Israel and Hamas have reportedly agreed to a four-day ceasefire which will entail the release of 50 hostages held by Hamas in exchange for 150 hostages held by Israeli forces. In an article titled “Biden admin officials see proof their strategy is working in hostage deal,” Politico describes the deal as “the administration’s biggest diplomatic Continue reading »
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From your once and future (God help us) president Well, at least he didn’t call anybody vermin. Update: The New York judge overseeing Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial and his law clerk have received hundreds of harassing messages that court security has deemed “serious and credible” since the former president began publicly criticizing court staff. Since October 3, when Trump posted on social media a baseless allegation about Judge Arthur Engoron’s law clerk, threats against the judge “increased exponentially” and were also directed to his clerk, according to Charles Hollon, a court officer-captain in New York assigned to the Judicial Threats Assessment unit of the Department of Public Safety, who signed a sworn statement. Hollon said the threats against the judge and his clerk are “considered to be serious and credible and not hypothetical or speculative.” Trump’s social media posting prompted the judge to impose a gag order prohibiting the former president from making statements about court staff.
“I would much rather be us than them” One red state I track from cycle to cycle showed half its Democratic county committees leaderless or unorganized this time in 2022. When I checked the state party’s website again this week, Every Single One had a county chair listed with email contacts (all but one). I was elated. It won’t change anything electoral-count-wise in 2024, but it’s remarkable organizing progress in two years. It could mean a less-red state legislature in the near future, and a more hospitable environment for residents, especially women. It’s something to be thankful for today. Something else (Daily Kos): In a historic victory, Democrats have gained their first majority on the Board of Commissioners in Dauphin County since at least 1919—and possibly ever—after Republican Chad Saylor conceded to Democrat Justin Douglas following this month’s elections.
A new promo looking at 60 years of Doctor Who also includes a scene that shows Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson on the run - from something.
Some of our favorite stories about those marvelous marine mammals.
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You see it all the time in studies. “We controlled for…” And then the list starts … The more things you can control for, the stronger your study is — or, at least, the stronger your study seems. Controls give the feeling of specificity, of precision. But sometimes, you can control for too much. Sometimes […]
The Meep gets an eyeful from Donna in this extended sneak preview of the Doctor Who 60th Anniversary episode, "The Star Beast."
New revelations suggest the Prime Minister had a reckless disregard for the science of protecting the public during a global pandemic
W hen we need updates about crucial utility maintenance, as David A. Banks does in The City Authentic: How the Attention Economy Builds Urban America…
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Doctor Who Showrunner Russell T. Davies confirmed submitting a script for a "mad episode" of Series 15 (Series 2?) airing in May 2025.
In 2022, the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) placed a large bet on an experimental drug developed to limit brain damage after strokes … The gamble seemed warranted. Lab studies, most by a longtime grantee, prominent University of Southern California (USC) neuroscientist Berislav Zlokovic, had generated promising data. A small safety study of the […]
Faced with the risk of losing occupied territories in Ukraine, Russia has dramatically escalated aerial bomb attacks in Kherson
In today's BCTV Daily Dispatch: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, The Witcher, Doctor Who, Gen V, Crisis, Agatha: DD, Community, and more!
Unprotected departments face 14% cuts to fuel the Conservatives' pre-election tax rebate
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‘My biggest fear as a humanitarian assistance provider,’ said Hiba Tibi, CARE’s Gaza and West Bank Country Director, ‘is that waterborne diseases and dehydration will be more destructive than the bombing.’ CARE, the international humanitarian agency, warns that a lack of clean water in Gaza is leading to the spread of deadly diseases such as […]
Almost sixty years ago Milton Friedman wrote an (in)famous article arguing that (1) the natural rate of unemployment was independent of monetary policy and that (2) trying to keep the unemployment rate below the natural rate would only give rise to higher and higher inflation. The hypothesis has always been controversial, and much theoretical and […]
Northern Ireland's environment agency has lifted a controversial 'pause' on dozens of new livestock farming developments – despite ongoing probes
With corrupt crypto king Sam Bankman-Fried as its most prominent representative, the Effective Altruism movement is not particularly popularly these days. And some other people associated with the Effective Altruism movement have bizarre and unappealing ideas. More generally, the association of the idea with the Silicon Valley technobro culture we’ve been discussing here has put […]
Increasing the amount political parties can spend on general elections is another warning sign for British democracy