Saturday, April 19
In The NEWS
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> NBA playoffs kick off in earnest tomorrow as the Play-In Tournament wraps tonight; see complete postseason bracket and schedule (More)
> "Clueless" sequel TV series in development at Peacock with original star Alicia Silverstone reprising her starring role (More)
> ESPN analyst Lee Corso to retire from "College GameDay" after Week 1 of the 2025 college football season after nearly 40 years leading the show (More) | NHL Stanley Cup playoffs begin tomorrow; see full schedule and preview (More)
Science & Technology
> Astronomers detect large amounts of dimethyl sulfide and dimethyl disulfide on K2-18b, a planet 124 light-years away, using the James Webb telescope; the molecules occur on Earth solely through biological activity, primarily marine phytoplankton (More) | James Webb 101 (1440 Topics)
> Scientists confirm existence of first-ever "lone black hole" 5,000 light-years away; unlike all other identified black holes, this one does not have a noticeable star orbiting it (More)
> Analysis of tree rings reveals three years of drought contributed to the Barbarian Conspiracy over 1,650 years ago, when Roman Britain was temporarily invaded on three fronts before Rome restored order (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 +0.1%, Dow -1.3%, Nasdaq -0.1%), with the Dow dragged down by UnitedHealth Group (-22%) (More) | UnitedHealth shares sink in largest daily drop since 1998 after the insurance giant misses earnings estimates and slashes its 2025 earnings outlook (More)
> European Central Bank cuts interest rates by 25 basis points, bringing key rate to 2.25%; bank warns of "deteriorated" growth outlook amid trade tensions (More) | President Donald Trump calls for termination of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over lack of recent interest rate cuts (More)
> Chinese fast-fashion brands Shein and Temu to begin raising prices April 25 after the US closes trade loophole that had allowed imported shipments valued at less than $800 to be exempt from tariffs (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> US Supreme Court agrees to hear arguments in May on whether to lift nationwide pause on Trump administration's executive order to end practice of birthright citizenship (More)
> Puerto Rico experiences second island-wide blackout in four months, leaving as many as 1.4 million customers without power and 400,000 without water (More) | Why does Puerto Rico keep experiencing blackouts? (More)
> Judge delays resentencing hearing for Erik and Lyle Menendez to May 9, nearly 30 years after their conviction for the 1989 murders of their parents; hearing to determine whether their life sentences without parole should be reduced (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
Wisdom
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When do we consider ourselves to be WISE?
A wise person is able to use their experience and knowledge to make sensible decisions and judgments.Sensible means practical and functional...
- Do we think this comes with AGE?
- Do we think this comes from EXPERIENCE?
- Do we think this comes from EDUCATION?
Maybe it is a combination of all three...
Maybe WISDOM (Wise) is nothing more than COMMON SENSE.
After 76 years of life, I see wisdom this way:
- Planning
- Due Diligence
- Saving
- Buying what you need
- Stress-free
- Love
- Patience
- Empathy
- Flexible
- Giving
Each one of these ten points will vary with each individual as we process information, sensations, and feelings differently.
For example, when I need to be somewhere at a specific time, I determine how long it will take me to get there under normal circumstances, then I add 30+ minutes depending upon the situation.
If there were no delays and I arrive early, then I make sure I brought something to do to pass the time.
One would not on the surface believe how that reduces stress, but it does for me.
The worst possible scenario hardly ever happens but when it does, you are ready for it or as ready as you possibly can be given the circumstances.
You should try to be what others want you to be nor should you try to make others what you want them to be.
We are all different and I doubt that we would want everyone to be the same...
A 2,300-year-old Greek ship full of preserved treasures
In 1965, diving instructor Andreas Cariolu was out in the Cypriot sea searching for sponges when he came across a shipwreck that scientists went on to call one of the most important finds in modern history.
As well as discovering the 14-metre long boat, known as the Kyrenia, over 300 amphorae, a type of ancient storage container, were also found on the seabed. Subsequent excavations between 1968 and 1969 recovered a total of 391 amphorae that contained products such as wine, olive oil , and almonds.
Friday, April 18
Robert Reich
What we must do now
(And what I said at Berkeley)
Friends,
If the Trump regime can dictate what the universities of America teach or research or publish, or what students can learn or say, no university is safe.
Not even the truth is safe.
If the Trump regime can revoke student visas because students exercise their freedom of speech on a university campus, freedom of speech is not secure for any of us.
If the Trump regime can abduct a permanent resident of the United States and send him to a torture prison in El Salvador, without any criminal charges, no American is safe.
What do we do about this?
We stand up to it. We resist it. We denounce it. We boldly and fearlessly reject it —regardless of the cost, regardless of the threats.
As columnist David Brooks writes in his column yesterday (I’m hardly in the habit of quoting David Brooks):
It’s time for a comprehensive national civic uprising. It’s time for Americans in universities, law, business, nonprofits and the scientific community, and civil servants and beyond to form one coordinated mass movement. Trump is about power. The only way he’s going to be stopped is if he’s confronted by some movement that possesses rival power.
But what does a national civic uprising look like?
At A Glance
One in five Americans has no religious affiliation.
Sony's 2025 World Photography Award winners.
All of the things the US exports to China—in charts.
Rico the sloth believed to be first to undergo rare tooth surgery.
Study finds crows can identify shapes.
Rare Nirvana album sells for over $20K.
Fifty-year-old message in a bottle washes ashore.
See small portals of paintings in trees.
Clickbait: World's first sperm race. (via Instagram)
Sony's 2025 World Photography Award winners.
All of the things the US exports to China—in charts.
Rico the sloth believed to be first to undergo rare tooth surgery.
