Thinking Is Power on The Canadian Atheist Podcast
The Canadian Atheist Podcast is, “A podcast about news, current events & commentary about ALL things atheism from a Canadian perspective.” From their website: Episode 204 “This week, Micheal & Dean are joined by Melanie Trecek-King. Melanie is a science communicator, teaches critical thinking & information literacy. We have anContinue Reading
‘Sponge Cities’ Are Catching On. But Can They Handle Supercharged Storms?
Pairing engineered stormwater infrastructure with green spaces can reduce flooding in cities. But wetter storms are pushing these systems to the brink, experts say. By Kiley Price In 2011, a short but catastrophic cloudburst hammered Copenhagen, flooding parts of the Danish city with more than 5 inches of rain inContinue Reading
El Niño turns crumbling California pier into climate battleground over what to save — and who pays
Rep. Sam Liccardo wants to rebuild the Pacifica pier with help from the federal government. But does investing in this kind of infrastructure make sense?Continue Reading
Headlines for June 16, 2026
Israel’s Netanyahu Says He Won’t Withdraw from Lebanon, Defying Terms of U.S. Deal with Iran, Israeli Attacks on Gaza Kill Four, Including Paramedic and His Son, Israeli Settlers Try to Burn Palestinians Alive in West Bank Arson Spree, Israel Jails Palestinian American Student Sama Safi Without Charges, Ukraine Strikes MoscowContinue Reading
No Criminal Charges For Transgender People Using Idaho Public Restrooms
A judge ruled Tuesday that transgender people won’t face criminal charges for using Idaho public restrooms that match their gender identities. The ruling from U.S. District Judge Amanda Brailsford puts on hold enforcement of key components of a law adopted in March — and set to take effect July 1Continue Reading
MLB Issues Warning After SF Giants Pitchers Add Bible Verses To Pride Night Caps
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Major League Baseball has warned players about writing on their uniforms after San Francisco starter Landen Roupp and two other pitchers added Bible verses to their Pride Night caps last week. Roupp started the 5-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Friday night with “Gen 9:12-16”Continue Reading
20 TV and Movie Duos We’re Still Convinced Should’ve Been Endgame
Some characters are written as friends. Some are written as rivals. And then there are the pairings that accidentally create enough romantic tension to fuel decades of fanfiction. For as long as film and television have existed, audiences have looked at certain duos and thought the same thing: Are weContinue Reading
Who’s Afraid of Hasan Piker?
Former high-ranking Biden administration officials should arguably be facing charges at the International Criminal Court for complicity in the Gaza genocide. Instead, they’re embraced by polite society and enjoy influential posts in corporate media, academia and Washington think tanks. Their concealment of Biden’s declining mental faculties helped precipitate 2024’s disastrous electoral results. Democratic leaders in Congress, ostensibly in anContinue Reading
How AI is Secretly Reshaping the Real Estate Market | Hot Take with Jesse Weber
Realtors are embracing AI in record numbers. But as artificial intelligence moves into real estate, critics warn it could also reinforce housing bias, quietly steer buyers toward certain neighborhoods, influence community demographics and local politics over time, while opening the door to costly mistakes, privacy risks, and harder-to-spot scams.Continue Reading
The simple habit to goal attainment | Chris Bailey
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Georgia, Alabama primaries to test The Traitor’s influence | NewsNation
Voters are heading to the polls Tuesday in several high-profile primary elections, with key Republican runoffs in Georgia and Alabama, while the Washington, D.C., mayoral primary has Traitor 47 threatening a takeover. NewsNation’s Mills Hayes reports.Continue Reading
1 in 5 businesses use AI, 96% haven’t cut jobs: Report
Despite widespread alarm about AI replacing workers, a new report shows that is not the reality., Despite widespread alarm about AI replacing workers, a new report shows that is not the reality., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
AP Exclusive: Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says society needs ‘new social norms’ in the age of AI
SHERMAN, Texas (AP) — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang — whose work helped enable artificial intelligence — stressed in an Associated Press interview Tuesday that society has no choice but to change in the advent of AI. Huang has been optimistic about the technology’s potential to rapidly change society, creating fasterContinue Reading