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Submitted at 06-20-2025, 08:28 PM by sleeppoor | |
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Submitted at 06-20-2025, 11:08 PM by useless_pedant | |
Democrats recently ousted David Hogg from leadership after he criticized the party for complacency. | |
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Submitted at 06-20-2025, 05:39 PM by NickNoheart | |
William Langewiesche died on Sunday. He was a damn titan. Langewiesche hit his stride in longform magazine journalism round about 1998, applying the concept of system accidents to the downing of ValueJet Airlines Flight 592, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9 aircraft that had crashed into the Florida Everglades in 1996. Langewiesche had been doing international affairs essays for The Atlantic—those were also good, and he kept at this work for the rest of his career—but here was a story in his true wheelhouse. It's a great blog: Langewiesche, a professional pilot, had the aviation chops to comprehend the accident like few of his journalistic peers, but what grabs you about the best Langewiesche jams is his talent for stitching together a timeline of events, using as thread the little quiet things that might only be spotted by an expert, or an insider, or an ace researcher. Langewiesche was always at least one of the three, and for aviation stories he was all of the above, to say nothing of an incredible natural storyteller. It will not be possible for any human to surpass his knack for pulling out and organizing the details of NTSB investigations into a gripping, horrifying narrative. Most of his aviation stories, covering a solid 20-year period, felt not just like an event but like a definitive final examination of a piece of history.
Two of my favorite Langewiesche jams are about maritime disasters. His retelling of the 2015 sinking of the container ship SS El Faro is an all-timer, pulling together and precisely ordering NTSB investigatory findings, telemetry data, weather reports, corporate history, industry best practices, maritime disaster protocols, biographical information, and absolutely gutting audio transcripts to provide a complete timeline of a tragic and entirely avoidable disaster. I have read his 2004 story about the sinking of MS Estonia, a car-passenger ferry that foundered in the Baltic Sea in 1994, at least 10 and possibly as many as 40 times. It's a bold, breathtaking piece of nonfiction writing, lean and relentless, befitting utterly the terrifying circumstances of the disaster it examines. I am going to pause the writing of this blog right this very moment so that I can go and read it again. | |
Submitted at 06-20-2025, 02:39 AM by sleeppoor | |
Friends and family of Moises Sotelo ‘disappointed and disgusted’ after respected fixture detained outside church | |
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Submitted at 06-19-2025, 11:59 PM by NickNoheart | |
From carbon pollution to sea-level rise to global heating, the pace and level of key climate change indicators are all in uncharted territory, more than 60 top scientists warned Thursday.
Greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels and deforestation hit a new high in 2024 and averaged, over the last decade, a record 53.6 billion tonnes per year – that is 100,000 tonnes per minute – of CO2 or its equivalent in other gases, they reported in a peer-reviewed update.
Earth's surface temperature last year breached 1.5°C over pre-industrial levels for the first time, and the additional CO2 humanity can emit with a two-thirds chance of staying under that threshold long-term – our 1.5°C "carbon budget" – will be exhausted in two years, they calculated.
Investment in clean energy outpaced investment in oil, gas and coal last year two-to-one, but fossil fuels account for more than 80 percent of global energy consumption, and growth in renewables still lags behind new demand. | |
Submitted at 06-19-2025, 10:11 PM by sleeppoor | |
A short account of the 19 June killing of 16 people and wounding of 283 by police during a demonstration of women and children in support of a steel workers' strike. | |
Submitted at 06-19-2025, 08:48 PM by sleeppoor | |
According to newly released court filings, the EPA is 'reconsidering' a 2024 ban on the last legal form of asbestos still used in the U.S. | |
Submitted at 06-19-2025, 08:19 PM by sleeppoor | |
Fear of the subway is a mark of low moral character. | |
Submitted at 06-19-2025, 08:03 PM by sleeppoor | |
Star joins Harry Potter stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint in publicly distancing themselves from Rowling’s views on gender identity and trans rights | |
Submitted at 06-19-2025, 06:29 PM by Mordant | |
Karen Read wept and the crowd outside burst into cheers after a jury cleared the 45-year-old of every count against her except for one — drunken driving — in a grueling retrial for the death of her Boston police boyfriend. | |
Submitted at 06-19-2025, 12:25 PM by Mordant | |
From the beautiful to the bizarre, this annual photographic showcase shines a light on some of our planet’s most breathtaking species and places. | |
Submitted at 06-19-2025, 02:19 AM by sleeppoor | |
“There were clues [to] that right from the beginning with their teeth,” says Brown: the handful of molars that were found were unusually large. Known jawbones were also big. “We thought Neanderthals were the stocky ancestor, but actually it might be Denisovans that really were the big boys of the palaeontological record.” | |
Submitted at 06-19-2025, 01:19 AM by Nibbles | |
Shelters are a lifeline in Israel from Iranian attacks, but Palestinian citizens of the country have been locked out. | |
Submitted at 06-18-2025, 09:08 PM by sleeppoor | |
SiIvagunner started as YouTube elaborate in-joke about game music on YouTube and has evolved into a volunteer democratic artist collective. | |
Submitted at 06-18-2025, 08:23 PM by sleeppoor | |
Empty cans containing the DNA of an aging rockstar were so popular, despite their US$450 price tag, they appear to be sold out.
