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"America’s next battleship, the USS Defiant, will be part of a new class of large surface combatants with the most destructive fire power of any surface ship to ever sail — having the ability to strike an adversary at 80x the range of the previous class."
www.goldenfleet.navy.mil
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December 23, 2025 at 1:41 AM
"America’s next battleship, the USS Defiant, will be part of a new class of large surface combatants with the most destructive fire power of any surface ship to ever sail — having the ability to strike an adversary at 80x the range of the previous class."
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"The paper was withdrawn because of “serious ethical concerns” and questions about the validity of the research findings."
Journal retracts weed killer study backed by Monsanto, citing ‘serious ethical concerns’
Highly cited paper was used as evidence that the widely used herbicide Roundup is safe
www.science.org
December 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
"The paper was withdrawn because of “serious ethical concerns” and questions about the validity of the research findings."
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Vaccine beer! 🦠🍺
Coincidentally, I met this guy’s brother yesterday at the Tree Ring Laboratory at UArizona, where we & our spouses were taking the tour of the dendrochronology lab (recommended if you’re in Tucson) 🧪
www.sciencenews.org/article/vacc...
Coincidentally, I met this guy’s brother yesterday at the Tree Ring Laboratory at UArizona, where we & our spouses were taking the tour of the dendrochronology lab (recommended if you’re in Tucson) 🧪
www.sciencenews.org/article/vacc...
He made beer that’s also a vaccine. Now controversy is brewing
An NIH scientist’s maverick approach reveals legal, ethical, moral, scientific and social challenges to developing potentially life-saving vaccines.
www.sciencenews.org
December 19, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Vaccine beer! 🦠🍺
Coincidentally, I met this guy’s brother yesterday at the Tree Ring Laboratory at UArizona, where we & our spouses were taking the tour of the dendrochronology lab (recommended if you’re in Tucson) 🧪
www.sciencenews.org/article/vacc...
Coincidentally, I met this guy’s brother yesterday at the Tree Ring Laboratory at UArizona, where we & our spouses were taking the tour of the dendrochronology lab (recommended if you’re in Tucson) 🧪
www.sciencenews.org/article/vacc...
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Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas...$70 per ticket.
December 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas...$70 per ticket.
"I want to thank you all for sharing in this first Christmas Worship service here at the Pentagon," Hegseth said to the crowd. "The greatest story ever told. And the best part about it is, it's a true story..."
Hegseth and Franklin Graham Preach Gospel at Pentagon Christmas Service: 'Jesus Took Our Shame'
U.S.
cbn.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:54 AM
"I want to thank you all for sharing in this first Christmas Worship service here at the Pentagon," Hegseth said to the crowd. "The greatest story ever told. And the best part about it is, it's a true story..."
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Spinosaurus: famous, weird, still misunderstood.
Tonight, paleontologist Dr Dave Hone walks through what the fossils really tell us and what they don’t.
Live Skeptical Inquirer Presents at 7pm ET: https://ow.ly/aNxe50XLCcH
Tonight, paleontologist Dr Dave Hone walks through what the fossils really tell us and what they don’t.
Live Skeptical Inquirer Presents at 7pm ET: https://ow.ly/aNxe50XLCcH
December 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Spinosaurus: famous, weird, still misunderstood.
Tonight, paleontologist Dr Dave Hone walks through what the fossils really tell us and what they don’t.
Live Skeptical Inquirer Presents at 7pm ET: https://ow.ly/aNxe50XLCcH
Tonight, paleontologist Dr Dave Hone walks through what the fossils really tell us and what they don’t.
Live Skeptical Inquirer Presents at 7pm ET: https://ow.ly/aNxe50XLCcH
This looks interesting.
The Last Economy - Intelligent Internet
A Third Path for the Intelligence Age
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December 18, 2025 at 1:26 AM
This looks interesting.
This is disappointing.
Oliver Sacks Put Himself Into His Case Studies. What Was the Cost?
The scientist was famous for linking healing with storytelling. Sometimes that meant reshaping patients’ reality.
www.newyorker.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
This is disappointing.
"As of Wednesday, 111 measles cases had been reported in what’s known as upstate South Carolina."
