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Thomas Paine

To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

Saturday, August 20, 2022

21 August - AM - Blogs I'm Following - 3 of 4

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The Duran13 hours ago
Blame Putin, Sanna dancing video. NS1 shut down. Scholz in big trouble, producer price rise. Update 1
Blame Putin, Sanna dancing video. NS1 shut down. Scholz in big trouble, producer price rise. Update 1 Topic 663 read more
Third Century Of The Same Junk Science
Arrhenius promoted global warming junk science in the late 19th century. “The Coming Exodus to Siberia and Canada And now min is adding to the amount of burning coal ay nothing was ever burned on earth before since the fires … Continue reading → read more
Worst Megadrought In 1,200 Years
Experts say my hometown of Los Alamos, New Mexico is experiencing the worst megadrought in more than 1,200 years. This is what it looks like this morning during one of the longest and wettest monsoon seasons on record. The golf … Continue reading → read more
Modern Tokyo Times13 hours ago
Al-Shabaab hotel attack in Somalia: Biden and US troops
Al-Shabaab hotel attack in Somalia: Biden and US troops Boutros Hussein, Kanako Mita, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times President Joe Biden of America resent US troops into Somalia… The post Al-Shabaab hotel attack in Somalia: Biden and US troops first appeared on Modern Tokyo Times. read more
Bacon's Rebellion13 hours ago
The Left Never Rests (Part 3,783) – Vote Democratic
By James C. Sherlock We have a glimpse into the near future in Virginia. For those of my readers who thought that the left in the U.K. would sit still while the Cass Commission examines and reports on transgender care … Continue reading → read more
PrairiePundit13 hours ago
Biden's abominable immigration record
Breitbart: *Nearly 5 Million Illegal Immigrants Crossed Border During Biden Administration* It is described as the equivalent of the entire population of Ireland. It is a more than adequate reason to impeach Biden and start a rigorous deportation program. See, also: *Broken Border, Dysfunctional Government* read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
More evidence of FBI rogue operations
The forty-two seconds of the Rumble video embedded below are truly shocking. Courageous journalist Sharyl Attkisson testifies to a congressional hearing about the depths to which the FBI has sunk in its attempts to discredit one of its most effective critics. In case you don't know, while she was working as a reporter for CBS, Ms. Attkisson's work and home computers were invaded and taken over by the FBI, evidently because she had incurred their ire over her reporting. You can watch the CBS report on the incursion here: Armed with considerable evidence, she has sued individua... read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Census overcounts 7 blue states
Hans von Spakovsky: In a shocking report, the U.S. Census Bureau recently admitted that it overcounted the populations of eight states and undercounted the populations of six states in the 2020 census. All but one of the states overcounted is a blue state, and all but one of the undercounted states is red. Those costly errors will distort congressional representation and the Electoral College. It means that when the Census Bureau reapportioned the House of Representatives, Florida was cheated out of two additional seats it should have gotten; Texas missed out on another seat; Mi... read more
The Unity of Science
In 1945, the Guardian said : “The freedom of science to push its inquiries into every field and to proclaim its own results regardless of established opinions was an article of the progressive faith throughout Europe” “MANCHESTER, SATURDAY, March 24, … Continue reading → read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Democrat cities too dangerous for habitation
Post Millenial: American cities such as San Francisco, Cleveland, and Portland rank high among Democrat led metropolises that have become barren of human activity in the wake of record-high crime, homelessness, and poor public services. According to the Daily Mail, the downtown and urban centers of major US cities have seen activity drop by nearly 50 percent according to a study by the Institute of Governmental Studies at the University of California Berkeley. The study tracked the cell phone activity of roughly 18 million Americans and compared that data with movement in the big... read more
MUSINGS ON IRAQ12 hours ago
This Day In Iraqi History - Aug 20 Iran-Iraq War ended
(BBC) 1924 Umma Party formed Mostly made up of lawyers 1974 Iraq deployed 84,000 troops and 20,000 Kurdish militia to fight KDP (Musings On Iraq review *The Kurds, A Modern History*) (Musings On Iraq review *Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope*) 1987 Dawa set off car bomb in Baghdad killing 20 (Musings On Iraq Interview with Lowy Institution’s Shanahan on history of the Dawa Party) (Musings On Iraq review *The Shi’ite Movement in Iraq*) 1988 Ceasefire in Iran-Iraq War announced 350 UN peacekeepers deployed along border (Musings On Iraq interview with author Anthony Tucker-Jones ... read more
