Saturday, May 18. 2019
I would never mentor a young woman in our shop. Not worth the risk, if she gets pissed off about something. That could happen, because I do not parse my words about things.
It's all about political posturing. I do not think these people believe what they are say.
If NYC evaporated today, it would have zero impact on the planet. But it would make me sad.
Equal treatment means equal. Why treat women as if inferior? It's not Sullivan's proposal, but it makes sense to me
Friday, May 17. 2019
Ace:
"... DHS is releasing thousands of illegals into the country every month, over a thousand a day which begs the question "why?!""
For at least two reasons: First, because, by default, Mexico and Guatemala are in charge of US immigration. The second is because the Dems want to import more voters, and more cheap lawn guys and hotel maids.
No Hockey Sticks: Studies Reveal Long-Term Lack of Warming
Still, I am skeptical about any and all climate studies. All I believe in is today's weather. No, all I believe in is this hour's weather.
Mick Jagger at 75, 2 weeks after heart surgery, practicing dance moves
Ultra-processed foods 'make you eat more'
So tasty food "makes you eat it"? Really? Their example of "highly-processed food" is quesadillas. These nags want you to live on fruit, greens, nuts, and seeds.
Sicilian pistachios need police protection
Notre Dame rebuild proposal would bring solar glass, urban farm to cathedral roof
What a joke
In Order To Stop White Men From Legislating Women's Bodies, Democrats Fight To Overturn Roe V. Wade
Disrupting the Pharmacy - Innovative technology could eliminate the inflated costs that Americans pay for drugs.
How Diversity Training Widens the Gulf Among the Races
CAN THE COLLEGE BOARD MEASURE ADVERSITY ON THE SAT? The College Board plans to score a student's adversity from one to 100.
COLLEGE BOARD OPENLY TRYING TO SKIRT THE SUPREME COURT WITH SECRET ‘ADVERSITY SCORE’
California Wants To Ban 'Racist' Single-Family Zoning To Correct "Historical Wrongs"
Infrastructure: President Trump and Democratic leaders have discovered the one policy that unites Washington: spending money we don’t have.
Nobel Laureate Shiller: Market Overreacting to Trade War 'Theater'
Duh
Blame Game: Clapper, Brennan and Comey Start Turning on Each Other as Barr Turns Up the Heat
Joe diGenova: For the First Time I Believe These Guys are Going to Jail
Judicial Watch Releases Email Exchange Between State Department Official and Bruce Ohr Targeting Trump Weeks AFTER 2016 Election
Thursday, May 16. 2019
Greenies are increasingly willing to admit that their mission is more about government power than anything environmental.
The Green New Deal is about power, not the planet
Wednesday, May 15. 2019
It duped at least half of the country, but it seems that Durham has been working on it quietly for quite a while.
He is a tough guy, fearless, and not a DC swamp-dweller.
 Mrs. BD has been traveling around Normandy with her Dad for the past week. Yes, they did it the high-end way.
Wherever they went, people walked up saying things like "Thank you, Americans, for what you did for us." Europeans of all types from all counties (not Germans) showing gratitude to Americans.
Very moving, obviously. Story goes that the old guy was too young to join the army. He lied about his age, but the recruiters phoned his Mom to check. His two older brothers were in the war (one on Omaha Beach), and both survived and went on to great educations, great careers, with fine families.
Photo is Mrs. BD's Monkfish supper last night in a tiny seaside port in Normandy. She says they poached it right, tender, juicy, delicate, and not chewy as in the US. Those French know how to cook.
Tuesday, May 14. 2019
Doris Day: America’s Sweetheart
Watching Harvard, My Alma Mater, Surrender to the Mob
Employees Of 'Socialist' Brooklyn Food Co-op Discover Downside Of Socialism, Demand Union
VDH: Journalism is Dead—Long Live the Media!
States fight Trump rollback of Obama lightbulb rules
Is there no limit to the reach of government?
Whenever government regulations lead to higher prices, the champions of regulation blame the free market for failing to fix the problem.
New EU Declaration Mandates Europe ‘Empower’Children to Help Set Policy Agendas
“DIVERSITY” AND THE WELFARE STATE'
The Partner Chase - An elite law firm’s inability to promote enough minority partners exposes the unrealistic expectations of diversity mandates - Heather Mac Donald
Whatever Happened To Obamacare?
