Global temperature rise is set to push past 1.5 degrees Celcius, or 34.7 degrees Fahrenheit, over pre-industrial temperatures within the next few years, according to a new United Nations report.
"This downward spiral is antithetical to our Constitution that recognizes our right to speak freely," a San Francisco federal judge wrote in a case by international students who had their visas threatened. read more
The Trump administration is eyeing a land swap that would give part of Yosemite National Park to a private company, according to a document submitted to Congress. read more
This broadcast was held in conjunction with the Society of Broadcast Engineers Chapter 15 summer picnic. Good coverage of the event on Radio World, SWLing Post, and TWiRT - This Week in Radio Tech (YouTube). We had more than 25 reception reports. The most distant came from Mt. Greylock, MA, 122 miles distant.
Dozens of civil rights and advocacy groups are urging Congress to scrap a defense bill provision that would deepen U.S.-Israeli military technology ties, according to a letter seen by Reuters, at a time of growing U.S. skepticism toward the longtime ally.
@#11 ... "deal" = "Steal" ...
That seems to be how the Venezuelans view this arrangement.
For starters ...
Inside the US-Venezuela oil agreements: Big promises, little clarity
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... The oil agreement announced between the United States and Venezuela has been touted with great fanfare for the many benefits it is supposedly set to deliver. At the same time, it has been met with surprise, skepticism and disappointment by public opinion in both countries.
In some sectors of Venezuelan politics, concern is growing over the strengthening ties between the United States and the Venezuelan government. The unease remains largely personal and has yet to find organized political expression. There is a growing perception that Washington is maneuvering to shore up the political status quo and has little interest in Venezuela's opposition leadership.
Discontent is also evident among dissident supporters of the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), who have voiced frustration with the government's decisions. The government and the PSUV party establishment, led by Diosdado Cabello, have closed ranks in a characteristically disciplined show of support for the agreement.
What does the agreement involve? ...
Grand Drive - Wheels (2000)
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Lyrics excerpt ...
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Steel yourself
May your wheels run true
I just want the way I'm feeling to
Take a chance
Take your time
I just want the way I'm feeling to
Don't let the grass grow
Don't let the wheels make you slow
Your hat is on
You're on your way now
Don't let the grass grow
Don't let the wheels take control
Your hat is on
You're on your way now
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And now Sec Defense Hegseth seems to be moving towards a military draft to populate his testosterone-enabled military ...
Which Americans Will Be Automatically Registered for Military Draft, and When? (April 2026)
www.military.com
... A government filing shows that men of a certain age could be automatically registered for a military draft before this year ends.
The website of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs shows that a proposed rule submitted on March 30 would fast-track a change to go in effect by December 2026 after initially being approved by Congress in 2025 as part of the National Defense Authorization Act.
The rule was submitted by the Selective Service System (SSS), the government agency that maintains the draft-eligible database, and encompasses American males aged 18-25.
While the U.S. has long utilized an all-volunteer force and a draft has not been in effect since the tail end of the Vietnam War in the 1970s, the option of conscription has been considered an option since the SSS registration was reinstated in 1980 by then-President Jimmy Carter.
This new rule could have legal and financial penalties, as failure to register is a felony punishable with a fine of up to $250,000 or up to 5 years in prison. ...
Along these lines ...
Plan to Make Radio Household Utility (2013)
infostory.com
... Today in 1915*, David Sarnoff, Chief Inspector for The Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of America wrote to his superiors: "I have in mind a plan of development which will make radio a household utility' in the same sense as the piano or phonograph...
The idea is to bring music into the home by wireless. The receiver can be designed in the form of a simple Radio Music Box,' placed on a table in the parlor or living room ... The same principle can be extended to numerous other fields as, for example, receiving lectures at home which be made perfectly audible; also events of national importance can be simultaneously announced and received.
Baseball scores can be transmitted in the air by the use of one set installed at the Polo Grounds. The same would be true of other cities. This proposition would be especially interesting to farmers and others living in outlying districts removed from cities.
By the purchase of a Radio Music Box' they could enjoy concerts, lectures, music, recitals, etc., which may be going on in the nearest city within their radius. While I have indicated a few of the most probable fields of usefulness for such a device, yet there are numerous other fields to which the principle can be extended ... ." ...
Lights (From Sweet Relief: A Benefit for Victoria Williams (1993))
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Lyrics excerpt ...
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[Verse 1]
What kind of song would you give
If you had a song to give?
What kind of life would you live
If you had a life to live?
Would you wanna make something good
That you could look on?
Give you lots of pleasure, yeah you would
[Verse 2]
What about this thing that you gave?
What if it weren't quite perfect?
(What about if it was something bad about it?)
Would you love it just the same?
Would you still care about it?
[Chorus]
The lights on the city
Look so good
Almost like somebody
Thought they would
Thought they would
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Jayhawks are a great band from the state of Minnesota.
@#4 ... Rabies is by far the scariest disease on the planet. ...
Rabies or measles?
Both are hugely bad.
Rabies requires contact with an infected animal.
Measles, on the other hand, can be transmitted merely by ~being around~ an infected person. Even after that infected person has left the area.
From Pres Trump's CDC ...
How Measles Spreads
www.cdc.gov
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Measles is highly contagious.
Measles can live for up to 2 hours in an airspace after an infected person leaves an area.
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@#14 ... I can't believe what you post Either. ...
That's your problem not mine.
... embrace American Militarism as Legitimate and Colonialism as the Norm ...
Oh, there's those Pres Putin talking points starting to surface again.
Do try harder.