Tuesday, May 6
Robert Reich
Keep demonstrating against Trump — but also for a better future.
The importance of progressive populism
Friends,
Demonstrations against Trump are getting larger and louder. Fabulous. This is absolutely essential.
But at some point we’ll need to demonstrate not just against Trump but also for the America we want.
Trump’s regressive populism — cruel, tyrannical, bigoted, authoritarian — must be met by a bold progressive populism that strengthens democracy and shares the wealth.
We can’t simply return to the path we were on before Trump. Even then, big money was taking over our democracy and siphoning off most of the economy’s gains.
Two of America’s most respected political scientists — Professors Martin Gilens of Princeton and Benjamin Page of Northwestern University — analyzed 1,799 policy issues decided between 1981 and 2002. They found that “the preferences of the average American appear to have only a minuscule, near-zero, statistically non-significant impact upon public policy.”
At A Glance
Where US home prices are rising (and falling) the most.
Study reveals what makes people flourish. (w/charts)
Meet the girl who can't feel danger, hunger, or pain. (via YouTube)
What your grip strength says about your health.
IOC replaces Olympian's 10 medals lost in LA fires.
Researchers secretly used AI to sway Reddit users.
Frogs flex wild range of vocal sacs for their ribbits.
Airport bids farewell to Gandalf riding an eagle.
Clickbait: Yosemite's most dangerous animal.
In The NEWS
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Sovereignty edges race favorite Journalism to win 151st Kentucky Derby; the Preakness Stakes, the second leg of horse racing's Triple Crown, is set for May 17 (More) | See photos of this year's Derby hats (More)
> Jury selection begins today in the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering; Combs turned down a plea deal last week (More)
> Bomb attack thwarted at free Lady Gaga concert at Rio de Janeiro's world-famous Copacabana Beach; concert drew a record crowd of more than 2 million attendees (More)
Science & Technology
> National Science Foundation to cap indirect costs—funding attached to research and development grants to support operations and administrative functions—at 15%; follows similar efforts at the Department of Energy and National Institutes of Health (More)
> Common gut fungus is found to help treat certain types of fatty liver disease; study sheds light on the complex influence of the gut microbiome on the body (More) | Gut microbiome 101 (More)
> Sperm cells switch to a hyperactive swimming state in warmer temperatures, new study finds; research may help lead to new fertility treatments (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher Friday (S&P 500 +1.5%, Dow +1.4%, Nasdaq +1.5%), with the S&P 500 notching its ninth consecutive day of gains, the longest winning streak since November 2004 (More)
> OPEC+ countries reportedly agree to hike oil output to nearly 1 million barrels per day in April, May, and June; decision comes despite oil prices reaching a four-year low last month amid concerns over a trade war and economic slowdown (More)
> Apple ends policy barring cryptocurrency apps from directing their users to off-app payment systems; decision follows judge's April 30 ruling the company's behavior violated a 2021 injunction (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Yemen's Houthi rebels fire missile at Israel's main international airport in Tel Aviv, wounding eight people; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows to respond (More)
> Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, of the center-left Labor Party, becomes the country's first prime minister to win reelection in 21 years; conservative opposition leader Peter Dutton loses parliamentary seat (More) | Singapore's People’s Action Party extends 66-year rule (More)
> Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey experiences air traffic control staffing issues, prompting hundreds of flight delays; United Airlines cancels all round-trip flights from the airport, impacting 35 flights per day (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
Time & its passing
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How often do you think about time?
When you are late for work maybe or late for a date. When you are bored, but you cannot leave yet. Perhaps, you might think about time on the last day of your vacation or a cruise or the last hour of a party or the last time you will see someone.
There are instances that force us to think about time but outside of those influences we seldom, if ever think about TIME and the PASSING OF TIME.
But the fact remains, our lives constantly are revolving and evolving around time and once time is gone, you can never get it back.
What happened to you a minute ago or a second ago is GONE FOREVER.
When we are young, we usually think TIME moves too slow and as we get older and older, we perceive that TIME moves too fast.
Our entire transportation system is predicated on shortening time.
- walking
- riding in a wagon
- riding an animal
- riding in a train
- riding in a car
- riding in an airplane
- riding in a jet
When all is said and done and get to that age where we can retire, we wonder where all the time went - how fast our lives passed by - wishing we could do it all again - the changes we would make - the mistakes we would not make...
This happens to most of us and when we trying to pass that knowledge on to young people, they look at us as if we have our heads up our asses. They believe very little, if anything, regarding what we have tried to share.
All of this was told to me and I ignored it, just like you are ignoring me.
Lucid Dreaming Isn't Sleep or Wakefulness—It’s a New State of Consciousness, Scientists Find
Have you ever had a dream in which you realized you were dreaming?
When you become conscious of the fact that you are dreaming, you can take advantage of that knowledge and manipulate the dream. If you want to do something that is physically impossible in the real world, such as flying, you can leap into the air and take flight. Someone who realizes they are trapped in a nightmare can convince themselves to wake up.
The state known as lucid dreaming is an unquestionably surreal one, and it just got even more so. A team of researchers—led by Çağatay Demirel from the Donders Center for Cognitive Neuroimaging at Radboud University Medical Center, the Netherlands—has discovered that lucid dreaming has now been found to be a state of consciousness separate from both wakefulness and REM sleep (the state usually associated with dreams), and is in fact associated with its own unique type of brain activity. They published a study on their findings in the Journal of Neuroscience.
Monday, May 5
Robert Reich
They’re corruption.
Friends,
Words matter. When the media points out Trump’s “potential conflicts of interest,” as it has in recent days when describing Trump’s growing crypto enterprise, it doesn’t come close to telling the public what’s really going on — unprecedented paybacks and self-dealing by the president of the United States, using his office to make billions.
The correct word is corruption.
Trump holds a private dinner at the White House for major speculators who purchase his new cryptocurrency, earning him and his allies $900,000 in trading fees in just under two days. One senator calls this “the most brazenly corrupt thing a president has ever done.”
At A Glance
Workers install chimney on Sistine Chapel ahead of conclave.
Two-seater couch becomes travel destination.
The most beautiful English words, according to linguists.
How habits are formed. (w/video)
Debunking common travel myths.
1440 Topics: Everything you wanted to know about K-pop.
World's tallest and smallest dogs have a playdate. (w/photo)
... and the most popular dog name in your state.
Meet the world's oldest living woman.
Clickbait: "Star Wars"-styled airbike takes flight. (w/video)
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