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Sunday, June 13. 2021Bari Weiss, interviewed by PetersonWonderful conversation.
Why wild animals don't get lost
Transplanting solitary land animals to a new habitat can be a death sentence.
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From today's LectionaryMark 4:26-34 4:26 He also said, "The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground, 4:27 and would sleep and rise night and day, and the seed would sprout and grow, he does not know how. 4:28 The earth produces of itself, first the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the head. 4:29 But when the grain is ripe, at once he goes in with his sickle, because the harvest has come." 4:30 He also said, "With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable will we use for it? 4:31 It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth; 4:32 yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes the greatest of all shrubs, and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade." 4:33 With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it; 4:34 he did not speak to them except in parables, but he explained everything in private to his disciples. Saturday, June 12. 2021Roots of civilizationThis one, and the subsequent two, are good. It is interesting how post-glacial climate changes over the past 20,000 years affected things.
Saturday morning linksImage: An old Dylan poster 'I was completely inside': Lobster diver swallowed by humpback whale off Provincetown Did you know apple pie is racist? Thought Police Goes After Bird Names For the first time during the pandemic, U.S. positivity rate drops below 2% New Jersey school district removes names of all holidays from school calendar Why the Left Has to Lie About American History Why the Early Progressives Rejected American Founding Principles YouTube suspends Ron Johnson from uploading videos for seven days over hydroxychloroquine claims. YouTube removed video Friday, citing its 'medical misinformation' policy The Media Didn’t ‘Get It Wrong’ On Lafayette Park, They Lied To America — And They’re Still Lying The IRS Is A Criminal Enterprise In Service Of The Progressive Cause On A Remote Stretch Of Texas Borderland, The Whole World Is Crossing The Rio Grande
Friday, June 11. 2021Yale University appears to be in the midst of a meltdown.All about WatermelonThe delicious and refreshing Watermelons of today have their origins in southern Africa. The large varieties do not work well in the northern US due to their needs for a lengthy growing season, but you can grow the smaller versions. I prefer the store-bought versions. Althouse wrote about the American watermelon tradition, and referenced this Atlantic article about watermelon becoming a racist trope. Something good: Watermelon and Goat Cheese (or Feta) Salad Watermelon music:
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Friday morning linksLife With a Star. The 1949 Czech film ‘Distant Journey’ was one of the first movies to dramatize the Shoah. Banned for decades and recently restored, its depiction of Nazi horrors is still one of the most striking. One Man’s Amazing Journey to the Center of the Bowling Ball. Mo Pinel spent a career reshaping the ball’s inner core to harness the power of physics. He revolutionized the sport—and spared no critics along the way. The New Clerisy - Faith in science is an oxymoron. Yoga Instructor and “Body Activist” Jessamyn Stanley Says White Supremacy has Polluted Yoga The IRS and Propublica:
Waking up from wokeness - On America’s “First Great Awokening.” Critical Race Theory and Common Sense This Isn’t Your Father’s Left-Wing Revolution. Today’s revolutionaries aren’t fighting “the Man”—they are “the Man.” Canada: They're Coming for Your Children Trump Was Right: Study Shows Hydroxychloroquine Boosted Ventilated COVID Patients' Survival by 200% Biden's Border Crisis Now at Worst Level in DHS History. CBP encountered 180,034 persons attempting entry in May Half of the pandemic's unemployment money may have been stolen Journalists Against Truth MEDIA TALE ABOUT CLEARING OF LAFAYETTE PARK COLLAPSES America’s Overdue to Unfriend Mark Zuckerberg Radio Free America – Rush’s Legacy CBP: Record number of migrants crossed the U.S. border in May Amnesty: China has created 'a dystopian hellscape' in Xinjiang China Increasing Military Capability at 'Serious and Sustained Rate,' Top U.S. General Says The Abraham Accords Passed Their First Big Test. When war broke out in Gaza, Arab countries chose rapprochement with Israel over solidarity with Palestinians. I Worked on the Abraham Accords. It's Time to Free the Palestinians from Hamas—and Iran Thursday, June 10. 2021Kafka
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Countable ThingsHow Inevitable Is the Concept of Numbers? Numbers are good tools, but some things are computationally reducible, and some not. Most interesting thing I've read recently. I had to read it three times to get the gist of it.
