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"The Narural Tendency..."
"It is the natural tendency of the ignorant to believe what is not true. In order to overcome that tendency it is not sufficient to exhibit the true; it is also necessary to expose and denounce the false. To admit that the false has any standing in court, that it ought to be handled gently because millions of morons cherish it and thousands of quacks make their livings propagating it - to admit this, as the more fatuous of the reconcilers of science and religion inevitably do, is to abandon a just cause to its enemies, cravenly and without excuse." - H.L. Mencken ○ "Science and reli... more »
Janice Fiamengo looks at space travel
As we honor the women in space today, let's take a look at what other women are doing, disparaging space travel and exploration as ableist, colonialist, white supremacist, anti-native American, with a panel of angry resentful "scholars" male shaming. "Discovery" in their view is a racist, exploitive word, up to no good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UACktweQ3s Janice Fiamengo who's about the smartest woman on the internet comments and analyzes. I don't see her as often as I used to. The Left has quite a campaign against her that seems to be working. She lives and works in Toron... more »
A billion can do a lot in DC guest blogger Jeffrey
Jeffrey Varasano: "I posted this earlier on a thread talking about people like Romney or George Will. There sure seemed to be people who claimed to be Republicans but undermine us from the inside. Why? Are they bought off? Maybe they were progressive loyalists from the beginning who were long ago tasked with infiltrating the Republicans or conservative media? Or what about blackmail? Maybe Soros digs up dirt on people and then uses them as puppets thereafter. These things sound far-fetched until you sketch out what it would take. I've done this before with Christopher Buckley. Let... more »
Are historical data-based climate sensitivity estimates more reliable than speculation?
If historical data-based climate sensitivity estimates are unreliable, then how reliable is a critique based on historical data? Seems to me these authors have fallen into their own pit of questionable reliability. The same considerations they raise can (and should) … Continue reading →
"Being Afraid..."
"You speak of being afraid. Yet fear is something you generate in yourself, from your mind's lack of control; and you will learn to look at it and discover for yourself when you choose to be afraid. The first thing you must do is acknowledge that the fear is yours, and you can bid it come and go at will. Begin with this; whenever you feel fear that prevents choice say to yourself: 'What has made me feel fear? Why have I chosen to feel this fear preventing my choice, instead of feeling the freedom to choose?' Fear is a way of not allowing yourself to choose freely what you will do n... more »
"How It Really Is"
Why's this sound strangely familiar?
"Is It Worth It?"
"A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." - John Stuart Mill "Will they attack us? Yes. Will they smear our backgrounds and distort our records? Undoubtedly. Will they lie about us, harass our families, name-call to try to intimidate us? They will. There's nothing safe about it. But is it worth it? Well, let me ask you. Is freedom worth it? Is America worth it?" - Christine O'Donn... more »
Snowing hard at Crystal Mt Ski area in Washington
Two feet (60 cm) of snow in the forecast, and the resort isn’t scheduled to open until mid-November. __________ 10/19/2019 10:30 AM “Snowing hard at Crystal Mt Ski area in Washington St USA,” says reader. “Forecast is for two feet (60 cm) this weekend. “Currently: 26 degrees F , wind 22 mph , snowing sideways ... Read moreSnowing hard at Crystal Mt Ski area in Washington The post Snowing hard at Crystal Mt Ski area in Washington appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Middle Finger Symphony Theater
~ NO TUXEDOS REQUIRED ~ Brought To You By *BLUESJUNKY*: Chair of Music - Middle Finger Symphony Music Director
"Fukushima Update 10'19/19: 20,304.6 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow"
*"Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.”* - Shiva ◆ *Updated Oct. 19, 2019: Fukushima Equals 20,304.6 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow; There is No Place On Earth to Escape the Rad: *The 3 melted-through cores of the destroyed reactors, now melted together into a single "corium" totaling over *600 tons*, at Fukushima *daily* release the radioactive equivalent of 6.45 Hiroshima bombs directly into the atmosphere and the Pacific Ocean. As of Oct. 19, 2019 - 3,148 days since the disaster began - this equals the detonation of *20,304.6 *Hiroshima atomic bombs and it is sti... more »
Gotham City Digest
(In which we vow to do our utmost to send out the clowns.) ------------------------------ This is why I cringe when I wonder what other countries think of Trump. ------------------------------ 1800 year-old horse skeletons and a full Roman chariot were recently unearthed in Croatia. ------------------------------ Pay attention to your history. ------------------------------ I loves me some Charlie Pierce. ------------------------------ Yeah, I don't see Donnie Dumbo following suit. ------------------------------ Parents, before posting pictures of you... more »
Magellan's circumnavigation of globe Aug 10, 1519-22
Sun at 28 degrees 2 ‘ Libra at 0 hrs GMT Oct 12, 1492, Julian calendar--shown. We need ~5 a.m. San Salvador Is. time (which at 74.5 W. longitude is close to longitude of Soledad, Colombia), hence the Sun’s position requires ~9 more hours, or Sun near 28 degrees 24’ Libra to be predawn at San Salvador Island in 1492, on Julian calendar. Our present calendar (due to equinoctal progression rate of 1 degree every 72 years) shows that Sun reaches 28 degrees 24’ Libra this year at 10 p.m. 21 October for the time meridian of San Salvador Island. -r. .................................. more »
Impeachment and other exit strategies. Twenty different chess moves! A sample chapter from POLEMICAL JUDO.
