Thursday, May 15
Robert Reich
And how to stop him
Friends,
People keep asking: How can Trump do this?
It’s not just a legal question about how Congress and the courts can allow his outright corruption, open use of the Justice Department to target perceived enemies, explicit threats to universities and law firms if they don’t cede their independence to the regime, direct attacks on media that criticize him, and defiant trampling on constitutional rights.
It’s also a question about how a president of the United States can be so utterly and uninhibitedly greedy, vindictive, and desirous of monarchic power at the expense of America’s democratic institutions.
At A Glance
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The longest words in the English language.
A look back at "Final Destination," 25 years later.
Welcome to the golden age of the fried chicken sandwich.
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The surprising benefits of video games.
How certain colors affect our taste in food.
Working long hours can alter brain, new study finds.
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Science & Technology
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> Engineers develop eldercare robots capable of helping seniors sit and stand; can also help protect them from a fall (More)
> Researchers observe what is believed to be collective memory loss in schools of Norwegian herring, resulting in shifting of spawning grounds by 500 miles (More)
Business & Markets
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> UnitedHealth Group suspends its 2025 forecast amid higher-than-expected medical costs, with shares closing down 17.8%; CEO Andrew Witty steps down, to be replaced by Stephen Hemsley, company's CEO from 2006 to 2017 (More)
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Politics & World Affairs
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> Food and Drug Administration announces plan to remove ingestible fluoride supplements for kids at elevated risk of developing cavities; agency will conduct scientific review of the products by Oct. 31 (More)
> Trump administration cancels $450M in research grants to Harvard University, adding to over $2.2B cut earlier this year after the university rejected requests to overhaul its policies and processes (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
Money... money... money...
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It is said that wealthy people do enjoy being wealthy, but they spend most of the time, making sure that they don't lose any of what they have collected so far. Not to mention the fact, that most everyone finds out that they are wealthy and harass them to give their money to this cause or to that cause.
Wealthy people have BIG HOMES, multiple homes, Luxury vehicles, many vehicles, and take very expensive, exotic vacation spending lots of money on meals that they simply defecate out in the next day or two.
Wealthy people DO NOT UNDERSTAND or CANNOT UNDERSTAND how poor people live the way they do, nor can they understand why everyone JUST ISN'T LIKE THEM.
Most of the wealthy people are ASSHOLES when it comes to interpersonal relationships, act with arrogance in conversations, and looking down on people who are not like them.
My guess is that regardless of their wealth and all the people who try to kiss their asses, they are basically UNHAPPY because they are never satisfied with what they have - ALWAYS WANTING MORE.
- Once you become a millionaire, you want to become a multimillionaire.
- Once you become a multimillionaire, you want to become a billionaire.
- Once you become a billionaire, you want to become a trillionaire.
WHAT IS THERE LEFT TO ACCOMPLISH???
Scientists Discover Nature’s Secret to Healthy Longevity
A study using evolutionary analysis identified protein modifications linked to healthy aging, offering potential
strategies for disease resistance and longer healthspan. Credit: SciTechDaily.com
Researchers at Bar-Ilan University reveal protein changes linked to longevity throughout mammalian evolution.
Over the past several decades, human lifespan has steadily increased. However, this progress has also led to a growing proportion of the population suffering from age-related diseases such as cancer, neurodegenerative disorders, and diabetes. Extending both lifespan and healthspan, the period of life spent in good health, requires a deeper understanding of the biological mechanisms that promote healthy aging.
Wednesday, May 14
Robert Reich
The single stupidest statement about Trump ever made
RFK Jr. doesn’t just kiss Trump’s derriere. He lies through his teeth.
Friends,
I can take only so much sycophantic bullsh*t from Trump’s Cabinet, but when RFK Jr. says there’s never been a president more willing to stand up to the oligarchs than President Donald Trump, I’ve got to respond.
It’s the oligarchy that put Trump into the presidency. He’s doing their work.
A half-century ago, when America had a large and growing middle class, those on the “left” wanted stronger social safety nets and more public investment in schools, roads, and research. Those on the “right” sought greater reliance on the free market.
But as power and wealth have moved to the top, everyone else — whether on the old right or the old left — has become disempowered and less secure.
At A Glance
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German town's see-saw-style public bench. (w/photo)
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SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
Living in the South
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I have lived in East TN since 1990, and my second wife has lived here since 1978. We both love this area more than other places we've lived; she is from Virginia, I'm from North Carolina.
When I first got here, TN was considered a back water state and ten years behind the times. However, Knoxville is the home to the University of TN and just a few miles up the road is OAK RIDGE and Oak Ridge National Labs which receives 80% of DOE's budget and is currently working on a miniature nuclear reactor that will power spaceships.
In addition to Oak Ridge, Gatlinburg, Dollywood, Great Smoky Mountains, U of TN, and NASCAR, TN is the home to country music and NASHVILLE about 3-4 hours away from where we live.
East TN, is a low cost of living area, plenty of land, laid back lifestyle, southern hospitality, minimal crime, low smog, outstanding annual climate and home to Cherokee and Douglas lakes and a multitude of picnic and camping areas, fishing, hiking, and RV parks to take care of all your needs.
People from the north move down to Florida for warmth and sunshine, find Florida not the ideal place to live, and move halfway back to where they started which puts them in East TN. We call them HALFBACKS.
Check it out but don't move here as we like it just the way it is... LOL
Physicists unveil controversial device that generates power from Earth's spin: 'Convincing and remarkable'
Physicists unveil controversial device that generates power from Earth's spin: 'Convincing and remarkable'
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Researchers have been on a long quest to harness carbon-free energy from natural processes, from tapping into tidal forces to mimicking the fusion reactions that occur in stars.
Now, a team of physicists is investigating whether the Earth's rotational energy could be a source of sustainable power, according to Futurism.
The concept of generating electricity through the Earth's magnetic field has been floated since at least 1832 when Michael Faraday tested the idea and got a negative result, as stated in a study on the topic.
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