The Internet Never Met a Rothschild Conspiracy It Can’t Love
Photo Illustration by Erin O'Flynn/The Daily Beast/Getty ImagesIn 1990, computer scientists at the Swiss-based research center CERN developed the rudiments of what would become the modern world wide web with still-foundational concepts like HTML, HTTP, and the URL. You can still browse it, even though it’s pretty crude by modern standards. CERN made the software to create websites public domain in 1993, and the internet’s first conspiracy theory site probably popped up seconds later. When conspiracy theory culture moved online, it was following a pattern of early crank adoption of new technology, from easy duplication of photos fueling the Dreyfus Affair to home video equipment making it easier to make and distribute conspiracy films. On bulletin board systems, email lists, Yahoo groups, blocky websites on long-gone providers, and text-based forums like USENET, conspiracy theories flourished.
Source:The Nation
September 17, 2023 06:30 UTC
Hollywood strikes enter a new phase as daytime shows like Drew Barrymore's return despite pickets
NEW YORK – “The Drew Barrymore Show” will begin airing fresh episodes on Monday but a lot of off-air controversy will be clinging to its typically bubbly host. That's because talk shows are covered under a separate contract — the so-called Network Code — from the one actors and writers are striking. People do not forget it.”Viewers who tune into new episodes of daytime talk shows these days will find a changed landscape. Guests aren’t always the A-listers with blockbuster TV shows or films to promote. But Bill Maher and Drew Barrymore and the hosts of ‘The View’ are not just getting by.
Source:The Nation
September 16, 2023 21:34 UTC
Generating biskyrmions in a rare earth magnet
Source: phys.orgMagnetic skyrmions have received much attention as promising, topologically protected quasiparticles with applications in spintronics. Skyrmions are small, swirling topological magnetic excitations with particle-like properties. Nevertheless, the lower stability of magnetic skyrmions only allow them to exist in a narrow temperature range, with low density of the particles, thus implying the need for an external magnetic field, which greatly limits their wider applications.
Source:The Nation
September 16, 2023 20:06 UTC
I Watched a Bunch of PragerU Kids Videos and... Yikes!
Photo Illustration by Erin O'Flynn/The Daily Beast/Getty ImagesI went down a PragerU Kids rabbit hole, and JFC, it’s even worse than I thought. (New Hampshire—the “Live Free or Die” state—also approved PragerU’s “financial literacy” for use in its schools.) Gruesome, but fun,” I thought. Sure, I’d seen some of the viral clips online. Source: www.thedailybeast.com
Source:The Nation
September 16, 2023 07:34 UTC
Prosecutors in DC election case concerned about harassment, 'intimidation' from Trump, judge says
FILE - Special counsel Jack Smith speaks about an indictment of former President Donald Trump, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, at a Department of Justice office in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)WASHINGTON – Federal prosecutors in the case charging Donald Trump with scheming to overturn the 2020 presidential election are alleging that the former president has targeted individuals with threats, harassment and inflammatory statements, a judge said Friday. The Justice Department has also conducted interviews with unnamed individuals describing the threats and harassments they have received, though the transcripts of those interviews will remain sealed. “The history of harassment and threats towards the individuals whose information has been redacted demonstrates the real likelihood that they could suffer further intimidation upon disclosure of their identities,” Chutkan wrote. Also Friday, Smith's team pushed back against the Trump team request to have Chutkan recuse herself from the case.
Source:The Nation
September 15, 2023 20:33 UTC
The Justice Department says there's no valid basis for the judge to step aside from Trump's DC case
FILE - This undated photo provided by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, shows U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan. The Justice Department is challenging efforts by ex-President Donald Trump to disqualify the Washington judge presiding over the case charging him with plotting to overturn the 2020 election. (Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts via AP, File)WASHINGTON – The Justice Department is challenging efforts by former President Donald Trump to disqualify the Washington judge presiding over the case charging him with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Prosecutors with special counsel Jack Smith's team wrote in a court filing late Thursday that there was “no valid basis” for U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to recuse herself. A similar effort to seek the recusal of a judge in a separate New York prosecution he faces was unsuccessful.
Source:The Nation
September 15, 2023 17:35 UTC
On movie screens in Toronto, home is a battleground
This image released by the Toronto International Film Festival shows a scene from the film "Les Indsirables." “I come from an aristocratic family,” one woman says in the film. The biggest battleground isn’t just a war zone but the home. In recent years, Canada has reckoned with its past treatment of Indigenous people, including heinous sterilization programs and forced-schooling systems. “Coming to New Zealand, being Māori, we don’t see enough of ourselves on screen,” Waititi said.
Source:The Nation
September 14, 2023 19:13 UTC
Why now is the right time to implement SMS marketing by Digital Marketing Depot
On average, Americans now check their phones 262 times a day and daily screen time averages over five hours per day. People are using their phones more frequently, for longer periods of time, and are shopping from their phones more than ever before. With 54% of web traffic coming from mobile, adding text messaging (also known as SMS) to your ecommerce stack can help your team reach more customers faster—while maintaining a seamless customer experience. This practical SMS marketing guide from Cordial provides best practices and essential tips to help you build an effective SMS marketing strategy that drives new revenue streams and loyalty. Visit Digital Marketing Depot to download Strengthen Customer Loyalty with SMS Marketing.
