Summary Due to a recent increase in drone sightings, news and public attention is focused on concerns about unauthorized drone use, especially over populated areas. Concerns about drones are well founded. Drones have been used as powerful military weapons. Their effectiveness is primarily due to challenges with early detection, tracking, or striking them. In some… Continue reading Drone Threat Report 2024
Category: Public Policy
Local Journalism Report 2024
Summary This document provides some news and information about local small newspapers and publications. Benefits There are many benefits to local small newspapers and community publications: News Below are some news stories related to local news media and journalism. Inside Higher Ed (14 Feb 2024) “How Iowa Student Journalists Saved 2 Small-Town Papers” — by… Continue reading Local Journalism Report 2024
Cronyism Report 2024
Summary This document explores some of the negative aspects of cronyism and similar poor methods of hiring or appointing people for positions. In brief, cronyism is an attack on Democracy because it ignores the direct will and wisdom of the people in favor of giving power to those who may be least qualified for positions.… Continue reading Cronyism Report 2024
Water Scarcity Report 2024
Summary This document provides news and information about water scarcity. For additional news and background read Water Scarcity News 2022. News Bloomberg (3 Oct 2024) “The Surprising Solutions to the World’s Water Crisis” — Our survival depends on water, yet global reserves are rapidly shrinking. It’s now replaced oil as the most likely cause of… Continue reading Water Scarcity Report 2024
Survivalist Report 2024
Summary This page provides news and information about the survivalist movement in the United States. More information will be added as it becomes available. There are many individual survivalists and preppers, but this document emphasizes groups of people seeking to build communities based on common ideologies. This document does not intend to criticize liberals or… Continue reading Survivalist Report 2024
Public Health Report 2024
Summary This document offers news and information about public health issues and concerns as of 2024. More information will be added as it becomes available. As of August 2024, the World Health Organization has declared monkeypox (MPOX) to be an international public health emergency. COVID has been spreading rapidly due to a highly contagious mutating… Continue reading Public Health Report 2024
GTMO Plea Deal 2024
UPDATE: 3 AUG 2024 On 3 Aug 2024, it was reported that the plea deal was revoked. Some news reports have been included below with additional information. The person overseeing these cases has been relieved of duty. BBC (3 Aug 2024) “Plea deal with accused 9/11 plotters revoked” — US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has… Continue reading GTMO Plea Deal 2024
Prisoner Exchange 2024 Aug
Summary This document provides some news and information about the prisoner exchange of 1 Aug 2024 which is considered to be one of the most significant of such exchanges in 80 years. Al Jazeera reported early on 1 Aug 2024 that, according to media in Russian, an aircraft used in previous prisoner exchanges between Russia… Continue reading Prisoner Exchange 2024 Aug
COVID Report 2024
Summary This document offers some current news and information about the current state of COVID, including persistent enduring symptoms known as long covid. A highly contagious mutating version of COVID is spreading quickly this summer. For additional background and context, read COVID Report 2023. [View] News Selected news reports are below in chronological order with… Continue reading COVID Report 2024
Insights of Iconic Women
Summary Melinda French Gates had several conversations with women of all ages about “Moments That Make Us” — the experiences that impacted their lives. Those conversations are below in the order they were originally posted, with the most recent at the top. More will be added as they become available. Resources Individuals and discussion groups… Continue reading Insights of Iconic Women
Eco News 2024
Summary This document contains some news highlights for current environmental news. More information will be added over time as it becomes available. For additional context and background, read the Eco News 2023 report. News Washington Post (10 Sep 2024) “One of the most potent greenhouse gases is rising faster than ever” — About a third… Continue reading Eco News 2024
Global Outage 19 Jul 2024
Summary There was a worldwide computer outage in the early morning hours of 19 Jul 2024. Initial remediation took most of the day. This page provides some commentary and news about the outage. Additional information will be provided when available. Timing The mayor of Portland was notified of the outage impacting their city at midnight… Continue reading Global Outage 19 Jul 2024