Enjoy! Why must I feel like that? Why must I chase the cat? Nothing but the dog in me! Do the dog catcher!
Friday, May 31, 2024
Luther Vandross, Luther - Funky Music (Is A Part Of Me) (Official Video)
Enjoy the young Luther Vandross! Bring back the funk and nothing but the funk! 😊
‘Hamas No Longer Is Capable Of Carrying Out Another Oct. 7’: Biden Calls For Hostage-Ceasefire Deal
What a total incompetent and dangerous fool this senile, demented and corrupt 46th President is! I feel so sorry for the Prime Minister of Israel having to deal with him!
Trump: I'm very honored to fight for our constitution
Very recommendable! In his own words! This is e.g. the speech where he made the "Fascism" remark. Probably, not a well chosen term in this case. But besides this slip, it is worth watching the video.
UK Parties and political campaigns in other countries Face off on TikTok Battleground with Palki Sharma
Very recommendable! Winning democratic elections with the influence of TikTok!
The Communist Party of China must be exhilarated by this success. Remember the Art of War by Sun Tzu is a great textbook for the ages!
Even the senile, demented and corrupt 46th President of the U.S. uses it for campaigning even though the U.S. threatens to ban TikTok!
Two German navy warships on South China Sea mission
Good news! Germany is taking on more responsibilities to promote and preserve peace around the world!
Sweden accuses Iran of recruiting gang members to disrupt the country’s security
Bad news! Where else is Iran meddling? Swedish criminal gang leader have sought refuge in Iran? What!
Does Alone Time Make you Lonely? Here’s why it May be Good for you with Palki Sharma
Recommendable! Choosing occasional solitude can be a blessing! E.g. where did Albert Einstein find some of his inspirations?
India's Economy Soars, Latest GDP Numbers Beat Global Expectations with Palki Sharma
Good news! Rival China should be jealous! 😊 It seems almost impossible that PM Modi could loose the election. His three days of meditation are well deserved.
Reserve Bank of India Shifts 100 Tonnes of Gold from London to India with Palki Sharma
Good news! India, a rising superpower! Palki forgot to mention whether these were the entire gold reserves held by the RBI in London.
South African Election: Early Counting shows ANC Losing Majority with Palki Sharma
Good news! Thirty years of ANC rule is enough!
Thousands of cancer patients to trial personalised vaccines in England with a vaccine made in Germany by BionTech
Good news! Cancer is history (soon)! Personalized is the operative word here!
John Caldara on the Trump travesty of justice
Recommendable! As I said in a previous blog post, Trump should have sued the porn actress for extortion instead of paying $130,000 hush money! Now he can sue her for violating the non disclosure agreement!
"I don't know what this world is coming to when you can't trust a porno actress to uphold her non-disclosure agreement. ...
But yesterday's verdict against Trump was more than troubling. ... The issue is that if he was anyone else, ANYONE ELSE, this prosecution never would have been started in the first place.
It was purely political. It has a banana republic odor to it. ...
As a sideline, Trump's impressive support from black men and Hispanics is worth noting. No Republican in my lifetime has broken into those demographics like the Don. ...
If Trump is elected, he will have access to the nuclear codes to launch Armageddon, but because now he's technically a felon he won't be able to buy a firearm.
Only in America. ..."
There are at least two good reasons for why there is still no cease fire in the Israel-Hamas War
One: The cowardly mass killers of Hamas are not surrendering!
Second: Prime Minister Netanyahu wants to prevent a success story that could potentially help the demented, senile and corrupt 46th President get reelected in November. Old Bibi can be a fox! No rewards for terrorists and not for the 46th President!
Image of the day
Will he make America great again or will he fade away as a legend? Merchandise can be tricky business when offered at the wrong time! 😊
The Trump Verdict Is a Travesty of Justice
Recommendable!
"... From the moment that Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg chose to indict Trump for nearly decade-old offenses that Bragg himself had previously declined to prosecute, the circus came to town. ...
As I understand it, the business-records violations became felonies because they’re in furtherance of a campaign-finance violation—this is what allowed Bragg even to bring charges, given that the statute of limitations would otherwise have run out on the first, underlying actions. ..."
As I understand it, the business-records violations became felonies because they’re in furtherance of a campaign-finance violation—this is what allowed Bragg even to bring charges, given that the statute of limitations would otherwise have run out on the first, underlying actions. ..."
U.S. Representative Adam Schiff (D), Client of Judge Merchan’s Daughter, Raises Money off Trump Guilty Verdict
Adam Schiff is without doubt among the foulest and worst members of the U.S. House of Representatives that I am aware of! Who votes for him!!!
