Here’s a fun story about the role Canada (which was mixed between French and English influence) played in the American revolution.
Sunday, July 5, 2026
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Watch "The Future of Animatronics | Great Moments in Imagineering" on YouTube
Disneys imagineers take the next leap forward with animatronics. This is simply amazing.
Japan just built a washing-machine-sized satellite that makes electricity from sunlight in orbit and beams it down to Earth as microwaves, the part 50 years of space solar never managed to pull off
Arthur C Clarke proposed this is a possibility half a century ago, and now we’re seeing that technology has reached a point where it’s possible.
How cool is that?
Record heatwave disrupts Europe as France warns death toll to rise | Reuters
Hmmm. Maybe our climate *is* changing? Just saying.
Urban Heat Is Forcing Insects to Evolve in Years, Not Millennia - A-Z Animals
Evolution happening right before our eyes and it’s due to a changing climate.
“SpaceX is killing us”
Here’s a short video that summarizes everything that SpaceX is doing, and how wrong, misguided, and often contemptible it is.
World Cup 2026: How Fifa president Gianni Infantino is jetting around - BBC Sport
FIFA makes efforts to be environmentally conscious and work toward sustainability… and then you read about something like this.
Another rich dude who has to take a private plane everywhere because of security or expediency.
It’s ridiculous.
How a tiny Caribbean island made American independence possible
This is an interesting about the role that St. Eustatius played in the American revolution.
Monday, June 22, 2026
Thursday, June 18, 2026
The Tartan Army
I am loving this story!
The Scots are having great fun during their stay, and plan to be in Miami this week for the next game, and promise more marches and more takeovers! With all the bad stuff happening in the world, its great to read about something so wholesome and fun. (ok with all the alcohol, maybe not quite "wholesome" but they're apparently very pleasant whilst drinking).
We need SO MUCH MORE of this in our lives!
Can Repair Cafes save a dollar and the planet?
I have to say that I really like this idea. I was fortunate to have learned a lot about how to repair things from my father and grandfather (both were exceptionally handy).
But this is a bit of a lost art. My kids didn’t really express much interest in taking part and fixing things (not that they can’t, or didn’t listen, it’s more about desire maybe) and I know I’ve heard the same from other people in my age range.
So the idea of being able to go somewhere and get hands on and learn with an expert of sorts is intriguing.
Women's heatlh
I was vaguely aware of how women's health is not well funded or really taken seriously. But, the fact that this doesn't get much press left me in the dark about the depth of the disparity.
Here's an article that calls out some of the issues, and how women are treated differently than men. For example, I just learned that women weren't even included in large research studies about health until 1993. Wait, how did I not know that? (shame on me in a way)
And then there's funding for various women-specific issues. Endometriosis affects 1 in 10 women, yet only gets .067% of NIH funding (around $28 million), and another $44 million from startups.
Meanwhile male pattern baldness (which has no adverse health effects!) gets $1.2 billion in funding annually.
And on and on from there.
Women typically aren't used in Alzheimer's studies in spite of the fact that they actually comprise 67% of the people afflicted with the disease.
And on and on from there.
It's something we should all be aware of, and try to right this "injustice" in how money is applied to the situation.
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
A positive story in the World Cup
in spite of the visa issue that vozinha notes, this is is a pretty great story.
Watch "It’s Not the 1980s Men Miss. It’s This." on YouTube
I found this video to be a little … enlightening. As a man of a certain age, I can absolutely relate.
Times have changed and there are maybe simpler things that I miss
Iran World Cup team coach says it was ordered out of U.S. right after first match - CBS News
This sounds right. Great game. Now get out! Or we’ll arrest all of you and put you in prison. Eyes roll.
Also…
The Iran winger Mehdi Torabi’s US visa has expired after the team’s opening 2-2 draw against New Zealand on Monday, according to state media.
The player only had a single-entry visa instead of a multiple-entry with Iran staying in Mexico and travelling into the US for their matches.
“Following the national team’s trip to Los Angeles for the match against New Zealand and the conclusion of that game, Torabi’s visa has now expired,” the state news agency IRNA reported.
The Iranian Football Federation “has taken steps to obtain a new visa for Torabi, so that he can accompany the national team in its upcoming matches”, it added.
World Cup organisers and the US have not yet commented.
Monday, June 15, 2026
Shanghai Disney expansion
This is the story about a planned new theme park to complement the Shanghai Disney World that currently exists, and is wildly popular. (And it may have already been formally announced by the time you read this, its unclear when it will be unveiled)
The article goes into some detail about the design of the park and its operation and is worth a read.
Sunday, June 14, 2026
Epstein file contains claim of "underage sex parties" on Trump golf course
Is this the line?
C’mon man! This guy is quite clearly implicated in the Epstein business.
Saturday, June 13, 2026
Inside Trump’s White House, the Epstein Files Caused a Freakout - The New York Times
This is the height of self righteous absurdity. They all need a day of reckoning.
And it’s sad that Biden didn’t do something about this when he had the chance to. He could have ended this, and prosecuted as necessary.
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