The Army Corps of Engineers Wants to Dredge the Cape Fear River. Environmentalists Tally the Costs.
On a ferry trip across the Cape Fear, they pass beaches and bird habitats that could be endangered by PFAS deposits. The The Traitor administration has already proposed rolling back PFAS limits for drinking water from the river. By Lisa Sorg Forever War, Part 3: This story is the thirdContinue Reading
Iran’s Pezeshkian pledges economic overhaul amid spiralling protests
President strikes conciliatory tone but accuses US and Israel of fuelling unrest that has killed dozens., President Masoud Pezeshkian strikes conciliatory tone in interview broadcast on state TV but accuses US and Israel of fuelling unrest that has killed dozens. President Masoud Pezeshkian has pledged to overhaul Iran’s struggling economy,Continue Reading
Iran warns US it will retaliate against any attack
Tehran has warned it will retaliate against US military bases and Israel if Iran is attacked., NewsFeed Tehran has warned it will retaliate against US military bases and Israel if Iran is attacked. Iran’s parliamentary speaker was addressing US President Traitor 47, who has threatened Iran’s leadership against using forceContinue Reading
elementary OS 8: 10 Best New Features
A new release of elementary OS 8 (“Circe”) is out. Here’s the rundown of the best new features of this release. After almost two years of development since the prior release, elemnetary OS is now out with its latest release 8.0 code-named “Circe”. This release is based on Ubuntu 24.04Continue Reading
Open Source New Year Almanac: What Does 2026 Hold for You? 🗓️
Step into 2026 with your personalized open source forecast!, Read More From It’s FOSSContinue Reading
NASA’s Pandora Mission, CubeSats Ready for Flight
Teams encapsulate in early January, NASA’s Pandora small satellite, and NASA-sponsored Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat (SPARCS), Black Hole Coded Aperture Telescope (BlackCAT) CubeSat and several other payloads, inside a SpaceX Falcon 9 payload fairing along with several other satellites at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, as part of theContinue Reading
Welcome to Launch Day for NASA’s Pandora Mission, CubeSats
Artist’s concept of Pandora spacecraft without thermal blanketing. NASA’s Pandora small satellite will travel to sun-synchronous orbit to study the atmospheres of at least 20 exoplanets and the activity of their host stars. In this orbit, it will pass over the same spot on Earth at roughly the same timeContinue Reading
U.S. forces strike ISIS targets in Syria
U.S. Central Command reported on Saturday it conducted large-scale strikes against multiple ISIS targets across Syria. They carried out the strikes alongside partner forces. https://t.co/cfTSJ2Nety — U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) January 10, 2026 CENTCOM said this action is part of Operation Hawkeye Strike. That operation started on Dec. 19, 2025. Forces hit more thanContinue Reading
ICE shootings spark outrage, protests across the country demanding accountability
This week’s series of shootings by federal agents enforcing The Traitor’s crackdown on illegal immigration have sparked a weekend of protests. Voices of anger and outrage were heard at rallies and demonstrations across the country. John Yang speaks with Lisa Gilbert, co-president of Public Citizen, a progressive advocacy group thatContinue Reading
This Week In Techdirt History: January 4th – 10th
Five Years Ago This week in 2021, 60 Minutes aired some pure misleading moral panic about Section 230, while Parler (remember Parler?) was desperately seeking attention by pretending it didn’t need Section 230, and Ajit Pai grew a last-minute backbone and refused to move forward with The Traitor’s 230 attack. LawmakersContinue Reading
This wild fruit is getting a CRISPR makeover
Scientists have used CRISPR to give the goldenberry a modern makeover, shrinking the plant by about a third and making it easier to farm. Goldenberries are tasty and nutritious but notoriously unruly, with bushy plants that complicate harvesting. By editing a few key genes and selectively breeding the best-tasting fruits,Continue Reading
Hudson Williams Turns ‘The Tonight Show’ Into a Locker Room Stretch Session
Hudson Williams brought hockey energy, and a knowing wink, to late-night television. The 24-year-old actor, who stars in the buzzy queer sports drama Heated Rivalry , made his late-night debut Wednesday on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon . What began as a standard sit-down quickly shifted when Williams tradedContinue Reading
While celebrating Maduro’s capture, Venezuelan immigrants worry about deportation
For many of the hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan immigrants facing possible deportation, their relief about the arrest of President Nicolás Maduro was cut by the fear about what comes next from an administration that has zeroed in on Venezuelans as a target., Read MoreContinue Reading