Friday, December 5
In The NEWS
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Spotify Wrapped reveals Bad Bunny as the platform's most-streamed global artist in 2025, dethroning Taylor Swift's two-year reign (More) | "The Joe Rogan Experience" is Spotify's most-listened-to podcast for fifth straight year (More)
> Matthew Perry's doctor is sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for selling ketamine to the late actor weeks before his fatal overdose (More)
> Germany selected to host UEFA Women's Euros in 2029, marking the nation's first major women's soccer tournament since the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup (More)
Science & Technology
> Waymo begins testing self-driving vehicles in Philadelphia and launches manned drives in Baltimore, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis to collect road data (More)
> Chemists synthesize a fungal compound with potential to fight diffuse midline glioma, an aggressive pediatric brain cancer that has few treatment options (More)
> NASA scientists find bioessential sugars and a gum-like material rich in oxygen and nitrogen in an asteroid sample, offering clues about how life’s molecular building blocks arrived on Earth (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +0.3%, Dow +0.9%, Nasdaq +0.2%) as weaker-than-expected private payrolls data spurs interest rate cut bets (More)
> Delta Air Lines reports this year's 43-day-long US government shutdown cost the airline an estimated $200M (More)
> OpenAI to acquire Neptune, a startup that builds monitoring and debugging tools used in training AI models; deal terms were not disclosed (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> President Donald Trump pardons Rep. Henry Cuellar (D, TX-28) and his wife, indicted last year on charges of receiving almost $600K in bribes from Mexican and Azerbaijani companies (More)
> House Oversight Committee releases 10 images, four videos taken in 2020 of late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's two private islands (More, w/photo, video)
> European Commission proposes using over $150B in frozen Russian assets to fund reparations-style loan to Ukraine despite Belgium's concerns of Russian retaliation (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
Predetermination
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At 78 years of age, I have seen more than I wanted to see and done more than I would care to admit; yet I am who I am for a reason.
What's that reason?
I believe our lives are predetermined.
Why?
Because they have been seen.
Explain.
In string theory, subatomic vibrating filaments of energy move in random, unpredictable direction UNTIL they are being observed, then their path becomes fixed.
Therefore, all our lives are fixed because they have already been observed.
Explain.
Think of the inner sprocket of a bicycle wheel and compare its revolutions to those of the outer edge of the wheel.
Every time the outer wheel makes one complete revolution, the inner sprocket has made several complete revolutions because its diameter and circumference are substantially less.
Therefore, if you were to compare earth as the inner sprocket and the edge of the known universe as the outer wheel, earth makes substantially more revolutions.
Consequently, we age faster on earth than life would age OUT THERE.
So... our entire life has been witnessed before we have actually lived it and whatever happens to us has already happened.
WE BECAME WHAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE BECOME...
Belgium’s 15-year-old prodigy earns PhD in quantum physics
Laurent Simons and his parents. Credit: Justin Stares
Belgian child prodigy Laurent Simons has officially become a doctor in quantum physics at just 15 years old.
On Monday, he successfully defended his doctoral thesis at the University of Antwerp, VTM Nieuws reported.
"After this, I’ll start working towards my goal: creating ‘super-humans’," he told the broadcaster shortly after the milestone achievement.
According to VTM, Laurent believes he may be the youngest person ever to obtain a PhD. His latest success marks a new peak in a trajectory that has fascinated the scientific world for years, a journey that began long before his teenage years.
Bachelor at 12
Laurent’s academic feats were already making headlines back in 2022. Then aged 12, he had just completed a bachelor’s degree in physics with distinction at the University of Antwerp, finishing the three-year programme in only 18 months.
Thursday, December 4
Headlines
Photo by Adam GRAY/AFP via Getty Images
Trump’s immigration crackdown comes to New Orleans and Minnesota. Federal agents arrived in New Orleans yesterday and began an immigration enforcement operation that the Department of Homeland Security said would focus on people who are in the country without authorization and have a criminal history. But many people detained in past sweeps have not had criminal records, according to federal officials, and immigrants in the city told news outlets they were fearful of leaving their homes. New Orleans is the latest Democrat-run locale to be targeted, and, as in other cities, there have been protests in response. An operation was also launched in Minnesota, a day after President Trump went on a tirade against the state’s Somali population during a Cabinet meeting, saying, “I don’t want them in our country.”
