Tuesday, June 17
Headlines
ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images
Iran reportedly wants to restart US nuclear talks as Israeli strikes continue. On Sunday, Iran canceled scheduled nuclear talks with the US, but yesterday, news outlets reported that it was signaling a willingness to resume them and asking allies to urge President Trump to press Israel for a ceasefire. Meanwhile, Israel and Iran continued to trade missile strikes, with one Israeli attack hitting Iran’s state broadcaster while it was live on air. As Israeli attacks on Iran intensified, Trump posted on social media that Tehran should be immediately evacuated. Trump left the G7 Summit a day earlier than planned in order to address the situation.
Minnesota shooting suspect planned to target two more lawmakers, prosecutors say. Prosecutors revealed more details about actions they believe were taken by Vance Boelter, the man accused of killing one Minnesota lawmaker along with her husband and injuring another politician and his wife, as they brought federal charges of murder and stalking (he’s already facing state charges). They allege Boelter visited the homes of two more state legislators the night of the shooting with plans to target them as well, but one was on vacation, and he fled after police arrived at the home of the other. Boelter, who was found by police Sunday after a manhunt, is being held without bail until a court appearance next week.
Amazon and Roku team up to get ads in front of more eyeballs. The two companies have joined forces for a digital ad sales partnership they say will give advertisers access to more than 80% of US households with connected TVs by allowing them to reach viewers of Amazon Prime, the Roku Channel, and others. They say it’s a good deal for advertisers because in early trials, ads placed this way reached 40% more unique viewers while decreasing the frequency with which ads were shown to the same viewer by 30%, tripling the value advertisers get for their cash, per Deadline.—AR
Robert Reich
The Most Regressive Bill in, well, History
Trump Republicans want to take from the poor and working class and give to the rich
Friends,
The giant Trump Republican bill now before the Senate — Trump’s so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” — cuts taxes for high earners and reduces benefits for the poor and working class.
This would make it more regressive — harming low-income Americans while benefiting high-income Americans — than any major tax or entitlement law in many decades, if not in history, according to new estimates by the Congressional Budget Office.
It would raise after-tax incomes of the highest-earning 10 percent of American households on average by 2.3 percent a year over the next decade. It would deliver its biggest benefits to the top 0.1 of 1 percent of households.
At A Glance
See the largest communities on Reddit.
Why Mars looks red to us—and the colors we can’t see.
Alluring whale eye tops UN World Oceans Day photo competition.
Nighttime cuddling could reduce stress.
The unwritten rules of visiting a British pub.
What a cat’s genes reveal about its purr-sonality.
Watch 432 robots move an apartment complex.
See the winner of a Pedro Pascal look-alike contest.
Clickbait: These border collies help keep a West Virginia airfield safe.
In The NEWS
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Oklahoma City Thunder top Indiana Pacers in NBA Finals Game 4 to even series at 2-2; Game 5 set for tonight (8:30 pm ET, ABC) (More) | Florida Panthers take 3-2 lead over Edmonton Oilers in Stanley Cup Final (More)
> The 2025 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival canceled after thunderstorms hit the host city of Manchester, Tennessee (More)
> JJ Spaun wins the 125th US Open golf tournament for his first-ever major title (More) | Boston Red Sox trade All-Star third baseman Rafael Devers to San Francisco Giants for pitchers Jordan Hicks and Kyle Harrison (More)
Science & Technology
> Russian cosmonauts attempt to seal leak aboard the International Space Station found in a two-decade-old service module; issue has delayed Axiom 4 mission—to bring astronauts from India, Poland, and Hungary to space for the first time in decades—until June 19 (More)
> Bioengineers develop first-of-its-kind device to profile the immune response of newborns; system can diagnose inflammatory conditions from a single drop of blood (More)
> New "sweating" paint captures moisture and slowly evaporates to passively cool houses, reflects around 90% of sunlight, and emits 95% of absorbed heat; home tested used 30%-40% less energy on air conditioning (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close lower Friday (S&P 500 -1.1%, Dow -1.8%, Nasdaq -1.3%), driven down by oil market shake-up amid Israel-Iran war (More)
> President Donald Trump approves Nippon Steel's $15.9B purchase of US Steel, with companies signing national security agreements; Japanese Nippon pledges to invest $11B in US projects by 2028 (More)
> 23andMe cofounder and former CEO Anne Wojcicki outbids Regeneron to buy the genetic testing company for $305M through her nonprofit, TTAM Research Institute (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Hundreds of thousands of people protest Trump administration policies in over 2,000 cities; SUV driver rams into crowd in Washington, DC, injuring one person; gunman kills one person in Salt Lake City, Utah (More) | Tens of thousands of people attend military parade celebrating Army’s 250th anniversary (More) | See photos (More)
> Death toll from Air India crash Thursday rises to 270 people, including all but one of the flight's 242 passengers (More) | Watch interview with the sole survivor (More)
> Flash floods in San Antonio, Texas, kill at least 13 people last week after city receives 10 inches of rain, over three times one month's worth in less than 24 hours (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
Achieve Understanding
.jpg)
There are interaction of forces taking place in the world today that will yield both intended and unintended consequences for years to come. These forces will impact the USA during the first two years of Trump's term, the last two years of Trump's term, and most likely all four years of whoever wins the presidency in 2028. These forces are both domestic and international.
These forces are:
- The disarray of the current Democratic Party
- The current un-united Republican Party
- The fickle nature of the American voter
- The biased mainstream media
- The Humanoid AI Robot movement
- The Russian-Unkranian War
- The Israel-Hamas et al War
- The Israel-Iran War
- The battle over energy
- Space exploration
- The global economy
- The Global Nuclear Proliferation
- The Chinese threat to America
- Global terrorism
- Global cyber security
- Billionaires
Most of us here in the USA are struggling with our own identities that revolve around genders, wealth accumulation, wages, education, employment, and having a viable future.
We have not been taught to:
- Think critically
- Retain Knowledge
- Communicate Effectively
- Physically/Mentally protect ourselves
- Plan for the future
- Be self-reliant
I look around and I see people wondering what to believe and what not to believe. I see people wondering if this story or that story is truthful or just spreading lies and gossip. I hear people saying all politicians lie and not to believe any of them. I see billionaires only having the desire to make more money, helping only their friends and people who are like them. I see madmen in charge of cities, states, and countries, and wonder if I should kiss my own ass goodbye.
NO ONE WANTS TO UNDERSTAND
ANYTHING THEY JUST WANT TO
TAKE AND TAKE AND KEEP TAKING,
NOT CARING ABOUT THE FUTURE
OR FOR THAT MATTER THEMSELVES
GIVEN THE LEVEL OF OBESITY THAT
WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN THE USA.
Scientists Found 6,000-Year-Old Human Remains. No Other People Share Their DNA.
Whoever these people were, they disappeared from the genetic record. The team of researchers who discovered them through fragmented DNA in their skeletal remains have not been able to find any ancient relatives or modern descendants.
They are strangely not related to Indigenous Columbians, having more of a connection to people who now live on the Isthmus of Panama and speak Chibchan languages. It could be possible that they spread through the region, mixing with local populations for so long that their genes were diluted, but no one can be sure.
Monday, June 16
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)