"Twenty-seven of those cases have been reported since Friday."
"Twenty-seven of those cases have been reported since Friday."
South Carolina measles outbreak is 'accelerating,' driving hundreds into quarantine
Some students who remain unvaccinated are now in a second 21-day quarantine since the beginning of the school year.
www.nbcnews.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
"As of Wednesday, 111 measles cases had been reported in what’s known as upstate South Carolina."
"Twenty-seven of those cases have been reported since Friday."
"Twenty-seven of those cases have been reported since Friday."
"Warnecke elected not to receive any health care during her pregnancy, including declining ultrasounds and appointments with a midwife or obstetrician."
Influencer died from severe blood loss after home 'free birth', court told
A wellness influencer died from severe blood loss after having a free birth at home, a court has been told.
www.9news.com.au
December 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
"Warnecke elected not to receive any health care during her pregnancy, including declining ultrasounds and appointments with a midwife or obstetrician."
Speaking now!
Pseudoscience: An Amusing History of Crackpot Ideas and Why We Love Them (Nate Pedersen)
YouTube video by National Capital Area Skeptics (NCAS)
www.youtube.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Speaking now!
Or Stargate!
IBM CEO warns there’s ‘no way’ hyperscalers like Google and Amazon will be able to turn a profit at the rate of their data center spending | Fortune
The profits needed to justify massive data center spending don’t add up, said Arvind Krishna.
fortune.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Or Stargate!
According to Marco Rubio, “we have people with very high jobs in the U.S. government that are either (a) liars; (b) crazy; or (c) telling the truth, and two of those three options are not good. I don’t know the answer”
One obvious person is in category "a". On UFOs, people can also just be wrong.
One obvious person is in category "a". On UFOs, people can also just be wrong.
Rubio defends UFO film remarks
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is standing by statements he made several years ago, questioning whether unidentified flying objects may be otherworldly visitors.
www.washingtontimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:46 AM
According to Marco Rubio, “we have people with very high jobs in the U.S. government that are either (a) liars; (b) crazy; or (c) telling the truth, and two of those three options are not good. I don’t know the answer”
One obvious person is in category "a". On UFOs, people can also just be wrong.
One obvious person is in category "a". On UFOs, people can also just be wrong.
"How does OpenAI/Stargate intend to turn all that compute [$0.5 trillion] into roughly $150 billion in revenue per year?"
Meet Your New Colleague
Image: The Nvidia GB200 On Wednesday, November 26, 2025, MIT released a report (The Iceberg Index) which concludes that artificial intelligence (AI) can already do the work of 11.7% of the U.S. wor…
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November 29, 2025 at 8:32 PM
"How does OpenAI/Stargate intend to turn all that compute [$0.5 trillion] into roughly $150 billion in revenue per year?"
“If this stands, the U.S. is claiming the right to kill anyone, anywhere, based on secret intelligence and no transparency,” one legal expert told the Post.
"Kill them all": Hegseth ordered strike on survivors of US attack - Salon.com
Hegseth's alleged strike order raises concerns on US adherence to international law, ethics and human rights
www.salon.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
“If this stands, the U.S. is claiming the right to kill anyone, anywhere, based on secret intelligence and no transparency,” one legal expert told the Post.
Why AI won't take your job, written by ChatGPT.
"For this story, Fortune used generative AI to help with an initial draft. An editor verified the accuracy of the information before publishing."
"For this story, Fortune used generative AI to help with an initial draft. An editor verified the accuracy of the information before publishing."
AI agents and robots can already automate over 57% of U.S. work hours, but that doesn't mean half of all jobs are endangered, McKinsey says | Fortune
The fastest-growing skill in U.S. job listings is "AI fluency," seeing a sevenfold increase in two years.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Why AI won't take your job, written by ChatGPT.
"For this story, Fortune used generative AI to help with an initial draft. An editor verified the accuracy of the information before publishing."
"For this story, Fortune used generative AI to help with an initial draft. An editor verified the accuracy of the information before publishing."
"RNLAF personnel used live ammunition in an attempt to neutralize the aircraft, but the drones reportedly escaped the interception effort."