Watchdog reportedly finds Hegseth could have endangered troops with Signal chat. The Pentagon’s inspector general’s report on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of Signal to discuss a forthcoming military strike in Yemen said it could have put troops and their mission at risk—but also found that Hegseth had the power to declassify the information disclosed in the chat, sources who’d seen the findings told the Associated Press yesterday. The report is also said to note that Hegseth violated Pentagon policy by using a personal device for official business. The Signal use became public after an editor from The Atlantic was accidentally included in a chat. The report comes as Hegseth faces scrutiny from lawmakers over a second strike that killed the survivors of a previous attack on an alleged drug boat.
Trump admin to roll back car fuel-efficiency standards. With executives from General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis in attendance, President Trump announced plans to weaken Biden-era fuel economy standards that were intended to help boost electric cars. Under newly proposed Department of Transportation rules, most cars would need to achieve 34.5 miles per gallon through the 2031 model year, down from the 50 miles per gallon standard adopted under former President Biden. The DOT said the proposal would save Americans $109 billion over the next five years, while critics say the change will encourage automakers to continue to focus on environmentally unfriendly vehicles that could ultimately cost consumers more at the gas pump.—AR
Robert Reich
His brain is turning into sh*t
Friends,
After criticizing media coverage about him aging in office, Trump appeared to be falling asleep during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Tuesday.
But that’s hardly the most troubling aspect of his aging.
In the last few weeks, Trump’s insults, tantrums, and threats have exploded.
To Nancy Cordes, CBS’s White House correspondent, he said: “Are you stupid? Are you a stupid person? You’re just asking questions because you’re a stupid person.”
About New York Times correspondent Katie Rogers: “third rate … ugly, both inside and out.”
To Bloomberg White House correspondent Catherine Lucey: “Quiet. Quiet, piggy.”
About Democratic lawmakers who told military members to defy illegal orders: guilty of “sedition … punishable by DEATH.”
At A Glance
YouTube lists defining cultural trends of 2025.
... and the 100 best TV episodes of the century.
Why birds don't get frozen feet.
How old is too old to shovel snow?
Read a girl's letter to Santa from 1883.
How Rudolph's nose could scientifically glow.
Study finds having a dog may improve teens’ mental health.
Lego to make life-size World Cup trophy from 2,842 bricks.
Clickbait: A raccoon’s booze bender.
Historybook: English philosopher Thomas Hobbes dies (1679); President Woodrow Wilson travels to Versailles for WWI peace talks, is first US president to travel to Europe while in office (1918); Jay-Z born (1969); Tyra Banks born (1973); American journalist Terry Anderson released after more than six years as hostage in Lebanon (1991).
In The NEWS
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Apple Music unveils year-end charts; Bruno Mars and Rosé’s “APT.” takes the No. 1 spot across several categories, and Morgan Wallen leads all artists for most entries with 12 top-100 songs (More)
> Cannes-winning director Jafar Panahi sentenced in Iran to one year in prison and a two-year travel ban on propaganda charges while he's in New York City accepting Gotham Awards for “It Was Just an Accident," a film he illegally shot in Iran (More)
> International sports court rules Russian skiers and snowboarders can apply as neutral athletes for qualification events to the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, overturning ban imposed in February 2022 over Russia's invasion of Ukraine (More)
Science & Technology
> Samsung debuts its first trifold smartphone with 10-inch display, available in South Korea this month and in the US next year; Chinese company Huawei released trifold phones last year, and Apple is expected to debut a foldable iPhone next year (More)
> Researchers find shingles vaccine may slow progression of dementia, building on an earlier study that linked the vaccine to a lower risk of developing dementia (More)
> Terminally ill baby ants emit a chemical signal that prompts adult ants to kill them, helping protect the rest of the colony from infection (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close up (S&P 500 +0.3%, Dow +0.4%, Nasdaq +0.6%); bitcoin bounces back above $90K (More) | Madison Avenue, bubbles, post-work happy hours: Explore these topics and more in tomorrow's business and finance newsletter (Sign up)
> Prada Group finalizes purchase of Milan fashion rival Versace in nearly $1.4B cash deal (More) | Paramount, Netflix, and Comcast submit second-round bids for Warner Bros. Discovery, with Netflix submitting mostly all-cash offer (More)
> Nearly 203 million US consumers shopped from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, marking largest five-day turnout since 2017 when tracking began (More) | Online US shoppers spent record of roughly $44B across five-day period (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defends follow-up strike on alleged drug boat in September, saying he didn't see survivors in what he called "the fog of war" (More)
> Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez is released from West Virginia prison after being pardoned by President Donald Trump over drug-trafficking charges (More) | Centrist candidate Salvador Nasralla takes slight lead in Honduras presidential election, as votes are counted by hand (More)
> Tennessee voters select Republican Army veteran Matt Van Epps to replace outgoing Rep. Mark Green (R, TN-7) in special election (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
Charitable Gifts
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What that tells me is that NINETY PERCENT (90%) of Americans are only spending what they absolute have to spend to pay their bills and nothing more.
