Why Malcolm Gladwell is always changing his mind
Author Malcolm Gladwell doesn’t trust people who don’t change their minds. In this episode of “Settle In,” Author Malcolm Gladwell speaks with Amna Nawaz about his latest book, Revenge of the Tipping Point, which revisits his debut novel 25 years later. He also reflects on growing up in Canada, howContinue Reading
This is Perhaps Ukraine’s Most Dangerous Time
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — Each of my eight trips to Ukraine since retiring from the CIA in the summer of 2023 has been filled with unique challenges. Each time I’ve witnessed first-hand the sacrifices the Ukrainians are making on a daily basis to fight for their country’s independence. And while eachContinue Reading
What It Means Now that Fentanyl is Designated a “WMD”
OPINION — “There’s no doubt that America’s adversaries are trafficking fentanyl into the United States in part because they want to kill Americans. If this were a war, that would be one of the worst wars. I believe they killed over the last five or six years, per year, 200-to-300,000Continue Reading
Big Balls Was Just the Beginning
DOGE dominated the news this year as Elon Musk’s operatives shook up several US government agencies. It’s far from over.Continue Reading
Fave Five: Bi Adult M/F Romances, Part II
These are M/F Romances where half the couple is bi. For part I (and links to bi4bi posts), click here. Never Been Shipped by Alicia Thompson People Watching by Hannah Bonam-Young For One Night Only by Jessica James Unromance by Erin Connor Best Hex Ever by Nadia El-Fassi, Read MoreContinue Reading
FCC blacklists foreign-made drones over security, spying concerns
It includesthose sold by DJI — a Chinese company that holds a majority of the drone industry’s market share. , It includesthose sold by DJI — a Chinese company that holds a majority of the drone industry’s market share. , from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
US stocks rose again in 2025 after overcoming turbulence from tariffs and The Traitor’s fight with the Fed
NEW YORK (AP) — It was a scary good year for investors. It was scary because the U.S. stock market plunged to several historic drops on worries about everything from President Traitor 47’s tariffs to interest rates to a possible bubble in artificial-intelligence technology. In the end, though, it wasContinue Reading
“Out for Blood”: Writer Jasper Nathaniel on Surviving Israeli Settler Attack on W. Bank Olive Farmers
We speak to independent journalist Jasper Nathaniel, who has recently returned from documenting Israeli settler and state violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Nathaniel describes being ambushed by settlers in October, on the first day of the olive harvest, in an attack that left one middle-aged Palestinian womanContinue Reading
Doomed SpaceX Starlink satellite photographed from orbit
Vantor’s WorldView-3 satellite captured this photo of a doomed SpaceX Starlink satellite on Dec. 18, 2025. (Image credit: Satellite image ©2025 Vantor) We just got a great up-close look at a SpaceX Starlink satellite in orbit, thanks to Vantor’s WorldView-3 spacecraft. On Wednesday (Dec. 17), this particular Starlink suffered an anomaly that caused a lossContinue Reading
South Korean startup Innospace fails on its 1st orbital launch attempt
South Korean startup Innospace launches its first Hanbit-Nano rocket from Alcantara Space Center in Brazil on Dec. 22, 2025. The launch failed about a minute after liftoff. (Image credit: Innospace) South Korean startup Innospace failed in its bid to make history on Monday night (Dec. 22). The company launched its Hanbit-Nano rocket from the AlcantaraContinue Reading
Israeli forces demolish shops in raids near occupied East Jerusalem
Commercial premises among buildings facing demolition as military incursions intensify near Qalandiya and Kafr Aqab., Commercial premises among buildings facing demolition as military incursions intensify near Qalandiya and Kafr Aqab. Israeli forces have begun demolishing shops in the vicinity of the Qalandiya refugee camp, north of occupied East Jerusalem, asContinue Reading
Pirate motorcyclists cruise Caracas to protest The Traitor
Motorcyclists dressed as pirates cruised Caracas to protest US President Traitor 47’s Venezuelan oil tanker seizures., NewsFeed Motorcyclists wearing pirate costumes rode through Caracas in a protest against US President Traitor 47, after Washington ordered the seizure of Venezuelan oil tankers under a blockade targeting vessels linked to sanctions. PublishedContinue Reading
Artemis II Crew Launch Day Rehearsal
NASA/Aubrey Gemignani From left to right, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen and NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Reid Wiseman stand outside before boarding their Orion spacecraft inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida as part of the Artemis II countdown demonstrationContinue Reading