Symbolic Pics of the Month 10/24
Six months ago, I posted an article about Jojo Siwa’s God-awful video Karma. It was heralded as the start of a new musical genre called “Gay Pop.” She ended up…
A Tiny, Surprising Prep You’ll Be Glad You Have
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On January 21, 1793, Louis XVI of France was executed by guillotine.
In honor of the birthday of John Moses Browning (January 23rd, 1855), we have begun a 10-day sale at Elk Creek Company. This January sale is always our biggest sale…
RIP EA’s Origin launcher: We knew ye all too well, unfortunately
After 14 years, EA will retire its controversial Origin game distribution app for Windows, the company announced. Origin will stop working on April 17, 2025. Folks still using it will…
Patient with paralysis uses mind to pilot virtual quadcopter
Multiple brain-computer interface (BCI) projects are currently underway, but BrainGate is one of the first aimed at motor restoration in users affected by neurodegenerative disorders and spinal cord injuries. Researchers…
Trump Admin Planning Immigration Crackdown Using AI, Robots
President Donald Trump’s second term is underway, and already off to a raucous start. As the world waits with bated breath to see what wild promises the US’s 47th president…
Donald Trump shakes up German politics – DW – 01/21/2025
Whether threatening to end climate protection policies and slap import tariffs on European goods, or envisioning a new imperialism that lays claim to the Panama Canal and Greenland, Donald Trump…
12 Organisations tell Just Eat, Uber, and Deliveroo: Time to Deliver Answers
12 Organisations tell Just Eat, Uber, and Deliveroo: Time to Deliver Answers More/Source: http://privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/5510/12-organisations-tell-just-eat-uber-and-deliveroo-time-deliver-answers
New Release: Tails 6.10 | The Tor Project
Changes and updates Update Tor Browser to 14.0.3. Update Thunderbird from 115.16.0 to 128.4.3. Fixed problems Fix support for Trezor hardware wallets in Electrum. (#20138) Fix an issue that prevented…
Hydroelectric Generator Gets Power From Siphoning
Siphons are one of those physics phenomena that, like gyroscopes, non-Newtonian fluids, and electricity, seem almost magical. Thanks to atmospheric pressure, simply filling a tube with liquid and placing the…
Mirai Botnet Spinoffs Unleash Global DDoS Attack Wave
Separate spinoffs of the infamous Mirai botnet are responsible for a fresh wave of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks globally. One is exploiting specific vulnerabilities in Internet of Things (IoT) devices…
U.S. Offered $10M for Hacker Just Arrested by Russia – Krebs on Security
In January 2022, KrebsOnSecurity identified a Russian man named Mikhail Matveev as “Wazawaka,” a cybercriminal who was deeply involved in the formation and operation of multiple ransomware groups. The U.S.…
Google Patches Chrome’s Fifth Zero-Day of the Year
An insufficient validation input flaw, one of 11 patched in an update this week, could allow for arbitrary code execution and is under active attack. More/Source: https://threatpost.com/google-patches-chromes-fifth-zero-day-of-the-year/180432/
MD Governor Formally Certifies Abortion Rights in State Constitution
Democratic Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed a proclamation on January 17, formally certifying the state’s constitutional amendment that enshrines abortion as a fundamental right after voters overwhelmingly supported an abortion…
What the Financial Press Tells Elites That Mainstream Media Won’t
The US should show it can win a nuclear war, The Answer to Terrorism? More Colonialism and The Middle East is Up for Grabs. These are all real headlines from…
Angling Toward Armageddon – Consortium News
William Hartung reports on a resurgent network of nuclear hawks who want to build more kinds of nuclear weapons and ever more of them. Department of Energy’s Device Assembly Facility…
The Combined Net Worth Cheering at Trump’s Inauguration
President Donald Trump was sworn into office at the U.S. Capitol rotunda on Monday in an unusually quiet affair for a presidential inauguration. Gone were the roaring crowds of years…
Monaco v Aston Villa: Champions League – live | Champions League
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Unai Emery: “Our target is the top eight” “I think we are very motivated playing in…
Higher magnesium depletion score increases the risk of all?cause and cardiovascular mortality in US adults with diabetes
Abstract Background Both dietary magnesium and serum magnesium are associated with the prognosis of diabetic patients. However, the impact of the magnesium depletion score (MDS), which assesses systemic magnesium deficiency,…
Trump Closes Border, Leaving Migrants in Mexico With Few Options
As panic sank in, two men strung ladders together with rope and placed them over the steel border wall that separated Tijuana from southern California. “Hurry up, hurry keep moving!”…
Scores killed as hotel engulfed by flames in ski resort of Bolu
At least 66 people have been killed in a fire that engulfed a popular Turkish ski resort hotel, leaving some to jump out of windows. The fire broke out at…
Violence on TV: What happens to children who watch?
Results of new study led by Linda Pagani, Professor at the Université de Montreal’s School of Psychoeducation, long-term associated risks of early exposure to violent content in childhood and later…
Octopuses changing colour rapidly incur a high metabolic cost
The ability of some animals to change colour rapidly has long been assumed to demand high energetic inputs, but no study has directly quantified these metabolic costs until now. Writing…
Biden Pardons His Crime Family and Trump Pardons Its Victims
Biden Pardons His Crime Family and Trump Pardons Its Victims Paul Craig Roberts Remember the influence-peddling accusations against Biden’s brother James that could go nowhere because of the Garland Justice…