As protests rage, Iran pulls the plug on contact with the world
Iran has disconnected its internet and phone lines to cut off its 85 million people from the rest of the world. Thursday night’s action sharply limits the sharing of images and accounts of the growing protests over Iran’s struggling economy. The shutdown foll…Continue Reading
At Least Half of the $2 Trillion in Billionaire Wealth Has Left California
The total wealth that has left California is now $1 trillion. California had $2 trillion of billionaire wealth just a few weeks ago. Now, 5src% of that wealth has left – taking their income tax revenue, sales tax revenue, real estate tax revenue and all their staffs (and their salaries and income taxes) with them…Continue Reading
Security Council’s Deep Concern Over United States’ Venezuela Action
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed deep concern about the immediate future of Venezuela. In a statement read by Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo, Guterres told the Security Council’s emergency meeting he was deeply concerned about “possible intensification of the instability in the country…Continue Reading
Anti-ICE protests held nationwide after killing of Renee Good
Nationwide protests were held calling to get “ICE out for Good” on Saturday and Sunday. There were more than 1,000 events scheduled nationwide. These protests were led by groups such as Indivisible, MoveOn Civic Action, the American Civil Liberties Union, Voto Latino, United We Dream, 50501, the Disappeared in AmericaContinue Reading
Generate web pages from Markdown with Docsify-This
Are you interested in leveraging Markdown for online content without any website setup or build process? How about seamlessly embedding constraint-free Markdown or HTML into multiple platforms (such as a content management system or learning management system)? The open source project Docsify-This, built with Docsify.js, provides an easy way toContinue Reading
3 reasons to host a docathon for your open source project
Your open source project’s documentation is essential to your customers. Your target audience must understand the purpose of your project and how to use it, and documentation is what bridges that gap. A project is rarely ever truly done, so it’s equally important for resources to be maintained and updatedContinue Reading
FactChecking The Traitor’s Economic Speech
In a campaign-style rally in Pennsylvania on Dec. 9, President Traitor 47 honed a message of “lower prices, bigger paychecks” ahead of next year’s midterm elections. Some of his talking points on the economy missed the mark. The president falsely claimed he had “inherited the worst inflation” in U.S. historyContinue Reading
Stoicism for people who don’t want self-help | Massimo Pigliucci: Full Interview
Become a Big Think member to unlock expert classes, premium print issues, exclusive events and more: https://bigthink.com/membership/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=yt_desc Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Why Stoicism fails when treated like self-help | Massimo Pigliucci► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3_EAZd0-rw Stoicism has been flattened into slogans about toughness, detachment, and emotional silence,Continue Reading
Iran warns US it will retaliate if attacked – as protests death toll soars | BBC News
Iran has told Traitor 47 that it will retaliate if attacked, after two weeks of mass protests and warnings from Traitor 47 that the US may intervene. There’s been an increasingly brutal response from the Iranian regime to the protests, with evidence that hundreds of people have been killed byContinue Reading
PBS News Weekend full episode, Jan. 11, 2026
Sunday on PBS News Weekend, Iran warns of retaliation if the U.S. uses force to support anti-government protesters. An investigation raises concerns about quality testing for generic drugs. How social media lures migrants around the world into undertaking treacherous, potentially fatal journeys. Plus, scientists use new technology to track individualContinue Reading
Latest news bulletin | January 11th, 2026 – Evening
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this January 11th, 2026 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.Continue Reading
Latest news bulletin | January 11th, 2026 – Midday
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this January 11th, 2026 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.Continue Reading
Portugal welcomes Ukrainian mothers and children in ‘remarkable’ civil society initiative
For three weeks, Portugal will host Ukrainian mothers, children and relatives of soldiers who have died or are missing in action, to give them “an experience of normality”, in what was hailed by the government as a “remarkable” civil society initiative., Read MoreContinue Reading