Small Dead Animals13 hours ago
Lockdowns, Money Printing, Stay Home Subsidies…
Western Standard- Nearly one in four small businesses preparing to close read more
The Rio Times13 hours ago
Brazilian health regulator announces purchase of monkeypox vaccine, health minister declines to declare emergency
Brazil's health regulator (Anvisa) today approved the emergency purchase of vaccines against monkeypox, with which, according to official figures, nearly 3,500 people have already been infected, and the number had risen sharply in the last week, closely monitored by the World Health Organization (WHO). After a meeting, the Board of Directors of Anvisa decided to […] read more
Small Dead Animals14 hours ago
Sam I Am
The Laymans Take- The dumbest things Sam Harris said on @triggerpod with video to back it up. Everyone’s seen his insane support for silencing the truth about Hunters laptop, but most haven’t seen the other insane/hypocritical stuff he was saying. read more
The Rio Times14 hours ago
The legacy of Brazil’s entry into World War II 80 years ago – The ‘Smoking Cobras’
Accounts of World War II rarely mention that Brazil was the only country from South America that fought on the side of the Allies, making a significant contribution to military efforts against Italy and Germany. Brazilian armed forces fought in the Battle of the Atlantic and participated in the Italian Campaign. Brazil originally tried to […] read more
ATF Showing Up At People’s Doors Confiscating Rare Breed FRT-15 Triggers
AmmoLand – by John Crump WASHINGTON, D.C. -(Ammoland.com)- The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has visited multiple people demanding that the individuals turn over... The post ATF Showing Up At People’s Doors Confiscating Rare Breed FRT-15 Triggers appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Biden Sticks Taxpayers with a Large Bill to Build a Fence Around His Beach House
Western Journal – by Warner Todd Huston Joe Biden is once again heading off to his multimillion-dollar Delaware beach house, where he is spending nearly... The post Biden Sticks Taxpayers with a Large Bill to Build a Fence Around His Beach House appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Oklahoma woman slips out of cuffs, shoots man and deputy from back of police cruiser, video shows
Fox News Oklahoma authorities have released wild dash and bodycam video that shows a handcuffed woman retrieving a police rifle and firing it out of the... The post Oklahoma woman slips out of cuffs, shoots man and deputy from back of police cruiser, video shows appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
US announces $775 million in weapons for Kiev
RT The US will send additional military aid worth $775 million to Kiev, the Pentagon announced on Friday. The newest batch of weapons will include... The post US announces $775 million in weapons for Kiev appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Bacon's Rebellion14 hours ago
Schools Will Contribute to Suicides Under Current Virginia Transgender Student Guidelines
By James C. Sherlock Teen suicide is a major problem in America and Virginia. The Virginia Department of Health reported in 2021 that suicide is the second leading cause of death among Virginia’s youth. I have talked around but not about teen … Continue reading → read more
Canadian Government Offers Veteran Struggling With PTSD Assisted Suicide Instead of Help
RAIR Foundation Canadian military veterans are outraged after a Veteran Affairs Canada (VAC) worker offered medically assisted death to a former soldier struggling with post-traumatic... The post Canadian Government Offers Veteran Struggling With PTSD Assisted Suicide Instead of Help appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
As US Announces New $800M Ukraine Arms Package, Here’s The Total List Since War’s Start
Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden In a Thursday CNN interview Ukrainian Defense Minister Andriy Zagorodnyuk described a stalemated battlefield situation with Russia, while also urging... The post As US Announces New $800M Ukraine Arms Package, Here’s The Total List Since War’s Start appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Large group ransacks, vandalizes 7-Eleven store after South LA street takeover
ABC7 Aug 18, 2022 Police are searching for dozens of people who ransacked and vandalized a 7-Eleven store following a nearby street takeover in South... The post Large group ransacks, vandalizes 7-Eleven store after South LA street takeover appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Digital Identity – What’s Your Trust Score?
