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Behind the Mask: Uncovering the Extremist Messages of a 3D‑Printed Gun Designer
Twitter Files journalist Michael Shellenberger tried to censor a Wikipedia editor

Shellenberger’s attempts to directly influence the content of the Wikipedia article were highly unusual. One Wikipedia editor sarcastically wrote, “To be honest I doubt that someone of Shellenberger's stature would be posting on his own Wikipedia talk page, unprofessionally calling people names in a childish manner. Probably a fake account.” Shellenberger was indeed the childish person calling people names on Wikipedia.
Algorithmic amplification to spread terrorist, violent extremist and borderline

NASA Is Struggling to Open Its Asteroid Sample Container

“The tools for any proposed solution to extract the remaining material from the head must be able to fit inside the glovebox and not compromise the scientific integrity of the collection, and any procedures must be consistent with the clean room’s standards,” NASA wrote in its blog post.
A Russian satellite has shifted within 60 km of another spacecraft.

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America’s Crisis of Faith: Poll Reveals More Americans Are Rejecting the Constitution and Embracing Violence – JONATHAN TURLEY

Fifty-two percent of Biden supporters say Republicans are now a threat to American life while 47 percent of Trump supporters say the same about Democrats. Among Biden supporters, 41 percent now believe violence is justified “to stop [Republicans] from achieving their goals.” An almost identical percentage, 38 percent, of Trump supporters now embrace violence to stop Democrats.

In the end, a constitution remains a covenant not between citizens and their government but between each other as citizens. It demands a leap of faith; a commitment that despite our differences we will defend the rights of our neighbors.
Another trickle for the piglets already settled on their teats Biden-Harris Administration Designates 31 Tech Hubs Across America | U.S. Department of Commerce

Today, the Department of Commerce launched a second Tech Hubs Notice of Funding Opportunity, allowing these designated Tech Hubs to apply to receive between $40 million and $70 million each for implementation funding, totaling nearly $500 million.

A staffer for GOP congresswoman Katie Britt was robbed at gunpoint in DC.
16 States Strongly Object To JPMorgan Settlement With Epstein Accusers | ZeroHedge

"Jeffrey Epstein's surviving victims should be fully compensated for the profound harm they have suffered," wrote New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez. "However, as it now stands, the settlement agreement improperly seeks to release (the states') claims for victim-specific relief."
DOJ Offers Sweetheart Plea Deal To IRS Consultant Who Leaked Tax Return Information Of Trump And Thousands Of Wealthy Americans.

Anomaly in sun's solar cycle discovered in centuries-old texts from Korea

researchers analyzed historic auroral records from Korea and found that solar cycles during the Maunder Minimum were only eight years long on average — three years shorter than modern cycles. The aurora records were part of three separate books, or chronicles, written on behalf of Korean kings that contained detailed daily reports of royal business, state affairs, weather and astronomical phenomena that occurred within the Korean peninsula between 918 and 1910, according to the 2021 study that first described them.
The 'climate quitters' ditching corporate roles
Fungi, not bugs! We need to talk about Mushrooms - by Skander Garroum
Grapes of wrath: Albania winemakers struggle with warmer world
Energy Agency Sees Peaks in Global Oil, Coal and Gas Demand by 2030
- IEA predicts peak oil in 2030