If anyone suffers from Trump Derangement Syndrome it is him!!!
He is a well known pathological and serial liar just like the 46th President! His despicable and pathetic role e.g. in the Russia collusion hoax is well remembered! Almost every evening he was on the news spewing lies!
"... As previously reported by the New York Post, Merchan’s daughter is president of Authentic Campaigns, a Chicago-based progressive political consulting firm whose clients include Schiff. ..."
Donald Trump Raises $34.8M from Small Dollar Donors After Guilty Verdict. Really!
This sounds too good to be true! $34 million like 34 felony counts? Too clever for me! I have seen this headline or articles referring to this $34.8 million now several times since the announcement of the verdict.
Chief Justice John Roberts flatly rejects Democrat recusal requests pertaining to ginned-up Alito flag controversy
Bravo! Tip of the hat! Kudos!
Again Dimocratic U.S. Senators like Durbin and Whitehouse expose themselves as utter fools!
"... Last week, Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) demanded Roberts force Justice Samuel Alito to recuse himself from cases "related to the 2020 presidential election" and Jan. 6. The senators even specified they wanted Alito recused from a forthcoming ruling on Trump's presidential immunity case. ...
"In regard to questions concerning any Justice's participation in pending cases, the Members of the Supreme Court recently reaffirmed the practice we have followed for 235 years pursuant to which individual Justices decide recusal issues," Roberts explained in a letter. ..."
Robert Reich: Convicted Felon Trump. Really!
This irredeemable fool did not waste a minute come expose himself again! So pathetic! What an useful idiot!
The Trump travesty of justice will have a severe chilling effect on all non politicians to become political candidates in the future
Which half way decent, normal person (non lifetime politician) wants to be treated or go through something like this! Dirty politics by the Dimocratic Party has won a short lasting, Pyrrhic victory!
The Trump Derangement Syndrome has morphed into unrestricted, unlimited lawfare against a political opponent. When long past misdemeanors and private affairs are turned into felonies! The so called mainstream media played along!
They have repeatedly declared Trump "a clear and present danger" as if to incite his assassination! Disgusting! Like the U.S. Senate Majority Leader Schumer in public incited violence against a sitting U.S. Supreme Court Justice! Disgusting!
As of yesterday, the U.S. has become akin to a banana republic for the world to see! How much damage was done to the reputation of the U.S. as the leader of the free world!
The Dimocratic Party attempt to hold on to power has gone way too far! How many members of the Dimocratic Party knew and were aware of that their candidate for the 2020 presidential election was senile, demented and corrupt!
What will the Dimocratic Party do next? So far they were unable to convince the 46th President to step down for age/health reasons. Will someone try to poison the 46th President to render him so incapacitated that finally Mistress Kamala can be sworn in as the First female president?
P.S. Perhaps Trump should have sued the porn star for extortion whether he had or not had sex with her instead of paying hush money! Did he even attempt to threaten to sue her?
West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin leaves Democratic Party, registers as independent
Bravo! Hopefully, other Democratic U.S. Senators will follow! Perfect timing!
Manchin demonstrates that not all Democratic politicians are dim witted! 😊
How does IDF innovation give it the edge in war with Hamas?
Recommendable! How the latest technology supports urban street warfare against an cowardly enemy that uses civilians as shields and wears no uniform.
There are probably few militaries in the world that try their very best to protect innocent civilians and their own soldiers from becoming casualties.
The new menstruation: Girls are getting their periods earlier and less regularly. Really!
I might be wrong, but this has been reported multiple times over the last several decades!
Nothing new! This has been reported again by various studies over the past 50 years or so!
What is particular curious here though is that it was not explicitly mentioned that white girls are more affected than girls of other skin colors. Had it been black American girls they would have said so! Look at the convoluted description below!
"... A study published Wednesday in JAMA Network Open, based on data from more than 71,000 women collected through the Apple Research App, shows that girls in the United States have been getting their first period earlier and earlier over the last 55 years — and it has taken longer for their periods to become regular, pointing to worsening overall reproductive and population health. ..."
"Key Points
Question In the US, what are the temporal trends in age at menarche and time from menarche to cycle regularity?
Findings This cohort study of 71 341 US female individuals born between 1950 and 2005 found significant trends toward earlier menarche and longer time to regularity over time, and these trends were more pronounced among those who were non-Hispanic Black, Asian, or of other or multiple races (compared with non-Hispanic White individuals) and among low socioeconomic status groups. Body mass index at menarche partially mediated the trend for menarche.
Meaning These findings suggest that early-life menstrual characteristics have been trending in directions that indicate higher risk of later adverse health outcomes, which may contribute to health disparities. ..."
