Thursday, August 22
In The NEWS
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> "Call Her Daddy" podcast host Alex Cooper signs three-year exclusive deal with SiriusXM for a reported $125M (More) | Beyoncé launches SirDavis, a new whiskey in partnership with Moët Hennessy (More) | Jennifer Lopez files for divorce from Ben Affleck after two years of marriage (More)
> Democratic National Convention brings in 20 million viewers across 13 networks on its first night, edging the Republican National Convention's 18.1 million night one viewers; both of this year's figures top viewership in 2020 (More)
> World No. 1 men's tennis player Jannik Sinner will avoid a ban despite twice testing positive for an anabolic steroid; the US Open is set to begin next week (More)
Science & Technology
> Chinese robotics startup Unitree reveals $16K humanoid robot the company says is ready for mass production (More, w/video)
> Herpetologists discover how python hearts withstand the digest stress of giant meals; the animals' heart tissue was found to become less stiff to accommodate extra blood flow during feeding sessions (More)
> Tree study suggests ancient humans began migrating into the South Pacific as early as 50,000 years ago; timing of when humans reached modern-day Australia remains an open debate (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close lower (S&P 500 -0.2%, Dow -0.2%, Nasdaq -0.3%); S&P 500, Nasdaq end eight-day win streak, longest rally of 2024 (More) | Gold prices reach record high, surpassing $2,525 per ounce (More)
> OpenAI strikes deal with Condé Nast, allowing the company access to content from Vogue, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and others for ChatGPT and upcoming Google competitor SearchGPT (More) | What is SearchGPT? (More)
> Justice Department declines to challenge Alaska Air's $1B Hawaiian Airlines acquisition; deal still needs approval by Department of Transportation (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Former President Barack Obama headlines night two of the Democratic National Convention following speeches by Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and more; see updates (More)
> Panama begins repatriating migrants traveling through the Darién Gap on US-funded trips to their home countries, beginning with 29 Colombians; Biden administration has provided $6M to program designed to deter migrant travel to the US (More)
> Israel's military says it has recovered the bodies of six hostages from Khan Younis in Gaza (More) | Israeli strike on school in Gaza City kills at least 12 people, hundreds missing; Israel says Hamas used site as command center (More) | See latest war updates (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
Our Closed Border
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Whenever Joe Biden or Kamala Harris or Mayorkas says that the southern border is closed... they are actually telling the truth. The border is closed...
BUT... the border patrol is being told NOT TO ENFORCE the closed border status...
Therefore, thousands of illegal immigrants are coming across the border each month.
In the eyes of the DEMOCRATS, they are telling the truth and cannot understand why we disagree with them.
We, have not asked the right question...
The Democrats are laughing at us because of our naive ignorance...
Republicans want to be literal and logical, and the Democrats want to be illusive and metaphorical.
The Democrats also have passed border legislation that for the most part allowed an open border, knowing that the Republicans would not support the bill, JUST SO THEY COULD SAY THAT THE REPUBLICANS BLOCKED THE BILL... and it would look like the Republicans did not want to solve the problem.
WORD SALAD is screwing the Republican Party, and they are too stupid to realize what is going on...
The Dems do not play by the rules of fairness or common sense and the Republicans do which causes everyone else to think the Republicans do not want to really play the game.
If the Republican Party and its supports are this stupid, then they do not deserve to put their man in the white house...
They do not deserve to take on the role of LEADERSHIP...
THANK GOD THAT I AM NEITHER A REPUBLICAN NOR A DEMOCRAT...
New Species of Extinct Walrus
A new discovery by a team of paleontologists, led by Dr. Mathieu Boisville (University of Tsukuba, Japan), has uncovered a new species of the extinct genus Ontocetus from the Lower Pleistocene deposits in the North Atlantic.
This species, named Ontocetus posti, displays surprising similarities in feeding adaptations to the modern walrus (Odobenus rosmarus), highlighting an intriguing case of convergent evolution. The research is published in the journal PeerJ. READ MORE...
Wednesday, August 21
COMMUNISM
Communism...
It used to be a dirty word coming out of the mouth's of Americans.
Today, because the USA has embraced SOCIALISM, it is no longer a dirty word.
Communism...
is the type of government that one would find in:
- Russia
- China
- Vietnam
- Cuba
- North Korea
Disadvantages of Communism
- The government owns all the businesses and properties (the means of production).
- There is no freedom of speech.
- Large or geographically broad populations tend to be diverse, making it difficult to maintain a common goal or set of rules for shared effort and resources.
Personally, I don't think much of communism mainly because there is no freedom of speech... but, in a communist society there are no wealthy people except those who are in power and there is no individuality in that you are told who you will or will not become.
One could make a comparison between COMMUNISM and STAR TREK for example where Star Trek is seen as a UTOPIAN type of society but in reality, everything is owned by the government... technically, there is freedom of speech but that is more Hollywood that the reality of that type of society.
