Martin Richman
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Gov. Walz got emotional Thursday, invoking Orwell's 1984 to describe the Trump administration's handling of the Minnesota ICE shooting.
January 9, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Gov. Walz got emotional Thursday, invoking Orwell's 1984 to describe the Trump administration's handling of the Minnesota ICE shooting.
To become free, you have to be acutely aware of being a slave - Assata Shakur
Pic of the day
#photography
Pic of the day
#photography
January 19, 2026 at 8:20 PM
To become free, you have to be acutely aware of being a slave - Assata Shakur
Pic of the day
#photography
Pic of the day
#photography
Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
thezebra.org/2026/01/18/d...
thezebra.org/2026/01/18/d...
Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away
thezebra.org
January 19, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
thezebra.org/2026/01/18/d...
thezebra.org/2026/01/18/d...
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BEHIND THE CURTAIN: Elon Musk believes SpaceX has cracked the code on building orbiting data centers to power AI — and plans to fund the audacious vision through its IPO.
Musk and other top AI execs believe that earthbound data centers will become politically toxic and less efficient than space.
Musk and other top AI execs believe that earthbound data centers will become politically toxic and less efficient than space.
Behind the Curtain: Elon Musk is betting on space as future of AI
Musk believes that earthbound data centers will become politically toxic and less efficient than space.
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January 19, 2026 at 2:44 PM
BEHIND THE CURTAIN: Elon Musk believes SpaceX has cracked the code on building orbiting data centers to power AI — and plans to fund the audacious vision through its IPO.
Musk and other top AI execs believe that earthbound data centers will become politically toxic and less efficient than space.
Musk and other top AI execs believe that earthbound data centers will become politically toxic and less efficient than space.
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2026 is going to be a very dark year for US foreign policy, where everything that was built over many decades by leaders for collective security is torn apart by one madman, but only because people in his own party remain silent.
January 19, 2026 at 12:04 PM
2026 is going to be a very dark year for US foreign policy, where everything that was built over many decades by leaders for collective security is torn apart by one madman, but only because people in his own party remain silent.