Monday, February 03, 2020

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  • The vital part of being a better parent is a good dose of selfishness, self-worth, and self-regard. You may not think so, but it does take a great deal of selflessness to be a parent. There’s...
  • Having a positive perspective is not always easy, as there are loads of things that can take away your positive focus. Yet vibrating higher enables you to align yourself with your higher...

    • Plenty of people may read this article without having a clue what an INFJ is, let alone an INFJ “door slam.” However, INFJs, as well as those who have been in relationships with them...

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  • Scientists have successfully destroyed cancer cells in mice by using copper-based nanoparticles and immunotherapy.  Importantly, the cancer did not return...
  • Scientists recently tested probiotics in a roundworm model of Parkinson’s. A particular bacterium had a protective effect and improved symptoms.

    • Catnip is the most famous stimulant for cats. How does it work, why does it not affect all cats, and are there any catnip alternatives? We investigate...

      Have You Heard



  • TweetWhat are students learning about American history in these hyper-polarized times? That’s what New York Times reporter Dana Goldstein wanted to know. And so she set off on...
  • TweetHave You Heard heads to rural Wisconsin to investigate a puzzle. Communities in the “reddest” parts of the state keep voting to hike their own taxes to pay for schools, even...
  • The PISA Problem

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    • TweetThe sky is falling! The sky is falling! That was the reaction when the PISA results were announced – the global ranking of 15-year-olds. But scholar Oren Pizmony-Levy tells...

      Chicago Boyz



  • “There’s no algorithmic substitute for wisdom.” James the Lesser (here)   —-   “On any issue, the people who believe there are two sides keep getting shouted down by those...
  • Unemployment

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  • Some NH towns are below 2% for unemployment now. As a consequence, you will be seeing more people working who have bad attitudes and/or have no idea what they are doing. Don’t get me...

    • The hysteria that began when Donald Trump won the 2016 election has labored and brought forth a mouse that was dealt with today in the Senate. There are still a few blows to administer...

  • Re-Posted from The Conservative Tree House on February 3, 2020 by sundance Even before the Coronavirus surfaced in China there was lower manufacturing factory activity within...
  • Armstrong Economics Blog/Disease Re-Posted Feb 3, 2020 by Martin Armstrong The conspiracy network is alive and thriving and the gist of this is that the coronavirus is created in...

    • Re-Posted From The Conservative Tree House on February 2, 2020 by sundance Early Sunday Morning Republican House Leader Kevin McCarthy appeared on Fox News with Maria Bartiromo...

      The BRAD BLOG



  • On today's BradCast: Following Friday's shameful vote in the U.S. Senate, where just two Republican Senators were able to muster up the courage to vote against completely blocking...
  • * * * Perry Dorrell blogs as PDiddie at Brains and Eggs, usually on topics concerning the strange brew of Texas politics. He's also on Twitter @PDiddie...

    • While it seemed impossible previously, Republicans in the U.S. Senate appear to have outdone their phony confirmation proceedings for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in...

      bluebird of bitterness







  • As reported by the Washington Post. "The clock is now set at 100 seconds to midnight, the closest it has ever been to symbolic doom and the first time the hands have been within the two-minute...
  • As reported by MLive, a bipartisan, bicameral resolution opposing high-level radioactive waste dumping near the shoreline of the Great Lakes has been introduced in Congress. The...

    • "Arizonans know that water is life; it is vital to us all and sustains our livelihoods. We cannot afford to let powerful industry interests sacrifice our water to pollution or depletion...

  • The U.S. House of Representatives voted last week to finally end a war authorization from 2002 in an attempt to reign President Donald Trump in as tensions with Iran increase...
  • A 15-year veteran special forces cop with the Bremerton Police Department was allowed to quietly resign this week amid allegations that he stole money during a drug raid in 2019. Despite...


  • By Emily Reynolds. Children as young as four tended to say a figure in a position of power was male.
  • Our weekly round-up of the best psychology coverage from elsewhere on the web Psychologists are increasingly turning to Twitter and…

    • By Jack Barton. Privacy concerns outweigh any potential healthcare benefits, according to respondents.

      Atlas Obscura - Latest Articles and Places



  • Long before the Miami waterfront became a mainstay for beachgoers, festival attendees, and just about anyone seeking a little fun in the sun, it was simply stretches of white sand...
  • Siberia was probably not the ideal place to live during the late Ice Age. But new research indicates that those residents were perhaps toastier than we might think. As far back as 16,000...

    • In 1962, Richard “Dick” Pletcher was a senior in college, working at his family’s furniture store in Nappanee, Indiana. Like his father before him, he had a dream: to preserve...

      Accidental Deliberations



  • Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Larry Elliott writes that continuing inequality looms as an obstacle to meaningful climate action. But David Love offers a reminder...
  • This and that for your Sunday reading.- Andrew Jackson highlights how the Libs' signature tax baubles are accomplishing little while costing significantly more than projected...

    • Assorted content for your weekend reading.- Derek Thompson discusses how the U.S.' capitalist system has been designed to squeeze younger workers - leading to many of them being...

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