The Atlantic offers proof of Trump's racism
CNN Wonders If Trump’s July 4th Speech Will Call “For Violence”…
Byron York: Why was FBI so wrong in Trump-Russia wiretap warrant?
William Barr appoints US attorney to examine origins of Russia probe
A prosecutor? That's a big deal. It means they suspect crime. I am agnostic on that, but I do not trust the deep state at all. Never did.
Obama’s Defense Secretary Just Destroyed the Democrat Narrative on Trump and Russia
China’s Latest Crackdown Target Is Liberal Economists
Try Teaching in Colonized Vienna
Monday, May 13. 2019
 Dystopian fiction is fun, but dystopias rarely come about. Even the Dark Ages weren't so 'dark'. Dystopias, when they occur, do tend to be regional in nature, and often (though not always) occur for short periods of time. The future is almost always brighter than the past, which may be why dystopian fiction is popular, particularly among sci-fi fanatics. The fear of a frightening future most likely prevents it, or should prevent it. Always expecting things to be good and wonderful can create a society of Pollyannas. Of course, it also creates Cassandras.
The one thing that worries me, more than anything else, is a decline in standards. I don't mean a decline in standards of general behaviors. There is politeness in good society and there is excessive or unnecessary politeness. Miss Manners was never my friend.
I'm referring to standards of right and wrong. Too often, we choose people as role models of what is good and just. I used to do that, but have not for many years now. I trust no politicians, even those I like or prefer. Athletes, celebrities, businesspeople, all exist in a pantheon of model humans. None for me. I will admire individual traits, and focus on those. No whole person is perfect, and we can't really expect them to be. That inability to have a perfect role model (for what it's worth, I'm not including Jesus here, though certainly He is a great starting point) creates misunderstandings about what is good and bad in humanity.
When right and wrong become fungible, as it seems they slowly are, we need to worry. When 60% of Millenials surveyed don't distinguish between right and wrong, it's time to start discussing what we're teaching our kids.
Continue reading "A Frightening Future"
Saturday, May 11. 2019
 Why Do We Forget What We’re Doing the Minute We Enter a Room?
There are more tigers in cages than in the wild
Are birds dinosaurs? video
Bird that went extinct 136,000 years ago comes ‘back from the dead’ after evolving again - There is no other evidence of the phenomenon that has ever been so clear, scientists say
Is ‘Climate Anxiety’ Real? CNN Says It Is, Then Blames Trump
Parents Sue Oregon School District Over Attempts To Transgender 8-Year-Old
The ongoing Gibson's Bakery Saga
Reminds me of Alice's Restaurant
This public university will spend nearly $3 million on diversity this year alone
After Losing Nearly $4 Billion Last Year, Postal Service on Track to Lose $7 Billion This Year. Revenue and mail volume is basically flat, but the USPS' operating expenses are out of control.
Renn: Providence Needs More People Who Care Less
Huawei's imperial reach
China has plans for you
Amy Klobuchar Says Planned Parenthood Offers Mammograms. They Don’t. "They’re going there for mammograms..."
Google Favors A Small Number Of Left-Leaning News Outlets
The Linda Problem and Why Democratic Socialists Flunk Logic 101 - How do we overcome our need to make our story cohere with our preexisting biases?
Washington’s Dirty Little Secret: No One Is Running the Show
Is Trump Derangement Syndrome a Real Condition?
Jim Jordan: Democrats Are Trying to Destroy AG Barr In Order to Blow Up His Investigation Into Their Deep State Allies/Fellow Operatives
Sigh: Comey Says “Yes” It’s Possible Russia Is Controlling Trump…
Stacey Abrams: If We Don’t Secure Our Democracy In 2020, We Might Be Speaking Russian In 2030
IG Horowitz Has 'Concluded that the Final Three FISA Extensions Were Illegally Obtained,' diGenova Says
The Real Ballot Question in South Africa: How to Keep the Country from Falling Apart
Friday, May 10. 2019
The Knotweed Crisis
A nasty plant for sure. I see it everywhere
CDC Warns Consumers That Kale Is Still Disgusting
Where Did All the Free-Flowing Rivers Go? A map of the world’s free-flowing rivers shows a shrinking number can still meander as they please. New plans for hydropower will further constrain flow.
Is tribalism undermining objectivity about low-carb, high-fat diets?
