Archive for April, 2026
Trump Fires Pam Bondi
April 2nd, 2026My guess is that she is now going to be paid off for protecting a bunch of criminals. Via: Independent: Pam Bondi has spoken out after President Donald Trump fired her as attorney general, bringing an end to her 14-month tenure at the Department of Justice. In a statement posted on X, Bondi boasted that […]
Hegseth Fires Army Chief of Staff
April 2nd, 2026In the middle of a war? Hmm. Via: CBS: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George to step down and take immediate retirement, sources familiar with the decision told CBS News. One of the sources said Hegseth wants someone in the role who will implement President Trump and Hegseth’s […]
Swedish Schools Getting Rid of Screens, Bringing Back Books
April 2nd, 2026Via: Undark: In 2023, the Swedish government announced that the country’s schools would be going back to basics, emphasizing skills such as reading and writing, particularly in early grades. After mostly being sidelined, physical books are now being reintroduced into classrooms, and students are learning to write the old-fashioned way: by hand, with a pencil […]
NASA Launches Artemis Moon Mission, First Crewed Lunar Flyby In More Than 50 Years
April 1st, 2026Via: NASA: Spurred by American ingenuity, astronauts on NASA’s Artemis II mission are in flight, preparing for the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years. NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket lifted off from Launch Pad 39B at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 6:35 p.m. EDT Wednesday, sending four astronauts […]
The McCasland Wave of Dead or Missing Scientists
April 1st, 2026Via: Daily Mail: Monica Reza, JPL’s Director of the Materials Processing Group, disappeared just four days before Casias while hiking with friends in California’s Angeles National Forest. Along with working in the same high-profile NASA lab as Maiwald, Reza has also been directly tied to the disappearance of retired Air Force General William Neil McCasland, […]
The War in Iran Could Trigger the Worst Global Food Crisis Since the 1970s
April 1st, 2026Via: ZME Science: Our modern food system is based on a foundation of natural gas, and now that foundation is cracking. It’s becoming clearer as the war drags on that the world is bound to face a historic global fertiliser shortage. With the Strait of Hormuz restricted by the Iranian military, shipments of critical agricultural […]