America's wealthy are carrying the water for the rest of us... and if technology continues to grow like it has grown in the past, this financial divide will only get worse.
WITH THIS SAID... there are dozens of television commercials on cable, satellite, and through WIFI connections that solicit the viewers to pay $11/month, $15/month, or $19/month, or more... so that this person or that person can be taken care of.
Most of the people veterans, first responders, law enforcement or fire fighters who have been catastrophically injured in the line of duty.
SO...
most of those people who make these kinds of contributions, if not all of them, come from the NINETY PERCENT (90%) that don't have the funds necessary to help the US economy....
and yet...
these commercials are designed to make them feel guilty.
Is this really fair?
I am not saying that the WEALTHY should be the ones to pick up this tab... what I am saying is that OUR OWN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT through the collection of taxes (where everyone pays their fair share) should pay for this...
NOT THE STRUGGLING NINETY PERCENT.
If it doesn't come from taxes, then it should come from TARIFFS.
U.S. Scientists Engineered a “Superwood”
A new wood-based material developed by scientists in the United States may soon disrupt one of the most entrenched pillars of modern manufacturing: steel. Derived from natural timber, this so-called superwood has been chemically and mechanically transformed to become stronger, tougher, and lighter than some industrial metals, all while remaining renewable and biodegradable.
First developed by researchers at the University of Maryland, the process involves removing key components from raw wood and then compressing it into a dense, fibrous structure that radically outperforms untreated timber. According to peer-reviewed tests, the resulting material boasts tensile strength comparable to high-grade alloys, while weighing a fraction of what metals typically do.
It’s not just a promising lab experiment. The material has already begun commercial production through a spin-off company and is being positioned as a low-carbon alternative for industries ranging from construction and aerospace to automotive and defense.
Wednesday, December 3
Headlines
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Costco is suing the Trump admin for a tariff refund. The wholesale retailer where you can get a $1.50 hot dog and 72 pairs of socks in the same trip is asking for a “full refund” of all the duties it’s paid under President Trump’s reciprocal tariff policies, according to a lawsuit filed with the Court of International Trade. Costco becomes the biggest company to sue the administration over tariffs, joining Ray-Ban-maker EssilorLuxottica, Kawasaki, and others in seeking relief from tariffs that they say are illegal. The Supreme Court is expected to rule on the legality of the tariffs next year. During oral arguments last month, most justices appeared skeptical of Trump’s argument that he had the authority to impose the sweeping levies.
Hegseth cites “fog of war” in defense of second strike on alleged drug boat. During a Cabinet meeting at the White House yesterday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he didn’t see that there were survivors before a follow-up strike was ordered on a boat allegedly smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea. “The thing was on fire,” Hegseth said, adding that he “didn’t stick around” after the first strike. The Washington Post reported last week that Hegseth ordered a second strike that killed survivors, which experts say would have been illegal. President Trump said neither he nor Hegseth ordered the second strike. According to the White House, Admiral Frank M. “Mitch” Bradley was “well within his authority” to sanction it.
Warner Bros. Discovery fielded sweetened takeover bids. In a second round of bidding, Paramount Skydance, Netflix, and Comcast all made revised offers in the hopes of buying the company behind HBO. Paramount—the only of the three suitors that wants to buy all of WBD, not just its studios and streaming businesses—is reportedly offering an all-cash deal with the help of three Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds. Netflix is said to be proposing a mostly cash offer, while Comcast’s latest cash-and-stock bid would combine its NBCUniversal unit with WBD, per reports. Any deal would likely face regulatory scrutiny, though it’s believed that the White House favors Paramount, which is owned by David Ellison, the son of Oracle co-founder and longtime Trump supporter Larry Ellison.—AE
Robert Reich
The Most Dangerous Corporation in America
Please help spread the word
Friends,
The most dangerous corporation in America is one you may not have heard of.
It’s called Palantir Technologies, a Silicon Valley tech company that may put your most basic freedoms at risk.
Palantir gets its name from a device used in Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, in which a “palantir” is a seeing stone — something like a crystal ball — that can be used to spy on people and distort the truth. During the War of the Ring, a palantir falls under the control of the evil Sauron, who uses it to manipulate and deceive.
