Above, the location in the capital’s Chinatown where Biden aide Kathy Chung in 2017 transferred boxes with top-secret material. She also figured in the Chinagate fundraising investigation of the 1990s. By Paul Sperry, RealClearInvestigationsJune 8, 2023 The custodian of Joe Biden’s vice presidential records, a key witness in his classified documents probe, was caught up in… Continue reading Key Player in Biden Documents Removal Was Caught Up in Bill Clinton-Era Chinagate Scandal
How Winners of the ‘Green Nobel’ Are Protecting the Environment
CLIMATEWIRE | The Goldman Environmental Prize will go to six environmental activists this year, recognizing them for their efforts to protect lands and communities from Brazil to Turkey to Texas. Announced Monday, this year’s prize — known as the “Green Nobel” — comes as the threats from climate change and environmental degradation accelerate. The winners fought… Continue reading How Winners of the ‘Green Nobel’ Are Protecting the Environment
Math That Goes On Forever but Never Repeats
But let’s get back to tiling the line. There’s an important distinction we need to make. Consider the following new rules for our tiles A and B. Next to an A, on either side you can place an A or a B. Next to a B, on either side you can only place an A.… Continue reading Math That Goes On Forever but Never Repeats
One and One and One are One. A Homily For Trinity Sunday
There is an old spiritual that says, “My God is so high you can’t get over Him. He’s so low you can’t get under Him. He’s so wide you can’t get around Him. You must come in, by and through the Lamb.” It’s not a bad way of saying that God is “other.” He is… Continue reading One and One and One are One. A Homily For Trinity Sunday
Russiagate Prober Durham Neglected DNC Hack Claim, Despite Evidence It Too Was a Democrat Sham
Special Counsel John Durham did not pursue the suspect allegation that the Russians hacked the DNC, despite new evidence of perjury by Clinton figure Shawn Henry of CrowdStrike and Clinton lawyer Michael Sussmann — shown, top and bottom. By Aaron Maté, RealClearInvestigationsJune 6, 2023 Special Counsel John Durham’s final report faults the FBI for opening… Continue reading Russiagate Prober Durham Neglected DNC Hack Claim, Despite Evidence It Too Was a Democrat Sham
Is It Real or Imagined? How Your Brain Tells the Difference.
What is clear is that the brain must be able to accurately regulate how strong a mental image is to avoid confusion between fantasy and reality. “The brain has this really careful balancing act that it has to perform,” Naselaris said. “In some sense it is going to interpret mental imagery as literally as it… Continue reading Is It Real or Imagined? How Your Brain Tells the Difference.
Exorcist Diary: Angelic Powers in an Exorcism
One of our afflicted persons has been particularly violent in sessions and needs strong restraints. At one point, he managed to break free and started to swing his arms wildly. The exorcist was justly alarmed and prayed aloud: “I ask the holy angels to restraint this man until we can secure him!” Immediately, his arms… Continue reading Exorcist Diary: Angelic Powers in an Exorcism
A Rare Glimpse into Afghanistan’s Spectacular, Vanishing Forests
WAMA DISTRICT, NURISTAN, AFGHANISTAN—When Dilaram comes into view through the trees, he’s standing astride the felled trunk of a huge cedar, the chainsaw in his hands straining as it spews smoke and sawdust. It’s 10:30 A.M., and the air is filled with the smell of conifer needles and two-stroke exhaust. Forty-year-old Dilaram, who goes by… Continue reading A Rare Glimpse into Afghanistan’s Spectacular, Vanishing Forests
The Trinity Within Us – Divine Intimacy Meditation on SpiritualDirection.com
The Trinity Within Us Presence of God – O Most Holy Trinity, who art pleased to make my soul Your dwelling place, deign to share with me Your divine life. MEDITATION Jesus came not only to reveal the mystery of the Blessed Trinity, but also to establish ties of the closest friendship between our… Continue reading The Trinity Within Us – Divine Intimacy Meditation on SpiritualDirection.com
Is Time Travel Possible?
In the movies, time travelers typically step inside a machine and—poof—disappear. They then reappear instantaneously among cowboys, knights or dinosaurs. What these films show is basically time teleportation. Scientists don’t think this conception is likely in the real world, but they also don’t relegate time travel to the crackpot realm. In fact, the laws of… Continue reading Is Time Travel Possible?