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Useful news for all to advance knowledge of the world and how it works

PEN America on Iowa’s Banned Classics | Diane Ravitch’s blog

…Those books include Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars, Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God, Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, James Joyce’s Ulysses and dozens of others. This is still a jaw-dropping number [65] of titles to be ordered removed from schools, with serious questions about how these titles were chosen and evaluated… Source: PEN America on Iowa’s Banned Classics | Diane Ravitch’s blog

Should You Get Another Covid Booster Now, or Wait Until the Fall? – The New York Times

…In case you need a little extra motivation to get the new booster, vaccination is the only proven way to shorten a case of Covid, Dr. Boulware said. In a study published last year, he found that people who got Covid within six months of receiving a shot “had less severe disease and shorter duration of illness.”

If you’re worried about catching Covid in the meantime, use the behavioral protections you’ve employed throughout the pandemic: Avoid big crowds; wear a high-quality, well-fitting N95, KN95 or KF94 mask when you’re in indoor public settings; and try to make sure rooms are well-ventilated — even opening a window can help.

Were Maui wildfires caused by a US weapons test? — Radio Free Asia – No Fact find

A couple of videos circulating on social media claim they show that wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui were “caused by the United States’ military testing of directed energy weapons.” 

But the claim is false. Both clips are unrelated to the Hawaii wildfires. One video shows damage caused by a windstorm in Louisiana in 2018, while the other depicts Maui police chief explaining the difficulties of identifying victims incinerated by the fire. The exact cause of the wildfires is still uncertain.

 

On Aug. 13, a video showing multiple explosions was shared on X, formerly Twitter, by user Jacob Conterio.

Source: Were Maui wildfires caused by a US weapons test? — Radio Free Asia

Shut up…by Magic Mixture – Magic Mixture

If speech is silver,

silence is gold

In thought, in mind

The word, the sentence is born

One movement, one act

That in just a second

Changes a life forever

May it be the best

welcome and blessed

With love spelled…

Maybe, and almost always

The best thing is to shut up

Let the ideas germinate

Think, Rethink, Observe

Shut up is gold, yeah

Also because word is energy

And believe me…

They don’t always root for you

Keep in your heart, your soul

Your intentions, projects

Tell your higher self

This sim is always by your side

Supporting you, showing you

What direction to take, what is good for you

For the body, for life

…for the soul too ✨

✨Mágica Mistura

Source: Shut up…by Magic Mixture – Magic Mixture

बहुत अच्छा / Too Good

बेहद खूबसूरत फूल बनाएएक चित्रकार ने किसी दीवार परअपनी कला का प्रदर्शन करते हुए,अपने सिर पटकने लगींकई तितलियाँ उसी दीवार परमकरंद की तलाश में,बहुत …

बहुत अच्छा / Too Good

An artist made
exquisite flowers on the wall
showcasing his artistic prowess,
many butterflies started
banging their heads on that wall
in search of nectar,
being too good
also becomes bad for some…


–Kaushal Kishore

Senator’s Perfect Timing? Russian War-Linked Biotech Buy Raises Eyebrows Amid Trading Ban Debate – Humacyte (NASDAQ:HUMA) – Benzinga

The public’s scrutiny of Congress members trading stocks and options has intensified as websites and social media increasingly broadcast the disclosed data.
— Read on www.benzinga.com/news/23/08/33880886/senators-perfect-timing-russian-war-linked-biotech-buy-raises-eyebrows-amid-trading-ban-debate