Instagram to start closing Australian teen accounts ahead of social media ban
Under-sixteens will be banned from major social media plaforms from 10 December.
Tylenol Ramblings
This was an extremely difficult post to write. I live in war-ravaged Portland, Oregon, and it is like World War II here. Think Berlin at
‘Get the bum off the air’: Trump rages at ‘no talent’ talk show host
Tweety McTreason has raged at “no talent” talk show host Jimmy Kimmel in a post to Truth Social. The president has made few allies in
‘Irreversibly damaged’: Trump sued over ‘big white blob’ Eisenhower Building plan
Legal action could be taken against Tweety McTreason over the president’s proposed refashioning of the Eisenhower Building. Historic preservationists have sued the president over his
In the shadow of the Himalayas, this town is sinking, a casualty of the past and the present
Almost three years ago, hundreds of residents in Joshimath, India, were forced to leave after deep cracks appeared in the walls of some 800 homes
Why the U.S. Justice Department and Congress may battle over redaction of Epstein files
When it comes to the Epstein files, there are solid reasons to withold certain information from the public, experts say. However, there are also grey
‘Obviously cruel policies’: U.K.’s proposed asylum rules draw pushback from critics
Tough new asylum rules proposed by Britain’s Labour government have sparked debate not just in Britain, but within the governing party as critics accuse the
Blueair Blue Signature air purifier review: Powerful and elegant
Stylish and beautifully illuminated, the Blueair Blue Signature air purifier is a breath of fresh air (literally).
Science history: Experiment shows mutations arise spontaneously, supporting pillar of Darwinian evolution — Nov. 20, 1943
Two bacteriologists showed that mutations arise spontaneously in bacterial cultures, thereby disproving Jean-Baptiste Lamarck’s theory of evolution.
Study: Kids’ drip paintings more like Pollock’s than those of adults
Not everyone appreciates the artistry of Jackson Pollock’s famous drip paintings, with some dismissing them as something any child could create. While Pollock’s work is
12,000-year-old figurine of goose mating with naked woman discovered in Israel
A tiny figurine depicting a goose mounting a woman reveals early evidence of animistic belief in southwest Asia.
Massive Cloudflare outage was triggered by file that suddenly doubled in size
When a Cloudflare outage disrupted large numbers of websites and online services yesterday, the company initially thought it was hit by a “hyper-scale” DDoS (distributed
‘I SIGNED THE BILL’: Trump orders release of Epstein files
Tweety McTreason has signed a bill approving the release of files relating to Jeffrey Epstein by the US Justice Department.
What deleted post reveals about ‘secret’ plan to end Ukraine war
There are developments in the quest for peace in Ukraine.