Genetics can be a little crazy…
Monday, March 9, 2026
Saturday, March 7, 2026
Out of control wealth inequity
Here's a little something for you.
The "top 1%" refers to the top 1% of households or individuals in a country with the highest income or net worth, representing an elite group with significant financial resources
At the end of 2024, to be considered in the top 1% on net worth in the US one had to have around $10 million, which is a shit ton of money…
But at the end of 2025, that number leapt to $11.5 million. As you might expect, this is the largest one-year leap in that number.
And why did it grow like that? Because the top .1% - the roughly 900 people (a wildly insignificant percentage of the population who are billionaires) control $7 trillion of the wealth.
And their wealth grew by such a large margin, that they moved the value of the larger group by 15%. For reference there are about 1,500,000 people in that group.
That is simply nuts.
Thursday, March 5, 2026
This plastic is made from milk and it vanishes in 13 weeks | ScienceDaily
- Scientists racing to tackle plastic pollution have created a surprising new contender: a biodegradable packaging film made partly from milk protein. Researchers at Flinders University blended calcium caseinate with starch and natural nanoclay to form a thin, durable material designed to mimic everyday plastic. In soil tests, the film fully broke down in about 13 weeks, pointing to a realistic alternative for single-use food packaging.
Leopards adapted to South Africa's Cape so successfully that they're genetically unique
Well. What do you know? These leopards evolved and adapted, based on their environment.
Shocking. Said no one with half a brain ever.
Disney's Disability Assistance Program
As I've noted in the past, Disney has always been inclusive, and had a program to make it easier for people with specific issues (like, say, autism) could get a pass to have a return time, so they didn't have to wait in line ... because in some cases that would be impossible.
Knuckleheads abused the system, and they changed it to be more complicated - but still made it so that people with certain conditions didn't have to wait in lines. But.... Disney doesn't like the way the current system is setup, given all the technological innovations they've put in place and the fact that the system can (and is) still be abused.
Couple that with the very weird climate around any sort of "differences" in people that we have in society today, and Disney wants to rethink their strategy.
They are asking shareholders to weigh in on whether they should create a sort of executive review panel to look into this further and come up with better solutions.
And one might assume that the outcome might be that they will find a way to provide a better solution - for a price. It might be more inclusive, but surely will ask people to spend more.
Paramount Won't Say Whether Middle East Money Is Funding Its WBD Deal - Business Insider
The FCC wants to "quickly approve" the merger of paramount and Warner brothers. But how did this come to pass?
Why three nations in the Middle East funded it! So it's not US based media anymore. Now it's all owned by T-rump loving countries.
I guess we don't have independence anymore.
The 2026 World Cup faces big challenges with 100 days to go : NPR
The future - as it extends to the World Cup - remains kind of uncertain.
There are questions about security at games and around the venues (the images from last year of the game in Miami still come to mind), and fan events are getting cancelled due to lack of structure, stability, and money.
Homeland security blames the shutdown and assorted things, but yet still has plenty of money to round people up and fly them to a third world prison. Go figure.
Meanwhile, we have the ongoing conflict in Iran that surely will prevent fans from attending … and there are questions about whether the team can/will participate.
Mexico also has a host of issues - mainly because the US helped kill a drug lord which caused chaos that has been spiraling.
And countries from Europe and Africa are voicing concerns.
Under 100 days until the games kickoff. And nothing is certain.
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