Bogus News Story Of The Day

Fake Headline: Mutiny at Foggy Bottom: State Department management resigns en masse. If past is any guide, by the time you read this the news stories about how “the entire leadership team of the department of state is gone” will have been moderated. But just in case it has not here is the REAL NEWS:.

Edit: If you want reasonably sane description of what happened, this is your best bet.

In The News

Doomsday Prep for the Super-Rich

Meet the leader of a billionaires’ club determined to stop Trump from destroying the world

What’s Causing Chicago’s Homicide Spike?

Youngest in class twice as likely to take ADHD medication

Not In The News But Should Be

Creating The White Tribe

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Bogus News Story Of The Day

Why Does the EU Get Such a Bad Rap? I don’t know if it is really fair to call this story bogus but its cluelessness is off the charts.

In The News

The blog post is about a bad tv show. But the comments are bunch of army guys complaining about Seals.

Revealed: How CIA tried to gather intel before 1971 India-Pakistan war. Actually, all that is revealed is that they could not do it when they needed to meet the needs of the policy makers. Just a reminder that some things don’t seem to change.

The culture that is San Francisco

Praying for Death — Blood Sacrifice and Drug Cartels in Latin America

France & Germany Differ Starkly on Strong Leaders. For what it is worth (h/t Chickenman or whatever he goes by these days).

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How the American Postal Workers Union Scored One of its Biggest Wins Ever. Maybe I should not put this in the bogus section. But while I was reading this article I could not but help thinking that if this is a victory what does committing suicide look like?

In The News

Selfie with Merkel Haunts Refugee

94 Law School Deans Ask ABA To Postpone Proposed 75% Bar Passage Requirement

Le Pen Moves Into Lead in French Race, Le Monde Poll Shows

Trump team prepares dramatic cuts

Russian Paratroopers Could Totally Mess Up the Baltic States. File this in the no duh category. But the numbers in the article are a good reminder of what a bad place the Baltic States are in.

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The Crimes of SEAL Team 6. On one hand, the crimes are pretty mild on historical standards. Certainty Seal Team 6 still comes off as the more humane then drone strikes. On the other hand, stuff like this needs to be reported more because SOF troops are becoming the idol of this age. A little reality about what happens to men who are at war constantly with no break is a good thing.

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What Oxfam’s misleading stat gets wrong about inequality. Oxfam made headline all over the place but they were using a tired old stunt that I have seen many a time. Glad there is someone who is not a conservative who is willing to point that out.

In The News

Our Statement on our Inauguration Performance. The hate squads are after the Piano Guys. Won’t mean anything to you unless you already know who they are.

Cup of Joe Could Fight Age-Related Inflammation. Most medical studies are not reproducible. You might as well believe the ones you like (or at least find plausible).

Shootings Happen Fast, #32767. Watching the video embedded in this blog post is another good education on how things go down in the real world. In spite of the title, nothing too bad happens in the video. But it could have.

China’s Reserves Fell by Around $45 Billion in December (Using the PBOC Data). Just something to keep an eye on. Personally I think it means that China will use Trump as an excuse to do something that they want/need to do anyway (namely, lower the value of the yuan). A more interesting question is why are they having this problem.

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A bit of context on Trump, NATO, and Germany.

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