A measles outbreak in South Carolina that began in October continues to rage, with the state health department reporting Friday that nearly 100 new cases have been identified just in the last three days.
Just refreshed to avoid 5G interference? Do it again, FAA tells industry, as Upper C-band auction looms read more
The political and cultural climate that's arisen under the Trump administration has allowed research to be cut to the bone while expert wisdom is mocked and ignored. That's not good for science or tech. read more
Turns out that some genius dogs can learn a brand new word, like the name of an unfamiliar toy, by just overhearing brief interactions between two people. read more
It's at least the third ruling against the president's March executive order targeting state election processes.
... only by obeying commands from federal agents do you "get to keep your life." ...
Manic Street Preachers - If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next (1998)
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Lyrics excerpt ...
... This is about the Spanish Civil War, and the idealism of people from around the world who volunteered to be part of the International Brigade fighting Franco's fascist army.
[Verse 1]
The future teaches you to be alone
The present to be afraid and cold
So if I can shoot rabbits
Then I can shoot fascists
Bullets for your brain today
But we'll forget it all again
Monuments put from pen to paper
Turns me into a gutless wonder
[Chorus]
And if you tolerate this, then your children will be next
And if you tolerate this, then your children will be next
Will be next, will be next, will be next
[Verse 2]
Gravity keeps my head down
Or is it maybe shame
At being so young and being so vain?
Holes in your head today
But I'm a pacifist
I've walked La Ramblas
But not with real intent
[Chorus]
And if you tolerate this, then your children will be next
And if you tolerate this, then your children will be next
Will be next, will be next, will be next
...
OpEd: RFK Jr. Joins the Anti-Vaccine Fringe (2014)
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... There are lots of places to go if you want dangerous crazytalk. There are websites, blog threads, cable channels trafficking in all kinds of addled nonsense about birther conspiracies and one-world governments.
And then there was Robert Kennedy, Jr., the tireless, honest climate hero long famous for fighting the very good fight.
But that was then. RFK, Jr. may still know a thing or two about global warming, but he has taken a disreputable plunge into the world of anti-science with his new and inexplicable crusade: warning people about the dangers of vaccines. ...
@#4 ... At this point, it's probably a calculation that it will help her keep her seat. ...
I agree.
The phone call seems to be the result of Sen Collins representing her constituents, and not representing Pres Trump.
Susan Collins
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... Collins is one of only two Republicans to represent a Northeastern state in the Senate.[3][4] Collins is the longest-serving Republican woman in the Senate,[5][6] and since 2019, the only Republican official holding statewide office in Maine. ...
During the impeachment trial of Bill Clinton, Collins was one of the few Republican senators who voted to acquit him on both charges. During the first impeachment trial of Donald Trump, Collins joined most other Senate Republicans in voting to acquit on both charges. In his second impeachment trial, she was one of seven Republicans to vote to convict Trump of incitement of insurrection. ...
She's looking to be re-elected in 2026.
@#1 ... The vindictive and petty lawsuits against these two tiny cities are part of the nefarious Trumpf junta's "hybrid warfare" campaign against Blue States like California or Minnesota, ...
'So evil' and 'dangerous': Trump doubles down on calling Democrats 'enemies from within' (October 2024)
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Sea Level Rise Strategy
www.miamidade.gov
... The Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved the recommendations of its Sea Level Rise Task Force in 2015, which called for an Enhanced Capital Plan that has evolved into the County's Sea Level Rise Strategy. ...
ICE is using Border Patrol mobile facial recognition technology to speed up arrests
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... The tool has been used more than 100,000 times so far, according to a new report.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers are deploying mobile facial recognition technology to speed up arrests amid President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, according to a new report.
In recent months, ICE personnel have used a government-created app called Mobile Fortify in order to ascertain the identity of potential detainees, The Wall Street Journal reported.
It's been hailed as a powerful new tool by administration officials, while privacy advocates and Democratic lawmakers have decried it as a form of unchecked government overreach.
The app allows agents to snap a photo of a suspect's face with their phone and quickly pull up the person's name, location, social media history ...
