More news that needs to be reported but somehow missed out to the antics of the lunatic we have for a leader.
Local–Troubling news for the Gulf Coast….
Mississippi has a high risk of tropical weather impacts this year. The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season starts June 1.
AccuWeather forecasters say the developing El Niño is one of the biggest factors shaping hurricane season. It could mean there’s an average or below average number of storms.
“It’s very important that everybody from South Texas all the way to Maine prepares equally for each and every hurricane season, regardless of what the official forecast is,” AccuWeather Lead Hurricane Expert Alex DaSilva said in their hurricane season forecast. “Even if it’s expected to be a slightly below average hurricane season, we can still see major hits across the United States.”
The Coast is hosting a Triathlon this weekend and major roads will be impacted….I will stay close to the house.
A poplar food stuff down here is crayfish and there is a shortage of workers so there is an impact to be felt….thank you ICE and Donny.
Plus there will be protests in 5 cities on the Coast for ‘No Kings Day’.
Personal–Weather has been fairly cool and sunny still no rain to speak of…..so I guess I will do a little gardening today.
Visit to my cancer doctor and he ordered another scan because the spot in my lung is growing but when biopsy showed negative they are confused…..so another loo see is in order.
News from neuroscience….
The concept of “cryosleep” — spending prolonged periods of time in suspended animation in a deep freeze state — has been a mainstay in the world of science fiction.
While the idea of slumbering peacefully while covering vast distances in space on board a spacecraft remains a distant dream, researchers are inching ever closer to turning it into a reality.
As detailed in a study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences earlier this month, a team of researchers at the University of Erlangen–Nuremberg in Germany managed to return activity to mouse brains after carefully preserving the tissue in a glass-like state, a method called vitrification, before slowly thawing them.
“If brain function is an emergent property of its physical structure, how can we recover it from complete shutdown?” lead author and University of Erlangen–Nuremberg neurologist Alexander German told Nature.
https://futurism.com/health-medicine/mouse-brains-revive-activity-cryosleep-freeze
Maybe to test this on humans I propose using the cabinet members and their idiot boss.
There seems to be endless reports about toilet paper….this one involves cancer….
Toilet paper may play a role in the contamination of groundwater with potentially harmful substances called PFAS.
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASTrusted Source) are found in a wide variety of consumer products, including cosmetics, cleansers, and firefighting foams.
While research is not conclusive, PFAS are suspected of playing a role in a variety of conditions, including cancer, reduced immunity, and reproductive and developmental problems.
“Exposure to PFAS through drinking water puts people’s health at risk,” Dr. Katie Pelch, a scientist with the Natural Resources Defense Council, told Healthline. “Groundwater can also be used for agricultural uses and it has been shown that plants, including crops, can take up PFAS, so food in the diet is another potential source of PFAS exposure.”
This is pushing the limits I would think….
Most coverage of the upcoming all-electric Ferrari Luce fixates on the headline numbers: 1,000 horsepower, four electric motors, over 310 miles of claimed range. But the really interesting story is buried underneath all of that. Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna has been open about a problem that most EV manufacturers either haven’t noticed or haven’t bothered to admit. Electric acceleration, delivered at full force with no interruption, can feel wrong. For most, it’s too linear and too relentless, in a way that Vigna says can begin to disturb the brain. That is a strange thing for a supercar maker to say, and it is also a very honest one.
In an interview with Autocar India, Vigna said Ferrari went to NASA to understand at what point acceleration starts to make occupants uncomfortable. NASA has spent decades studying exactly how the human body responds to g-loads, vibration, and sudden changes in motion, first for astronauts and pilots, then more recently for passengers in air taxis and high-motion environments.
https://luxurylaunches.com/transport/ferrari-consulted-nasa-03232026.php
Does the planet need a 1000 HP vehicle?
Bozo’s ex-wife is proving the billionaires can do more…..
At a moment when Washington is squeezing higher ed, MacKenzie Scott is writing some very big checks. The billionaire philanthropist and ex-wife of Jeff Bezos has quietly become one of the most significant private backers of colleges and universities, especially those serving students who are often left out of elite fundraising cycles, reports Fast Company. Through her Yield Giving initiative, Scott handed out $7.16 billion in grants last year—almost 2.6 times what it awarded the year prior. At least $700 million went to historically Black colleges and universities, $214 million to institutions that primarily serve Latino students, and more than $70 million to tribal colleges. Fortune notes that despite Scott’s immense giving, she’s secretive about it, and thus didn’t make the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s list of the top 50 philanthropists.
Scott recently gave $42 million to Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina, and the school’s chancellor tells WTKR that the gift has set ECSU up to grow its “mission bar none” of expanding quality degree programs. Scott’s donations come with an unusual feature for gifts of this size: no strings attached. That trust is what stands out to Howard University interim president Wayne Frederick, who says Scott is telling schools, in essence, “you make the decision about what’s the best way to use this money.” In a time when many billionaires are focused on influence and access, he adds, her approach is rooted in something simpler: “supporting humanity.”
I have not seen too many others rushing to help the nation…..have you?
Something for my UK visitors…..
New data from the Environment Agency shows water companies discharged raw sewage into rivers and seas 291,492 times in 2025.
While that marks a 35% decrease from the previous year, the numbers are still alarming, especially given that 2025 was England’s driest spring in over a century and one of its warmest years on record.
Storm overflows, designed to release excess wastewater only during heavy rainfall, were used far more frequently than expected. In total, sewage flowed into waterways for an estimated 1.8 million hours.
New research from a team at Trinity College Dublin has unearthed a cheap and environmentally friendly new option for removing pollutants from our water. The key? Oyster shells that would ordinarily end up in landfill sites after consumption. The research, just published in the journal Science of the Total Environment, shows that waste seashells—especially those from oysters—can capture and remove rare earth elements from polluted water. And what’s more, they do it entirely naturally, turning them into stable mineral crystals.Rare earth elements are essential components of modern technologies, from wind turbines and electric vehicles to smartphones, but their extraction and processing creates environmental risks when these metals leak into water systems. They are also at the center of growing geopolitical tensions, as global supply is heavily concentrated in a few countries and demand for these strategic materials continues to increase.
Doctor’s orders on getting enough fruits and veggies often doesn’t include one important caveat: Try to avoid picking up items that are tainted by pesticides. In its annual shopper’s guide, EWG clarifies which produce to scoop up and which maybe to avoid if you’re concerned about chemical contamination, deeming the two respective lists the “Clean 15” and “Dirty Dozen.” The guide found that almost 60% of the fruits and vegetables on the “clean” list featured no residue that could be detected, while almost all of the “Dirty Dozen” (96%) failed the residue test and contained pesticides. The guide isn’t designed steer consumers away from fruits and vegetables, “but rather to help shoppers better understand what may be on their produce so they can make informed decisions at the grocery store,” EWG’s Varun Subramaniam tells Food & Wine. Check out both lists:Clean 15
- Pineapple
- Sweet corn
- Avocados
- Papaya
- Onion
- Sweet peas
- Asparagus
- Cabbage
- Cauliflower
- Watermelon
- Mangoes
- Bananas
- Carrots
- Mushrooms
- Kiwis
Dirty Dozen
- Spinach
- Kale, collards, and mustard greens
- Strawberries
- Grapes
- Nectarines
- Peaches
- Cherries
- Apples
- Blackberries
- Pears
- Potatoes
- Blueberries, as well as green beans and peppers (bell and hot)
More on how to mitigate pesticide exposure here.
Hopefully you will find this part helpful.
That does it for me on this Spring Saturday….I hope everyone has a great day and as always….Be Well and Be Safe….
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