Saturday, August 22, 2026

Tag: Afghan farmers

The “mother of all bombs” killed ISIS fighters – but poor...

One researcher reports that local farmers believed the bomb was nuclear and that they’d been exposed to radiation.

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The west front of the United States Capitol. Photo: Noclip (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

The baddest, bloodlust bullies having a very bad year

How goonish egotism backfires, Befouled by self-inflicted quagmires!

Why we evolved to dream at night and what dreams mean

We forget most of our dreams. So why do we have them?
Arch Street Friends Meeting House in Philadelphia, a property of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, the lead plaintiff in the case. Photo: ajay_suresh / CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Appeals court upholds order limiting ICE arrests at Quaker, Sikh and Baptist houses of...

The Justice Department never argued a compelling government interest before the district court, and the Fourth Circuit held that defense waived.

Elon Musk’s billionaire welfare: How the world’s richest man built his empire on government...

An extensive Washington Post investigation has revealed a very different reality—one where Musk’s business empire has been deeply dependent on taxpayer money.
The dam at Carraizo Lake in Trujillo Alto, one of the reservoirs supplying drinking water to the San Juan area. Photo: Mtmelendez / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Puerto Rico is rationing water, but many residents stopped trusting the tap long before...

Drought and a ruptured pipeline have forced Puerto Rico into revolving water shut-offs. For many people, the disruption started years earlier, as did loss of faith in the utility.