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Thursday, July 24, 2025

A couple's decision to join the "mile-high club" on a flight to Sarasota landed them a trip to jail, according to arrest affidavits.


For Gundbert Scherf -- the co-founder of Germany's Helsing, Europe's most valuable defence start-up: "Europe this year, for the first time in decades, is spending more on defense technology acquisition, opens new tab than the U.S.," said Scherf. read more


President Donald Trump's top intelligence official appeared in the White House briefing room Wednesday to level allegations no U.S. spy chief has ever made against a former president or administration. read more


On July 1, astronomers spotted an unusual high-speed object zooming towards the Sun. read more


Wednesday, July 23, 2025

The Trump administration is considering slashing rules meant to protect the environment and the public during commercial rocket launches ... read more


Comments

... chief scientific officer of Children's Health Defense ...

Related...

RFK Jr.s anti-vaccine group sues him: "This is not the Bobby we know"
arstechnica.com

... A lawyer who represents Children's Health Defense -- the rabid anti-vaccine organization founded by the equally fervent anti-vaccine advocate and current US health Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. -- has filed a lawsuit against Kennedy, alleging that he has failed to set up a task force to promote safer childhood vaccinations. ...

Barack Obama Sees Death Threat Surge After Trump's Treason Claims
www.newsweek.com

... Former U.S. President Barack Obama has been the subject of online death threats and calls for imprisonment after President Donald Trump and the director of national intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard accused him of treason regarding Russian influence in previous presidential elections.

According to a report by the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism (GPAHE), social media comments calling for Obama's imprisonment or execution surged between July 17 and July 20, after the administration claimed Obama's administration "manipulated and withheld" key information on the extent to which Russia was involved in the 2016 election. Obama has denied the allegations. ...


Gabbard's claims of an anti-Trump conspiracy are not supported by declassified documents
apnews.com

... Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard this month declassified material she claimed proved a "treasonous conspiracy" by the Obama administration in 2016 to politicize U.S. intelligence in service of casting doubt on the legitimacy of Donald Trump's presidential election victory.

As evidence, Gabbard cited newly declassified emails from Obama officials and a 5-year-old classified House report in hopes of undermining the intelligence community's conclusion Russian President Vladimir Putin wanted to boost Trump and denigrate his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton. ...





@#2 ... John Oliver Sewage Treatment Plant ...

Some details I had forgotten about ...

John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant
en.wikipedia.org

... The John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant is a sewage treatment plant in Danbury, Connecticut, named after the British-American comedian and political satirist John Oliver.

The plant was completely renovated in response to a 2008 order from state and federal agencies to address the inability of the existing sewage system to curtail phosphorus concentrations in wastewater, as well as other environmental issues.

After Oliver made fun of Danbury on his show, Last Week Tonight, Danbury mayor Mark Boughton responded by offering to rename their $100-million sewage plant for Oliver.

Boughton later told reporters that it was a joke, but after Oliver offered $55,000 to local charities in exchange for the plant's renaming, the city agreed to officially term the site the "John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant".

Construction began in 2019, and was finished in October 2020, with Oliver personally attending the ribbon-cutting ceremony. ...


Also ...

George Kooymans
en.wikipedia.org

... George Jan Kooymans (11 March 1948 -- 22 July 2025) was a Dutch guitarist and vocalist. He was best known for his work with the Dutch group Golden Earring.[1] Kooymans wrote "Twilight Zone", the group's only top 10 entry on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, which hit No. 1 on the Billboard Top Album Tracks chart.[2]

In 2021, Kooymans retired from the music business after he was diagnosed with ALS. ...


The full-length album version of their tune ...
(that seems to be quite apropos of late ...)

Golden Earring - Twilight Zone (1982)
www.youtube.com

Lyrics excerpt ...

genius.com

...
[Chorus]
Help, I'm steppin' into the Twilight Zone
Place is a madhouse, feels like being cloned
My beacon's been moved under moon and star
Where am I to go now that I've gone too far?

Help, I'm steppin' into the Twilight Zone
Place is a madhouse, feels like being cloned
My beacon's been moved under moon and star
Where am I to go now that I've gone too far?
...



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