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News for Today (2/28/17)
Bogus News Story Of The Day
Fake News, Exposed. Just a reminder, but it should not surprise you.
In The News
Alabama Committee Passes Bill to Eliminate Marriage Licenses, Nullify Federal Control in Practice. I don’t think the “nullify Federal Control” thing will work. But otherwise, it is the right way forwards. It will be interesting to see if it passes.
Ordering kiosks coming to 1,000 Wendy’s. Amusing how the article is careful to never mention minimum wage laws.
China considering offering financial incentives for second child. To late for that, but it is a sign that at least some people in power see the brick wall coming.
Superbug infections rising rapidly and spreading silently in kids. My money is that they are getting them at school. It is the best place after a hospital to get any other kind of bug so why not the super kind?
Two Fights: Pistol Defender vs. Multiple Rifles
Not In The News But Should Be
Nothing for Today.
Entertainment of the Day
Not really much different then the story trailer, but it is the launch trailer. That is the real news.
News for Today (2/27/17)
Bogus News Story Of The Day
Nothing for today
In The News
New malaria vaccine is fully effective in very small clinical trial. Big news if it pans out.
Since its first meeting, the Coffin Club has helped hundreds craft their own caskets.
NHS staff ask ‘least bad’ patients to sleep in corridors amid hospital demand crisis
A Politician and an Ex-Hitman Take on Philippine Leader
Not In The News But Should Be
Nothing for today
Entertainment of the Day
News for Today (2/22/17)
Bogus News Story Of The Day
Nothing for today, because I am sick of them.
In The News
After 32,000 Years, an Ice Age Flower Blooms Again . That is if you believe the Russians. I would like an outside opinion before I get to excited.
Why Polls Differ On Trump’s Popularity
Poll: Americans overwhelmingly oppose sanctuary cities
A rant offered for your amusement.
Non-Zionist Israelis Struggle Against New Draft Law
No One Can Figure Out What’s Behind a Mysterious Radiation Spike Across Europe. Nothing to get excited about as the article makes clear.
Not In The News But Should Be
The Life and Death of Wasil, the Taliban-Hunting Child Warrior. I am not sure how much of this story is true and how much of it is tall tale told to the credulous. But to a certain extent, it does not matter to me. Even the tall tales told to credulous Westerners are sometimes more informative then bland narratives told to us by people safe in their hotels and using press briefings as their primary source of material.
Entertainment of the Day
News for Today (2/16/17)
Bogus News Story Of The Day
We Used Terrible Science to Justify Smoking Bans. This article just points out a history of bogus stories.
In The News
Flu vaccine is 48% effective this season, CDC says
Hackers demand $3.6m bitcoin ransom to unlock Los Angeles hospital medical records
IRS won’t withhold tax refunds if Americans ignore ACA insurance requirement
The enormous scale of the erosion problem at the Oroville Dam site
Workers at Boeing’s South Carolina plant reject union
Not In The News But Should Be
Schools in the US Are Beginning to Push Back Their Start Times
Entertainment of the Day
Nothing for today.
News for Today (2/6/17)
Bogus News Story Of The Day
People Are Canceling Tesla Orders Because Elon Musk Is Advising Trump. Time to short the stock. Oh, wait. How many people did you say canceled their orders? And you made a headline out of that?
In The News
Belarus Prepares for Hybrid War as ‘Europe’s Last Dictator’ Knocks Russia
The High Cost of a Home Is Turning American Millennials Into the New Serfs. My sympathy is dented by the fact that millennials are most likely to support policies that make their problems worse (i.e. restrictions on house building and the like). Also, as a group, they are awful picky about the types of jobs that they will do. This plays in to their lower incomes although it is not the only factor (another not often noted contributors is that rich people have few to no kids so millennials are more likely to be a from poor broken homes then previous generations).
