Monthly Archives: August 2020

Scientists are reporting that aggressive cuts are needed to be made in order to save mammals from extinction. Polar bears will struggle to survive by 2100 due to the melting sea ice which they rely on to catch their prey. Researchers found that this would mean food would become less accessible to polar bears and […]Continue reading “The everlasting effects wildlife is facing due to humans — Talk About”

A new model of photosynthesis points to an evolutionary principle governing light-harvesting organisms that might apply throughout the universe. Read More Why Are Plants Green? The Answer Might Work on Any Planet | Wired — Flag of Ulysses

A multistate outbreak of salmonella poisoning that has sickened almost 400 people in 31 states has been traced back to red onions, federal health officials said. And a company based in Bakersfield, California is the likely source of the potentially contaminated onions, according to the Food and Drug Administration. “Although the investigation has determined that […]Continue reading “Red onions linked to salmonella outbreak that sickened people in 31 states, including Indiana — Fox 59”

What is happening in Yemen? Yemen. A desert country in the Middle East on the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula. It has been severely impacted by a civil war and is one of the Arab world’s poorest countries. A war that was originally forecasted to last a few weeks, has gone on to last […]Continue reading “The Yemen Humanitarian Crisis — Inspiringly Sustainable”

Tropical storm conditions are expected to spread north along the east coast of Florida as Isaias creeps away from the Bahamas Sunday. Wind, rain from Tropical Storm Isaias hits Florida coast — KETK.com | FOX51.com

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wilford Brimley, who worked his way up from movie stunt rider to an indelible character actor who brought gruff charm, and sometimes menace, to a range of films that included “Cocoon,” “The Natural” and “The Firm,” has died. He was 85. Brimley’s manager Lynda Bensky said the actor died Saturday morning […]Continue reading “Wilford Brimley, ‘Cocoon’ and ‘Natural’ actor, dead at 85 — WTTV CBS4Indy”

Legitimate governments don’t lock down their citizenry, force them to wear masks, close businesses, destroy jobs, and prevent them from using the medicines that have been found most effective. No, legitimate governments don’t do such things. From James Bovard at aier.org: The American political system may be on the eve of its worst legitimacy crisis […]Continue reading “Political Legitimacy Dies in 2020, by James Bovard — STRAIGHT LINE LOGIC”

You might think college funding makes sense, but it doesn’t. Here’s my take on why coronavirus is going to kill a lot of American colleges, but truth is – they were dying anyway. Coronavirus is going to break the traditional college model in America — Just:Words

I’m staring at my unfinished drafts hanging out on this blog. I have started and abandoned a handful of posts about getting back to running during a pandemic. Then, the events of Ahmaud Arbery’s murder stole my thoughts. Everything I had to say about running seemed so small compared to what was happening in the […]Continue reading “This post is not about running. — Running on Empty”

Let me tell you the story of a depressed nation. A nation that loves other nations yet hates itself. A nation that’s stuck in its past. A hopeless helpless vulnerable nation. An insecure nation with superiority complex. A very very depressed nation. A Depressed Nation — Freethinkers