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With Covid-19 Under Control, China's Economy Surges Ahead

With Covid-19 Under Control, China's Economy Surges Ahead

Via: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  14 Comments  •  6 years ago

Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2020 | Prison Policy Initiative

Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2020 | Prison Policy Initiative

Via: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  3 Comments  •  6 years ago

Yesterday, I seeded a map about the US prison population, that drew quite a few questions. This should answer almost everything ...
Reporting in From Trump Country, 2020

Reporting in From Trump Country, 2020

Via: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  1 Comments  •  6 years ago

John Scalzi is among my favorite authors. His blog has a lot of junk, and then the occasional gem, as here.
Oliver Stone's 'Natural Born Killers' & The Presidential Election of 2020

Oliver Stone's 'Natural Born Killers' & The Presidential Election of 2020

Via: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  1 Comments  •  6 years ago

Oliver Stone's fiction copied reality.  Dylann Roof's reality copied fiction.
He's 32. He's Joe Biden's Press Secretary. And He Has Stage 4 Cancer.

He's 32. He's Joe Biden's Press Secretary. And He Has Stage 4 Cancer.

Via: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  3 Comments  •  6 years ago

Do I feel ineffectual when I read something like this? Oh yeah!!
MAPS  TwoFer!

MAPS TwoFer!

By: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  9 Comments  •  6 years ago

The population growth map seems pretty logical:- people leaving harsh climate in search of more temperate. The prison population makes no sense... on the surface.- Surely Oklahomans are not so...
NZ election 2020: Jacinda Ardern thanks voters amid Labour landslide

NZ election 2020: Jacinda Ardern thanks voters amid Labour landslide

Via: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  6 Comments  •  6 years ago

Lemme see... A Prime Minister led her country through the coronavirus crisis with a total of twenty-five deaths. She just got re-elected by a landslide. A President "led" his country through the...
Garage Sale, October 17th, 2020

Garage Sale, October 17th, 2020

By: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  16 Comments  •  6 years ago

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