A viral Washington Post story about State Department resignations is very misleading. Main thing about this story is the Washington Post is getting so bad they are embarrassing other liberals.
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News for Today (1/26/17)
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
Entertainment of the Day
Nothing for today.
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 (1/23/17)
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).
Not In The News But Should Be
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Entertainment of the Day
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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.
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You Can’t Talk About Chelsea Manning Without Talking About Julian Assange. This is at least a relatively honest liberal perspective. All the other people taking about what a hero Manning is while talking about how wikleaks (i.e. Assange) is a Russia front to bring down Hillary and elect Trump have me confused.
News for Today (1/19/17)
Bogus News Story Of The Day
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.
Not In The News But Should Be
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.
Entertainment of the Day
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News for Today (1/18/17)
Bogus News Story Of The Day
The United States Has Allowed South Sudan’s Government to Utilize Child Soldiers
In The News
Purges Have Weakened Once Mighty Turkish Military
Across the US by train for just $213
Drug-resistant ‘nightmare bacteria’ show worrisome ability to diversify and spread
Not In The News But Should Be
You Thought This Was Rock Bottom, America, But the Russians Are Knocking From Below. Nothing we all don’t know. But not a set a facts that most Americans, left or right, really understand. Too much lose talk about how we live in a totalitarian country and not enough knowledge of what it is really like.
Entertainment of the Day
Since it was mentioned in one of the articles, I thought I would post this. Although honestly speaking, I don’t care for it all that much. Seems too forced to me in spite of its fame. The best parts of this movie had an Irishman in it. He was the only thing that kept the movie from being too forced.