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Waiting for those Wapo opinion pieces on “free trade” lol
March 5, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Waiting for those Wapo opinion pieces on “free trade” lol
Sad. So many people were rooting for the asteroid.
www.npr.org/2025/02/25/n...
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The odds of a 'city-killer' asteroid hitting Earth have fallen to zero
After weeks at the top of the Sentry list at the Center for Near-Earth Object Studies, the asteroid 2024 YR4 is no longer considered a threat to Earth.
www.npr.org
February 26, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Sad. So many people were rooting for the asteroid.
www.npr.org/2025/02/25/n...
www.npr.org/2025/02/25/n...
Historians remind you that, for now, it is theoretically possible for Congress to stop DT, but that once he fires a lot of generals and replaces them with loyalists there may be no practical way to stop him other than blood in the streets.
February 20, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Historians remind you that, for now, it is theoretically possible for Congress to stop DT, but that once he fires a lot of generals and replaces them with loyalists there may be no practical way to stop him other than blood in the streets.
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It feels like no one should have to say this, and yet we are in a situation where it needs to be said, very loudly and clearly, before it’s too late to do anything about it: The United States is not a startup. If you run it like one, it will break.
🔗 www.wired.com/story/the-us...
🔗 www.wired.com/story/the-us...
February 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
It feels like no one should have to say this, and yet we are in a situation where it needs to be said, very loudly and clearly, before it’s too late to do anything about it: The United States is not a startup. If you run it like one, it will break.
🔗 www.wired.com/story/the-us...
🔗 www.wired.com/story/the-us...
Despite two court orders, funding from the Infrastructure bill remains frozen. In Georgia it’s $500 million (with local matching funds = $1 billion in frozen projects), mostly for modernizing the electric grid and possibly including repair of the bridge down the street that’s been out since October.
$1 billion Georgia electric grid updates on hold amid Trump funding freeze
A least $1 billion in projects designed to modernize Georgia’s power grid remains in limbo amid President Trump's efforts to freeze certain federal funding.
www.ajc.com
February 7, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Despite two court orders, funding from the Infrastructure bill remains frozen. In Georgia it’s $500 million (with local matching funds = $1 billion in frozen projects), mostly for modernizing the electric grid and possibly including repair of the bridge down the street that’s been out since October.
"Silicon Valley built the world" LOL this is what happens when you eliminate history from the high school curriculum and nobody knows about anything that happened more than 10 years ago. I used to talk about this as a wild thought experiment with my students, now here we are.
February 7, 2025 at 1:33 PM
"Silicon Valley built the world" LOL this is what happens when you eliminate history from the high school curriculum and nobody knows about anything that happened more than 10 years ago. I used to talk about this as a wild thought experiment with my students, now here we are.
Elephant behavior
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This elephant learned to use a hose as a shower. Then her rival sought revenge
Behaviors reveal sophisticated tool use—and possible “pranking”—among pachyderms
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November 14, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Elephant behavior
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