top of the heap to third world status in one generation

[Gry]

The mRNA Vaccines Are Extraordinary, but Novavax Is Even Better


Persistent hype around mRNA vaccine technology is now distracting us from other ways to end the pandemic.




https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/06/novavax-now-best-covid-19-vaccine/619276/

 

[Gry]

Massive human head in Chinese well forces scientists to rethink evolution





‘Dragon man’ skull reveals new branch of family tree more closely related to modern humans than Neanderthals


https://www.theguardian.com/science...e-well-forces-scientists-to-rethink-evolution

 

[Hempy McNoodle]

 

[Gry]

Must be getting rough when you have to use a couple of disturbed kids as a distraction, you can always
try for some cute puppies when this won't help.

 

[armedoldhippy]

Must be getting rough when you have to use a couple of disturbed kids as a distraction, you can always
try for some cute puppies when this won't help.

puppies? are they beagles or Labs? i love puppies, esp the pink-nosed variety...LOL!

 

[Cannavore]

"UnitedHealthcare said it would start closely scrutinizing ER visits and deny claims they decide aren’t emergencies.

They postponed the policy, but records show they’re doing it already - and it’s worth seeing the awful cases they said aren’t emergencies"

https://www.dailyposter.com/theyve-been-doing-it-forever/



but wait! people who are against Medicare 4 All complain they don't want the government deciding who lives and who dies (which isn't even true about M4A) yet they're okay with a private unaccountable company doing it instead!

 

[Cannavore]

Witness speaks out during 2nd night of protests after Arkansas teen killed by deputy

https://katv.com/news/local/teen-wit...ares-his-story

"On Wednesday an Arkansas Deputy killed a 17 y/o child for fixing his truck during a traffic stop Hunter Brittain got out of his truck, that was broken, to put something behind his wheels so the car wouldnt roll into the deputy. The deputy responded by shooting him without warning."


so glad joe biden doubled trump's police budget. who else will keep me safe at night!

 

[armedoldhippy]

seen todays news? a law-abiding citizen (hero, they say) shot & killed a cop killer, then was gunned down himself because he was holding the killers rifle when the first LEO showed up & shot before investigating. no "drop the weapon", nothing. way to go, you ignorant fucking morons...and they wonder why no one trusts them. all that said, yeah...the guy should NOT have picked up the killers AR-15. got it.

 

[Cannavore]

 

[Gry]

Grey's Poupon dreams in the land of Hill and Knowlton schemes.

 

[Cannavore]

mike gravel has passed. the man who risked being arrested by reading the pentagon papers into congressional records in 1971. in honor of this dude being a badass here's two of my favorite debate moments of his;

RIP

 

[Gry]

Columbia has a storied and amazing history:
The university's endowment stands at $11.26 billion in 2020, among the largest of any academic institution. As of October 2020, Columbia's alumni, faculty, and staff have included: seven Founding Fathers of the United States;[SUP][n 1][/SUP]four U.S. presidents; 29 foreign heads of state; ten justices of the United States Supreme Court, one of whom currently serves; 96 Nobel laureates; five Fields Medalists; 122 National Academy of Sciences members;[SUP][24][/SUP] 53 living billionaires;[SUP][25][/SUP]eleven Olympic medalists; 33 Academy Award winners; and 125 Pulitzer Prize recipients.

 

[Gry]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gravel_Institute

https://www.gravelinstitute.org/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC95fKRwnEvd8RTX74Iz3TcA

 

[Cannavore]

yep he set up a left wing counter to PragerU. their videos are good so far.

 

[Gry]

Could not help but smile as I looked through what they have done.
A decent and positive outfit with a similar message.
We need more like that...

 

[Gry]

The Sky Thief
How did Beebo Russell — a goofy, God-fearing baggage handler — steal a passenger plane from the Seattle-Tacoma airport and end up alone in a cockpit, with no plan to come down? <------ This story is heartbreaking and it speaks volumes about the nature of our society
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture...story-1187023/

 

[Gry]

Bad News for the Highly Intelligent


Superior IQs are associated with mental and physical disorders, research suggests.
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/bad-news-for-the-highly-intelligent

 

[Gry]

A Brief History of Children Sent Through the Mail


In the early days of the parcel post, some parents took advantage of the mail in unexpected ways.
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/...ent-through-the-mail?utm_source=pocket-newtab

 

[Gry]

Susceptibility to Mental Illness May Have Helped Humans Adapt Over the Millennia


Mental illness may have nothing to do with a genetic flaw or a traumatic event.
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/...t-over-the-millennia?utm_source=pocket-newtab

 

[Gry]

‘At first I thought, this is crazy’: the real-life plan to use novels to predict the next war





Three years ago, a small group of academics at a German university launched an unprecedented collaboration with the military – using novels to try to pinpoint the world’s next conflicts. Are they on to something?

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeand...-to-predict-next-war?utm_source=pocket-newtab