Truth Talk “Trust Scores” or reputational scores are aspects of having a digital identity that haven’t been discussed much. By default, everyone who accepts a... The post Digital Identity – What’s Your Trust Score? appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
1,200 Scientists and Professionals Declare: “There is No Climate Emergency”
The Daily Skeptic – by Chris Morrison The political fiction that humans cause most or all climate change and the claim that the science behind... The post 1,200 Scientists and Professionals Declare: “There is No Climate Emergency” appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
The New Dark Age15 hours ago
Useless Eaters or Fascism’s New Face?
Saturday, 20 August 2022 — The New Dark Age read more
Small Dead Animals15 hours ago
Mask Formation Psychosis
The Critic- The flawed reasoning behind the mask “requirement” in healthcare settings read more
Komando.com18 hours ago
Genius! 7 must-try voice commands to use with Siri and Google Assistant
Built-in smart assistants let you use voice commands on iPhone or Android. Here are a few ways Siri and Google Assistant make life easier. read more
Komando.com18 hours ago
5 reasons to replace your old router
There’s a limit to what your old router can do, no matter how well you take care of it. read more
PrairiePundit13 hours ago
Border crisis comes to New York
NY Times: A Migrant Wave Tests New York City’s Identity as a Global Sanctuary - The city’s economy and vibrancy depends on immigrants, but an influx of new arrivals has further strained its social safety net. - Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas has sent busloads of migrants there. Many of them ended up on the streets or in shelters. They are whining about a mere fraction of what border communities have to deal with every day because of Biden's failure to enforce US immigration laws and defend the border. They should be telling Biden to do his job rather than blaming Abbott ... read more
Is the BBC biased?13 hours ago
Mark Easton gets it wrong again
And talking about the BBC getting its facts wrong... As Arthur T notes on the open thread, blog favourite and arch-BBC narrative setter Mark Easton has been rebuked again by the corporation's Editorial Complaints Unit. Here's that ruling as it appears on the BBC website's Executive Complaints Unit Findings page: *BBC News (6.00pm), BBC One, 12 April 2022* *18 August 2022* *Complaint* In a report on the Prime Minister receiving a fine for breaching lockdown restrictions the BBC’s Home Editor said: *Now each one of those Fixed Penalty Notices requires the police to believe that a ... read more
null14 hours ago
Biden Admin Officials Scramble to Escape Blame for Unlawful Pentagon Order Mandating mRNA for Troops
[image: undefined] Lawyers representing America’s service members are beginning to produce victories defending the US Armed Forces against forced compliance with biomedical gene therapy experiments, and suddenly, nobody in the Pentagon wants to take accountability for their legally dubious mRNA injection order. It all began on August 24, 2021, when Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin issued a memo mandating mRNA “vaccination” for the active military, but with the stipulation that this mandate only applied to fully licensed products. This was because, as The Dossier understands, it is ... read more
"You Can't Do It In 5 Minutes..."
"There is this tremendous amount of arrogance and hubris, where somebody can look at something for five minutes and dismiss it. Whether you talk about gaming or 20th century classical music, you can't do it in five minutes. You can't listen to 'The Rite of Spring' once and understand what Stravinsky was all about." - Penn Jillette Perhaps there's a reason why... *“You Now Have A Shorter Attention Span Than a Goldfish”* by Time "No longer can we boast about 12 seconds of coherent thought. The average attention span for the notoriously ill-focused goldfish is nine seconds, but accord... read more
“The Bewildered Herd..."
