Wednesday, September 10
Headlines
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Israel targeted Hamas leaders in strike in Qatar. At least five people were killed in the Qatari capital of Doha in an airstrike launched by Israel, which said it was targeting Hamas senior leadership. Hamas said five of its members were killed but that the strike failed to assassinate its senior officials. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the US was notified in advance of the attack, calling its location in a residential Doha neighborhood “unfortunate” while supporting Israel’s goal of eliminating Hamas. Qatar has served as the primary mediator between Israel and Hamas on ceasefire negotiations, and experts say the strike risks destabilizing talks to end the conflict and upending efforts to normalize relations between Israel and Gulf Arab nations.
Historic $50 billion mining merger in the works. Huge news for coal enthusiasts: Anglo American reportedly agreed to buy Canada’s Teck Resources in a merger worth $50 billion, making it one of the biggest in the history of the mining industry. The deal would give Anglo, which recently exited platinum, access to Teck’s enviable and increasingly important copper mining business. It still needs to be approved by Teck shareholders as well as regulators in the US, Canada, and China.
Nepal protests death toll rises to 22. Protesters set fire to Nepal’s Parliament building in Kathmandu yesterday on the second day of anti-corruption protests. The Gen-Z-driven demonstrations began in response to the government’s decision last week to ban several social media platforms, including Instagram and WhatsApp. The ban was later reversed and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has since resigned, but the protests have expanded into a broader dissatisfaction with the country’s government. The Nepali military said it was “committed to taking control of the situation” while asking protesters for restraint.—AE
Robert Reich
Office Hours: Who’s the Worst of the Worst in Trumpworld?
Friends,
As we learn ever more about how the Trump regime is destroying America, it’s useful to take stock of Trump’s key henchmen.
History shows a tendency for sick tyrants — sociopaths and malignant narcissists who rule through fear and ignorance — to attract people with similarly twisted personalities. The sadistic Roman emperor Caligula (37 to 41 AD) relied on a handful of demonic loyalists to implement his cruelty. Adolf Hitler depended on propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels, SS leader Heinrich Himmler, Luftwaffe chief Hermann Göring, and Hitler’s private secretary, Martin Bormann.
On whom is Trump most relying? And who is the worst of the worst of them? Let me give you four candidates, along some of their recent outrages:
Time's Kid of the Year protects seniors from cybercrime.
Livestream Earth from the International Space Station.
How NASA maintains contact with spacecraft billions of miles away.
Researchers say "kissing bug" has become endemic in the US.
Watch an underwater proposal in the Black Sea.
Playing surface may contribute to athletes' muscle cramps.
Is it wrong to be good friends with a bad person?
New rocky road ice cream-inspired Girl Scout cookie.
Clickbait: Clue to a $1M gold prize hidden in this 13-stanza poem.
Historybook: Golf legend Arnold Palmer born (1929); Jack Ma, Chinese billionaire and cofounder of Alibaba, born (1964); Jane Wyman, actress and first wife of former President Ronald Reagan, dies (2007); Large Hadron Collider is tested for first time (2008); Hurricane Irma makes landfall in Florida (2017).
In The NEWS
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Former President Barack Obama, Conan O'Brien among winners at the 2025 Creative Arts Emmys ahead of this Sunday's Primetime Emmy Awards (More) | "SNL" Season 51 cast set with Michael Che, Ego Nwodim, and Kenan Thompson among the returning veterans (More)
> First YouTube-exclusive NFL game between the Los Angeles Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs draws 17.3 million viewers (More) | Serena Williams joins high-profile group of investors in women's basketball league Unrivaled, valuing the new venture at $340M (More)
> "The Conjuring: Last Rites" hauls in $194M at the global box office, best-ever opening weekend for a horror film (More) | Rick Davies, lead singer and cofounder of Supertramp, dies of cancer at age 81 (More)
Science & Technology
> OpenAI to back first full-length animated film for theatrical release; "Critterz" targets 2026 debut at Cannes Film Festival (More)
> Researchers uncover brain circuits controlling the release of growth hormones during sleep; compounds support bone and muscle development during childhood and metabolic levels in adults (More)
> Low-cost "nanosieve" detects and sorts plastic waste smaller than the width of a human hair; device allows for cheap pollution monitoring in oceans and waterways (More) | Microplastics 101 (1440 Topics)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +0.2%, Dow +0.3%, Nasdaq +0.5%) as investors await key inflation reports Thursday (More) | Supreme Court allows President Donald Trump to temporarily remove Federal Trade Commission member (More)
> Robinhood shares rise 15.8% following announcement that online brokerage will join the S&P 500, replacing Caesars Entertainment Sept. 22 (More)
> SpaceX enters $17B deal to buy spectrum licenses from EchoStar to enhance Starlink's 5G connectivity; EchoStar shares rise 19.9% on the news (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Jury selection begins in the trial against alleged would-be assassin of President Donald Trump; defendant is accused of attempting to kill then-candidate Trump at his West Palm Beach, Florida, golf course in September 2024 (More)
> The House Oversight Committee receives documents as part of its probe into the Justice Department's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case; tranche includes letter President Donald Trump allegedly wrote for Epstein's 50th birthday (More) | Federal appeals court upholds E. Jean Carroll's $83.3M judgment against Trump (More)
> Two Palestinian gunmen kill at least six people, wound 12 others at a bus stop in northern Jerusalem (More) | President Donald Trump pressures Hamas to accept US-led ceasefire deal as Israel threatens to ramp up Gaza offensive (More)
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Siblings
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As we get older, we tend to have a desire to grow closer to our birth family in addition to the family we have with our spouse.
Throughout my lifetime, I have talked with numerous people, both male and female, who say they have brothers and sisters but either have not talked with them in years or have grown apart after leaving home.
Their main reason for the separation is that they are living different lifestyles, they did not get along with each other while living with their parents, or that they have very little in common.
They recognize that they are still family but are comfortable waiting for the other sibling to reach out first. This is just another way of saying they are wanting to avoid what they know they should do.
The irony about this entire situation is that if the parents were still alive, their desire would have been for their children to have remained friends despite their differences. However, what their parents wanted is no longer relevant.
Family will always be family despite any and all differences as the parents will always be the same even if there are or were multiple marriages. One cannot simply not have parents and simply cannot do away with siblings.
And yet, this is exactly what happens to most families who continue to live in America. Brothers and sisters are simply not that important, unless they share YOUR SAME INTERESTS...
What does that say about us as a species???
A Cosmic Void May Be Skewing Our Understanding of the Universe
“You can journey to the ends of the earth in search of success,” 19th-century Baptist preacher Russell Conwell is said to have proclaimed, “but if you’re lucky, you will discover happiness in your own backyard.”
Modern cosmology has stepped far beyond our cosmic backyard. We peer into the light from the earliest moments of the big bang. Our surveys stride across the universe, swallowing millions of galaxies at a time. We have mapped and measured the most subtle accelerations of cosmic expansion.
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).
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