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Thursday morning linksWhy zebras were never domesticated Average world IQ is 83 (h/t American Digest) The Next Entrepreneurial Revolution. The pandemic’s economic destruction has also created new winners Medical Journal Labels “Whiteness” a “Malignant, Parasitic-like Condition” and there is “Not Yet a Permanent Cure” Dr. Fauci's Preposterous Lie: "Attacks On Me Are Attacks On Science" Beijing’s useful idiots. Science journals have encouraged and enforced a false Covid narrative Keep the Tests. Critics overstate the flaws of the SAT and ACT—and understate their merits. The Keystone Pipeline Is Dead, Killing Thousands Of Jobs In America And Canada… Why? Following Clarence Thomas’ Lead, Ohio AG Files Lawsuit To Classify Google As ‘Common Carrier’ Or ‘Public Utility’ ProPublica: We're publishing the illegally leaked tax returns of the wealthiest Americans because ... MSNBC Analyst and NY Times Editor Mara Gay: The Sight of American Flags is “DISTURBING I think this is an honest revelation: American flags really do disturb Mara Gay. Baltimore Tea Party? Businesses Refuse to Pay Taxes as Public Safety Crashes Wednesday, June 9. 2021Tucker having funComplex (aka compound) exercises
There are several reasons, but for me time efficiency comes first. Second, it's more natural in life for different muscle groups to work together. No single exercise counts as a full body strength workout, but the deadlift comes closest to that. 9 essential exercises to include in any full body workout Why to Keep away from simple, use complex movements Wild Brook Trout - I was wrong
His report is that in a couple of days they caught about 70 Brookies, from fingerlings up to full-size (10-12"). Wiki has a good entry on Brook Trout
"Caucasian-American"A job-seeking site emailed me about a "Caucasian-American woman" who might be a candidate for a position we are looking to fill. That is the first time I have seen that phrase. Why is it relevant?
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Wednesday morning linksThe Future Of Energy: One Of These Things Is Not Real College: What's in store for your sons The Totalitarian Threat of Critical Race Theory Rears Its Ugly Head Conservative think tank creates 'A to Z guide' for stopping critical race theory in schools Andrew Sullivan: Woke ideology and 'pious pabulum' go hand in hand A Scandal is Brewing at the IRS Left fumes as Trump and Bill O’Reilly plan to set the record straight with national tour Biden's illegal immigration highest in 15 years -- with four months left to go; ALSO: Harris steps into her own "perjury trap" Israeli ambassador: Hamas was using Associated Press building to jam Iron Dome technology Tuesday, June 8. 2021Edgar Allen Poe
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Who will follow Rush Limbaugh?Gulfstream G-IV Full Flight Engine Start to Shutdown
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Tuesday morning linksPoll: Vaccine-hesitant are likely to stay that way at this point More evidence the COVID-19 panic was just that: an unwarranted panic Liberals' Bizarre Fear Of An Unmasked Nation State authorizes ‘joints for jabs’ vaccine promotions Williamson: Thinking Honestly about Health Care, Welfare, and Taxes ‘Diversity Training’ Continues Its Kudzu-like Growth Since 2018 US Border Patrol has encountered about 5% of Honduras' entire population Guatemala President Blames Biden For Border Crisis, Kamala Harris Deflects, Blaming Climate Change Monday, June 7. 2021How to make friends
In tribal societies, everybody is, by necessity, connected but most Western people do not live that way now. Still, humans are social creatures. Humans also need support systems. I once wrote a post about thinking about concentric social circles, from intimate confidantes to casual social aquaintances to work colleagues. It was a good post, but I can not find it. Scott Adams did a brief chat about how to make friends, at the 42-minute point. Many people could use such advice. He hints that one thing to do is to join groups, and he is right about that. You also need to have something positive, pleasant, fun, or interesting to bring to the table. Having things in common helps a lot. Alas, some people are just not very likeable, and that is a handicap. I know people who still have friends from grammar school, high school, and college. Lifetime friends are a blessing.
Monday morning links
Powerline: D-Day (Dec 6, 1944) at 77 Archive Video Of The D-Day Normandy Landings The Committee to Support and Defend is committed to providing a voice to retired servicemen and women who seek to continue fulfilling their oath to support and defend the US Constitution. Please join me in showing solidarity to support constitutional values by signing this letter. LTC. Allen West (Ret.) Last surviving Allied soldier involved in the liberation of Auschwitz dies at 98: He flattened the fence around the notorious camp with his tank in 1945 Was mask-wearing pointless, after all? Fauci must be forced to answer Birds are racist Bill Maher on the college scam (video) Twitter declares access to its platform a 'human right' amid censorship of conservatives A battle over the future of truth in news: Goodwin Is Academic Freedom a Casualty of the Gaza War? Don't Get Discouraged About The Preposterous Plans To Eliminate Fossil Fuels Looks Like Trump Was Right About Fauci After All No, Critical Race Theory Isn’t a New Civil Rights Movement. (Just the Opposite) Veterans must come together to combat Critical Race Theory New York Psychiatrist Hates White People In order to quiet things down in the Twin Cities, we should probably suspend all law enforcement activity. Just to be on the safe side. Report: Cartels Are ‘Totally In Control’ of The US-Mexico Border… Sunday, June 6. 2021Crow languageHow Marriage Patterns May Have Helped Fuel Europe's Rise to Wealth
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