Progressives Claim The Center In The Blue Tsunami’s Wake
Economic populism now provides the synthesis for the Democratic Party. And now the party must deliver., Read MoreContinue Reading
‘Go F**k Yourself’: Jon Stewart Goes There On Pete Hegseth And His ‘Cartoonish’ Military Views
The “Daily Show” host spelled out how the president should deal with the defense secretary and his “lousy performance.”, Read MoreContinue Reading
Ukraine’s Patriots stand empty, Zelenskyy warns, while Italy, one of its Aster suppliers, says: “We have some to keep for ourselves”
Ukraine meets Russian ballistic missiles with “empty Patriot systems” because the interceptors it seeks keep going to the Middle East, leaving it in most cases with nothing to shoot the missiles down, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Denmark’s parliament on 11 November. Ukraine needs Patriots and the European SAMP/T to stopContinue Reading
Ireland wants Ukraine’s final EU clusters open within seven weeks. Hungary still hasn’t said yes
Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU, said there was goodwill in many EU countries toward opening Ukraine’s last two negotiation clusters before the year is out. He spoke at a press conference with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Dublin onContinue Reading
KVI says its non-linear voltammetry charging method took an LFP cell from 10% to 70% in 3.7 minutes
Singapore-based KVI says its Non-Linear Voltammetry (NLV) charging technology has charged a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cell from 10% to 70% in 3.7 minutes, and from 0% to 100% in seven minutes. The 3.7-minute result came from a single, commercially sourced LFP cell. According to the company’s measurements, theContinue Reading
MAN electric truck feeds 350 kW back to the grid in SPIRIT-E bidirectional charging project
The SPIRIT-E research project, which includes MAN Truck & Bus and Traton R&D, has shown that electric trucks can store energy and feed it back into local and public power grids. Led by the Technical University of Munich (TUM), the project tested bidirectional charging at freight forwarder Spedition Schmid’s depotContinue Reading
Scientists discover that necks didn’t evolve for the reason we thought
Scientists have discovered that the first animals to venture onto land nearly 380 million years ago had surprisingly stiff necks, overturning a long-standing theory about evolution. Rather than evolving to help animals turn their heads, necks may have emerged as part of the anatomical changes that allowed them to moveContinue Reading
JK Rowling shares post claiming Conversion Practices bill is ‘biggest threat to gay rights since Section 28’
JK Rowling re-shared a post which claims the proposed Conversion Practices bill “may also be the biggest threat to gay rights since Section 28”, writing: “THIS.” The Harry Potter author reposted an X post from columnist Kevin McKenna, who also wrote: “The proposed Conversion Practices bill risks an authoritarian governmentContinue Reading
SS United States sinks off Florida for artificial reef
Once the world’s fastest ocean liner, the 990-foot SS United States was sunk off the coast of the Florida panhandle on Wednesday to establish an artificial reef. Authorities in Florida hope the sunken vessel will draw both marine life and provide a destination for scuba diving tourists. The storied ship,Continue Reading
Doomsday study calculated humanity’s end on Friday 13 November 2026
According to a study, the end of the world was supposed to come on 13 November. It sounds dramatic and would be quite urgent – if the study were not already “outdated”. Still, it is fascinating.Continue Reading
Russian officer killed by car bomb in St Petersburg as murder investigation begins
Kyiv rarely claims responsibility for such attacks on Russian troops, but Ukrainian forces have previously used similar blasts to show that Russia’s security services are vulnerable.Continue Reading
Michigan Residents Voted to Get Corporate Money Out of Politics. Now Utilities Are Suing
Amid rising electricity costs, Michiganders decisively voted for a ballot proposition to curtail the ability of utilities to spend on elections—a move utilities say limits their freedom of speech.Continue Reading
Why are Northern Europeans snubbing EPSO and the EU institutions?
German, Finnish, Dutch and other Nordic graduates are not interested in EU careers, as new figures from the EPSO competition show that northern Europeans are largely staying away. Is Brussels doing enough to compete with stronger national labour markets?, Read MoreContinue Reading