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Mexico Informs IAEA About the Theft of a Radiography Camera in Salamanca, Guanajuato State
The Comision Nacional de Seguridad Nuclear y Salvaguardias (CNSNS), the Mexican nuclear regulator, has informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) about the theft of a radiography camera containing an Iridium-192 radioactive source.
Wikipedia is 20, and its reputation has never been higher
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Donald Trump’s Impeachment Trial Begins This Week. It Will Offer a Glimpse into the Future of the GOP
Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial is set to begin in the Senate this week, and while it will likely end in the former president’s acquittal, it will also be a revealing inflection point for the Republican Party. Most Republican Senators have already signaled their willingness to acquit Trump—all but five signaled in a vote last […]


Why Joe Biden Needs Bernie Sanders Now More Than Ever
In the heat of the 2020 Democratic primary a year ago, Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders represented starkly different visions for their party. When Biden finished a dismal fifth in the New Hampshire primary and Sanders soared to victory, many moderate Democrats were fearful that Sanders would run away with the nomination, and […]


Communism Humor
I’ve already shared some politician humor and some socialism humor in 2021, so it’s time to complete the trifecta with a new edition of communism humor. We’ll start with some gallows humor about the link between communism and famine. As far as I can tell, the fad of millennials eating Tide pods has gone away, […]
Coronavirus latest: US new daily cases drop below 100,000 as hospital admissions continue to fall
Opening His First Foreign Policy Speech with a Dad Joke, ‘Uncle Joe’ Offers Battered State Staffers A Return to Normal
President Joe Biden started out his speech laying a new vision for America’s place in the world with a dad joke — or, rather, a granddad joke. He compared his own advanced age to that of Benjamin Franklin, the father of U.S. foreign policy, and namesake of the grand hall where the 78-year-old President was […]
UK hauliers call for ‘urgent intervention’ as they warn over exports slump
Government has sought to play down impact of non-tariff barriers following UK-EU trade deal


INSTN to Support the IAEA in Training the Next Generation in Nuclear
Hundreds of students and professionals from around the world will receive education and training in various nuclear fields thanks to an agreement the IAEA and France’s School for Energy and Health Technology (INSTN) signed this week.


Wyoming GOP censures Liz Cheney for vote to impeach Trump
The Wyoming Republican Party on Saturday voted to censure Rep. Liz Cheney for her vote to impeach former President Donald Trump, the latest blowback the member of House leadership has faced from within her own party. Just eight of 74 members of the Wyoming central committee opposed the censure move, which didn’t go to a […]
The Forgotten History of Black Prohibitionism
Imagine a prohibitionist. The image that jumps to mind is probably of a well-to-do, conservative, white, Victorian-era prude—pinky raised, sipping tea—browbeating Americans with Bibles about what thou shall and shan’t drink. Look at Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s Prohibition documentary miniseries: All of the characters are white. All of the experts and interviewed consultants are […]
Repressive regimes are tightening their grip on their citizens abroad
A sorry tale of killings, kidnappings and technologically enhanced intimidation
Even before covid-19, nightclubs were struggling
The pandemic has left them fighting for their survival