In a brilliant move coninciding with the rough level of thought and discourse in this country, school vouchers in Louisiana, which may otherwise be used for religious education, cannot be used for Muslim religious education. And don't get me started on atheists - why they even need an education is beyond me - there's not even here for any reason anyway.
The article
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Monday, June 25, 2012
Why does the National Academy of, Like, Science and Shit hate America?
On the other hand, Kollyforniya isn't losing beachfront property, it's gaining saltwater marshland.
News item: Imaginary "rising sea levels" could "flood" San Francisco aeroport in a decade
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News item: Imaginary "rising sea levels" could "flood" San Francisco aeroport in a decade
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Wednesday, June 6, 2012
I'm sure this is likewise little if anything to worry about: "Earth Is Headed for Disaster, Interdisciplinary Scientific Review Concludes"
Earth Is Headed for Disaster, Interdisciplinary Scientific Review Concludes
An interdisciplinary group of 22 scientists, combining paleontological evidence with ecological modeling, has concluded that the earth appears headed toward catastrophic and irreversible environmental changes.
Their report, in the June 7 issue of the journal Nature, describes an exponentially increasing rate of species extinctions, extreme climate fluctuations, and other threats that together risk a level of upheaval not seen since the large-scale extinctions 65 million years ago that killed off the dinosaurs.
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Their conclusion is that the damaging effects, when combined, appear even worse than each of the experts has seen in his or her own field, Mr. Barnosky said. "These are all driving forces that in fact are greater than what we saw in the past," he said.
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But for others, the warning contained in the Berkeley-led report may not be strong enough. "I suspect it's a little too optimistic," said Paul R. Ehrlich, a professor of population studies at Stanford University known for his 1968 book The Population Bomb.
Mr. Ehrlich said he foresees a series of dire threats to humanity, many virtually untouched by political leaders, including climate change, water shortages, and the widespread use of man-made toxins. Even a single repercussion of one of those, such as water scarcity leading to nuclear war between India and Pakistan, could devastate populations worldwide, he said.
"Generally the scientific community has spoken many times," Mr. Ehrlich said, "but nobody's paying any attention."
An interdisciplinary group of 22 scientists, combining paleontological evidence with ecological modeling, has concluded that the earth appears headed toward catastrophic and irreversible environmental changes.
Their report, in the June 7 issue of the journal Nature, describes an exponentially increasing rate of species extinctions, extreme climate fluctuations, and other threats that together risk a level of upheaval not seen since the large-scale extinctions 65 million years ago that killed off the dinosaurs.
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Their conclusion is that the damaging effects, when combined, appear even worse than each of the experts has seen in his or her own field, Mr. Barnosky said. "These are all driving forces that in fact are greater than what we saw in the past," he said.
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But for others, the warning contained in the Berkeley-led report may not be strong enough. "I suspect it's a little too optimistic," said Paul R. Ehrlich, a professor of population studies at Stanford University known for his 1968 book The Population Bomb.
Mr. Ehrlich said he foresees a series of dire threats to humanity, many virtually untouched by political leaders, including climate change, water shortages, and the widespread use of man-made toxins. Even a single repercussion of one of those, such as water scarcity leading to nuclear war between India and Pakistan, could devastate populations worldwide, he said.
"Generally the scientific community has spoken many times," Mr. Ehrlich said, "but nobody's paying any attention."
This is probably nothing to worry about (cont'd), or, They can have my incandescent light bulb when they pry it from my cold, dead fingers
Climate Scientists Lament a Nation Stuck on the Wrong Debate
The global warming debate in Congress, the states and on the campaign trail centers on two issues: Is Earth warming, and if so are humans to blame?
But ask most climate scientists, and they'll tell you that these are the only questions not in dispute. Climate change is a matter of how bad and by when, they'll say -— not whether.
Actually, I have a different question: Why are the collectivists trying to collect all my favorite light bulbs?
House votes to block enforcement of energy efficient light bulb standards
Thank God there are still a few defenders of liberty willing to stand up to Uncle Bo and his Stasi Brownshirt redistributors.
And quit worrying about our grandkids -- they'll thank us later, when they're raking in the dough at the Railsplitter Pineapple Co. (DON'T USE THAT! I haven't trademarked it yet!)
There are about 874,000 Google hits for "redistributor in chief," by the way.
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The global warming debate in Congress, the states and on the campaign trail centers on two issues: Is Earth warming, and if so are humans to blame?
But ask most climate scientists, and they'll tell you that these are the only questions not in dispute. Climate change is a matter of how bad and by when, they'll say -— not whether.
Actually, I have a different question: Why are the collectivists trying to collect all my favorite light bulbs?
