Bogus News Story Of The Day
About that bogus claim that North Carolina is no longer a democracy . . .
In The News
How big can a tsunami really get?
Schumer: I wish we hadn’t triggered ‘nuclear option’
Chicago Gun Violence So High It Is Skewing National Murder Figures
Not In The News But Should Be
The Failure of Public Schooling in One Chart
Entertainment of the Day
Nothing for today.
Bogus News Story Of The Day
Respect the paella: Rob Schneider’s culinary debacle was just the latest insult to this great Spanish dish. Just a reminder that these people are insane.
In The News
Ukraine Hates Its New Donated American Drones. The problems are being blamed on the fact that they are old and outdated. But drones are only useful against a technological competent foe if they don’t have to phone home. We have forgotten what it is like to fight people who are not goat herders.
How Did the Houthis Manage to Lob a Ballistic Missile at Mecca? I personally think that while the missiles were not supplied by Iran (being in country before the current conflict), they had to be the ones supplying the engineering to modify them to fly further. I don’t think that is something the Houthis could have manged on their own.
Unexpected Risks Found In Editing Genes To Prevent Inherited Disorders
Archbishop who smuggled arms for Palestinian jihad killers dies in the Vatican
Mysterious Marijuana-Related Illness Popping Up In Emergency Rooms
The Golden Era of Hedge Funds Draws to a Close With Clients in Revolt. Left unstated is why the pensions funds were going to Hedge Funds in the first place. In this era of low returns, hedge funds were their last best hope to keep them solvent.
Not In The News But Should Be
Nothing for today
Entertainment of the Day
Bogus News Story Of The Day
Russia Hysteria Infects WashPost Again: False Story About Hacking U.S. Electric Grid
In The News
Eight Facts on the “Russian Hacks”
Consumer Reports Stands By Its Verdict, Won’t Recommend Apple’s MacBook Pro
As Chicago backs off policing, its murder rate skyrockets ever higher
The Battle for Jalawla Never Ends
Not In The News But Should Be
Cornell student assaulted for being Republican speaks out: Attack ‘pushed me further to the right’. Article is not all that interesting really. In the sense that it don’t tell you anything you don’t already know. But by the same token, it is never reported and a lot of people would think you are making it up.
Entertainment of the Day
Bogus News Story Of The Day
Did Justice Scalia Believe in Dinosaurs? An Investigation. Again, a take down of a bogus news story because the real thing is to tedious.
In The News
Something About This Russia Story Stinks
New study shows cognitive decline may be influenced by interaction of genetics and… worms
What to watch for in 2017. Not what would be on my list, but raises some issues most people are not even thinking about.
Danger Close: Fancy Bear Tracking of Ukrainian Field Artillery Units
Not In The News But Should Be
EPA To Alaskans In Sub-Zero Temps: Stop Burning Wood To Keep Warm
Entertainment of the Day
Nothing for today.
Long day today so did little reading. But here is a selection of what I did read.
Like a boss! Iowahawk expertly dismantles media’s ‘election hacking’ B.S. Iowahawk’s series of tweets was better without the cometary, but this is the only easy way to link to most of it.
The Guardian’s Summary of Julian Assange’s Interview Went Viral and Was Completely False
UK, Australia rebuke Kerry: Quit blaming lack of progress entirely on settlements
California Democrats legalize child prostitution. A somewhat misleading headline. They did not legalize the paying for child prostitution, only thing they legalized was children offering themselves up.
Doctor Discovers Mysterious Chicken Virus That May Cause Obesity
Bogus News Story Of The Day
Open Society Needs Defending. Entire essays could be written about the failures of logic in this short article. But it is interesting nonetheless because it is written by George Soros.
In The News
Amazon Is Considering Drone-Friendly Floating Warehouses. I think somebody at Amazon reads to much science fiction.
White House On Defense After Being Exposed as Architect of Anti-Israel U.N. Action
Mining 24 Hours a Day with Robots
Not In The News But Should Be
Detention and Prosecution of Tibetans under China’s “Stability Maintenance” Campaign . One of my big tests for critics of Israel is “would you advocate that China face same boycotts and whatnot that you are advocating for Israel?” I have had people tell me that China’s occupation of Tibet was not as bad as Israel’s occupation of majority of Palestinian areas. Their grounds for thinking this was that “Tibet was not in the news as much.”