Palantir — co-founded by far-right billionaire Peter Thiel and its current CEO Alex Karp — bears a striking similarity.
It sells AI-based data platforms that let their clients, including governments, militaries, and law enforcement agencies, quickly process and analyze massive amounts of your personal data.
At A Glance
How fruit munching gave us the craving for alcohol.
Meet this year's Forbes 30 Under 30.
Wikipedia's most-read articles of 2025.
The story of the first sculpture on the moon.
Black Chernobyl fungus may eat radiation.
Fabergé egg once owned by Russian royalty sells for $30.2M.
Why singing is good for your health.
See nine beautiful, real-life castles.
Clickbait: What a purple parking space means.
Historybook: Rock star Ozzy Osbourne born (1948); Actress Julianne Moore born (1960); First human heart transplant carried out (1967); Mikhail Gorbachev and George HW Bush declare end to Cold War (1989); Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks dies (2000).
1440 Trivia: What percentage of people experience chronic insomnia? Check back tomorrow (or dig for it here) to see if you were correct.
... and vote on tomorrow's Trivia topic: WeWork or Nvidia.
In The NEWS
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Two female gymnasts file lawsuit alleging USA Gymnastics and Olympic sports watchdog failed to address sexual abuse by coach (More) | Antitrust trial against NASCAR begins, with fate of NBA star Michael Jordan's team at stake (More)
> "Zootopia 2" earns $556M internationally over Thanksgiving holiday, marking the highest-ever global opening for an animated film and the highest global opening for any film in 2025 (More)
> NFL announces Charlie Puth, Brandi Carlile, and Coco Jones as headliners for Super Bowl LX pregame show Feb. 8 (More)
Science & Technology
> China's DeepSeek debuts two new AI models challenging Google's Gemini and OpenAI's ChatGPT (More)
> Engineers create artificial tendons that allow robots to pinch with 30 times more force and three times faster than before, potentially enabling advances in surgical tools and autonomous exploratory machines (More) | Want more? Sign up for our weekly science and technology deep dives (More)
> New DNA analysis suggests humans first traveled to Australia and New Guinea about 60,000 years ago, roughly 9,000 to 13,000 years earlier than previous genetic evidence indicated (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close lower (S&P 500 -0.5%, Dow -0.9%, Nasdaq -0.4%) as December kicks off (More) | Bitcoin falls in largest daily drop since March (More)
> Nvidia takes $2B stake in chip-software designer Synopsys as part of expanded multiyear computing power partnership (More) | Eli Lilly cuts price for weight-loss drug Zepbound on direct-to-consumer site (More)
> Starbucks to pay over $35M to more than 15,000 New York City workers, along with over $3M in civil penalties, to settle allegations it violated labor laws (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Tennessee voters head to the polls in special election to replace Rep. Mark Green (R, TN-7), who announced his resignation earlier this year (More) | Former Trump attorney Alina Habba disqualified as New Jersey's top federal prosecutor, appeals court rules (More)
> Son of Mexican drug lord JoaquÃn "El Chapo" Guzmán pleads guilty to two drug-related charges, months after his brother enters similar plea deal (More)
> Transportation Security Administration announces $45 fee for travelers without a federally compliant driver's license or identification card, known as a REAL ID, beginning in February (More) | What is a REAL ID? (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
Space Visitors
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EXTRATERRESTRIALS...
Do they exist? or not?
If they do exist, where do they live:
- On another planet,
- or on a spaceship,
- or In another dimension,
- or are they from another dimension?
According to AI, Copilot, Gemini, and Claude, there is NO EVIDENCE to support the existence of extraterrestrials, therefore to them, they do not exist.
However, they do admit anomalies but have reasonable explanations for all of them.
Still, there is a growing concern and belief that extraterrestrials do exist and that UFOs are and have been visiting our planet.
So, like religion, you must decide what you believe and what you don't believe and suffer the consequences if you share those believes with someone who does not share your views.
Consequently, most people don't say anything, nor do they think anything regarding the concept they don't want to talk about.
For a variety of reasons, too many to explore here, I believe that extraterrestrials do exist and that they have visited our planet.
QUESTION: If they have visited our planet before, why do they not visit again?
That's a really good question and not easy to answer because, the Bible says God/Jesus visited our planet and yet God/Jesus has not visited again.
WHY NOT?
The only way to find out that answer is to ask God/Jesus himself.
That ain't going to be that easy, now is it?
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