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Welcome To Trillionistan; Don't Get Comfortable...
Welcome To Trillionistan; Don't Get Comfortable...
Authored by Peter C. Earle via The Daily Economy,
Not long ago, the notion of trillions belonged either to the furthest cosmic reaches of the universe or the submicroscopic world of atoms. These numbers describe galaxies in the observable universe, roughly two trillion, or, at the opposite extreme, the picosecond - one trillionth of a second - is used to measure molecular motion and chemical reactions. Until recently, magnitudes denominated in trillions were almost entirely confined to the theoretical hinterlands of astronomy, physics, and schoolyard...
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Sep 5, 2026 / Tyler Durden
"Experiencing A Psychotic Episode...": First 'Clancy Copycat?' Mom Hangs 2-Year-Old Son
"Experiencing A Psychotic Episode...": First 'Clancy Copycat?' Mom Hangs 2-Year-Old Son
Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News,
A horrific copycat Lindsay Clancy murder of a child has been committed by a woman in Frankfort, Illinois.
Prosecutors say Corie Walsh hanged her 2-year-old son, Barrett, from a basement rafter on Tuesday, then tried to kill herself with a knife. She told police she did it because the boy was the "devil" and the "anti-Christ."
Witnesses said she had become "very invested" in the Lindsay Clancy trial and was still texting friends about...
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Aug 24, 2026 / Kyle Anzalone
Robert Kagan: Iran Now the Dominant Power in the Middle East
In a new op-ed, Robert Kagan argues that the war started by the US and Israel has resulted in Iran becoming the dominant power in the Middle East. “As a result, Iran has, with American help, completely reconfigured the power structure of the Middle East and the Persian Gulf,” Kagan wrote in The Atlantic on […]
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May 25, 2026 / Tyler Durden
The Race To Build The World's Tallest Skyscraper
The Race To Build The World's Tallest Skyscraper
In 1909, New York’s Metropolitan Life Tower became the tallest building in the world at 700 feet. Just over a century later, Dubai’s Burj Khalifa reached 2,717 feet, nearly four times taller.
This timeline, via Visual Capitalist's Gabriel Cohen, shows every building to hold the title of world’s tallest since 1909, using the most recent data available from the Council on Vertical Urbanism (CVU).
Per CVU methodology, buildings must include floors, excluding structures such as Toronto’s CN Tower and the Stratosphere in Las Vegas. Heights are...
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