"Although these authors disagree about many details, they agree that Nixon was removed from office not because he endangered the constitutional order, but because his bureaucratic and political enemies plotted successfully against him. And while scholars shy away from endorsing some of the more dramatic claims that have been made over the years, the best understand Watergate not in terms of the conventional narrative, but as an institutional “conflict” in which Nixon was the most important casualty. Nixon had to go—not because of a bungled break-in, but because he challenged the national security state."

https://archive.is/0eMZ3

1st century steam engine

There lived in Egypt in the 1st century A.D. a scientist, engineer, mechanic, mathematician and simply a genius - Heron of Alexandria. He invented, for a moment: vending machines for holy water, automatic doors for temples, a distance meter, a fire pump, fountains, and... a steam engine.

The device was a cauldron of water, a fire was built under it, the water boiled and the steam gushed out and spun the device. Modern replicas made according to Geron's drawings were spun up to 3,500 rpm. The level of technology and scientific thought was such that official science could only reach the steam engine anew in the 19th century.

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🇺🇸🇲🇽🪖 Trump Asks Advisers for ‘Battle Plans’ to ‘Attack Mexico’ if Reelected

As he campaigns for a second White House term, Trump has been asking policy advisers for a range of military options aimed at taking on Mexican drug cartels, including strikes that are not sanctioned by Mexico’s government, according to two sources familiar with the situation.

“‘Attacking Mexico,’ or whatever you’d like to call it, is something that President Trump has said he wants ‘battle plans’ drawn for,” says one of the sources. “He’s complained about missed opportunities of his first term, and there are a lot of people around him who want fewer missed opportunities in a second Trump presidency.”

Trump lieutenants have briefed him on several options that include unilateral military strikes and troop deployments on a sovereign U.S. partner and neighbor, the sources say. One such proposal that Trump has been briefed on this year is an October white paper from the Center for Renewing America, an increasingly influential think tank staffed largely by Trumpist wonks, MAGA loyalists, and veterans of his administration.

📎 Rolling Stone

"National Public Radio (NPR) refuses to tweet from its main account, which has more than 8 million followers, until Twitter chief Elon Musk removes a 'false label' describing the news organization as 'state-affiliated media.'"

https://www.thedailybeast.com/npr-wont-tweet-until-elon-musk-removes-false-label-from-account

"Consensus has no value in a scientific argument; only experimental evidence matters."

https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6557026/

ADL demands substack be censored and Twitter removes them days later. Not hard to see who controls Twitter.

"Switzerland stops the Covid vaccinations: all vaccination recommendations have been withdrawn, doctors can only administer the controversial vaccines in individual cases under certain conditions - but then bear the risk of liability for vaccination damage. When will countries like Germany and Austria follow this example?"

https://report24.news/paukenschlag-schweiz-zieht-saemtliche-covid-impfempfehlungen-zurueck/?feed_id=29350

ADL published this attack on Substack on April 3.

On April 7, Elon Musk banned liking or retweeting tweets to Substack content.

https://www.adl.org/resources/blog/antisemitism-false-information-and-hate-speech-find-home-substack-0

Don’t get me started on how peer review was pushed by Ghislaine Maxwell’s father to cement his hold on scientific publishing archive.is/lcCz4

Excellent and insightful Ted Talk by Alexander Macris.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=tJtEbvSOd_E

Trailer for The Wise of Heart.
Let me know what you think.

Before and After: Dramatic photos show how storms filled California reservoirs.

@police_frequency

Michael Flynn's excellent blog series on "The Great Ptolemaic Smackdown." Strongly recommended if you want to understand Galileo and the Copernican revolution.

https://tofspot.blogspot.com/search?q=Great+Ptolemaic+Smackdown