Friday, November 8
In The NEWS
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Viewership of primetime coverage for presidential election across major networks and cable news channels falls to 42.3 million viewers, down 26% from 2020; lowest percentage of households follow TV coverage since 1960 (More)
> Ruby slippers from "The Wizard of Oz" up for auction nearly 20 years after being stolen from Minnesota museum; the Judy Garland-worn slippers are expected to fetch more than $1M at auction (More)
> Netflix confirms 2025 release for fifth and final season of "Stranger Things" (More) | Argentine police are investigating three people as part of probe into One Direction's Liam Payne's Oct. 16 death (More)
Science & Technology
> Ride-hailing platform Lyft to partner with trio of self-driving car startups to bring autonomous rides to Atlanta by next year (More)
> Astronomers link fast radio bursts—high-energy spikes in radio waves lasting a few seconds or less—to massive star-forming galaxies; likely sources include magnetars, dead stars believed to emit universe's strongest magnetic fields (More)
> Vampire bat metabolism, unique among mammals, mirrors that of blood-sucking insects, new study finds; the animal has evolved to subsist on diets composed almost entirely of blood (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +2.5%, Dow +3.6%, Nasdaq +3.0%) following election; Dow notches record close in best day since 2022 (More) | Bitcoin hits all-time high, surpassing $75K (More) | Federal Reserve expected to cut interest rates today for the second time this year (More)
> Tesla shares close up 15% at record high on expectations CEO Elon Musk and EV company will benefit from Trump presidency (More) | Toyota reports first drop in quarterly profit in two years following certification scandal and recalls (More)
> Super Micro shares continue to fall, closing down 18% after issuing weaker-than-expected unaudited financial results amid accusations of accounting irregularities (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Justice Department works to wind down two federal criminal cases against President-elect Donald Trump—related to Jan. 6 and classified documents storage—in alignment with longstanding policy not to prosecute a sitting president (More)
> German Chancellor Olaf Scholz calls vote of confidence in his government for January 2025, potentially ushering in early elections; announcement comes after Scholz dismissed his finance minister over disagreements on economic reforms, endangering ruling centrist coalition (More)
> Moldovan President Maia Sandu wins reelection against pro-Russian candidate in second round of voting, with eligible voter turnout at 54% (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
The Election Results
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I pride myself with the fact that I am not a Democrat nor am I a Republican, so I am NEVER PRESSURED to vote along party lines, which I believe in inherently WRONG.
The vote that I cast is none of your business, but I am glad that Trump won. If you think that this statement means that I voted for him, that is your right.
I am glad Trump won for the following reasons:
- I want the DAMN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS out of this country
- I want the USA to be energy independent and dominate again
- I want govt deregulation so that our economy can grow, and inflation can decrease
- I want a strong military and a strong global posture
- I want Russia/China to be put in their place
- I want the green energy movement to evolve more slowly
- I want WOKISM, CRT, BLM to end
- I want a fair and balance news media presence that does not include censorship
- I want lower taxes for 80% of Americans and higher taxes for 20% of Americans
- I want a small federal government
Will I get all of these?
Probably not... but I will get several of them...
I am 77 years old, retired after 45+ years working, a Vietnam Era Veteran, fairly well educated, and fairly well traveled. I want to hear all sides of the news (good, bad, and indifferent) so that I can make up my own mind. There is a 50/50 chance that my decisions will be right/wrong... but they are MY DECISIONS.
During my three quarters of a century life, I have come to realize that politicians, in general, care more about re-election that they do about what is best for this country. Until that philosophy changes, Americans will continue to experience the elections of 2016, 2020, and 2024.
Obviously, I am hopeful that others will eventually agree with me.
Secret Mayan City Revealed
Tulane University researchers used laser-guided imaging to uncover vast unexplored Maya settlements in Campeche, Mexico, revealing more than 6,500 pre-Hispanic structures, including a previously unknown large city with stone pyramids.
The ability to examine large regions from the comfort of a laboratory thanks to Light Detection and Ranging (Lidar) technology has revolutionized the way archaic researchers study ancient civilizations in recent years.
The research project, led by doctoral student Luke Auld-Thomas alongside his advisor, Professor Marcello A. Canuto, both affiliated with Tulane’s Middle American Research Institute (MARI), used Lidar technology to study an area of 130 square kilometers in Campeche. READ MORE...
Thursday, November 7
Our Federally Elected Officials
We have on the Federal Level, a House of Representatives and a Senate. The House of Representatives has 435 members (based on population of the states) and the Senate has 100 members (based up 2 members per state)
51 is a majority in the Senate
218 is a majority in the House
FIFTY PERCENT of the House and Senate (Congress) are millionaires as compared to 1% of the US population being millionaires.
As of 2023, the average annual salary for Americans is $59, 428.
QUESTION: How can millionaires decide what is best for Americans?
Members of Congress: Receive $174,000 annually...
Do you BELIEVE that a wealthy member of Congress can accurately decide what is best for an average American when these average American lives paycheck to paycheck and the congress person DOES NOT???
FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, our Founding Fathers created a Constitution that created a Congress where it was INTENTIONALLY DESIGNED that the WEALTHY would make ALL DECISIONS for the AVERAGE AMERICAN which at the time was uneducated and POOR.
The average American has gained much since then in both education and wealth but still lags FAR BEHIND those who are making decisions on how our lives should be LIVED.
WE DECIDE HOW OUR LIVES SHOULD BE LIVED... NOT CONGRESS...
The Progressive Movement
In 1967, I was TWENTY YEARS OLD, in college, and had hair down to my shoulders. Instead of wearing Church clothes to class, I wore blue jeans, t-shirts, leather jacket (when cold), tennis shoes or flip flops.