People with autism are 3X likelier to develop Parkinson’s-like symptoms
Bad news, if confirmed!
"People with autism are 3X likelier to develop Parkinson’s-like symptoms—5.98% compared to a rate of .11%-1.85% in the general population, according to a review of medical records for 247,539 people in the U.S.; the results have not yet been peer-reviewed."
Autistic people three times more likely to develop Parkinson’s-like symptoms (original news release) Largest study of its kind also finds increased risk in older adults with a range of intellectual disabilities.
About sexual abuse of native children in Catholic-run Native American schools in the U.S. in the 1950s/1960s and dating back to the 1890s or 150 years
How many times will this ideologically driven narrative of the much abused noble savage be repeated! To demand reparations?
Look what the administration of the 46th President produced! Interestingly, the underlying government report is not about sexual abuse nor the catholic church at all. It is about e.g. unmarked burial sites.
What is apparently not mentioned that it has been known or decades that some catholic priests to have committed sexual abuse etc. in other countries. This is not specific to native Americans.
What is perhaps also not mentioned is what did the native Americans do about it?
How did other such boarding schools compare?
I don't mean to diminish any of the abuses or mistreatments suffered by native Americans. Sexual abuse of any children should never happen and if it happens it should be prosecuted. The idea to school native American children was well intended.
Caveat: I did not read the underlying Washington Compost article.
"A devastating, meticulously reported Washington Post [compost] article reveals new details of the extent of the sexual abuse in Catholic-run Native American schools in the U.S.
120+ priests, sisters, and brothers who worked at 22 boarding schools dating back to the 1890s were later accused of sexually abusing Native American children, according to the must-read article.
Most of the assaults happened in the 1950s and 1960s and “involved more than 1,000 children.”
Deborah Parker, chief executive of the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition, called the church-run boarding schools “a national crime scene.”
History: The U.S. government forced tens of thousands of Native American children to 500+ boarding schools across the country from 1819 to 1969.
The boarding school system fostered “rampant physical, sexual, and emotional abuse” of the children, per a U.S. Department of the Interior 2022 report. "
From the news release:
"Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland today released Volume 1 of the investigative report called for as part of the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative, a comprehensive effort to address the troubled legacy of federal Indian boarding school policies. This report lays the groundwork for the continued work of the Interior Department to address the intergenerational trauma created by historical federal Indian boarding school policies.
This investigative report is a significant step by the federal government to comprehensively address the facts and consequences of its federal Indian boarding school policies—implemented for more than a century and a half—resulting in the twin goals of cultural assimilation and territorial dispossession of Indigenous peoples through the forced removal and relocation of their children. It reflects an extensive and first-ever inventory of federally operated schools, including profiles and maps.
The investigation found that from 1819 to 1969, the federal Indian boarding school system consisted of 408 federal schools across 37 states or then territories, including 21 schools in Alaska and 7 schools in Hawaii. The investigation identified marked or unmarked burial sites at approximately 53 different schools across the school system. As the investigation continues, the Department expects the number of identified burial sites to increase. ..."
After October 7, only 19% of Israeli Jews believe in peaceful coexist with a Palestinian state - poll
No surprise!
A cowardly massacre can not be rewarded with a Palestinian state! This massacre probably delayed any independent state by years if not decades!
Probably, the Gaza Strip hast to become something like a mandate governed together by Arab countries and Israel for some time!
Antisemitischer Rapper Abu Shaqra eingebürgert – so wird islamistische Gewalt verharmlost
Typisch Bananenrepublik D.!
Mannheim: Messerattacke auf Islamkritiker im Herzen der Stadt. Polizist gefährlich verletzt. Auch Helfer wurden angegriffen
Was geschah in Israel am 7. Oktober, wiederholt sich in Deutschland wenn auch mit viel weniger Opfern? Wer der Täter war ist anscheinend noch nicht näher bekannt.
Wird demnächst ein Jude zum Opfer?
"Brutale Messerattacke auf dem Marktplatz im Herzen Mannheims: Der bekannte Islamkritiker Michael Stürzenberger wird gegen 11.30 Uhr von einem bärtigen Mann mit einem Messer heftig attackiert und sinkt zu Boden. Auch Helfer werden angegriffen und verletzt. Polizisten stürzen auf den Angreifer, der in dem Kampfgetümmel einen Polizisten in den Hals sticht. ..."
Some NSA advice for your phone security
It probably does not hurt to go over this every so often!
To turn off and restart your phone once a week is probably one good idea to make sure things are erased, recent updates are fully activated etc.
Indian Startups are tackling the challenge of Self-Driving vehicles on Unruly Indian Roads
Good news! I toast to that! Go for it!