Source:The Nation
September 13, 2023 18:05 UTC
Two new rotating radio transients discovered
Source: phys.orgUsing the Large Phased Array (LPA) radio telescope of the Lebedev Physical Institute (LPI) in Pushchino, Russia, astronomers have detected two new rotating radio transients (RRATS). The finding is reported in a research paper published September 2 on the pre-print server arXiv.
Source:The Nation
September 13, 2023 13:32 UTC
Video Shows Boebert Storming Out of Theater After ‘Beetlejuice’ Ejection
Jon Cherry/ReutersVideo published Tuesday by NBC Denver affiliate 9NEWS shows Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) and a male companion being escorted out of the Beetlejuice musical in downtown Denver Sunday night in a huff. The incident, which The Denver Post first reported, was spurred by accusations the Republican congresswoman was vaping, singing, recording the performance, and generally “causing a disturbance,” according to officials. In a police incident report obtained by the Post, an usher at the venue recounted what happened: “They told me they would not leave. I told them that they need to leave the theater and if they do not, they will be trespassing. I told them I would (be) going to get Denver Police.
Source:The Nation
September 13, 2023 11:35 UTC
NASA finally says what everyone has been saying 💰👀
Independent estimates have long suggested NASA already spent some $20 billion+ on the Artemis program 🚀. A moon-orbiting space station (Gateway) and a spaceship to shuttle the astronauts from the space station down the surface (lunar lander) must be designed, built, tested and then launched into space. So what is NASA doing to control Artemis’ costs 💰? Since then, I’ve been at Kennedy Space Center reporting on nearly every space shuttle launch and the retirement of the shuttle program with Atlantis’ final flight in 2011. And I continue to track NASA’s SLS as the Artemis I Moon Rocket is readied for rollout and first flight.
Source:The Nation
September 12, 2023 00:31 UTC
10 Horror Moves to Stream on Netflix Tonight
Run Rabbit RunImage: NetflixHorror’s had enough exorcism tales to last decades—especially with a new Exorcist movie coming next month—but The Pope’s Exorcist, released earlier this year, has found new life on Netflix for a reason. A few months after debuting at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, this Australian chiller starring Succession’s Sarah Snook made its way to Netflix to unsettle the streaming masses. Snook plays a doctor whose dark past comes back to haunt her, maybe literally, when her young daughter starts acting like she knows way more about her mother’s troubled childhood than she should. Florence Pugh gets to dig into that good ol’ horror trope, playing a fake medium who pretends she’s able to speak to the dead. It may be a King tale, but its suspenseful narrative and the main character’s mental-anguish deterioration spiral also owe a debt to Edgar Allan Poe.
Source:The Nation
September 11, 2023 20:06 UTC
Nutrition of the nation
By N.A.de S. AmaratungaAdequate nutrition is vital for both physical as well as mental growth and development of the human being. If this development is inadequate the whole nation would not advance in all spheres of human activity, the economic, cultural, sports etc. Though inflation may have come down, prices of these essential food items have remained high. At present these items are not within their reach and they cannot buy sufficient quantities required for adequate nutrition. Though vegetables are not too expensive people do not buy them in sufficient quantities required for adequate nutrition.
Source:The Nation
September 11, 2023 06:21 UTC
Inland Revenue Amendment Bill can be passed with simple majority
Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana yesterday informed Parliament the Supreme Court’s determination on the Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill. Accordingly, the Supreme Court has determined that the Inland Revenue Amendment Bill can be passed by a simple majority of the Legislature. The Supreme Court has held that neither the Bill which was challenged in the Court nor any of its provisions is inconsistent with Article 12 of the Constitution, the Speaker added. Last week, the Supreme Court concluded the deliberations of the petitions filed challenging the Inland Revenue (Amendment) Draft Bill, which was presented to Parliament by the Government.
Source:Sunday Observer
September 06, 2023 03:32 UTC
Over 160,000 qualify for university
Commissioner General of Examinations Amit Jayasundara said that 166,938 students have qualified for university admission with the results of the Advanced Level Examination 2022 (2023). The Advanced Level exam results were released yesterday (4) and the results can be checked through the official websites www.doenets.lk or www.results.exams.gov.lk. Of the 166,938 who qualified for university admission, 149,487 were school applicants while the balance 17,451 were private applicants. The Examinations Department states that 96,995 applicants who appeared for the AL Examination this year did not qualify for university admission. If only the candidates who appeared for the Advanced Level Examination 2022 (2023) want to appear for the Advanced Level Examination 2023 again, they can apply for it from September 11 to 16 through the link https://onlineexams.gov.lk/eic.
Source:Sunday Observer
September 05, 2023 07:04 UTC