AvatarBallard Holdrenflipped into PolitcalEconomy1 day agoOpinion | The Rudy Giuliani Joke Isn’t Funny Anymoreverified_publisherPOLITICO - Opinion by Jack ShaferIt was a bad week for Trump’s attorney, and that's saying something. Rudy Giuliani has been a national punchline for so long that the high hilarity that once accompanied his antics is finally no more. Remember the time President Donald Trump’s former lawyer butt-dialed an NBC News reporter, not once …
AvatarBallard Holdrenflipped into PolitcalEconomy1 day agoNATO’s new China focus: Smart move — or too provocative?Grid - Joshua Keating, Lili PikeThe North Atlantic alliance now has the Pacific on its radar. China’s not happy about that. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine appears to have given NATO a …
AvatarBallard Holdrenflipped into PolitcalEconomy1 day agoThe Dark Legacy of the Indian Boarding School System All Americans Need to KnowThe 74 - Trip JenningsThis week the U.S. Interior Department released a 100-page report on the lasting consequences of the federal Indian boarding school system. You might …
AvatarBallard Holdrenflipped into Science HistoryStoryboardThe Jesus Christ Theory That Would Change EverythingCurated byGrungeThroughout history, there have been numerous examples of a phenomenon known as "simultaneous invention," when the same discovery or innovation is made by two separate people at just about the same time. Quartz notes how in the 1770s, Carl Wilhelm Scheele and Joseph Priestley both discovered oxygen, while in 1869, Louis Ducos du Hauron and Charles Cros shared the "earliest workable methods of color photography" on exactly the same day. Such coincidences are certainly uncanny, but nothing quite...
AvatarBallard Holdrenflipped into Science History1 day agoWhy Did King Solomon In The Bible Lose Favor With God?grunge.com - Garrett S. GriffinKing Solomon, revered as a prophet by the three Abrahamic faiths -- Judaism, Christianity, and Islam -- is renowned for many things, but he is above …
AvatarBallard Holdrenflipped into PolitcalEconomy2 days agoFlorida's 'Don't Say Gay' Law Took Effect. Chaos EnsuedRolling Stone - Kara VoghtThe trouble in Orange County Public Schools began, perhaps unsurprisingly, at a seminar called “Camp Legal.” The meeting’s stated purpose was for the …