There are a lot of young people today who do not like the millionaires and billionaires and the double standards that exist in the USA and believe that COMMUNISM is the answer to their concerns. They might be right, that communism is the answer to their concerns but most of us legacy citizens believe we would have to GIVE UP TOO MUCH...
In The NEWS
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Phil Donahue, nine-time Daytime Emmy-winning talk show host and Presidential Medal of Freedom winner, dies at 88 (More) | Oprah Winfrey and other TV personalities react to Donahue's death (More)
> Ohio State leads all schools with four players selected to college football's AP preseason All-America team with the regular season set to begin this Saturday (More)
> "Boy Meets World" star Danielle Fishel reveals breast cancer diagnosis (More) | Disney taps "World News Tonight" producer Almin Karamehmedovic as president of ABC News (More)
Science & Technology
> Self-driving car company Waymo reveals details on its "generation 6" vehicle, offering more passenger space and the ability to handle a wide range of weather conditions (More)
> Airline Lufthansa demos the use of a thin material on plane body mimicking shark skin in an effort to save fuel; the microstructure on sharks is estimated to reduce drag by up to 10% (More)
> Scientists identify potential sources of the Nematostella vectensis sea anemone's exceptionally long life (More) | What are stem cells and how do they work? (More, w/video)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +1.0%, Dow +0.6%, Nasdaq +1.4%); S&P 500, Nasdaq extend winning streak to eighth consecutive session ahead of Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole Economic Symposium (More)
> Japanese 7-Eleven owner receives preliminary takeover bid from Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard, which owns Circle K; shares of Japan's Seven & i rise roughly 27% on the news, valuing company at $38B (More) | General Motors to lay off around 1,000 salaried employees in software and services unit (More)
> Activist investor Carl Icahn to pay $2M to settle charges from US Securities and Exchange Commission alleging Icahn failed to timely disclose various personal loans he secured by using his stock in Icahn Enterprises as collateral (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Democratic National Convention gets underway in Chicago; see updates from the first day (More) | Republican-led House Oversight, Judiciary, and Ways and Means committees release impeachment report on President Joe Biden, stop short of formally calling on impeachment vote (More)
> Hamas, Islamic Jihad claim responsibility for Sunday bomb blast near synagogue in Tel Aviv; at least one person wounded (More) | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly accepts US-led cease-fire and hostage-release proposal for Israel-Hamas war in Gaza; Hamas urged to accept deal (More)
> Ukraine destroys third bridge in Russia's southwestern Kursk region in bid to disrupt supply routes (More) | Ukraine orders evacuation of eastern city of Pokrovsk in its Donbas region amid Russia's advances (More) | See war updates (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
Your Choice
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Previously, I was watching CBS and/or CNN for my news but when I went to an exercise center in 2015 (when I retired) I found out that neither one of those news media outlets were sharing all the information - they were censoring what they wanted to share with me and what they did not want to share.
Needless to say... THAT PISSED ME OFF!!!
I am not a political party person but I am a person who wants to hear all the news (good and bad) so that I can make up my own mind what I want to believe and what I don't want to believe.
No one should do that for me - I am no longer living at home with my parents.
In 2015, I was 67, had worked for 45 years, and had an undergraduate as well as a graduate degree and had the mental capacity to make my own decisions.
Today (2024), obviously I am still retired, older, and no longer watching mainstream media news outlets.
However, if that is your mentality and desire, then you should do what you want to do, not what they want you to do... however, if you are not capable of making up your own mind, then listen to these stations and do what they tell you to do or THINK...
Otherwise, you can finally grow up and do all that shit for yourself.
YOUR CHOICE PEOPLE!!!
North Korean Satellite Images
North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a press conference, June 19, 2024, in Pyongyang, North Korea, while Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the country for a two-day diplomatic visit. North Korea has... More Contributor/Getty Images
A joint investigation from the specialist outlet NK Pro and the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation at the Middlebury Institute found that a decades-old building near Pyongyang was the location of a secret manufacturing operation of transporter erector launchers (TELs).
It is thought that the production had been ongoing since November 2023, or possibly even earlier.
The launchers are believed to be designed for Hwasong-11D short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM) because they measure around 8.5 meters in length and 3 meters in width, according to the outlet.
Satellite imagery from Planet Labs reportedly shows around 49 thought-to-be TELs parked on a sports field at the Pyongyang building between November 8 and 9 last year. Some were reportedly removed about a week later, but 45 remained and weren't moved until early March. Some other vehicles spotted adjacent to the building were also moved in April.
No further possible TEL sightings were visible on the imagery, but the outlet noted there were long narrow objects laid out across several areas, suggesting the facility may still in have been use in June. READ MORE...
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