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Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Holding Space

 A Piece of My Mind by Angela Seabright, DO

 Here is the link.

 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2836276?guestAccessKey=8f7b43f0-8a36-477a-8f2c-a9a960948f90&utm_medium=email&utm_source=postup_jn&utm_campaign=article_alert-jama&utm_content=etoc-tfl_&utm_term=081225

 

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Sunday, August 10, 2025

The Cloud Seeding Debacle

 There’s Science and then there’s Science.

 Any lessons for the Climate Change debate?

 Here is the link.

 https://judithcurry.com/2025/08/08/cloud-seeding-history-looking-back-at-the-colorado-river-basin-pilot-project/#more-32274

 

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Saturday, August 09, 2025

Another Armed Civilian Saves the Day

 From John Lott at the Crime Prevention Research Center.

 Here is the link.

 https://crimeresearch.org/2025/08/at-real-clear-politics-another-armed-civilian-saves-the-day/

 

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Monday, August 04, 2025

The Extraordinary Life of A Girl Called Champ

 From Jonathan Turley.

 Touching.

 Here is the link.

 https://jonathanturley.org/2025/08/02/the-extraordinary-life-of-a-girl-called-champ/#more-234330

 

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Thursday, July 31, 2025

A Critical Review of Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the U.S. Climate

 The truth, if you want it.

 Here is the link.

 https://www.energy.gov/topics/climate

 

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Monday, July 28, 2025

The Rise and Fall of John Brennan

 From Jonathan Turley.

Does this count as election fraud?

 Here is the link.

 https://jonathanturley.org/2025/07/28/the-rise-and-fall-of-john-brennan/#more-234079

 

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Saturday, July 26, 2025

Chatbot screwups: An example

 Grok fails to distinguish bad and good research.

 Here is the link.

 https://crimeresearch.org/2025/07/at-real-clear-politics-ai-chatbots-rely-on-sources-with-clear-biases/

 

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Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Glider team hopes to reach 90,000 ft.

 Bet you never thought this was a possibility. And how about the current record of 76,124 ft., higher than the U-2.

 Here is the link.

 https://aviationweek.com/space/commercial-space/perlan-ii-glider-team-reactivates-make-90000-ft-altitude-attempt?utm_rid=CPEN1000004535171&utm_campaign=55861&utm_medium=email&elq2=ea73cae3268745d38bea26a181a12136&utm_emailname=AW_News_AerospaceDigest_NL_07222025&sp_eh=735021cff4c861024f94128455990f6b1cc07f078ecf304aec863602fd2eb988

 

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Airbus A380 slat bonding defect

 There is always something wrong with an airplane.

 Here is the link.

 https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/safety-ops-regulation/inflight-incidents-prompt-airbus-look-a380-slat-bonding-defect?elq2=ea73cae3268745d38bea26a181a12136&sp_eh=735021cff4c861024f94128455990f6b1cc07f078ecf304aec863602fd2eb988&elq2=ea73cae3268745d38bea26a181a12136&sp_eh=735021cff4c861024f94128455990f6b1cc07f078ecf304aec863602fd2eb988&utm_campaign=55861&utm_emailname=AW_News_AerospaceDigest_NL_07222025&utm_medium=email&utm_rid=CPEN1000004535171

 

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Thursday, July 17, 2025

SpaceX's Starlink

 An interesting read on its history.

Here is the link.

 https://aviationweek.com/space/commercial-space/how-spacex-built-starlink-massive-lead-rivals?elq2=78b4b847a9fc41338e36b395614c223f&sp_eh=735021cff4c861024f94128455990f6b1cc07f078ecf304aec863602fd2eb988&elq2=78b4b847a9fc41338e36b395614c223f&sp_eh=735021cff4c861024f94128455990f6b1cc07f078ecf304aec863602fd2eb988&utm_campaign=55759&utm_emailname=AW_News_AerospaceDigest_NL_07172025&utm_medium=email&utm_rid=CPEN1000004535171

 

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