Ten cans containing genetic material from Ozzy Osbourne were sold as part of a promotion by American canned water company Liquid Death.
“Ozzy Osbourne is 1 of 1,” the company wrote in an online advertisement. “But we’re selling his actual DNA so you can recycle him forever.” | |
Submitted at 06-18-2025, 04:13 PM by NickNoheart | |
Mattel faces pressure to be more transparent about OpenAI partnership. | |
Submitted at 06-18-2025, 03:24 PM by sleeppoor | |
Garments thrown out by consumers from Next, George, M&S and others found in or near conservation areas | |
Submitted at 06-18-2025, 07:33 AM by sleeppoor | |

Democrats recently ousted David Hogg from leadership after he criticized the party for complacency.
William Langewiesche died on Sunday. He was a damn titan. Langewiesche hit his stride in longform magazine journalism round about 1998, applying the concept of system accidents to the downing of ValueJet Airlines Flight 592, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9 aircraft that had crashed into the Florida Everglades in 1996. Langewiesche had been doing international affairs essays for The Atlantic—those were also good, and he kept at this work for the rest of his career—but here was a story in his true wheelhouse. It's a great blog: Langewiesche, a professional pilot, had the aviation chops to comprehend the accident like few of his journalistic peers, but what grabs you about the best Langewiesche jams is his talent for stitching together a timeline of events, using as thread the little quiet things that might only be spotted by an expert, or an insider, or an ace researcher. Langewiesche was always at least one of the three, and for aviation stories he was all of the above, to say nothing of an incredible natural storyteller. It will not be possible for any human to surpass his knack for pulling out and organizing the details of NTSB investigations into a gripping, horrifying narrative. Most of his aviation stories, covering a solid 20-year period, felt not just like an event but like a definitive final examination of a piece of history.
Two of my favorite Langewiesche jams are about maritime disasters. His retelling of the 2015 sinking of the container ship SS El Faro is an all-timer, pulling together and precisely ordering NTSB investigatory findings, telemetry data, weather reports, corporate history, industry best practices, maritime disaster protocols, biographical information, and absolutely gutting audio transcripts to provide a complete timeline of a tragic and entirely avoidable disaster. I have read his 2004 story about the sinking of MS Estonia, a car-passenger ferry that foundered in the Baltic Sea in 1994, at least 10 and possibly as many as 40 times. It's a bold, breathtaking piece of nonfiction writing, lean and relentless, befitting utterly the terrifying circumstances of the disaster it examines. I am going to pause the writing of this blog right this very moment so that I can go and read it again.
Friends and family of Moises Sotelo ‘disappointed and disgusted’ after respected fixture detained outside church
From carbon pollution to sea-level rise to global heating, the pace and level of key climate change indicators are all in uncharted territory, more than 60 top scientists warned Thursday.
Greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels and deforestation hit a new high in 2024 and averaged, over the last decade, a record 53.6 billion tonnes per year – that is 100,000 tonnes per minute – of CO2 or its equivalent in other gases, they reported in a peer-reviewed update.
Earth's surface temperature last year breached 1.5°C over pre-industrial levels for the first time, and the additional CO2 humanity can emit with a two-thirds chance of staying under that threshold long-term – our 1.5°C "carbon budget" – will be exhausted in two years, they calculated.
Investment in clean energy outpaced investment in oil, gas and coal last year two-to-one, but fossil fuels account for more than 80 percent of global energy consumption, and growth in renewables still lags behind new demand.
A short account of the 19 June killing of 16 people and wounding of 283 by police during a demonstration of women and children in support of a steel workers' strike.
According to newly released court filings, the EPA is 'reconsidering' a 2024 ban on the last legal form of asbestos still used in the U.S.
Fear of the subway is a mark of low moral character.
Star joins Harry Potter stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint in publicly distancing themselves from Rowling’s views on gender identity and trans rights
Karen Read wept and the crowd outside burst into cheers after a jury cleared the 45-year-old of every count against her except for one — drunken driving — in a grueling retrial for the death of her Boston police boyfriend.
From the beautiful to the bizarre, this annual photographic showcase shines a light on some of our planet’s most breathtaking species and places.
“There were clues [to] that right from the beginning with their teeth,” says Brown: the handful of molars that were found were unusually large. Known jawbones were also big. “We thought Neanderthals were the stocky ancestor, but actually it might be Denisovans that really were the big boys of the palaeontological record.”
Shelters are a lifeline in Israel from Iranian attacks, but Palestinian citizens of the country have been locked out.
SiIvagunner started as YouTube elaborate in-joke about game music on YouTube and has evolved into a volunteer democratic artist collective.
Empty cans containing the DNA of an aging rockstar were so popular, despite their US$450 price tag, they appear to be sold out.
Ten cans containing genetic material from Ozzy Osbourne were sold as part of a promotion by American canned water company Liquid Death.
“Ozzy Osbourne is 1 of 1,” the company wrote in an online advertisement. “But we’re selling his actual DNA so you can recycle him forever.”
Mattel faces pressure to be more transparent about OpenAI partnership.
Garments thrown out by consumers from Next, George, M&S and others found in or near conservation areas