Martin H. Fischer Quote – Greatest Show On Earth
“Life is a ticket to the greatest show on earth.” – Martin H. Fischer.
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Poem – THE DOGE’S PALACE (By Ray Gallucci)
THE DOGE’S PALACE – By Ray Gallucci (in Venice, Italy) The bones remain, but flesh is gone, The lungs that breathed, heart pumping strong, The ruling brain that made it great – The Doge’s Palace, left to Fate. Amid the fossils, can you feel The power once it dared to wield, Controlling trade through maritime Predominance of Venice prime? […]
Read moreChief Justice’s power over surveillance
Chief Justice John Roberts is even more powerful than you might think, said Ezra Klein. In addition to presiding over the Supreme Court, Roberts also has the “exclusive, unaccountable, lifetime power to shape the surveillance state.” It’s a little known fact that the chief justice appoints all 11 members of the secret court set up by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance […]
Read moreGirls In Bikinis
“There’s just something really wrong about trying to lure people into a car wash using underaged girls in bikinis.”
Read moreShocking Rise in Microplastics Found in Human Brains
Recent research is painting an unsettling new picture of human health: tiny plastic particles called microplastics and nanoplastics have been detected in human brain tissue — and levels appear to be rising over time. These findings are drawing alarm from environmental scientists and health experts alike. 📈 What Did the Study Find? A study published in Nature Medicine examined human […]
Read moreHomelesness In New York City
Percentage by which New York City’s homeless-shelter population increased under Bloomeberg: 65 Portion of the city’s shelter population who are children: 2/5
Read moreA warmer world will be a hazier one
Aerosols, tiny solid and liquid particles suspended in the atmosphere, impact the environment by affecting air quality and alter the Earth’s radiative balance by either scattering or absorbing sunlight to varying degrees. What impact does climate change, induced by greenhouse gases (GHGs), have on the aerosol “burden”–the total mass of aerosols in a vertical column of air? Past research done […]
Read moreAudrey Hepburn Quote – Elegance is the only beauty that never fades
“Elegance is the only beauty that never fades.” – Audrey Hepburn
Read moreGreat Wall of Graffiti
A dedicated graffiti zone was set up at the Great Wall of China, in the hope it would stop visitors from scratching their names on the historic barrier. Most of the graffiti on the wall, said the Chinese media, is in English.
Read moreWinston Churchill Quote – Even Fools Are Right Sometimes
“The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.” – Winston Churchill
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