Hong Kong says deficient netting spread deadly Wang Fuk blaze
Police say substandard fire-resistant netting was responsible for spreading the fire at Hong Kong’s Wang Fuk Court., NewsFeed Investigators say substandard fire-resistant netting installed across multiple floors at Hong Kong’s Wang Fuk Court failed safety tests, helping explain how the deadly high-rise blaze spread so fast. The death toll standsContinue Reading
The illusion of Western peacemaking
When peacemaking ignores truth, it risks turning war crimes into opinion and genocide into a story with two sides., In her latest book titled Girlhood at War, political science scholar Vjosa Musliu tells the story of the 1998-1999 war in Kosovo, through the eyes of her 12-year-old self. Musliu explainsContinue Reading
Raspberry Pi 5 1GB Launched, Other Models See Price Hikes
A budget version of the Raspberry Pi 5 single-board computer with 1GB RAM and costing $45 has been announced. The new Raspberry Pi 5 1GB is an affordable option, but it’s not as low-cost as it could’ve been owing to the rocketing cost of memory across the tech industry driven,Continue Reading
This Woman Is Still Making New York Safer For Trans People — Even After Her Death
On one of the most beautiful brownstone-lined blocks in the country, there’s a dwelling that will soon be filled with queer and trans young people getting a second chance at life. The Ali Forney Center , a New York institution that has provided beds and services to unhoused queer andContinue Reading
Cosmic Origins at AAS 247 (Jan 2026)
Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community Cosmic Origins at AAS 247… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources Cosmic Origins at AAS 247 The 247th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society Location Phoenix, Arizona Dates 4-8 January 2026Continue Reading
What’s Up: December 2025 Skywatching Tips from NASA
The 3I/ATLAS comet appears, the Geminids sparkle, and the Moon and Jupiter get close The 3I/ATLAS comet makes its closest approach to Earth, the Geminid meteor shower sparkles across the sky, and the Moon and Jupiter get close for a conjunction. Skywatching Highlights Dec. 19: 3I/ATLAS closest approach to EarthContinue Reading
Space Station First: All Docking Ports Fully Occupied, 8 Spacecraft on Orbit
Dec. 1, 2025: International Space Station Configuration. Seven spaceships are parked at the space station including the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft, the SpaceX Crew-11 Dragon spacecraft, JAXA’s HTV-X1 cargo craft, Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus cargo craft, the Soyuz MS-27 crew ship, and the Progress 92 and 93 resupply ships. NASA ForContinue Reading
AI/ML STIG Lecture Series, 22 Dec 2025
Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community AI/ML STIG Lecture Series, 22… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources AI/ML STIG Lecture Series Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Science and Technology Interest Group (AI/ML STIG) Module 3: Deep LearningContinue Reading
AI/ML STIG Lecture Series, 15 Dec 2025
Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community AI/ML STIG Lecture Series, 15… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources AI/ML STIG Lecture Series Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Science and Technology Interest Group (AI/ML STIG) Module 3: Deep LearningContinue Reading
‘100 Nights of Hero’ Director Admits Some ‘Rebellious’ Moments of Charli XCX’s Character Didn’t Make It On Screen (Exclusive)
With ‘100 Nights of Hero’ arriving Dec. 5, filmmaker Julia Jackman is opening up about the challenges and inspirations behind her queer-centered, parallel-universe period drama. In a conversation with Gayety, Jackman reflects on adapting Isabel Greenberg’s graphic novel, shaping its characters for the screen and fighting to bring a boldlyContinue Reading
‘I’m Lost in This Country’: Non-Mexicans Live Undocumented After Deportation to Mexico
In the heat of the late afternoon, a Cuban man loaded jugs of water onto the front of a blue delivery tricycle at Mercado Público José María Pino Suárez, a market that spills from a large building into the surrounding streets in the southern Mexican town of Villahermosa. Around the corner,Continue Reading
If Hegseth Gave an Order to ‘Kill Everybody,’ He Must Be Prosecuted
Shocking as this moment is, none of us should pretend we weren’t warned. When Traitor 47 installed Pete Hegseth — a television provocateur whose public record is soaked in belligerence, booze and culture war performance — as America’s Defense secretary, the world could see exactly where it was headed. Still,Continue Reading
The Traitor’s Beef With Nigeria
The widely circulated article in Global Geopolitics, headlined “America’s Hypocrisy as Policy,” offers a thoughtful reaction to President Traitor 47’s insane but self-serving threat to invade Nigeria under the pretext of stopping a so-called Christian genocide. The Traitor tweeted on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 that “Christianity is facing an existential threatContinue Reading