Oh the feels

Watch "Why can’t you just MAKE YOUR PRODUCTS IN AMERICA!" on YouTube

This is a well articulated, succinct explanation of how tariffs are destroying businesses, and where the problems lie with just "making it in America."

It makes me angry that this is where we're at. And does T-rump, or many in the GOP care?  They do not.

https://youtu.be/ej4j04V72DU?si=Fp1Islc9-W-SKIvn

And by the way, this comment is another piece to this puzzle. Another problem that will further make America anything but great. 

The Latest Offshore Betting Odds for the Next Disney CEO

This is funny.  Sportsbooks are actually taking bets on the next Disney ceo.

The leaderboard includes Dana Walden chair of Disney entertainment, Josh D'amaro who is the head of Disney parks, and Jimmy Pitaro, the head of espn. 

The article notes that while Walden is the betting favorite, she is personal friends with Kamala Harris. And that may play against her because Disney doesn't want a to antagonize T-rump.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/disney-ceo-bob-iger-successor-betting-odds-exclusive-1236200276/

Watch "Chinese factories build fire trucks for $400,000 in six weeks. In the US it's $2 million in 4 years" on YouTube

This is an intriguing look at fire trucks. They're expensive and take a long time to deliver.

Yet in China, that's not the case.

It's the general problem with manufacturing in this country. 

https://youtu.be/78nZ-JJNmzQ?si=rZrgPUD6xZZtzyXd

A continent is splitting in two, the rift is already visible, and a new ocean is set to form.

"The African continent is experiencing a remarkable geological transformation right before our eyes. Scientists have confirmed that East Africa is gradually splitting apart, with visible evidence of this continental fracture already appearing. This extraordinary process could eventually create a new ocean, forever changing the map of Africa as we know it."

https://farmingdale-observer.com/2025/04/24/a-continent-is-splitting-in-two-the-rift-is-already-visible-and-a-new-ocean-is-set-to-form/

Three teens in NY came up with a plastic free packing material

Zhi Han (Anthony) Yao, Flint Mueller, and James Clare created a geometric, cardboard invention they call Kiriboard; it's inspired by Japanese kirigami, which is the art of cutting and folding paper.

Their plan is to sell their products to big retailers like amazon and home depot. 

How very cool!

https://www.businessinsider.com/teens-invent-packaging-plastic-replacement-amazon-fedex-home-depot-2025-4

Gender studies

In the context of my previous post about Mendel's genetics, we should consider that these principles of genetic inheritance and how the human body develops is subject to genetic changes too. 

There's a topic that gets debated a lot: gender. As the attached article points out:

So how sensible is it to determine sex after birth, as is mostly done at the moment, solely on the basis of externally visible sexual characteristics?

We assume there are only two sexes, based on the somewhat obvious difference in the human body. And use the Bible as a sort of proof that this must be right. 

But the genetics suggests otherwise, and these X and Y chromosomes that help us develop are more complicated than it may seem. 

This article is from a German publication (it's in English) and points to some studies that take away a lot of the rhetoric and focus on the science. 

If we as people would just take the time to study and learn, rather than just rallying around some ideal, maybe we could see that there are some variations in our genetics and therefore there are more than two sexes. 

I can accept that not everyone looks like me. Some people are taller. Some have more hair. Some have different colored skin.  I would think they might have different genetic sexes too. 

https://www.dw.com/en/even-the-science-agrees-there-are-more-than-two-genders/a-57062033