Quote:Police face criticism over central Kansas newspaper raid in which computers, phones seized
ByJOHN HANNA and MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press
August 13, 2023, 3:02 PM

. . . The Marion County Record said in its own published reports that police raided the newspaper’s office on Friday, seizing the newspaper’s computers, phones and file server and the personal cellphones of staff, based on a search warrant.

. . . Police simultaneously raided the home of Eric Meyer, the newspaper’s publisher and co-owner, seizing computers, his cellphone and the home’s internet router, Meyer said. Meyer's 98-year-old mother — Record co-owner Joan Meyer, who lived in the home with her son — collapsed and died Saturday, Meyer said, blaming her death on the stress of the raid of her home.

Meyer said he believes the raid was prompted by a story published last week about a local restaurant owner, Kari Newell. Newell had police remove Meyer and a newspaper reporter from her restaurant early this month, who were there to cover a public reception for U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner, a Republican representing the area.

. . . The next week at a city council meeting, Newell publicly accused the newspaper of using illegal means to get information on the status of her driver's license following a 2008 drunken driving conviction and other driving violations. The newspaper countered that it received that information unsolicited, which it verified through public online records. It eventually decided not to run a story, because it wasn’t sure the source who supplied it had obtained it legally. But the newspaper did run a story on the city council meeting, in which Newell herself confirmed she'd had a DUI conviction and that she had continued to drive even after her license was suspended.

. . . A two-page search warrant, signed by a local judge, lists Newell as the victim of alleged crimes by the newspaper. When the newspaper asked for a copy of the probable cause affidavit required by law to issue a search warrant, the district court issued a signed statement saying no such affidavit was on file, the Record reported.

Newell declined to comment Sunday, saying she was too busy to speak. She said she would call back later Sunday to answer questions.

Cody, the police chief, defended the raid on Sunday, saying in an email to The Associated Press that while federal law usually requires a subpoena — not just a search warrant — to raid a newsroom, there is an exception “when there is reason to believe the journalist is taking part in the underlying wrongdoing.”

at least 21 million dollars has been tracked that the Biden's received from various countries... So why is it taking so long to get them in a court of law ? I know the news is all about get Trump and forget about the Bidens however this may be about to change... Now if the courts are not corrupt maybe something will happen

Hi all 
So I had another dream about aliens. I don't remember a thing I just know it was grey aliens and they were complaining about me    I woke up much later than usual , more than an 1.5 hour later and still felt groggy and like I could have slept longer.

I don't think it's more than just a dream, but from what I remember, everytime I dream about aliens I wake up much later than usual .

I think so called abductions are nothing but vivid dreams , perhaps dreams in another dimension that some of us are able to do?

Remember the methane plumes that have been detected seasonally on Mars?? If life got a start then as the water went underground (supposedly big underground lakes have been detected) I would assume any bugs/bacteria went with the water...

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-...te-on-mars

Quote:Space10 August 2023
By Michelle Starr
Some of the hexagonal patterns. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/IRAP/Rapin et al./Nature)
Mars may be a dry and barren wasteland now, but new evidence has emerged that this wasn't always the way – and, moreover, that climate conditions changed, perhaps seasonally, in a way that may have been conducive to the emergence of life.
A pattern of hexagons at Gale Crater hints at a history of repeated cycle of wet and dry conditions, allowing minerals to dry out between wet spells to create the specific formations that have since fossilized into rock.

"We observe exhumed centimetric polygonal ridges with sulfate enrichments, joined at Y-junctions, that record cracks formed in fresh mud owing to repeated wet-dry cycles of regular intensity," writes a team led by geochemist William Rapin of Paul Sabatier University in France.

"Instead of sporadic hydrological activity induced by impacts or volcanoes, our findings point to a sustained, cyclic, possibly seasonal, climate on early Mars."