It looks like Indian entrepreneurs and engineers have chosen a different approach to Western companies.
"Few makers of self-driving cars have braved the streets of India. Native startups are filling the gap.
What’s new: Indian developers are testing autonomous vehicles on their nation’s disorderly local roads. To cope with turbulent traffic, their systems use different technology from their Western and East Asian counterparts, IEEE Spectrum reported. ...
Where typical self-driving cars combine visible-light cameras, radar, lidar, and GPS, vehicles built by Swaayatt Robots view the world solely through off-the-shelf cameras. The company’s software creates a probabilistic representation of their environment. Although this is normally computationally intensive, Swaayatt claims to have found a low-cost way to do it. Trained via multi-agent reinforcement learning, its systems use game theory to model road interactions and computer vision to fill in missing lane markings. ..."
Where typical self-driving cars combine visible-light cameras, radar, lidar, and GPS, vehicles built by Swaayatt Robots view the world solely through off-the-shelf cameras. The company’s software creates a probabilistic representation of their environment. Although this is normally computationally intensive, Swaayatt claims to have found a low-cost way to do it. Trained via multi-agent reinforcement learning, its systems use game theory to model road interactions and computer vision to fill in missing lane markings. ..."
"... A recent video from Bhopal-based startup Swaayatt Robots suggests they’re making progress. In the 6-minute long clip, a sensor-laden SUV weaves through narrow unmarked streets, dodging pedestrians, dogs, cows, slow-moving tractors, and a constant stream of scooters overtaking, cutting across, and even driving on the wrong side of the road. ...
While self-driving cars developed by Western technology companies have already begun commercial operations, this rollout has been made possible only by training on millions of miles of driving data painstakingly gathered over many years. And despite all that training, these companies are still bedeviled by the “long tail problem”—the idea that no matter how many scenarios you train on, you will always encounter rare but unique “corner cases” that will flummox your vehicle. ...
“The kind of traffic and environment we’re negotiating, the entire navigation course can be labeled as a corner case,” ...
“The kind of traffic and environment we’re negotiating, the entire navigation course can be labeled as a corner case,” ...
Rather than using standard deep learning to blindly search for patterns in large amounts of driving data, ... Minus Zero has created physics-aware algorithms that can more readily pick out the most salient information, even when trained on smaller datasets. The company also relies on multiagent learning approaches that better capture the complex interactions between different road users. ..."
An autonomous vehicle from Swaayatt Robotics has been road-tested on India's chaotic streets.
South American burglary rings in US plant hidden cameras in neighborhoods to spy on future victims
Beware of hidden cameras! It never hurts to check your surroundings!
Was it not reported last week or so that e.g. a hidden camera was found in a changing room!
"Burglary groups exploit Visa Waiver Program.
South American burglary rings in the United States on tourist visas are planting hidden cameras in neighborhoods to spy on future victims and time their break-ins, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department recently warned.
According to law enforcement, one local resident found a camera and a battery pack in a flower bed. Images published by the Lost Hills station showed the camera wrapped in leaves to conceal it. ..."
Western sanctions and export controls were circumvented by a group of rogue/authoritarian countries led by China
Food for thought!
"Western sanctions and export controls meant to subdue U.S. enemies have instead created a Beijing-led global shadow economy.
China, Russia, Iran, Venezuela, North Korea and other authoritarian regimes are now collectively big enough to withstand the West’s unprecedented finance and trade restrictions. The Chinese Embassy in Washington said that the country’s dealings are normal, legal “exchanges with relevant countries on the basis of equality and mutual benefit.” The governments of Russia, Iran, Venezuela and North Korea, contacted through their diplomatic offices in the U.S., didn’t respond to requests for comment."
City Manager of Carlsbad (CA) Orders Police & Fire Chaplains to Stop Praying ‘In Jesus’ Name’
What a bizarre order! These men and women risk their lives everyday so let them pray their way!
When freedom of religion is under threat!
US and Germany Greenlight (Limited) Strikes on Russia
Good news! What took so long! Bravo Chancellor Olaf Scholz!
Make the megalomaniac and war criminal Putin the Terrible regret the day he launched his special military operation!
Thursday, May 30, 2024
NATO Lacks Air Defences to Defend Europe's Eastern Flank Against Russia with Palki Sharma
Recommendable! Certainly a concern, but not a major one!
Sky News host blasts Biden’s ‘clearly coordinated effort’ to ‘take down Trump’
Very recommendable! It was a show trial worth of a banana republic!
Rob Schmitt: 'Blind justice is dead'
Very recommendable! E.g. he destroys the prosecutor Bragg and exposes who is behind it!
Trump lawyer Alina Habba: If we don't stop this RIGHT NOW we are done!
