North America is 'dripping' down into Earth's mantle, scientists discover
Wednesday, April 2
Robert Reich
Office Hours: Trump’s worst Cabinet member?
Not including Elon Musk, because he isn’t officially in the Cabinet
Friends,
Granted, it’s too early in the life of the Trump regime to be able to know the full extent of its awfulness or how bad his Cabinet is, but enough has happened already to form some preliminary views.
It is by far the worst presidency in American history — far surpassing James Buchanan’s, Andrew Johnson’s, Warren G. Harding’s, and even Trump’s first term in cruelty, corruption, and incompetence.
It has the least qualified people working in it and the worst Cabinet ever assembled. Don’t just take my word for it. Polls show a majority of American voters are disappointed with Trump’s Cabinet members, registering a record-high level of dissatisfaction over the last four presidential administrations.
The regime is filled with bottom-feeders, frauds, fanatics, and fools — but so far, four really awful Cabinet members stand out (I’m not including Elon Musk, because he’s not officially in the Cabinet; in fact, he’s not officially in the Trump regime):
At A Glance
World War II museum honors Rosie the Riveters.
Venice to host Jeff Bezos' wedding.
Why you might be tired despite getting enough sleep.
Coastal Carolina fans offered free concessions.
Farmer seeks to revive a biblical superfood.
Family's painting turns out to be an original Delacroix.
The science behind having room for dessert.
... and why we all should wander.
Clickbait: Introducing a new plaid frog.
In The NEWS
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> NCAA women's Final Four set as UCLA, South Carolina, Texas, and Connecticut advance from the Elite Eight; see updated bracket (More)
> Kendrick Lamar live-action comedy film from the creators of "South Park" sets March 2026 release date (More)
> NFL adds United Arab Emirates to slate of new international markets as the league looks to play up to 10 international games in 2026 (More) | NFL owners meeting this week to discuss potential for 18-game regular season (More)
Science & Technology
> Amazon unveils AI agent that can take control of a web browser and perform simple tasks as well as a tool kit for developers to build personalized agents (More) | The history of Amazon (1440 Topics)
> Engineers develop brain-computer interface that converts thoughts to speech in near real time; device may allow patients with severe paralysis to regain verbal communication (More)
> Fecal transplants from elite athletes into mice improve insulin sensitivity and help muscles store more energy (More) | Explore the best resources on the gut microbiome (1440 Topics)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 +0.6%, Dow +1.0%, Nasdaq -0.1%); Nasdaq, S&P 500 post worst quarters since 2022 as investors await new US tariffs to take effect tomorrow (More) | Conservative cable channel Newsmax shares surge over 700% in first trading day on NYSE (More)
> Google DeepMind’s drug discovery spin-off Isomorphic Labs raises $600M (More) | Mortgage company Rocket to buy competitor Mr. Cooper Group in all-stock deal valued at $9.4B; comes three weeks after Rocket bought Redfin (More)
> CEO of fast-fashion brand Primark, Paul Marchant, resigns over allegations of improper behavior; Marchant had led the company since 2009 (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Death toll from earthquake that struck Myanmar Friday surpasses 2,000, with more than 3,000 injured; at least 20 people dead in Bangkok, Thailand, which also felt the quake (More)
> Trump administration says it is reviewing roughly $9B in federal grants and contracts awarded to Harvard, claiming the school failed to address issues of antisemitism on campus; review comes after similar probe into Columbia (More)
> Israeli military orders evacuation of Gaza’s southern border city of Rafah as it seeks to reoccupy 25% of the enclave (More) | Three US Army soldiers found dead in Lithuania after their armored vehicle sank in a bog during training; search for fourth soldier continues (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
Time
Time is something, along with birth and death of which we all have in common. We are all born; we all die, and we all experience the passage of time.
For some of us, time is kind and for others, time is not kind... everyone has seen this often where people look 10 years older than they really are.
Reasons for this:
- health
- alcohol
- drugs
- not much sleep
- working outside
- working manual labor
Cosmetics and surgery and genes (DNA) keep us younger keep us younger than we really are, but with clothes off, much of the skin we don't see is still wrinkled.
For me, I don't spend any more money than I have to on my looks.
- If my hair falls out, it falls out
- If my teeth lose their whiteness, sobeit
- If I gain weight, I gain weight
- If my skin wrinkles, it wrinkles
We can watch what we eat, exercise and get the sleep we need, but we cannot STOP TIME, nor can we SLOW TIME DOWN. Times moves as it was always intended to move.
We must accept time for what it is an what it is not.
NASA Reveals 5 Million Images of Gravity Waves Rippling Through Earth’s Sky
NASA’s AWE mission just released millions of gravity wave images from space, unveiling atmospheric forces that ripple through the sky and affect our tech on Earth. It’s a whole new window into space weather.
After completing its 3,000th orbit aboard the International Space Station (ISS), NASA’s Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) has released its first set of scientific data.
This milestone marks a major step in studying how subtle changes in Earth’s upper atmosphere can lead to disturbances, and how those disturbances can affect technologies like satellites, communications systems, and GPS on Earth and in space.
Tuesday, April 1
Robert Reich
Did you miss last night’s executive order?
Friends,
Today is actually April 2. Your calendar may show April 1 but late last night President Trump issued an executive order making all months 30 days long. That means March actually ended Sunday, March 30, and yesterday was April 1. “This will give dangerous aliens one fewer day each month to cross our borders illegally” Trump said.
“It’s more efficient to do away with the 31st’s,” added Elon Musk, whose Department of Government Efficiency has been cutting days out of the calendar for months.
But scientists are criticizing the move. “It leaves the earth six days short of a full cycle around the sun each year,” said Dr. Earnest Won, a Nobel Prize-winning geophysicist at the Berkeley Geodesic Laboratory.
In a second executive order issued late last night seemingly in response to Dr. Won, Trump mandated that the six extra days be devoted to himself.
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Why dogs love to play with trash.
See what the Hubble telescope saw on your birthday.
What it's like to retire in America at age 55 or younger.
Photographer captures rare orange snowy owl.
A tool to calculate when your baby might arrive.
Pennsylvania's apple-snatching "Little Bigfoot."
Japanese chain temporarily closes after rat found in soup.
Clickbait: The world's longest tongue plays Jenga.
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