Civil War Soldiers' Wounds Started Glowing—And Saved Their Lives

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“It took 139 years to understand what caused the mysterious "Angel's Glow" at the Battle of Shiloh.”

Odd history, strange happenings, and scientific explanations.

US senator demands release of US citizen seized by IDF in West Bank on Tuesday

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What is Israel defending itself from in the West Bank?

Forget oil: The Strait of Hormuz crisis is creating some really strange shortages no one expected

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“Naphtha is a petroleum derivative used as the feedstock for plastics, adhesives, inks, and countless industrial products.”

Yet another crisis coming to a retailer near you.

Exxon sounds alarm on 'unheard of' oil problem

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“Markets have a strange way of staying calm right up until the moment they can no longer”

This keeps getting better and better.  

Trump official wants to shut down international travel at major US airports

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What a brilliant idea!  Make it more difficult for immigrants to self-deport.  Only the mind of a stable genius could think up a plan like this.   Doesn't Mullin understand that President Trump endorsed the FIFA world cup?  And what happens to the international cargo terminals?  

America pumps more oil than any nation in history. Here’s why it still can’t ‘drill’ its way out of the Iran energy crisis

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“America cannot simply pump its way out of the coming energy crisis, no matter how hard the politicians in Washington who got us into this mess try.”

A primer on the fallacy of 'drill, baby, drill'.  

Could Trump's Iran 'excursion' be a bigger global turning point than Vietnam?

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“The far shorter Middle East war has rapidly revealed the strategic weakness of US firepower in an interconnected world”

Focusing on Vietnam only attempts to arose an emotional response.  But Vietnam does not stand alone.  The US wars in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan share common policy mistakes and resulting consequences.  Since the end of World War II the US has engaged in 'big stick' diplomacy that...

Opinion | How the Oprah Tax Code Swept America

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“No Wonder Everyone’s Rallying Around This Terrible Idea”

So, what is the difference between Democrats and Republicans?

Spectacular archaeological finds in Turkey shed new light on origins of Christianity

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“The remarkable discoveries include the best-preserved early image of Jesus discovered near the Turkish city of Iznik”

A bit of Christian history that might be of interest.

Trump Hits the Stalemate Phase of His Interventions in Gaza, Ukraine and Now Iran

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“In Ukraine, Gaza and now Iran, President Trump's early declarations of easy wins have given way to harsh reality.”

So now we know.  Geopolitics cannot be shoehorned into a business model no matter how much bullying is applied.  The boardroom 'art of the deal' has resulted in stalemate after stalemate that executive charisma cannot faze.  President Trump has proven that illusions and delusions of celebrity are...