Monday, September 28, 2026

This is how borrowing things from our neighbors strengthens society

Research shows that small talk and casual connections create happy communities and less-lonely individuals.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage at Landing Zone 1. Photo: SpaceX (CC0)

The first trillionaire – no big deal?

Multi-billionaires are bad enough; a trillionaire is a magnitude worse
About three in ten workers say they use AI at work at least weekly. Photo: Unsplash (CC0, via Wikimedia Commons)

Two-thirds of US workers expect AI to make their jobs worse, Ipsos survey finds

Use of the tools is concentrated among college graduates and six-figure earners. Six percent of workers said they expect workers to be the main beneficiaries.

‘Tired of being unsupported and messed with,’ teachers stage a bold protest that scores...

“Teachers want to have fair ways for us to ensure the public education system continues to provide access to well-supported schools for all kids.”

What Norway’s big divestment decision means for fracking, tar sands and global oil exploration

It appears it’s just cutting its losses on money-losing endeavors like fracking in America, tar sands oil production in Canada, and frontier exploration by U.K. companies in Africa and South-East Asia.
The Old City of Sana'a, Yemen's capital, which has been under Ansar Allah control since 2014. Photo: Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia / CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The urgency of recognizing the Ansar Allah government in Yemen

A near-strike this weekend, reversed at the last minute, is the latest turn in a war that hinges on which Yemeni government Washington recognizes.
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Former Neo-Nazi: President Trump may be complicit in growing threat of white supremacy

"This is not an isolated incident. This is not a fringe problem. This is a transnational terrorist alliance."

Three Days of Infamy

On Monday, December 8th, 1941 FDR stood before Congress and said "December 7th, 1941, a date that will live in infamy..." and...