Friday, June 30, 2023
From Jenna Orkin
Quelque 74% des personnes interrogées considèrent qu'il y a trop d'immigrés en France.
From Sea to Shining Sea: How Does Shipping Work?
The “coup” in Russia is over but there’s a very worrying development going on in Ukraine right now that should frighten everyone.
That’s the growing risk of a nuclear war. I’m not being hyperbolic.
Orca Rams Into Yacht Near Scotland, Suggesting the Behavior May Be Spreading
The incident occurred roughly 2,000 miles away from the recent encounters near Spain and Portugal
National Geographic magazine has laid off the last of its staff writers
Human-like intelligence in animals is far more common than we thought
If You’re Driving Off a Cliff, Do You Need a Faster Car? By Richard Heinberg,
Hundreds arrested as France rocked by third night of fiery protests over fatal police shooting of teen
JOINT COMMUNICATION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL
A new outlook on the climate and security nexus:
Addressing the impact of climate change and environmental degradation on peace, security and defence
Women Interviewing for Bill Gates’s Private Office Were Asked Sexually Explicit Questions
Thursday, June 29, 2023
From Jenna Orkin
Stomach Virus Spreads Through Cruise Ships at Fastest Pace in Years
CDC has reported 13 norovirus outbreaks through first half of 2023
16.5M Americans at risk of stroke from exercising too hard: study
US Honeybees Suffer Second Deadliest Season on Record
Treasury Sanctions Illicit Gold Companies Funding Wagner Forces and Wagner Group Facilitator
NY Doctors Can Now Prescribe Abortion Pills Across State Lines
Tour de France riders won’t face automatic exclusion in case of COVID-19 positive test
We might have accidentally killed the only life we ever found on Mars nearly 50 years ago
Giant African land snail spotted in Florida, forcing quarantine in parts of county
The giant African land snail consumes at least 500 different types of plants and can “cause extensive damage to tropical and subtropical environments,” Florida officials said.
Supreme Court rejects theory that would have meant radical changes to election rules
Dumpster Living
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
From Jenna Orkin
Swedish parliament passes new energy target, easing way for new nuclear power
Humans have used enough groundwater to shift Earth’s tilt
Mama Mia! NYC rules crack down on coal-, wood-fired pizzerias — must cut carbon emissions up to 75%
What Prigozhin’s Half-Baked “Coup” Could Mean for Putin’s Rule
What to know about malaria after rare cases are found in Florida, Texas
Supreme Court rejects Independent State Legislature theory, but leaves door ajar
The plant protein that could push meat off your plate
What I Learned on a Titanic Sub Expedition
E-bike batteries are exploding, setting buildings on fire
Strand Releasing Acquires North American Rights to ‘Fantastic Machine,’ Sundance Documentary Produced by Ruben Östlund
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
From Jenna Orkin
What just happened in Russia? The Wagner crisis, explained.
A pro-Russian tide in Slovakia could threaten Europe’s unity on Ukraine
The fragile truce that halted Prigozhin's armed revolt against the Kremlin seems to be falling apart already
Wesley T. Miller: Juvenile Crimes
Why insects are so crucial to life on Earth
Wagner Group shot down 6 Russian helicopters and a plane during its mini-rebellion, Ukraine says, weakening Putin's air force at a time when it could prove critical
Huge Growth in China’s Aircraft Industry Is Flying Under the Radar
Auckland surgeons must now consider ethnicity in prioritising patients for operations - some are not happy
Welcome to the Great Unraveling: Navigating the Polycrisis of Environmental and Social Breakdown
It’s Canada’s worst fire season in modern history, as smoke fills skies
Sunday, June 25, 2023
From Jenna Orkin
Wagner Ends Rebellion, Kremlin Cuts Deal to Prevent Potential Russian Civil War: Live Updates
Physicists Discover a New State of Matter Hidden in The Quantum World
Wagner leader Prigozhin will move to Belarus following the mercenary group's uprising against Putin, Kremlin spokesman says
What the heck is going on at Goldman Sachs
How the submersible's 'catastrophic implosion' and 4-day rescue effort was years in the making
'Lots of smoke. Lots of questions': Internal emails show JPMorgan Chase execs worried about the bank's ties to Jeffrey Epstein. So why did it take so long to cut him loose?