Other students saw me as PROGRESSIVE and did not want to associate with me. I was ahead of my time and my generation changed the culture of a younger generation that had its roots in the end of WWII.
This progressive movement, over the next 60 years has become the foundation or the cornerstone of the Democratic Party... as a result, we have seen:
- illegal immigration increase
- illegal drugs increase
- crime and violence increase
- criminals not prosecuted
- woke policies being created
- crt being taught in school
- trans males playing female sports
- anti-Jewish protests on college campuses
As a result of the 2024 Presidential Election, we are seeing across the USA, the REJECTION of the progressive movement.
This rejection is being seen in the states of NEW YORK and CALIFORNIA and to a lesser degree in other states.
The Progressive Faction of the Democratic Party is LOSING its control OVER THE PEOPLE. While Americans are rejecting the PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATS, the Democratic Party LEADERS are REFUSING to see that the CORE of their party has changed.
This is why the Democrats lost the 2024 election and this is why they will continue to LOSE ELECTIONS until they see the need TO CHANGE THEIR BELIEFS...
PROGRESSIVE POLITICS NO LONGER WORKS...
In The NEWS
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Netflix offices in Paris and Amsterdam raided as part of a preliminary investigation into alleged tax fraud and corruption (More) | "Emilia Pérez" and "The Substance" lead all nominees at the European Film Awards with four apiece (More)
> Oregon, Ohio State, Georgia, and Miami top season's first College Football Playoff rankings; see complete Top 25 (More)
> Shaboozey's "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" tops Billboard's Hot 100 for 16th week, tying three other songs for the second-longest run in the chart's 66-year history (More)
Science & Technology
> Canadian officials arrest man suspected of hacking internet security company Snowflake and extorting 160 companies (More)
> AI researchers conclude current large language models fail to reflect the real world, often fail on similar questions (More) | How generative AI works (More, w/video)
> Study finds immune system molecule that helps regulate the body's internal clock, affecting fat storage and internal temperature (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher in broad Election Day rally (S&P 500 +1.2%, Dow +1.0%, Nasdaq +1.4%) (More) | Palantir shares close up 23% after revealing higher-than-expected US government spending on its AI products (More) | Super Micro shares fall 16% in after-hours trading amid ongoing concerns over accounting practices (More)
> Home Depot cofounder and former CEO Bernard "Bernie" Marcus dies at age 95; since its founding in the 1970s, Home Depot has become the world's largest home improvement chain (More)
> Amazon secures Federal Aviation Administration approval for new delivery drone model, begins testing in Phoenix, Arizona (More) | OpenAI reveals investment in robotics startup Physical Intelligence, secures former Meta AR glasses lead to spearhead OpenAI robotics division (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Russia suspected of plotting to put explosive devices on commercial planes to the US (More) | Ukrainian officials say they have engaged with North Korean soldiers on the battlefield in Russia's Kursk border region; Pentagon says at least 10,000 North Korean soldiers are in Russia (More) | See war updates (More)
> Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fires Defense Minister Yoav Gallant amid clashes over approach to war in Gaza and Lebanon, announces foreign minister Israel Katz as new defense minister (More) | Israeli airstrikes kill at least 20 people in Gaza, new evacuations ordered (More) | See war updates (More)
> Iran says German-Iranian dual citizen died before his execution, reversing earlier statement he was executed last week; announcement comes amid plummeting Iran-Germany relations (More) | See previous write-up (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
The US of A & Fair Play
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Americans are unlike any other people in the world, even though a majority of us of egotistical and arrogant because the USA is the GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.
The USA is blessed with an abundance of NATURAL RESOURCES and a Constitution that gives us FREEDOM that NO OTHER country in the world enjoys.
While at the same time, Americans and not just those who are religious, believe that EVERYONE should be TREATED FAIRLY even though, deep down inside, we know that we will never be equal.
What I mean by that is that while Americans basically have the same body, we are still vastly different, in that:
- some of us are smart - some stupid
- some of us are beautiful - some ugly
- some of us are tall - some short
- some of us are talented - some are not
That awareness is just as obvious as our unalienable right to:
- LIFE
- LIBERTY
- PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS
Americans know too that our society/culture is broken down to 80/20...
20% of us will be enormously successful
80% of us will be enormously average
And, that the 80% of us that are average will always being trying climb the ladder and become part of the 20% who are successful.
Because of that struggle, albeit it meaningless and fruitless, is what DRIVES OUR ECONOMIC GROWTH.
Americans are always in pursuit of what they don't have and because of that struggle, Americans do not like it nor do they support it, when that struggle is taken away from us.
We are unjustly accused
We are unjustly punished
We are unjustly judged
AMERICANS BELIEVE IN FAIR PLAY FOR ALL...
Artificial Intelligence and Fusion Reactors
Scientists in China achieved a major breakthrough that could help unlock nearly unlimited clean energy via fusion.
They hope to do so by solving one of the biggest challenges for fusion reactors, as Interesting Engineering explained. That is the puzzle of measuring the ultrahot plasma, which creates fusion reactions quickly and accurately in real time. Having faster data will help optimize fusion performance and maintain reactor stability.
The research team from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science used neural networks powered by artificial intelligence. Neural networks leverage pattern recognition and advanced calculation abilities that allow them to quickly generate measurements, per Interesting Engineering.
The scientists enlisted two neural network models to measure two critical parameters of the plasma: ion temperature and rotation velocity. The results were impressive and bode well for future applications to harness fusion power. READ MORE...
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