https://qz.com/695101/the-amish-understand-a-crucial-element-of-modern-medicine-that-most-americans-dont/
_- Steve
Saturday, March 30, 2019
Thursday, March 28, 2019
National Geographic: How this elite climber keeps finding new heights to explore
How this elite climber keeps finding new heights to explore
National Geographic
After multiple first ascents, being kidnapped in Kyrgyzstan, and writing a popular mom blog, Beth Rodden continues to raise the bar in climbing. Read the full story
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Tuesday, March 26, 2019
How Much Do States Rely on Federal Funding?
"Education-related programs make up the next-largest type of federal funding. Top sources include money for Head Start, the National School Lunch Program and language assistance initiatives."
https://www.governing.com/topics/finance/gov-state-budgets-federal-funding-2015-2018-trump.html
_- Steve
https://www.governing.com/topics/finance/gov-state-budgets-federal-funding-2015-2018-trump.html
_- Steve
Monday, March 25, 2019
Trump & Mueller Report
It is good news that we are told the President did not provably cooperate with an enemy government in seeking election.
The right's Deep State "witch hunt" of Trump and the left's "Mueller as Savior" collusion scenarios are both equally distasteful beliefs in conspiracies that match their holder's fears/desires.
The investigation wasn't a "witch hunt". It found widespread Russian meddling in the election, and widespread contacts between Trump's people and Russian influenced contacts. There was every reason to investigate.
Mueller had a single charter: Trump's campaign collusion with Russia on election tampering. Mueller's report on Trump's documented obstruction concluded he could not exonerate Trump himself. Why? And there are a dozen continuing investigations handed off to other agencies for irregularities outside Mueller's charter.
We should expect more from a President than merely being able to limit his involvement to just a reasonable doubt in colluding with a foreign government.
It is wrong to meet with Russian agents to try to obtain kompromat on your political opponent. It is wrong to encourage Russian intelligence agents to steal data from your political opponent. It is wrong to direct your lawyer to lie to Congress. It is wrong to payoff mistresses to further your candidacy. It is wrong to commit criminal campaign finance violations. It is wrong to hire foreign agents to run your campaign without proper vetting. It is wrong to attempt to obstruct the DOJ from its investigations. It is wrong to bypass security clearance failures to hire your son-in-law to a position of power.
And this list doesn't include following the money into Trump Inc. barely legal slimy business dealings which continue to this day, including monetizing the presidency by touting his properties and engaging in pay to play with the members and clientele of his clubs and hotels.
_- Steve
The right's Deep State "witch hunt" of Trump and the left's "Mueller as Savior" collusion scenarios are both equally distasteful beliefs in conspiracies that match their holder's fears/desires.
The investigation wasn't a "witch hunt". It found widespread Russian meddling in the election, and widespread contacts between Trump's people and Russian influenced contacts. There was every reason to investigate.
Mueller had a single charter: Trump's campaign collusion with Russia on election tampering. Mueller's report on Trump's documented obstruction concluded he could not exonerate Trump himself. Why? And there are a dozen continuing investigations handed off to other agencies for irregularities outside Mueller's charter.
We should expect more from a President than merely being able to limit his involvement to just a reasonable doubt in colluding with a foreign government.
It is wrong to meet with Russian agents to try to obtain kompromat on your political opponent. It is wrong to encourage Russian intelligence agents to steal data from your political opponent. It is wrong to direct your lawyer to lie to Congress. It is wrong to payoff mistresses to further your candidacy. It is wrong to commit criminal campaign finance violations. It is wrong to hire foreign agents to run your campaign without proper vetting. It is wrong to attempt to obstruct the DOJ from its investigations. It is wrong to bypass security clearance failures to hire your son-in-law to a position of power.
And this list doesn't include following the money into Trump Inc. barely legal slimy business dealings which continue to this day, including monetizing the presidency by touting his properties and engaging in pay to play with the members and clientele of his clubs and hotels.
_- Steve
Elon Musk but with Elizabeth Holmes' eyes
Elon Musk but with Elizabeth Holmes' eyes
https://boingboing.net/2019/03/22/elon-musk-but-with-elizabeth-h.html
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Saturday, March 23, 2019
You Can Take a Beautiful Cross-Country Train Trip for $213
You Can Take a Beautiful Cross-Country Train Trip for $213
https://www.fatherly.com/news/travel-across-america-train-scenic-trip/
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Fox News freaks out over Kirsten Gillibrand’s comments on immigrants and Social Security — but she’s right
Fox News freaks out over Kirsten Gillibrand's comments on immigrants and Social Security — but she's right
https://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-gillibrand-social-security-20190322-story.html?hootPostID=64b62c8721592e30d3fcfe5c1befa755
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Thursday, March 21, 2019
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
Monday, March 18, 2019
Built for Performance | Can-Am
Maverick... street legal??
$1300/year
https://can-am.brp.com/off-road/info/performance.html
_- Steve
$1300/year
https://can-am.brp.com/off-road/info/performance.html
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Sunday, March 17, 2019
Thursday, March 14, 2019
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Trump’s defense budget: bloated, illegal, and doomed.
Another line has been crossed: In the last several years, defense spending has nearly equaled the discretionary budgets for all programs other than defense combined. In this budget, it finally surpasses them.
Neither the Republican Senate nor the Democratic House are likely to let slide a budget that gives defense $750 billion—a 5 percent increase over last year and more than the military chiefs requested—while cutting Medicare by $850 billion, especially since the cut would be enacted in 2020, an election year.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/03/trump-fiscal-2020-military-budget-750-billion-cheating.html_- Steve
Monday, March 11, 2019
Sunday, March 10, 2019
The Manafort Sentence Reveals a Broken Justice System - The Atlantic
The American criminal-justice system works at every stage and every level to give chances to people like Manafort and deny them to poorer people.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/03/what-manafort-sentence-reveals/584452/
_- Steve
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/03/what-manafort-sentence-reveals/584452/
_- Steve
Saturday, March 09, 2019
The 30-Second, 3-Ingredient “Secret Sauce” I Drizzle Over Everything
The 30-Second, 3-Ingredient "Secret Sauce" I Drizzle Over Everything
https://slate.com/culture/2019/03/sauce-fish-chicken-salad-garlic-chili-huy-fong.html
_- Steve
Friday, March 08, 2019
Thursday, March 07, 2019
Wednesday, March 06, 2019
CNN: Dead gardener may have taken revenge from beyond the grave
Dead gardener may have taken revenge from beyond the grave
CNN
German police suspect a landscape gardener is responsible for killing one man and injuring two other people with booby-traps set before his own death. Read the full story
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Tuesday, March 05, 2019
Monday, March 04, 2019
'Say Nothing': Murder, Memory And A Masterful History Of The Troubles
'Say Nothing': Murder, Memory And A Masterful History Of The Troubles
https://www.npr.org/2019/03/04/698552913/say-nothing-murder-memory-and-a-masterful-history-of-the-troubles
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Sunday, March 03, 2019
Saturday, March 02, 2019
Friday, March 01, 2019
Business Insider: How to transfer photos from your iPhone to a computer
How to transfer photos from your iPhone to a computer
Business Insider
You can transfer photos from your iPhone to a Mac or PC computer by connecting the phone to your computer's Photos app. Here are the corresponding steps for each process. If you have an iPhone - particularly any recent model of the phone - you also have a professional-quality camera that can catch great pics wherever you are. But storage for photos is limited on any device (unless you put everything in the cloud), so you may need to offload those great pics from time to time. Here's how to Read the full story
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