Maggie's Farm

The Unusual Difficulty Of Photographing Pandas

Defense Against Bears with Pistols: 97% Success rate, 37 incidents by Caliber

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Why the Earth Has Fewer Species Than We Think - A primer on the epigenome.

Why bigger planes mean cramped quarters. The incredible shrinking airplane.

 YDSA urges socialists to infiltrate public education

Asia Argento's Time Is Up - A tale of fame, fallacy, and the perils of good intentions

The Billion Dollar Homeless Scam

 Two officers suspended after body cam video was leaked of the Denver mayor's son berating cops

 America is experiencing a major culture war between its interpreters and the people.

 The NYT is doing an effective job at instilling revulsion for Trump.

"Every day it becomes clearer that the true object of the investigation taken over by Robert Mueller is the removal of President Trump from office."

Powerline:

We live in a schizoid time. In the world most of us inhabit, things are going extraordinarily well. We are in the midst of the longest bull market ever. Employment is at a record high, unemployment–especially among minorities, young people and women–at or near record lows. GDP is growing at a 4% clip, which liberal economists deemed impossible in the last administration. Wages are rising. We are at peace, but at the same time our government is finally taking steps to deal with long-festering problems in Iran, Russia, China and North Korea. What’s not to like?

If you listen to most journalists and pundits, none of that is important.

Just how communist is Mainland China?

E U Meeting Ends With No Deal On Migrant Redistribution

 Netherlands Prosecuting Man for Insulting Turkish President Erdogan