The shooter was armed with an AR-style rifle, sources said....
It is still being determined if Trump was struck by a bullet or debris, a law enforcement source said.
Juvenile Crimes - Chapter 35
Everyone Fighting Their Way Forward
WESLEY T. MILLER
Saturday, July 13, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
Eyewitness describes seeing gunman on roof during Trump rally shooting in BBC interview
Gen X Faces Higher Cancer Rates Than Any Previous Generation
The British Army has shrunk to its smallest size since the Napoleonic wars
Identical Twins Raised Apart in Different Countries Have Huge IQ Difference - archive
OpenAI illegally barred staff from airing safety risks, whistleblowers say
Fed up with tourists, Barcelona protesters blast them with water guns
Suspect and attendee killed after shooting at Trump rally, 2 others critically injured
Trump speaks out following rally shooting: 'I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin'
Gunman was on building, other details released about fatal shooting at Trump rally
What we know about the Trump injury and shooting incident at Pennsylvania
Friday, July 12, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
The Uncertain Outcomes of Emmanuel Macron’s Election Maneuver
The Culture Wars Inside the New York Times
Joe Kahn, the newspaper’s executive editor, wants to incentivize his staff to take on difficult stories, even when they might engender scrutiny, or backlash.
‘We’re Living in a Nightmare:’ Inside the Health Crisis of a Texas Bitcoin Town
Key Democrats Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi might just be open to ditching Biden
Boots on the ground in the world’s Bitcoin paradise
Biden's dual NATO mission: Reassure America and the world
• Can AI be superhuman? Flaws in a top gaming bot cast doubt.
A propos Mike's friend and ally, Mary Tillman: Prince Harry Addresses Pat Tillman's Mom in Powerful ESPYs Speech After Controversy
The Value of Norway’s Oil Fund Soars to New High of $1.7 Trillion
Since March 2022, the Colorado Department of Agriculture has led a response to the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
What to know about the plague after a suspected human case in Colorado
Earlier this year, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) proposed officially reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug.
The government should go further and completely remove research barriers for the substance nationwide, writes Joerg Leheste, a neuroscientist at New York Tech’s College of Osteopathic Medicine. The true potential of pot's therapeutic value remains underresearched, he says. "Large multicenter clinical studies, the gold standard for medical research examining marijuana for therapeutic purposes, are lacking as a result of high costs, regulatory hurdles, limited supply, complex approval processes, funding challenges and stigma over the past five decades."
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs a bill that strikes climate change from state law
The names being floated as Kamala Harris' running mate if Biden drops out
It Didn’t Begin with LBJ: How the US Became a Transfer Society
Donald Trump’s plan for America is no secret. Beating Trump this November is the only mission. The Lincoln Project invites you to take a peek at the terrible future Donald Trump would impose on America.
US Marshal involved in shooting near Sotomayor’s DC home
Maps That Show How The World Really Is
A nuclear accident made Three Mile Island infamous. AI’s needs may revive it.
The Uncertain Outcomes of Emmanuel Macron’s Election Maneuver
Tuesday, July 09, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
Why some people don't get sick with COVID.
• Pavement roasting under the hot summer sun can get hot enough to inflict second-degree burns.
Church gives away AR-15 as part of Fourth of July raffle
Poland, Ukraine sign security agreement
United Airlines Jet Loses Wheel in Repeat of March Incident
FAA orders inspection of 2,600 Boeing 737s over oxygen mask issue
Record heat has lasted for 13 months straight as July starts with a heat wave
Modi bear hugs Putin in Moscow, marking deep ties between Russia and India
Fed up with tourists, Barcelona protesters blast them with water guns
Officials plan to kill 450K invasive owls that are endangering native owls
Monday, July 08, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
Reformist lawmaker Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential vote
As Taliban limits options for Afghan women, many lead secret lives online
Princeton Scientists Develop Passive Mechanism To Cool Buildings in the Summer and Warm Them in the Winter
Ammunition Vending Machines Appear in Grocery Stores
Trump can't outrun his NY sentencing despite new immunity superpowers
Kamala Harris won't save Democrats if she takes over for Biden, warns historian who correctly predicted 9 of the last 10 elections
In Ukraine, Killing of Surrendering Russians...
Students Target Teachers in Group TikTok Attack, Shaking Their School
Project 2025, organized by The Heritage Foundation, is a movement-wide effort guided by the conservative cause to address and reform the failings of big government and an undemocratic administrative state. The opinions of Project 2025 and The Heritage Foundation do not necessarily represent the opinions of every one of its advisory board partners.
What is the New Popular Front, surprise winner of the French election?
Sunday, July 07, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
Biden Tells Governors He Needs More Sleep and Less Work at Night
The president’s opening remark to a group of key Democratic leaders — that he was in the race to stay — chilled any talk of his withdrawal, participants said.
