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On Losing a Daughter The people we were died at the exact moment our child did.

www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Andrzej and Hili have contrasting views of nature:

Hili: Nature is cruel.
Andrzej: Yes, but it also has certain advantages.

Has America Fought Well in the Iran War? With Mick Ryan Major General Mick Ryan, Australian Army (retired), Senior Fellow for Military Studies at the Lowy Institute, adjunct fellow with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and author of the ...

www.podbean.com/ea/dir-b9gcr...

WATCH: Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available.

I am exceedingly curious about how badly Conway will lose his Democratic Primary in a couple months.

(Yes, it's a prediction. Full disclosure: I think Alex Boras would make an excellent representative. He's brilliant & temperate & HoR wouldn't suffer for having one less attorney in its ranks.)

New @nberpubs: "How Have Universities Survived for Nearly a Millenium" www.nber.org/papers/w35079

A cat at rest on the floor in the sunshine.

Good morning from Kinmo the cat.

Claude Shared via Claude, an AI assistant from Anthropic

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How to Counter China’s Data Collecting - The Wire China The U.S. needs to take more seriously the threat posed by Chinese companies gathering information via the Internet-of-Things.

How to Counter China’s Data Collecting

www.thewirechina.com/2026/04/19/h...

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Once in a blue moon, I recommend an article from The New Yorker.

Stanley Jordan - Eleanor Rigby | Live at Newport Jazz Festival (1986) YouTube video by Jazz on MV

m.youtube.com/watch?v=aGoG...

The Future of Warfighting Technology Is Now with Aviv Shapira Aviv Shapira, the co-founder and CEO of XTEND, joins the show to discuss his journey from competitive drone racing to building groundbreaking defense technology. How are drone swarms changing warfare?...

| The Future of Warfighting Technology Is Now |

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How Trump’s Blockade of Iran Actually Works with Sal Mercogliano Sal Mercogliano, professor of history at Campbell University and host of the What’s Going on with Shipping YouTube channel, joins the show once again to discuss the naval blockade on the Strait of Hor...

| How Trump’s Blockade of Iran Actually Works with Sal Mercogliano

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Magyar vows to shut down Hungarian state TV akin to 'North Korea' Magyar has threatened to suspend the state broadcaster following a heated on-air clash, accusing it of spreading “North Korean-style” propaganda and false claims about his family during the election c...

www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

Péter Magyar accuses Szijjártó of shredding confidential documents Hungarian Prime Minister-elect Peter Magyar has accused outgoing Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó of shredding confidential sanctions-related documents at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, citing insid...

“Hungary's Prime Minister elect, Péter Magyar accused outgoing Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó of shredding confidential documents.” 4/13/26 … 1/ www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

Israeli group files war crimes complaint against Spain PM over alleged Iran aid Shurat HaDin claims that Spain transferred dual-use components worth about 1.3 million euros between 2024 and 2025 that could be used in explosive devices

www.ynetnews.com/article/sjrz...

@unroll.skywriter.blue unroll

Photo I took of our cat Jim feeling good after he successfully sued the Church Of Scientology for 21 million dollars for kidnapping him and putting him on a bogus "life repair course".

Jim Photograph Of The Day.

www.tom-cox.com/jim/

Combined with HB1524, which bans carry of "assault firearms," This change would make it illegal to carry any gun that has a magazine capable of holding more than 15 rounds, even if you legally own the magazines and have a concealed carry license. That's probably most carriers.

Chili-Fried Chili (辣椒炒辣椒) YouTube video by Chinese Cooking Demystified

m.youtube.com/watch?v=mDLu...

At least 100 dead after military airstrike hits wrong target in Nigeria Such misfires are common in Nigeria, where the military often conducts air raids to battle armed groups that control vast forest enclaves.

www.nbcnews.com/world/africa...

that imagery, I dunno

All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Andrzej and Hili discuss swapping dinners.

Andrzej: I don’t enjoy the taste of anything.

Hili: Eat from my bowl, and I’ll eat from your plate. You’ll see everything will taste different.

whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/04/12/s...

With this poll, Orbán is laying the ground to refuse to recognise anything but a win by him as legitimate, eg. www.hungarianconservative.com/articles/cur.... Such an outcome would drive a further wedge between Europe and the US government.

I hate to sound conspiracy-brained but it really seems plausible that this is a test-run for which shenanigans could work/might work/definitely won't work for Nov 2026.

(And yes, I am aware of the myriad, plentiful, numerous differences btwn Hungary & USA on multiple levels. Thnks.)

All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Andrzej has no kind words for philosophy.

Andrzej: Are you asleep?
Hili: No, I’m practicing philosophy.
Andrzej: Sometimes that amounts to the same thing.

whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/04/11/s...

Over on the other website the lead singer of Camper van Beethoven and Cracker, Dr. David C. Lowery, posted his college transcript from UC-Santa Barbara. (He was a Math major.)