Tuesday, September 9
Headlines
A sign at a business following an immigration raid.
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Supreme Court lifts restrictions on ICE immigration raids in LA. In a 6–3 decision, the Supreme Court overturned a federal judge’s ruling that barred ICE from stopping people based on their race, language, job, or location while a legal case over the stops plays out. As is typical for the court’s emergency docket, the majority did not explain its decision. However, in a concurring opinion, Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote that “apparent ethnicity alone cannot furnish reasonable suspicion,” but “it can be a ‘relevant factor’ when considered along with other salient factors.” The court’s liberal justices dissented, saying the decision infringed on constitutional freedoms and that anyone who “looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job,” could be targeted. The underlying legal case will continue to play out in California, where ICE raids have sparked protests. The Trump administration also announced yesterday that ICE was beginning operations in Chicago.
France’s government collapsed amid fiscal pressures. French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou lost a confidence vote in Parliament, which will force President Emmanuel Macron to name a new premier in the country’s third change of government in just over a year. Bayrou’s ousting came after he proposed unpopular spending cuts and tax hikes to address the country’s mounting debt. Whoever comes next will still have to face the political challenge of passing a budget.
The Murdochs end their succession fight with Lachlan at the top of media empire. This time, the eldest boy won: The Murdoch family has reached a deal to end their legal battle over control of the companies owned by patriarch Rupert Murdoch. The agreement puts Lachlan Murdoch—his father’s desired successor because they share conservative political views—at the helm of a media empire that includes Fox News and the Wall Street Journal among its holdings. Meanwhile, Lachlan’s three oldest siblings, who are more liberal, will get $1.1 billion each for their shares when a family trust that gave the four eldest Murdoch siblings equal stakes is dissolved in favor of a new one.—AR
Supreme Court lifts restrictions on ICE immigration raids in LA. In a 6–3 decision, the Supreme Court overturned a federal judge’s ruling that barred ICE from stopping people based on their race, language, job, or location while a legal case over the stops plays out. As is typical for the court’s emergency docket, the majority did not explain its decision. However, in a concurring opinion, Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote that “apparent ethnicity alone cannot furnish reasonable suspicion,” but “it can be a ‘relevant factor’ when considered along with other salient factors.” The court’s liberal justices dissented, saying the decision infringed on constitutional freedoms and that anyone who “looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job,” could be targeted. The underlying legal case will continue to play out in California, where ICE raids have sparked protests. The Trump administration also announced yesterday that ICE was beginning operations in Chicago. France’s government collapsed amid fiscal pressures. French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou lost a confidence vote in Parliament, which will force President Emmanuel Macron to name a new premier in the country’s third change of government in just over a year. Bayrou’s ousting came after he proposed unpopular spending cuts and tax hikes to address the country’s mounting debt. Whoever comes next will still have to face the political challenge of passing a budget. The Murdochs end their succession fight with Lachlan at the top of media empire. This time, the eldest boy won: The Murdoch family has reached a deal to end their legal battle over control of the companies owned by patriarch Rupert Murdoch. The agreement puts Lachlan Murdoch—his father’s desired successor because they share conservative political views—at the helm of a media empire that includes Fox News and the Wall Street Journal among its holdings. Meanwhile, Lachlan’s three oldest siblings, who are more liberal, will get $1.1 billion each for their shares when a family trust that gave the four eldest Murdoch siblings equal stakes is dissolved in favor of a new one.—AR
Robert Reich
Should Democrats Shut Down the Government?
It’s the only way they can fight back against the Trump catastropheFriends,
The U.S. government runs out of money September 30.
Under ordinary circumstances, I would see that as a huge problem. I was secretary of labor when the government closed down, and I vowed then that I’d do everything possible to avoid a similar calamity in the future.
Under ordinary circumstances, people like you and me — who believe that government is essential for the common good — would fight like hell to keep the government funded beyond September 30.
But we are not in ordinary circumstances. The U.S. government has become a neofascist regime run by a sociopath.
At A Glance
Opinions of capitalism in the US hit record low.
... and six Americans who shaped capitalism.
How WWII pilots used turbulence to make ice cream.
How becoming a grandparent can improve health.
Slug revealed as neighborhood ding-dong-ditch prankster.
Should you drink chlorophyll water like TikTok influencers?
Seven of football's greatest Hail Mary passes.
Wedding crashers steal $60K from California newlyweds.
Clickbait: Vote for the most life-changing American invention.
Historybook: The United States of America officially gets its name (1776); Actor Adam Sandler born (1966); People's Republic of China founding father Mao Zedong dies (1976); Queen Elizabeth II becomes longest-reigning monarch of the UK at more than 63 years with crown (2015); Actor James Earl Jones dies (2024).