Iranian victims of chemical weapons suing Dutch manufacturers
US has closely monitored power struggle between Prigozhin and Russian government for months
The California Statewide Study
of People Experiencing Homelessness
Harvard Scholar Who Studies Honesty Is Accused of Fabricating Findings
Saturday, June 24, 2023
From Jenna Orkin
Gas stoves emit benzene levels above secondhand smoke, US study finds
Musk breaks silence on reports linking Starlink to missing submersible
Russia has doubled its pens of trained dolphins near Ukraine to guard its ships from attack by enemy divers, UK intel says
Mayorkas puts controversial union chief Randi Weingarten on DHS academic council
Korean convenience stores selling gold bars in vending machines
Pupil who questioned classmate ‘identifying as a cat’ called ‘despicable’ by teacher
Iceland Suspending This Year's Whale Hunt
Radical New Theory Gives a Very Different Perspective on What Life Is
The shimmering mirrored building that vanishes into the desert
Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation request for water rights
How an 1800s Midwife Solved a Poisonous Mystery
Friday, June 23, 2023
From Jenna Orkin
'Real science?' Pinpointing warming's role in disasters
Event attribution is one of the fastest developing areas of climate science since it began 20 years ago.
With oxygen likely to have run out, chances of rescuing the missing Titanic submersible are looking even bleaker
‘Expedition Unknown’ Host Canceled OceanGate Trip Because of ‘Safety Concerns': ‘Titan Did Not Perform Well on My Dive’
One photon is all it takes to kick off photosynthesis
In ‘Cancer Alley,’ a key Biden climate push draws fire from environmentalists
Geraldo Rivera Out at Fox News’ The Five — Read His Statement
AI and the Golden Mean
5 key mistakes in the lead-up to the Titanic sub's catastrophic implosion could have been easily avoided
The recycling mistake that is causing plastic waste to pile up
Harvard's New Computer Science Teacher Is a Chatbot
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
From Jenna Orkin
Beijing Plans a New Training Facility in Cuba, Raising Prospect of Chinese Troops on America’s Doorstep
By every measure, Keiko thrived in Newport. His skin cleared up; he gained two thousand pounds;
When Dying Patients Want Unproven Drugs
The sleeper legal strategy that could topple abortion bans
Jews, Episcopalians, Unitarians, Satanists and other people of faith say the laws infringe on their religious rights.
Supreme Court dramatically shrinks Clean Water Act’s reach
Woman scan face
AI can predict your political views based on your looks, according to a recent study. It finds that 'attractive' women who smile are most likely to be conservative.
An airplane using sonar to scour the ocean for the missing Titanic submersible has detected noises underwater, US Coast Guard says
You knew Daniel Ellsberg, whistleblower. I knew him as a film fanatic.
By Catherine Ellsberg
Meet the implacable, off-the-grid libertarian working to energize Congress
TODAY'S WORLDVIEW In missing submersible and migrant disaster, a tale of two Pakistans
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
From Jenna Orkin
Too many people take too many pills
Medical systems are set up to put people on drugs, not take them off
THE HINDU – Hair Can Be Used to Clean Up Oil Spills – Interview with Lisa Craig Gautier
Vast fossil fuel and farming subsidies causing ‘environmental havoc’
World Bank says subsidies costing as much as $23m a minute must be repurposed to fight climate crisis
Russia has been using the Chinese yuan to get around sweeping Western sanctions — but this side door may be closing
The 5 people in the missing Titan submersible are dead-bolted in
San Francisco’s Shortage of Credentialed Teachers
In Another Potential Blow to Dollar Dominance, Kenyan President Urges Shift Away from Greenback in African Trade
Physicists Conduct The Most Massive Test Ever of The Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Paradox
Hunter Biden reaches deal to plead guilty in tax, gun case
In this lake, scientists found a spot like no other — and a record that could redefine our history of Earth
Monday, June 19, 2023
From Jenna Orkin
China Steps Up Game With 1st ‘Floating Oil Factory’
Flying the F-35 stealth fighter can leave pilots looking 'like they are 100 years old,' says test pilot
A psychologist says she broke down in tears when she learned the horrors that 2 castrated Ukrainian soldiers endured, says report
Evolution Keeps Making Crabs, And Nobody Knows Why
Juvenile Crimes - Wesley T Miller
The largest black hole ever discovered can fit 30 billion suns. We found it with gravity and bent light
Government workers warned against sharing classified information with ChatGPT, Daily Telegraph reports
Meta is playing a game of whack-a-mole with the Taliban as the isolated Afghan government increasingly attempts to use WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption for official business
THE FBI GROOMED A 16-YEAR-OLD WITH “BRAIN DEVELOPMENT ISSUES” TO BECOME A TERRORIST
An undercover FBI agent befriended the teenager online. When he turned 18, he was arrested for supporting ISIS. The Intercept
PARTNERS IN DOOMSDAY
As Ukraine begins a counter-offensive and Biden's hawks look on, new rhetoric out of Russia points to a revival of the nuclear threat
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