Friday March 20, 2026


March 20, 1948


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January 20, 2026 - exactly 14 months ago - Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States. Life would never be the same - not just for Americans - but for the world - leading everyone down the road to chaos.


Since that time, every day has been a drama or diversion created by Trump. His goal - as anyone can plainly see - is to run the country according to his whims - ignoring the constitution while playing out his programmed role as a would-be king with omnipotent powers.


What the world sees is a deranged man wanting to be dictator - guided by his emotions and personal agendas. It's always been about quid pro quo - money and power. According to Google - Trump's net worth is about $6.5 billion as of March 2026 - up roughly $1.4 billion in the past year alone - (that we know of).


The Epstein Files - they haunt Trump by association and promises made to many rich and powerful men mentioned therein who paid him to protect them from information hidden for decades. The Epstein Files seem to be a guiding factor for Trump - doing everything in his power to block the release of 'all' the files especially those portraying him as a pedophile. He will also go down in history as the only president to have been convicted of rape.


Trump and Tariffs - Tariffs are taxes on the people. They are not the way Trump portrays them to people who don't understand what they are about and believe Trump can fix the economy. His moods and bipolar nature - when countries do not capitulate - has changed the nature of tariffs to suit his whims - alienating countries around the world. Yes, the world often sees him as a deranged sociopath.


Trump's second term began with DOGE which dismantled many essential federal services and jobs for Americans in what Trump and Elon Musk considered a way to cut excess spending all the while enriching billionaires many of whom had supported and contributed to Trump's reelection.


Immigration and ICE - Trump significantly expanded and reshaped how ICE operates shifting from focusing mainly on serious criminals to a much wider group of undocumented immigrants which led to corruption, violence, and death within the system. It reminded many of the years Hitler rose to power when the Gestapo arrested and killed those he saw as enemies.


Overseas we look at Venezuela, Cuba, and the current war in Iran. Trump wields his power like a superhero come to save these countries and depose of their current regimes after which they will be eternally grateful to him and give him anything he wants. His goal - money and power and the quest for a Nobel Peace Prize - other than the one he 'stole' from Maria Machado. He totally ignored the fact that a Nobel Prize cannot be transferred or shared. Machado gave him the physical medal (symbolic gesture) - but the official prize still belongs only to her.


Climate change - Trump never acknowledged the serious reality of what's going on - because he is simply not program to understand that. Like many Americans, he believes climate change and natural disasters are part of the cycles of the planet - and will stop short of total destruction. They are wrong. History speaks to that.


Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill - cut over $1 trillion in federal health spending further leaving millions of people uninsured - along with major changes to Medicaid, ACA (Obamacare), and Medicare. RFK Jr. is the worst thing that has happened to American health care ... ever. You know who he is ... The man who proudly said that he snorted cocaine off of a toilet seat, has a dead worm in his head, and more. We all know he helped Trump come into office when he dropped out of the presidential race and told his voters to support Trump - quid pro quo.


UFO (UAP) dissemination of information - just as with the Epstein Files - Trump has said he will release the files. All anyone will ever see is more redacted information not the truth. He actually said the files were classified meaning - he is aware of them as were his predecessors. Knowing the truth doesn't always provide answers. It often opens the door to more questions.


Resistance - Democrats and others are pushing back in the usual ways. The loss of Congress in November frightens Trump - so he will continue to do whatever he wants no matter who is in power. In the bigger picture, it will take a miracle to undo the damage he has created. There simply isn't that much time left in the simulation.


Transportation - The current government shut down is affecting airline travel, which affects everything in and out of the country. Combine that with surging gas prices and Americans are in big trouble as Spring begins today and travel plans are created for the months ahead. Also of note - Mercury Retrograde - transportation and communication - ends today.


Fearful Republicans are mostly standing with Trump although many are retiring early or voting against him. Cracks in the Looking Glass.


Recently, I have heard people interviewed on the news who had supported Trump and have come to realize who he is and what he's about. To quote one angry lady from Queens, NY - interviewed while pumping gas, "I supported him in three elections. I was stupid!"


Trump today is aging very quickly, both physically and mentally. He loses focus, often falls asleep, sometimes babbles, and continues to lie explaining truth through his emotional lens or by telling people what they want to hear using his lilting voice. As he approaches 80 - Trump becomes more senile with obvious physical issues - which characterized Biden in his final years in office - not fit to run the country.


It all Ends at the Vanishing Point





March 19, 2026


New Moon 28° Pisces


The New Moon in Pisces arrives like a quiet tide, pulling awareness inward and softening the edges of reality.


