The Bible, Flat Earth, And Climate Change Hoax Studies Trump Wants Added To Public School Curriculum
Have you heard? The Bible is Trump’s favorite book! He has even said it’s better than anything he has ever written, which is quite the statement coming from a man with an ego larger than the table at The Last Supper. The president admires The Bible so much that he recently announced that he’s all…
The benefits of better credit-risk models will be spread unevenly
IN “PLAYER PIANO”, a novel by Kurt Vonnegut, society is divided into a workless majority and an elite who tend all-powerful machines. A character tells how her husband lost his status as a writer when his novel fails to hit the “readability quotient”. She turns to sex work after he refuses the public-relations job he…
An odd Hebrew word says a lot about Israeli politics
IT IS NOT easy to translate the Hebrew word davka. It means something like “despite it all” and “because of”, but with a sense of deliberate precision: I was at home all day, but the delivery man came davka during the half-hour when I was out. It can connote an intent to irritate: my girlfriend…
Attorney Overrun With Bed Bugs Causes Courthouse To Evacuate
An attorney with bed bugs spilling out of his suit forced a courthouse in Rogers County to be cleared out instantaneously on Wednesday. via Tenor File this repugnant news tale from Oklahoma under “bizarre and revolting, yet true.” Sheriff Scott Walton was stupefied by the fiasco, and stated the man had bed bugs virtually crawling…
Petting Dogs Stimulates Brain Like A Narcotic, Study Confirms
Studies reveal that petting dogs light up a specific part of our brains, the same region that reacts to the usage of drugs. via Crazy Hyena Some of us may feel as if we’re hooked on spending quality time with our dogs. Our pets make us merry and the positive impact that they can have…
How to preserve nature on a tight budget
THE NORTHERN spotted owl, pictured above, is a handsome creature. Dark brown and, as the name implies, dappled with white flecks, it stands up to half a metre tall when perched on branches in the ancient forests of America’s north-west. Its swivel neck lets it scan its sylvan habitat for woodrats, flying squirrels and other…
The rewilding movement is going from strength to strength
print-edition icon Print edition | Science and technology Feb 7th 2019 | IBERÁ TAPIRS ARE South America’s largest land mammals. They are one of six species Ignacio Jiménez and his team are trying to re-introduce to the Iberá project, a 7,500km{+2} wetland reserve in north Argentina, run by Tompkins Conservation, an American charity. Like jaguars,…
Malaysia’s former prime minister faces trial in the 1MDB scandal
ACCORDING TO America’s Department of Justice, between 2009 and 2015 $4.5bn disappeared from 1 Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), a Malaysian state development fund set up a decade ago by Najib Razak, then the prime minister. The money passed through a maze of institutions and accounts in the Middle East, the Caribbean and the Seychelles. It…
Some fights about the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act seem over
HURRIED THROUGH Congress in late 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) was the biggest overhaul to America’s tax system in more than 30 years. Boosters claimed it would turbocharge investment and growth, generating so much extra taxable income that it would pay for itself. Critics claimed it would shower the rich with tax…
What happens when your bitcoin banker dies?
BITCOIN WAS introduced to the world in August 2008, in the aftermath of the financial crisis. According to its techno-libertarian fan-base, one of its main attractions was the promise that users could avoid dealing with the hated banks. But after a decade of amateurism, scams and billions of dollars of lost or stolen money, it…