The Atomic Energy Lab kit produced by the American Basic Science Club came with real samples of uranium (which is radioactive) and radium (which is a million times more radioactive than uranium). Since the mere presence of radioactive material in a children’s product clearly wasn’t insane enough[...]
Archive for December, 2017
December 21st, 2017 - 5:04 pm § in Misc.
Wh-a-a-a-t???
We previously posted about this story. Two Michigan cops searching for a 40-year-old female stabbing suspect drew guns on a terrified 11-year-old black girl, then handcuffed and detained her. Now, the police chief says the cops “followed procedure” and won’t be disciplined, and spe[...]
December 21st, 2017 - 1:52 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
‘Not guilty’ in first inauguration protests trial
BREAKING — A jury has acquitted all six defendants in the first trial brought by the Trump administration against inauguration protesters. There’s no question that some rioting and property damage occurred during the protests, although the demonstrations on the whole were peaceful and mo[...]
December 20th, 2017 - 4:40 pm § in Misc.
Charlottesville renames street where protester was slain
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December 19th, 2017 - 8:27 pm § in Politics
Busting the tax stimulus myth
Republicans claim their corporate tax cuts will stimulate investment to create jobs and raise wages: “Big US companies have been piling up cash for years, but they’ve spent little of it on buying equipment and raising wages and other things to grow the economy. Republicans say they know[...]
December 19th, 2017 - 7:45 pm § in Misc.
A rock named “Peace”
The evangelical pastor who found this stone promises it will bring “clean water, electricity, schools, medical facilities, bridges and roads” to his struggling African village. Sold for $6.5 million this week, it’s the 13th largest diamond ever found and the largest in the last 40 [...]