Friday, July 5
Thursday, July 4
Democrats in Panic Mode
Based upon the results and the fallout from the first debate, the Dems don't know whether to shit or go blind... nothing seems to be working out according to plan... as the DOJ attacks Trump with bogus charges and biased convictions, his popularity soars... and mainstream liberal media can no longer hide Biden's dementia like behavior.
What to do?
WELL... one thing is for sure, the Republicans could not pour PISS out of a BOOT with directions written on the HEEL... that's for sure.
At best, the GOP knows how to talk SLOW and SMOOTH, preside over hearings, fight amongst themselves over meaningless issues, and ACCOMPLISH VERY LITTLE TO NOTHING.
It seems like Donald Trump is the only one who ever gets any damn thing done as he entertains crowds, defends himself in court, and rants about how he is being persecuted, not realizing it is frigging mouth that gets him into trouble.
This election seems to be the worst election in the history of the USA that I can recall, where neither candidate is actually FIT FOR OFFICE... and, when we go to the polls in November, a majority of us will more than likely either vote for the lesser of the two evils or cast a vote against the other side.
When we vote in November, we've got two questions to ask ourselves:
- What is best for the USA?
- What is best for the WORLD?
In The NEWS
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> US men's national soccer team fails to advance out of group stage at Copa América after 1-0 loss to Uruguay (More) | UEFA European Championship quarterfinals set; see latest bracket (More)
> "Beetlejuice" sequel to premiere at 81st Venice Film Festival (Aug. 28); Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder will return, with Jenna Ortega joining the cast for the long-awaited sequel (More)
> Marketa Vondrousova becomes first women's Wimbledon defending champ to lose in the first round since 1994 (More) | Sixteen former college basketball players sue NCAA over use of their likeness for March Madness promos (More)
Science & Technology
> Moderna wins $176M contract to develop an mRNA vaccine for humans to protect against the bird flu (More) | How mRNA vaccines work (More) | Current bird flu outbreak status (More)
> Astrophysicists simulate how cosmic gas disks form and feed supermassive black holes; study provides insight into how galaxies formed in the early universe (More) | Black holes 101 (More, w/video)
> Mosquito study finds the insect's drive for blood is heightened or suppressed by a pair of hormones; may lead to new methods to fight mosquito-borne disease (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +0.6%, Dow +0.4%, Nasdaq +0.8%) as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says US is on "disinflationary" path (More) | Tesla shares close up 10% after Q2 electric vehicle deliveries slowed year-over-year but beat analyst expectations (More)
> US job openings rise in May to 8.1 million while layoffs also increase, indicating slowing but resilient labor market (More)
> The Federal Trade Commission blocks Tempur Sealy's proposed $4B acquisition of Mattress Firm (More) | Six Flags and Cedar Fair merge in estimated $8B deal to become North America's largest amusement park operator (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> At least 116 people killed—mostly women and children—after crowd surge in northern India's state of Uttar Pradesh during Hindu religious event and amid high temperatures; officials are investigating the cause of the crowd surge (More)
> Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D, TX-37) becomes first Democratic lawmaker to call on President Joe Biden to withdraw from presidential race (More) | Former President Donald Trump's hush money sentencing delayed to Sept. 18 (More) | Rudy Giuliani, former New York mayor and ex-attorney for former President Donald Trump, disbarred in New York over 2020 election statements (More)
> US Supreme Court rejects challenge to Illinois law banning certain high-power semi-automatic rifles and high-capacity magazines (More)
July 4, 1776 - July 4, 2024 (248 Years)
Pillars of Creation
In 1995, the Hubble Space Telescope released images of the Pillars of Creation — stunning effervescent clouds of interstellar dust and gas, the place where stars are born.
Now, combining data from Hubble and the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA has released a gorgeous 3D visualization of the cosmic structures in both visible and infrared light.
"By flying past and amongst the pillars, viewers experience their three-dimensional structure and see how they look different in the Hubble visible-light view versus the Webb infrared-light view," principal visualization scientist Frank Summers said in a statement.
"The contrast helps them understand why we have more than one space telescope to observe different aspects of the same object," he continue
The Pillars of Creation, which lie about 5,700 light-years from Earth, are composed of cool molecular hydrogen and dust. Due to strong winds and radiation from young nearby hot stars, the pillars are starting to get stripped of their contents. Long, finger-like structures can be seen emerging from the top of the pillars, which are larger than our own solar system.
Inside these structures, hydrogen and dust is gravitationally collapsing into new, infant stars. These new stars will add to the continued dispersion of materials within the pillars. The tallest of the pillars spans 3 light-years from top to bottom — three-quarters of the distance between the sun and our closest star. READ MORE...
Wednesday, July 3
Military Preparedness
So, if China, Russia, and India formed a coalition against the USA, there would be about 11 million military troops against 2 million USA troops...
Hardly seems fair, does it?
DJI, also known as Da Jiang Innovations, has become the world's largest drone maker, having achieved global dominance in less than 20 years. The company now supplies 70% of the world's consumer drones and nearly 80% of U.S. consumer drones. Mar 14, 2024 SOURCE: VOA News
In The NEWS
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> The 137th Wimbledon Championships began yesterday from the All England Club in London; see full preview for both women's and men's tournaments (More)
> Ismail Kadare, world-renowned Albanian novelist and poet who was nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature 15 times, dies at 88 (More)
> Majority owners of the Boston Celtics plan to put the defending NBA champions up for sale; the franchise is valued at a reported $4.7B (More)
Science & Technology
> YouTube introduces new policy allowing users to request the takedown of AI-generated content simulating their face or voice (More)
> Fossil discovery suggests different species of grape plants proliferated following the extinction of the dinosaurs; findings include a 60-million-year-old species, the oldest ever found in the Western Hemisphere (More)
> Engineers develop nanorobots capable of killing cancer cells in mouse studies; approach uses a "kill switch" that activates only in the presence of a solid tumor (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +0.3%, Dow +0.1%, Nasdaq +0.8%) to kick off a holiday-shortened trading week (More)
> European regulators charge Meta with violating new antitrust laws by forcing Facebook and Instagram users to pay to avoid seeing ads on the platforms (More)
> Investor Keith Gill, known as "Roaring Kitty," discloses 6.6% stake in Chewy; pet retailer's shares rise in premarket trading before closing down nearly 7% (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Israeli military orders evacuations in part of Gaza's southern city of Khan Younis ahead of possible renewed ground operation in the enclave's second-largest city (More) | Israel releases head of al-Shifa hospital after seven-month detention (More)
> Hurricane Beryl makes landfall on Caribbean island of Carriacou in Grenada as Category 4 storm with a maximum of 150 mph winds; the storm is expected to reach Jamaica tomorrow (More) | See our previous write-up (More)
> House Judiciary Committee sues Attorney General Merrick Garland over refusal to hand over recordings of President Joe Biden's classified documents interview (More) | Ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon begins four-month prison sentence for 2022 contempt of Congress conviction (More)













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