Very recommendable! She was exasperated and did not mince words! She was also mentioning that critical, exculpatory evidence was intentionally not admitted at court!
Greg Kelly: Trump verdict is 'a sin, an atrocity' a crime against 'all Americans'
Greg Kelly makes a strong case that the Dimocratic Party and their senile, demented and corrupt 46th President are doing everything in their power to have Donald Trump being assassinated, because in their words e.g. he "presents a clear and present danger".
This is indeed very scary, very irresponsible, and unhinged!
Image of the day
The senile, demented, and corrupt 46th President is responsible for the lawfare against his political opponent!
Credits: Greg Kelly: Trump verdict is 'a sin, an atrocity' a crime against 'all Americans'
Mainland China suspends tariff arrangements on 134 items under Taiwan trade deal
Is China now tightening the screws on Taiwan
Let the people of Taiwan decide when and how they want to be reunited with mainland China!
"Mainland China announced on Friday a suspension of some preferential tariff arrangements under the Cross-Strait Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) with Taiwan."
"Decision to take effect from June 15, says Customs Tariff Commission under the State Council in Beijing
Statement says Taiwan ‘failed’ to take any actions to remove trade restrictions on products from mainland China"
Image of the day
Life has many challenges. Here is one of them, a chinese typewriter! 😊
Maybe one day in the distant future, the Chinese people will adopt the Latin script.
A Kenyan Factory produces more than 300 million syringes per year
Good news!
"The 300 million syringes produced each year by Revital Healthcare in Kenya are more than medical supplies: They are a measure of Africa’s growing medical independence.
... the factory has become a linchpin in Africa’s medical manufacturing industry since its founding in 2008.
One highlight: Revital makes enough syringes to meet more than half of Africa’s routine immunization needs—a critical resource when most syringes are produced in Asia.
Next steps: Revital aims to become Africa’s largest manufacturer of rapid diagnostic test kits for HIV, malaria, hepatitis, dengue, and other diseases. It is also planning to produce health care kits for outbreaks. ..."
From the company's website
South Korea launches its own NASA called KASA
Good news! The North Korean dictator is probably fuming now! 😊
"Determined to join the ranks of global space powers, South Korea [on 5/27/2024] officially launched a new agency to take charge of the effort. The primary mandate of the new Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA)—modeled on the United States’s NASA—is to build up the country’s commercial launch and satellite capabilities. But the government has also tasked the agency with landing spacecraft on the Moon by 2032, on Mars by 2045, and fostering leading edge science. ...
KASA unites under one roof space programs previously scattered across the government. Its creation fulfills a campaign promise made by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who took office in May 2022. Yoon sees a stronger space program as boosting economic growth, and a government plan calls for roughly doubling spending on space-related programs to 1.5 trillion won ($1.1 billion) over 5 years from 2022 to 2027. ..."
KASA unites under one roof space programs previously scattered across the government. Its creation fulfills a campaign promise made by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who took office in May 2022. Yoon sees a stronger space program as boosting economic growth, and a government plan calls for roughly doubling spending on space-related programs to 1.5 trillion won ($1.1 billion) over 5 years from 2022 to 2027. ..."
Mouse bone marrow records cardiac troubles indicating lasting immune memory leading to cardiovascular disease and other comorbidities
Good news! Amazing stuff!
"Heart failure rarely occurs in isolation. Patients with this condition are prone to recurring cardiac problems and frequently develop other conditions, such as kidney disease, that involve chronic inflammation. Now, experiments in mice suggest that this could be because cardiac stress causes lasting changes to cells in bone marrow, and this “memory” makes the heart and other organs more vulnerable to disease.
Changes in cardiac macrophages—immune cells that play a vital role in maintaining heart health—have previously been linked to heart failure, but researchers wondered if the stem cells that give rise to them also play a role in cardiovascular disease. To find out more, they extracted bone marrow from rodents with heart failure and transplanted it into healthy recipients. They found that when these blood stem cells matured into macrophages and settled in the recipient mice’s hearts, they tended to respond poorly to stress. As a result, mice that received these cells began to spontaneously develop heart problems and became susceptible to kidney and muscle damage.
The findings suggest that—at least in mice—bone marrow “serves as a hub for stress responses,” with blood stem cells carrying key “stress memories.” These memories, the researchers note, may be responsible for the comorbidities and repeated episodes of heart failure seen in human patients."
