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Archive for September, 2020
September 14th, 2020 - 5:13 am § in Misc.
Lincoln’s hair fetches $81,250
A few 2-inch strands of Lincoln’s hair fetched $81,250 at auction on Saturday, September 12, 2020, ABC News reports. Read story here. It’s not the same item shown at left. In fact, when I started nosing around on the internet I found a lot of these, and learned they typically sell for $2[...]
September 14th, 2020 - 4:45 am § in Misc.
Fires in world’s largest wetland are decimating wildlife
An ecological disaster is unfolding in South America as thousands of fires sweep across Brazil’s dried-out Pantanal wetland, a gigantic wildlife-rich floodplain which Wikipedia says “includes essential sanctuaries for migratory birds, critical nursery grounds for aquatic life, and refuge[...]
Toxic Flag Syndrome
A single exposure to the US flag shifts support towards the Republican Party for up to eight months (T. J. Carter et al. Psychol. Sci. 22, 1011–1018; 2011). There is scant evidence that incidental cues in the environment significantly alter people’s political judgments and behavior in a [...]
September 13th, 2020 - 8:30 pm § in Racism
Georgia deputy fired for brutal traffic stop beating
A Georgia sheriff’s deputy who beat a black man unconscious was fired on Sunday, September 13, 2020, and may face criminal charges. Two days earlier, a friend was driving Roderick Walker, his girlfriend and their child home after he dropped off a rental car when they were pulled over for a bro[...]
September 13th, 2020 - 8:03 pm § in Politics
What if electoral votes are disputed?
A GOP-controlled Senate alone can’t block a Biden electoral vote victory. There isn’t a presidential election; there are 51 presidential elections (in each state and the District of Columbia). After the electors are certified by the states and D.C., and their votes are forwarded to Congr[...]
How the right smears BLM
This article is liberal commentary. This story begins with a vicious ambush of two Los Angeles sheriff’s deputies assigned as transit police in Compton, California, who were shot and critically wounded by a gunman who sauntered up to their patrol car, opened fire, and then ran away on foot at [...]
September 13th, 2020 - 1:08 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
If you were worried that Trump would start a war …
He didn’t have to. Americans killed in the Spanish American War: 2,246 Americans killed in War of 1812: 2,260 Americans killed in 9/11/2001 Terrorist Attacks: 2,996 Americans killed in American Revolution: 4,435 Americans killed in the Mexican War: 13,283 Americans killed in Korean War: 33,746[...]
September 13th, 2020 - 11:20 am § in Donald Trump, Politics
Trumpian hate reaches frightening crescendo as Trump goes psychopath
IS IT TIME TO BE AFRAID? Trump revives “third term” talk and pledges to be “vicious” against opponents Roger Stone urges Trump to seize total power if he loses the election Are we facing a Nazi takeover of America? What did the media report? “In Trump’s America, n[...]
September 13th, 2020 - 1:43 am § in Misc.
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: The Book of Morman
Joseph Smith and the Golden Tablets. A translation:[...]