Chuck Darwin

What began as a silent infiltration into one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency mining pools has now been confirmed as
the biggest crypto theft in history.

The LuBian mining pool, once a dominant force in the Bitcoin network, quietly lost over 127,000 Bitcoins in 2020.
The breach was only […]

A federal appeals panel on Friday terminated district-court judge James E. Boasberg’s plan to assess whether Trump administration officials were guilty of criminal contempt
for sending flights of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador, despite the judge’s verbal order that they turn around and […]

There is a critical difference between acknowledging the nation’s history and celebrating its worst moments.

In Germany, they don’t erase their shameful Nazi past, but that doesn’t mean they’re erecting hagiographic statues commemorating Nazi war criminals.

While on the subject of war […]

Over the last three years, the head of a small charter school network that serves fewer than 1,000 students has taken home up to $870,000 annually,
a startling amount that appears to be the highest for any public school superintendent in Texas and among the top in the nation.

Valere Public […]

ALONG THE KLAMATH RIVER
— The journey was no longer impossible, but that didn’t make it any less audacious.

One great waterway, newly freed from the stranglehold of four hulking dams.

More than 300 miles, through some of the most intense rapids in the West.

And 15 young kayakers, nearly all […]

The order was based in part on the finding that O’Rourke’s PAC committed bribery or caused legislators to commit bribery.

It’s a completely outrageous finding.

Paxton’s allegations don’t even come close to supporting a bribery charge.

Also courts are enforcing internal House procedural rules […]

Like their four-year counterparts,
community colleges are grappling with disappearing federal grants,
shuttered D.E.I. offices,
eliminated programs,
canceled cultural convocations
and panicked students and staff.

Many of the grants that fund financial aid for low-income students and the staff […]

Israel decided to starve the people of Gaza
-- as a strategy of war and in order to sabotage the ceasefire deal,
according to Israeli cabinet meeting minutes leaked on Wednesday to Israel’s Channel 13.

The document purports to show that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
refused multiple […]

The Trump administration is warning Harvard University that it could take over its patents,
worth hundreds of millions of dollars,
if a review finds the university hasn’t complied with federal law,
an escalation of the continuing negotiations between the White House and America’s oldest […]

"They Knew" discusses conspiracy culture in a rapidly declining United States
struggling with corruption, climate change, and other crises.

As the actions of the powerful remain shrouded in mystery
—“From Norman Baker to Jeffrey Epstein, Iran-Contra to January 6"
—it is unsurprising that people […]

About a week after a homeowner found a dead sparrow and goldfinch, Rauch got word from City Wildlife, a D.C. rescue and rehabilitation center, about another case
— two chicks that had likely fallen from a nest into a yard across the alley from the homeowner who had originally contacted wildlife […]

Walmart knew about explosion risk in Ozark Trail water bottles for 7 years before recall
The retailer took action last month, long after learning lids “forcefully ejected”
-- and partially blinded two people.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/08/09/walmart-safety-recall-bottles/

The Gifford Fire advanced into the rugged Garcia Wilderness
and is now threatening the Machesna Mountain Wilderness,
fueled by two large fire columns observed yesterday afternoon.

Overnight, crews worked to reinforce control lines stretching from Avenales Ranch Road and the Salinas River to Hi […]

Extreme GOP gerrymanders have remade American politics over the last 15 years.

They have locked Republicans into office in state legislatures nationwide,
even in purple states when Democratic candidates win more votes.
They have delivered a reliable and enduring edge to the GOP in the race for […]

'Ukrainians will not gift their land'
— Zelensky rejects idea of territorial concessions to end Russia's war
https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainians-will-not-gift-their-land-zelensky-rejects-idea-of-territorial-concessions-to-end-russias-war/

The man who oversees the nation’s military reposted a video about a #Christian #nationalist church
that included various pastors saying #women should no longer be allowed to #vote.
The extraordinary repost on X from Defense Secretary #Pete #Hegseth,
illustrates his deep and personal connection […]

AI industry groups are urging an appeals court to block what they say is
the largest copyright class action ever certified.
They've warned that a single lawsuit raised by three authors over Anthropic's AI training now threatens to
"financially ruin" the entire AI industry if up to 7 million […]

Roger Cressey served two US presidents as a senior cybersecurity and counter-terrorism advisor

He currently worries he'll experience a "political aneurysm" -- due to Microsoft's many security messes

"The Chinese are so well prepared and positioned on Microsoft products that in the event of […]

Back in 2009, after years of scientific review,
the EPA officially recognizedthat carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are air pollutants that endanger public health and welfare.

This “endangerment finding” wasn’t optional
—compelled by the Supreme Court in Massachusetts v. EPA (2007),
it […]

The Trump administration has fired nearly everyone who worked at the federal statistics agency that would collect the data the government is seeking […]

Judge James C. Ho has recast the role of jurist as a vociferous combatant in the culture wars.
Could that be exactly what Trump is looking for?
During the final months of the Biden presidency, judge Ho made what was then a startling assertion:
The number of undocumented immigrants coming across […]

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan,
who previously presided over Trump’s federal election interference case,
will now oversee a new lawsuit from Democracy Forward Foundation,
a D.C.-based nonprofit,
requesting the Department of Justice and the FBI release any communications between Trump […]

The Trump administration is warning Harvard University that it could take over its patents,
worth hundreds of millions of dollars,
if a review finds the university hasn’t complied with federal law,
an escalation of the continuing negotiations between the White House and America’s oldest […]

The University of Pennsylvania’s Carey Law school has
💥paused a full-tuition scholarship program named for its first Black graduate
❌ and plans to close its office of “equal opportunity and engagement” this month.
The changes come as m Donald Trump’s administration pushes for an end to diversity […]

At 79, Dr. Jeffrey Bland hikes mountain ranges, surfs in the ocean, and sailed over 40,000 miles on his boat.

Dr. Jonny Bowden plays tennis two hours a day, hikes five days a week and conquered the Fight for Air Climb.

In this fireside chat, these two respected pioneers share science-backed […]

“People who socialize more are more resistant to cognitive decline as they get older,”
Dr. Ben Rein said. And, he added, they “have generally larger brains.”

Researchers think that may be because socializing could help to protect against declines in brain volume that happen with age and […]

A federal appeals panel on Friday terminated district-court judge James E. Boasberg’s plan to assess whether Trump administration officials were guilty of criminal contempt
for sending flights of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador, despite the judge’s verbal order that they turn around and […]

"With Kamala Harris officially out of the race, Katie Porter has emerged as the Democratic frontrunner,
increasing her support from 12% to 18% since the April Emerson poll,”
Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling, said.

“Steve Hilton, who was not in the race in April […]

Trump firing the labor statistics commissioner and bringing back confederate statues are both part of his “fascist impulse to rewrite history”

When they tell you who they are, believe them.

www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-conf...

The US energy secretary, Chris Wright,
is facing growing criticism from scientists who say
their “worst fears” were realized when Wright revealed that
the Trump administration would “update” the US’s premier climate crisis reports.

Wright, a former oil and gas executive,
told CNN’s Kaitlin […]