The Wall Street Journal on Instagram: “A salty ocean hidden under the icy shell of a tiny moon orbiting Saturn has all the key building blocks of life, suggesting the world is habitable, according to new research. Enceladus, a moon about 300 miles in diameter, harbors a global subsurface ocean more than 30 miles deep. Continuously erupting plumes at its south pole spray bits of icy particles from that ocean hundreds of miles into space through cracks in the moon’s crust at supersonic speeds. These geysers enable spacecraft flying by to study the chemical makeup of Enceladus’s ocean without plunging beneath the ice. Data from previous NASA missions suggested this moon possessed every chemical building block needed for life to form except one—the element phosphorus. Now, that final seed of life has been detected among icy particles orbiting Saturn that originated from Enceladus’s ocean plumes, researchers reported in a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature. The finding underscores how ocean worlds like Enceladus in the outer solar system are among the best places to search for life in our planetary neighborhood. Up until this point, scientists had evidence that Enceladus contained five of the six essential elements—it had carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur, according to Morgan Cable, a chemist who studies astrobiology at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory who wasn’t involved in the new study. “This is the final one saying, ’Yes, Enceladus does have all of the ingredients that typical Earth life would need to live and that the ocean there is habitable for life as we know it,” she said. The detection of phosphorus—which on Enceladus comes in the form of phosphate, or when the element is bound to oxygen—doesn’t necessarily indicate there is life on the moon, she added, but that life could be sustained on it. Read more at the link in our bio. Photo: NASA/JPL/SSI/Getty Images”
The Wall Street Journal on Instagram: “Flexible work arrangements remain plentiful in the U.S.—but not everywhere. New data show a rapidly evolving map of where the most jobs are located with the flexibility to work remotely at least some of the time. Job postings that allow at least one work-from-home day each week are higher in the Northeast. They appear to be fading across much of the South, Midwest and parts of the West. This spring, nearly half of the states, including California, Illinois and New Hampshire, had less than 10% of jobs advertised offering flexible work. A year ago, just 13 states had less than 10% of jobs advertising flexible-work options. Employers in the Deep South offer the least-flexible work arrangements. Half or more of the companies in Arkansas, Alabama and Louisiana are in offices five days a week. In the Midwest, flexible job listings fell 15% in the past year. The Northeast region, which encompasses New York City, Philadelphia and Boston, has an especially high share of hybrid-work arrangements. Nearly 80% of companies in Massachusetts are hybrid or remote, as are almost three-quarters of employers in New York and Connecticut. Companies based in Western states, where many tech companies operate, have had among the most flexible work policies, but that is changing. Jobs that advertise the ability to work from home at least part time dropped across the region by 27% over the past year, driven by a sharp decline in California. Flexibility norms can vary wildly within a state. In Durham, N.C., 22% of companies require people to show up at the office full time. An hour drive away in Greensboro, nearly half of companies do. Read more at the link in our bio.”
Quillette on Instagram: “This is the fentanyl crisis. It may seem strange to connect a very modern and very American phenomenon to a brace of wars waged 200 years ago by the British Empire on the last of the Chinese dynasties. But so the rhetoric runs: we are witnessing a Reverse Opium War; a belated Sinic revenge. Read more at the link in bio.”
Reason Magazine on Instagram: “Should authorities “protect” the public from the thoughts of violent criminals? Do victims’ families have a claim to suppress public records regarding assailants’ deeds? These questions arise as some people seek to deter mass attacks by denying attention to perpetrators—especially in incidents that may involve controversies over ideology, culture, and policy. The debate over releasing the Covenant School shooter’s manifesto is the most recent such example, and like all of them it should be resolved by acknowledging the public’s right to know. Click the link in bio to read why the public has a right to see the Nashville shooter’s writings. #Nashville#Tennessee#government#police#guns”
National Review on Instagram: “Flag Day commemorates the day the Second Continental Congress officially adopted the first American flag. Other flags have been in the news a lot lately, so hopefully this holiday will succeed in refocusing us on symbols that genuinely unite the nation. With America once more in a “somber setting,” we ought “constantly strengthen those spiritual weapons which forever will be our country’s most powerful resource.” That starts with remembering that we are indeed one nation under God. Link in bio for MORE.”