*Here's a chapter-excerpt from the book you'll all be pre-ordering, by the time you get five paragraphs in! Chapter 1 is already posted as a free sample, along with half of Chapter 2.* *This chapter is the most topical timely as everything might change at any minute! I attempt to do what no TV or online pundit seems inclined to do... look at the chessboard and think three moves ahead.* *POLEMICAL JUDO* *Memes for our political knife-fight* *Chapter 16* *Exit Strategies – Impeachment, Indictment,* *the 25th Amendment and all that*[1] You desperately want to envision a quick way out ... more »
Hilary's got Russia on her mind; says that Democrat Tulsi Gabbard is being groomed by Russia
Apparently in Hillary's mind Jill Stein and now Tulsi Gabbard are effectively agents of the Russians who will sow discord among Democrats. It's clear that Hillary will never admit that she lost the 2016 election by taking swing state votes for granted and not bothering to campaign in the states she lost. Instead she's going all in on the discredited idea that somehow the Russians did it. That's a convenient lie for her but by attacking Democrats she's the one who's sowing discord not the Russians.
'A great equaliser': Architects put fresh spin on 3,000-year-old Jewish practice
Thousands of years of Jewish practice meet high-end architecture in Succah by the Sea — a public art event in Bondi.
How classic cars are helping men overcome social isolation
A north Queensland man has helped to create a club for car lovers with a disability or mental illness — the kind of program he wished was around 14 years ago, when he attempted suicide.
Markets take 'possible' fixes as a reason to buy risk, but should they be so confident?
The US-China trade relations have improved, Brexit may be reaching a less messy end and the Fed is still pumping, so it's all good then? Not exactly, writes Stephen Letts.
Wallabies' failed Rugby World Cup campaign signals time for regeneration
The Wallabies' Rugby World Cup dream comes to an end at the hands of an impressive England, signalling that the failed campaign must kickstart a process of regeneration ahead of the 2023 tournament.
This Australian man says he went to Syria to help children. Now he and his family may die there
An ABC investigation reveals how one Australian aid worker and 11 of his family members ended up dead or being detained in Syria. Mohammed Ahmad says he does not pose a threat but his chances of returning to his home country appear slim.
Gaddafi is gone but eight years on Libya is still at war. What went wrong?
Eight years after the death of Moamar Gaddafi, the journalist who captured his downfall reflects on why Libya is more divided than ever and how it compares to neighbouring Arab Spring countries.
'You don't feel black enough but you're not white': Abbie's search for identity
Growing up alongside the sprawling green parks and shopping malls of Melbourne's Craigieburn, finding a connection to her Indigenous ancestry was complicated, until she was invited onto the remote and sacred lands of Lake Mungo.
'Strange and historic': Indonesia left with tiny Opposition as Prabowo's party joins Jokowi coalition
Diehard supporters of Indonesian Opposition Leader Prabowo Subianto were rioting in Jakarta after he lost the presidential election. Now, he's apparently joining forces with the President he sought to topple.
What Canada's close election says about Australia
As Justin Trudeau fights for his political survival, Canada's former progressive pin-up boy is looking to Australia's 2019 federal election to save himself from Bill Shorten's fate.
