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We are a commune of inquiring, skeptical, politically centrist, capitalist, anglophile, traditionalist New England Yankee humans, humanoids, and animals with many interests beyond and above politics. Each of us has had a high-school education (or GED), but all had ADD so didn't pay attention very well, especially the dogs. Each one of us does "try my best to be just like I am," and none of us enjoys working for others, including for Maggie, from whom we receive neither a nickel nor a dime. Freedom from nags, cranks, government, do-gooders, control-freaks and idiots is all that we ask for.

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Friday, June 1. 2018

Everything eats Menhaden

Everything except humans. Menhaden (aka Mossbunker aka Bunker) are the prime bait fish of the Atlantic coast. Why the whales in New York Harbor? Menhaden.


This is a good conservation story, about 10 minutes long. 




Foraging the High Seas: a Menhaden story from Red Vault Productions on Vimeo.

Posted by The News Junkie in Hunting, Fishing, Dogs, Guns, etc. at 15:53 | Comment (1) | Trackbacks (0)

QQQ

 “Would you rather have a Princeton diploma without the Princeton education, or a Princeton education without a Princeton diploma?”


Austen Allred, via  6 Forces Disrupting Higher Education. It's a cute question,  but I don't know what a "Princeton education" means. It could mean any one of a hundred things. I have a better idea of what a U of Chicago education means.

Posted by The Barrister in Quotidian Quotable Quote (QQQ) at 13:20 | Comments (8) | Trackbacks (0)

Friday morning links

Is Alcohol Better For You Than Exercise?


Prof calls for ‘toxic masculinity’ training in kindergarten


Why not just neuter all boys at birth? 


 Kid’s Lemonade Stand Shut Down by Cops After Someone Called and Complained



Google Under Fire For Listing ‘Nazism’ As An Ideology Of The California Republican Party


On Abortion in the Wake of Ireland’s Spiritual Suicide Pact


 More Drivers Killed Under the Influence of Drugs Than Alcohol


 A New Campus Survey Reveals Just How Students Are ‘Unlearning Liberty’


 Carbon Pollution Is Reducing Kids’ Test Scores! Everybody Panic!


 The ‘Educated Elite’ Isn’t Educated, and It Isn’t Elite


 Harvey Weinstein and the Clinton Protection Racket


Samantha Bee Ignites Blowback for Vulgar Comments About Ivanka Trump - Double standard, anyone? TBS took its time answering for an employee's words, has indicated it will not punish her


 Far from cages: Feds pay $670 a day to make unaccompanied alien children 'comfortable'


 U.S. Back At No. 1 Competitiveness Ranking — Will Trump's Critics Ever Admit To Being Wrong?


Obama Allies Scheme to Kneecap Trump’s New National Security Team - Media helps spread smears against Bolton's new chief of staff


Yes, the FBI Was Investigating the Trump Campaign When It Spied


Why the UK is no longer a serious country 


 Gaza terror rocket hits Strip’s own power lines, leaves Palestinians in dark


Stupid is as stupid does 


 African nations are fed up with the West’s hand-me-downs. But it’s tough to keep them out.


 Denmark bans the wearing of face veils in public

Posted by Bird Dog in Hot News & Misc. Short Subjects at 06:54 | Comments (18) | Trackback (1)
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