The implications of this go beyond a more Earth-like climate. They add more weight to the pile of evidence that conditions on early Mars were conducive to the emergence of biochemistry – the molecular foundations of life.
Patterns in the Gale Crater interpreted as evidence of mud cracking as it dries. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/IRAP/Rapin et al./Nature)
Because the surface of Mars hasn't been renewed by tectonic activity, it retains a pretty comprehensive geologic record of Mars' history, dating back as far as 4.3 billion years. In this record we've found ample evidence of a soggy past, of lakes and rivers and oceans that shimmered across the Martian surface eons ago.

The hydroclimate of early Mars is a little trickier to piece together. But Rapin and his team have shown that it's possible if you know how to look. On the floor of Gale Crater, where the Curiosity rover explores, they found a series of well-preserved hexagonal patterns in sedimentary rock, rich in salts of calcium and magnesium, dating back to around 3.6 to 3.8 billion years ago, straddling two time periods known as the Noachian and the Hesperian.

We know, based on what we see here on Earth, the kinds of processes that can produce these patterns in a dry basin. And the researchers, after studying the options, concluded that the most likely explanation is wet mud drying.

And not just drying once, either. Wet mud that dries once cracks in T-shaped intersections. It's maturation over repeated drying cycles that produces the Y-shaped crack intersections, resulting in a hexagonal pattern.
A pattern of polygonal ridges identified in the Gale Crater. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/IRAP/Rapin et al./Nature)
The salts in the patterned rock are at a much higher concentration than the host bedrock, too, suggesting that the salts were deposited there – likely by saline water permeating the mud, then evaporating and leaving the salt behind.

Finally, the thickness of the patterned rock suggests that regular wet-dry conditions persisted on Mars for a long time – thousands to perhaps millions of years.

We have, as yet, no evidence of microbial life on Mars, but these cyclic conditions would have been favorable for the organization of organic molecules into complex compounds. We know there are organic molecules on Mars, and that they're likely widespread. Weather cycles are another piece of the habitability puzzle.

"The addition of direct evidence for a series of repeated wet-dry cycles presented here supports the conclusion that conditions in ancient Gale Crater were conducive to prebiotic polymerization processes," the researchers write.

"Our findings suggest that the Noachian-Hesperian transition period could have been favorable for the emergence of life – possibly more so than the earlier Noachian eon, with its potential for perennially wet surface environment."
The research has been published in Nature.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-66425524

India's space agency has released the first images of the Moon taken by the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft, which entered lunar orbit on Saturday.
The images show craters on lunar surface getting larger and larger as the spacecraft draws closer.
Chandrayaan-3's lander and rover are due to reach the surface on 23 August.
If successful, India will be the first country to perform a controlled "soft landing" near the south pole.
It will also become only the fourth to achieve a soft landing on the Moon after the US, the former Soviet Union and China.

   
Impressive, India.  Hoping for safe landing and good pics

My personal project since about 2020 has been to transfer to print publication (on the theory that print might last longer than the internet) as much as possible of the material that I've been publishing on ATS. I've been discussing it from time to time on the other site.

The first step was made last year, when Advantage published "Silence in Heaven" and "The Unseen Husband", covering Revelation and the Song of Solomon.

There are now new developments in this important venture (I think it's an important venture, anyway).

I went to the London Book Fair earlier this year, which was something of a damp squib for me since I did not realise the need to make advance appointments to meet people. But when i first told them of my plans to go, Advantage offered to publish one more book for me free of charge, so I'm taking them up on that offer with respect to a book on Daniel.

And since then I've been in touch with Austin Macauley, who are taking on Prophets, Priests, and Politics, to be published next year. They are "hybrid publishers", and I'm still in the world of self-publishing for this book anyway, but at least they should be doing some marketing, as compared with Advantage who leave me to my own devices. They ask for "first refusal" on my next book, and if all goes well I could ask them to take on "Christ died for the ungodly", which is the most important manuscript I've got.


But there at at least a dozen in the full set, and I'm by now "an old man in a hurry" (which historians will recognise as Lord Randolph Churchill's description of Gladstone). There's still a long way to go.

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...94767.html

Hello, Rogue Nation. I haven't had anything worthy to post in a while, since we are all stuck in an information loop, but I ran across this and thought it post worty; and pretty cool.

Large’ creature — with 20 arms — found lurking in Antarctic sea. 

