U.S. declares ivory-billed woodpecker and nearly two dozen other species extinct - The Washington Post

U.S. declares ivory-billed woodpecker and nearly two dozen other species extinct - The Washington Post: U.S. officials have declared the ivory-billed woodpecker, a ghostly bird whose long-rumored survival in the bottomland swamps of the South has haunted seekers for generations, officially extinct after years of futile efforts to save it.

See Every Nuclear Explosion in History: 2153 Blasts from 1945-2015 | Open Culture

See Every Nuclear Explosion in History: 2153 Blasts from 1945-2015 | Open Culture: There have been more than 2,000 nuclear explosions in all of history — which, in the case of the technology required to detonate a nuclear explosion, goes back only 76 years. It all began, according to the animated video above, on July 16, 1945, with the nuclear device code-named Trinity.

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We’re about to run out of Atlantic hurricane names—again | Ars Technica

We’re about to run out of Atlantic hurricane names—again | Ars Technica: Greek names are out, supplemental names are in.

‎The Alexei Sayle Podcast: More Hope Please (with Jeremy Corbyn) on Apple Podcasts

‎The Alexei Sayle Podcast: More Hope Please (with Jeremy Corbyn) on Apple Podcasts: ‎Jeremy Corbyn and Karie Murphy swing by the Sayle home for coffee, and a conversation with Alexei, Talal, Linda... and Wilf the cat. Please enjoy this very special episode of The Alexei Sayle Podcast and support us by visiting patreon.com/alexeisaylepodcast Get your email/question/friendship ap…

27 Years of Crime Bill Politics. by Tracey Corder, Campaign Director —… | by ACRE: Action Center on Race and the Economy | Breaking Down The System | Sep, 2021 | Medium

27 Years of Crime Bill Politics. by Tracey Corder, Campaign Director —… | by ACRE: Action Center on Race and the Economy | Breaking Down The System | Sep, 2021 | Medium: Almost 27 years to the date of the passage of the Crime Bill, we must revisit [now-President Biden's] words because they have been the guide to past and current policies on policing, prisons and surveillance.