“The bewildered herd is a problem. We've got to prevent their roar and trampling. We've got to distract them. They should be watching the Superbowl or sitcoms or violent movies. Every once in a while you call on them to chant meaningless slogans like "Support our troops!" You've got to keep them pretty scared, because unless they're properly scared and frightened of all kinds of devils that are going to destroy them from outside or inside or somewhere, they may start to think, which is very dangerous, because they're not competent to think. Therefore it's important to distract them... read more
Modern Tokyo Times14 hours ago
Japan art and Yashima Gakutei: High culture
Japan art and Yashima Gakutei: High culture Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The artist and poet Yashima Gakutei (1786-1868) produced many cultural art pieces. He was born during the… The post Japan art and Yashima Gakutei: High culture first appeared on Modern Tokyo Times. read more
Free Download: Charles Mackay, "Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds"
*"Extraordinary Popular Delusions* * and the Madness of Crowds"* "One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we've been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We're no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It's simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we've been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back." - Carl Sagan "Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds" is an early study of crowd psychology by Scottish journalist Charles Mackay,... read more
Is the BBC biased?15 hours ago
"It's not the BBC. You know, you actually get your facts right"
"It's not the BBC. You now, you actually get your facts right," Liz Truss playfully said last night to GB News's Alastair Stewart. Recently departed BBC presenter Dan Walker, clutching somebody's pearls, described that as "an incredibly dangerous slur. Dangerous for Liz Truss, for every viewer…for all of us." Others might say that it's more worrying that so many influential types on Twitter are saying what Dan said as the BBC should never be immune from criticism. By coincidence, I had to fact-check the BBC twice yesterday and twice found them to be factually wrong. Once came o... read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Twins save woman in diabetic shock
Fox News: *Twin sisters help save woman with medical emergency on flight from Boston to Fort Myers, Florida* Twin sisters revealed to Fox News Digital how they came to the rescue of a woman in trouble aboard a flight ... Nicole Kelly, a traveling nurse as well as a nurse at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center in Burlington, Mass., and her sister Lindsay Byrne, a firefighter and paramedic with the Wayland, Massachusetts, Fire Department, were both aboard a JetBlue aircraft on Monday, August 1, when a flight attendant requested help from anyone on board who had a medical background. ... read more
Organizing Notes15 hours ago
Supporting Julian Assange
Consortium News Rally for Julian Assange outside the Department of Justice, Washington DC, Aug 19 2022 read more
Bacon's Rebellion15 hours ago
Ranked Choice Voting Coming to Virginia?
by Jon Baliles Now that state and congressional redistricting are done, the non-partisan group OneVirginia2021 that fought for years to bring sensible, fair redistricting to Virginia has rebranded its name and focus. Nonpartisan experts have generally given the resulting legislative … Continue reading → read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Russia headquarters under attack
NY Times: Drone Hits Headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet The extent of the damage was unclear in a strike that occurred as Ukraine sought to sow chaos and destruction in Crimea. Here’s the latest on the war. This is another attack on the Russians behind enemy lines that demonstrates the vulnerability of its forces far from where Russia is attacking Ukraine. The Russian aggression against Ukraine appears to be exposing its own military weakness. read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Was raid on Mar-a-Lago to cover-up Russia hoax investigation?
