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BlueAnon: so funny they had to ban it
JoNova: Science, carbon, climate and tax / 9h
The Upper Class Swamp has been labeling any conjecture they don’t like as Qanon (even if it isn’t connected to it) which buries it all as dangerous conspiracy theorizing. This weekend the countercry “BlueAnon” took off on Twitter and in the Urban Dictionary — mocking the conspiracy theories of the left. You might suffer from BlueAnon if you think the CPAC stage was really a NAZI insignia signal,
BEST OF THE WEB: Over 20 million Britons have taken the 'Covid-19 vaccine' - UK on course to achieve staggering 90%+ vaccination rate
Signs of the Times - Best of the Web / 1d
More than nine in 10 adults across the UK have either already been - or intend to be - vaccinated against Covid-19, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed. New ONS data also shows that Covid deaths fell by more than a quarter in just one week in England in Wales. The ONS said that between 17 and 21 February, 94% of 4,113 adults in Great Britain responding to their Opinions and Lifes
The French once did a political purge of the military and look what happened to them
21JoNova: Science, carbon, climate and tax / 1d
Moves continue in the US to remove “extremists” from the Military. Though no one seems to know the definition of extremeist, nor what will happen to anyone identified as one. … Every illegal regime that comes to power by means of a coup lives in constant fear of the same thing happening to them. It’s their abiding characteristic and the reason they regularly have mass purges. — The Pointman, How
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Bioethics and the New Eugenics
The Corbett Report / 1d
At first glance, bioethics might seem like just another branch of ethical philosophy where academics endlessly debate other academics about how many angels dance on the head of a pin in far-out, science fiction like scenarios. What many do not know, however, is that the seemingly benign academic study of bioethics has its roots in the dark history of eugenics. With that knowledge, the dangers inh

BLOGGER-FOLLOWING

Would you believe it? Another bad brand tweet.
Burger King IWD Women
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100+Mashable / 40min
New year, same bad brand tweets. Despite continual, exhaustive pleas from social media users for brands to stop taking part in every viral trend, popular meme, or noteworthy holiday celebration, the cringeworthy brand content persists. The latest online outrage was sparked by Burger King UK, whose social media team thought it would be a good idea to fire off an International Women's Day thread th
UK horrified by all the U.S. drug ads during Meghan Markle interview
200+Mashable / 3h
People around the world tuned in to watch Oprah Winfrey's intimate interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry on Sunday night. While they tuned in to learn more about the royal family, they also left with a number of terrifying pharmaceutical ads burned into their brains. For many, CBS Presents Oprah with Meghan and Harry : A Primetime Special , provided some much needed clarity around why the
Demi Lovato: “Gender Reveal Parties Are Transphobic”
200+The Vigilant Citizen / 47min
Gender reveal parties are events held during pregnancy where expecting parents reveal the sex of their unborn child in a fun way (i.e. popping a balloon filled with pink or blue confetti). Can these parties be obnoxious? Yes. Are they sometimes annoyingly centered around creating “Instagrammable” moments? You betcha. But are they transphobic? Get the hell out of here. But that’s exactly what Demi

NEWS

Big vagina energy: the return of the sheela na gig
20KThe Guardian / 10h
Some say the explicit medieval carvings were fertility symbols; others that the figures were meant to ward off evil. Now a group of Irish feminists are bringing them back – as a reminder of women’s struggles Carved into stone, these women squat, naked, sometimes cackling, pulling open their enlarged labia: it’s no wonder Victorian clergymen attempted to destroy or hide the glorious, mysterious fi
Brazil: Lula has convictions quashed, leaving him free to challenge Bolsonaro
100+The Guardian / 2min
Leftwing former president has political rights restored by judge Workers’ party leader was jailed on corruption charges in 2018 Brazil’s former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva could be set for a sensational comeback attempt after a supreme court judge annulled a series of criminal convictions against the leftist icon and restored his political rights. Related: Exclusive: Bolsonaro is turning
Oath Keeper Who Guarded Roger Stone in DC on January 6 Was Just Arrested
500+VICE US / 31min
A member of the militia group Oath Keepers who appeared to serve as a bodyguard to Trump pal and political operative Roger Stone has been arrested in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, a law enforcement official told VICE News. Robert Minuta, 36, who runs a tattoo parlor in Newburgh, NY, is due to appear in a federal courtroom in White Plains on Monday, the official said. Minuta has been i
Georgia fails to produce chain of custody for 404,000 absentee ballots months after contested election
Signs of the Times / 1h
Months after the 2020 election, state and local officials in Georgia have failed to produce chain of custody documents for over 404,000 absentee votes put in drop boxes, according to a damning report by The Georgia Star News. The report indicates that the state failed to produce chain of custody documentation for an estimated 404,691 absentee vote by mail ballots, which were placed into drop boxes