From the editor's summary and abstract:
"Editor’s summary
Heart failure (HF) is often associated with recurrence and the development of comorbidities, but the mechanisms driving multimorbidity in patients with HF are not fully understood. Using a mouse model of HF, Nakayama et al. found that transplantation of bone marrow from these mice spontaneously resulted in cardiac dysfunction in recipient mice. Mice transplanted with HF-experience bone marrow were also more vulnerable to kidney and skeletal muscle injury. HF reprogrammed hematopoietic stem cell differentiation and altered tissue macrophage homeostasis. Together, these finding demonstrate that the bone marrow can carry an innate immune memory of cardiac stress that may exacerbate HF and predispose other organs to pathology. ...
Abstract
Patients with heart failure (HF) often experience repeated acute decompensation and develop comorbidities such as chronic kidney disease and frailty syndrome. Although this suggests pathological interaction among comorbidities, the mechanisms linking them are poorly understood. Here, we identified alterations in hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) as a critical driver of recurrent HF and associated comorbidities. Bone marrow transplantation from HF-experienced mice resulted in spontaneous cardiac dysfunction and fibrosis in recipient mice, as well as increased vulnerability to kidney and skeletal muscle insults. HF enhanced the capacity of HSCs to generate proinflammatory macrophages. In HF mice, global chromatin accessibility analysis and single-cell RNA-seq showed that transforming growth factor–β (TGF-β) signaling was suppressed in HSCs, which corresponded with repressed sympathetic nervous activity in bone marrow. Transplantation of bone marrow from mice in which TGF-β signaling was inhibited similarly exacerbated cardiac dysfunction. Collectively, these results suggest that cardiac stress modulates the epigenome of HSCs, which in turn alters their capacity to generate cardiac macrophage subpopulations. This change in HSCs may be a common driver of repeated HF events and comorbidity by serving as a key carrier of “stress memory.”"
Fig. 1. Transplantation of BM from TAC mice induces spontaneous cardiac dysfunction.
Wild megalopolis: Study shows unexpected pockets of biodiversity pepper Los Angeles. Really!
Humans not only destroy nature, they also create new living spaces for wild animals and insects etc.! Where wild life can adopt and co-evolve! Also called symbiosis!
Reminder, thanks to e.g. plenty of available food etc. and due to e.g. lack of natural predators there are perhaps even too many e.g. birds proliferating in urban areas etc. Or in other words an overpopulation issue.
How do you like e.g. bird droppings on your car roof and other places. Do you know how big geese droppings are? In some urban areas these are frequent occurrences.
What about birds as disease carriers?
Turning cities into more inviting natural habitats for animals and insects seems appealing, but it is naive and be aware of the unintended consequences!
"Key takeaways
UCLA researchers, in partnership with the city of Los Angeles, have developed the urban association index to help identify how well or poorly individual wildlife species are doing in the city.
The researchers found unexpected pockets of biodiversity deep in the city, but they say it will still be a challenge to elevate Los Angeles’ overall level of biodiversity.
The research points toward ways Angelenos — and people elsewhere — can make their city more hospitable not only to urban-tolerant species but also to species that usually avoid cities. [???]
..."
Sophia Chen: It’s our duty to make the world better through empathy, patience, and respect | MIT News. Really!
Young lady, this is not your duty! What about common sense, tolerance and liberty!
This constant appeal to become a emotional do gooder is so annoying! The perils of ideology and indoctrination!
China restricts exports of military-related materials, from bulletproof vests to plane parts
What about Russia? Can we call this tit for tat?
"Ban will take effect on July 1 and major export destinations of some banned materials in recent months included the US and Israel
Move is intended to ‘safeguard national security … fulfill international obligations such as non-proliferation’ ..."
IDF says Hamas robbed Gaza banks of hundreds of millions of shekels
I would not be surprised if this is true! Most likely the coward mass killers of Hamas are thugs too!
U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D) disavows Harvard University, his alma mater, while receiving an award from Yeshiva University in Israel
Bravo! More bad news for elite Harvard University!
"... At the mention of Harvard, the [Yeshiva University] crowd hissed — and Fetterman responded.
Rabbi Ari Berman, Y.U’s president, said the decision to invite Fetterman was “unanimous” for the university. ..."
“I have been profoundly disappointed,” he said, mentioning “Harvard’s inability to stand up for the Jewish community after Oct. 7.”
He then removed a red stole from his shoulders, from Harvard’s traditional graduation robes.
“I do not fundamentally believe that it’s right for me to wear this today,” he said to applause.
Since the Israel-Hamas war began nearly eight months ago, Fetterman has been one of the most outspoken supporters of Israel at the U.S. Capitol, wallpapering his office with the pictures of hostages held by Hamas and wearing dog tags to show his support for their release. The approach has earned him opponents on the left and, uncharacteristically, friends on the right.