Study finds crows can identify shapes.
Rare Nirvana album sells for over $20K.
Fifty-year-old message in a bottle washes ashore.
See small portals of paintings in trees.
Clickbait: World's first sperm race. (via Instagram)
In The NEWS
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> NHL regular season wraps up tonight; see latest playoff scenarios and schedule (More) | Trump administration files lawsuit against Maine's education department over failure to comply with ban on transgender athletes in girls' sports (More)
> Wink Martindale, iconic radio personality and TV game show host, dies at age 91 (More) | Former MLS player Aaron Boupendza dies at age 28 after falling from his apartment building in China (More) | "Gossip Girl" actress Michelle Trachtenberg's cause of death determined to be complications from diabetes (More)
> The 2025 Tribeca Film Festival (June 4-15) lineup revealed; includes 118 feature films from filmmakers across 36 countries (More) | Comedian Nate Bargatze tapped to host 2025 Emmy Awards (More)
Science & Technology
> James Webb telescope identifies Zhúlóng, a candidate for the universe's most distant spiral galaxy, which closely resembles the Milky Way from a billion years after the Big Bang; challenges theories about how quickly large galaxies can form (More) | Learn more about the James Webb telescope (1440 Topics)
> Study of rare meteorite suggests Earth's water originated from hydrogen-rich materials present during the planet's formation, upending theory that water was delivered later by asteroids (More)
> New research on genetic and archaeological data suggests domestic cats spread from Tunisia to Europe in two waves, driven by cultural practices and trade, beginning thousands of years later than previously thought (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close lower (S&P 500 -2.2%, Dow -1.7%, Nasdaq -3.1%), dragged down by chip stocks, including Nvidia (-6.9%) and AMD (-7.4%), as Fed Chair Jerome Powell warns tariffs could raise inflation (More) | Nvidia faces $5.5B charge as US restricts chip sales to China (More) | ... and chipmaker AMD flags $800M hit (More)
> Hertz Global shares jump 56% after billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman's firm discloses 4.1% stake, valued at roughly $46M, in the car rental company (More)
> US retail sales rose 1.4% in March to a 26-month high as consumers rushed to buy big-ticket items, particularly cars, ahead of US tariffs on imports (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Federal judge finds probable cause to hold Trump administration in criminal contempt for violating order by deporting Venezuelan men to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act without allowing them to challenge their removal (More)
> Israeli defense minister says troops will remain in so-called security zones in Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria indefinitely, potentially complicating ceasefire and hostage release talks with Hamas (More) | See war updates (More)
> UK top court rules in landmark case the legal definition of a "woman" refers to biological sex and excludes transgender people under equality laws; court further states laws still protect transgender people from discrimination (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
Politics & the World
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In 2025, there are lots of Americans who are interested in Politics because of the HATRED towards President Trump. While I don't particularly care for his personality, I believe very strongly that he would not do anything to HURT THE USA...
What people who are opposed to Trump are concerned with are the following points:
ONE - they do not want Trump to remove illegal immigrants
TWO - they do not want Trump to remove wasteful spending from government
THREE - they do not want Trump to build up a strong military
FOUR - they do not want Trump to raise money through tariffs and equalize the trade imbalance
FIVE - they do not want Trump to reduce taxes for the general public
In my opinion, what the people who hate Trump believe... is that they do not see CHINA as a THREAT.
- China wants to be the WORLD LEADER
- China owns ONE THIRD of US debt
- China has a bigger military than the USA
- China steals intellectual property from USA
- China wants to destroy USA currency
- China currently supplies major components of medicine, EV engines, Solar Energy, and Electronics
- China finances cyber-attacks against the USA
Put your HATE aside and start looking at the GLOBAL REALITY that is all around you...
Mathematicians Wrote a Proof for a 100-Year-Old Problem—and May Have Just Changed Geometry
Two mathematicians now say they’ve made progress on a very old unsolved math problem. The problem involves a subfield called geometric measure theory, in which sets of objects are generalized in an advanced way using properties like diameter and area. According to the duo’s recent research (which is not yet peer reviewed), it turns out that examining things through the lens of geometry can shake loose other interesting qualities that objects may share, which has high value in the increasingly inter-subdisciplinary field of mathematics.
Thursday, April 17
Robert Reich
Trump’s Three Unwinnable Wars: China, Harvard, and the Supreme Court
The Trump regime overreaches
Friends,
It was bound to happen.
Encouraged by the ease with which many big American institutions have caved in to their demands, the Trump regime — that is, the small cadre of bottom-feeding fanatics around Trump (Vance, Musk, Vought, Miller, and RFK Jr.) along with the child king himself — have overreached.
They’ve dared China, Harvard, and the Supreme Court to blink.
But guess what? They’ve met their matches. None of them has blinked — and they won’t.
China not only refused to back down when the Trump regime threatened it with huge tariffs. It retaliated with huge tariffs of its own, plus a freeze on the export of rare-earth elements that America’s high-tech and defense industries depend on.
Harvard also pointedly defied the regime, issuing a clear rebuke to the regime’s attempt to interfere with academic freedom. The regime is trying to strike back — at Harvard’s grants, and its tax-exempt status — but the federal courts will surely reject these efforts.
At A Glance
Time magazine's 100 most influential people in 2025.
The 10,000-year history of chewing gum.
Colossal squid filmed in deep ocean for first time.
Panama City Beach is calling it quits with spring break.
Potatoes, marshmallows become Easter egg alternatives.
A visit to Costco in France.
Sleep training is no longer just for babies.
Visualizing America's oldest companies.
Clickbait: Millions tune in for Sweden's "moose-see" reality show.
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