Britain has changed since 1998. Back then, it only took workers about three years to save enough money for a down-payment on a house. Now it takes 20 years, on average, according to the Resolution Foundation, which published a landmark report on income, housing, and inequality in Britain last week. . One thing about being part of the EU is that it allowed lots of people from other countries to buy house in the UK (and London in particular). Of course, the UK is also famously restrictive on allowing new construction so you can’t blame it all on the Russian Plutocrats and American Movies Stars.
How to Do the Shortest Workout Possible
Gangsters and ‘slaves’: The people cleaning up Fukushima. Remember things like this when you here about how low crime Japan is. It is true. The Gangsters are so above board they have their own offices and you can contact them to do business for you.
Japan readies package for Trump to help create 700,000 U.S. jobs. It is obvious that Japan knows how to deal with Gangsters.
Studies Link Some Stomach Drugs to Possible Alzheimer’s Disease and Kidney Problems
Not In The News But Should Be
Federal Court Basically Says It’s Okay To Copyright Parts Of Our Laws. This has always irritated me immensely because most of the laws that effect me professionally are Copyrighted and you have to spend big bucks to get copies of them. Of course, it is my employer that has to pay, but it still bugs me.
Entertainment of the Day
Hobbyist made video that I am re-purposing to be a morality play about February. Not really all that good but it seems to fit.
News for Today (1/25/17)
Bogus News Story Of The Day
Media Covers Fake Mike Flynn Story, Ignores Bombshell on Secret Obama/Iran Meetings. The Flynn story is bogus.
In The News
Judge Slams Obama DOJ’s ‘Unethical Conduct’ in Amnesty Case
Valerie Jarrett’s daughter will cover Justice Department for CNN
Saddam Hussein Seriously Feared a U.S. Nuclear Strike During the Gulf War
Not In The News But Should Be
Nothing for today
Entertainment of the Day
The one of the problems with all the movies David Belle stars in is that it just does not seem credible that the thugs can stay with him for as long as they do.
https://youtu.be/hThaVpNpOmw
News for Today (1/24/17)
Bogus News Story Of The Day
A Professor Claimed Video Games Make People Better Shooters — Then His Study Got Retracted. The only reason this study got the press that it did is that few people in the chattering classes play games and shoot guns.
In The News
Was Snowden a Russian Agent? In the conservative press the answer is assumed to be yes. This article presents a different view. I think you have to be naive to think that he has not told them what they wanted to know now. But I doubt he was controlled all along. I don’t think the Russians would have wanted the drama from an agent they controlled.
Italy’s Growing Refugee Problem Main take away: Despite a warning from former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, other EU countries have shown little willingness to cooperate. Shortly before his resignation, he said his country “would not get through another year like this.”
Not In The News But Should Be
Chicken Feet And China: Back to the Future
Entertainment of the Day
Not bad for and old man even granting all the movie tricks they had to pull
News for Today (1/22/17)
Bogus News Story Of The Day
Nothing for Today.
In The News
Tesla cleared in Autopilot crash
GMO grass that ‘escaped’ defies eradication, divides grass seed industry
The Second Act of the Great British Spy
Majority of 230 protesters arrested on Inauguration Day will face 10 years in prison and $25k fine as US attorney says they will be charged with felony rioting. They made the mistake of rioting in a place where important people were.
Not In The News But Should Be
Entertainment of the Day
The British Artillery and light horsemen helped and this was not quite as decisive as shown. But a bunch of Australian mounted infantry using bayonets as swords really did make one of the last successful mass mounted charges.
News for Today (1/21/17)
Bogus News Story Of The Day
Why NYT Hid The Numbers For The ‘Hottest Year On Record’
In The News
Skittles Scattered Across Highway Were Destined For Cattle Feed: Mars Investigating
Geology Helps Shale Boom Anew in Texas Basin
With midnight regulation, Obama Energy Department just outlawed your three-way bulb
Not In The News But Should Be
Days of Rage. The history recap in this post is valuable but any fool can do the speculation that follows it.
Entertainment of the Day
I had forgotten just how non-seriously Arnold took his role in the first total recall. For those who watched the remake, compare this to the similar scene in the remake.