Bitchin Dave's Newsletter - May 27th
The sitting president of the United States held a "private event" - which we know because it was made clear that he was acting as a private citizen and not in an official capacity, so that he would not have to reveal who was in attendance. First of all, that's an absurd thing to say. Everything he does is somewhat public. And because there were people from other countries in attendance then this should be classified as a state function. Second, the event itself is problematic. It was all about his own crypto currency. The invitees were his "biggest investors." This raises many questions about them exchanging money for access to him. This violates the emoluments clause, which I remind you says "No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State." I'm sure that someone - perhaps the DOJ - will try and tell us some loophole. But are we honestly expected to believe that a group of foreign nationals came to this country, invested in his crypto nonsense, and didn't ask - or won't ask in the future - for something in return in his official capacity?It's another in a long string of him ignoring the constitution, and "many among us" turning a blind eye. The obvious question that remains is: what is anyone in a position to do so going to do about it? |
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Taking the materials out of batteries is a tricky proposition and no one has yet mastered it. But here's a team that is using cooking oil and water to break down the materials and allow for the removal of lithium in a simple, environmentally friendly, and easy way at room temperature. We could go further with electric battery usage if we didn't have to worry about the environmental impacts of disposed batteries. https://tech.yahoo.com/articles/scientists-revolutionary-breakthrough-cooking-oil-111535092.html |
The president wants to ignore the writ of habeas corpus. If you're not exactly sure what that means, it's Latin and it translates to "to have the body" and loosely means that you are to be physically present, or more precisely to be in court yourself, before a judge. This is spelled out in the constitution thusly:
And then this fun exchange happened in a senate hearing, with the head of DHS - the whackadoodle Kristi Noem - being asked about it: At a Senate hearing, Senator Maggie Hassan, Democrat of New Hampshire, asked Ms. Noem about the issue. "Secretary Noem," she asked, "what is habeas corpus?" "Well," Ms. Noem said, "habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country and suspend their right to—" "No," Ms. Hassan interjected. "Let me stop you, ma'am. Excuse me, that's incorrect." |
Scientists have added layers of a polyvinyl gel to concrete, in order to increase the ability of concrete to store electrical energy. And because the concrete absorbs heat from the sun, it actually is generating electricity that can be harnessed. "The biomimetic structure and interfacial selective immobilization mechanism may pave the way for the design and fabrication of high-performance ionic thermoelectric materials."  |
This is an example of reporting that is misleading. It's on the CBP website, so that's somewhat expected. But it got picked up on by the mass media outlets who naturally mis-reported it, too. What's wrong with it? The headline, the vaguely written details, and the quotes from the port director would make it appear that it was intercepted coming into the US. For example: "This is yet another recent example of the commitment our officers have to protecting the American people from the scourge of dangerous drugs." "Rest assured that we'll continue to leverage all available resources to disrupt the transnational drug trade and those seeking to exploit our Michigan ports of entry." The truth about this story (and the other two in the aforementioned "third load") is that the drugs were being driven INTO Canada, FROM the US. Yes, they were intercepted on the US side of the bridge, but this more about protecting the Canadian population from the scourge of dangerous drugs. But hey, in an effort to "stem the flow of drugs from Canada" this makes a good story. Don't bother with the truth. |
You may recall that a few months ago, two lunar landers headed off planet. Blue Ghost took a direct path to the moon, and landed within a few weeks of launch. Resilience took a longer route and circled the moon for a bit, and has a planned touchdown of June 5 near the moon's north pole. Japan's space agency has high hopes for the future. Its an exciting time!  |
Recently, comedian Nate Bargatze was asked some questions about his idea to build a sort of a Disney-like themepark. He said that "[Walt] Disney cared about his customers... Now Disney is run by a guy that's just a businessman. Well, that guy doesn't care about the audience." That's an interesting perspective. |
Bonus: This is an intriguing story about the Scopes ("Monkey") Trial that's worth a read. How much do you know about it?
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