… Alina Habba Cross-Examines E. Jean Carroll …

What a mess. After a testy morning of exchanges during the direct examination of E. Jean Carroll by her lawyer, Alina Habba finally had her chance to cross-examine her. Throughout the morning's testimony,  Judge Lewis A. Kaplan had to repeatedly admonish Habba for basic things like standing up when making an objection, keeping objections in … Continue reading … Alina Habba Cross-Examines E. Jean Carroll … →

… Crime in the USA …

A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts If one wishes to understand the causes of American crime, first and foremost it is vital to get a solid foundation of the basic descriptive facts. Theorizing about underlying causes is far more likely to go astray when one begins with an inaccurate understanding of reality. … Continue reading … Crime in the USA … →

… Joseph R. Biden Launches Re Election Campaign …

  VALLEY FORGE, Pa. — President Joe Biden warned Friday that Donald Trump’s efforts to retake the White House in 2024 pose a grave threat to the country, the day before the third anniversary of the violent riot at the U.S. Capitol by then-President Trump’s supporters aiming to keep him in power. Speaking near Valley … Continue reading … Joseph R. Biden Launches Re Election Campaign … →

…Nations at Climate Summit Agree to Move Away From Fossil Fuels …

... Sorta ...Kinda .... Dec. 13, 2023 For the first time since nations began meeting three decades ago to confront climate change, diplomats from nearly 200 countries approved a global pact that explicitly calls for “transitioning away from fossil fuels” like oil, gas and coal that are dangerously heating the planet. The sweeping agreement, which … Continue reading …Nations at Climate Summit Agree to Move Away From Fossil Fuels … →

… Migrants on Greyhound buses …

From Texas A busload of migrants was dropped off outside the Colorado Capitol building in Denver on Monday morning in what a city official believes is the latest in a wave of buses chartered by the Texas state government. It’s unclear how many people were on the bus. Sen. Julie Gonzales, a Denver Democrat who … Continue reading … Migrants on Greyhound buses … →

… Holiday Greetings …

https://www.threads.net/@beatgrrrl/post/C0Zk-uYx2_9... celebrate in song ...   .... w                           t warm? ... is anyone warm? ... ????  Oh well ....      

… The Secrets of the JFK Assassination Archive …

 ... How a dogged journalist proved that the CIA lied about Oswald and Cuba — and spent decades covering it up ... Lee Harvey Oswald and CIA officer George Joannides. Photo: JFK Assassination Records Collection (Oswald) & CIA FOIA files (Joannides) In 1988, in an elevator at a film festival in Havana, the director Oliver … Continue reading … The Secrets of the JFK Assassination Archive … →

… President of Russia Vladimir Putin: …

From the Editor: This one if brought to you by - of course I can cut and paste - can't everyone?   I try to keep my ears to the tracks but the older I get ... the older I get.                             … Continue reading … President of Russia Vladimir Putin: … →

… A Billion Dollar Bet On Local News …

We’re making a $500 million investment. The other half is up to you. In 2012, I began as the new head of a school in Massachusetts. For many people from outside the region, the town and the school, both named Andover, are synonymous. Although the town had many other important institutions, the school was among … Continue reading … A Billion Dollar Bet On Local News … →

… Putin visits ‘dear friend’ Xi in show of no-limits partnership …

BEIJING, Oct 17 2023 - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on a widely watched trip aimed at showcasing the trust and "no-limits" partnership between the countries even as the war in Ukraine raged on. In only his second known trip abroad since the Hague-based International … Continue reading … Putin visits ‘dear friend’ Xi in show of no-limits partnership … →

… Palestinians in Gaza Brace for All-Out War: ‘There Is No Place To Go’ …

DEATH FROM ABOVE While some Israelis call to flatten Gaza — and Hamas celebrates its new political standing — ordinary Palestinians are preparing for life to turn from bad to much, much worse Palestinians evacuate the area following an Israeli airstrike on the Sousi mosque in Gaza City on October 9, 2023. FRIDAY OCT. 6 was an … Continue reading … Palestinians in Gaza Brace for All-Out War: ‘There Is No Place To Go’ … →

… The Israel – Hamas War: No matter who loses, Iran wins. …

  Israelis inspect the rubble of a building in Tel Aviv on Oct. 8, 2023, a day after it was hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip. There will be only one winner in the war that has broken out between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. And it is neither Israel … Continue reading … The Israel – Hamas War: No matter who loses, Iran wins. … →

… Nobel Prize goes to scientists behind mRNA Covid vaccines …

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to a pair of scientists who developed the technology that led to the mRNA Covid vaccines. Professors Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman will share the prize. The technology was experimental before the pandemic, but has now been given to millions of people around the world … Continue reading … Nobel Prize goes to scientists behind mRNA Covid vaccines … →

… Special counsel seeks ‘narrowly tailored’ gag order against Trump, citing ‘disparaging and inflammatory attacks’ …

The court filing accuses Trump of engaging in a campaign of disinformation. Special counsel Jack Smith and his team have requested a federal judge in Washington, D.C., impose a "narrowly tailored" order restricting former President Donald Trump from making public statements that they argue could "present a serious and substantial danger of prejudicing" his 2020 … Continue reading … Special counsel seeks ‘narrowly tailored’ gag order against Trump, citing ‘disparaging and inflammatory attacks’ … →

…Opinion: Trump “engaged in insurrection or rebellion,” let us prove it in a Colorado court …

We represent Colorado voters suing to keep Donald Trump off the 2024 ballot under Amendment 14, Section 3 When Coloradans cast their votes for president in 2024, our ballots should include only constitutionally qualified candidates. Donald Trump disqualified himself under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment by engaging in an insurrection against the constitutional transfer … Continue reading …Opinion: Trump “engaged in insurrection or rebellion,” let us prove it in a Colorado court … →

…The Loudest Sound Ever Heard …

Hint: It happened on August 27, 1883. ..A lithograph of the massive 1883 eruption of Krakatoa. (Credit: Parker & Coward 1888/Wikipedia)It was 10:02 AM local time when the sound emerged from the island of Krakatoa, which sits between Java and Sumatra in Indonesia. It was heard 1,300 miles away in the Andaman and Nicobar islands … Continue reading …The Loudest Sound Ever Heard … →

… The risks of AI are real but manageable …

The world has learned a lot about handling problems caused by breakthrough innovations. The risks created by artificial intelligence can seem overwhelming. What happens to people who lose their jobs to an intelligent machine? Could AI affect the results of an election? What if a future AI decides it doesn’t need humans anymore and wants … Continue reading … The risks of AI are real but manageable … →