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Newly Identified Cosmic Object Sends Out Blast of Radio Waves and X-Rays Every 44 Minutes
May 30th, 2025Via: Study Finds: Something deep in the Milky Way is pulsing like clockwork, and no one knows what it is. Every 44 minutes, a mysterious space object nearly 15,000 light-years away sends out a blast of radio waves and high-energy X-rays, defying everything astronomers thought they knew about how stars behave. It’s not a pulsar, […]
“Trump Taps Palantir to Compile Data on Americans”
May 30th, 2025Via: New York Times: In March, President Trump signed an executive order calling for the federal government to share data across agencies, raising questions over whether he might compile a master list of personal information on Americans that could give him untold surveillance power. Mr. Trump has not publicly talked about the effort since. But […]
Appeals Court Allows Tariffs to Stay in Effect After Trade Court Rebuke
May 29th, 2025Via: YahooFinance: A federal appeals court allowed President Trump’s sweeping tariffs to temporarily stay in effect, a day after the US Court of International Trade blocked their implementation after deeming the method used to enact them “unlawful.” That means Trump’s tariff agenda remains intact, if in flux, in the latest twist in the unfolding legal […]
Court Strikes Down Trump’s Tariffs, “Ruling the Levies Exceed the President’s Legal Authority”
May 28th, 2025Update: Trump’s Tariffs to Remain in Effect After Appeals Court Grants Stay Via: YahooFinance: A federal appeals court allowed President Trump’s sweeping tariffs to temporarily stay in effect, a day after the US Court of International Trade blocked their implementation after deeming the method used to enact them “unlawful.” That means Trump’s tariff agenda remains […]
“French Minister Dials Back Suggestion to Get Rid of Cash”
May 23rd, 2025A little woopsee slipped out. Via: Politico: France isn’t getting rid of cash, Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin clarified on Friday after telling lawmakers a day earlier that the move would help stop drug trafficking. In an interview with radio station RTL, Darmanin recognized that getting rid of banknotes was unpopular and that the government lacked […]
“CERN Gears Up To Ship Antimatter Across Europe”
May 21st, 2025Via: Ars Technica: There’s a lot of matter around, which ensures that any antimatter produced experiences a very short lifespan. Studying antimatter, therefore, has been extremely difficult. But that’s changed a bit in recent years, as CERN has set up a facility that produces and traps antimatter, allowing for extensive studies of its properties, including […]
Two Israeli Embassy Staffers Killed in Washington Shooting
May 21st, 2025In other Israel news… Netanyahu Says Israel to ‘Control All of Gaza’ Netanyahu Says Trump’s Forced Displacement Plan Is Condition for Ending War on Gaza Canada, Britain, France Threaten Action if Israel Does Not Stop Military Offensive and Lift Aid Restrictions IDF Fired Near Canadian Diplomatic Delegation And now, roll the one about antisemitism on […]
Trump Announces Golden Dome Missile Shield
May 21st, 2025[???] Via: The War Zone: The Golden Dome missile defense system will cost about $175 billion and be operational “in less than three years” with “a success rate close to 100%,” President Donald Trump declared Tuesday afternoon as he shared new details about his ambitious, very expensive, and controversial missile defense shield for the U.S. […]
Australia’s Unrealized Gains Tax Will Be A Lesson In Economic Suicide
May 20th, 2025Via: QTR Fringe Finance: Australia’s new move to tax unrealized capital gains is one of the most reckless policy decisions I’ve ever seen — and keep in mind, I had front row seats to an “Inflation Reduction Act” that added more than $1 trillion in spending. Taxing unrealized gains is equal parts outright fucking mathematically […]
OpenAI’s Stargate AI Facility in Texas Will Consume 1 Gigawatt of Power
May 20th, 2025The scale is very wild… Via: Bloomberg: In other news, Musk wrote, “Colossus 2 will be the first Gigawatt AI training supercluster.” Colossus 2 will be the first Gigawatt AI training supercluster https://t.co/HPjEeqg3be — Kekius Maximus (@elonmusk) May 20, 2025 Related: AI’s Energy Footprint