SCIENCE

Perseverance’s giant ‘hand lens’ will scour Mars for signs of ancient life
1KPopular Science / 9h
Perseverance’s PIXL instrument will look for the textures of life in Martian rocks. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/) NASA engineers have shipped an envoy, the Perseverance rover, nearly 300 million miles to read the secrets trapped in the stones of Mars. A seven-foot robotic arm is responsible for completing the journey, bringing a cluster of various mechanical eyes to peer at Martian rocks from just inches a

VETERANS TODAY

Texas Won’t Reduce $16 Billion In Electricity Charges From Winter Storm
Veterans Today / 50min
NPR: In January, Dallas resident Shannon Marrs paid $257 for electricity. But after Texas suffered the worst winter storm in years, Marrs’ February electricity bill totaled more than $10,000. That’s because for a period of 32 hours during the deepest freeze of February’s winter storm, power companies were paying $9 per kilowatt-hour for electricity — about 75 […]

YOUTUBE

Ellen Surprises Exceptional 2nd Grade Teacher
The Ellen Show / 6h
Ellen caught 2nd grade teacher Pascual Cubero Soto off guard by surprising him in his elementary school classroom. A native of Puerto Rico, he explained why he made the difficult decision to move to Indiana to teach, how his kids are raising money for The Ellen Fund, and how he stays in a good mood while working as an Uber driver to make extra money. Ellen had one more huge surprise for Pascual a
The Sweet Way Jhené Aiko & Big Sean Learned About Their Grammy Nominations
The Ellen Show / 6h
Jhené Aiko shared with Ellen how she and boyfriend Big Sean found out about their individual Grammy nominations while on a road trip. The R&B star also explained how sound bowls are incorporated in her Grammy-nominated “Chilombo” album, and the special project she’s working on for her upcoming birthday. #JheneAiko #TheEllenShow #Ellen From: TheEllenShow
How Section 230 is about to reshape the internet
The Verge on Youtube / 5d
US lawmakers want to change Section 230, a pivotal moderation clause that’s often called the internet’s most important law. But critics say that changing Section 230 could cause more problems than it solves. Learn more: http://bit.ly/3uZ0RVw Subscribe: http://goo.gl/G5RXGs Like The Verge on Facebook: https://goo.gl/2P1aGc Follow on Twitter: https://goo.gl/XTWX61 Follow on Instagram: https://goo.g

UNCATEGORIZED

Gnostic Illuminati Targets Bloodline Elite 2021 Offensive Begins
100+Weekly Geo-Political News and Analysis / 7h
The Gnostic Illuminati has announced that Special Forces will be hunting down and arresting or, if necessary, executing the following war criminals: Queen Elizabeth II, Pope Francis, Aga Khan IV, the Dalai Lama, Ayatollah Khameini of Iran, David Rockefeller Jr., the Swiss and French branches of the Rothschild family, Gianmario Ferramonti of the P3 Freemasons, Victor Emanuel, the Agnelli brothers,
Learning About The AMO
53Watts Up With That? / 1h
Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach I must admit to being greatly bemused by Michael Mann’s new (and sadly, paywalled) opus magnum about the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO), sometimes called Atlantic…
Killing the ABM Treaty: A Retrospective
ArmsControlWonk / 24min
Quote of the week: “Most of what we call civilization depends on reciprocal vulnerability.” — Thomas Schelling Note to readers: Here’s a taste of my forthcoming book, ‘Winning and Losing the Nuclear Peace: The Rise, Demise, and Revival of Arms Control.’ George W. Bush is an admirable human being in many ways. He is deeply centered, …
Market Power in Neoclassical Growth Models
Greg Mankiw's Blog / 2h
Click here to read my most recent paper, coauthored with Larry Ball. Here is the abstract: This paper examines the optimal accumulation of capital and the effects of government debt in neoclassical growth models in which firms have market power and therefore charge prices above marg

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