The Washington Times on Instagram: ”#ICYMI: A House lawmaker has revealed allegations in a previously undisclosed FBI memo that Biden family members were paid millions of dollars to help thwart a prosecutor investigating Ukrainian energy company Burisma when the firm gave a lucrative job to Hunter Biden.”
The Washington Times on Instagram: “OpenTheBooks.com, a watchdog group, tracked the government’s reports dating back to 2004 and tallied up the damage, adjusting for inflation. They found that things grew worse during the pandemic, with massive rates of improper payments in 2021 and 2022, but it’s been a persistent problem for years. Health and Human Services was the worst agency, with Medicaid accounting for $80.5 billion in bogus payments and Medicare tallying another $46.3 billion last year.”
The Washington Times on Instagram: “Mr. Trump told supporters outside a planned fundraiser at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, on Tuesday evening that the case should be dropped, warning the “sham indictment” is “destroying the country.””
Fox News on Instagram: “BREAKING: Daniel Penny was indicted on charges of criminally negligent homicide and second-degree manslaughter, sources said. Link in bio.”
Daily Caller on Instagram: “Elon Musk CLAPS back at Biden Administration over the government’s role in the lives of children. ‘You are the government. They are NOT your kids.’”
The Washington Times on Instagram: ”“Data shows nearly half of Americans are picking up side gigs and many retirees are thinking about returning to the workforce,” Curtis Dubay, chief economist of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, told The Washington Times. “As inflation remains high, outpacing wage gains, we’re seeing the savings people may have built up during the pandemic now being spent down.””
The Washington Times on Instagram: “Rep. Virginia Foxx: “Any private business would have its executives run out of town for operating what is one of the largest consumer banks in the United States like a game of Monopoly. Yet this administration believes its track record of spending over half a trillion dollars to somehow make the problems of college access and affordability worse is worthy of another four years in office. It is clear the Department of Education’s tool of choice to ‘solve’ problems is no longer a hammer but a wrecking ball. It is time to put a new construction crew in charge to restore competent management and respect for the rule of law.”″
The Washington Times on Instagram: “Uncle Sam’s income has plummeted this year, sending the federal deficit spiraling deeper into the red than analysts had predicted and leaving officials grasping for answers. Eight months into the fiscal year, the government is already $1.16 trillion in debt, according to Treasury Department numbers released Monday that suggest the end of the post-pandemic fiscal honeymoon.”
Washington Examiner on Instagram: “Rep. @dancrenshawtx (R-TX) unveiled legislation that would create a grant program for research into the use of psychedelics for active-duty service members suffering from brain injuries or mental trauma stemming from their service. LINK IN BIO #dancrenshaw#congress#psychedelics#servicemembers#PTSD”
The Washington Times on Instagram: “R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.: “I have not seen Russian President Vladimir Putin passing through the Russian outback with his shirt off lately. Have you? He used to ride around the countryside shirtless and on horseback. I am told he would brag about how he could pump iron and do pushups with ease. His boasts always reminded me of President Biden’s boasts about taking former President Donald Trump out behind the “garage” or the “barn” or some other imagined locale for fisticuffs. Fortunately for Mr. Biden, nothing ever came of it.”″
The Washington Times on Instagram: ”“Students and families should keep cost and [return on investment] top of mind as they consider whether or where to attend college,” Hope Krutz, an EAB official, told The Washington Times. “They should also bear in mind that college graduates earn, on average, more than $1 million more over their lifetime than those with only a high school diploma.””
New York Post on Instagram: ”“I didn’t go into teaching to police phones,” one teacher says. Already #2023 has seen #teachers punched in the face, pepper sprayed and even beaten unconscious for attempting to confiscate students’ devices. Tap the link in bio to learn why. 📸: mrAndyNgo/Twitter”
The Washington Times on Instagram: “Crime analyst Jeff Asher said that “the U.S. may be experiencing one of the largest annual percent changes in murder ever recorded.””
Washington Examiner on Instagram: ”@budlight’s sales continued to slump in May. After several weeks of consumers boycotting the Bud Light brand over a partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney, @modelousa now sits atop the U.S. beer market. LINK IN BIO #budlight#modelo#dylanmulvaney#beer#lgbt”
Washington Examiner on Instagram: “The @mlb has quietly ordered its teams not to wear any Pride uniforms throughout their Pride events. The decision comes amid several companies and organizations facing consumer pushback for promoting LGBT acceptance. LINK IN BIO #mlb#baseball#lgbt#pride”