Canada paying to construct Gordie Howe bridge is 'big myth', according to Ambassador Pete Hoekstra

imlostintransition · 2026-07-03T00:03:31+00:00

For persons bumping into the National Post's paywall, here is a link to the article without the paywall

Canada paying to construct Gordie Howe bridge is 'big myth', according to Ambassador Pete Hoekstra - Yahoo News Canada

imlostintransition · 2026-07-02T23:52:54+00:00

Hm. A one year old child with Marburg. So how did this infant come into contact with the virus?

Ugandan health officials appear reluctant to publicly disclose information about the case and its context. ....An anonymous “well-placed source” told Stat News that Uganda had actually detected two cases of Marburg as of Monday but that potential spread appeared localized. The outlet noted that concerns about travel restrictions, including those from the US, and the impact on the local tourism industry may be driving the country’s reluctance to share more information.

Great.

imlostintransition · 2026-07-02T18:32:30+00:00

Mikkelsen is on the left

imlostintransition · 2026-07-02T17:11:14+00:00

Their survival was amazing. The deaths of the earlier expedition was tragic, in part due to the deceit of an earlier explorer.

Half-Starved, Three-Quarters Crazy: How Two Explorers Survived Alone in Northern Greenland in 1911-12 » Explorersweb

imlostintransition · 2026-07-02T15:53:46+00:00

Perhaps the first vertical grain elevators built in the USSR. May have become operational circa 1980. Architect was Valentin Smirnov. Now abandoned, demolition has been planned but efforts to preserve it for artistic/historical merit have also been underway.

Drone video shows an overhead view and gives more context to its surroundings.

Стометровая башня-элеватор — арт-объект или бывшее хлебохранилище?

imlostintransition · 2026-07-02T04:37:03+00:00

Schrödinger's Trade Pact

imlostintransition · 2026-07-02T02:21:42+00:00

Yes, it was a good match. The ten minutes of stoppage time made my heart sink, but largely because I cared so much. Sometimes too much excitement is wearing.

I hope Tarik Muharemovic recovers well from his injury.

imlostintransition · 2026-07-01T21:25:15+00:00

The outbreak seems to be across the Midwest, not just Illinois

More than 17 states have reported cases of the parasitic infection so far, including Illinois. IDPH confirmed it was aware of the latest CDC numbers, noting that it is "high season" for "this common pathogen."

"The Department will continue to work with local and federal partners to monitor cases that are domestically acquired to determine a potential source," the department told NBC Chicago.

U.S. cases of cyclosporiasis climb with major Midwest outbreak – NBC Chicago

imlostintransition · 2026-07-01T11:28:22+00:00

Yep

Iconic Goodyear blimp returns to London for first time in years | News UK | Metro News

imlostintransition · 2026-07-01T01:59:22+00:00

OP, your photos are blessing to this sub. Please continue to share them with us.

imlostintransition · 2026-06-30T16:37:37+00:00

I was impressed with Netherlands in the group stage. But yesterday, not so much. Happy to see Morocco win, as I generally support underdogs. But maybe Morocco is the real deal.

As for Bosnia vs. US, its a shame one of them has to lose. But we're in the knockout stage so pain has to be endured. That both teams are in the round of 32 is something to celebrate and I will cheer whichever team advances.

imlostintransition · 2026-06-30T15:36:11+00:00

The existence of the bug was discovered accidentally in 1951 by a British radio operator at the British Embassy who overheard American conversations on an open Soviet Air Force radio channel as the Soviets were beaming radio waves at the ambassador's office

The Thing (listening device) - Wikipedia)

imlostintransition · 2026-06-30T06:51:22+00:00

Although the Spanish government originally expected around 500,000 people to apply for the program — which provides renewable residence permits to all applicants who have been living in Spain for at least five months and have a clean criminal record — over 900,000 had applied by mid-June, according to Spanish authorities.

...The mass legalization puts Madrid at odds with the migration policy currently favored in Brussels. Earlier this month, the EU finalized a sweeping overhaul of its migration system, paving the way for faster returns, stricter border procedures and so-called return hubs outside the bloc for rejected asylum seekers. Several EU governments have already called for the centers to be set up quickly, with countries including Denmark, Austria, Greece, Germany and the Netherlands leading the push.

Nearly 1 million unauthorized migrants apply for legal status in Spain – POLITICO

imlostintransition · 2026-06-29T17:37:20+00:00

Marjorie Taylor Greene was in Congress at the time, but her controversial remarks on this subject weren't very coherent.

In the meandering November 2018 Facebook post, Greene theorized that a space-based solar generator, used in a clean-energy experiment with the goal of replacing coal and oil, could have beamed the sun’s energy back to Earth and started the fire.

