US Senator Dianne Feinstein was a trailblazer in American politics and the longest-serving woman in the Senate, dead at 90

Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein was an American politician who served as a United States senator from California for 31 years, from 1992 until her death in 2023. Since 1993, she had been the state's senior senator. A member of the Democratic Party, she served three terms as mayor of San Francisco from 1978 to 1988. 

As a US citizen, a New York City taxpayer, a longtime resident, and a fan of The Big Apple it stinks just to think that NYC sinks.

Localized uplift, widespread subsidence, and implications for sea level rise in the New York City metropolitan area. Regional relative sea level rise is exacerbating flooding hazards in the coastal zone. In addition to changes in the ocean, vertical land motion (VLM) is a driver of spatial variation in sea level change that can either diminish or enhance flood risk.

A New York State Supreme Court's Appellate Division has denied Donald Trump’s motion to delay his 259 million fraud trial.

His efforts to delay and deny the wheels of Justice may be ending as Donald’s business assets are expected to be liquidated without a state license. Judge Barbara Jones will monitor the assets, an arrangement not unlike the court-supervised liquidation of a bankrupt company or the assets of a drug lord.

A damaged peach with a seed inside that is rotten to the core. Brownish rot is a fungus Monilinia, infecting blossoms and shoots. 

A bad peach will have a rotten smell. Also, a bad peach can attract insects and fungi and ruin the entire batch.

ON ORDERS FROM THEIR LEADER Mad Vlad Putin, who is Trump's puppet master. In turn, Donal Duck has forced his  House #MAGARepublicans to desperately try to create or make up a case for the impeachment inquiry of JOE BIDEN. Meanwhile, POTUS calls it a baseless stunt.

Mark Twain as well as James A. Michener sang the praises of Hamoa Beach and its isolated beauty. I will second that emotion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mv9cWgkpIZ4

The sandy, sheltered, and lined with palm trees, this remote stretch of shoreline on Maui’s eastern tip is arguably the island’s best beach. Nevertheless, Hamoa is often more empty than full thanks to tourists mistakenly rushing through the 64-mile Road to Hana.

Michael Gambon, the Irish actor who starred in the role of Professor Dumbledore in six Harry Potter films, has died at 82.

Michael Gambon, the actor who played Prof. Dumbledore in 6 ‘ Harry Potter ’ movies, dies at age 82 https://apnews.com/article/michael-gambon-obituary-00aa748c527249a2b5cb906b5ca35965

Michael Gambon, Dumbledore actor in ‘Harry Potter,’ dies at age 82 https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/28/entertainment/michael-gambon-death-scli-intl/index.html

Michael Gambon, an actor who played Albus Dumbledore in six Harry Potter movies, passes away

The following are the 165 universities considered the very best academic institutions worldwide ranked for the first time ever.

The list includes 89 from Asia, 38 from Europe, 19 from Africa, 14 from South America and five from North America.

At country level, there are: 20 newly-ranked universities from India, 14 from Turkey, 11 from Pakistan and nine from Algeria and Iran. Among these 165 universities, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) in South Korea has the best performance and is ranked in the 351–400 band.

Why does the Republicans Republican Party appear so overwhelmingly determined to destroy our American Democracy?

The GOP seem to be pushing American democracy to its breaking point. Why are they working within the boundaries of the democratic system in order to tear it down all down?