President-Elect Biden tapped Pete Buttigieg for Transportation Secretary; as for why he might want to job, and how it could benefit his political ambitions, read this CNN story here. He will replace Elaine Chao, wife of Sen. Mitch McConnell, who’s been criticized for her wealthy shipping famil[...]
Archive for December, 2020
A theory on why people believe b.s.
This article contains real science and snide liberal commentary. We all know first impressions matter, and are hard to overcome. That helps explain why people believe falsehoods despite all evidence to the contrary. European researchers found a correlation between subjects’ cognitive ability a[...]
December 14th, 2020 - 12:51 am § in Health
Vaccine rollout: Best and worst supplied countries
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December 14th, 2020 - 12:45 am § in Health
Cities critically short of ICU beds
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Covid control knob
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December 13th, 2020 - 2:46 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
Proud Boys wanted for D.C. arson
“Black Lives Matter” signs were torn down at three churches in Washington D.C. during violent pro-Trump demonstrations on Saturday, December 12, 2020, Huffington Post reported. “We take these offenses seriously, and we are currently investigating them as a possible hate crimes,” the [...]
December 13th, 2020 - 12:50 pm § in Hypocrisy
The Christmas Surprise
On the night before Christmas, the Donald lay awake, OH what what was good friend Kim Jung Un planning for this special day? Was it a chocolate cake? Perhaps a wonderful Hanbok, the silk dress the Donald saw on so many Korean women? Melania would look so lovely in an Hanbok. But what if it was [...]
December 13th, 2020 - 1:11 am § in Misc.
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: THE AVE CHALLENGE: What happened in 10,950 BCE?
HINT: The Vulture Stone from Göbekli Tepe (left) records a key event in human history A. Extinction of woolly mammoths B. Beginning of last ice age, “the Younger Dryas” C. Earliest construction of a temple D. Beginnings of agriculture E. Earliest observatory for meteors and comets.[...]
December 12th, 2020 - 9:22 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
How ballots are actually counted
The news media describe GOP attacks on ballot counting in key swing states as “baseless,” but how do you know? Without going into the mechanics of the process, there are several ways: Trump’s lawsuits — over 50 of them — have all been rejected by the courts. He hasnR[...]