Daily Archives: Saturday, April 7, 2012

What I said: Study: Rise in Earthquakes Linked to Oil and Gas Production

As I wrote years ago now, there is no way humanity can continue such extractions without seriously disrupting the crust of the Earth. I stand by the statement. There is no way that such extractions can be decoupled from seismic … Continue reading

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Number fudging: US hiring down while US unemployment rate also down

Look, you can't be honest while removing the unemployed from the unemployment stats just because they've given up looking because they can't find a job anywhere even though they want a job and are ready and able. Where's the federal … Continue reading

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Why is illogical stupidity funny to the snared? "Porn Stars Take Aim at GOP Candiate Rick Santorum"

I'm not a Santorum "supporter," "endorser," or "fan"; but he's not wrong about the brain being negatively impacted by pornography. Pornography addiction is a very serious illness. Pornography addiction causes many people to waste away their time not being able … Continue reading

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New head of Israel's Kadima Party extremely pragmatic/expedient, even intelligent, by low Israeli standards

He [Shaul Mofaz, the new head of Israel's Kadima Party] said Mr. Netanyahu’s focus on Iran’s nuclear program had distracted attention from more important priorities, like making peace with the Palestinians, ending settlement building in much of the West Bank … Continue reading

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Lugar wants to cut $40 billion from farming support & nutrition assistance

U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar, D-Ind., reintroduced legislation last month to cut $40 billion from federal farming support and federal nutrition assistance funding, which could eliminate food stamps for 74,000 already hungry Illinois residents, including 15,000 in Chicago.[...] Analysis of federal … Continue reading

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