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The Lonely Ape

Animal Rights whatsthatsound - June 27, 2011 30

"If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe then man would only have four years of life left." - Einstein My morning yesterday was...

Why You Don’t Know What You’re Talking About

Biology ADONAI - June 18, 2011 36

There comes a time when the mind takes a higher plane of knowledge but can never prove how it got there. Albert Einstein How much do...

Michelle Bachmann Meets the “God Helmet”

Astronomy KQµårk 死神 - June 9, 2011 135

Probably my favorite pop science series in the last few years is "Through the Wormhole" narrated by Morgan Freeman which examines the latest scientific theories...

When Aliens Attack

Astronomy ADONAI - May 27, 2011 63

First and foremost, The Quiet Invasion is a first contact story. What would we do if we actually found evidence of alien ...

The View From the Left Hemisphere of the Universe

Astronomy whatsthatsound - April 23, 2011 144

After the Big Bang came the Great Darkness. In indescribable darkness, matter raced away from itself in all directions, pushing space into being as...

An Easy Guide to Global Warming: The Effects of Global Warming

Chemistry Caru - March 20, 2011 6

Another effect of Global Warming is Climate Change. Climate is defined as the set trends in weather patterns in an area over a long period of time. The increasing average surface temperature caused by global warming will have a ripple effect throughout this entire system, changing weather patterns drastically.

THE EAGLE (has trouble) LANDING

Activism SequimBob2 - March 18, 2011 58

After a frustrating day of watching Republican ‘termites’ boring incessantly into the heart-wood of America, I amuse myself by chasing our country’s national symbol...

Colonizing The Moon

Astronomy ADONAI - February 15, 2011 16

From now on we live in a world where man has walked on the Moon. It's not a miracle; we just decided to go. ~Tom...

Overdue For Extinction

Astronomy ADONAI - February 13, 2011 37

Our next contestant is 99942 Apophis. At half a mile wide, it could definitely do some serious damage no matter where it hit. the date for impact is April 2036

An Easy Guide to Global Warming: What Is Global Warming?

Chemistry Caru - February 9, 2011 24

Everybody knows that carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas, but did you know that water vapour is a greenhouse gas? Surprised? Well, so was I.

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Putin Has Long Wanted More Power in Europe. Trump Could Grant It.

Remarks by Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are fueling concerns that the U.S. will move away from Europe and align with Moscow. [...]

Trump Aides to Meet With Russian Officials About Ukraine Next Week

Talks involving Secretary of State Marco Rubio and two other senior Trump officials would be the first between American and Russian delegations since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. [...]

Ukraine Rejects U.S. Demand for Half of Its Mineral Resources

President Volodymyr Zelensky publicly faulted the American proposal because it did not include security guarantees. [...]

Trump Suggests No Laws Are Broken if He’s ‘Saving His Country’

President Trump shared a quotation on social media, making it clear it was one he wanted people to absorb: “He who saves his Country does not violate any Law.” [...]

How Trump’s One-for-One Tariff Plan Threatens the Global Economy

In starting a process to impose reciprocal tariffs on American trading partners, the White House is sowing uncertainty and risking inflation. [...]

Rubio Visits Israel as Trump Pushes Plan to Expel Palestinians From Gaza

Scholars of international law say President Trump’s proposal for American control of a Gaza without Palestinians would be ethnic cleansing and a war crime. [...]

Volunteers Search for ISIS Kidnap Victims

No international body is searching for hundreds of Yazidi women and girls still held captive by the Islamist terrorists. Instead, their fates depend on a ragtag army of activists, relatives and armchair detectives. [...]

She’s Trying to Stay Ahead of Alzheimer’s, in a Race to the Death

In the Netherlands, doctors and dementia patients must negotiate a fine line: Assisted death for those without capacity is legal, but doctors won’t do it. [...]

On a Mission to Heal Gila Monsters

After years in Big Pharma, a chemist pivoted to help save the species that made Ozempic possible. [...]

How Pet Parrots Started a War Inside an NYC Apartment Building

How noise complaints in a Manhattan co-op led to a $750,000 legal settlement and shattered a friendship. [...]

How Kyrsten Sinema's decision makes Democrats' 2024 Senate map tighter

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democrats and two independents within their ranks, the caucus has 48 Democrats and three independents. [...]

Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marriage to party-line bills tackling climate change and expanding health care coverage, it's a record President Joe Biden and Democrats on the ballot were all eager to tout on the campaign trail during the midterms. [...]

CNN Political Briefing

The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian. [...]

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics. [...]

Margins of Error

Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? Harry Enten is on a mission to find out. [...]

The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid. [...]

The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court. [...]

Everything you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness program

President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold indefinitely as legal challenges work their way through the courts. [...]

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Families heartbreak after deadly Dehli railway station crush

Eyewitnesses and relatives of victims spoke of their pain and trauma after a crush at an overcrowded railway station claimed 18 lives. [...]

Base full of mouldy food and secret documents: Iran’s rapid retreat from Syria

The BBC examines the chaos left behind after Iran had to abandon its military bases in Syria. [...]

Mother and child die from injuries after Munich car attack

The 37-year-old woman and two-year-old child are the first fatalities from Thursday's attack. [...]

Israeli hostages and Palestinian inmates freed in latest ceasefire swap

Hamas releases three more Israelis, as 369 Palestinians are handed over in the sixth exchange in recent weeks. [...]

Gunfire and looting in DR Congo city as rebels advance

Residents in the Congolese city tell the BBC they are hiding in their homes as the rebels advance. [...]

Teen dead and five injured in Austria knife attack

The suspect, who is a Syrian asylum seeker, was detained at the scene and is being questioned by police. [...]

Critics say new Google rules put profits over privacy

Google is allowing advertisers to collect more personal information, which is harder for users to control. [...]

French customs seize dinosaur teeth found in lorry

The teeth belonging to creatures from roughly 70 million years ago were discoveredin a lorry. [...]

Senior UN peacekeeper injured in convoy attack in Lebanon

The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon has demanded an "immediate" investigation after one of the vehicles was set on fire. [...]

'Army of Europe' needed to challenge Russia, says Zelensky

It comes as Donald Trump's envoy says Europe will not be involved in peace talks to end the war. [...]

Vox Populi – 02-14-2025

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For Whom The Dell Tolls

Corporations twilson117 - February 9, 2025 0

Dell and many other corporations are having difficulty dealing with a workforce that is becoming obsolete with the advancement of AI technology, a problem most corporations ignored earlier, believing they have time or that they will always need the level of employees they have to provide the products and services they offer to the general public and their overseas customers.

Affirmative Action, D.E.I., Voting Rights, They Want It All – Addendum

Democracy twilson117 - February 8, 2025 0

These are not people who care about a democratic republic form of governance. For them, giving people rights is non-conducive to what they want to do, dominating and controlling everything they see in their sight line. They believe this will enhance their bottom line and make them even more decadent than they are currently.

Vox Populi – 02-07-2025

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Vox Populi – 01-31-2025

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