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I Want My Global Warming
Four of New York’s seven worst ever recorded snow storms have occurred since 2003. This January has been new York’s snowiest since records have been kept, breaking a record that goes back to 1925. January 26th…
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Sarah – Lots of WTF Moments in Obama’s Speech
At work, but just had to take a moment to pop in these brief comments from Sarah Palin on President Obama’s STUFU speech:
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Big Wind
No, that is not my Native American name. Gary Jason at Liberty Unbound draws attention to two recent WSJ articles about the cost of ‘green’ subsidies. The first is about those annoying annoying and expensive energy…
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Ned Flanders Explains Taxation
Via the Adam Smith Blog: He, he.
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Disguised as Compassion
Wayne Swan and Bill Shorten met with representatives of insurance companies yesterday to encourage them to show compassion to flood victims ‘as anger grows over the companies’ “no policy, no payout” stance.‘ Labor wants the insurance companies…
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I Find Your Lack of Faith Disturbing
He, he. ‘We can give billions of dollars to green energy research.’ ‘And that will enable us to replace gasoline with sunbeams?’ ‘Nothing lost in trying.’ ‘Except the billions of dollars.’ ‘That is taxpayer money. If…
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Mossad’s Been Busy Lately
With extensive shark and vulture training programmes, and bombing churches in Egypt and Iraq. The scary thing is that some people really do believe these things, as the last link above demonstrates. A brief quote: Prior…
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Sub-Prime Mortages Emit No CO2
So how could they possibly be a problem? Ann Coulter nails the sub-prime cause of the current recession (if you think it is over, think again): Forget “stimulus” bills and “shovel-ready” bailouts (for public school teachers,…
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Prudence, Refugees and the NBN
Firstly, apologies for the lack of posts over the last six weeks. I won’t bore you by explaining what the problem was. Let’s just hope that 2011 is more restful year! I have been thinking lately…
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‘Green Fuels’ Aren’t Green
via Small Dead Animals: The ETC Group, an international organization supporting sustainability and conservation, has just published its newest report, an 84-page document that presents a lengthy criticism of “the new bioeconomy.” In it, principal author…
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Why There’s No Fondling at Israeli Airports
Israel’s Top Ten Airport Security Technologies The technologies are interesting and certainly work. But what seems to make the most difference is the thinking. “Israel concentrates on the passengers and not their luggage so we have…
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Two More Thoughts
First: ‘Social justice’ is a key identifying phrase, a shibboleth, for liberal/progressives. Conservatives are assumed not to care about social justice, being concerned only with making money and reducing taxes. Then why is it that conservatives…
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Sophie Mirabella
Sophie Mirabella is one of my favourite Australian politicians. She is hard working, honest and intelligent – a possible future Prime Minister, and one who would be vastly more effective, in part because she has vastly more integrity,…
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Have an Nice Day, and Naked Pictures at the Airport
I remember seeing a guy a guy who had been asked to leave several supermarkets interviewed on TV. He objected to being told ‘Have a nice day’ by checkout operators. Fair enough. It is a silly,…
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‘Proof’ of Psychic Powers, Fish Numbers and HIV
Proof of psychic powers? Actually, no. Just proof that academics are not easily able to think beyond their preconceived notions. Professor Daryl Bem says his work shows most people have psychic powers. He conducted nine different…