The Journal
2016
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Trump, #nevertrump and the Future of US Politics
What is it about Trump that some conservatives find so distressing? You’d expect progressives to be disturbed, of course, even before you get to policies. Trump is a manly, no nonsense, successful businessman. When you do…
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At Last, Maybe, the End of the Global Warming Scam
There never was any real-world evidence to support the theory of catastrophic anthropogenic global warming. According to Richard Lindzen, Professor of Meteorology at MIT, the ‘consensus’ was declared before the research had even begun: “Future generations…
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Turning off Windows 10 Updates
How to turn off Windows 10 updates Windows 10 is not as bad as the horrendous Windows 8, but it is looking like being as much of a dud as Vista, if not worse. Ignore the…
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2106 Australian Election Thoughts
Just back from handing out how to vote cards for a candidate I only halfheartedly support and who will not get my first vote. Interesting that Sportsbet, who are generallty far more reliable than any media…
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Delcons and Deliberations
It is becoming increasingly clear that there is no prospect of a Liberal party led by Malcom Turnbull ever returning to the party’s former core values of social conservatism, fiscal responsibility and personal integrity. Being determined…
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Pope Francis. Enough is Enough.
Many of the media criticisms of Pope Francis have been unfounded, unfair, or simply silly. But this much more thoughtful article by Adam Shaw, an actual practicing Catholic, points out a history of mediocrity and confusing…
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Death Penalty for Gays and Lesbians? That’s Not Extreme!
Or so says this imam. I know we are all fed up with hearing about this. But watch this, and think, seriously, whether the attitudes on display here are compatible with Western values and liberal democracy.…
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Think Organic is better? Think Again..
In 2012 Stanford University’s Centre for Health Policy did the biggest comparison of organic and conventional foods and found no robust evidence for organics being more nutritious. A brand-new review has just repeated its finding: “Scientific…
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Orlando Shooter Was Gay
Lots of assumptions were made following the Orldando shooting. One assumption everyone seems to have made was that the murders were, at least in part, motivated by homophobia. The reason for this was that the shooting…
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Winter is Coming
Global temperature tracks sunspot activity almost exactly. Number of sunspots now? Zero. Cold times are coming.
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Iran Builds Military Base in Iraq
Iran is building a military base in the Kurdish heartland of Northern Iraq, apparently specifically to target the Kurds, who are leading the fight against ISIS. If this marks a new level of understanding betweeen Iraq…
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Science is a Creation of the Christian West
People seem not to realise that religious belief was essential to the development of science. 1. The belief that the world is real, objective, and largely independent of our perceptions, and not simply illusion (maya in…
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Fed Up With Facebook?
Visit Blissyoo. Don’t let Facebook decide what you see and what you can post. Blissyoo means no censorship of posts, freedom of speech, videos, music, groups, pages, news, and soon, revenue sharing. Visit, join, invite your…
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Conspiracy Theorists
Fukushima, vaccines, chemtrails. It is always the same. CT (Conspiracy theorist) “Something really bad and scary is happening!” Me “I don’t think there is any evidence to support that.” CT “That’s because there is a massive…
