Things I have recently spotted that may
be of interest to
someone else:
Christianity: Christianity Today asks
if the United Methodist Church has a case against Jeff Sessions,
Attorney General.
Education: Grammarphobia on how
(mostly English) families got their names.
Ethics: Remember Scott Pruitt, Trump's first head of the Environmental
Protection Agency, who was removed after several ethical clouds? Ryan
Zinke, Secretary of the Interior is probably going, for similar reasons,
according to UnDark. Unfortunately, both of their replacements, or
likely replacements, are likely to be more efficient, if that's the right word, at removing environmental protections, than the original appointees.
Food: Relevant reports on how
long candy should be stored before discarding it.
NPR reports that immigrating
to the US probably causes changes in the gut bacteria, and that
this, in turn, may lead to obesity. (The study involved Southeast Asian immigrants.)
Health: Relevant reports on a study that found that over
8,000 children are hospitalized because of gunshots, each year.
(More are killed, or are not brought to a hospital.)
Humor: The
man who inspired the appearance, and name, of Super Mario, of video game fame, has died, according to NPR.
Politics: The Supreme Court is allowing a lawsuit, by some
young people (one is 11), against the Federal Government, saying that federal actions and/or inactions related to climate change are
depriving them of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Listverse describes nine
Senate filibusters, and one in the Texas State Senate.
Politico reports that most
Americans want stricter gun laws. That is true of Republicans, too.
White
supremacy groups are using video game participation as a recruiting tool,
says NPR.
Science: Earther shows us some newly
discovered sea slugs. Fabulous photographs!
Gizmodo considers how
much dead human skin cell material we take into our bodies.
Sports: Greg
Popovich, coach of the San Antonio Spurs, has been with the team for a long time. Every other NBA team has changed coaches during his
tenure, usually several times.
The graphic used in these posts is from NASA, hence, I believe, it is
public domain.
Thanks for looking!
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