In astrology, a New Moon marks beginnings - but in Pisces, those beginnings are less about action and more about feeling, intuition, and surrender.


Ruled by Neptune, Pisces blurs the line between what is real and what is imagined. It invites you to drift into the spaces between logic - dreams, memories, synchronicities, and the subtle whispers of the subconscious. This is a moment to pause, reflect, and listen rather than push forward.


Emotions may feel heightened, even oceanic. You might find yourself revisiting the past, sensing energies around you more deeply, or craving solitude and stillness.


Creativity flows more easily now - through writing, music, or quiet contemplation - while clarity may feel just out of reach. That's part of the design.


Pisces is the last sign of the zodiac, carrying the wisdom of all that came before.


This New Moon is not just a beginning - it's also an ending. A release. A dissolving of what no longer serves as you prepare, consciously or not, for a new cycle ahead.


There's a gentle reminder here: not everything needs to be figured out. Some things are meant to be felt, trusted, and allowed to unfold.


If you set intentions under this New Moon, let them come from the heart rather than the mind. Keep them fluid. Let them breathe because in Pisces, the answers don't arrive in straight lines - they come like waves.




March 19-20, 2026


Eid ul-Fitr


Islamic holiday that marks the end of Ramadan at the time of a crescent moon after a New Moon. Eid al-Fitr is a celebration of renewal, gratitude, and community.




March 20, 2026



Nowruz - Iranian (Persian) New Year


Z - Zoroaster - Zarathustra the Persian Prophet


"Thus Spoke Zarathustra" - 2001 [we are on] a Space Odyssey



Iran 2026

Hopefully this year creates needed change in the Iranian regime because so far the current war is a disaster with uncertain consequences. Oil flowing from Iranian refineries spreads across the globe - physically and metaphorically - impacting economies, displacing lives, deepening divisions, and creating environmental damage that may never be repaired.




March 20, 2026


Spring (Vernal) Equinox (Northern Hemisphere)


Happy Birthday to the Crystalinks readers born in Aries.


Aries is a cardinal fire sign ruled by Mars.


Spring 2026 arrives not as a gentle awakening, but as a season unfolding against a backdrop of global unease. Traditionally, spring symbolizes renewal, rebirth, and the quiet promise that no matter how harsh the winter, life finds a way forward. This year, however, that promise feels layered with complexity - tinged by a world that seems to be navigating a kind of collective chaos.


Across the political landscape, divisions continue to deepen, with rhetoric often louder than resolution. Nations wrestle with identity, power, and shifting alliances, creating an atmosphere where stability feels increasingly fragile. The idea of unity - once a guiding principle - now competes with polarization, leaving many to wonder what the next chapter will bring.


At the same time, the climate tells its own urgent story. From unseasonal temperature swings to intensifying storms and droughts, the natural world reflects an imbalance that can no longer be ignored.


Spring, once predictable in its rhythms, now arrives unevenly - with half of the country freezing with temps in the 30's and the rest setting heat records with temps over 100 degrees for days.


War, in its many forms, continues to cast a long shadow. Beyond the headlines are human lives disrupted, communities displaced, and futures put on hold. The ripple effects extend far beyond borders, influencing global stability, economies, and the collective psyche of a world that seems perpetually on edge.


Economically, uncertainty lingers. Markets fluctuate, the cost of living rises, and many find themselves recalibrating what security and success look like in a rapidly changing environment. The structures people once relied on feel less certain, contributing to a broader sense that the ground beneath us is shifting.


And yet, within this chaos, spring still insists on its presence as days grow longer and the perks of wam weather seem just ahead for those who have suffered through record cold this winter.


It's a bipolar swing in a bipolar physical reality tagging many with emotional issues.


End times - now and forever - leave humanity with a shift in consciousness, as well as seasons. Expect the unexpected.




Planet Earth In the News


Planet Earth Index


Over 400 records broken as historic heatwave roasts more than 40M across the West with dangerous temperatures


New ice core studies expand histories of greenhouse gases and ocean temperature to 3 million years


Strange pink rocks just revealed a hidden giant beneath Antarctica


Something Strange Is Happening Deep Inside Greenland's Ice Sheet


A rare fireball bright enough to be seen during broad daylight dazzled skies and triggered a sonic boom in parts of the eastern United States on Tuesday morning.



'Super El Nino' could push global temperatures to unprecedented highs, forecasters say. A "super El Nino" could emerge by the end of the 2026 hurricane season, with forecasters predicting that the ongoing La Nina is about to finish.


