Alligators as far as the eye can see.
"This is called an accretion burst event. It is incredibly rare: only three such events have been observed, out of all the billions of massive stars in the Milky Way… This is why astronomers are so excited about a recent observation of the phenomenon." Long article that had me screaming, "get to the point!" But it shows how real science is done.
"The Dungeness crab is vital to commercial fisheries in the Pacific Northwest, but lower pH levels in its habitat are dissolving parts of its shell and damaging its sensory organs, a new study found." We're boned.
"Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the World Health Organization’s director general, is traveling to Beijing, China, to meet with government and health officials on the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak."
"Last week, GM-subsidiary Cruise unveiled the Origin, its first self-driving car without a steering wheel or pedals. At the time, the company’s CEO Dan Ammann promised to reveal production details in the days to come. Well, today’s the day, with GM announcing plans to spend $2.2 billion to retrofit its Detroit-Hamtramck plant for the production of autonomous and electric vehicles." Another FU to NE Ohio.
"The Supreme Court in a 5-4 vote Monday cleared the way for the Trump administration to make it more difficult for low-income immigrants seeking to come to or trying to remain legally in the United States." So much for "Give us your poor…" Better strike that line off the Statue of Liberty.
"A gathering of thousands of armed protesters in Virginia last weekend prompted fears of mass violence. On this episode of On the Media, how some militia groups are spinning the lack of bloodshed as victory. Plus, fresh demands for accountability in Puerto Rico, and why the senate impeachment trial feels so predictable." Highly recommended, especially for Bob Garfield's intro about the Senate Trial, how it is boring by design and how the media is looking for any "tension" it can find. Also good inside into the 3% movement, and the trouble with Puerto Rico.
"A plane that crashed in Afghanistan’s central Ghazni province on Monday, reportedly killing everyone on board, has been confirmed as belonging to the U.S. Air Force." Funny how it took so long to verify that.
"Afghan forces and Taliban fighters clashed in a central region where a U.S. military aircraft crashed, officials said on Tuesday, as the government tried to reach the wreckage site in a Taliban stronghold."
"The President's legal team focused its presentation on attacking the House impeachment managers' case and going after former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden. Then, in the final presentation, Trump lawyer and Harvard Law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz addressed the elephant in the Senate chamber." And he lied his ass off.
Meanwhile, on Bullshit Mountain… "All of which somehow reminds us of disgraced former National Security Adviser John Bolton. Republicans in Washington might seem shocked to discover that Bolton has turned and betrayed his former boss, Donald Trump, but they shouldn't be shocked. That's who John Bolton is. That's who John Bolton has always been. That's what John Bolton does. And not to brag, but we called it long ago." Yes, Tucker, you called it so long ago that Bolton was a long-time paid contributor to Fox News.
Tweet of my heart: @GeorgeTakei Let me get this straight. Trump let a hack surreptitiously record him for 90 minutes about Ukraine and other foreign "policy" matters, and he's worried about what the "Deep State" intelligence has on him? Putin is laughing his ass off for sure.
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