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December 3rd, 2016 - 12:56 pm § in Misc.

Austria Returns to Nazi Era

Campaign poster for Norbert Hofer. Photo: Paul Gillingwater The rise, fall, and rise again of Austria’s far-right Norbert Hofer could become the European Union’s first far-right head of state in Austria’s presidential election re-run on Sunday.[...]

December 3rd, 2016 - 12:08 pm § in America, Hypocrisy, Science

My Unhappy Life as a Climate Heretic

AN ACADEMIC  POLICY WONK COMPLAINS THAT LIBERALS DO NOT WANT TO LISTEN TO HIM By Roger Pielke Jr. Wall Street Journal Much to my surprise, I showed up in the WikiLeaks releases before the election. In a 2014 email, a staffer at the Center for American Progress, founded by John Podesta in 2003, too[...]

December 3rd, 2016 - 9:26 am § in America, Politics, Schools & Colleges

TRUMPING OBAMACARE

Sadly Dems think the GOP can not just overturn Obamacare.  They  are far too naive.  These are smart Republicans. They will repeal the ACA under provisions that take force over a long enough time to achieve their model and serve their electoral interests in 2018.  I expect proposals built very m[...]

December 3rd, 2016 - 1:12 am § in Misc.

Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Discovers Seattle

Rod Hearne Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy helped get me through the very unpleasant years known as Junior High School. Ironically, one of the best ways to stay sane in an insane world is to develop an appreciation for the absurd. To get through the remaining days of this[...]