New background about door plug manufacturing and installation; more loose bolts identified in December; Oregon mom tells her story Airlines decide how many passenger seats they want on a plane. That's why some feel more crowded than others. The number of passengers an airplane can seat determines the number of emergency exits required by the Federal Aviation … [Read more...] about Alaska and United are the only US airlines with a Boeing 737 MAX 9 in their fleet; all have the door plug
WATCH: FULL VIDEO OF CHRIST CHRISTIE WITHDRAWING FROM 2024 PRESIDENTIAL RACE, CRITICIZING REPUBLICAN PARTY
Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie withdrew from the 2024 race for the Republican Presidential Nomination today. Christie was the sole voice directly taking on former President Donald Trump, Trump's past and Trump's future threat to democracy. Here's the complete video of his speech withdrawing and warning about where the Republican Party is and where it's going: … [Read more...] about WATCH: FULL VIDEO OF CHRIST CHRISTIE WITHDRAWING FROM 2024 PRESIDENTIAL RACE, CRITICIZING REPUBLICAN PARTY
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A Boeing 737 MAX 9 blew an escape hatch on Friday. Here’s how a once-great engineering company created deadly planes.
Boeing no longer makes “amazing flying machines.” Typing that sentence brings a lump to my throat. My brain sees the “Red Barn,” part of the Museum of Flight adjacent to Boeing Field that pays homage to early Boeing innovation. Friends (geeky ones) held their wedding reception at the museum. I may have Georgia red clay roots, but 30+ years here has linked my sense of self to … [Read more...] about A Boeing 737 MAX 9 blew an escape hatch on Friday. Here’s how a once-great engineering company created deadly planes.
No surprise if you’ve been paying attention: 2023 was the hottest year on record
Global temperatures set new records in calendar 2023, according to the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMRWF). Calendar 2023 was the warmest since 1850. In addition: From June to December, each month was warmer than its corresponding month since 1850. July and August were the warmest two months on record. For the first time, every day in 2023 … [Read more...] about No surprise if you’ve been paying attention: 2023 was the hottest year on record
Hamas Terrorists Bypassed Israeli Center for People with Disabilities
SAN DIEGO – “Adi” in Hebrew means “jewel” but at the 40-acre ADI-Negev campus near the town of Ofakim, ADI is also an acronym for “Ability, Diversity, and Inclusion.” The campus houses 170 residents with permanent disabilities and 72 inpatients at its Kaylie Rehabilitation Medical Center. On weekdays, it also instructs 190 special education students. Elie Klein, ADI’s … [Read more...] about Hamas Terrorists Bypassed Israeli Center for People with Disabilities
Beware of religious judges.
Beware of religious judges, for they tend to ignore important details in the religion from which they judge others. I know so because I have witnessed way too many religious judges doing such a thing. They believe that they are doing something good without realizing the damage that they are doing to others and to whatever religion they profess. Yeah, this sort of thing … [Read more...] about Beware of religious judges.
US Supreme Court decision on Trump-Colorado ballot case ‘monumental’ for democracy itself, not just 2024 presidential election
The US Supreme Court. Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images Derek T. Muller, University of Notre Dame Momentous questions for the U.S. Supreme Court and momentous consequences for the country are likely now that the court has announced it will decide whether former president and current presidential candidate Donald Trump is eligible to appear on the Colorado … [Read more...] about US Supreme Court decision on Trump-Colorado ballot case ‘monumental’ for democracy itself, not just 2024 presidential election
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The Suicidal Stupidity of a “Two State Solution.” (UPDATED)
by David Anderson Columnist NEW YORK -- Westerners love the compromise of a Two State Solution. Because thePalestinians are “just like us,” apparently. Well no, actually. No. Why not their own state? Sounds legit! But the much touted Two State Solution is advanced by Westerners who have utterly no conception of what Palestinian nationalism is. That a national identity … [Read more...] about The Suicidal Stupidity of a “Two State Solution.” (UPDATED)
“Is democracy still America’s sacred cause?”
