Prof. David Baker, of the University of Washington School of Medicine, shared the 2024 Nobel Chemistry Prize with two other scientists “for their use of artificial intelligence in predicting protein structures from their amino acid sequences.” Their work may enable humas to “design[...]
October 11th, 2024 - 1:17 am § in America, Biden, Democrats, Donald Trump, Economics, Foreign Affairs, Israel/Palestine, Jews, News Media, Politics, Racism, Republicans
How the Middle East could cost Harris the election
Grossly simplified, the Middle East conflict boils down to two peoples living in the same space. As you know, the latest stage of the conflict began Oct. 7, 2023, when Palestinian terrorists from Gaza invaded Israel, massacred over 1,100 people, and took about 250 hostages. Israel responded with a m[...]
Fake hurricane photos
In the wake of hurricanes Helene and Milton, we are reminded of two things: (1) Anybody can post anything on the internet, and (2) Republicans will believe it. NBC News reports (here) that Amy Kremer, a Republican National Committee member from Georgia, posted the photo at left on Oct. 3 with the ca[...]
October 9th, 2024 - 7:33 pm § in Misc.
The city where liberal policies failed
IN 2020, 74% of Portland, Oregon’s voters approved decriminalizing drugs. Since then the city has been plagued by drug use, homeless camps, violent protests, and a spike in murders. The tourists are gone, businesses have closed, and thousands of residents have left for greener pastures. “[...]
Will the Supreme Court base decisions on the Bible?
“A group of religious conservatives listed nearly a dozen Bible passages in an amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court” on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, in a case involving gender-affirming health care bans, Huffington Post reported (here). The Christian Bible is the world’s most p[...]
When photos are deceptive
Those people wearing “Auto Workers for Trump” t-shirts in the photo below? They’re Trump supporters who attended a Detroit campaign rally on Tuesday, October 8, 2024, where J.D. Vance was the featured speaker. They were “stationed in a featured spot” behind Vance as he [...]
People shouldn’t listen to Elon Musk
While federal officials angrily complain that “online falsehoods are complicating the federal response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton,” Elon Musk uses his social media to spread them, Politico reported the day before Milton slams into Tampa Bay (read story here). He’s echoing the [...]
October 8th, 2024 - 10:08 pm § in Politics, Republicans
Ohio GOP candidates shun J. D. Vance
He’s an Ohio senator, and their party’s vice presidential nominee, but Ohio GOP candidates want nothing to do with him. Vance is “conspicuously absent” from billboards that “prominently feature” Trump, Bernie Moreno, and Derek Merrin, according to Politico (read s[...]
Romney refuses to endorse Harris
Retiring Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) is against Trump, but won’t endorse Kamala Harris (read story here). He said, “I’ve made it very clear that I don’t want Donald Trump to be the next president of the United States.” Well, who does that leave? Um, Chase Oliver (Libertarian), Jill Stein ([...]
Should we abandon climate ostriches to fate?
When Miami-based TV weatherman John Morales (profiled here) issued a dire warning last week about incoming Hurricane Milton, some viewers called him a “climate militant” and accused him of “overhyping emerging weather threats” (read story here). Many Floridians are paying hug[...]