AMERICANTHINKER - It’s the dirty story of a dirty man
Graham Platner continues to torpedo his own chances, and I’m not sure how Susan Collins got so lucky.
AMERICANTHINKER - Trump’s bromance with Islamic potentates
It may be less than ideal, but if working with the Gulf States means an incapacitated Iran, I’ll take it.
AMERICANTHINKER - Justic, social justice, and Catholicism
One of the most significant moral and political debates of the modern era concerns the distinction between justice and social justice.
NPR (Jon Hamilton) - A science powerhouse bets on genetic therapy to beat brain disorders
The Allen Institute in Seattle says scientists have now learned enough about how the brain works to start fixing it when it breaks.
NPR (Huo Jingnan) - The White House's new site about 'aliens' has nothing to do with UFOs
The site compares undocumented immigrants to extraterrestrials, refers to people as "it," and says "they do not belong here"
NPR (John Ruwitch) - The world is connected by copper. It's a huge target for thieves
The value of copper is rising, and thieves can make money by stripping it from phone poles, streetlights and EV chargers. But those thefts cost the rest of us.
AXIOS (Amy Harder) - Google pushes water standards amid data center backlash
Facing mounting scrutiny over data center water consumption, Google on Wednesday released a set of guidelines it says should become the industry standard. Why it matters: Communities across the U.S. are increasingly pushing back against new data centers, often citing concerns about water use alongside rising power prices, local air pollution and noise. - Google argues that better practices — and more transparency — can help ease those fears. Driving the news: Google's framework calls for: - Returning more water to local watersheds than its data centers consume by 2030. - Avoiding water-intensive cooling in more water-stressed regions. - Helping fund local water infrastructure upgrades. - Pursuing alternatives such as reclaimed…
Facing mounting scrutiny over data center water consumption, Google on Wednesday released a set of guidelines it says should become the industry standard. Why it matters: Communities across the U.S. are increasingly pushing back against new data centers, often citing concerns about water use alongside rising power prices, local air pollution and noise. - Google argues that better practices — and more transparency — can help ease those fears. Driving the news: Google's framework calls for: - Returning more water to local watersheds than its data centers consume by 2030. - Avoiding water-intensive cooling in more water-stressed regions. - Helping fund local water infrastructure upgrades. - Pursuing alternatives such as reclaimed…Open
AXIOS (Mike Zapler) - Thune hits breaking point with Trump
The shift the past few weeks has been subtle but unmistakable: John Thune sounds like a man who's had it with President Trump. Why it matters: In a departure from the past 18 months, the Senate majority leader has publicly broken with the president on a string of recent controversies. - It's a sign that Trump's sway with congressional Republicans is waning as he approaches the back half of his term. The latest: Trump named Bill Pulte — a MAGA attack dog who's used his position as the federal housing finance chief to go after the president's enemies — acting director of national intelligence on Tuesday, despite a resume with no apparent intelligence experience. - Thune's verdict: "We don't need a weaponized DNI, we need professionals…
The shift the past few weeks has been subtle but unmistakable: John Thune sounds like a man who's had it with President Trump. Why it matters: In a departure from the past 18 months, the Senate majority leader has publicly broken with the president on a string of recent controversies. - It's a sign that Trump's sway with congressional Republicans is waning as he approaches the back half of his term. The latest: Trump named Bill Pulte — a MAGA attack dog who's used his position as the federal housing finance chief to go after the president's enemies — acting director of national intelligence on Tuesday, despite a resume with no apparent intelligence experience. - Thune's verdict: "We don't need a weaponized DNI, we need professionals…Open
AMERICANGREATNESS (AG News Staff) - NIH Researchers Charged After Allegedly Smuggling Monkeypox Vials Into United States
Two researchers affiliated with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have been charged after federal authorities accused them of smuggling monkeypox-related biological materials into the […] Source
NYTIMES (Nadja Spiegelman, Tressie McMillan Cottom, Brock Colyar and Vishakha Darbha) - Feeling Nihilistic? You’re Not Alone.
A case for mourning the American dream.