“An enormous pulse of wave energy will soon reach Southern California and continue north, raising sea levels by half a foot and increasing threats from swells and tides.”

Last week, the NY Times dropped a list of The 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century, as picked by a panel of “more than 500 influential stars, showrunners and o

“How did a ragtag mountain militia in flip-flops hijack global trade and fight off multi-billion-dollar armies?

“Security analyst Dr. Andreas Krieg breaks down the complex geopolitical landscape of Yemen and explains how a mountain militia—the Houthis—managed to defy the combined military power of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, the US, and Israel.”

“Trump is a human version of computer hackers’ denial-of-service attacks, flooding systems with more disinformation than they are designed to handle.” If a politician tells one blatant lie, it’s likely to get heavy coverage; if a politician tells blatant lies every week for years, it’s likely that most outlets will cease viewing them as news and that the majority will be treated as background noise.”

Student journalists standing up for justice. From a comment:

“I think it’s fair to say that the student journalists at Cornell are braver than the news networks who just gave up on their WH pool ban even though CNN is still being denied access.”