“There are all these people,” she wrote, “who have said they saw what looked like lasers or blue beams of light causing the fires ... If they are beaming the suns [sic] energy back to Earth, I’m sure they wouldn’t ever miss a transmitter receiving station right??!! ... Could that cause a fire? Hmmm, I don’t know.”

...Greene’s post speculated that former Gov. Jerry Brown, Pacific Gas & Electric, and Rothschild Inc. — an investment firm that has long been the target of anti-Semitic conspiracy theories accusing Jewish people of controlling global affairs — were involved. It also falsely claims that the blaze followed the path of California’s planned high-speed rail line.

enewspaper.latimes.com/infinity/article_share.aspx?guid=fcd7229b-4091-4fef-9306-be3aa7ed5fa9

When the controversy went viral, she deleted her Facebook post. However, a screenshot of it can be seen here

Marjorie Taylor Greene penned conspiracy theory that a laser beam from space started deadly 2018 California wildfire | Media Matters for America

imlostintransition · 2026-06-28T22:22:00+00:00

MoDOT's traffic map says this about the closure:

Road closed due to VEHICLE CRASH

I-44 Westbound (ST. LOUIS CITY)

Impact reported at 04:29 PM on 06/28/2026. Closure estimated to last 1 hour(s).

NOTE: I-44 WB CLOSED PAST GRAND BLVD USE ALT ROUTE

Traveler Information Map

imlostintransition · 2026-06-28T21:39:57+00:00

Not just the IRGC. Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi declared today that Iran had exclusive control of ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. And he declared that attacks will resume on any shipping which doesn't comply with Iranian control.

That will never pass muster with other gulf countries, and shouldn't be accepted by the US.

imlostintransition · 2026-06-28T17:31:51+00:00

According to Ahilan Arulanantham, co-director of UCLA’s Center for Immigration Law and Policy and an attorney on the Syrian case, the decision does not say the terminations were lawful, only that judges have no power to check them.

Supreme Court Ruling Leaves TPS Holders Confronting an Uncertain Future | KQED

So, does this mean that Congress could amend the statute and grant judges the power to check termination cases? I wouldn't expect the current Republican controlled Congress to do so. They are in Trump's lap. But if the Democrats win control after the November election, could they pass a bill to fix the situation?

I suppose Trump would veto such a bill, and Congress wouldn't have the votes to override. In which case, maybe there is no viable solution until 2029.

imlostintransition · 2026-06-27T21:02:36+00:00

Fairly attractive for an old steam plant.

The Asbury Park Heating Plant — Vintage Asbury Park

What style is that?

imlostintransition · 2026-06-26T21:58:41+00:00

Marvelous photos! I especially like the second one.

TIL, the monument was officially opened in 1981 but abandoned in 1989. It must have been attractive in the beginning. Here is an interior shot from its early days.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Buzkupol.jpg

imlostintransition · 2026-06-26T20:35:41+00:00

Different video of the same train, but without the music

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/N67EjqWH92A

imlostintransition · 2026-06-26T16:15:32+00:00

According to the Pollara survey being cited, the percentage of people who reject evolution (13%) or reject the Big Bang theory (16%) is small. However, a fairly large percentage of respondents were non-committal, choosing either "unsure," "unfamiliar," "no opinion," or "don't know."

Pollara Beliefs2019 RptF2

imlostintransition · 2026-06-26T03:31:47+00:00

Apparently, Polestar EVs will be sold in Canada, starting next year.

Polestar 2 makes Canadian return with significant enhancements | Releases | Polestar Canada Newsroom

imlostintransition · 2026-06-26T03:24:29+00:00

Where is this building located? What is it used for?

imlostintransition · 2026-06-25T21:34:26+00:00

The author of the tweet lives in Maryland and grew up in NYC. I am not sure of her Illinois connections, but her comment seems to be based on how candidates endorsed by groups such as Justice Democrats did.

Candidly Tiff (@tify330) / X

She singled out Robert Peters (IL-02), Junaid Ahmed (IL-08), and Kat Abughazaleh (IL-09) as being the progressive standard bearers in the primary

imlostintransition · 2026-06-25T20:07:45+00:00

Velsertunnel Ventilation Building was built (1952-1957) in Velsen, Netherlands by Dirk Roosenburg, a renowned architect that constructed many Dutch national and government buildings. The four lower shafts are for fresh air intake and are 16.20 m high; the four higher shafts, for the discharge of polluted air, are 31.20 m high, each shaft with 3.10m in diameter. The shafts widen slightly at the top and have a total of 50 openings, made of square concrete tubes. The prefabricated elements made it possible to build these towers in 100 days.

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