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from BBC News (UK)
Humanity has sent around 30 spacecraft and landers to the Red Planet since the space age began. Now, we know which microbes might have survived the trip, says geneticist Christopher Mason.
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from The Conversation US
Media/News Company founded in Australia; US base in Boston
The ability to lift oneself up by their own bootstraps has long been celebrated in the United States. This admiration of self-reliance derives from the 17th-century English philosopher John Locke, who argued that individuals are fully accountable for themselves because they alone own their bodies – a kind of “self-ownership.” Locke’s theory of self-ownership continues to inform how individuals in modern societies perceive themselves as capable of choosing and acting freely and independently, motivated by their own intentions. However, ... some of Locke’s contemporaries challenged his portrayal of the fixed and ownable self, arguing that individuals are made up of constantly moving atoms and therefore fluid and prone to being transformed. This idea, which came from the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus, may prove valuable and persuasive as societies struggle to recover from the devastation of COVID-19.
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from The Heritage Foundation
RIGHT BIAS, MIXED American conservative think tank based in Washington, D.C.
RIGHT BIAS, MIXED American conservative think tank based in Washington, D.C.
Actions have consequences. So do inactions. Take the defense budget, which the White House is turning into a poster child for procrastination—a practice that threatens the security of all Americans. In fact, the Senate has decided it can’t wait any longer and tore up its schedule to focus on nominations this month, instead of budget review. Rep. Adam Smith, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, recently warned that receipt of the administration’s defense budget past mid-May makes it unlikely the House will be able to produce a defense authorization or appropriation bill before the August recess. And if they miss that mark, passage of the necessary bills by the end of the fiscal year is doubtful. Failure to pass these bills by the end of the fiscal year puts the Defense Department into a continuing resolution, or worse, a shutdown. Cutting national defense while the Defense Department is trying to adapt to great competition sends a contradictory message, both to our allies and adversaries. The Biden administration needs to complete its reviews and get Congress its budget request now.
There is no suppression going on of anyone’s votes anywhere in the country. Anyone who says otherwise is just making it up. The Census Bureau’s recent release of its 2020 election survey of voters clearly demonstrates that those who have been claiming, without justification or evidence, that we have been experiencing a wave of so-called "voter suppression" have a lot of explaining to do. There was higher turnout among all races in 2020 when compared to the 2016 election. Black Americans turned out at 63%, compared to 60% in 2016. What does sound anti-democratic and anti-American is trying to scare and manipulate the general public with fabricated stories about "voter suppression." The bottom line of the Census Bureau’s survey is that Americans are easily registering and they are turning out to vote when they are interested in the candidates.
The Biden Administration has announced plans to interpret and enforce Obamacare rules that would force doctors and health care providers to provide puberty blockers and irreversible surgeries for patients identifying as transgender, including children.
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from RealClearPolicy
RIGHT-CENTER BIAS, MOSTLY FACTUAL Media/News Company
FCC Must Promote Competition Between 5G & Satellite-based Internet Providers
As the United States government seeks to expand broadband access for Americans, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) should allow competition between terrestrial 5G broadband and fixed-satellite internet providers. Currently, the FCC is reviewing its licensing rules of the 12 GHz spectrum — which has significant potential for improving America’s internet infrastructure. If the science suggests potential, the FCC should work with existing spectrum licensees to allow both 5G and satellite companies to share the 12 GHz band.
FCC Must Promote Competition Between 5G & Satellite-based Internet Providers
As the United States government seeks to expand broadband access for Americans, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) should allow competition between terrestrial 5G broadband and fixed-satellite internet providers. Currently, the FCC is reviewing its licensing rules of the 12 GHz spectrum — which has significant potential for improving America’s internet infrastructure. If the science suggests potential, the FCC should work with existing spectrum licensees to allow both 5G and satellite companies to share the 12 GHz band.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington
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