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Worthwhile Reading & Viewing
Use of mechanical tools may improve language skills. The logistics crisis as an introduction to concentration risk. Thousands of Chinese photographs saved from recycling. The Two Countercultures. Green shoots for nuclear energy–in...
“Get Back!” – A Review
Disney must have done a great job advertising the new mini series “Get Back!” featuring the Beatles. I say that because I don’t watch much TV but somehow the ads found me. I’m sure it was through football games. My daughter has a Disney...
Alternative Structure
I did note this story on Axios, which was discussed scathingly and at length on Ace of Spades; that the Lefty Progs have belatedly realized that, yes indeedy, us social and political conservatives are building our alternate establishments...
Centinel2012
Elon Musk Two Word Response to Congress About Biden’s Build Back Better Spending Bill: “Delete It”
Posted originally on the conservative tree house on December 9, 2021 | Sundance | 90 Comments Tesla CEO Elon Musk was seemingly channeling his inner Galt during a video interview with Joanna Stern of the Wall Street Journal at the CEO...
Foreboding – U.S. Productivity Declined 5.2 Percent in Third Quarter, Largest Quarterly Drop in 61 Years
Posted originally on the conservative tree house on December 9, 2021 | Sundance | 78 Comments U.S. nonfarm productivity is a measure of economic activity within the engine of the U.S. economy. The U.S. productivity rate is a measure...
White House Says Joe Biden Will Veto Bill Blocking Vaccine Mandate if It Passes The House
Posted originally on the conservative tree house on December 9, 2021 | Sundance | 130 Comments Two Democrats joined with Republicans yesterday in passing a bill that would eliminate any federal vaccine mandate. It seems silly...
The BRAD BLOG
Everything You Need to Know About Medicare But Didn't Know to Ask: 'BradCast' 12/10/2021
Brad and Desi are out today, getting their COVID booster vaccines. They did it on a Friday so that if they have any side effects, they'll be fine by Monday, in time for their next show. So, today you got me again, NICOLE SANDLER, guest hosting today's...
More Good Economic and Labor News, Gobsmacking Wingnuttery, Trump Accountability, and Democracy Fights Back: 'BradCast' 12/9/2021
Yes, the walls are continuing to close in on our disgraced, twice-impeached, indescribably criminal previous President, as discussed in two encouraging news stories today. But much of his damage is already done, to a rightwing party that...
'Green News Report' - December 9, 2021
IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: President Biden's new Executive Orders set federal government on path to net zero emissions by 2050; Florida's beloved and threatened manatees to get unprecedented help this winter; New England grid operator warns...
bluebird of bitterness
Homeowner frantically makes figgy pudding to get rid of carolers
From The Babylon Bee. BURLINGTON, VT—According to sources, local homeowner Candy McSally is desperately trying to make a batch of figgy pudding so a gang of obnoxious carolers will leave her alone. Neighbors say that as of 1 am, the carolers...
Friday happy dance
Count the cats!
Last week’s puzzle was a little harder than usual, so this time we’ll go with an easier one. How many cats are in this picture? (Thanks to my friend mindful webworker for the photograph.)
BlackListed News
Melbourne Woman Sets Herself On Fire Inside Car With Sign Saying: “NO ONE CARES, MANDATES ARE KILLING US”
I had difficulty confirming this one, but I did find a Herald Sun story (paywalled) about it: Woman upset by vax mandate in self-harm incident.
Verizon Is Automatically Enrolling Customers into a New Program That Scans Users' Browser Histories - Activist Post
Verizon is automatically enrolling customers in a new version of a program that scans mobile users’ browser histories—even when those same users previously opted out of the program when it had a different name...
Jussie Smollett Found Guilty In Staging Of Anti-White Hate Crime Hoax
Actor Jussie Smollett on Thursday was found guilty on five of six counts of felony disorderly conduct for staging a hate crime hoax and blood libeling all white people by paying his alleged Nigerian gay sex partners to dress up as white Trump...
Research Digest
Football And Fast Food: The Week’s Best Psychology Links
Our weekly round-up of the best psychology coverage from elsewhere on the web
Want To Boost Your Wellbeing In 2022? Here’s What The Research Says
By Emma Young. If you are thinking about how to boost your wellbeing, it’s worth knowing that some "good" ways of living have dark sides, too…
Conservatives Are More Likely To Share Fake News — But Only If They Are Low In Conscientiousness
By Emma Young. Unfortunately, interventions to stop fake news from spreading don't seem to work for this group.
Atlas Obscura - Latest Articles and Places
How to Make Nobel Ice Cream, the World's Smartest Dessert
At the greatest dinner party on earth, one thing is always on the menu: fireworks, with a side of dessert. At the end of every Nobel banquet, held yearly on December 10, servers descend a grand staircase in Stockholm’s City Hall bearing platters...
America's Small Towns Are Packed With Wonder
Here at Atlas Obscura, it’s our belief that hidden wonders aren’t just found in big cities. Noteworthy histories, legends, and life are equally abundant in America's small towns, with surprises lurking around every corner. As the definitive...
Indian Millennials Are Flocking To Farms—and Traditional Ingredients
In March 2020, when India was on a COVID-19 lockdown, wedding photographer couple Shilpi Sharma and Kailash Bhatt built a photography studio in Rishikesh, a town in the foothills of the northern state of Uttarakhand. They had just moved from...
Accidental Deliberations
Musical interlude
Dallerium feat. Olive - How Do I Sleep Now
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Alejandro Jadad studies the social murder traceable to politicians' flawed responses to COVID-19 and other known causes of sickness and death, while Tara Moriarty points out the incomplete reporting...
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Bruce Arthur writes about the need for governments' responses to COVID to adapt to the increased risk posed by the Omicron variant. And Charles Blow writes that he's understandably lost patience with...
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