Main Street afternoon

Red Tree Reaching

 

[H/T M]

Closer

 

Ooops

Electric vehicles catching fire in Florida after Hurricane Ian

“There’s a ton of EVs disabled from Ian. As those batteries corrode, fires start."

Still?

Justice Department insists to Trump’s attorneys that he return all documents marked classified

Really? Ia there an end to this? What doesn't exactly add up here?

Nobody needs a picture of another chicken

 

Declassified after 60 years

The Cuban Missile Crisis @ 60

There have been books about it, movies about it, and a lot of folklore about it.

This is the it.

The National Security Archive

Whoda thunk?

A Key to Long Covid Is Virus Lingering in the Body, Scientists Say

Virus remaining in some people’s bodies for a long time may be causing longer-term complications, recent research suggests

If you were a betting person

Biden’s Student-Loan Forgiveness Test: Processing Millions of Applications

With student loan payments set to resume on Jan. 1, 2023, administration is preparing to launch largest student debt forgiveness program in U.S. history.

Yikes. 

An ending begins

 

Irony makes a spectacular comeback

Gov. Newsom signs bill restricting use of rap lyrics as evidence in California criminal trials

“We should be able to express ourselves. We should be able to say things that are on our minds and our hearts or in our imaginations without fear of somebody bringing this up in a courtroom,” he added.

Not necessarily maybe

Scientists trick mosquitoes into vaccinating against malaria by biting

Spoiler:

Counterintuitively, researchers told NPR the goal isn't to release huge numbers of mosquitoes that inoculate against malaria instead of spreading it — an intriguing proposition, to be sure, but one that would raise deep questions about bioethics and medical consent.

But what an idea. (And it's only a short piece.)