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from Big Think
A theory proposes that the universe is not speeding up in its expansion but that time is actually slowing down.
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from Daily Wire
RIGHT BIAS, MIXED, American news and opinion website
WALSH: This Cross-Dressing Child Is Not 'Expressing' Himself. He Is Being Sexually Abused.
An "erotic" gay clothing line that specializes in racy apparel — "a kinky Victoria's Secret for gay men," as the Daily Caller describes it — announced on Twitter this week that a nine-year-old boy would be their new "cover girl." The boy, real name Nemis Quinn, is a "drag queen" who regularly performs in drag shows to the delight of the pedophilic gay men who come to watch.
WALSH: This Cross-Dressing Child Is Not 'Expressing' Himself. He Is Being Sexually Abused.
An "erotic" gay clothing line that specializes in racy apparel — "a kinky Victoria's Secret for gay men," as the Daily Caller describes it — announced on Twitter this week that a nine-year-old boy would be their new "cover girl." The boy, real name Nemis Quinn, is a "drag queen" who regularly performs in drag shows to the delight of the pedophilic gay men who come to watch.
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from FEE (Foundation for Economic Education)
RIGHT-CENTER BIAS, HIGH, non-profit organization
4 Common Capitalism Myths Debunked
The term Marx coined stuck and has led to some confusion about why markets actually work
Myth #1: Capitalism Was “Created”; Myth #2: Capitalism Creates Poverty; Myth #3: Capitalism Is about Capital; Myth #4: Capitalism Creates “Winners” and “Losers”.
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from The Heritage Foundation
RIGHT BIAS, MIXED, think tank in Washington, D.C
The Wall Is Not Enough. Here’s How to Solve Illegal Immigration.
President Donald Trump held talks with leaders of both political parties on Tuesday to discuss a major agenda item for this year: immigration. This issue, specifically illegal immigration, is one that Trump has devoted great energy to since the early days of his campaign. And it’s one conservatives must make a top priority this year. We’ve made some important strides in this area. 2017 saw border crossings fall to their lowest level since 1971, thanks to the Trump administration’s policies. But there are still hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants trying to cross into the U.S. There are also hundreds of thousands of visitors to the U.S. who continue overstay their visas. So it’s worth considering, at the outset of 2018, how to solve this problem.
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The Wall Is Not Enough. Here’s How to Solve Illegal Immigration.
President Donald Trump held talks with leaders of both political parties on Tuesday to discuss a major agenda item for this year: immigration. This issue, specifically illegal immigration, is one that Trump has devoted great energy to since the early days of his campaign. And it’s one conservatives must make a top priority this year. We’ve made some important strides in this area. 2017 saw border crossings fall to their lowest level since 1971, thanks to the Trump administration’s policies. But there are still hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants trying to cross into the U.S. There are also hundreds of thousands of visitors to the U.S. who continue overstay their visas. So it’s worth considering, at the outset of 2018, how to solve this problem.
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from HumanProgress.org
Education Website
Why We Shouldn’t Obsess Over Economic Inequality
The idea that more inequality is a bad thing and less inequality a good thing permeates public debate. It is the moral foundation of Corbyn’s call for extensive government redistribution of income and wealth. But according to Nobel Prize-winning economist Angus Deaton, worrying about whether inequality causes problems, such as slower growth or impaired democracies, looks at things through the wrong end of the telescope. “Inequality is not so much a cause of economic, political, and social processes as a consequence,” he concludes. Inequality can sometimes be a reflection of some social ills. But it can be a reflection of social progress too, and some purported cures for it are much worse than the disease.
Why We Shouldn’t Obsess Over Economic Inequality
The idea that more inequality is a bad thing and less inequality a good thing permeates public debate. It is the moral foundation of Corbyn’s call for extensive government redistribution of income and wealth. But according to Nobel Prize-winning economist Angus Deaton, worrying about whether inequality causes problems, such as slower growth or impaired democracies, looks at things through the wrong end of the telescope. “Inequality is not so much a cause of economic, political, and social processes as a consequence,” he concludes. Inequality can sometimes be a reflection of some social ills. But it can be a reflection of social progress too, and some purported cures for it are much worse than the disease.
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from New York Post
Newspaper in New York
The CIA arranged an affair for a king that produced a dwarf, and then things got weird
The CIA introduced King Hussein of Jordan to a Jewish B-list Hollywood actress in 1959 — touching off an affair that produced a dwarf love child who later killed her, reports say. Sensational new details of the king’s relationship with actress Susan Cabot were revealed in a recently declassified government memo, according to USA Today. The CIA was bucking to curry favor with the randy young Mideast leader when it agreed to procure women for him during his visit to Los Angeles in April 1959, the three-page document shows.