Entertainment of the Day
Bogus News Story Of The Day
The Chopped Cheese’s Sharp Rise to Fame This is food article so how can it be bogus? Read to the end if you can stomach it.
In The News
China is on a massive bitcoin buying spree I am surprised that this thing is still going.
Will Trump Break the Special Forces? The title is almost enough for this to get placed in the Bogus News section. But the actual article is a good run down of a long standing problem.
Venezuelans Hawk Snacks on Dominican Streets as Revolution Dies
2016 Was the Deadliest Year for Catholic Priests in Mexico
OPEC’s Announced Production Cuts Are A Big Deal. I don’t really buy this myself, but I respect the man who wrote this article. Time will tell if he is right.
Massive Sinkhole in Fraser, Michigan, Prompts Evacuations, State of Emergency
Not In The News But Should Be
Nothing for today.
Entertainment of the Day
I don’t think I would find this funny except for that fact that Hollywood is always trying to foist on us action heroines who are just as ridiculous.
Bogus News Story Of The Day.
Washington Post unwittingly destroys the “Sessions is a racist” slander. Posting this because I cannot link to the original Washington Post Article.
In The News
Turkish Soldiers Are Dying in Operation Euphrates Shield
Police seek Amazon Echo data in murder case (updated)
Obama & Israel, “The hand that held the dagger . . . ”
Not In The News But Should Be
Nothing for today.
Entertainment of the Day
Bogus News Story Of The Day.
Trump’s Nuclear Boast Is Obama’s Modernization Plan. This is in the bogus news section for two reasons. The first is that headline is very misleading. Nobody really knows what Trump is referring to. On the other hand, the article does correctly point out that anybody who hyperventilates about Trump wanting to “restart the arms race” without acknowledging that Obama was already planing on spending over a trillion dollars on nuclear weapons is being extremely misleading. In other words, this article is both an example of bogus news (at least in the headline department) and it highlights how others spread bogus news.
In The News
How JPMorgan could not save Italy’s problem bank
New York Rewriting Cybersecurity Rules After Banker Pushback
Damascus water supply cut after rebels pollute it: authority
Not In The News But Should Be
Stunned By Trump, The New York Times Finds Time For Some Soul-Searching. I am sure this ex-New York Times reporter has his own ax to grind. But there should be more news stories examining the media and how they decided what stories are worth reporting. It is extremely rare for investigative reporting to be done about the media itself.
Entertainment of the Day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhzkf06cHZY
Bogus News Story Of The Day.
Proof that a new ice age has already started is stronger than ever, and we couldn’t be less prepared I am not saying that a global period of cooling can’t happen or won’t happen. But this article is so full of strong assertions that are at the very least debatable that is should be labeled as bogus. Just because the global warming crowd does, don’t mean it is right.
In The News
An Open Letter To The Democratic National Committee From A Rural Democrat
VICE News Investigation Finds Signs of Secret Phone Surveillance Across London The headline is a “no duh.” But it was kind of interesting to find out how cheap and small the devices are.
The U.S. Navy’s Next Hawkeye Plane Can Detect Stealth Fighters. I have long argue that stealth is overrated and that real game changer is electronic warfare. Hopefully, we never get to find out for real.
Not In The News But Should Be
It Happens This Fast. Cops get a lot of criticism for being too trigger happy. This may or may not be true depending on what situation we are talking about. But it is worth understanding that regardless if they are right or wrong, cops are paranoid for a reason. They all watch videos like the one in the linked post. The fact that the media hypes the questionable incidents but does not show the times when cops were not paranoid enough gives people a skewed perspective on why cops do what they do. Most people never see stuff like this and don’t understand how fast things can go south and so they judge cops on unrealistic standards.
One other thing this video should teach us is how poorly trained cops are. That is not to say that you should fault the ones in video for getting shot. Unless cops treat everybody extremely harshly regardless of probable cause, this sort of ambush is going to happen. But cops really should have better first aid skills then what was demonstrated in this instance. That is one of the thing you would think all Americans could agree on and support, but like most such things that everyone should agree on, you are never going see a push to train cops properly.
Entertainment of the Day
I am not sure this should really be call entertainment. But if you have never heard of BOPE it is a good (albeit very superficial) introduction. They are famous in certain circles.