“I’m just a senator with a big mouth that happens to be committed to Israel,” he said in his remarks at the ceremony, which drew enthusiastic applause. In addition to voicing support for Israel’s war effort, Fetterman said, “I actually grieve for all the innocent Palestinian women and children that Hamas is responsible for taking.”
Israeli national security adviser predicts war against Hamas will last to the end of the year
Netanyahu is too slow! Or the divisions within Israel over how to proceed in this war against Hamas are too great!
Yes, it is extremely difficult to protect the civilian population as best as possible in a densely populated urban area like the Gaza Strip and when the coward and reckless enemy uses the civilian population and infrastructure to hide and attack.
On the other hand, why does the civilian population of the Gaza Strip not demand that Hamas and other terrorists surrender immediately? The war would instantly be over and reconstruction with the help of Israel would immediately begin.
Israel is not really responsible when e.g. humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip is plundered by local perpetrators. It is another sign of how failed the government of the Gaza strip is!
However, latest since Ramadan ended on April 9th, the IDF should have moved faster!
National Security Advisor Tzachi Hanegbi arrives for a court hearing in the trial against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at the District Court in Jerusalem, March 5, 2024.
Symbolisch für die verfahrene Aussenpolitik des 46. US-Präsidenten: Hilfsmission für Gaza erleidet Schiffbruch
Schlagzeile des Tages! Anthony Blinken ist ein unfähiger Clown! Nicht viel besser Jake Sullivan!
Putin the Terrible treats the soldiers involved in his special operation like cannon fodder
There have been numerous news reports about this approach by the megalomaniac and war criminal Putin the Terrible! It is disgusting!
When will the Russian people and the Russian military finally have enough of it!
The since October 2023 traveling ‘Faces of Russian Resistance’ Exhibition Showcasing Political Prisoners Opens in Amsterdam
Good news!
The former KGB agent Putin the Terrible is familiar with dissidents and how to suppress them!
"The Faces of Russian Resistance is a series of exhibitions to be held in over 30 different cities around the world highlighting 16 politicians, activists, artists and public figures held by the Kremlin on political charges.
The series was organized by a group of Russians who oppose the government of Vladimir Putin, many of whom fled Russia under threat from the current regime. It began in Zurich, Switzerland in October 2023 and its latest port of call is Beursplein, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where it began on May 28 and will run until June 15. ..."
Profiles in courage
‘The Coverup’ exposes Fauci and his cabal’s lies about the COVID-19 pandemic. Really!
I am so tired to read about this! Fauci is over 80 years old now and he retired tactically very smart on time. I have blogged here many times about the Covid-19 pandemic and about Fauci!
Very early on in the Covid-19 pandemic, probably within the first six months or so of 2020, it became quite obvious that Anthony Fauci was a charlatan! I don't know much about his long, past career before Covid-19, but I suspect there are other dead bodies buried as well.
President Trump utterly failed to question Fauci even though it became obvious that this man had some ulterior motives.
The news media totally failed to investigate e.g.:
- Why the U.S. government was financing "gain of function" virus research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Most likely a dual use research institute of the Communist Party of China. This should have raised alarm bells!!!
- China's unwillingness to cooperate on the Covid-19 pandemic from the very beginning
- Lab leak hypothesis (which was persistently denied by Fauci)
AI and music
Musicians and AI have the potential to create entirely new pieces of music! The opportunities are exciting and humongous! When will they be tapped?
E.g. lets mix in new ways classical music, pop music, traditional music, ethnic music and so on. Or invent new sounds etc. etc.
In my incompetent opinion, current music in Western countries has become rather stale and boring! Where are the innovators of today?
My eyes are looking forward and my ears are standing up! 😊
Jean-Pierre Abraham kennt Einsamkeit: Ein Buch über den Leuchtturm-Wärter
Manche Berufe sind selten. Leuchtturm-Wärter ist so ein Beruf! Anscheinend hat einer, der diesen Beruf lange ausübte, seine Memoiren als Buch darüber veröffentlicht.
Die Ukraine nimmt russische Radaranlagen ins Visier
Gute Nachrichten! Putin der Schreckliche soll den Tag bereuen als er die Invasion der Ukraine anordnete!
"... Auffällig ist dabei, dass sich die jüngste Serie von [Angriffen] vor allem gegen die «Augen» der russischen Militärmacht richtet: die Radaranlagen des Gegners und die damit verbundenen Einrichtungen der Flugabwehr. Mindestens ein Dutzend bedeutsame Angriffe auf solche Anlagen haben sich seit dem 20. April ereignet, die Hälfte davon innerhalb der letzten sieben Tage. ..."
Texas Legislative Committee Proposes Ways to Protect, Expand LNG Industry
Good news! But what took Texas so long!!!
