Reputational harm or free speech? Afroman’s defamation case now in hands of jury
The fate of the rapper Afroman, accused of defaming seven Ohio sheriff’s deputies, now rests in the hands of a jury. The deputies claim Afroman — whose real name is Joseph Foreman — intentionally and maliciously harmed their reputations when he released a music video that featured footage of themContinue Reading
As critical deadline passes, The Traitor withholds endorsement in Texas runoff
Not a press release, a formal announcement or even a Truth Social post. President Traitor 47 did not endorse either candidate seeking the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate in Texas before the deadline to remove candidates from the ballot. That leaves incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General KenContinue Reading
FACT CHECK: Duterte still detained in the ICC detention center
Claim: The International Criminal Court (ICC) is releasing detained former president Rodrigo Duterte after Fujiki Shunichi of the International Career Support Association (ICSA) pleaded for his release at the United Nation Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session on March 11. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube post containing theContinue Reading
The Traitor threatens to ‘entirely blow up’ Iran’s largest gas field if it attacks Qatar’s LNG again
The Traitor has vowed to “blow up the entirety” of Iran’s South Pars gas field if Tehran moves to attack Qatari gas fields again. The warning comes after Iran, in response to an Israeli attack on its gas field, struck Qatar’s largest Ras Laffan facility, sparking global outrage.Continue Reading
Watch: Gunshots scatter crowd during Chaharshanbe Suri celebrations in Tehran
Social media footage posted March 17 shows crowds celebrating Chaharshanbe Suri in Tehran’s Chitgar district fleeing as gunshots ring out. Separate images appear to show Basij forces moving in to disperse gatherings during the fire festival.Continue Reading
Czech Republic steps in—Prague offers to send oil to Slovakia via reverse Druzhba flow, but not Russian
The Czech Republic is ready to invest in the Druzhba pipeline to ensure oil supplies to Slovakia, according to Industry Minister Karel Havlíček. Prague already receives oil via alternative routes and is no longer dependent on Russian supplies, Reuters reports. This involves a willingness to invest in technical solutions thatContinue Reading
Killer robots don’t exist yet but Ukraine and Russia are getting closer
A drone skims over the treetops, ignoring the dense blankets of electronic jamming. Onboard cameras feed a steady stream of the landscape beneath to the navigation processor, which compares them to preloaded terrain data at machine speed. Soon, the drone detects shapes below — the AI models in its electronicContinue Reading
House Democrats Want Clean Energy Tax Credits Back
A new bill would reinstate incentives from the Inflation Reduction Act and provide assistance for consumer electricity costs. By Arcelia Martin U.S. House Democrats proposed legislation on Wednesday to restore clean energy tax credits revoked by Republicans last year through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Continue Reading
How Black Women Continue to Shape American Democracy
Shirley Chisholm paved the way. We’re carrying the torch forward., Read MoreContinue Reading
The Cost of Bolivia’s ‘White Gold’
As the world races to secure coveted lithium for the green energy transition, Indigenous communities in Bolivia are left to bear the environmental burden., Read MoreContinue Reading
Windrose and Autel demonstrate real-world megawatt charging using the MCS standard
Chinese electric truck OEM Windrose and EVSE manufacturer Autel Europe have announced the successful completion of a real-world Megawatt Charging System (MCS) charging session at a customer site in the Dutch city of Roosendaal. The Megawatt Charging System, which enables charging of heavy-duty EVs at power levels up to 3.75Continue Reading
Nth Cycle secures $1.1-billion offtake agreement for its recycled nickel and lithium
Back in 2021, we published an in-depth interview with Megan O’Connor, the founder and CEO of Nth Cycle, a company that developed a way to recover production-grade critical minerals from separated electronic waste and low-grade mine tailings. Five years later, the company’s electroextraction technology seems to be working out, asContinue Reading
Australia’s “Red Centre” Turns Green
Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory Australia’s “Red Centre”… Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atmosphere Land Heat & Radiation Life on Earth Human Dimensions Natural Events Oceans Remote Sensing Technology Snow & Ice Water More Content Collections Global Maps World of Change Articles NotesContinue Reading