After seeing the aftermath of Abdul El-Sayed asking Olivia Reingold what she meant by a Jewish state, I became convinced it's a question that should be asked more often. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
There was a viable solution but since it wasn't based upon magical thinking or affiliated with an unstable billionaire, it wasn't picked.
A high school history teacher in Pennsylvania who helps students look inward to find their strengths and outward to find community has been named the 2026 National Teacher of the Year.
As opposed to back when we were flying the Concorde off ... aircraft carriers?
Calling this guy stupid is an insult to stupid people.
"the Pope's progressive stances on climate, inequality and immigrants are already dividing the faithful along partisan lines."
I submit that you can't be both "faithful" and "partisan". You either follow the teachings and tenets of your faith or you don't.
Very interesting piece.
“An ‘edifice complex’ emerges when individuals in positions of authority, uncertain of their place in history, attempt to pre-empt posterity’s judgment with grandiose construction projects. It reflects insecurity and egomania in equal measure.”
quillette.com/2026/03/26/t...
"If prices stayed at this level, it would mean an extra $11 billion in annual expense just for jet fuel," CEO Kirby posted on the company's website. "For perspective, in United's best year ever, we made less than $5B."
You have to learn a thing before it can be forgotten.
Shoutout to The Atlantic reporters for publishing these massive scoops instead of waiting years to put them in a book.
The oldest known image of Keith Richards, published around 1140 AD ...
When the leader of your church, who may be considered infallible with respect to teachings on faith and morals, makes a simple statement that "war is bad" and you're conflicted when processing that, you're probably not really an adherent.
"The statue was deemed antisemitic" certain to figure prominently in the investigation conclusion.
At 8:31 pm Friday, the US Treasury prolonged Russia's exemption from US oil sanctions for another month. Two days earlier Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent had promised that this would not be done.
This is sufficient proof that Trump works for Putin.
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Translation: "The right of Ford (and other US manufacturers) to produce substandard products and sell them at exorbitant prices shall not be infringed."
Articles about Jared Kushner's diplomatic role with Iran that mention Kushner has received billions from the Saudi government (2/28-4/19):
NYT: 5 of 58
WashPost: 1 of 43
WSJ: 0 of 40
AP: 0 of 26
CNN Wire: 0 of 18
NY Post: 0 of 17
Chicago Tribune: 0 of 4
LA Times: 0 of 4
Boston Globe: 0 of 2
Don't disagree with *your* post, but there is some serious delusion in the OP.
"We don't need Americans... We need American weapons".
It's an all-or-nothing deal. been to the UAE many times for weapons/defense-related work - without constant support, American tech will rapidly become useless.
I love flying but today was one of those days when you get a text message that makes you wonder if it's really worth it.
The next time you're wondering if self-driving cars are ready for prime time, consider that we're likely only a couple years away from the first "self-driving" air taxis.
Lyric Genius didn't even try on this opener or any of the rest of the song for that matter:
"You're floating there you're handing me, a snake inside a jar
It's just to cool, I do believe, you're what you say you are"
$355+ million "funds held in trust" from their own webpage adomdevelopment.org/wp-content/u....
I'm thinking they (and every other mega-denomination) can, and should, do without taxpayer subsidy.
Military relying upon easily jammed satellite control link = bad.
Military reliance upon easily jammed satellite control link controlled by a madman with questionable motives = worse.
Pres. Zelenskyy (Ukraine): For the first time in the war, an enemy position was captured entirely by ground robotic systems and drones - without infantry. A robot entered the most dangerous zones instead of a soldier and took the positions. Occupiers surrendered, without infantry or losses 4/13/26
I'd like to see a list of the 50, please!
All the outraged Christians.
Let's see how their outrage holds up when a Dem candidate goes on record as Pro-Choice.
Apathy for sure, but hard to ignore that one of the greatest contributors to low voter turnout is the combination of low wages and workday elections.
I know people who truly cannot afford to lose 4 or 5 hours of pay in any given week.
Minimum wage up. Election Day is a federal holiday.
1. Coachella performers, including Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber and Karol G, are funding the MAGA movement.
Let's follow the money.
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One of my cartoons in Monday's Metro
It's not a 'civil war' - it's just the next stage in the life cycle of a parasite.
These people have assessed that this host is no longer useful to them so, like ticks, they are dropping off to reproduce/generate new followers, and will soon find new hosts to latch on to and gorge themselves.
Tesla hat im ersten Quartal in Deutschland deutlich mehr E-Autos verkauft als im selben Zeitraum des Vorjahrs.
Unglaublich, was so ein Jahr ohne einen mutmaßlichen Hitlergruß fürs Business tut!
