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Police agencies withdraw from convention duty over tear gas rules

Police agencies withdraw from convention duty over tear gas rules

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  28 Comments  •  6 years ago

Much ado about a Democratic Party convention that isn't going to happen.
Challenges to the CO2 Global Warming Hypothesis: (1) A New Take on the Carbon Cycle

Challenges to the CO2 Global Warming Hypothesis: (1) A New Take on the Carbon Cycle

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  3 Comments  •  6 years ago

Yes, it's a blog.  Dr. Alexander has expressed concern that the empirical evidence and logic of science is being abused and rejected in favor of technocentric pseudoscience.  ( About Dr. Ralph...
From neoliberalism to necrocapitalism in 20 years

From neoliberalism to necrocapitalism in 20 years

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  2 Comments  •  6 years ago

Don't waste a good crisis.  The current state of affairs have provided an opportunity for academics to engage in emotively satisfying double-speak without actually addressing anything of...
New COVID-19 mutation helps outbreaks spread quicker

New COVID-19 mutation helps outbreaks spread quicker

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  16 Comments  •  6 years ago

Viruses are tricky little buggers.  Just keep in mind that people spread the coronavirus.  The careless complacency of people are allowing new strains of the virus to spread more rapidly.
US coronavirus: Pinning hopes on vaccine is not the right strategy, expert says

US coronavirus: Pinning hopes on vaccine is not the right strategy, expert says

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  70 Comments  •  6 years ago

No magic bullets.  In addition to the problems associated with developing a vaccine, deploying vaccines will add more delays.  And there aren't any guarantees that immunity provided by vaccines...
Air conditioners could be aiding the spread of COVID-19 indoors, epidemiologists say

Air conditioners could be aiding the spread of COVID-19 indoors, epidemiologists say

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  24 Comments  •  6 years ago

While the focus is on air conditioning, fans will spread the virus indoors, too.  Social distancing indoors won't be as effective because air circulation within the enclosed space spreads the...
A Keynesian Path Would Be the Wrong Path for the U.S. Economy - AIER

A Keynesian Path Would Be the Wrong Path for the U.S. Economy - AIER

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  16 Comments  •  6 years ago

Another loony libertarian trope popped up on my news feed.  Friedrich Hayek argued that the marketplace regulates itself.  That self regulating characteristic suggests the most efficient...
Joe Biden Plots Energy Path With Eye on Left Flank, Swing-State Jobs

Joe Biden Plots Energy Path With Eye on Left Flank, Swing-State Jobs

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  2 Comments  •  6 years ago

President Joe is serving up the same old reheated hash.  And Joe Biden isn't even adding seasoning to disguise how unpalatable that stale hash has become. Addressing climate change won't be...
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