How Chinese drones could defeat America

Via: Bob Nelson  •  News & Politics  •  1 Comments  •  last year

“A Ukrainian drone attack shows our extreme vulnerability”

"Tariff wars are easy." Somebody may be playing 3-D chess, but it certainly isn't Donald Trump.

Understanding Inequality, Part I

Via: Bob Nelson  •  Stock Market & Investments  •  1 Comments  •  last year

“Why did the rich pull away from the rest?”

Inequality - of several kinds - is probably the worst facet of American society today, and it's getting worse. Wealth inequality is major, and related to all our other inequalities. So it's probably a good idea to try to understand where this inequality came from.

We’re doing better than we think, or Trump is doing worse, or something

Via: Bob Nelson  •  News & Politics  •  65 Comments  •  4 Likes  •  last year

“Which way is up?”

Good news! Overruled! Bad news! Overruled! WTF????

The fallout from Trump's war on Harvard will long outlast his presidency

Via: Bob Nelson  •  News & Politics  •  12 Comments  •  5 Likes  •  last year

“Donald Trump has had a busy seven days. On Monday, he threatened to redirect $3bn in Harvard research funding to vocational schools. On Tuesday,...”

I'm seeding this because it's from the BBC... which can hardly be described as a far left radical source... Well... not rationally. Yeah... that won't stop the crazies from saying the BBC is a far left radical source...

Rewilding TWOfer from Cosmos

Via: Bob Nelson  •  Environment/Climate  •  3 Comments  •  last year

“Rewilding successes in the urban junglesWild places, wild species: rewilding to save iconic animals and repair ecosystems”

Once in a while, there's good news. Rewilding is very, very cool.

RFK Jr.’s fluoride ban would ruin 25 million kids’ teeth, cost $9.8 billion

Via: Bob Nelson  •  News & Politics  •  10 Comments  •  1 Like  •  last year

“The modeling estimates don't account for other costs, like parents' lost work”

Why? Why hurt America's children? Ultra-rich kids don't have to worry - they'll have a private dentist for all their lives. Red State kids - from West Virginia to Louisiana to Wyoming... will have more dental health problems. Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why?

The Rise of the Shallow State

Via: Bob Nelson  •  News & Politics  •  1 Comments  •  2 Likes  •  last year

“On the loss of state capacity and institutional memory in the federal government”

If you break something, you'd better not need that thing. If you don't know whether you'll need something later on, it might be wise not to smash it... until you're sure... Experimenting with the need for food quality inspectors, for example, will probably get people killed.

Criticism of Israel is ramping up. What does that mean for the war in Gaza?

Via: Bob Nelson  •  Op/Ed  •  13 Comments  •  1 Like  •  last year

My posts on NT are proof that I am a firm supporter of Israel's right to exist... without war. At any time, Hamas could have ended this war instantly by recognizing that right. Hamas is effectively holding the entire Palestinian population hostage to their dogma of destroying Israel  and...

Warning: This Post Contains Cute Puppy Pics

Via: Bob Nelson  •  Pets & Animals  •  4 Comments  •  1 Like  •  last year

“Introducing Mousse”

There's no excuse for cute puppy pics. So.........

Foreign students Twofer

By: Bob Nelson  •  News & Politics  •  23 Comments  •  1 Like  •  last year

“What will happen to the US when Harvard can’t be HarvardAmerica needs its foreign students”

OK... getting rid of foreign students is a very stupid policy. Since when does "stupid" prevent policy from being enacted by this administration?