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Following the election of Robert Prevost as the new Pope today, YDS asked professor Teresa Berger for perspective. Teresa Berger is Professor of Liturgical Studies and Thomas E. Golden Jr. Professor of Catholic Theology.
Here is our brief exchange:
https://divinity.yale.edu/news/new-pop

"Ocean currents can generate electricity, and our study shows Africa's seas have some of the strongest"
#Africa #Oceans #Energy

Ocean currents can generate electricity, and our study shows Africa's seas have some of the strongest
The world's oceans cover more than 70% of Earth's surface. They're filled with currents, some much stronger than the fastest flowing large rivers. These currents can be harnessed as clean, marine renewable energy. Marine energy is much more predictable and reliable than many other forms of renewable energy because unlike the sun and wind, which regularly do not produce electricity, ocean currents never stop moving around the planet. New research has found that the eastern and south-eastern coas…

This still nauseates me.
☑️ Oracle’s Larry Ellison joined Nov. 2020 call about contesting Trump’s loss - The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/20/larry-ellison-oracle-trump-election-challenges/

Oracle’s Larry Ellison joined Nov. 2020 call about contesting Trump’s loss
The billionaire GOP donor, the biggest backer of Elon Musk’s attempted Twitter takeover, participated along with Fox’s Sean Hannity and Sen. Lindsey Graham, according to court filings and a participant.

"Georgian falsely accused in '2000 Mules' of voting fraud wants filmmaker to pay" - Election Law Blog
https://electionlawblog.org/?p=150271

#MyPillow CEO's legal counsel Christopher Kachouroff and Jennifer DeMaster were excortiated by a Federal Judge and fined by court after violating court rules turning in #ArtificialIntelligence generated legal motions with nearly 30 defective citations, including bogus cites of non existent case law. …

MyPillow CEO’s lawyers fined for AI-generated court filing in Denver defamation case
The error-filled motion was filed in defamation lawsuit against Mike Lindell, which ended last month with a jury finding him liable for false claims about the 2020 election

One-dimensional interacting Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model at quarter filling: An exact diagonalization study
Yan-Xiao Wang, Yin Zhong
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.06148

One-dimensional interacting Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model at quarter filling: An exact diagonalization study
This study explores the ground-state phase diagram and topological properties of the spinless 1D Su-Schrieffer-Heeger (SSH) model with nearest-neighbor (NN) interactions at quarter filling. We analyze key physical quantities such as the local electron density distribution, correlation functions for bond-order-wave (BOW) and charge-density-wave (CDW) -- by integrating twisted boundary conditions with the Lanczos technique and employing high-precision numerical diagonalization methods, complement…

BlackRock halted Ukraine recovery fund following Trump victory, France working on replacement, Bloomberg reports: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/05/blackrock-halted-ukraine-recovery-fund.html

More Belgian (Flemish?) households with solar panels, batteries or electric vehicles will be able to benefit from the flexibility they can offer the energy system as energy retailers Bolt and Trevion collaborate with VPP operator Powernaut.
https://powernaut.io/press/powernaut-a

Powernaut, Bolt, Trevion and Partners launch Belgium’s first energy contracts that pay consumers for grid support - Powernaut
Using Powernaut’s smart software, households with solar panels, home batteries, or EVs can now earn money by allowing their energy retailer to manage their devices intelligently. For example, devices may charge or reduce output during peak times to avoid grid overload. Retailers like Bolt and Trevion are offering these new contracts, allowing customers to benefit financially without sacrificing comfort. Partners such as Qbus and Innovoltus support the initiative, which is seen as a key step …

Multi-messenger dynamic imaging of laser-driven shocks in water using a plasma wakefield accelerator
Mario D. Balcazar, Hai-En Tsai, Tobias Ostermayr, Paul T. Campbell, Qiang Chen, Cary Colgan, Gillis M. Dyer, Zachary Eisentraut, Eric Esarey, Cameron G. R. Geddes, Benjamin Greenwood, Anthony Gonsalves, Sahel Hakimi, Robert Jacob, Brendan Kettle, Paul King, Karl Krushelnick, Nuno Lemos, Eva Los, Yong Ma, Stuart P. D. Mangles, John Nees, Isabella M. Pagano, Carl Schroeder, Raspberry Simp…

Multi-messenger dynamic imaging of laser-driven shocks in water using a plasma wakefield accelerator
Understanding dense matter hydrodynamics is critical for predicting plasma behavior in environments relevant to laser-driven inertial confinement fusion. Traditional diagnostic sources face limitations in brightness, spatiotemporal resolution, and inability to detect relevant electromagnetic fields. In this work, we present a dual-probe, multi-messenger laser wakefield accelerator platform combining ultrafast X-rays and relativistic electron beams at 1 Hz, to interrogate a free-flowing water ta…

Electronics plant in St. Petersburg on fire following explosions, local officials report: https://benborges.xyz/2025/05/29/electronics-plant-in-st-petersburg.html