A geoscientist explains how the first plants came to exist on Earth, long before the dinosaurs, and how their growth shaped life on our planet as we know it


Rainbow-colored phantom lakes emerge around Namibia's Great White Place


Southern California's heat wave hasn't peaked yet and it's already breaking records


Dust storm triggers multi-vehicle crash on U.S. 287 in northern Texas


Tropical Peatlands Are Burning Like Never Before in 2000 Years


Tsunami risks in the Mediterranean: Why Nice should prepare an evacuation plan


A Cold War Nuclear Waste Dome Is Cracking Open over a Disaster the U.S. Buried in the Pacific


Alaska's glacial lakes are expanding, increasing the risk of destructive outburst floods


Survival Capsule Is Built for the Moment There's Nowhere Left to Run


Morrill Fire becomes largest in Nebraska history as statewide fires top 600 000 acres


Scientists Discover Ice Age Forests in the North Sea's Sunken Lost World


Scientists just discovered a tiny signal that volcanoes send before they erupt. A new method called Jerk can detect incredibly subtle ground movements caused by rising magma, offering early warnings of volcanic eruptions





Astronomy in the News


Astronomy Index


Scientists Spot a Black Hole-Neutron Star Pair Breaking the Rules of Cosmic Orbits


Hidden Ancient River System Found Deep Under The Surface of Mars


NASA's Curiosity Rover Discovers Spiderweb Ridges on Mars That Hint at Ancient Water


Mars Was Once Warm and Wet. NASA's ESCAPADE Is About to Learn What Went Wrong


NASA's Psyche Could Reveal the Secret Inside This Metal World


The first modern rocket launched 100 years ago, beginning a century of both innovations and challenges for spaceflight


Most gamma-rays are over before you've had time to register them, gone in seconds, minutes at most. So when something arrived on 2 July 2025 that kept going for seven hours, fired three distinct bursts spread across an entire day, and then left behind an afterglow lasting months, astronomers knew immediately they were looking at something completely new.


Asteroid Ryugu Reveals The 5 Key Genetic Ingredients For Life on Earth. A new analysis of samples collected from asteroid Ryugu has yielded all five canonical nucleobases that make up RNA and DNA


Scientists Spot a Black Hole-Neutron Star Pair Breaking the Rules of Cosmic Orbits


Astronomers discover long-period radio transient of unknown origin


New study complicates the search for alien oxygen


A galaxy next door is transforming, and astronomers can see it happenings


ISS study identifies thresholds for muscle atrophy and fiber changes in reduced gravity>


The first modern rocket launched 100 years ago, beginning a century of both innovations and challenges for spaceflight


Webb Telescope Reveals a Bizarre Planet With a Giant Ocean of Magma Just 35 Light-Years Away


Scientists Solve 2,700-Year-Old Eclipse Mystery - and Uncover Evidence About the Sun's Activity





Physics in the News


Physics


Scientists Take a Major Step Toward Solving the Mystery of the Universe's Rarest Isotopes


In physics first, Chinese scientists create rare 'hexagonal diamond' that's harder than natural diamond


Physicists Discover New Proton-Like Particle at CERN's Large Hadron Collider


A strange new quantum state appears when atoms get frustrated


Scientists Solve a 70-Year Mystery Behind the Universe's Strange Magnetic Fields


A new AI framework called THOR can solve one of physics' hardest materials calculations in seconds instead of weeks





Technology in the News


Artificial Intelligence ~ ~ Technology


Music popstar will.i.am meshes AI and 'micromobility'. The musician turned tech entrepreneur demonstrated a so-called autocycle called Trinity at Nvidia's annual developers conference


'Mini earthquakes' turn tiny chips into radio signal powerhouses


A new AI framework called THOR can solve one of physics' hardest materials calculations in seconds instead of weeks


AI gets a D: ChatGPT struggles with scientific true-or-false, study shows


Quantum Battery Prototype Paves The Way For Almost-Instant Charging


Who covers AI business blunders? Some insurers cautiously step up


This 12-Year-Old Built a Nuclear Fusion Reactor at Home, A World First for His Age


This Startup's 88,000 Satellite Network Will Create the Largest Space-Based Data Center Ever


In physics first, Chinese scientists create rare 'hexagonal diamond' that's harder than natural diamond


Not just spin - - electron orbitals can provide new method for controlling magnetism


New Clock Is So Precise It Could Soon Redefine The Second


Scientists unlock a powerful new way to turn sunlight into fuel





Brain in the News


Brain Index


Scientists Discover the Brain Chemical That Helps Break Old Habits


A Few Lost Brain Cells May Cause Dangerous Blood Pressure Instability


Is Your Brain Actually To Blame for High Blood Pressure?