Nick Arama: According to a new report, the FBI was looking for documents that President Donald Trump thought would exonerate him from the Russia collusion claims and election-related charges. The report came from anonymous intelligence officials who leaked to Newsweek. The FBI collected all of the documents that were government property and used concerns about classified documents to justify the raid, but agents were looking for Trump’s personal stash containing documents related to Russian collusion accusations against him, fearing that he would “weaponize” them, Newsweek repor... read more
Israeli soldiers raid, occupy Episcopal Church in West Bank
Israeli soldiers raided the church, destroyed church property, and fired weapons – a violation of international law. Israeli forces occupied the entire building — including the sanctuary and rectory — for two hours. The sound of gunshots, stun grenades, and the smashing of doors terrorized church occupants... read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Argentina highlights industrial activity growth despite “financial turbulence”
Argentina's Secretary (Deputy Minister) of Industry and Productive Development, José Ignacio de Mendiguren, today, Friday, highlighted the growth of industrial activity recorded last July, which was 3.5% year-on-year, despite the situation of financial instability. "July was a month of financial and exchange turbulence. Even so, the industry grew 3.5% in the year-on-year comparison," stated Mendiguren […] read more
Mining Awareness +16 hours ago
France’s 40 Million Euro-$44 Million Nuclear Project with Russia
Even as Russia was threatening to invade Ukraine, majority French government owned Orano was sending equipment to Russia to build … Continue reading → read more
Mining Awareness +17 hours ago
As in Soviet Times, France Caught Sending Nuclear Waste to Russia (Siberia), But Russia’s Sent Waste to France, as well
Orano is majority French government owned. Russia’s Rosatom is Russian government owned. These are effectively government to government nuclear deals. … Continue reading → read more
The New Dark Age17 hours ago
Ukraine News Links 19-20 August 2022
Saturday, 20 August 2022 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back. If it gets updated, I usually insert the time on the line above. A lot of cross-posting usually indicates that the article is popular and some links … Continue reading Ukraine News Links 19-20 August 2022 read more
Econlib18 hours ago
Bob Barro and David Ricardo
In a comment on my most recent post, co-blogger Scott Sumner makes a good point: Ricardian equivalence should probably be called “Barro equivalence”, as the economics profession generally names concepts after their modern (re)discoverer. That reminds me of another fun story. Background: Barro’s article rediscovering Ricardian equivalence was in the Journal of Political Economy in […] The post Bob Barro and David Ricardo appeared first on Econlib. read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Russian rear area appears vulnerable to Ukraine strikes
ISW: ... Russian authorities are visibly increasing security measures in Crimea, indicating growing worry among Russian authorities and civilians about the threat of Ukrainian strikes on rear areas previously believed to be secure. Russian authorities installed checkpoints to search Ukrainian cars and identify saboteurs in Sevastopol.[5] Certain Russian milbloggers made dramatic, pessimistic assessments that Ukrainian forces used strikes on the Kerch Strait Bridge and Belbek Air Base to conduct reconnaissance on Russian air and missile defense readiness and make assessments for ... read more
Turcopolier15 hours ago
“Idaho National Laboratory ‘leads the way,’ chosen to host new nuclear reactor”
“The U.S. Department of Energy selected Idaho National Laboratory to house a nuclear reactor that could make the country a leader in nuclear technology. The DOE issued a record of decision last month to build a sodium-cooled fast test reactor, … Continue reading → read more
Turcopolier16 hours ago
“Drone strike hits Russia’s Black Sea fleet in Ukraine’s occupied Crimea”
“Russia’s naval headquarters for its Black Sea fleet in Ukraine’s occupied Crimea was hit by a drone Saturday, a Russian official said. The Moscow installed governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhayev, took to Telegram to confirm the hit and said a drone crashed … Continue reading → read more
PrairiePundit16 hours ago
The failures of law enforcement
Wes Walker: ... They roll out the injured bird trick. This was Wray, as reported on August 11th, just after the Mar-a-Lago raid. Christopher Wray, who was appointed as the FBI’s director in 2017, said ‘violence’ against the FBI and the Department of Justice employees is ‘not the answer’. Authorities monitoring social media posts are reporting a significant rise in death threats directed at FBI agents, its director Wray and Attorney General Merrick Garland, according to Fox News. ‘I am always concerned about threats to law enforcement,’ Wray said on Wednesday. ‘Violence against... read more
War News Updates16 hours ago
Editor's Note
Still recovering from Covid. Taking it easy today. I will be putting up some posts tonight. read more
the daily howler16 hours ago
UNDER THE BIG TOP: Was Kaplan's account of those emails correct?
*SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2022* *Where does knowledge come from?* This morning, we spent the 7 o'clock hour watching the heartbreaking C-Span program, Washington Journal. This morning, viewers were asked whether they believe that current extreme weather is linked to climate change. Last Sunday, viewers were asked to say which party they trust to handle crime. Each day, hearts were broken by various viewer responses. Washington Journal can be highly instructive, though in a heartbreaking way. We still haven't shown you the full text of last Sunday's first phone call, nor will we do s... read more
Small Dead Animals16 hours ago
We Don’t Need No Stinking Giant Fans
More people have been killed by wind turbines in just Oregon alone, than died at Three Mile Island. In the early hours of Feb. 1, one of the spinning blades on a turbine at Portland General Electric’s Biglow Canyon wind farm in Sherman County launched into the night. The 135-foot piece of fiberglass, wood and… Continue reading → read more
PrairiePundit16 hours ago
GOP governor candidates looking competitive
Washington Examiner: Republicans may have botched their chance of winning the Senate after voters nominated several mediocre candidates in pivotal races. On the bright side, along with likely winning the House of Representatives, the crop of Republican gubernatorial candidates is looking better by the day. Sabato’s Crystal Ball has moved Oregon’s gubernatorial race into the toss-up category. Outgoing Democratic Gov. Kate Brown is among the most unpopular in the country and, with the help of a former Democrat running as an independent, Republican nominee Christine Drazan has a sho... read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Brazil’s Bolsonaro assures he will maintain relations with leftist governments if reelected
The president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, affirmed today that if he is reelected in the October elections, he will maintain diplomatic relations with South American countries governed by the left. In a radio interview, Bolsonaro assured that Brazil would not cut relations with any country in the . . . To read the full NEWS […] read more
PrairiePundit16 hours ago
Jan. 6 narrative doesn't hold
Red States: *Documentarian Discovers Some Unusual Shots in His Jan. 6 Footage That Blow up the Dem Narrative* Documentarian Ford Fischer rediscovered some video from the riot on Jan. 6 that’s raising a lot of questions. It also puts a big crimp in the narrative of the Jan. 6 Committee. He has a picture and video of Capitol Police Lieutenant Tarik Johnson leading Oathkeepers into the building, then wearing a MAGA hat and yelling into a bullhorn, leading more of them out. ... Now, this has been reported before, albeit not widely. But Johnson said he appealed to Oathkeepers wh... read more
Small Dead Animals16 hours ago
When The FBI Does It, That Means That It’s Not Illegal
Real Clear Investigations; The FBI division overseeing the investigation of former President Trump’s handling of classified material at his Mar-a-Lago residence is also a focus of Special Counsel John Durham’s investigation of the bureau’s alleged abuses of power and political bias during its years-long Russiagate probe of Trump. The FBI’s nine-hour, 30-agent raid of the… Continue reading → read more
Small Dead Animals16 hours ago
Views You Won’t Find At The CBC
The Mark Steyn and Neil Oliver discussion. read more
PrairiePundit16 hours ago
Pence's questionable defense of FBI
Andrew McCarthy: So . . . does Mike Pence think Mike Horowitz should stop criticizing the FBI? Does the former vice president believe the lives of those he this week called the “brave men and women who stand on the thin blue line” at the bureau have been put at risk by the hundreds of pages of reports (see, e.g., here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here) in which Horowitz, the Justice Department’s own inspector general, has scalded the bureau for serial abuses of its national-security surveillance powers, shocking political bias, lying under oath to investi... read more
"We, the Deep State"
*"We, the Deep State"* by Brian Maher "To be governed - observed 19th-century philosopher Pierre-Joseph Proudhon - is to be: Watched, inspected, spied upon, directed, law-driven, numbered, regulated, enrolled, indoctrinated, preached at, controlled, checked, estimated, valued, censured, commanded… registered, counted, taxed, stamped, measured, numbered, assessed, licensed, authorized, admonished, prevented, forbidden, reformed, corrected, punished… drilled, fleeced, exploited, monopolized, extorted from, squeezed, hoaxed, robbed… repressed, fined, vilified, harassed, hunted down, a... read more
CURMUDGUCATION17 hours ago
The Evolving School Choice Argument
A quick summary of the history, so far, of pro-choice arguments. Because if it seems like they keep shifting, well, there's a reason. If you're old enough, you may remember a time when the argument in favor of school choice was that students needed to be able to escape their failing public school. There was a period way back when in which the argument was for vouchers, but vouchers tested poorly with the electorate, so choicers threw their weight behind charter schools, with a continued and frequent emphasis on the notion that charter schools were just another type of public scho... read more
Won’t Power the Economy: Computer Chips & Cow Chips
The lunatic $280 billion “CHIPS and Science Act” (CHIPS+ACT) which passed the Congress at the end of July, can be quickly dismantled by a new Congress taking office in January, 2023. This must be a priority. The ‟CHIPS Act” is rot and insanity, and a mortal threat to survival of the United States as a republic. read more
Halifax Examiner18 hours ago
Weekend File, August 20, 2022
Welcome to Weekend File, with links to all the articles you might have missed last week. Jump to the days: Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday, August 13 Plaque honouring Viola Desmond unveiled outside former Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow Matthew Byard was in New Glasgow where a plaque was unveiled honouring […] read more
musingsofanoldfart18 hours ago
Domestic violence has no place in religious worship
The following post was written four years ago. I repeat it as domestic violence continues today, and in some cases, were heightened when we had the pandemic shutdown. In a charitable group I was involved with that helped working homeless … Continue reading → read more
"Decide..."
