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Nanaia Mahuta, New Zealand's Māori foreign minister, is the perfect diplomat
Via: Bob Nelson • The Beacon • 3 Comments • 1 Like • 4 years ago
“She is impossible to miss, understands both sides of the Māori debate and speaks up on foreign policy in a way that works well for Jacinda Ardern”
Deb Haaland is a wimp!
The Price of Wheat Doesn't Tell Us About the Strength of the Economy and Neither Does the Stock Market
Via: Bob Nelson • The Beacon • 1 Comments • 4 years ago
“The stock market tells us about the expected value of future after-tax corporate profits. At least, that is, when it tells us anything at all. That...”
People are constantly saying, "The economy is booming: just look at the stock market!" So... for as long as I've been seeding the occasional economics article, I've been Screaming, "No! The stock market is NOT the economy!" Maybe Baker can explain it better. Hey! He's a professional, after...
The Science of Changing Someone's Mind
Via: Bob Nelson • The Beacon • 1 Comments • 1 Like • 4 years ago
“Don't try to change someone else's mind. Instead, help them find their own motivation to change.”
When I don't agree with someone, I try to convince them... for a moment. If they pigheadedly persist, I figure: Screw 'em! That's foolish, of course. That just rigidifies their "thinking".
New study: A zero-emissions US is now pretty cheap
Via: Bob Nelson • The Beacon • 1 Comments • 1 Like • 4 years ago
“In 2050, benefits to the US offset costs, but there are some unexpected outcomes”
Costs are evolving so fast that I, for one, have a hard time keeping up. What's encouraging here, it that it shouldn't be too hard to make sequestration commercially viable.
You climbed on the ladder and you know how it feels
Via: Bob Nelson • The Beacon • 1 Comments • 4 years ago
“Fred Clark gives us a week of worthwhile stuff.”
Fred is a Social Justice Warrior. A real one. He does stuff: works in food banks and things like that. In addition to his job in a big-box store. And running his "slacktivist" blog. About once a week, he puts up a post of stuff he thinks worth circulating. I always read it, and Fred is always...
In the search for Covid protection, Cormac the 'extremely charismatic' llama may hold a key
Via: Bob Nelson • The Beacon • 1 Comments • 4 years ago
“The llama has provided nanobodies that effectively prevent infection, but the use of other species in Covid research raises troubling ethical...”
Here's a different approach to the effort against the coronavirus. Let's meet the animals who are (literally) giving us their essence! And also... hamsters are cute.
U.S. oil industry wants help from farmers to fight Biden's EV agenda
Via: Bob Nelson • The Beacon • 15 Comments • 2 Likes • 4 years ago
“U.S. oil industry is looking to get support from corn and biofuel organizations to lobby against electric vehicle agendas set by Biden administration”
Big Oil will still be trying to kill us when the Sun goes dim... ... and demanding subsidies for their effort!
Louisiana cemetery apologizes for telling family Black deputy couldn't be buried there
Via: Bob Nelson • The Beacon • 8 Comments • 1 Like • 4 years ago
“Board president says his aunt declined to bury body of Darrell Semien due to 1950s 'whites only' policy”
Apparently this story, which is all over the Internet, was quickly resolved. The question remains... why did it ever happen? Is this really the first burial of a Black in Oaklin Springs?
MAPS TWOSOME: 2020 Election Results and Life Expectancy
By: Bob Nelson • The Beacon • 11 Comments • 1 Like • 4 years ago
“Any ressemblance is...surely... coincidental...”
Take note of Kentucky, where Mitch McConnell reigns supreme. Kentucky, where people die younger... Where Mitch still refuses to expand Medicare!