Exercise Triggers Memory-Related 'Brain Ripples', Study Finds





Health in the News


Health Files ~ Alternative Healing


Cutting less sweet food doesn't make people crave it any less or improve their health markers. The real culprit, researchers say, is sugar and high-calorie intake - not sweetness itself


100 Year Old Dick Van Dyke Credits His Longevity to One Habit, And Science Supports It - Positive Outlook and Naiver Getting Angry


People with pre-diabetes have been told lose weight or risk developing diabetes. New research flips that idea on its head, showing that blood sugar can return to normal even without shedding pounds


You Can Have a Normal Weight and Still Be at Risk for Heart Failure. Excess fat around the waist - not overall weight - may be a key trigger for heart failure, fueled by underlying inflammation


Smart bandage could heal and monitor wounds at the same time


ADHD brains may briefly slip into sleep-like states, disrupting focus in real time


Routine blood pressure readings offer early insights on dementia risk


Judge Strikes Down Kennedy's Vaccine Policies. Ruling on a lawsuit brought by several prominent medical organizations, a district court said the federal government did not base its decisions on science in limiting Covid shots and changing the childhood immunization schedule


The shot that could stop cancer before it begins, and why getting it early matters


Here's what you need to know about cancer vaccine development


Blood tests for cancer? We're still a way off


Each Stressful Person in Your Life May Age You by Months, Study Finds


Major Parkinson's Study Reveals Symptom Differences in Men And Women


Just 24 minutes of specially designed music could significantly reduce anxiety


MIT scientists discover gut protein that traps and kills dangerous bacteria


Measles' resurgence in the US is a grim sign of what's coming





Botany in the News


Botany


A geoscientist explains how the first plants came to exist on Earth, long before the dinosaurs, and how their growth shaped life on our planet as we know it





Archaeology in the News


Archaeology


Medieval chess promoted racial harmony and mutual respect, say historians


Archaeologists untangle how Bronze Age textiles were made


New study shows democracy has deep global roots - not just Greece and Rome


Children shaped clay 15,000 years ago, long before pottery or farming, archaeologists find


A Diver Swam 200 Meters Into a Flooded Mexican Cave and Discovered Human Remains, Deliberately Placed There 8,000 Years Ago


Scientists Just Discovered Huge Underground Tunnels In South America, They're Not The Work Of Humans Or Nature


The smell of Egyptian mummies is revealing 2,000-year-old secrets


Workers Unearthed a Monstrous 3-Meter-Long Creature Under a Construction Site


Scientists Discovered a 300-Million-Year-Old Tropical Forest Preserved Under Volcanic Ash in China





Paleontology in the News


Paleontology Index


Paleontologists uncover a new Spinosaurus species by following a clue from a decades‑old book into the Sahara Desert


Scientists Built a Life-Size Dinosaur Nest and the Results Were Surprising


Some dinosaurs grew wings, took flight ... and then lost it again


Scientists Discover 1-Centimeter Fossil in the Gobi Desert, The First of Its Kind Ever Found


Workers Unearthed a Monstrous 3-Meter-Long Creature Under a Construction Site




March 17 - April 6, 2026


March Madness - Wikipedia


Every spring, the energy of college basketball reaches a fever pitch with March Madness-a tournament where anything feels possible and underdogs can become legends overnight.


Hosted by the NCAA, March Madness brings together 68 teams from across the country to compete in a single-elimination showdown.


What makes it so captivating isn't just the talent on the court - it's the unpredictability and definitely - as with all sports - Luck.


A top-seeded powerhouse can fall to a scrappy lower seed in what fans call a "Cinderella story," turning unknown players into household names.


Part of the magic lies in the brackets. Millions of fans-die-hard and casual alike-fill them out, trying to predict the impossible. Offices, families, and friends suddenly become rivals, all chasing the elusive perfect bracket.


Over the years, iconic programs like Duke Blue Devils, Kentucky Wildcats, and North Carolina Tar Heels have built legacies in the tournament, but March Madness always leaves room for new heroes to emerge.


Beyond the excitement, the tournament can be life-changing. For some student-athletes, March Madness becomes a national stage - an opportunity to showcase their talent in front of scouts and millions of viewers. A standout performance can open doors to a future in the NBA, turning college dreams into professional careers.


More than just a sporting event, March Madness is a shared experience - a few weeks where buzzer-beaters, heartbreaks, and triumphs bring people together. It's a reminder that in sports, as in life, the outcome isn't always predictable - which is often exactly what makes it exciting.


Students can come away from the games and return to the basketball courts in hopes that one day they will have a 'shot' at success.


Good luck to the students and players.