On the eve of the third anniversary of Donald Trump's attempt to reverse the will of American voters, President Joe Biden insisted that "[w]hether democracy is still America’s sacred cause is the most urgent question of our time, and it’s what the 2024 election is all about." That is the question, isn't it? As attorney Joyce Vance noted on 05 January 2024, "we are here … [Read more...] about “Is democracy still America’s sacred cause?”
Biden compares Trump to Nazis in 2024 campaign launch
Published by AFPBlue Bell (United States) (AFP) - US President Joe Biden accused Donald Trump of echoing Nazi Germany as he kickstarted his 2024 reelection campaign Friday with a major speech warning of a threat to democracy. "He's willing to sacrifice our democracy, put himself in power," the 81-year-old Democrat said of his likely Republican rival on the eve of the third … [Read more...] about Biden compares Trump to Nazis in 2024 campaign launch
THREE BIG REASONS WE CAN PLAUSIBLY HOPE FOR A SUNNY 2024 ELECTION
by Dick Polman Columnist Democrats have entered the hand-wringing phase of the election season, fretting about Joe Biden and poised to leap from their windows. But everyone needs to chill. I foresee many reasons why Uncle Joe is likely to defeat the worst excuse for a human being to ever fail upward. Wow, deja vu! I wrote that same opening paragraph way back on April 12, … [Read more...] about THREE BIG REASONS WE CAN PLAUSIBLY HOPE FOR A SUNNY 2024 ELECTION
How Many More Children Will It Take?
In all wars, it is children who suffer first and suffer most.-Catherine Russell, UNICEF Executive Director This morning, I came across a piece posted by Clay Jones just two weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine. The post lamented the fact that Vladimir Putin had already murdered 38 children. A cartoon (I hate to call an image of horror and inhumanity a “cartoon”), above, … [Read more...] about How Many More Children Will It Take?
The Golden Globes: Participation Trophies For Hollywood Narcissists?
The Golden Globe Awards are supposed to indicate what movies and TV shows appeal to audiences outside of the USA. Is that really the case? Could it be that the Golden Globes are really participation trophies for Hollywood narcissists? Yes, the nominees and winners are voted on by foreign journalists. Yes, the awards shine a spotlight on people who might be overlooked for … [Read more...] about The Golden Globes: Participation Trophies For Hollywood Narcissists?
The Urgent Threat of Global Warming
The world is totally immersed now in the wars in the Ukraine and Gaza while other problems simmer on the back burner. The sojourn of humans on Earth is transient and it is our responsibility to protect the environment and ecosystems we inherited for the generations to follow and the other species with which we share the planet. Global warming is real, dangerous and mostly of … [Read more...] about The Urgent Threat of Global Warming
Honoring an ‘Obnoxious Tradition’: The Best and the Worst of 2023
As we end another year, the infosphere is full of lists and stories of the best and the worst people, events, things and phenomena of 2023. Daniel G. Jennings at Medium calls such a ritual “one of the most obnoxious end-of-year traditions…too pretentious a tradition not to mock.” Aware of this characterization and although, according to Jennings, “most people hate [such … [Read more...] about Honoring an ‘Obnoxious Tradition’: The Best and the Worst of 2023
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How Terrorist Cults Recruit and Operate
By Rabbi Bentzion Kravitz What influenced John Walker Lindh, a young American who grew up in affluent northern California Marin County, to join and fight for the Taliban until he was captured in 2001 by U.S. forces in Afghanistan? What persuaded Mohamed Atta, an architecture student and son of a lawyer, to join Al Qaeda and follow the instructions of terrorist Osama … [Read more...] about How Terrorist Cults Recruit and Operate
ANOTHER ‘PERFECT’ PHONE CALL, THIS TIME IN MICHIGAN
Just to remind ourselves of the existential stakes at play in 2024, let’s ring out the old year by wringing one more authoritarian mess from the MAGA playbook. By now you’ve perhaps heard about the phone recording unearthed by the Detroit News, featuring the 2020 election loser on the horn with two Michigan election officials, pleading with them not to sign the certification … [Read more...] about ANOTHER ‘PERFECT’ PHONE CALL, THIS TIME IN MICHIGAN