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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> New York Liberty defeats the Minnesota Lynx 67-62 in overtime of decisive Game 5 to win their first WNBA championship (More)

> Cher, Jimmy Buffett, and Mary J. Blige among 16 inductees into the 2024 class of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (More) | Aaron Kaufman, Emmy-nominated director, dies at age 51 of an apparent heart attack (More)

> Oregon leads AP Top 25 college football poll for first time since 2012; Georgia and Penn State round out the Top 3 (More)


Science & Technology
> SpaceX awarded $733M in launch contracts from the US Space Force, beating out United Launch Alliance (More) | Everything you need to know about SpaceX (More, w/video)

> Chinese scientists demonstrate the world's strongest resistive (made out of normal metals like copper or aluminum) magnet; the 42 Tesla field is roughly 800,000 times the Earth's magnetic field (More)

> Researchers discover protein to improve cardiovascular health in patients with progeria, a rare genetic disorder causing accelerated aging in children (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher Friday (S&P 500 +0.4%, Dow +0.1%, Nasdaq +0.6%), with the S&P 500 and Dow closing at record highs (More) | Netflix shares jump 11% after beating Q3 expectations (More) | Gold prices climb to all-time high amid uncertainty over US election, Middle East tensions (More)

> Boeing offers production workers a 35% raise over four years, up from 30% in bid to end strike; union workers to vote on deal Wednesday, when new CEO Kelly Ortberg is set to give first public comments (More) | CVS workers in Southern California begin strike at seven stores (More)

> Berkshire Hathaway invests additional $42M in Sirius XM last week, raising company's stake in the radio broadcasting firm to 32.5% (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> Israeli airstrikes kill at least 87 people in Gaza, per Hamas-run Health Ministry (More) | Lebanese drone targets home of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu; no one injured, per Israel (More) | US intelligence on Israeli preparations to retaliate against Iran exposed in pro-Iranian account online (More) | See war updates (More)

> Cuba power outage leaves entire population of 10 million people without energy following electrical grid collapse (More) | Collapse came as Hurricane Oscar, a Category 1 storm, approached the island (More)

> Indonesia inaugurates Prabowo Subianto as country's eighth president; the former defense minister was elected with close to 60% of the vote (More)

SOURCE:  1440 NEWS

Wake Up America

 

We live in the greatest country in the world, mainly because of our FREEDOMS and OPPORTUNITIRES but also because of:

• our natural resources
• our education systems
• our businesses & industries
• research and inventions
• our landscape varieties
• our military strength
• our recreation
• our entertainment

We also live in a country that is on the verge of LOSING IT ALL because HALF OF US want to move from capitalism to SOCIALISM...

Right now, capitalism is FUNDING our SOCIALISTIC PROGRAMS...  and we have many of those...  

EVERYTHING THAT IS PUBLIC is SOCIALISM and paid for by our tax dollars.

Those tax dollars DON'T come from the WEALTHY because they have their money sheltered in offshore bank accounts.

You have to be STUPID not to understand that if the money does not come from the wealthy that it MUST come from the rest of us.

NOTHING IS FREE

            SOMEONE MUST PAY

                          THAT SOMEONE IS US

                                        WAKE UP AMERICA

Somewhat Political

 

Stopping Energy Loss

Preventing tungsten atoms from entering the plasma is one of the biggest challenges of modern nuclear fusion reactors, and researchers at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) may have found a solution to fix it.

The discovery, which uses boron powder to shield tokamak walls from the extreme heat of fusion, presents a solid strategy for achieving sustainable fusion energy, per a PPPL, U.S. Department of Energy, press release published on Monday.

“We’ve developed a new way to understand how injected boron material behaves in a fusion plasma and how it interacts with the walls of fusion reactors to keep them in good condition while they are operating,” Florian Effenberg, a staff research physicist at PPPL, said in the press release.      READ MORE...

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The USA in Transition

 

The United States of America is the greatest country in the world and has been since 1945.  The USA has had global dominance for 80 years, just two decades shy of a century.

That's quite an accomplishment for a country that is about only 250 years old.

HOWEVER...  the elite status of the USA is about to change and is already in the process of that transition.

First Transition - our freedoms have put us into a position where the people are demanding more and more of the government.  The more the government provides to the public, the more socialistic the government becomes.  Our current national debt is an example of how we have already given too much, and it is going to be very difficult for our government to STOP THE GIVING.

Second Transition - during the last four years, our government has allowed illegal immigrants to enter this country in unprecedented numbers.  It does not matter what the purpose is behind this decision, but what does matter is that these illegal immigrants bring NO SKILLS therefore all they will serve to do is INCREASE the POOR CLASS.  Increasing the poor class will not strengthen the USA, it will weaken it because the poor class TAKES more than it GIVES.

Third Transition - the USA has an infrastructure problem in that its roads, highways, bridges, and tunnels NEED REFURBISHING because they are getting old and will start to have ongoing repair issues.  Not only is our infrastructure need refurbishing but our military needs this as well.  Does the government spend money on social programs, social security, infrastructure, or the military?

