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I had a look @ https://math.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Applied_Mathematics/Book%3A_College_Mathematics_for_Everyday_Life_(Inigo_et_al)/07%3A_Voting_Systems/7.01%3A_Voting_Methods I couldn't find a sample ballot. Processing a complex ballot is one issue. Compiling and submitting them, another...

I do not know. https://armistice-museum.com/the-treaty-of-versailles/ What do you have in mind here S2? "A picture is worth a thousand words." That one, perhaps 800. It makes a perfectly valid point about Iran's superiority, but undermines the public impression of checkers.

The Iranians have Trump dancing to their tune. Trump has persuasively demonstrated, convinced the Iranians of his incompetent negotiating skill with such neophyte blunders as repeatedly announcing a peace deal with Iran. Iran understands, once Trump has made that commitment public, to protect...

One of America's most dangerous fault lines reaches highest stress levels in 1,000 years, study finds As stress increases along these Southern California fault lines, so too does the likelihood of a dangerous earthquake, with a new study putting the concerning spotlight on...

Director of the Hayden Planetarium, Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson said: "I would only be shocked if the alien were in fact humanoid because of just the statistics of biological variation on Earth, where we have DNA in common with all other life, and most life is not humanoid on Earth,"...

January 6 defendants pursue millions in claims through obscure federal process Sam Levine in New York / Wed, June 17, 2026 at 5:00 AM GMT-5 January 6 defendants who assaulted police officers are pursuing legal claims for millions in compensation from the Trump administration using an obscure...

The Funniest Possible Thing Happened After Trump Painted the Lincoln Reflecting Pool Blue Frank Landymore / Wed, June 17, 2026 at 9:12 AM GMT-5 If there's one thing the Trump administration excels at, it's turning just about anything into a culture war issue. No longer shall it be a more natural...

On Wednesday June 17, 2026 PBS NewsHour broadcast:

For those of us that have been using the term "conservative", & "liberal" for several decades, a few human generations, the definitions have shifted, somewhat akin to continental drift. It's not a recent development. Serenity Prayer God grant me the serenity to accept the things I...

🌧️ & Greenland’s Thawing Ancient Garbage Heaps Are Releasing a 4,500-Year Bacterial Record Learn how bacterial DNA preserved in Greenland’s ancient middens traces 4,500 years of settlement and why thawing permafrost poses little risk for now. Written by Anastasia Scott Jun 16, 2026, 11:01...

As is often the case, Donald Trump has issued a flood of lies, starting with the lie that the then current white house would not be substantially affected. That was before Trump then demolished the East wing entirely. Some reports indicate this quantification early in Trump's white house scam...

When Republicans posted tasteless dimmicisms about Hillary or Barack I thought it degraded the tenor of the sociopolitical discourse. BUT !! I was aware my objection might also have seemed partisan, that I might not have minded if the degradation were directed in the opposite political...

Perhaps we should all just sprinkle in the shrubbery?

Young cowboy boy, psychologist Joy Browne said "Between honesty & duplicity is silence." BUT ! Joke aside, #1,381 presents what pop-psychologists call a "teachable moment". An opportunity for teacher to instill in the class an appreciation for a sure-footed steed, able to take the rider where...

A wise and skillful leader can use magnanimity to inspire constructive cooperation even among former opponents. A nation for example can host an international competition to showcase its own maturity, competence. A weak and nefarious leader can pretend to magnanimity at the onset, then switch...

Nuclear Proliferation Trump's Iran agreement raises a basic question: Is it actually a deal? A senior official says negotiators will know within weeks whether the framework becomes an actual agreement By Morgan Phillips Fox News / Published June 16, 2026 2:03pm EDT President...

Trump calls for impeachment of Senate Democrat who called ending Obama’s Iran deal ‘bad mistake’ Ashleigh Fields / Mon, June 15, 2026 at 3:21 PM GMT-5 President Trump on Sunday called for the impeachment of Democratic Sen. Jack Reed (R.I.), after the lawmaker criticized his decision to pull out...