Stanthorpe farmers go to incredible lengths to weather horror season of fires, drought
In September, catastrophic bush fires ravaged properties in the Granite Belt, Queensland's cool climate country. It was an emotional hit in an area where farmers are already battling drought.
Family tragedy and a life of 'rogue waves' inspire Tasmanian surfing legend
Mick Lawrence was making a film for his son, Tim. But, when Tim was tragically killed in a jet ski accident in 2017 he dropped the project. Now, two years on, it's finished.
Meet the outback dogs who stole their TV scene alongside Deb Mailman
When it comes to stealing scenes and hearts, these Winton dogs know all the tricks.
Superstar death sparks conversation about 'infectious' K-Pop industry
Just In - 7 hours ago
The K-Pop superstar's death has sparked a conversation about the country's high-pressure culture and the even higher expectations on the way women must look and behave.
Frequent flyer points are in the crosshairs. This is why they should be scrapped
Being well-travelled was something I used to wear as a badge of honour. But as the climate crisis escalates, my attitude to flying has radically shifted, writes James Norman.
The US has backed 21 of the 28 ‘crazy’ militias leading Turkey’s brutal invasion of northern Syria
[image: undefined] Footage showing members of Turkey’s mercenary “national army” executing Kurdish captives as they led the Turkish invasion of northern Syria touched off a national outrage, provoking US government officials, pundits and major politicians to rage against their brutality. In the Washington Post, a US official condemned the militias as a “crazy and unreliable.” Another official called them “thugs and bandits and pirates that should be wiped off the face of the earth.” Meanwhile, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton described the scene as a “sickening horror,” bl... more »
"The pursuit of the Garden of Eden fantasy is the most destructive phenomenon in all of human history." #QotD
*"The pursuit of the Garden of Eden fantasy is the most destructive phenomenon in all of human history. The Garden of Eden fantasy is the desire to live--or at least to exist--in the world without the need for any mental effort."Nearly all of the religious wars of the past 2,000 years were fought with an eye toward a Garden of Eden in a heavenly afterlife. The obsession with reaching this state drove countless atrocities, including the medieval inquisitions. "Marxism holds that this Garden of Eden state can be achieved on Earth, in the form of a "true communism" where all "... more »
Another Side Effect Of Trumpism: Americans Are Losing Their Religion-- Rapidly
The latest Gallup poll concludes that Christianity is rapidly declining in the U.S.. "The religious landscape of the United States continues to change at a rapid clip. In Pew Research Center telephone surveys conducted in 2018 and 2019, 65% of American adults describe themselves as Christians when asked about their religion, down 12 percentage points over the past decade. Meanwhile, the religiously unaffiliated share of the population, consisting of people who describe their religious identity as atheist, agnostic or “nothing in particular,” now stands at 26%, up from 17% in 2009. ... more »
To Think Or To Work? That Is The Question
By John Klyczek On both sides of the political aisle, workforce-training reforms are being touted as the be-all, end-all of America’s public education system. Right-wing... more »
The High Cost of Bad Money
Op-Ed by George Gilder This decade of the financial crisis — the “Great Recession,” with constant rumors and alarms of war — saw an epochal... more »
55 Ways to Starve the Beast
By Daisy Luther A term coined in 1985 by an unnamed staffer of the Reagan administration was “Starve the Beast”. This referred to a fiscally... more »
Lebanon protests: What is happening there ? It is something bigger than a WhatsApp tax revolt “Graphic and updated"
I began to write this post late Friday as the protests got intense in Lebanon with clashes between protesters and security forces as well as political powers and parties' militias. The protesters have been demanding since Thursday evening the three main powers in Lebanon to resign: The President, Prime minister and the Cabinet and the parliament. They also can't take it anymore of any of the current political powers and parties in the country. They are all financially corrupted and puppets to regional powers, which actually is true. Then I could not publish it at 2:25 AM because I h... more »
LGBTQ Tantrum Forces Closure of UK’s First Chick-fil-A
[image: lgbtq-tantrum-forces-closure-of-uk-s-first-chick-fil-a] A tantrum by British homosexuals has forced the closure of Chick-fil-A’s first location in the United Kingdom.
