"The directors of Batgirl have said they are upset their film was axed months before its planned release, by Warner Bros Discovery… 'We are saddened and shocked by the news. We still can't believe it,' directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah wrote on Instagram."
"On Tuesday, Variety reported that the film had been planned under WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar and Warner Bros. CEO Ann Sarnoff, and was scheduled to be initially released on the HBO Max streaming platform. Since then, David Zaslav has come in as CEO of the newly formed Warner Bros. Discovery company, and has reversed their streaming-first corporate plans. The fate of Batgirl, according to Variety, seems to have been tied up in those strategy wars — but that jettisoning Batgirl would allow Warner Bros. Discovery to write the project off on its taxes."
"When you glance into a waterway, you probably expect aquatic life and the occasional piece of trash. But the reality in many urban metropolises is that lurking beneath the surface of any waterway could be an astounding number of... bicycles."
"The amount of coral in some areas of the Great Barrier Reef is at its highest in 36 years, according to a new report from the Australian Institute of Marine Science… From August 2021 to May 2022, the central and northern regions of the Great Barrier Reef had hard coral cover levels of 33% and 36%, respectively. Coral cover decreased by 4% in the southern region, due to an outbreak of crown-of-thorns starfish."
"On July 13, ERCOT was within ~1400MW of outages. Reserve margin was (less than)2%. The PUC & ERCOT called for conservation at noon. In the 24 hrs before that call, an add'l 2.6GW of coal & gas plants went offline, driving the total 'dispatchable' sources unavailable to ~15GW." Despite what the talking heads want you to believe, with ERCOT, wind and solar are the most reliable energy sources in Texas. Now only if they had more of it. (Grokked form Robert J Bennett)
"The Apollo-Soyuz mission was the first joint space mission between the U.S. and Soviet space agencies. Spacecraft from each country docked in orbit, and the world watched as Soviet cosmonauts and American astronauts embraced more than 100 miles from Earth. The mission was a powerful symbol of de-escalation after years of Cold War geopolitical tensions… Decades later, the U.S. and Russia jointly built the International Space Station, an enduring symbol of global scientific collaboration in space. But that long partnership may be coming to an end."
"Researchers at Yale University say they have been able to restore blood circulation and other cellular functions in pigs a full hour after the animals' deaths, suggesting that cells don't die as quickly as scientists had assumed." Note that all they've really seen is that some cells respond and work on the macrobiotic level. What could be seen is just lingering enzymes continuing to function. Besides, we all know to restore life you need to fly kites in a convenient lightning storm.
"The Associated Press obtained thousands of pages of sealed court documents that show in detail exactly how the (Mormon) church’s 'help line' can divert abuse complaints away from law enforcement, leaving children in danger."
"The Bank of England on Thursday hiked interest rates by 50 basis points, its largest single increase since 1995, and projected the U.K.’s longest recession since the global financial crisis."
"Embattled electric truck startup Lordstown Motors on Thursday reaffirmed plans to begin commercial production of its first vehicle this quarter and roll out the first customer deliveries by the end of the year… Lordstown CEO Edward Hightower said production of the Endurance pickup will be slow and largely reliant on capital availability. He said the company only expects to produce about 500 vehicles through early 2023 — an extremely slow production ramp-up by industry standards."
"Georgia taxpayers can now list embryos as dependents on their tax returns… In a news release on Monday, Georgia’s department of revenue said it would begin to 'recognize any unborn child with a detectable human heartbeat … as eligible for [an] individual income tax dependent exemption'." (Grokked from John)
"Congress ordered the Federal Aviation Administration to establish minimum dimensions for airplane seats within a year when the agency's funding was renewed in October 2018… The FAA has yet to comply… But this week the agency will take a step toward creating a new seat size regulation. The FAA is announcing an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking – a signal flare to interested members of the public that the agency is considering implementing that minimum size for airplane seats after all." Here's a PDF of the announcement. Unfortunately www.regulations.gov seems to be glitching when I search for it. (Grokked from Laura J Mixon)
"China has fired missiles near Taiwan as part of huge military drills following a visit by senior US politician Nancy Pelosi to the island… Taiwan said China launched 11 ballistic missiles into waters around Taiwan's north-east and south-west coasts… Japan said five Chinese missiles landed in its waters as well, calling for an "immediate stop" to the exercises."
"Lawyers for Alex Jones appeared to have accidentally sent over the entire contents of the Infowars founder’s phone to the lawyers for the plaintiffs in his defamation trial, according to court proceedings Wednesday." Oopsie. "Do you know what perjury is?" Classic. "On an open microphone in a recess, (Mark) Bankston (a lawyer for the parents suing Jones) asked his fellow lawyers: 'You know what nobody’s thought about yet? What happens when that phone goes to law enforcement?'" I'm sure that was just accidentally caught on a hot mike.
"Lawyers representing families of Sandy Hook massacre victims who are suing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones said they received child pornography in documents they were sent by the Infowars founder, according to court papers filed Monday in Connecticut." They just send you that stuff in email (early internet joke, circa 1995).
"An attorney representing two parents who sued conspiracy theorist Alex Jones over his false claims about the Sandy Hook massacre said Thursday that the U.S. House Jan. 6 committee has requested two years’ worth of records from Jones’ phone."
"U.S. Senators delivered overwhelming bipartisan approval to NATO membership for Finland and Sweden Wednesday, calling expansion of the Western defensive bloc a "slam-dunk" for U.S. national security and a day of reckoning for Russian President Vladimir Putin over his invasion of Ukraine."
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