Metrics to keep an eye on in 2024, from solar cells to superhero movies [The Economist]

Is Ukraine shifting down America’s list of priorities? [The Economist Podcasts] there is a fucking idiot who is years-late in providing a brand-new equipment (vehicle) to someone very important in the war to help Ukraine. Unfortunately, this fucking idiot is slowing down missions, and event-creations for further funds in the war against Russian oppression. Until this fucking idiot admits he made a mistake and provide this vehicle IMMEDIATELY to this specific person, Zelenskyy will continue to look like a moron and not a leader, because after all, he does not have the wisdom to be a commander, he is without question, a former comedian.

Israel Gaza war: UN says no let-up in Israeli air strikes in Gaza [BBC News]

Manchester United Saga Ends With $1.3 Billion Ratcliffe Deal [Bloomberg]

Russia's Navalny tracked down to 'Polar Wolf' prison in the Arctic [Reuters]

Israel-Hamas war: List of key events, day 80 [AL-Jazeera News]

On World Television Day, Watchdog Groups Say Afghan Media Has Diminished [TOLOnews]

The Year in Moviegoing [The New Yorker]

10 great Game Pass games for your Xbox [The Verge]

The lasting impact of The Color Purple [Vox]

Amazon’s new Echo Frames can’t touch the Ray-Ban Meta [TechCrunch]

How 2023 marked the death of anonymity online in China [MIT Technology Review]

Us vs UK vs Japan Food Wars: Fast Food Chains Christmas Special [Business Insider]

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Lack of home schooling oversight ‘obvious danger’ to children, experts say [The Guardian]

The 2023 Good Tech Awards [New York Times]

Flown Alone: Unaccompanied 6-Year-Old Put On Wrong Spirit Airlines Flight [Huffington Post]

Why So Many People Hate Winter [The Atlantic]

Why voter turnout will probably be high in 2024 [FiveThirtyEight]

Americans tell us why they’re feeling better — or worse — about the economy [Washington Post]

How young people are reclaiming rail travel [Le Monde]

NASA's car-sized rover spots strong evidence of gushing water on Mars [Mashable]

From Candid To Corny: The Future Of Hip-Hop, According To Paris Texas [VICE News]

Sen. Elizabeth Warren Questions Meta Over Palestinian Censorship [The Intercept_]

From fish pie to beef tartare, 5 things to do with oysters [National Geographic]

Breaking with tradition, Ukrainians celebrate Christmas on Dec. 25 this year [NPR]

Tired of the waiting lists for California’s public universities, nursing students increasingly turn to expensive private programs [CapRadioNews]

Un lieu qui pleure [Le Monde diplomatique]

World War I’s ‘Silent Night’ - The mythical appeal of the Christmas truce evokes the idea that ordinary people would get along if not for their governments. [Foreign Policy]

What War Games Really Reveal: Outcomes Matter Less Than Who Pays and Who Plays [Foreign Affairs]

Japan Approves 16.5% Increase in Defense Spending for FY2024 [The Diplomat]

The Year in Computer Science [Quanta Magazine]

#ThrowbackThursday à une vue unique du site principal du CERN à Meyrin en 1971, recouvert de neige. Aujourd'hui il héberge des nombreuses installations de recherche, le Synchrocyclotron, le Centre de calcul, @ATLASexperiment, et #CERNScienceGateway. http://visit.cern [CERN_FR]

Apollo 8: Christmas at the Moon [NASA]

BLOGPOST UPDATE IN PROGRESS

What’s up, everybody! Here are JETLAG RADIO 1054 & BENKYO RADIO 1054. It’s terrifying what’s happening in Gaza & the West Bank. I’ve included a video that is age-restricted just so that you can watch how sad things are in the region. Netanyahu is a butcher, a barbaric bastard, and needs to go to jail for life by the ICC for crimes against humanity, and genocide.

Until Next Time!