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The CIA arranged an affair for a king that produced a dwarf, and then things got weird
The CIA introduced King Hussein of Jordan to a Jewish B-list Hollywood actress in 1959 — touching off an affair that produced a dwarf love child who later killed her, reports say. Sensational new details of the king’s relationship with actress Susan Cabot were revealed in a recently declassified government memo, according to USA Today. The CIA was bucking to curry favor with the randy young Mideast leader when it agreed to procure women for him during his visit to Los Angeles in April 1959, the three-page document shows.
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from Reason Magazine
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
Deregulatory Successes Point to Direction for Trump Administration
Even as CNN talking heads remain in shock that Donald Trump is actually president, and the man himself apparently sees social media as a means to go full drunk-uncle on an international scale, millions of Americans continue to support the current resident of the White House. FiveThirtyEight has Trump's approval ratings at 38.8 percent as I write, and an insight into why many Americans continue to put their faith in this president landed last week in the form of a Washington Post article on the relief felt by Iowa farmers over the Trump administration's push to roll back much-resented regulatory red tape.
Deregulatory Successes Point to Direction for Trump Administration
Even as CNN talking heads remain in shock that Donald Trump is actually president, and the man himself apparently sees social media as a means to go full drunk-uncle on an international scale, millions of Americans continue to support the current resident of the White House. FiveThirtyEight has Trump's approval ratings at 38.8 percent as I write, and an insight into why many Americans continue to put their faith in this president landed last week in the form of a Washington Post article on the relief felt by Iowa farmers over the Trump administration's push to roll back much-resented regulatory red tape.
from Salon
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
Jeff Bezos deemed richest man in world while Amazon warehouse workers suffer grueling conditions
Amazon’s soaring stock this year has granted Jeff Bezos a title of a lifetime: the richest man in the world. Some claim that he’s the richest man in history. According to Bloomberg’s billionaire tracker, Bezos’ total net worth is $105 billion. This week alone, CNN reports he’s added $1.4 billion to his fortune; Amazon stock increased 1.4 percent on Monday and Bezos reportedly own 78.9 million shares. Market forecasters have publicly predicted that they don’t foresee a downward trend for Amazon in the near future. The richest man in the world doesn’t become the richest man in the world without a little help, though. In Bezos’s case, his help is thousands of workers at fulfillment centers who are reportedly subjected to grueling work conditions— workers who are vital to Amazon’s success; ensuring Amazon’s picking, packaging and sorting.
Jeff Bezos deemed richest man in world while Amazon warehouse workers suffer grueling conditions
Amazon’s soaring stock this year has granted Jeff Bezos a title of a lifetime: the richest man in the world. Some claim that he’s the richest man in history. According to Bloomberg’s billionaire tracker, Bezos’ total net worth is $105 billion. This week alone, CNN reports he’s added $1.4 billion to his fortune; Amazon stock increased 1.4 percent on Monday and Bezos reportedly own 78.9 million shares. Market forecasters have publicly predicted that they don’t foresee a downward trend for Amazon in the near future. The richest man in the world doesn’t become the richest man in the world without a little help, though. In Bezos’s case, his help is thousands of workers at fulfillment centers who are reportedly subjected to grueling work conditions— workers who are vital to Amazon’s success; ensuring Amazon’s picking, packaging and sorting.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington
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Top Oxford hospital cuts cancer care due to lack of staff
A leading NHS hospital is delaying chemotherapy for cancer patients and those who are terminally ill face cuts to their treatment because of a chronic shortage of specialist nurses, according to a leaked memo. Andrew Weaver, head of chemotherapy at the Churchill Hospital in Oxford, which treats thousands of patients from across the region, said in a memo to staff that treatment was being delayed. He also warned that the number of chemotherapy cycles offered to the terminally ill would have to be cut because of a lack of staff trained to deal with medication. The centre has a 40 per cent shortfall in nurses on the unit that administers chemotherapy.
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from The Times and The Sunday Times
London, United KingdomTop Oxford hospital cuts cancer care due to lack of staff
A leading NHS hospital is delaying chemotherapy for cancer patients and those who are terminally ill face cuts to their treatment because of a chronic shortage of specialist nurses, according to a leaked memo. Andrew Weaver, head of chemotherapy at the Churchill Hospital in Oxford, which treats thousands of patients from across the region, said in a memo to staff that treatment was being delayed. He also warned that the number of chemotherapy cycles offered to the terminally ill would have to be cut because of a lack of staff trained to deal with medication. The centre has a 40 per cent shortfall in nurses on the unit that administers chemotherapy.
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from Tribal Tribune
Media/News Company in Nespelem, Washington
Major work to be done at Keller Ferry in 2019, WSDOT tells tribal council
Washington State Department of Transportation staff met with the Colville Business Council’s Community Development Committee today to discuss a 2019 project to repair damage to the terminal floats at the Keller Ferry. While some work was done on the terminal docks when the new San Poil vessel was put into operation in 2013, new work on the terminals is needed in what WSDOT assistant project engineer Becky Spangle called ‘a future emergency replacement.’
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