Fastest Temperature Change Ever, Spearfish, South Dakota
World record temperature changeSpearfish holds the world record for the fastest known temperature change. On January 22, 1943 at about 7:30 a.m. MST, the temperature in Spearfish was −20°C (−4°F). The...
View ArticleAstronomers: NASA’s Kepler Craft Shows Earth An Anomaly Among Worlds
Astronomers call them super-Earths, and they are abundant outside our solar system. But the more experts learn about them, the weirder our own planet seems in comparison.Planets the size of Earth and...
View ArticleModern "Conservatism": The Triumph Of Specious Opinion Over Careful Science
Newt Gingrich and third wife, Callista***Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) engaged in some “snow-trolling” Monday night, dismissing the idea of climate change by suggesting it would be arrogant...
View ArticleJon Stewart To Fox News: ‘Your F*cking Opinion Is Not As Valid As Scientific...
"John Stewart on Global Warming Hoax"Part 1: http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-january-6-2014/the-global-warming-hoaxPart II:...
View ArticleMarketplace: "Do Big Fines At J.P. Morgan Even Matter?" The Answer Is "No."
Jamie Dimon"Laughing... all the way to the bank."Learn more about this financial thug.Wikipediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Dimon***"Politics and Economics: The 101 Courses You Wish You...
View ArticleFour Years After Citizens United: The State Of Money In Politics
Demonstrators gather outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, as the court heard arguments on campaign finance. The Supreme Court is tackling a challenge to limits on...
View ArticleThis Modern World: Ask "Mr. Republican Man" About Benghazi
"13 Benghazis Occurred on George W. Bush's Watch. Not A Peep From Fox News"http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2013/09/13-benghazis-occurred-on-george-bushs.html
View ArticleSomething's Rotten In The State Of North Carolina
Whether it's a rogue cop or a rogue state government, North Carolina sets the standard.***Bill Moyers: State of Conflict, North...
View ArticleInteresting Map Of Jewish Demographics In The United States
Here's a terrific map from researcher Joshua Comenetz, who has broken down the Jewish population in the United States according to congressional district:(click for larger)The actual number of Jews in...
View ArticleSix Million Americans Lost Coverage On The First Day Of Bush Medicare Drug...
Dubyah's Rollout of Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Immeasurably Worse Than Obamacare Rollout***Video:...
View ArticleObamacare Horror Story
This is a true Obamacare horror story:Yesterday I posted about a Fort Worth Star Telegram article that leads with the tale of Whitney Johnson, a 26-year-old new mother who suffers from multiple...
View ArticleThink America Has The World's Best Health Care System?
You won’t after seeing this chart.BY SARAH KLIFFJanuary 7, 2014This, from Austin Frakt over at the Incidental Economist, is a terrifying chart. It shows potential years of life lost to different...
View ArticleExtreme Cold Kills More Americans Than Leukemia, Homicide And Liver Disease
Extreme cold kills more people than leukemia, homicide and liver diseaseThe bitter chill isn't just an inconvenience. It could kill you. A 2007 study by Olivier Deschenes and Enrico Moretti found that...
View ArticleFive Conservative Reforms Millennials Should Be Fighting For
Exchange Traded Funds: The Good, The Bad, The Uglyhttp://money.cnn.com/galleries/2011/markets/1101/gallery.ETFs_to_own/2.html***Alan: I disagree completely with the third paragraph starting at "It's...
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What Benjamin Franklin really said...The most astonishing words ever to leave an American politician's lips:Benjamin Franklin to Robert Morris25 December, 1783"The Remissness of our People in Paying...
View ArticleThe GOP: Obamacare... "How Can We Be Negative Next?"
The New South opposes Obamacare for many of the same reasons that the Confederacy opposed abolition.However, the tide is turning and the RNC is making a huge mistake. (See article below.)Climatology...
View ArticleUnemployment Benefits: Blaming The Victimi
Another lazy-ass ne'r-do-wells.***"The Job"Funniest video ever?http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-job-funniest-video-ever.html*** "Other than an ideological aversion to government spending...
View Article200 Years of American Financial Crises
Hard-working white guys preparing to pay benefits for dark-skinned leeches.***January 7, 2014 5 CommentsBy CATHERINE RAMPELLNew York TimesCATHERINE RAMPELLDollars to doughnuts.Shaila Dewan and I had an...
View ArticleEconomic Mobility: The United States Lags Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand
"The Loss of Upward Mobility in The United States"http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-loss-of-upward-mobility-in-us.html***"Want to Chase the American Dream? Move to...
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