Dept of State Report on Security Incidents finally released
It took Senator Grassley putting down his foot in a second letter recently to get a response from the Department of State on the resolution of their Security Investigation. His original request for information was dated January 30, 2019. Low and behold, suddenly the report was released in their responding letter dated October 16, 2019. It only took ten months to reply to a powerful Senate leader — Imagine that. N The information was released to the public on Friday, October 18, 2019. On January 30, 2019, Grassley sent a letter to Pompeo and the State Department castigating them for …... more »
Deplorables – Brexit and President Trump…
Well produced video highlighting the connective sentiment behind Brexit and President Trump.
Has US Foreign Policy Changed?
[image: undefined] While the dramatic US withdrawal from Syria is making headlines, little is being said about proposed withdrawal from Afghanistan or Iraq. The United States has invested trillions of US dollars in all three wars, with great loss of life, and little to show in positive results. But is there a bigger picture in Washington? Recent events outline an emerging pattern that may point the way to a new potential strategy for the execution of US foreign policy. As pointed out by author and intellectual Tom Luongo, the departure of Joseph "Operation Iraqi Oil" Dunford as ch... more »
Jimmy Dore Rips A New One…
Jimmy Dore shows how it is done when attacked by a Liberal Clinton Apologist and rips the guy a new one... NSFW, but man oh man ;-) Continue reading →
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. - Alexandra Zannis discusses the need to treat the end of poverty as a core policy goal. Peter Gilmer highlights how voters motivated by Christian ethics should be particularly focused on improving the condition of marginalized people. And Lynn Giesbrecht reports on Cindy Blackstock's work to call needed attention to the continuing systemic discrimination against Indigenous people in Canada. - Meanwhile, Toby Sanger comments on the glaring need to crack down on tax havens and the wealthy few who abuse them to avoid contributing to the soci... more »
Don’t Ignore the Median Voter Theorem
Marc A. Thiessen writes: With three polls showing her in the lead, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) may soon eclipse former vice president Joe Biden as the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination. That’s great news for Republicans, because Warren has a problem: The central message of her campaign is that the economy is working […] The post Don’t Ignore the Median Voter Theorem appeared first on Econlib.
This Day In Iraqi History - Oct 19
1948 All Jewish govt workers fired in Iraq after creation of Israel 1958 Gen Bakr forced to retire after Col Arif lost power struggle with Gen Qasim within govt 1980 Saddam speech said Iraq couldn’t win war because outnumbered by Iran (Musings On Iraq book review *Iran-Iraq War Volume 1: The Battle for Khuzestan, September 1980-May 1982*) 1983 Iranian Op Wa al-Fajr 4 began to take Penjwin Valley in Kurdistan from KDPI and cut its supply line to Iraq (Musings On Iraq interview with author Anthony Tucker-Jones on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq interview with author Tom Cooper on Iran... more »
Climate Justice: A Voice from Mississippi at Bioneers
The face of climate justice todayBy Brenda Norrell Censored News SAN RAFAEL, Calif. -- With joy and the heart of a mother, Mississippi activist Heather McTeer Toney rallied those gathered at the Bioneers Conference to realize that they are the face of the climate justice movement today. Toney, is the National Field Director of Moms Clean Air Force. Toney was born and raised in
British MPs vote to delay Brexit deal decision in fresh blow for Boris Johnson
The House of Commons votes to postpone a decision on whether to back a Brexit deal with the European Union, throwing a wrench into Government plans to leave the bloc by the October 31 deadline.
Arrhenius – Earth To Boil
23 Oct 1902, Page 1 – The News-Herald at Newspapers.com And 115 years later, Stephen Hawking was parroting the same nonsense. Stephen Hawking: Earth Could Turn Into Hothouse Planet Like Venus | Live Science Arrhenius made a fundamental error in … Continue reading →
Cleansing the Negev: Israel plans to evict “tens of thousands” of Palestinian Bedouin
Israel uses benign terms to hide the true nature of its plans to evict tens of thousands of indigenous Bedouin from their homes, many of whom have been uprooted at least once before. The reality is that this is part of Israel's overarching, 70-year-long ethnic cleansing project to create a Jewish state. The post Cleansing the Negev: Israel plans to evict “tens of thousands” of Palestinian Bedouin appeared first on If Americans Knew Blog.
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