"Scientists from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) used giant lasers to flash-freeze water into its exotic superionic phase and record X-ray diffraction patterns to identify its atomic structure for the very first time—all in just a few billionths of a second. The findings are reported today in Nature."
Just one word, plastics. "In a perfect world, plastic would never be on a one-way trip into landfill - it's a vision we've strived to realise for decades. Unfortunately, some plastics just don't recycle as easily as others, limiting how well we can reuse them in new products. But a new kind of plastic might help change all that."
Stormy weather. "NASA's Insight sees cloudy days on Mars, so why does it never rain?"
"A northern Kentucky teenager banned from school for refusing the chickenpox vaccination due to his religious beliefs has come down with the childhood malady, his attorney said Wednesday… Kunkel and his family have no regrets about their decision to not be vaccinated." Ask him again after he has Shingles.
"Viruses genetically engineered to kill bacteria rescue girl with antibiotic-resistant infection." And now we wait to see what the long term effects are. Also note her infection is not fully cured.
"As the cost of insulin continues to skyrocket in the U.S., where pharmaceutical companies can dictate the price, people are making the trek north as an alternative to paying thousands of dollars to stay alive." Remember when it was just seniors driving to Canada (and Mexico) to buy their prescription drugs? Good times. Good times. (Grokked from Laura J Mixon)
Meanwhile, it appears as if the various states are vying for who can be the most restrictive when it comes to abortion. Remember when they said, "Well, you can just go to a different state…" or "We would never make the women a criminal…" or "Birth control will always be available…"? Whelp, welcome to Georgia. Welcome to Alabama. Welcome to Ohio. (some links grokked from Laura J Mixon)
Remember that link yesterday about how Denver failed to approve an initiative to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms? Yeah, that was wrong. "Denver voters narrowly approved a grassroots ballot initiative to decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms, commonly referred to as psychedelic mushrooms."
"Pope Francis issued new global rules Thursday for reporting sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, mandating for the first time that all dioceses set up systems for reporting abuse and cover-ups." That's fantastic and it's only (looks at watch) three-decades late.
And here comes the hero worship part. "Along with Castillo and one other student, Brendan Bialy, an 18-year-old student at the STEM School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, was able to disarm one of the alleged shooters and pin him to the ground. 18-year-old Castillo was killed as he charged at the accused gunman and threw him up against the wall." Kids should not be put in this position.
How go the Trade Wars? "Beijing has made adequate preparations to respond to the U.S. on trade, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said Thursday." It's no fair fighting against a politically savvy opponent when your own government can't see past next month.
Burning Chrome. "Binance, a major cryptocurrency exchange, says hackers stole more than $40 million worth of bitcoin from its customers."
"The FBI is investigating some 850 cases of domestic terrorism and considers it serious and persistent threat, the FBI's Michael McGarrity told the House Committee on Homeland Security on Wednesday." (Grokked from Joy Reid)
"'We recovered over a thousand weapons of various makes, models and calibers — rifles, shotguns, pistols,' said Ramirez, who described the array as 'basically a stash or pile.'" Arsenal. The word you were looking for is "arsenal." (Grokked from Laura J Mixon)
"North Korea has launched two 'short-range missiles,' South Korea's military said it suspected on Thursday, adding yet another complication into Pyongyang's stalled negotiations with the United States and peace talks with South Korea." So that's going well.
How's our man in South America? "Venezuelan agents have detained a top aide of opposition leader Juan Guaido, using a tow truck to drag his vehicle away with him inside, in the first major detention since a failed attempt last week to spark a military uprising to bring down President Nicolas Maduro's government."
"The committee’s 24-to-16 contempt vote, taken after hours of debate over the future of American democracy, was the first official House action to punish a government official in the standoff over the Mueller report. The Justice Department denounced the move as unnecessary and intended to stoke a fight." Dear DOJ, you're the one who picked the fight. You just bet that the Democrats didn't have the stomach for it.
"The constitutional showdown between President Donald Trump and House Democrats is taking a grave new twist that threatens to embroil the nation in a deep political and legal nightmare that could last for years." It's been this way for 2 years now. Try to keep up. And in the article they mention how most of America is "meh" about it. Why? Because media (and the politicians) haven't been able to describe what's at stake, yet. This is why I give the advice to start impeachment proceedings, the investigation will take at least a year, and sell this to the American public. You've got to make the case forcefully and convincingly. Because most people don't care about government or politics. They just don't think it affects them (welcome to privilege). The Democrats have to make the case tangible to them.
"The Senate Intelligence Committee, which is headed by a Republican, has subpoenaed Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of President Donald Trump, to answer questions about his claim to have just limited knowledge of an ultimately aborted plan to build a Trump Tower in Moscow."
"Maybe what's going on with Trump and Congress and executive privilege is relatively tame, since it has to do only with a report on allegations of Russian election interference and obstruction of justice."
"The hosts of 'Fox & Friends' had an unconventional take on The New York Times’ bombshell report that President Donald Trump had amassed huge financial losses in the 1980s and 1990s — it’s all a sign of Trump’s 'impressive' business career." For the just, all is holy. This is how con-men make so much money and are rarely brought to justice. Also note that most of his loses weren't his money, it was his Dad's and the bank's money. Trump got paid. If I had to guess, Trump got paid first. But because of our tax laws and the way he structured his business, he was able to use the loss of other people's money to offset his own tax responsibility.
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