Clearly, Texas also failed to protect the southern border from the invasion of illegal immigrants!
The senile, demented, and corrupt 46th President has openly declared war on fossil fuels on day one in office e.g. by stopping the Keystone Pipeline!
"A state legislative committee is proposing ways to expand Texas’ liquified natural gas (LNG) industry after the Biden administration announced it was pausing pending applications for LNG exports that would significantly impact Texas. ...
Led by state Rep. Jared Patterson, R-Frisco, the report states, “the Biden Administration’s federal permitting pause during a presidential election year appears to be purely political in nature and an attempt to disrupt Texas’ booming economy, now the eighth largest economy in the world.
“It has caused long-term uncertainty for both investors and allied nations around the world relying on American energy, particularly in Europe as they seek to wean themselves off Russian natural gas. After multiple studies across Democratic and Republican presidential administrations, it is abundantly clear American LNG is in the best interest of the Texas economy, local communities, our national security, and global energy security.”
House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, created the select committee and charged it with evaluating the impact on the Texas LNG industry and to propose actions the state legislature could take in the next legislative session to protect it. ..."
ESA - EarthCARE launched to study role of clouds and aerosols in Earth's climate
Good news! By the way, we still know very little about many crucial weather/climate related phenomena like cloud formation!
Apparently ESA apparently also worships the Global Warming hoax and Climate Change religion: "With the climate crisis increasingly tightening its grip"
Really! Ridiculous for an agency committed to science! This makes you wonder whether the new satellite will not be biased!
"... the Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer, or EarthCARE for short, will soon be returning crucial information to shed new light on the complex interactions between clouds, aerosols and radiation within Earth’s atmosphere. ..."
Lotte Bjerre Knudsen
Some obese people should be thankful to her!
Credits: Lotte Bjerre Knudsen ist die «Mutter» der Abnehm-Spritze Wegovy
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Look Again: European Paintings 1300–1800—Venice and Antiquity
Enjoy! Unfortunately, a very short video!
What will the jurors in the Trump trial do?
Hopefully, at least one of the jurors will come out and declare this trial to be politically motivated lawfare and a farce! I know what I would do!
Exactly what was the crime committed in this case?
For the prosecutor to e.g. call a witness like Michael Cohen is an insult!
What a waste of the jurors time! Let this trial not become a travesty of justice!
This was a show trial of the worst kind! The judge appears to be seriously compromised!
Caveat: I did not follow all the details of the trial. But what did I miss?
46th President attempts to court Black voters in Philadelphia
This again is so pathetic and embarrassing! Hopefully, many black voters had enough of this pandering from this lifelong pathological liar! He was in company of the always giggling Mistress Kamala! What a joke!
BHP walks away from $74 billion attempt to take over mining company Anglo American
Perhaps bad news for South Africa just before the elections! What goes around, comes around! The ANC governed poorly for decades. South Africa issued a phony indictment Israel and so on!
Only about the first 2 minutes of this video are relevant!
Can Taiwan survive until the November presidential election in the U.S.
Only if the Communist Party of China bets and assists that the senile, demented, and corrupt 46th President will be reelected!
Or will China bide more time and squeeze Taiwan more without any direct military invasion in the foreseeable future?
Let the people of Taiwan decide when and how they want to reunite with mainland China!
Trump's Former Fixer and notorious perjurer, tax evader Michael Cohen Is Now Earning More Than When He Worked With Him. Really!
After he admitted he stole how much money from his client Trump? After this trial, Mr. Cohen's clients should have some doubts if not more to continue business with this individual. Or what kind of crooks are hiring Cohen?
Bad enough that Donald Trump got involved with this dude!
Djibouti and other countries Unleash Genetically Modified Mosquitoes with Palki Sharma
Very recommendable! Who needs bloodsuckers? Why should they not be eradicated? For decades, most safety concerns about GMOs are hysterical, fearmongering, and overblown! Unfortunately, Palki presented an interview with some sun glass wearing weirdo repeating some of the myth about GMOs.
Why do some European and NATO leaders support Ukrainian strikes on Russia with Western arms?
Recommendable! Of course, the Ukraine should be allowed to hit critical infrastructure and military targets within Russia with restrictions!
Why e.g. Germany is hesitating to give permission or provide weapons is incomprehensible!
If the megalomaniac and war criminal Putin the Terrible should then indeed use e.g. tactical nuclear weapons in retaliation, then Western countries and the Ukraine will have to deal with this situation. Thus use of tactical nuclear weapons by Russia would certainly present a very serious escalation!
Hainan Island Holds the Secrets to China’s Massive Naval Expansion
Very recommendable! Very serious stuff!
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