David Guild

Scientists look to black holes to know exactly where we are in the Universe. But phones and wifi are blocking the view The satellites the world relies on for navigation, communication and more get their bearings from distant black holes – but radio noise is blurring the picture.

Scientists look to black holes to know exactly where we are in the Universe. But phones and wifi are blocking the view
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Friday essay: I work as a sensitivity reader – and racism is harder to spot than you’d think We all know what racism looks like. It’s loud, it’s angry, it’s terrifying. But when it’s hidden in imagery and connotations, it’s much more sinister.

Friday essay: I work as a sensitivity reader – and racism is harder to spot than you’d think
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Can Israel still claim self-defence to justify its Gaza war? Here’s what the law says Many nations agreed Israel had a right to self-defence after the October 7 2023 Hamas attacks. Whether this defence still holds 20 months later is now debatable.

Can Israel still claim self-defence to justify its Gaza war? Here’s what the law says
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Police aren’t properly trained for mental health crises – but they’re often the first responders. Here’s what works better People who are in distress and need support are often met with handcuffs, detention and are sent to hospital emergency departments.

Police aren’t properly trained for mental health crises – but they’re often the first responders. Here’s what works better
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Everyone in this world is just a small light among millions of lights. But everyone is very special and unique in their own way.

Boredom gets a bad rap. But science says it can actually be good for us We live in a fast-paced society that subjects us to information overload and high stress. It might be time to embrace the pause.

Boredom gets a bad rap. But science says it can actually be good for us
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Assisted dying bill: are ministers hoarding power? So-called ‘Henry VIII clauses’ mean ministers can change legislation without parliamentary approval

Friday’s assisted dying debate was a “chaotic mess”. Can the bill still pass? And are ministers reserving too much power for themselves?
@markmardell.bsky.social has the latest on his rolling blog.
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Let the bill pass, and you can still say NO, but don't take away someone esle choice away from them, because some one is out there who can't cope, let them have a choice too. That is your choice to say no when the time, let them have a choice as well.

Public-Sector Workers Are Heroes, and Democrats Should Say So A new memo shows how Trump is gunning to weaken Elizabeth Warren’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. It’s time to fight, Democrats.

Federal workers are exploited by right-wing politicians and shock jocks and so forth—and they only make the news on the very rare occasions that something goes wrong.

Without them, Trump, Vought, and MAGA minions are creating a country in which more veterans get ripped off and more babies die.

Politics with Michelle Grattan: David Pocock wants us to aim for up to 90% reduction in emissions by 2035 David Pocock joins us to talk about the new Senate situation, his aspirations for the next three years and the election generally.

Politics with Michelle Grattan: David Pocock wants us to aim for up to 90% reduction in emissions by 2035
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Earth’s oldest impact crater was just found in Australia – exactly where geologists hoped it would be The crater dates back 3.5 billion years, making it the oldest known by more than a billion years.

Earth’s oldest impact crater was just found in Australia – exactly where geologists hoped it would be
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Russian activist and politician Aleksey Navalny, who achieved international recognition as one of the most prominent domestic critics of Pres. Vladimir Putin, died at age 47 while in prison.

There is fact-checking and reading fake news. My worry is that people believe the first thing that pops up, even when they do try fact-checking. Remember, 2 things first 2 are usually advertisement and second Musk, is rich, so rich he can literally get his BS, first on the list.

He can leave his money. That is what other kings and dictators did to finance wars.

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Email demands US government workers report DEI programmes Government employees received emails threatening "consequences" if they did not report DEI work to the White House.

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Here it comes! Hitler gave warning of his intentions, people thought he wouldn't go that far, and he did and worse. Here comes Trump, same thing. He warn you all and you still voted for him.

History repeating itself, why because we are too stupid or too ignorant to study History and think.

I am flabbergasted what is happening in USA.
I not believe how unchristian some American Christians are.

History repeating itself, why because we are too stupid or too ignorant to study History