"We're all going to die. We don't get much say over how or when, but we do get to decide how we're gonna live. So, do it. Decide. Is this the life you want to live? Is this the person you want to love? Is this the best you can be? Can you be stronger? Kinder? More Compassionate? Decide. Breathe in. Breathe out and decide. " - Richard , "Grey's Anatomy" read more
Vox - All17 hours ago
The Colorado River drought is coming for your winter veggies
Farmer Will Thelander stands next to a dry canal on his land in Pinal County, Arizona, in July 2021. Some farmers in the county have been forced to fallow their crops due to water cuts on the Colorado River. | Darryl Webb/AP The river waters a lot of our food. What happens as it dries up? It’s a classic Italian-American meal: a crispy Caesar salad with a plate of marinara pasta. You can find it in restaurants across the country, but depending on the time of year, many of the ingredients come from just one region. Yuma, Arizona, along with California’s Imperial Valley, produces mo... read more
Untitled
From Jenna Orkin Families start to flee Zaporizhzhia as nuclear plant tensions rise The TVA is dumping a mountain of coal ash in Black south Memphis Japan launches nationwide competition to boost alcohol consumption Contest asks young adults for ideas to revitalise popularity of alcoholic drinks after big fall in tax revenues Venezuela’s Oil Exports Drop By More than A Third In July Shell cuts output at German Rhineland refinery due to drought US B-52s and fighters from what may soon be NATO's newest member teamed up for a first-of-its-kind operationTurkey's central bank just made a ... read more
Retraction Watch18 hours ago
Weekend reads: ‘Who Cares About Publication Integrity?’; revealing a Galileo forgery; repeat predatory journal authors
Our co-founder Ivan Oransky turns 50 today, and we know what he’d really like for his birthday: Would you consider a donation to support Weekend Reads, and our daily work? Thanks in advance. The week at Retraction Watch featured: A tale of (3)2 retraction notices: On publishers, paper mill products, and the sleuths that find them White … Continue reading Weekend reads: ‘Who Cares About Publication Integrity?’; revealing a Galileo forgery; repeat predatory journal authors read more
Pottersville Digest
------------------------------ Stay in your lane, asswipe. You should know which one that is. It's the one filled with motorcycles with side cars favored by the 3rd Reich. ------------------------------ Shorter Daniel Goldman: "Go fuck yourself, fat man. You're toast." ------------------------------ Your Brad o' the day. ------------------------------ White Privilege reigns supreme in the Keystone State. ------------------------------ "It’s not theirs, it’s mine!" is something a second grader says after trying to take home his school books. ---------------------... read more
Flunky Sox Politics
Seen this week on my iPhone news thingy. Check out the category. Not health, politics. Maybe CNN HAS been paying attention? I think Americans will upchuck before they uptake. I saw our old friend the flu shot featured on a... Related Stories - CHDeplatformed - A Peek Under the Shell of Turtles All The Way Down Vaccine Science and Myth - Turtles All The Way Down: Vaccine Science and Myth read more

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