Wednesday, March 27, 2019

How to know the truth

This is a pretty insightful article on how to know the truth about current events. Just assume that the left is lying about any subject and you will know what's true.

It is well established that fluid injections are causing small earthquakes in Oklahoma. Here's an instance of the same thing happening in South Korea, inducing the government to shut down a geothermal power plant. Geothermal is of course one of the clean energy sources.

Here's a cool time lapse video of planet Earth as it goes through the seasons.

How Chief Justice Roberts negotiated to save Obamacare.

This is a fairly interesting article about Robert Mueller which may cause you to rethink your opinion of him. He spent three years in the Marines and was decorated for fighting in Viet Nam.

Governor Scott Walker with an insightful lecture on marginal tax rates.

Even the Washington Post is critical of the media coverage of the Trump investigation. And if you'ree really into criticism of the media, here's more.

This analysis of the effect on the media by the Mueller results comes highly recommended by Scott Adams, the only person to predict Trumps victory a year ahead of time. Mark Taibbi thinks reporting has been a joke and needs a lot of words to cover their mistakes.

Sharyl Attkinsson thinks the press owes Trump an apology.

The top 20 Mueller memes.

This black Christian was disinvited from a discussion at Cornell University because of her views.

On that same theme of persecution of Christians, San Antonio bans Chic-fil-a from their airport.

Here's a fun roundup of media's glaring mistakes.


Friday, March 22, 2019

Restorative Justice

There is a thing called “restorative justice.” Based on a highly dubious proposition — that black and Hispanic offenders are punished disproportionately to white students engaged in similar behavior. It is keeping the good kids from learning. There's a reason minorities were getting suspended more.

The fascinating story of the humble zipper, a lesson in business. Did you know Levi's developed during the gold rush didn't have zippers until 1947 despite being patented in 1893?

This is seriously stupid: US judge halts hundreds of drilling projects in groundbreaking climate change ruling.

China has stopped accepting our trash, which means there's no place to put recyclable plastic and paper except in the city dump. Is this the beginning of the end for household recycling?

Something strange is happening at America’s colleges and universities. A movement is arising, undirected and driven largely by students, to scrub campuses clean of words, ideas, and subjects that might cause discomfort or give offense. This is another step in the end of education in America.

The University of Pennsylvania is upset. How come nobody is cheating and bribing to gain entry to this excellent school?

An Oxford mathematician who regular debates intellectual atheists explains why he's a follower of Jesus.

President Carter actually accomplished something. Nasty, 3ft-long parasitic worms are on the cusp of being wiped from the planet. Enjoy the pictures.

KOMO news in Seattle has a story on why the city is dying: it's the benevolent treatment of homeless people. Also mentioned are Portland and San Francisco.

The news has been full of reports on the New Zealand massacre of Muslims. Nowhere do you hear about the massacre of Christians.

The Southern Poverty Law Center publishes maps of "hate groups" that other institutions actually use. Turns out the SPLC has some problems of its own.

Friday, March 15, 2019

Chernobyl

Here's a follow up to the Chernobyl disaster. The Soviets covered up thousands of deaths.

The general in charge of special forces training seems to be a really bad leader.

England is minting a 50 pence coin with a black hole on it to commemorate Stephen Hawking.

"Greenpeace Founding Member: 'The Whole Climate Crisis Is Not Only Fake News, It's Fake Science'

Interesting information on the Steele dossier from a libel trial, circulated by a John McCain staffer.

Victor Davis Hanson wrote a book "The Case  for Trump".  There was a review on a website called "The Bulwark" which is run by some never Trumpers (conservatives opposed to Trump). Here's a response by Dr. Hanson with links to the critical review and others.

Saturday, March 9, 2019

The Case for Trump

Victor Davis Hanson has a new book out: "The Case for Trump" available on amazon.  If you want to have some fun, read the reviews. There are only two choices: five stars or one star. The one star reviews seem to lack serious analysis, so I suspect they are from liberals.

The reason that renewables can't save the planet. Wind and solar just don't meet the needs.

More here on the subject from Forbes: the real reason they hate nuclear is because it means we don't need renewable energy sources.

Socialism’s millennial fans don’t even know what it is. Millennials — ignorant of socialism’s appalling economic and human-rights history — increasingly embrace socialism and its naively unrealistic prescriptions for ending all human want.

Something unusual. How smart is your dog? Here's a dog puzzle and IQ test. You hide treats under the sliding disks and your dog moves them to find the treats.

Which states will take the most of your income in taxes. Here's the list. Since all taxes are included, you will need to dig down to see your personal situation.  For example, several states charge no income tax, so if you have no income, the benefit is minimal.

On the other hand, the cost of housing is important. To rent a 1-bedroom apartment in San Francisco will cost almost $4000 a month. That will buy you a pretty nice house in Grass Valley.

A good short video lecture on the differences between Socialism and Capitalism.

The Democrat party is imploding. Here's the details.

Jeffery Epstein is a pedophile who regular flew guests to a private island on the "Lolita Express". Because of the names of some of the guests, (including a former president) this didn't get much news coverage until they were able to link him to Trump.

One of the longest running climate prediction blunders has disappeared from the Internet: Snowfalls are now just a thing of the past".

If you like to eat, then you should be cheering global warming. CO2 is used to grow vegetables and doesn't seem to be heating the planet much.

The greatest scientific fraud of all time. Cooking the books to show warming.  And more here in the series.

There had been much about the Methodist Church going LGBTQ, but it seems the conservative Christians just took over.

Roger Simon thinks the Democrats made a strategic error by scheduling the Cohen testimony during the North Koran nuclear talks.

Michael Barone thinks Democrats getting out on dangerously left-wing limb.

Here's a nice roundup of how the media uses different words to describe Republicans and Democrats.

The media can't figure out why Christians continue to support Trump despite his salacious behavior.

The broad swath of the Trump-hating press that has participated in what has amounted to an unconstitutional attempt to overthrow the government. This is the real scandal of Trump's term.

Liberty is not possible for an unarmed society: a through analysis of Socialism and the need for citizens to have guns.

The Southern Poverty Law Center has added another Christian group to its list of hate organizations.

South Africa has squandered its opportunities and is on the path to becoming a failed state. Government profiteering, race tensions, and shortages are ruining the country.


Saturday, March 2, 2019

Why do Zebras have stripes

You have probably wondering for some time why Zebras have stripes. Here's the answer.

Trevor Naoh replaced John Stewart on the Comedy Channel's Daily Show.  He has a pretty funny analysis on the Jessie Smolet case.

Here's a roundup of fake hate crimes perpetrated by the alleged victims.

Bill Gates on green energy: "there is no substitute".

The Southern Poverty Law Center, which used to do good things, has morphed into a group that labels a lot of good organizations as "hate groups". They have done this to a Christian lawyers organization.

Here's a fun diversion: Rick Steves favorite places to see in Europe.

White House plan to reassess global warming.

LA had the coldest February in 60 years.

Lara Logan, journalist, is making waves by pointing out the bias in the news.

Here's Sheryl Atkinson's regularly updated list of media mistakes.

This is kind of an outrageous SUV.

This is the sharpest image of Ultima Thule, the farthest explored object in the solar system.

Warren Buffet is warning people not to locate companies in states with high unfunded pensions.

California’s 40 million residents depend on less than 1 percent of the state’s taxpayers to pay nearly half of the state income tax. Victor Davis Hanson warns us about what can happen.