So, we've found a new species swimming around that is a around near the Antarctic. A strawberry shaped squid looking creature with 20 arms.

Thought yall might dig this.
Fromt the article:

"Researchers trawled the Southern Ocean on several research expeditions between 2008 and 2017, according to a study published July 14 in the journal Invertebrate Systematics. They were searching for a group of “cryptic” sea animals known as Promachocrinus, or Antarctic feather stars.

Antarctic feather stars are “large” animals that can live anywhere from about 65 feet to about 6,500 feet underwater and have an “otherworldly appearance” when swimming, researchers said. Although both are invertebrate ocean animals, feather stars are distinct from more well-known sea star"s."


   

This thing is creepy looking. I hope the picture posted for you all, but there is a picture in the article.  Sorry, I believe it's some click bait, but I find a lot of interesting news hidden away in them.

The Antarctic strawberry feather star was found throughout the Southern Ocean from depths ranging from about 215 feet to about 3,840 feet, researchers said.

The new species was identified based on its body shape and DNA analysis, the study said.

The research team included Emily McLaughlin, Nerida Wilson and Greg Rouse. Researchers also documented several other species of Anatarctic feather star, including three more new species.

Pretty neat, IMO. A new deep water species classified lurking around near the southern Indian ocean area.

Quote:The Count of Saint Germain has been called a prophet, a sorcerer, and an immortal. He's been spotted all over the world for a thousand years. And every time he's seen, he looks exactly the same age. The Count of Saint Germain advised Kings, Queens and Emperors. He was present at every significant event in European history. And even was an important contributor to America's struggle for Independence. He spoke a dozen languages fluently. He played piano and violin like a virtuoso. He was an expert in art, science, politics, philosophy and history. Some say he walked the earth during the time of Christ. Some say he walks the earth still. This is his story.

Quote:What are the goals and history of US military intervention in Niger? The first time most Americans heard of US operations in the west african country was when a group of US Army Special Forces were ambushed during a patrol on October 5th, 2017. The ambush near the village of Tongo Tongo was the deadliest incident for US forces in Africa since the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu. As a result the American public was both confused and outraged at the lack of information about US military missions on the African continent. Written by: Chris Cappy & Diego Aceituno Video Edited by: Michael Michaelides This prompted a series of congressional inquiries and a Department of Defense investigation. These have had lasting consequences that reach all the way to the events unfolding in Niger today. The reports ended up blaming the individual soldiers and lower levels of command instead of higher ups taking responsibility. So what really happened in Niger? Why was the Pentagon accused of lying about the incident? Was there a CIA cover up? And why were over 800 US troops even in Niger in the first place? What were American interests were they really protecting? I’m your average infantryman Chris Cappy you're watching Task & Purpose let's analyze that. Niger is a large landlocked country in West Africa that is home to over 25 million people. 80% of the country is covered by the Sahara desert which means most of the population live in the Sahel. The Sahel This is a narrow band of transitional desert-savanna climate along the south that crosses through Niger and its neighboring countries. The dry landscape and frequent droughts make for a harsh environment. This has led to the country having the unfortunate distinction of ranking highest in the world on the UN Poverty Index. Niger is a former French colony that gained independence in 1960, but government instability, corruption, and ethnic divisions made for a rocky 50 year period. This all culminated in a military coup in 2010 that returned the country to some semblance of parliamentary democracy for a period.

This is one of the older Why File presentations about places I did not know existed of or their gruesome reported history. Not being much of a paranormal kind of guy I still found these stories interesting...Enjoy.

Quote:The Top10 Scariest Places You Can Actually Visit Do you love scary places, haunted houses, abandoned mines and ghost towns? Have you ever noticed that every list for "Scariest Places in the World" or "Creepiest Locations in the US" contain places that you can't really visit? We're going to fix that! Here are the top 10 spookiest places in the United States that you can actually visit -- right now, today. If you're on the East coast, West coast or in the middle of the country, we've found a ghostly, haunted location that you can check out right now -- if you dare. Whether you're a serious paranormal investigator or just enjoy the darker side of history, this video has something for you.