(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . 2/1 Good News Roundup: Worth the Wait, I Promise [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-02-01 We had hoped for a decision from Judge Engoron yesterday on the penalties in Trump’s NY fraud trial, promised for the end of January, but no. I was looking forward to reporting to you on the pointing and laughing, and the sober analysis of how much money he can actually put up in order to be able to file an appeal. Or on how much of the Trump Org assets will have to be put up for sale, minus bank loans and such. x Me, waiting for Judge Engoron's ruling... pic.twitter.com/xFcSvCW7nG — MarChar Is Sick Of All The Bull Shit🐂💩 (@MarTheResister) January 31, 2024 x BREAKING: Judge Engoron decision on NY AG civil fraud case will likely NOT be released today. Word I'm hearing is that the Court is aiming for early next week. Subject to change, could be later, or sooner. Court had previously said they were aiming for decision by end of Jan. — Tristan Snell (@TristanSnell) January 31, 2024 Not that we actually have to wait for the pointing and laughing to begin. x Waiting on Judge Engoron’s decision 😁 pic.twitter.com/08JWojWRq1 — (Jen) 🟧No Chain List,NoPorn, #VoteBlue 💙🗽🌊 (@jensdad4biden) January 31, 2024 x HOORAY JUDGE ENGORON!🎉 Maga, start sending money to your dear leader! 🤣🤪 Oh and E.Jean Carroll thanks you for your help! 😅😎 pic.twitter.com/11QZ2ipvnN — Kool Karyn ☮️ 😎 Resister Since Day One 💙 (@koolkaryn) January 31, 2024 x Waiting for the Judge Engoron verdict which should be out today. Sidebar: who ever photoshopped this picture of the Manhattan courtroom is a boss. pic.twitter.com/VRYWf1AqoW — Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule) January 31, 2024 Standard technique actually, whether in The GIMP or in Photoshop. Three well-chosen layers, two with backgrounds removed, and one with a blur filter. I learned how to do it ages ago, but I prefer to leave it to others, whom I thank. Good News for Us x It’s time to legalize marijuana nationwide and begin repairing the harms of an unjust criminal justice system.@SenFettermanPA, @SenSchumer & many other Senate Dems & I are calling on the Drug Enforcement Administration to end the federal ban on marijuana.https://t.co/ka93FTRXgL — Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) January 30, 2024 Stories from Boosting Biden five days a week, by Good News Roundup. US blames group of Iran-backed militias for deadly drone attack in Jordan as it weighs reprisals The United States on Wednesday attributed the drone attack that killed three U.S. service members in Jordan to the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group of Iran-backed militias, as President Joe Biden weighs his options to respond to the strike. Iran threatened to “decisively respond” to any U.S. attack on the Islamic Republic after the U.S. said it held Tehran responsible. The U.S. has signaled it is preparing for retaliatory strikes in the Mideast in the wake of the Sunday drone attack that also wounded more than 40 troops at Tower 22, a secretive base in northeastern Jordan that’s been crucial to the American presence in neighboring Syria. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Wednesday the U.S. believes the attack was planned, resourced and facilitated by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group that includes the militant group Kataib Hezbollah. He said Biden “believes that it is important to respond in an appropriate way.” He said Biden was continuing to weigh his options, but Kirby said “the first thing you see won’t be the last thing,” adding it “won’t be a one-off.” You will hear a lot more on this in coming days and weeks. President Joe Biden the Coolest of His Name Fed Chair Powell: 'This Is A Good Economy' He said it straight out: 3.7% unemployment for years, inflation coming down to the Fed’s target (2%)…—“a good situation, a good economy”. For a Fed Chair, this is the equivalent of stripping off your clothes and twerking for three minutes straight. Chris Hayes This is not Alan Greenspan mumbling with great authority. White House: Ten Charts That Explain the U. S. Economy in 2023 I will leave that for Dr. Goodie to dive into, for her Boosting Biden series. We are doing better than the pre-pandemic projections from the CBO (GDP growth of 1.7%) and IMF. GDP actually grew at 2.5% last year. The economy is so good that T#@$&%FG is trying to take credit for it at the same time as he badmouths it and the President. The only reason it’s running now is it’s running off the fumes of what we did. The iDJiT himself I trust that I do not need to fact-check this bushwah further here, but commenters are welcome to add to the raucus pointing and laughing. Lightning Round from Our Usual Sources I added this artist’s conception to my Pinterest collection of electric vehicles Bad News for Them We followed the recipe to the letter x Baby Elephant taking a bath in a little bath tub will make your day pic.twitter.com/I3lEnTTpl6 — Nature is Amazing ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) January 31, 2024 Diabetes: Kidney Problems Detecting kidney disease early is a Big Deal for diabetics and many others. Today we look at the biochemistry of kidney damage and at developing a machine learning test to predict it. x This is how pandas clean their houses..