US forces are being positioned, red lines drawn, and the targets selected. As Israel threatens Iran, Washington may already be backing the play.
The post Staging for a Strike? US Quietly Moves Bombers as Israel Prepares to Hit Iran appeared first on MintPress News.
Since 1988, we at Dippin’ Dots have proudly sold the official ice cream of the future. And ever since, we’ve been waiting for the future to arrive at Little League concession stands and any place that smells like popcorn and feet. But now that the future is here, we regret to announce that we are extremely disappointed.
First and foremost, we are dismayed that fashion hasn’t veered into the cyber-futuristic trends we’d hoped for. Where are the metallic jackets and structured, space-appropriate body suits? Are ’90s JNCO jeans supposed to bring back the ’90s economy? Because here at Dippin’ Dots, we think you look ridiculous.
Candidly, we expected baby names of the future to include a lot more X’s and Z’s. Zephyra or Xera are great names for kids who eat Dippin’ Dots. Instead, your most popular baby name is Noah. What does that say about where society is headed?
This one seems obvious, but computer intelligence was meant to help make your food, not take your jobs. Didn’t you watch Star Trek? AI should make a mean Earl Grey, not bring about the collapse of civilization.
- by Aeon Video
Universities should reject Republicans’ requests for information about Chinese students, academic worker unions said.
The post Trump Is Coming for Chinese Students. Who Will Protect Them? appeared first on The Intercept.
The government wants to build a centralized platform where spy agencies can more easily buy private info about millions of people.
The post U.S. Spy Agencies Are Getting a One-Stop Shop to Buy Your Most Sensitive Personal Data appeared first on The Intercept.
- by Gianluca Didino
Though relationships are grounded in shared memories, some gaps and inaccuracies can help us live well in a social world
- by Gillian Murphy & Ciara Greene
In my mother’s hoarding house, I found something I wanted to keep
- by Deborah Derrickson Kossmann
Chemistry becomes art in Thomas Blanchard’s timelapse video
The post The Visual Language of Crystals appeared first on Nautilus.
Thirstwaves are drying out croplands
The post A Dangerous Kind of Weather appeared first on Nautilus.
Erik Satie had a way with words. There have been few composers who found such obvious glee in the use of language. In written performance indications appended to his scores, he would ask musicians to play ‘without your fingers blushing’ or ‘on the tips of your back teeth’. Eschewing the standard terminology of classical notation […]