18+ hour, 36+ min ago  (467+ words) In light of Lebanon's repeated requests to open direct negotiations with Israel, I instructed at the Government meeting yesterday to open direct negotiations with Lebanon as soon as possible," he said in a statement. The negotiations will focus on the…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (231+ words) Time and tide wait for no man: Thanks for the link! It was very good and informative. I added it to my bookmark list on the phone (second to neo). Will the real Schumer PLEASE stand up! ! (Actually Chuck, don't…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (250+ words) During his phone call President Trump asked the astronauts if the Dark Side of the moon looked different from the other side. One astronaut said that it did, because it wasn't subject to the Earth's gravity, and so hadn't developed…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (218+ words) Yesterday I wrote a post about Liz Warren's desire to confiscate more of Jeff Bezos' money. The title of the post was, "How much money does Jeff Bezos need, anyway?" Afterwards, a line from Shakespeare kept coming to me: "Oh…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (868+ words) Says Liz Warren (who's got a fair amount of money herself, although she's nowhere near Bezos territory): Jeff Bezos has $222 billion. If he paid my wealth tax this year, we could fund insulin in America for everyone who needs it…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (204+ words) The post Open thread 4/7/2026 appeared first on The New Neo. Interesting exercise in statistical cherry-picking. Mt Washington has killed so many people almost entirely because it is so easy to get to. 300, 000 people visit its summit annually. And since 1947, 32 people…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago  (743+ words) There's a host of information out there, so much that it's hard to pick and choose what to link to or embed here. But I think this one is good in terms of details of the operation. In addition, it…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago  (1323+ words) One of the many differences between the US and England is that the latter has a state religion: the Church of England, originally founded when King Henry VIII wanted to jettison his first marriage and wed Anne Boleyn. We all…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (769+ words) Specifically, on the need for a constitutional amendment to deal with the problem, if SCOTUS won't: Those words from Chief Justice John Roberts during this week's oral arguments signaled that the conservative justices are unlikely to reject birthright citizenship. Of…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago  (1789+ words) What a tremendous relief. For hours today I had heard rumors that the rescue had happened, but they were unconfirmed until just a short while ago: US forces have successfully rescued and extracted the missing crew member of an American…...