😂 pic.twitter.com/KnfDn18cMy — Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) January 30, 2024 Webb reveals structure in 19 spiral galaxies This collection of 19 face-on spiral galaxies from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope in near- and mid-infrared light is at once overwhelming and awe-inspiring. Older stars appear blue here, and are clustered at the galaxies’ cores. Webb’s high-resolution images are the first to show large, spherical shells in the gas and dust in such exquisite detail. These holes may have been created by stars that exploded and carved out giant regions in the interstellar material. Another eye-catching detail? Several galaxy cores are awash in pink-and-red diffraction spikes. These are clear signs that these galaxies may have central active supermassive black holes or central star clusters. Remember to look for PWB (Pooties, woozles, and birdies) Peeps, and Backyard Science, including the Daily Bucket. PWB Peeps Open Thread: Berbles! PWB Kitties Love Science The Antarctic Ice Marathon happens in summer, as now, not in the South Pole winter, when it can get to 100 below (F). This race presents a truly formidable and genuine Antarctic challenge with underfoot conditions comprising snow and ice throughout, an average windchill temperature of -20C, and the possibility of strong Katabatic winds to contend with. Furthermore, the event takes place at an altitude of 700 metres. x 📍Every year, the South Pole hosts a full marathon, along with a half marathon and other races. Last week some of our winterovers participated in some of these races. Read more about week 3 here ➡️https://t.co/fBTCVwOI9S 📸:Michael Rayne, ARFF/NSF pic.twitter.com/9GzeBKU7E5 — IceCube Neutrino Observatory (@uw_icecube) January 30, 2024 x A new study describing a microscopic, algalike fossil dating back more than 1.6 billion years supports the idea that one of the hallmarks of the complex life we see around us—multicellularity— is much older than previously thought. https://t.co/WWGwaWc8Ww @NewsfromScience — Science Magazine (@ScienceMagazine) January 30, 2024 Yes, a billion years before the Ediacaran and Burgess Shale lifeforms. The Daily Bucket: King Tide and Other Delights The little wavelets lap up against the concrete bulkhead in front of the Edmonds Waterfront Center. You can normally walk the beach here in all but the highest tides x Can you explain your doctoral research through interpretive dance? Here's the last call for the 16th annual #DanceYourPhD competition—submit your dance today: https://t.co/jeueRZ0OCV pic.twitter.com/7YVdURN7Fk — News from Science (@NewsfromScience) January 26, 2024 x A new Science study investigates how an ant invasion led to lions eating fewer zebra in a Kenyan ecosystem. https://t.co/GThn0YQyEX pic.twitter.com/BjtxVwoR3c — Science Magazine (@ScienceMagazine) January 29, 2024 x Animals that thrive on ocean trash. A possible origin story for mercury in the food web. The true power of nature sanctuaries. Here are our top 8 picks for weird & inspiring discoveries from our ecologists in 2023: https://t.co/DAFRH7u6To 📸Justin Nowakowski #OurSustainablePlanet pic.twitter.com/ohssfWvaSN — SmithsonianEnv (@SmithsonianEnv) January 29, 2024 Methylmercury is a neurotoxin formed when bacteria take pure mercury (Hg) and combine it with a special carbon [group] called methyl (CH 3 ). But why would bacteria evolve to do this in the first place? Possibly to resist another toxin: arsenic. x This door in Exeter Cathedral dates back to the 14th century - and likely features the oldest "cat flap" in the UK, if not the world pic.twitter.com/LlFTiYbAXP — Historic Vids (@historyinmemes) January 31, 2024 Funny or Fuggedaboudit x The most on-brand MAGA thing you'll see today https://t.co/bR4mnGZDza — Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC) January 29, 2024 Actually, even if you tried to renounce your US citizenship in a rebel state, it wouldn’t work any better than the last time, when Lincoln refused to recognize the Confederacy as anything other than an internal rebellion, and you would still qualify for Social Security. If Texas declared war on the US, your checks might get held up until the dustup ends. Support Your Local Cartoonists The Only Piece I've Ever Written for Violin and Tuba by P.D.Q. Bach I was sorry to hear that we lost Peter Schickele recently, at the age of 88. I will be mining his oeuvre for this section for a while to come. 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