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“Somewhere at Google there is a database containing 25 million books and nobody is allowed to read them.”

The United States of Billy Joel - The Piano Man hasn’t released a new pop album since 1993. How does he continue to sell out stadiums?

Exercise isn’t the key to weight loss. Still. But food companies want to convince you otherwise.

Paris court sends ‘Spiderman’ thief to prison for €109m museum heist

Muslims to March on Amazon Over Prayer Breaks

ACLU: Force Catholic hospital to aid in 'sex change'

Shale's the Wild Horse OPEC Can't Tame

Labor is cheap in India which leads to some differences from the United States.

Sea ice off Newfoundland thickest ever yet another polar bear comes ashore

The Other Poison Gas Killing Syrians: Carbon Dioxide Emissions

'Science' marchers demand their 'right' to the taxpayer teat

Cuomo’s war on pipelines is crushing New York’s economy

Thomas Jefferson statue at Columbia protested as ‘symbol of violence against black and brown bodies’

The Supreme Court needs diversity, as does the NBA

The Two Bills: Clinton And O'Reilly

Bill Maher lashes out at Berkeley over Ann Coulter cancellation controversy

DEPAUL—THE WORST UNIVERSITY FOR FREE SPEECH?

Those ‘Snowflakes’ Have Chilling Effects Even Beyond the Campus - Academic intolerance is the product of ideological aggression, not a psychological disorder.

Middlebury's obscene cowardice

There are two types of societies, production societies and rationing societies

Had the Founders selected direct popular vote as the means for electing a President, the residents of one state (California) would have dictated the choice to the other 49

Poll: 67% Say Democrats More Out Of Touch Than GOP, Trump

DNC Chair declares there is no place for pro-life Democrats in today’s party

Wash Post poll hides: Trump still beats Clinton, 43%-40%

Debt is real Trump budget cruelty

Chelsea Clinton: Little Creep

Pat Buchanan did presage Trump

French elect 2 non-elite outsiders

LATEST MUSLIM TERRORIST ALSO MENTALLY ILL... LIKE ALL THE OTHERS

Rachel Maddow Airs Headline Linking Venezuelan Protests to Trump, Retracts Online

The Horrifying Death Throes of Venezuelan Socialism, Captured in 28 Headlines

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It creeps me out when I agree with Bill Maher. But he is right. Remember when leftists were so concerned about us burning books back when Bush was president? And they portrayed themselves as such paragons of free speech? Those days are over.

DNC Chair: of course there is no room for pro-life Dems at their events. Glad to hear it said out loud. Draw that line in the sand. Let people know that the Democrat party isn't happy unless babies are dying. America's genocide.

#1 Dangerous Dean on 2017-04-24 08:45 (Reply)

"It creeps me out when I agree with Bill Maher."

I knw what you mean.

I had that same sensation when I found myself nodding in agreement with Michael Moore about Trump likely winning the election.

#1.1 JJM on 2017-04-24 13:03 (Reply)

And when Hillary called me deplorable and not part of her America.

#1.1.1 Jim on 2017-04-24 14:01 (Reply)

I used to like Maher. About 25 years ago. He was legitimately Libertarian back then. Somewhere around 9/11, he flipped a switch and went off the rails. Became a virulent religion hater and worse - often lied about religion to make his points.

He became a dyed-in-the-wool old style tax-and-spend Democrat. Unabashedly. A real change from his previous positions, which were decidedly small government is better in nature.

I went to see his show twice back in the day (Politically Incorrect it was called back then) and loved watching it because he was a great moderator of varied opinions. Now he's hack.

It's a shame, but c'est la vie. We still have PJ O'Rourke.

#1.2 Bulldog on 2017-04-24 16:24 (Reply)

"'Science' marchers demand their 'right' to the taxpayer teat"

There were copy-cat marches in a couple of cities in Canada. On CBC Radio, one "scientist" wailed on about the "Harper regime" (i.e., our previous prime minister).

I was amused that this "scientist" would consider a democratically-elected government (which was duly defeated in a democratic election and replaced by another democratically-elected government) to be a regime.

Being a scientist can certainly make you a specialist in a particular field of knowledge; it cannot guarantee you won't be an ideological flake though.

#2 JJM on 2017-04-24 08:45 (Reply)

Obviously diet is a big part of weight loss, but exercise is a key component as well.

#3 Ray on 2017-04-24 09:31 (Reply)

Not really

#3.1 BD on 2017-04-24 09:54 (Reply)

It's all in the matter of calories eaten - calories burned = calories stored.

I can create a negative delta of 500 calories by running three miles on a treadmill, or a positive delta of 500 calories by eating a single jelly donut. If you're already overweight and out of shape, there's just no way you're going to be able to exercise enough to lose a substantial amount of weight without reducing calories ingested.

Exercise has other benefits related to health, but will not likely result in weight loss on its own.

The short of this is that you can't run yourself thin or eat yourself fit.

#3.2 Another guy named Dan on 2017-04-24 16:44 (Reply)

I used to have six-pack abs. Now I just have a keg.

#3.2.1 Jim on 2017-04-24 19:17 (Reply)

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