Thursday, November 23, 2017

Sex in Politics…Not!


Drinking spirits gives men a sexy swagger but unmasks aggression, study shows


Why it's okay—maybe even good—for your kids to fight




How do we engage with the past? Archaeology, art, coins, legal documents, living witnesses. For Thomas Carlyle, however, literary works were unsurpassable  

FDA Approves a Digital Pill That Can Track When You Swallowed It Bloomberg. Faraday cage vests coming to a store near you? Or would it need to be more like a leotard or burqua? And could you fry it with a magnetic pulse? Techies please speak up!

Commentary: The truth behind the U.S. show of force in Asia Reuters (resilc). “The resources plowed into them were stupendous – $5.6 trillion so far, academics at Brown University estimated this month. That would imply a cost per individual U.S. taxpayer of more than $23,000, including future care for veterans


‘One of the most secretive, dark states’: What is Kansas trying to hide? Kansas City Star

Story image for slovak from The Slovak Spectator

Czechs have elected a Slovak-born billionaire

The Slovak Spectator
Czechs have elected a Slovak-born billionaire ... Deemed the richestSlovak, Babiš bought two Czech leading dailies, MF Dnes and Lidové ...

Inside story of Seinfeld's most outrageous episode ever


The main concourse of Grand Central Terminal, in New York, is seen from the Campbell apartment in this 1937 photo

From zero to insane in less than six days.

I will be asking for a major investigation into VOTER FRAUD, including those registered to vote in two states, those who are illegal and ... even, those registered to vote who are dead (and many for a long time). Depending on results, we will strengthen up voting procedures!

Margaret Court is not happy about the same sex-marriage


Sitting Supreme Court Justice Bill O'Neill, responding to Franken allegations, claims bedding 50 women": Seth A. Richardson of The Cleveland Plain Dealer has this report.And Marty Schladen and Randy Ludlow of The Columbus Dispatch report that "O'Neill discloses 50 lovers, decries media hysteria over sexual harassment."



Sex in Politics…Not! 




Democrats Missed A Chance To Draw A Line In The Sand On Sexual Misconduct FiveThirtyEight. The Al Franken case goes to the Senate Ethics Committee. I remember very well, after the (squandered) “wave” election in 2006, when new speaker Pelosi instantly buried the Mark Foley case —Foley to 15-year-old male former Senate page: “Get a ruler and measure it for me” — in the Ethics Committee (one might speculate to protect the Republican leadership, in light of what we now know of the Hastert case). In any case, “weaponized sanctimony” is the order of the day, on this day as indeed on all other days, as Democrats refuse to clean their own side of the street. Well played, all.
‘Inappropriate behavior’ with man in his office led to Ohio lawmaker’s ouster Columbus Dispatch. I wonder if anybody’s keeping a spreadsheet on these episodes….



Roy Moore is waging war on Senate leader Mitch McConnell NBC (furzy). FWIW, Birmingham paper today has a front page story defending Moore.
What Should Democrats Do About Al Franken? Nation. I don’t write this stuff….


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LISTEN: Curious Robocall Seeks ‘Damaging’ Information On Moore WKRG. “Hi, this is Bernie Bernstein [!!], I’m a reporter for the Washington Post….” Parallelism of great minds, I guess.