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Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, Selfless Public Servants, Made as Much as $120 Million Last Year

Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, Selfless Public Servants, Made as Much as $120 Million Last Year

Via: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  3 Comments  •  5 years ago

There are laws against this, but apparently the Trump family simply ignored them... and no one will ever hold them responsible. Hey! Rich people can do whatever they want!
Nanaia Mahuta, New Zealand's Māori foreign minister, is the perfect diplomat

Nanaia Mahuta, New Zealand's Māori foreign minister, is the perfect diplomat

Via: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  3 Comments  •  5 years ago

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

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  •  5 years ago

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 Science of Changing Someone's Mind

The Science of Changing Someone's Mind

Via: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  1 Comments  •  5 years ago

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...
New study: A zero-emissions US is now pretty cheap

New study: A zero-emissions US is now pretty cheap

Via: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  1 Comments  •  5 years ago

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

You climbed on the ladder and you know how it feels

Via: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  1 Comments  •  5 years ago

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....
In the search for Covid protection, Cormac the 'extremely charismatic' llama may hold a key

In the search for Covid protection, Cormac the 'extremely charismatic' llama may hold a key

Via: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  1 Comments  •  5 years ago

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

U.S. oil industry wants help from farmers to fight Biden's EV agenda

Via: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  15 Comments  •  5 years ago

Big Oil will still be trying to kill us when the Sun goes dim... ... and demanding subsidies for their effort!
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