House votes to block enforcement of energy efficient light bulb standards
Thank God there are still a few defenders of liberty willing to stand up to Uncle Bo and his Stasi Brownshirt redistributors.
And quit worrying about our grandkids -- they'll thank us later, when they're raking in the dough at the Railsplitter Pineapple Co. (DON'T USE THAT! I haven't trademarked it yet!)
There are about 874,000 Google hits for "redistributor in chief," by the way.
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Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Al Qaeda's number two: Kill him again, for the first time
I think it's the second time in just the last couple of weeks that we did this. Fine with me. This guy is such a phokking prick, I'm totally ok with killing him over and over again.
News item: U.S. strike killed al-Qaeda’s No. 2 leader
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News item: U.S. strike killed al-Qaeda’s No. 2 leader
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Friday, June 1, 2012
Hiney Bird Alert: Some Syracuse grad on Yahoo who never played the game calls Hawk an "imbalanced wingnut"
"Now, if Hawk Harrelson knew any of this – if this announcer in the American League knew anything about the game of baseball – he would understand that in fact Mark Wegner had done the right thing."
Ooooooooh.
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Ooooooooh.
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Thursday, May 31, 2012
This is probably nothing to worry about (cont'd), or, Why does science hate America?, or, Perpetrators of most elaborate hoax ever going to ever more elaborate lengths to perpetrate hoax (cont'd)
Warming gas levels hit 'troubling milestone' (new team name?)
"It's been at least 800,000 years — probably more — since Earth saw carbon dioxide levels in the 400s, Butler and other climate scientists said."
Well then, I'd say this was overdue.
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"It's been at least 800,000 years — probably more — since Earth saw carbon dioxide levels in the 400s, Butler and other climate scientists said."
Well then, I'd say this was overdue.
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Mysteries from the LoC Stats Files: Search Keywords of the Poor Suckers Who Wind Up Here
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CNBC, Donald Trump, and the willful self-dumbering of America (cont'd) #BRAWNDO
"Perhaps citing, as I clearly stated on air, an unconfirmed report from a conservative website was not the most conventional method to elicit a response from the loquacious Mr. Trump."
True. Next time just give him the mic and let him talk, since the journalism thing is apparently too much work for you.
On a related note, since Trump has chosen to double down on the brain-dead birther thing, the building in Chicago formerly named after him will henceforth be known as Rostenkowski Tower, or more colloquially, The Rosty.
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Artisanal Dough "Nuts" in the News
Glazed and Infused has opened its first two locations, at 1553 N. Damen Ave., near
the Damen Blue Line stop in Wicker Park, and at 813 W. Fulton Market in
the West Loop. A third shop, at 929 W. Armitage Ave.,opens in July.
According to Crain's:
The artisanal doughnuts are made fresh each day from whole ingredients (local butter, eggs, cream and fruit when available) and trans-fat-free shortening. The doughnuts are made with two distinct batters — light, fluffy yeast doughnuts and cake doughnuts. Flavors include: maple bacon long john (inevitably - Ed.), PB&J, vanilla bean glazed, crème brûlée, apple fritter and red velvet.
Unlike Dunkin' Donuts, these really sound like they are legitimately artisanal, and knowing how much people eat up that artisanal s#i+, this should be a hit. My only criticism is that they passed up the opportunity to spell "infused" with a z -- "infuzed" -- which would have been phokking awesome.
According to Crain's:
The artisanal doughnuts are made fresh each day from whole ingredients (local butter, eggs, cream and fruit when available) and trans-fat-free shortening. The doughnuts are made with two distinct batters — light, fluffy yeast doughnuts and cake doughnuts. Flavors include: maple bacon long john (inevitably - Ed.), PB&J, vanilla bean glazed, crème brûlée, apple fritter and red velvet.
Unlike Dunkin' Donuts, these really sound like they are legitimately artisanal, and knowing how much people eat up that artisanal s#i+, this should be a hit. My only criticism is that they passed up the opportunity to spell "infused" with a z -- "infuzed" -- which would have been phokking awesome.
Monday, May 28, 2012
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
News item: University of Texas apologizes for ‘pubic affairs’ commencement typo
Monday, May 21, 2012
Which animal is hating America today?
Good question! I was about to guess the beady-eyed, weasely wolverine, but it is in fact our frenemy the moose that is stabbing us in the back this time by linking antlers with the YOOOGE global warming HOAX Machine.
"As ruminants, moose have a complicated digestion system that affects their ability to self-cool, and their internal thermostats are triggered with even the smallest temperature shifts."
"Waaah - it's too hot out" ... ya gonna cry now?
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"As ruminants, moose have a complicated digestion system that affects their ability to self-cool, and their internal thermostats are triggered with even the smallest temperature shifts."
"Waaah - it's too hot out" ... ya gonna cry now?
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