Category Archives: Fun

Bedtime Story for Kids

Posted on July 28, 2018 by Bruce

The Russian objective is to make the truth seem unknowable.

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More Insight on the Cost and Pace of Hurricane Recovery, 12 Months On . . .

Posted on July 24, 2018 by Bruce

From the current issue of the St. John Tradewinds <https://www.stjohntradewinds.com/event/july-24-vi-national-park-strategic-planning-discussion/&gt; July 24: VI National Park Strategic Planning Discussion July 24 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Contact: Steve Black, 340.776.6201 ext 240 Dave Worthington, 340.776.6201 ext 237 The public is … Continue reading →

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The Advantage of Computers

Posted on July 24, 2018 by Bruce

Computers permit larcenous idiots to design ever more opaque systems for overcharging. The Russian objective is to make the truth seem unknowable.

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Happy Fourth of July

Posted on July 4, 2018 by Bruce

New federal employment and OSHA policy:

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I Guess, At the End of the Day, I Do Care . . .

Posted on June 24, 2018 by Bruce

[I know we’re all really tired of this stuff, and for a bunch of reasons I’ve not been reading all of the news and opinions that I had been. But I do think the summary provided by Dana Milbank in … Continue reading →

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One Way to Stop Killing Our Reefs . . . .

Posted on May 7, 2018 by Bruce

from Slate <https://slate.com/technology/2018/05/hawaii-bans-coral-killing-chemicals-because-sunscreen-producers-wont.html&gt; FUTURE TENSE Get Sunburned, or Contribute to the Death of Coral Reefs Sunscreen producers are putting tourists in a no-win situation. By RACHEL WITHERS MAY 07, 20185:55 AM Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by Thinkstock. Future Tense … Continue reading →

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Samuelson on Health

Posted on May 3, 2018 by Bruce

Some adult talk about solving the heath care standoff from the Sunday, April 30th, Washington Post OpEd pages, by economic guru Robert J. Samuelson: There’s a genuine solution to our health-care problem By Robert J. Samuelson          … Continue reading →

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Sarah Kliff, VoxCare: Workers Who Work Would Lose Coverage

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Bruce

CHART OF THE WEEK CBPP I’m still not over this finding. To me, it just seems hard to justify Medicaid work requirements when they can lead to people losing their health insurance when they are, by any reasonable definition, working. … Continue reading →

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From our sister blog — WMWWGr8T

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Bruce

via The “EPA Medallion” — Who Knew? But for those of us of a certain age, let’s go back to 1970, in this note from the nostalgia site Weird Universe (sort of a joke): January 1970: The White House guard … Continue reading →

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The Psychological Toll of Anti-Immigration Rhetoric and Policy

Posted on April 10, 2018 by Bruce

from the extraordinary magazine, Undark <https://undark.org/2018/04/05/immigration-daca-trump-border/&gt; CROSS SECTIONS / News & Features Exploring the Psychological Toll of Anti-Immigration Rhetoric and Policy A study of psychological distress among U.S. Latino parents is one of the first to look at the mental … Continue reading →

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