Ukraine and Georgia's NATO aspirations not only touch
a raw nerve in Russia, they engender serious concerns about
the consequences for stability in the region. Not only does
Russia perceive encirclement, and efforts to undermine
Russia's influence in the region, but it also fears
unpredictable and uncontrolled consequences which would
seriously affect Russian security interests. Experts tell us
that Russia is particularly worried that the strong divisions
in Ukraine over NATO membership, with much of the
ethnic-Russian community against membership, could lead to a
major split, involving violence or at worst, civil war. In
that eventuality, Russia would have to decide whether to
intervene; a decision Russia does not want to have to face.
Coffee, eggs and white rice linked to higher levels of PFAS in human body
5 takeaways from President Biden’s big interview with George Stephanopoulos
Harvard Employee Fired Following Online Heated Exchange With Jewish Student
Is Biden fit for duty? The answer depends on little-known White House doctor
Did this citizen scientist develop the perfect, chemical-free lawn?
Did Joe Biden’s ABC Interview Stanch the Bleeding or Prolong It?
The 5 people to watch as Joe Biden weighs leaving the race
POLITICSThe Top 10 Countries Receiving U.S. Foreign Aid
CIA director to travel to Qatar for Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal negotiations
Friday, July 05, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
For this Supreme Court, incoherence is the point
Biden’s delegates pledged to support him. Some are having doubts.
This Tree Survived the Last Ice Age - It's Now Threatened...
This Is What the Twenty-fifth Amendment Was Designed For
The death of a retired Marine major general is under investigation after his body was found at the training base he once commanded
Dangerous feral hogs that destroy lawns and eat plastic are growing across the US, and states can't kill them fast enough
New cars fitted with automatic speed limiters from this week - can drivers turn them off?
A gas company’s answer to rising water: A massive sea wall around its Louisiana plant
Making roofs white or reflective is the best way to keep a city cool
AI drives 48% increase in Google emissions
Thursday, July 04, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
Just 1 piece of evidence could scuttle Trump's hush-money conviction and force a time-sucking retrial
VP Harris top choice to replace Biden in election race if he steps aside, sources say
Saudi producer sentenced to 13 years in prison over Netflix series
The U.S. Is A "Runaway Train": Chris Martenson On Debt, Immigration & War
Rudy Giuliani, the former mayor of New York City and adviser to Donald Trump, was disbarred yesterday in the state of New York. He was, at one time, “regarded as a paragon of leadership,” Louis Menand writes, but his political career has come to be thought of as a notoriously disgraceful one. “It’s natural when trying to understand a crash-and-burn peripeteia as spectacular as Giuliani’s to wonder whether he was all that great to begin with.”
Some Caribbean islands see almost 'total destruction' after Hurricane Beryl
Biden told an ally he realizes it could be over for him
Experts are racing to contain 'the most dangerous' monkeypox virus yet before it causes a global outbreak
Ten Years to Save the West
Can the West Be Saved? Liz Truss, the former Conservative prime minister of Great Britain, fears that’s an open question.
A Beautiful Chinese Launderette
Tuesday, July 02, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
Arab League has revoked Hezbollah's terrorist designation, what does this mean?
OPEC: The World Cannot Run on Renewable Energy and EVs
Two city agencies claim to have no 9/11 air quality documents. City Hall admits it's withholding them
Earth's inner core reversed direction and is slowing down, and scientists don't know why
Manhattan Prosecutors Agree to Delay Trump’s Sentencing
As pressure mounts on Joe Biden to quit and Elton John turns up to back him... Democrat insiders reveal the President was set up to fail in a 'soft coup'
Trump Tower is coming to Saudi Arabia
Biden team courts skittish Democrats as path to replace him narrows
The International Space Station is beloved, an icon of scientific cooperation and achievement. It has been continuously inhabited since 2000, is spread over an area the size of a football field and weighs more than 450 tons. But NASA just awarded SpaceX a $843-million contract to design and build a new vehicle able to destroy the orbiting laboratory sometime around 2031.
Texas congressman becomes first House Democrat to call on Biden to withdraw
Monday, July 01, 2024
Froom Jenna Orkin
Caribbean prepares as Hurricane Beryl becomes earliest category 4 on record
Hayek, the Accidental Freudian
Ezra Klein on Why the Democrats Are Too Afraid of Replacing Biden
Biden Gets Up After His Debate Meltdown
Fit to be tied? A train riders freaked by subway tracks held together by zip ties
Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites could damage the environment for decades, study says
Juvenile Crimes - Chapter 34
Friends, Deceptions, and Consequences
WESLEY T. MILLER
Dengue fever is surging worldwide. A hotter planet will make it worse.
The Philippines needs rice — but young people don’t want to farm it
ROBERT KILLIAN'S YEARS OF POSING AS A NEO-NAZI BIKER COST HIM DEARLY