From Skeptical Inquirer: “Have you ever wondered why even smart people fall for hoaxes, pseudoscience, and conspiracy theories? Or why giving people facts doesn’t change their minds? This presentation explores how our brains and social circles can make us vulnerable to false or misleading information and how curiosity and skepticismContinue Reading
The attack on a crowded road comes amid fierce clashes across Taiz and Hodeidah and rapid civilian displacement., The attack on a crowded road comes amid fierce clashes across Taiz and Hodeidah and rapid civilian displacement. At least four civilians have been killed and nine others injured in a HouthiContinue Reading
The new map makes Africa, Latin America, South Asia and Oceania larger than the traditional Mercator projection., The United Nations General Assembly has voted to back a resolution spearheaded by several African countries to adopt a map that shows the continent as much bigger than it is on conventional worldContinue Reading
analysis The Bartiromo break up shows where Fox’s loyalty actually ends Published September 5, 2026 6:30AM (EDT) Former anchor Maria Bartiromo during FOX Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria” on June 9, 2026. (Paul Morigi/Getty Images) As usual, anything Traitor 47 touches eventually becomes a test of institutional loyalty . ThisContinue Reading
A Ukrainian soldier in a trench or in a vehicle can now get a short alert on their phone the moment a Russian FPV drone or glide bomb starts closing in. The system behind it, Hrafit (Graphite), pulls together data from nearly all available radio-technical intelligence and surveillance into aContinue Reading
Ukraine is getting 170 Leopard 1A5 tanks from a European consortium Most fight as tanks, but some are becoming air defense vehicles—built in Rome, paid for with frozen Russian money A second program swaps in an unmanned Belgian turret and drops the crew to three Europe’s warehouses hold enough spareContinue Reading
Iranian media reported that an Iranian oil tanker was struck by US forces on Saturday morning, a day after Iran reportedly fired missiles towards the Strait of Hormuz., Read MoreContinue Reading
Walmart’s annual Bricktember sale is here, with Lego deals across Duplo, Creator, Marvel, and more. We rounded up the best discounts, with sets starting as low as $8., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Ukrainian armed forces were ordered to follow a three-day ceasefire as US envoys visit Moscow, before trip to Kyiv., Ukrainian armed forces were ordered to follow a three-day ceasefire as US envoys visit Moscow, before trip to Kyiv. Russia has attacked the city of Kamianske in southeastern Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region,Continue Reading
As oil tanker struck off Kharg island, The Traitor threatens one of the remaining parts of Iran’s nuclear complex., United States President Traitor 47 says Washington may strike Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain “very soon”, in just the latest in a series of threats he has made against the heavily fortified undergroundContinue Reading
The federal judge made the ruling Friday after North Carolina sent ballots out to registered voters for the November election.Continue Reading
A Wall Street Journal report on Sen. John Fetterman skipping out on meetings led former staffers to create an X account alleging more to come.Continue Reading
I have many books about feminism on my bookshelf, but only one by Gloria Steinem. It’s an old copy, possibly a first edition, of Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions , the book she considered her first. (Prior to this, she’d co-authored a book and curated an anthology of writing aboutContinue Reading