Fourth Transition - the USA, for a variety of reasons, has become divided.  While we have two political parties in this country, the political party that is not in power REFUSES to support the political party that is in power.  To make matter worse, that division is an amazing 50%.  Now, it might be 49%/51% so that one side wins, but that is the same as 50/50.  NOTHING WILL EVER GET DONE, especially if a house of Congress is controlled by the other party.

Fifth Transition - this one is twofold and perhaps the most dangerous as it is in the first stages of development.  I am talking about TECHNOLOGY and our SPACE PROGRAM.  Fortunately, and unfortunately, these two programs will not be controlled by the government due to LACK OF MONEY.  Technology is developing faster than it can be controlled or regulated by Congress and AI Humanoid Robots will replace jobs quicker than we can mentally imagine and when that happens it will be too late to act.  When we begin to serious develop outer space (around 2030), private companies will no longer see the need to SAVE EARTH from all that plagues it.

Sixth Transition - this one revolves around climate change and what some have convinced others is our most serious threat.  It will take a GOOD DECADE to fully transition into a 100% global green energy environment, if that is even possible.  IF depends quite honestly on the rest of the world's participation.  China, Russia, India, Africa, the Middle East, Central and South America, DON'T HAVE THE MONEY to make that transition.  China, Russia, India refuses to spend the money because it will weaken their economies.  The more the USA moves into that direction, the more the POOR PEOPLE will resist because they do not have the money.  Illegal Immigration makes the problem worse.

Seventh Transition - China has declared to the rest of the world that they want to take the global leadership role away from the USA.  They want to do this both economically and militarily and educationally and scientifically which includes technology.  The USA does not see CHINA as a THREAT.

The Democratic Party sees POWER and CONTROL over the citizens of the USA more important than protecting the USA from CHINA...

This position is a dangerous one to have...

Trump's FAULT

 

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Capitalism

 

Businessmen/women, owners of companies/entrepreneurs, plant managers, and other bosses hire people (salaried-hourly) on the PERCEIVED VALUE that they can add to the company, to productivity, and to increasing annual revenues.

If they used any other criteria, then they are just plain stupid.

If the company is large enough to have gone public and is selling stock, then whoever is running that company be it the CEO, President, or Board of Directors or a combination of the three, THEN and ONLY THEN will the company take orders from the majority stockholders to increase the Earnings Per Share and/or increase the quarterly DIVIDENDS...  regardless of the impact on the longevity of the company.

This may sound rather crude, but it is just business.

Banks, Investment Brokers, Insurance Companies, Trust Funds, Retirement Funds all have their monies invested in the STOCK MARKET for one reason and one reason only...  TO MAKE FRIGGING MORE MONEY THAN THEY INVESTED.

• Companies don't care about the customers
• Companies don't care about the vendors/suppliers
• Companies don't care about the employees
• Companies don't care about the community

Companies SOLE PURPOSE is to MAKE MONEY and increase SHAREHOLDER VALUE.

IF and WHEN taxes increase, Companies will do:

1.  lay off workers

2.  increase prices

3.  reduce supply to the marketplace to support #2

4.  cut back on expansion expenses and/or R&D

COMPANIES by default must put themselves in a positive position to make money BY HIRING THE BEST (most talented and gifted).  This means if an international potential employee offers more than an American potential employee, they will hire the international applicant.

This also means, that GRADES in College mean NOTHING...  what matters is the knowledge you RETAINED and your ability/skills to use that knowledge.

Additionally, if American materials are more expensive than foreign materials (given the same quality), they will buy the foreign material to use in the building of their products.

While a car labeled as "American" is assembled in the United States, a significant portion of its parts often come from other countries, with Mexico being the primary source for imported car parts used in American cars, followed by Canada, China, and other Asian nations; meaning that even a car assembled in the US may have a large percentage of parts manufactured overseas.  SOURCE:  Chicago Fed

Think about that the next time you say you want to support AMERICA buy buying an American Car...

Ain't it fun to be ignorant and stupid???

Somewhat Political

 

Dark Oxygen Under the Sea

In a revolutionary study, researchers have found that oxygen may be generated in the deep ocean, challenging prolonged theories regarding its beginnings. This surprising fact, labelled dark oxygen, challenges traditional knowledge as well as raises substantial worries regarding the future of deep ocean environments as mining businesses observe the floor of the ocean for beneficial resources.

Ocean researcher finds oxygen generation in deep ocean mystery
Ocean scientist Andrew Sweetman, in 2013, initially noted a perplexing occurrence whilst carrying out a study in the isolated Clarion-Clipperton Zone, an extensive section of the Pacific Ocean. Sweetman’s sensors signaled that the generation of oxygen was occurring at a depth of approximately 4,000 m, where there is no penetration of sunlight.

Primarily, he thought that his gear was defective, as it was extensively understood that the generation of oxygen was completely the realm of photosynthetic organisms which depend on sunlight. But, after frequent analyses as well as authentication of his gear, Sweetman arrived at an astounding understanding.  READ MORE...