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First quadruple asteroid system detected
A trio of researchers from the National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand, Université de Lyon and Sorbonne Université, respectively, has made the first sighting of a quadruple asteroid system—an asteroid with three moons orbiting around it. In their paper published in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics, Anthony Berdeu, Maud Langlois and Frédéric Vachier, describe how…
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The Queen’s former piper says the monarch holds British politicians accountable, whereas in the US ‘you’re the president and that’s it’
Queen Elizabeth II, left, and President Biden.Steve Parsons via Getty Images, Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The Queen’s former piper Scott Methven says she holds politicians accountable. He compared the UK to the US system, saying “it’s like, you’re the president and that’s it.” The royals’ involvement in politics has been debated in recent years. Visit Insider’s…
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Rooftop Revelations: Rod Blagojevich on the failures of modern-day politics
Pastor Corey Brooks and Rod Blagojevich discuss the role of politics in societyRead original article here.Written by: Eli Steele
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El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele is a president for the meme-stock generation — he’s obsessed with stonks, silly numbers, bitcoin, and the ‘dip’
At 40 years old, Bukele is also a Millennial — the cohort thought to be behind the meme-stock mania last year.Read original article here.
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Superbowl Ad Overloads Coinbase, a ‘Space Diamond’ and Other Top Crypto Stories – CNET
Nonfungible Tidbits: All the bitcoin, cryptocurrency and NFT news for the week ending Feb. 18.Read original article here.Written by: Julian Dossett
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Bitcoin-loving Block boss Jack Dorsey lays out 2 things that could prevent the crypto from succeeding in the next 5 years
“If it continues to be buried in a lot of the critiques, it means that we’re not doing a great job of showing how it works,” Dorsey said.Read original article here.
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An Indiana elementary school offered parents the option to opt their children out of a Black History Month lesson
A US classroom; not the school in question.(AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File) An Indiana elementary school gave parents the choice to opt their kids out of a Black History Month lesson. The district responded this week, saying students are not allowed to opt-out of history lessons. The move comes as GOP lawmakers across the country work…
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Drake’s $1.3M Super Bowl bitcoin bet may have been illegal
The Toronto-based hip hop star pocketed $300K in profit on Super Bowl Sunday after putting down $1.3 million worth of bitcoin using Stake, an offshore-based betting app.Read original article here.Written by: Ariel Zilber
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From Afro-Latinx to Talk Show Style: 13 podcasts to support during Black History Month and beyond
Black History Month is in full swing, and we can’t stop honoring the achievements of the Black community or reflecting on Black history. The story of Black History Month began in 1915 when Harvard-trained historian Carter G. Woodson and minister Jesse E. Moorland founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH),…
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Michele Tafoya left NBC over ‘palpable pull at my gut’ to talk politics
Michele Tafoya has further elaborated on her departure from NBC Sports.Read original article here.Written by: Ryan Glasspiegel