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"I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned" Richard Feynman
"The penalty good people pay for not being interested in politics is to be governed by people worse than themselves."
- Plato, Greek philosopher.
US
intelligence officials say satellite images confirm that an Iranian
missile brought down Ukrainian Flight 752 shortly after takeoff from
Tehran, killing all 176 passengers...
(Anybody but 'U.S. officials' feel free to pipe in )
A
Wednesday morning stabbing that led to the hospitalization of a man —
and this on top of a deadly assault last Friday — has made Austin’s 18%
increase in violent crime amid a city-wide...
If
you’re like most LSU fans and if you haven’t read Scott Rabalais’
Advocate column today, chances are you might not want to. Rabalais
picked today, of all days, just four days...
If
you’re stuck inside because of the weather, and you’ve got young kids
with way too much energy, and your kids (or you) are about to flip a
table, consider stashing them away.Read...
2020
is going to be a bonkers year for US politics, but while the
presidential debates and President Trump’s lingering impeachment might
be the biggest topics of conversation (so...
The
wedge salad is often dismissed as nothing more than a vehicle for blue
cheese and crispy bits of cured pork. I don’t think there’s anything
wrong with that. In fact, I think a...
Justin
Trudeau vows to find answers over crash that killed 176 people,
including 63 CanadiansThe Ukrainian passenger jet that crashed shortly
after takeoff from Tehran on Wednesday...
The
House speaker said she won’t publicly set a deadline to send the
articles of impeachment while a growing chorus of lawmakers say it’s
time 12.41am GMT The president is now addressing...
Queen
seeks resolution over Prince Harry and Meghan’s future within ‘days not
weeks’The Queen, Prince of Wales and Duke of Cambridge have instructed
their senior aides to...
We've
pointed out for years that there's always been some level of confusion
about the boundaries of the "non-commercial" tag on a Creative Commons
license. There are lots of things...
Breathalyzers
have been in use for more than 100 years at this point and we still
don't have all the kinks worked out. Testing equipment used by law
enforcement frequently isn't calibrated...
Just
last week we wrote about the good news that the European Patent Office
had decided to reject AI-generated inventions for patent applications
and explained why this was good...
Sarah
Posner / New Republic: The Evangelicals Who Pray for War With Iran —
Mike Pence and Mike Pompeo, who urged Trump to kill Qassem Soleimani,
are ardent proponents of Christian...
Alex
Thomas / IJR: New GOP Senator Will Sit on Committee Overseeing Agency
That Regulates Her Husband's Business — Republican Senator Kelly
Loeffler — who was just sworn...
Apple
Podcasts: Targeted Killings: Suleimani & Hoffa (with Jack
Goldsmith) … On this week's episode of Stay Tuned, “Targeted Killings:
Suleimani & Hoffa,” host...
To
make matters worse, uninstalling it could cause even more pain On
Wednesday, more than 50 advocacy groups accused Google of exploiting
poor people by failing to police misbehaving...
Low-income
Americans and minorities could soon be subject to increased housing
segregation within their own communities. America’s housing leaders want
to do away with a rule...
Two
children were shot and injured for throwing snowballs at a passing car.
The driver then fled the scene and remains unidentified. Demand that
this shooter is brought to justice...
Schools
may soon be penalized for referring to their students with pronouns not
aligned with their birth certificates. This puts educators in a
position of either causing undue harm...
A
controversial new study has suggested that this hypothetical form of
energy may not actually exist at all. Thought to be responsible for the
continu...
Scientists
now believe that a coronavirus is responsible for a recent pneumonia
outbreak in the city of Wuhan. Since December of last year, as many
as...
It
turns out that the US Navy is withholding at least one video pertaining
to the infamous 'Tic-Tac' UFO case. Ever since it was revealed that the
Nim...
Justin
Trudeau vows to find answers over crash that killed 176 people,
including 63 CanadiansThe Ukrainian passenger jet that crashed shortly
after takeoff from Tehran on Wednesday...
Police
inspectorate says ban would help combat county lines drug operations
Police want a ban on the anonymous purchase of pay-as-you-go mobile
phones to help tackle county lines...
Queen
seeks resolution over Prince Harry and Meghan’s future within ‘days not
weeks’The Queen, Prince of Wales and Duke of Cambridge have instructed
their senior aides to...
The
House of Representatives is expected to pass a resolution Thursday
limiting the president's power to take military action against Iran
without congressional approval...
Rail
workers have led the transit strike that has hobbled France for more
than a month. They're protesting against plans to reform the government
pension system...
NPR's
Audie Cornish speaks with ambassador John Bass, who just left his post
after two years in Afghanistan, about the state of U.S. policy there and
what changes he's seen during his...
Specialist
help is needed to come up with a road surface that will have the
ability to cope with Killarney’s renowned horse and carriages, a council
meeting has been told...
Portal
origin URL: SOFIA Reveals How the Swan Nebula Hatched Portal origin
nid: 457136Published: Tuesday, January 7, 2020 - 15:00Featured (stick to
top of list): noPortal...
Portal
origin URL: NASA’s TESS Mission Uncovers Its 1st World With Two
StarsPortal origin nid: 457113Published: Monday, January 6, 2020 -
19:15Featured (stick to top of...
Portal
origin URL: Surprise! TESS Shows Ancient North Star Undergoes
EclipsesPortal origin nid: 457123Published: Monday, January 6, 2020 -
19:15Featured (stick to top...
If
you enjoy snowboarding, then you likely want to learn some tricks and
jumps! A frontside 360 is when you leave the slope and rotate in the air
360 degrees before hitting the ground...
If
your oven is coated in grime or smells bad, it may be time to give it a
clean. Oven cleaners often contain harsh chemicals, and the
self-cleaning option on ovens can create a burnt...
A
mentoring plan is a way to clarify and formalize a relationship between
a mentor and mentee. Once you’ve been matched with your mentor or
mentee, you can outline the specifics of...
Dear
LobeLog Reader: This is to let you know that, after more than 12 years
of continuous operation, LobeLog.com will be placed in internet aspic,
and our work will continue at ResponsibleStatecraft.org...
By
Robert E. Hunter French President Emanuel Macron has said, “What we
are currently experiencing is the brain death of NATO.” He attributes
much of that to his belief that “European...
By
Daniel Brumberg The widespread protests caused by the Iranian
government’s decision on November 15 to raise the price of gasoline by a
whopping 50 percent have generated...
We
continue our conversation with Andrew Bacevich, president and
co-founder of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. He is a
retired colonel, Vietnam War veteran and...
President
Trump vowed on Wednesday to hit Iran with new sanctions but appeared to
pull back from taking any new military action. Tension between the two
countries soared after the...
After
first reporting that the video had been preserved, prosecutors now say
that further investigation shows officials "inadvertently preserved
video from the wrong tier" within...
Tom
Steyer is likely the final Democrat to qualify ahead of Friday's
deadline. He'll join Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie
Sanders and Elizabeth Warren on stage in...
Cutting
the amount of chemotherapy in half reduced serious side effects that
can have a lifelong impact on a patient's health, said the team of
British researchers...
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