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Friday News
All the large chunks of oak tree are off the lawn and waiting to be split. In other less important news….
‘They Taught Us How To Decapitate a Person’
The U.S. Dropped a MOAB in Afghanistan and You’ll Never Believe What Happened Next! The amount of bad news stories about this bomb drop from both right wing and left wing sources is staggering. I never would have guessed that such a routine bomb drop would become such big news. Granted, it is probably not a good thing that the US is dropping ordnance all over the globe without it getting reported on, but the amount of misinformation by ignorant regarding this particular ordnance drop is staggering. Anyway, the link above will at least give you accurate numbers to put the bomb in context with other bombs and explosives the US drops all the time. Maybe some other day when I am not so tired I will link to a good over view of the military reasons that the US military sometimes uses MOABs.
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News for Today (4/11/17)
Bogus News Story Of The Day
To feed Upstate NY beer industry, state’s barley growers need U.S. aid, Schumer says
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Toshiba warns it may not survive crisis
Japan’s population to shrink by a third by 2065
Two Days Inside the Battle for West Mosul
Idaho’s $4.3 Million Solar Project Generates Enough Energy to Run ONE Microwave Oven
Not In The News But Should Be
Entertainment of the Day
News for Today (4/9/17)
Bogus News Story Of The Day
From world champions to humbling defeat against Under 15s side… World Cup-winning USA women’s team suffer 5-2 loss against Dallas academy boys. The story is not bogus per say. The problem is that it is in the news. I say the same kind of headline with the Australian female team lost to a boys team in their country. The fact that these things are news shows how unrealistic their views on the relative differences between males and females are.
In The News
A Soviet Fighter Plane’s Tragic Error Brought Us Google Maps
California’s gas tax hike shows governor’s political skill
Palm Sunday bombings of Egyptian Coptic churches kill 44
Federal Judge Says Molestation Law Criminalizing Diaper Changes Violates Due Process
Salt grinders are bullshit, and other lessons from growing up in the spice trade . A lot of too cool for school swearing, but I found this interesting anyway.
Not In The News But Should Be
February 2017 MBE bar scores collapse to all-time record low in test history. In case you could not figure it out, the reason this should be in the news is that it shows that law schools are taking money from people and pushing them out completely unable to do the job they went to school for. I don’t think this general problem is only limited to law schools. More detailed commentary here.
Entertainment of the Day
Why F.E.A.R.’s AI is still the best in first-person shooters. Never played F.E.A.R. But the lack of AI development does seem to be one of the biggest flaws of modern games.
News for Today (4/6/17)
Bogus News Story Of The Day
Syria: The Siren Song of War. I don’t think the blog post link is bogus. Rather it is a good commentary on a how fast everyone in American forgets. We have removed quite a few evil dictators from the middle east in the last couple of decades. But you would be hard pressed to show that we made it a better place. One thing I wished developed more is the hypocrisy of thinking it is worse for him to kill children with gas then barrel bombs (which has been going on right along).
In The News
Tesla Passes Ford in Market Value as Investors Bet on the Future
A Swedish company has started implanting microchips under its employees’ skin
U.S. and Syrian Allies Stormed Across a Lake, Then Overran This Key Air Base
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On Judicial Confirmations — History and Numbers
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Alexei Navalny Shakes Up a Slumbering Russia. You should read this as an obituary.
The Dirtbag Left’s Man in Syria. Read this for a reminder of what the “good guys” are like. And by that I don’t mean the western dude trying to find meaning in life. Rather, I mean the Kurds who are US allies at the moment.
10 cities where you don’t want to get sick. For what it is worth, Binghamton and Elmira both made the list. But I have to wonder if that is the fault of the hospitals or clientele.
News for Today (4/2/17)
Bogus News Story Of The Day
Flynn’s Reported Immunity Request
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Oroville Dam documents kept secret by state, federal officials
Can you dig it? Badger captured on camera burying cow
Spain drops plan to impose veto if Scotland tries to join EU
Not In The News But Should Be
Why Has Italy’s Banking Crisis Gone Off the Radar?
Entertainment of the Day
For some reason this reminds me of government work.
News for Today (4/1/17)
Bogus News Story Of The Day
So What if Mike Pence Won’t Dine Alone With Women, Say a Surprising Number of People
In The News
In West Mosul, Iraqi Troops With Heavy Weapons Battle ISIS Snipers
No Proof of Benefit from Contralateral Mastectomy, But Rates Rise Anyway
Not In The News But Should Be
Puerto Rico’s Coming Fiscal Adjustment (Still Too Big). I am surprised that we don’t see more about this in the news. It is going to turn into a full blow crisis before long.
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