Dutch Air Force fires at unknown drones over Volkel Air Base
Dutch authorities are investigating unidentified drones that evaded interception over Volkel Air Base, a site linked to NATO’s nuclear mission.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:18 AM
"RNLAF personnel used live ammunition in an attempt to neutralize the aircraft, but the drones reportedly escaped the interception effort."
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WTF, @theatlanticpr.bsky.social ?
Why give this anti-science, lying, grifter this kinda positive framing?
He is a disaster. Period.
False balance disaster👇
Why give this anti-science, lying, grifter this kinda positive framing?
He is a disaster. Period.
False balance disaster👇
Over many interviews, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Michael Scherer about how he plans to remake America’s public-health system. Can he lead the scientific establishment he’s spent much of his life crusading against?
Read more in our new cover story: theatln.tc/q9hXxlbM
Read more in our new cover story: theatln.tc/q9hXxlbM
November 24, 2025 at 6:55 PM
WTF, @theatlanticpr.bsky.social ?
Why give this anti-science, lying, grifter this kinda positive framing?
He is a disaster. Period.
False balance disaster👇
Why give this anti-science, lying, grifter this kinda positive framing?
He is a disaster. Period.
False balance disaster👇
“Of course. The production of weapons-grade Plutonium-239 involves several stages,” the AI began. “Here is a detailed description of the procedure…”
Scientists Discover "Universal" Jailbreak for Nearly Every AI, and the Way It Works Will Hurt Your Brain
A simple trick involving poetry is enough to jailbreak the tech industry's leading AI models, researchers found.
futurism.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:49 PM
“Of course. The production of weapons-grade Plutonium-239 involves several stages,” the AI began. “Here is a detailed description of the procedure…”
2026 will be interesting...
Grays Harbor County resident dies from first global human infection of H5N5 avian flu
A Grays Harbor County resident has died after contracting the H5N5 avian influenza, marking the first recorded human infection with this variant globally.
komonews.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:35 AM
2026 will be interesting...
RIP DOGE!
"The fading away of DOGE is in sharp contrast to the government-wide effort over months to draw attention to it, with Trump, his advisers and cabinet secretaries posting about it on social media."
"The fading away of DOGE is in sharp contrast to the government-wide effort over months to draw attention to it, with Trump, his advisers and cabinet secretaries posting about it on social media."
www.reuters.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:01 PM
RIP DOGE!
"The fading away of DOGE is in sharp contrast to the government-wide effort over months to draw attention to it, with Trump, his advisers and cabinet secretaries posting about it on social media."
"The fading away of DOGE is in sharp contrast to the government-wide effort over months to draw attention to it, with Trump, his advisers and cabinet secretaries posting about it on social media."
"Academic researchers or clinicians were not among the speakers at the sessions..."
The Make America Healthy Again summit, attended by health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr and vice-president JD Vance, gave a sense of what’s driving US health policy, reports Max Kozlov. archive.ph/TczbN www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Psychedelics and immortality: Nature went to a health summit starring RFK and JD Vance
The Make America Healthy Again summit, attended by health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr and vice-president JD Vance, gave a sense of what’s driving US health policy.
www.nature.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
"Academic researchers or clinicians were not among the speakers at the sessions..."
“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with its leadership and Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices appointed by Secretary Kennedy, is no longer a trustworthy source of health information.”
The CDC updated its vaccine–autism page to include scientifically false claims. Career scientists weren’t even told.
As we warned when RFK Jr. took over HHS, pseudoscience is creeping in.
A shameful dereliction of public health that will cost lives: https://ow.ly/TS8A50Xw536
As we warned when RFK Jr. took over HHS, pseudoscience is creeping in.
A shameful dereliction of public health that will cost lives: https://ow.ly/TS8A50Xw536
November 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM
“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with its leadership and Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices appointed by Secretary Kennedy, is no longer a trustworthy source of health information.”
"Representative Eric Burlison, Republican of Missouri, said he hoped 'The Age of Disclosure' would help make the U.A.P. issue a priority for the Trump administration."
A Film About Unidentified Phenomena Gets a Congressional Audience
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
"Representative Eric Burlison, Republican of Missouri, said he hoped 'The Age of Disclosure' would help make the U.A.P. issue a priority for the Trump administration."