Disney's 'Tolkien' Movie Cuts Out the Christian Faith That Inspired His Life and Work
Tesla Story Gets Even Weirder as $TSLA Completely Changes Its Business Strategy
Major British University Warns Jewish Students Not To Celebrate Israel Independence Day
Offended By What Someone Said? Now You Can Report Them To Law Enforcement
Break up Facebook? Teddy Roosevelt would cheer
Denver voters reject ‘Right to Survive’ homeless camping initiative
Homeless is a euphemism.
AOC Wants a Government Bank Operated by the Post Office
Comey: “Reasonable,” “Totally Normal Step” To Plant Undercover Sources In Political Campaign
Dem Rep. Jackie Speier: Trump “Has In Many Respects Become A Dictator”…
Why not just call him Hitler and be done with it?
Who Were the Mueller Report's Hired Guns?
Liberal Law Professor Clinically Dismantles Democrats' Contempt Case Against Barr
It's all theater
Trump being highly amusing (and clever too)
Yup, theater
" Democrats want secret grand jury information and investigative files so they can doxx, harass, and attack political opponents. Unless and until the courts finally rule, there is no crisis, much less a constitutional crisis."
Turkey Venerates Its Violent Conquest of Christian Territory with Conversion of Hagia Sophia to a Mosque
Just politics. Regardless, when in Istanbul definitely see this cathedral.
U.S., Japan, India and Philippines challenge Beijing with naval drills in the South China Sea
Thursday, May 9. 2019
 Pogo toon via Lileks
Mongolian Couple Died of Plague After Eating Raw Marmot
Marmot sushi? I prefer my woodchucks medium rare
HOW TO PUNISH A PEDOPHILE SEX OFFENDER
NPR Host Fear Mongers: Climate Change Will Cause Human Extinction, “Everyone You Love Will Die!”…
When?
American Physiological Association Creates Climate Change Guide For Unhinged Warmists
Wednesday, May 8. 2019
Transgender Powerlifter Champion Mary Gregory Is Stripped of World Records
“My daughter can see CO2 with the naked eye”
BATTLING OVER BATTERIES
The only efficient battery is damming rivers and streams
The Reason Renewables Can´t Power Modern Civilization Is Because They Were Never Meant To
How Much Did Physicians Drive the Opioid Crisis?
Semenya is intersex. Where should she compete?
Don’t Let Students Run The University
George Washington traumatizes students
Really?
Re Smith College:
A conservative contemplating getting a Ph.D. in the hopes of becoming a U.S. professor would be foolish not to think her political views would greatly diminish her chance of getting professorship. Conservative college employees, furthermore, will take these incidents as reasons to hide.
(Even though I work at Smith College, I can write this article because I’m protected by tenure, a fancy law degree, and a neurodiverse brain that causes me to care less about what people think of me than is the norm. Almost everyone else in the Smith community has far less protection than I do.)
CNN: Have ‘Fewer Children’ or 1 Million Species Will Go Extinct
The next decent-sized asteroid will solve everything, same as in the past
Can Anderson Cooper and CNN fall even deeper, or have they finally hit rock bottom?
Facebook’s latest crackdown begs the question -- Who is the final arbiter of free speech in America?
Answer: Me, of course
Can Anybody Around Here Admit Out Loud That The Federal Government Cannot Fix Every Human Problem With Another New Program?
This Will Be Another Enormous Waste of My Time Feeding the Government Paper
Democrats Look To A New Century Of Complaining About Every Little Thing
Buttigieg: America never great
Defined how?
Amusing clips of Biden groping kids
Arizona Democrats Claim No Border Crisis - Then Beg Trump For Help With Flood Of Migrants
THE BRAINWASHING OF A NATION - From campus identity politics cults to the media, brainwashing is bigger than ever.
How those Virginia scandals disappeared
Infuriating Democrats, Trump Plans To Redefine Poverty, Cutting Americans From Welfare
Obama tried to do that too
Pajamas:
The bottom line for Democrats is that a strong majority (61 percent) of voters say “it's time for Democrats in Congress to move on to other issues now that the Mueller probe has failed to prove that the Trump campaign colluded with the Russians.” If Democrats don’t get the hint, they most certainly risk the same kind of backlash the GOP experienced after impeaching President Bill Clinton.
White House vs House: The war is on
The Gaza Blockade: An Explainer
New Cuba Travel Sanctions: Restricting What Doesn't Exist Anyway
Is travel to Cuba just poverty porn?
Tuesday, May 7. 2019
Culture wars gone crazy
Where is the tolerance?
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