In The News
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka tops American Amanda Anisimova to win her second straight US Open (More) | ... and Spain's Carlos Alcaraz beats Italy's Jannik Sinner to win his second US Open and sixth career Grand Slam title (More)
> Lady Gaga wins artist of the year at MTV Video Music Awards; see full list of winners (More) | "Father Mother Sister Brother" wins the Golden Lion, the top prize at the 82nd Venice Film Festival; see complete list of festival winners (More)
> Carmelo Anthony, Sue Bird, and Dwight Howard headline 2025 class of inductees into the Basketball Hall of Fame (More) | Davey Johnson, four-time MLB All-Star and manager of 1986 World Series-winning New York Mets, dies at age 82 (More)
Science & Technology
> Warner Bros. sues AI startup Midjourney for use of images of Batman, Superman, and other intellectual property; follows recent $1.5B settlement by Anthropic over pirated books for chatbot training (More)
> Researchers find blue-throated macaws can learn new behaviors by observing third-party interactions between others, a trait previously seen only in humans (More)
> Paleontologists discover pair of baby pterosaur fossils that died roughly 150 million years ago in a violent storm (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close lower Friday (S&P 500 -0.3%, Dow -0.5%, Nasdaq -0.0%) after report showing hiring slowdown, downward revision to June data (More)
> Eight OPEC+ countries agree to boost oil production next month by 137,000 barrels per day; next meeting is scheduled for Oct. 5 (More)
> Shares of Tylenol's parent company, Kenvue, fall over 9% Friday on report Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will release a report potentially linking Tylenol use in pregnancy to autism (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announces he will resign after less than a year in the role following conservative party's electoral losses in July (More)
> South Korea finalizes a deal with the US to repatriate hundreds of workers detained for alleged immigration violations at a Hyundai plant in Georgia (More) | See previous write-up (More)
> Russia unleashes largest-ever drone attack on Ukraine, including striking cabinet building in Kyiv for the first time (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
Success
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Most of us think of success or being successful as becoming wealthy and/or powerful which usually comes from going to College or University.
There are other ways to be successful, so the first task you must accomplish is decide what it means to you to be successful.
- Having a family
- Staying healthy
- Being an excellent worker/employee
- Achieving financial independence
- Maintaining your faith
- ETC
For me, there are four factors that I believe have made me feel like I am successful.
First - Know thyself
Second - Believe in yourself
Third - Discipline
Fourth - Determination
Know Thyself
Who are you
Likes/Dislikes
Skills/abilities
What do you do well
What do you do poorly
How you need to improve
Your personality
Believe in Yourself
This is not as easy as it sounds. The way one learns is through failure, so how many times are you willing to fail before you give up? Part of this answer comes from knowing yourself. If you think you don't deserve something, then you will never get there. So, first remove those negative thoughts about yourself and just never stop believing in yourself. This takes time and practice.
Discipline
Another aspect of something that is easy to say but hard to achieve. You will not be great in the next hour, week, or maybe decade, but you never give up until you get there and then you set the next objective even higher. Discipline helps you give up smoking, give up alcohol, stay healthy, eat healthy, lose weight, and achieve.
Determination
Few people have discipline and even fewer have determination. Both are critical for success. Determination is not about forcing yourself to do more reps at the gym, it's about never stop going to the gym regardless of the number of reps you are doing.
Physicists model vacuum tunneling in a 2D superfluid
In 1951, physicist Julian Schwinger theorized that by applying a uniform electrical field to a vacuum, electron-positron pairs would be spontaneously created out of nothing, through a phenomenon called quantum tunneling.
The problem with turning the matter-out-of-nowhere theory into Star Trek replicators or transporters? Enormously high electric fields would be required—far beyond the limits of any direct physical experiments.
As a result, the aptly-named Schwinger effect has never been seen.
Now theoretical physicists at the University of British Columbia (UBC) have described a parallel effect in a more manageable system. In their model, they substitute a thin film of superfluid helium for the vacuum, and the background flow of the superfluid for the massive electrical field.
Monday, September 8
Headlines
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Japan’s prime minister is resigning after striking tariff deal. Shigeru Ishiba ate the frog and is now packing up his office after less than a year as prime minister, he announced at a news conference yesterday. But his departure has little to do with the deal itself: Ishiba’s Liberal Democratic Party lost its majority in the upper house of Japan’s Parliament in July, as voters worried about inflation and immigration more than the impending trade deal. As for said agreement, President Trump lowered tariffs on Japan to 15% in exchange for Japan agreeing to buy more American exports and invest $550 billion in the US. As for how long he’d been drafting his notice, Ishiba said only, “Who would seriously negotiate if I were to say, ‘I’m quitting?’”
POTUS watches Alcaraz best Sinner at US Open. President Trump, a former mainstay at the US Open, returned to Arthur Ashe Stadium yesterday for the first time since 2015, flanked by members of his family and administration to take in the men’s final. He and the other ~23,000 attendees witnessed Carlos Alcaraz of Spain defeat his rival and last year’s US Open winner, Jannik Sinner of Italy, in four sets. But many ticketholders experienced significant difficulty getting into the one entrance available due to security measures for the president. Despite a 30-minute delay to the start time, rows of seats were still empty as the match began. Trump received notable boos, as well as some cheering, from fans. He attended as a guest of Rolex. On Saturday, in the women’s final, Belarus’s Aryna Sabalenka beat American Amanda Anisimova to take home her second consecutive US Open victory.
Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande won big at MTV Video Music Awards. The 41st iteration of the show, at NYC’s UBS Arena, saw Mariah Carey win the annual Video Vanguard Award for outstanding contributions to pop culture and perform a long medley as her British alter ego (which included no Christmas songs). Lady Gaga won the award for artist of the year and popped in for a minute before dashing off to her concert at Madison Square Garden. Ariana Grande took home three awards, including video of the year. Sabrina Carpenter also won thrice, including best pop artist. Sign of the times: A Labubu dressed as a Moon Person appeared on the red carpet.—HVL
At A Glance
See photos from yesterday's total lunar eclipse.
Winning $1.8B Powerball tickets sold in Texas and Missouri.
How microplastics are continuously invading our bodies.
Company uses AI to produce Bible videos.
Study finds joyful music could help with carsickness.
Darth Vader's lightsaber sells for $3.7M.
The enduring allure of Q-tips.
Watch a city built to scale in Minecraft.
Clickbait: Snail's shell dooms him to life of celibacy.
Historybook: Michelangelo’s David statue unveiled to the public (1504); St. Augustine, Florida, becomes first permanent European settlement (1565); Singer Patsy Cline born (1932); Ruby Bridges, first Black student to attend an all-white school in Louisiana, born (1954); Queen Elizabeth II dies (2022).
In The NEWS
Worker Nest Eggs
401(k) plans, explained
Originally intended for corporate executives, the 401(k) is now, arguably, the most famous section of the US tax code and a staple in worker benefits packages and personal finance guides (watch 101).
Roughly 70 million Americans, with a total of more than $7T invested, use these long-term, tax-advantaged accounts to build toward a more secure retirement.
Some critics claim that with 401(k) plans, companies offloaded the risk of retirement savings to workers without the training to avoid volatile portfolio mixes. Amid the 2008 financial crisis, many 401(k) plans lost over a quarter of their value, an event that hit those near retirement particularly hard.
... Read our full explainer on the plans here.
Also, check out ...
> A work-free retirement is a relatively recent phenomenon. (More)
> Ted Benna was an accountant who invented what became the 401(k). (More)
> 401(k) plans had an average of $112K as of 2023. (More)
Spirals of Destruction
What are hurricanes?
Hurricanes are examples of tropical cyclones—rotating, low-pressure storm systems with winds exceeding 74 mph—that form over the warm waters of the North Atlantic and Northeast Pacific oceans. Able to grow to over 1,000 miles in diameter, tropical cyclones can unleash multiple feet of rain and storm surges.
All tropical cyclones consist of a central eye with no extreme weather, a violent eyewall of intense winds funneling warm, moist air upward, and spiraling rainbands composed of clouds and thunderstorms (see breakdown). The water in the air releases energy when it condenses, which accelerates wind speeds and provides a continuous supply of storm clouds until landfall.
Hurricanes are categorized by maximum sustained winds on the Saffir-Simpson scale and have caused over $1.5T in damage from 1980 to 2024.
... Read our full overview on hurricanes here.
Also, check out ...
> How the Earth's curve and rotation cause hurricanes to spin. (More)
> Hurricanes might have killed 300 times more people than reported. (More)
> Explaining how the hurricane forecasting "cone" actually works. (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
What's your story?
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Everyone has a story to tell; some are more interesting than others... so, who tells the stories of the ones no one wants to hear? Do we just leave them behind because they don't interest us?
SELF CENTERED AMERICANS, especially those with WEALTH, POWER, and POSITION care only for that which benefits them... only associate with those who it is perceived will benefit them.
For instance,
what do religious people want more than anything else?
TO GO TO HEAVEN and live eternally...
Is this not a selfish motive?
The road to get to HEAVEN is... paved with very good intentions, but the end result is always singular and personal.
Why not live that same kind of life without expecting anything in return?
Just strive to be that same kind of person, doing those same kinds of things, without expecting an eternal life in HEAVEN.
Besides, no one really knows where heaven exists...
Is it in another solar system?
Is it in another galaxy?
Perhaps another dimension...
or maybe another universe?
What is left of your body after you die is just an essence, your spirit if you will... like a puff of smoke... I am sure your mind and its thoughts are intact, and you can imagine yourself with having any kind of body you want, but it is not REAL.
Although, you will perceive it as real.
How does or will your essence/spirit fit in with the rest of the universe because of all the great things you did on earth?
How will you be differentiated from everyone else since you will have no physical features?
DO WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN DOING WITHOUT EXPECTATIONS FOR YOURSELF...
Scientists found a new way to turn sunlight into fuel
As with natural photosynthesis, the new molecule temporarily stores two positive and two negative charges.
Credit: Deyanira Geisnæs Schaad
A research team from the University of Basel, Switzerland, has developed a new molecule modeled on plant photosynthesis: under the influence of light, it stores two positive and two negative charges at the same time. The aim is to convert sunlight into carbon-neutral fuels.
Plants use the energy of sunlight to convert CO2 into energy-rich sugar molecules. This process is called photosynthesis and is the foundation of virtually all life: animals and humans can "burn" the carbohydrates produced in this way again and use the energy stored within them. This once more produces carbon dioxide, closing the cycle.
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