CREATIONISM …CLIMATE DENIAL .. FAITH HEALING .. GMO fear … EBOLA PANIC ..VACCINE PANIC ..HEALTH FOOD FADS Maybe not all of this is the problem of the repugnant Republicans but they are dominant. Luddites and scientific deniers have Fox News and their own theme parks. These rogue[...]
Archive for January 21st, 2015
January 21st, 2015 - 2:01 pm § in Misc.
Should you consider law school?
Yes, absolutely — if you’re smart enough to be a lawyer, are willing to work your butt off to become a lawyer, and want to be a lawyer for the right reasons. Our society needs, and will always need, excellent lawyers. But weigh this decision very carefully, because the job market canR[...]
January 21st, 2015 - 12:17 pm § in America, The Ave Scene
THE Ave Scene: Our Favorite Restaurant
Some years ago we were hungry in Seattle. Looking for a place to park at the base of Queen Anne Hill , we found a space in front of a restaurant called Perché No. We went in and Perché No become a central event in our lives in Seattle ever since. Is Kong an Italian name?. […][...]
January 21st, 2015 - 12:10 pm § in America
Study debunks GOP myths about subprime mortgage crisis
America’s political right wasted no time turning the subprime mortgage crisis into a political football. Their argument, in essence, is that “the financial crisis was the result of government pressure to make subprime home loans to those at the lower end of the income scale.” Here[...]
January 21st, 2015 - 1:44 am § in Misc.
David Brewster
The New Yorker casts a jaded eye on Amazon’s new bookstore in University Village, mashing up the Restoration Hardware look, big-box technology, and indie bookstore informality. Thomas De Monchaux writes: “In our global moment of high-tech fabrication and doorstep delivery, we are gradual[...]
January 21st, 2015 - 1:41 am § in Israel/Palestine, Misc.
The Flag of Palestine
This a Larousse French dictionary from 1939. In the appendix it lists all the then current flags of the world in alphabetical order. You’ll notice that for Germany at that time the flag was the Nazi one replete with Zwastika which proves that this was pre-1945 ( before 1945) ! . Now, alphabeticall[...]
January 21st, 2015 - 12:12 am § in America
Jan. 21 King Speaks at Dinner Honoring Nobel Laureate
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DRUDGE AGREES .. Climate Change Real!
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