Dear patient readers, Today we offer supersized Links with Iran War and Borat Agreement sections in lieu of an Iran war post. * * * The Case for Aesthetic Education JSTOR (Micael T) The upper limits of biology Works in Progress (Micael T) ‘Living donor’ horror case triggers crackdown in US RT (Kevin W) Why…
Senate confirms Todd Blanche in narrow vote despite concerns over independence of office. Published On 8 Aug 20268 Aug 2026 President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Todd Blanche has been confirmed as United States attorney general, despite bipartisan concerns over the politicisation of the Justice Department. The Senate, which is narrowly controlled by Republicans, confirmed…
The National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) in Egypt issued a statement on Friday clarifying concerns raised about mobile phone lines registered in the names of some citizens without their knowledge, following a shocking court ruling. Over the past few days, social media has been abuzz with posts from people who discovered phone numbers registered under…
Dear patient readers, Today we offer supersized Links with Iran War and Borat Agreement sections in lieu of an Iran war post. * * * The Case for Aesthetic Education JSTOR (Micael T) The upper limits of biology Works in Progress (Micael T) ‘Living donor’ horror case triggers crackdown in US RT (Kevin W) Why…
Senate confirms Todd Blanche in narrow vote despite concerns over independence of office. Published On 8 Aug 20268 Aug 2026 President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Todd Blanche has been confirmed as United States attorney general, despite bipartisan concerns over the politicisation of the Justice Department. The Senate, which is narrowly controlled by Republicans, confirmed…
The National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) in Egypt issued a statement on Friday clarifying concerns raised about mobile phone lines registered in the names of some citizens without their knowledge, following a shocking court ruling. Over the past few days, social media has been abuzz with posts from people who discovered phone numbers registered under…
India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant posted a late-night appeal on X at 00:46 AM IST on August 8, 2026, tagging Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and requesting assistance with a land purchase in the state. The post gathered significant attention in a post that has now gone viral across the social media platforms. Pant, who…
1 Multiple reliable German football media sources are now reporting sensational news. Hoffenheim striker Fisnik Asllani’s transfer to RB Leipzig has unexpectedly fallen apart at the last moment. The reason cited by Kicker, Sky Germany and others concerns the fact that Leipzig had second thoughts following Asllani’s medical. Hoffenheim have now issued a press release…
PHOENIX — From the crack of the bat and the trajectory of the ball, it was immediately clear that the Dodgers had found a new way to lose. Dodgers closer Edwin Díaz hung a slider over the plate to Arizona’s Ryan Waldschmidt, and he sent it over the left-center field wall for a two-run, walk-off homer in…
HARD Summer lives up to its name: it goes hard. And the 2026 edition of the dance and electronic music festival, which took place from August 1-2 in Southern California’s Hollywood Park, was no exception. Across those two days, tens of thousands of attendees gathered to experience one of the year’s biggest music events, with…
BEIJING — Authorities in eastern China shut schools and tourist sites as Typhoon Dolphin made its way towards land on Saturday. The storm’s maximum sustained winds were estimated at about 162 kilometers per hour (101 mph). It will bring heavy rains, creating a risk of severe flooding as well as landslides. It’s expected to hit…
Democratic socialists keep winning primary elections, and Democratic voters are trending in the same direction: Recent polling suggests that a third of Democrats and Democratic-leaning adults now identify as democratic socialists. Most recently, Abdul El-Sayed, who does not identify as a democratic socialist but was endorsed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez…