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OpEd: Donald Trump goes nuclear in the GOP's war on science (July 2025)
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... Billions of dollars in cuts to research are leaving lives at stake.
One hundred years ago this month, the Scopes trial was held in Dayton, Tenn. For 11 days, jurors heard arguments about John Scopes, a high school teacher who had taught the theory of evolution in apparent violation of the Butler Act, a state law that made it illegal for public school teachers to introduce theories that contradicted the Biblical creation story. ...
Since then, the right-wing in America has intermittently conducted an assault on science that, with the ascent of the religious right, gelled into an all-out war around the early 1980s. Many conservatives have, over the last 40 years, opposed AIDS research, stem cell research, basic facts about climate change -- and legislation to address it -- and measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
It seems the administration and its allies in Congress want to set the United States back a century -- back to the time of the Scopes trial.
Under President Donald Trump, the GOP has decided to go nuclear. The federal government's support of science and medicine is being systematically destroyed by devastating cuts to research, agencies and staff.
It seems the administration and its allies in Congress want to set the United States back a century " back to the time of the Scopes trial. ...
Trump says US will take Greenland the 'easy way or hard way'
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... What did Trump say about Greenland?
"We are going to do something on Greenland whether they like it or not," the president told reporters at the White House while meeting with oil company executives.
"Because, if we don't do it, Russia or China will take over Greenland, and we're not going to have Russia or China as a neighbor," he said.
Trump has previously said he would not rule out using military force to take the largely ice-covered island, which has a population of 57,000.
"I would like to make a deal, you know, the easy way, but if we don't do it the easy way, we're going to do it the hard way," he said on Friday. ...
Trump offers protection for oil companies entering Venezuela
www.newsnationnow.com
... The White House said the plan is for oil companies to invest $100 billion in rebuilding Venezuela's oil infrastructure. Trump said his administration would guarantee that the companies would receive protection from the U.S. government.[emphasis mine]
"You have total safety. You have total security. One of the reasons you couldn't go in is you had no guarantees, you had no security, but now you have total security," Trump said. "You're dealing with us directly; you're not dealing with Venezuela at all. We don't want you to deal with Venezuela." ...
@#5
Fact Check: Has Donald Trump Filed for Bankruptcy Six Times?
www.fregolaw.com
... The first filing was all the way back in 1991, and the most recent one was in 2014. Is it true that he filed for bankruptcy six times? Yes, it is true, and here are the six times Donald Trump filed for bankruptcy:
1. Trump Taj Mahal (1991)
2. Trump Castle (1992)
3. Trump Plaza Hotel (1992)
4. Trump Hotels and Casinos Resorts (2004)
5. Trump Entertainment Resorts (2009)
6. Trump Entertainment Resorts (2014)
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... Trump: Power Restrained Only by 'My Own Morality' ...
Most Americans say U.S. should be world's moral leader; far fewer say it is
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...A significant gap has emerged between Americans' aspirations and current assessments regarding U.S. moral leadership, according to a new NPR/Ipsos poll. While three in five Americans agree the U.S. should be the moral leader of the world, only 39% believe it actually is. This shift reflects a significant decline in perceived standing from a 2017 NPR/Ipsos Poll. ...
1. Americans see a gap between moral leadership aspirations and current state of affairs.
While 61% of Americans agree the United States should be the moral leader of the world, only 39% believe it actually is.
This represents a significant shift from 2017, when 60% believed America was the moral leader, marking a 21-percentage point
Partisan differences are pronounced: 64% of Republicans believe the U.S. is the moral leader, compared to only 24% of Democrats and 35% of Independents.
2. Half of Americans believe the U.S. is losing global influence, while even more say China has made gains.
Half of Americans (50%) say the U.S. has been losing influence over the past five years, compared with just 21% who say it has gained influence; 24% say its level of influence has stayed about the same.
Views on America's standing are deeply polarized by party: 72% of Democrats say the U.S. is losing influence compared to just 26% of Republicans.
When will Pres Trump invade Iran to protect the protesters, and he has seemed to have promised?
Violent crackdown in Iran as Trump warns regime 'we'll start shooting' if more protesters are killed
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