2+ week, 4+ day ago   (315+ words) August 14's Sky Candy — obligatory link here — Related: Total Eclipse of the Sky Candy Was about the total solar eclipse that was visible starting in Siberia, crossed Greenland and Iceland, and was then visible in western Europe. Like all total…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (832+ words) A Lahore High Court ruling on August 31 said living in a marital relationship with a girl under 18 can constitute child abuse even if the minor consents. The judgment was made in the case of a Pakistani Muslim minor, Hina Aslam....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1017+ words) James Talarico has brought an unusual authority into the gun debate: God. The Texas state representative for District 50 and Democrat nominee for Senate made the remark during a 2023 Texas House debate. Talarico said lawmakers who failed to advance a gun…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (874+ words) Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed is heading into the 25th anniversary of 9/11 with words from the 20th anniversary following him into his campaign as Michigan's Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate. In a since-deleted September 11, 2021, post, Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed mourned the nearly 3,000 people murdered and thousands…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (629+ words) Howdy. Glad you're here today, which is Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026. It's Pastor's Spouses Day, Read a Book Day, Coffee Ice Cream Day, Barbie Doll Day, Fight Procrastination Day, Great Egg Toss Day, and Pet Rock Day. So grab a book, dish…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (964+ words) House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) has a problem that looks a lot like an airplane cabin losing pressure. Warning lights are flashing, the air is getting thin, and red smoke is slipping through the vents. Jeffries can see it,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (677+ words) A new study from Spain's Barcelona Supercomputing Center and the UK Met Office, published in Geophysical Research Letters, shows Europe's summers have warmed nearly twice as fast as the rest of the extratropical Northern Hemisphere since the 1980s. The driver is…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (468+ words) Tuxedo Park, written by famed defense attorney Tom Kenniff, is a relatively short political thriller with a modern take on a corrupted and politicized justice system. The title of the book is named for the old money enclave in the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1063+ words) Nearly 25 years ago, on Sept. 10, 2001, the left-wing parties of Europe and America surveyed their breathtaking domain. Viewed from their vantage point, the Soviet Union had collapsed, and the world was theirs to inherit. To most Westerners, even educated ones, Islam…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (844+ words) In the "We Saw This Coming" department, Portland cops find out what happens when good policing and public safety are cast aside to placate terrorists. Gavin Newsom's "red state tour" is getting cringe reviews. And if you're a podcaster, which…...