A Chicago teacher who was shot five times by an immigration agent last year is suing the federal government for damages. read more
A statue of US President Donald Trump was put on exhibit in the European Parliament building in Strasbourg, France. The 2.5-meter satirical statue, by Danish artist Jens Galschiot, is called "Orange Plague," and it shows the US leader naked, holding a long gold club and sitting on the shoulders of a smaller man. The artist said it is coated with 23-karat gold. The statue is also known by the name "King of Injustice." Next to the statue are cards explaining that the "King of Injustice" is "sitting on the back of a man" who is sinking under the burden.
Democratic US Senator Chris Murphy said the US Department of Defense denied him access to a key US military base in Qatar ... read more
The GOP leader spoke as President Donald Trump reups his demand for permanent daylight saving time. read more
We previously covered the absolute disaster of an investigation that led to a 23-year-old Florida woman spending 13 days in a maximum-security jail over a fatal hit-and-run she had absolutely nothing to do with. read more
@#46 ... States suing to have Trump removed from the ballot. Judges essentially predetermining the outcome of a presidential election. ...
So, then, your current alias seems to be OK with the election win of fmr Pres G.W. Bush?
Bush v. Gore
en.wikipedia.org
... Bush v. Gore, 531 U.S. 98 (2000), is a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court on December 12, 2000, that settled a recount dispute in Florida's 2000 presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore. On December 8, 2000, the Florida Supreme Court ordered a statewide recount of all undervotes, over 61,000 ballots that the vote tabulation machines had missed.
The Bush campaign immediately asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stay the decision and halt the recount. On December 9, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari and issued the stay. The case was argued before the Court on December 11. On December 12 the Court held, in a 5"4 per curiam decision, that no constitutional recount could be conducted in the remaining time, which was short because the Florida legislature wanted to take advantage of the federal "safe harbor" for its electors to be free from challenge.[1] ...
In my house, when there is a an appliance that wants to connect to the internet, I go into my DNS server ( kea - www.isc.org ) and assign that appliance an IP address from a block that my firewall routinely blocks. (the "reservations" block of the IP4 kea config.)
I did that for the Sony DVD player here when I discovered that it was phoning home with all the DVs that I watched on it, apparently in a track-by-track level of detail.
Now, when that Sony DVD player tries to ping whitehouse.gov to ascertain if it has Internet access, it fails. And it no longer tries to upload my viewing habits.
For some reason, ABCNews seems to have scrubbed their website of mentions of Andruril.
Could it possibly be because of ...
FCC Has 'Our Head on the Guillotine,' Disney Tells Federal Judge
reason.com
... and this ...
Firms Backed by Trump's Sons Have Scored Over $6B in Pentagon Contracts: Report
www.mediaite.com
... Companies backed by President Donald Trump's eldest sons have secured more than $6 billion in active or promised government contracts since receiving their investments, according to an ABC News analysis of federal contracting records.
The latest deal came Tuesday, when Trump announced a $6.6 billion investment involving defense technology company Anduril Industries, which has financial ties to Donald Trump Jr. through venture capital firm 1789 Capital, where the president's eldest son is one of six partners. The firm took a major stake in Anduril as part of a $2.5 billion investment in June 2025.
Since then, Anduril has been awarded 135 other government contracts worth roughly $1.8 billion, ABC News reported on Wednesday, citing active contracts published through SAM.gov. The company had also received federal contracts dating back to 2019.
Among the other companies highlighted was drone manufacturer Powerus, which lists the Trump brothers as "notable investors." It received its first Air Force purchase order one month after announcing their investment and was later awarded a contract worth up to $90 million. ...
When I click on the article link I see... 404, article not available.
Found this ...
Trump announces $6.6bn defense shipyard owned by top Republican donor's firm
www.theguardian.com
... Donald Trump on Tuesday announced the opening of a new $6.6bn shipbuilding factory in Baltimore, partly funded by the US government but owned by Anduril Industries, a politically connected defense company.
Trump's appearance at a currently unused shipyard in Sparrows Point is a boost to Anduril, whose founder, Palmer Luckey, is a major GOP campaign fundraiser. Luckey has hosted campaign fundraisers for at least 20 Republican politicians, including Trump, the Guardian reported in August. He has given $5.9m to Republican causes since 2017.
Last week, the US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, named Luckey, an outspoken supporter of autonomous warfare, as an adviser to the Pentagon's recently launched "Project Meridian", which is tasked to study the future of warfare.
At the event in Maryland, Trump called Luckey "a friend of mine" and a "brilliant guy". Luckey was not at the event.
Anduril's shipyard project is funded partly by $2.9bn from the US navy, along with $3.7bn project in private funding. Officials said the new factory, to be called "Arsenal Two", will build torpedo tubes and other sections of Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarines.
Rapid ship construction is a priority for Trump, whose administration has promoted a future "golden fleet".
Trump said US taxpayers would "receive a 40% stake" in the shipyard. It is unclear what he meant, and whether the US government is taking an equity share in the company, as it has in some other firms.
Anduril said the operation would not be ready to produce ship parts until 2030. ...
@#3
Kash Patel gutted FBI counterintelligence team tasked with tracking Iranian threats days before US strikes, sources say (March 2026)
abc17news.com
@#9
OK, that site seems to be overloaded.
Here's another...
Health evidence favors permanent standard time, Canadian analysis finds
www.news-medical.net
... Several Canadian jurisdictions are moving toward ending the twice-yearly clock change, but a new analysis published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) www.cmaj.ca argues that eliminating the clock change is only half the decision: governments must also decide whether to adopt permanent standard time or permanent daylight saving time.
Both choices have trade-offs. Permanent daylight saving time keeps evenings lighter, which may support recreation, social activity, commuting, and some economic activity.
But it also pushes sunrise an hour later, leaving more people waking, travelling to school, and commuting to work, in darkness during the winter. Permanent standard time preserves more morning light and better aligns clock time with human circadian biology, although evenings become darker earlier.
"Ending the clock change solves one problem, but it creates another decision: which time should we live on year-round?" says lead author Dr. Raymond Lam, professor of psychiatry at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, BC. "The health evidence points to standard time, largely because morning light matters for our body clocks, sleep, and mood."
Weighing the trade-offs
Major sleep and chronobiology organizations recommend permanent standard time. The authors note that morning light helps synchronize the body's circadian clock, while evening light delays it. Permanent daylight saving time, therefore, works against circadian alignment during winter by reducing morning light while extending evening light. ...
Our biological clocks need morning light to stay synchronized with the 24-hour day. Permanent daylight saving time moves that light an hour later just when winter mornings are already darkest."
Dr. Ralph Mistlberger, professor of psychology, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC
The effects may be especially important for mood and sleep. An estimated 1% to 3% of people in Canada experience seasonal affective disorder (SAD), while as many as 15% experience milder seasonal changes in mood, sleep, appetite, and energy. The authors also point to geographic studies showing that people living farther west within a time zone - where sunrise occurs later by the clock - experience several adverse health outcomes. ...
@#176 ... They're worried about folks like you guys. ...
Huh?