Sick fish in Gulf are alarming scientists Unusual number a ‘huge red flag’ to scientists, fishermen pnj.com, May 8, 2011 Red snapper with abnormal stripes caught by a local commercial fisherman. Scientists are seeing a growing number of Gulf fish with lesions and other health problems and are conducting tests to determine whether they are …
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Thursday, May 05, 2011 Seven Rules of Plausibility by Roy Latham Rule 1. Don’t call the theory ridiculous Rule 2. Don’t casually accept factual premises that are offered. Rule 3. Consider the relevance of the expertise of a claimed expert Rule 4. Consider Claims One-by-One Rule 5. Keep a Running Tally of the Number of …
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My friend Jeff Madrick, and old fashioned liberal democrat in the best sense of the term, has penned a pithy analysis of the anti-empirical madness now dominating the contemporary American political economy. Jeff concludes that the Right ignores its track record, particularly regarding the clear economic effects of tax cuts, and is rarely challenged on …
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Former Pakistani intelligence chief Hamid Gul went on the Alex Jones Show today and characterized the unverified assassination of Osama bin Laden as symbolic theater. Kurt Nimmo Infowars.com, May 2, 2011 Gul said the event was a “make believe drama” designed to be used for Obama’s upcoming re-election campaign. The supposed hit as described by …
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Trocaire reports severe weather as global trend ThePost.IE 20 March 2011 By John Burke An increase in severe weather incidents has been identified as one of the five major trends in global development aid. The trends, which also include shifting geopolitical alliances, urban poverty, demand for natural resources and widening inequality, are contained in a new …
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Updated 1 June 2017 Below in two columns are righteous sites and professional sites of note. RIGHTEOUS SITES OF NOTE 9/11 Archive.org AbundanceHub.com Academic Earth Adblock Plus (add-on) A Force More Powerful AfricanFossils.org Afrigadget A Human Right (Internet Access) Aid Data Akshaya Trust (feeding & housing) ALEC Exposed Alliance for Separation of School & State …
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It can safely be said that most great ideas result from errors (including accidents), because the real break-throughs occur when the prevailing paradgim (“business as usual”) is so demonstrably unfit as to call into question its further utility OR something really sensational is discovered that is totally inconsistent with the prevailing paradigm. PERSISTENCE rooted in …
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