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Tuesday, April 15. 2014

Tuesday morning links

Image via Our Psychodramatic Campuses


Solar Plants Scorching Birds


Bad


Mad Men's Creator: Don Draper Represents American Society - A conversation with Matthew Weiner about anti-heroes, why
everybody loves Joan, and the real-life drama that inspires the hit AMC
show


A Public Shaming in Ohio


Good


Tax Day! Now Comes the Great Refund Rip-off - Steal an identity, file a return and, presto, the IRS wires cash to your prepaid debit card.


Bad


Brit Hume: Holder's, Obama's Racial Appeals "Crybaby Stuff;" Both
Men Have Benefited "Enormously" In Political Terms from Their Race


The Vanishing Yokel


Over-Regulation is strangling innovation — and even safety


How Being a Doctor Became the Most Miserable Profession


Food Stamp Recipients Outnumber Women Who Work Full-Time


Company unveils first age-verifying, pot vending machine


Ten Welfare-Reform Lessons from NYC


Exploiting Human Misery and Distorting the Science: An environmentalist’s critique of “Years of Living Dangerously”


Vermont's Single-Payer Dream Is Taxpayer Nightmare


Obama Admin Bans Junk Food in Schools


Explain to me how this is the Federal govt's job


90% of NY Gun Owners Refusing SAFE Act Registration?



The West Is Emboldening Putin


A Century of Anti-Semitism on the American College Campus


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A Century of Anti-Semitism on the American College Campus

Read more at: http://spme.org/book-reviews/century-anti-semitism-american-college-campus/ | SPME
Posted by Bird Dog in Hot News & Misc. Short Subjects at 05:53 | Comments (7) | Trackbacks (0)

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BD - nice lead-in for the VDH article - and, its not just our higher accedemia - its even now in our High Schools....
#1 fred zeppelin on 2014-04-15 07:53 (Reply)
Exploiting Human Misery: We're All Gonna DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! unless you do what we tell you to.
#2 Sam L. on 2014-04-15 10:26 (Reply)
Well, a couple of years back, there was a sensational news item that the world was doomed, since our Sun was dying.

It didn't say we still have about 3Bill years left before the beginning of the end, but, that isn't the point of Henny-Penny reporting...
#2.1 fred zeppelin on 2014-04-15 13:59 (Reply)
"Food Stamp Recipients Outnumber Women Who Work Full-Time"

Not sure if the writer of this article had a point. If he did, I missed it. The number of food stamp recipients probably also outnumbers the endangered spotted owls also. Who cares?
#3 W.C. Taqiyya on 2014-04-15 11:08 (Reply)
Anti-microaggression, the witch hunt of the progressives? Or is a sign screaming racist/sexist/whateverist is running its course?

Banning junk food, an object lesson that accepting federal funds leads to the federal nose.

Sounds like NYC's welfare department is getting ready to return to the good old days of multiple checks going to case worker's PO box, etc.

Will have to say locally, the IRS and US Attorney have been visibly cracking down on fraudulent returns.

Wonder if that pot dispenser could be adapted for premixed cocktails, bottled beer ,etc in say a private club or bar. Though not sure I want all the details off my license kept in the machine's memory.
#4 walt moffett on 2014-04-15 12:40 (Reply)
re Over-Regulation is strangling innovation — and even safety

No doubt. Just take cars as an example. Makers are being forced to build them smaller and lighter to meet CAFE standards, and that makes them more dangerous to drive. And then their are seat belts. True, they can save lives but they can also insure one is crushed to death in an accident.
#5 feeblemind on 2014-04-15 14:05 (Reply)
In the county where I live by demand of the people every county employee has their name, title and salary printed in the local newspaper once a year. Makes for interesting reading. We should do the same with everyone collecting and form of welfare. Print their name and how much from each different welfare slush fund they get. But in addition offer to split half the recovered illegally acquired welfare payments if a whistleblower can prove that the recipient was not qualified for it. For example out here in the West it is not uncommon for legal and illegal aliens to claim the same children on their tax returns and their welfare applications. Easy to do because the kids don't have SSNs and their names are somewhat fluid, just change the surname to fit the adult claiming parentage of the child. Gets the perp big bucks in EITC, SNAP, and other forms of welfare. Maybe a little sunshine on this would not only catch some of the crooks but wake up Americans to how much welfare the professional bums actually get.
#6 GoneWithTheWind on 2014-04-16 15:59 (Reply)

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