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Sunday, June 19, 2022

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Life in a Realm of Scarce and Expensive Energy
In one of the Hornblower novels, set in the early 1800s, the protagonist is staying in a hotel. Thinking about the bill he is going to have to pay on checking out, he realizes that there is going to be a significant item for ‘light’…ie, candles. ...
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“Red Flag” Laws
Via commenter Miguel Cervantes. A brilliant exposition: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1537404101901918209.html
3 days ago
Cloward Pivening
Once upon a time in the mad 60’s a pair of mad lefty (but I repeat myself) socialist sociologists refined a strategy for bringing about the blessed socialist utopia by overloading and bankrupting the welfare system. This, they confidently...
4 days ago

SpaceX Orbital Starship AND Booster Receive Engines Waiting FAA Announcement
spaceXcentric Published on Rumble on June 10, 2022 SpaceX prepares to static fire Starship Super Heavy 24/7. Falcon 9 breaks another record during the Nilesat 301 mission. Polaris Dawn gives us an update. And we finish with today’s...
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Happy Father’s Day
Posted originally on the conservative tree house on June 19, 2022 | Menagerie It takes a man to to be a real father, in ways so much more important than biological contributions. Once upon a time, most men learned and valued the … Continue...
11 hours ago
Happy Father’s Day
Armstrong Economics Blog/USA Current Events Re-Posted Jun 19, 2022 by Martin Armstrong C
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Sunday 'Right-Wing Freakout' Toons
Cornyn walks away from gun negotiations, into boos at Texas Republican convention. ICYMI: Conservative extremists posted video of TXGOP delegates arguing in Houston bars, instigated conflicts with "globalists" Ted Cruz and Dan Crenshaw...
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Can Our Democracy Survive All of This?: 'BradCast' 6/17/2022
It's NICOLE SANDLER pulling fill-in duties again today on The BradCast. This has been an intense week, with two more hearings from the bipartisan U.S. House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol and Donald Trump's...
2 days ago
JAN. 6 HEARINGS (Day 3): Trump, Eastman Knew VP Scheme Unlawful, Pressured Pence Anyway: 'BradCast' 6/16/2022
On today's BradCast: Special coverage of Day 3 of the bipartisan U.S. House Select Committee hearings investigating the Trump-incited Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and the disgraced former President's multiple attempts...
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The Engineered Stagflationary Collapse Has Arrived – Here’s What Happens Next
“Production of fiat money is not the same as real production within the economy… Trillions of dollars in public works programs might create more jobs, but it will also inflate prices as the dollar goes into decline. So, unless wages are...
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If ‘Gun Control’ Doesn’t Disarm the Government, It Is Authoritarian Propaganda
Globalist and political opportunist Canadian PM Justin Trudeau recently announced across-the-board handgun sale bans for the entire nation.
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Top ‘Fact Checker’ USA Today Forced to Delete Articles Over Fabricated Sources
USA Today, which is used as a ‘fact checker’ by social media platforms, was forced to delete 23 articles from its website after an investigation found one of its reporters had fabricated sources.
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Showing off your status and wealth makes you seem less co-operative
By Emma Young. But we're also aware that status-signalling can be counter-productive, and understand when to avoid it.
7 days ago
Here’s how our visual system decides how cute a baby is
By Emma Young. Study explores how spatial frequencies are related to perceptions of cuteness.
10 days ago
Knowing about racial disparities in Covid outcomes reduces White Americans’ concern and support for safety precautions
By Emma L. Barratt. Highlighting racial disparities may make White people mistakenly believe that Covid is less of a threat.
11 days ago

Why American Leaders Relish Hot-Dog Diplomacy
When King George VI of Great Britain visited American President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1939, war was looming in Europe. But for one brief moment, all that mattered was hot dogs. The king and his wife, Queen Elizabeth (mother of the current...
2 days ago
Glenaladale Weir in Wuk Wuk, Australia
The Mitchell River is the last major free-flowing river in Victoria, but not for want of trying. The remains of a short-lived dam in Mitchell River National Park in East Gippsland, Australia, are a testament to the river's strength. In the...
2 days ago
To Rediscover a Rare Cave Crayfish in Alabama, Grab a Snorkel
Just 10 minutes from downtown Huntsville, Alabama, a hidden world teems with strange creatures. The 2,500-foot-long Shelta Cave winds below forested hills and suburban neighborhoods. Within the cave, a musty smell wafts through the humid...
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Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading.- Thomas Walkom points out that most Canadians have far more reason to fear an austerity-fuelled recession than any foreseeable level of inflation. J.W. Mason points out that the U.S. Fed is similarly...
10 hours ago
#SKNDPLDR: On Traps
The final official debate of the Saskatchewan NDP's leadership campaign was the first I had the opportunity to see, and I'd hoped that it would result in some meaningful and constructive contrast. But instead, the debate and its aftermath...
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Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading.- Dianna Chang et al. examine the correlation between social and political factors and COVID-19 spread and mortality. And Crawford Kilian discusses how Canadian society has failed the basic test...
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