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[ad_1] Image by Johannes Plenio. Whew! it’s hot out there, and the more the planet heats up, the more geoengineering appeals to billionaire types willing to bankroll projects to reflect sunlight to outer space. But solar radiation management (SRM) is a touchy subject that’s yet to make an impact on global warming. Who knows, maybe it never will… meaning, not in enough time. Alas, the unexpected rapid rate of global warming has shortened the time frame that’s available to do something constructive. And SRM, like a dangling participle, needs a lot of work. The harsh reality of today’s climate change…

[ad_1] Forrestal arrives at the White House for a Cabinet meeting, c. 1945 – Public Domain My guess is not many Americans know that in 1947 our first Secretary Of Defense believed a Jewish state in the Middle East was a bad idea for the United States, let alone that he met his death falling from a 16th story window. But James Forrestal should be of interest to anyone who is repulsed by the ruthless timidity of the Democratic Party, excited by the possibilities of the Democratic Socialists, and eager to push back on the fictional narrative of Israel as our…

[ad_1] Credit: UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe – CC BY-SA 4.0 Whether Israelis will ever comprehend the irreparable damage inflicted upon their country’s reputation by their UN Ambassador, Danny Danon, is a moot point. The damage Israel has done to itself through its barbaric practices in occupied Palestine is simply impossible to overcome. Danon, however, utilizes a peculiar approach to defending Israel within international institutions: he relies on bullying, intimidation, and an overt attempt to silence anyone who dares to challenge the official Israeli narrative—particularly women leaders. Yet, what makes his behavior most outrageous is his deployment of these abrasive tactics to…

[ad_1] I was once a flat-earther. But probably you were too, so … Please. Allow me to elaborate. Let us begin with the assumption that there is such a thing as objective truth. “Objective knowledge” means knowledge that is increasingly constrained by reality rather than by our preferences, intuitions, or inherited myths; put more simply, knowledge of a thing as it is, in-and-of itself, independent of us. For example, the heliocentric model of the solar system (sun-centered) is more objectively true than the geocentric model (earth-centered), even though it may not seem that way to us instinctively (and even if, in older…

[ad_1] For years, governments assured the public that license plate readers were simply tools to catch stolen vehicles, fugitives, and dangerous criminals. That was always the sales pitch. Now the mask is coming off. According to reports, a new surveillance platform called SignalTrace is being marketed to law enforcement and government agencies that goes far beyond reading license plates. The system can collect identifiers from smartphones, smartwatches, Bluetooth devices, vehicle infotainment systems, Wi-Fi hotspots, tire pressure sensors, RFID devices, AirTags, and even pet microchips. They are no longer interested in tracking your car. They are interested in tracking you. The frightening part…

[ad_1] And the Declaration of Independence makes it clear. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] In 1776, there was no electricity, no anesthesia, and no running water. The Founders still built something that changed the world. What comes next is up to us. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Conditions on 26 June 2026 as per ERCC – CC BY 4.0 Europe is on fire. Record-shattering heat waves have gripped the continent, pushing temperatures above 40°C (104°F) in multiple countries, buckling infrastructure, overwhelming hospitals, and claiming thousands of lives. This is not a natural disaster. It is the foreseeable, profitable outcome of decades of fossil fuel addiction and capitalist extraction. According to a sobering analysis by The Economist, the late-June heat spike could cause around 12,000 excess deaths across Europe. The study, covering 854 cities, shows that human-caused climate change has made the event far more lethal than…

[ad_1] Ivy League Majors in Anti-Americanism [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Christina Aguilera, Chris Stapleton and Jelly Roll – real stars – headline July Fourth parties in liberal towns [ad_2] Source link