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Yep. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64644518 And yes, the polarisation is leading nowhere good. Particularly when certain issues will punish lack of unity most harshly.

You know something, you're right, the justice department declined to charge him on that one so that's that, I guess. But the allegations still existed. I do think the idea that McCarthy is doing this as a sop to the more right wing elements of his party has merit, though.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-66786611 Nasa's James Webb Space Telescope may have discovered tentative evidence of a sign of life on a faraway planet. It may have detected a molecule called dimethyl sulphide (DMS). On Earth, at least, this is only produced by life. The researchers stress that the detection on the planet 120 light years away is "not robust" and more data is needed to confirm its presence. Researchers have also detected methane and CO2 in the planet's atmosphere. Detection of these gases could mean the planet, named K2-18b, has a water ocean. Interesting stuff. I've said it before, but at this point I'd happily take a decent bet that there is at least simple life in a lot of places even in our local universe, and we'll find proof in the next fifty years.

The above being said, I think Mccarthy is doing this to keep folks like Gaetz and Taylor Greene off his back and keep them on message for future House votes, rather than him wanting to. (Perhaps Gaetz ought to focus a bit more on not becoming a convicted felon for trafficking in underage women, by the by.)

Having the temerity to win a free and fair election and not let the other side get away with cheating to win it, obviously.

Thought I'd open this one up. India-Aus Test looks like it's shaping up for a good finale - all four results possible!