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Forty-six years ago, I told an editor of The New Republic that I’d like my first article for this publication to be about the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Source link

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has said the SAVE America Act “could disenfranchise over 20 million American citizens,” while Republicans dispute that the voter registration and ID bill would block any legitimate voters. Election experts say the bill, which isn’t expected to pass, would make it difficult for some unknown number of voters to register and cast a vote. At times, Schumer has used more definitive language about the bill’s impact, saying that “more than 20 million legitimate people … will not be able to vote under this law” or that it “would disenfranchise tens of millions of people.” Schumer…

Here is one narrative violation in the usual drumbeat of doom that we’re used to hearing about housing in America: The rent, in many cities across the US, is getting cheaper. Source link

So, unless you have been living under a rock these past few days, you have seen the breathless, uncritical news coverage about the latest “UFO whistleblower” making extraordinary claims. His is a former Intel guy named David Grusch, who has recently been turning up all over the credulous media, making claims of ‘secret government crashed UFO retrieval programs.’ How to know which reporters are credulous and foolish? That’s easy: if they ran with this story on the basis of no evidence at all, that’s them. And Grusch admits all this is only hearsay – he says he hasn’t seen any…

Practically everyone has heard of the tick-borne infection known as Lyme disease, even if they don’t live in a high-risk area. Some are aware of long-standing controversies about the consequences of infection or how best to treat it. Our concern here is for a newly emerging controversy about Lyme disease—namely, the theory that it originated as part of a bioweapons program. As U.S. Representative Chris Smith of New Jersey is heard to say while participating in a Department of Health and Human Services roundtable on Lyme disease: “They were weaponizing Ixodes burgdorferi [sic], as we all know.”https://www.youtube.com/live/U3ilMz3Y0J4?si=uZHffRVbmI2PN-Gj) of the Roundtable…

A roundup of mysterious, paranormal and strange news stories from the past week. Source link

So, you’ve probably seen wild stories about this on the news: “Big, shiny eyes. Towering nearly 10 feet tall. 100% not human.” the Los Angeles Times.”Vegas police respond to report of ’10-foot creature’ in yard after green flash across sky.” CNN.”Aliens among us? Vegas UFO report latest in UAP sightings investigated worldwide.” USA Today. And many other places. UFO stories are good for “clicks”, for ratings, and the wilder, the better. But let’s look at this carefully. From this video, it is obvious that the object is a brilliant meteor fireball. I’ve seen many such videos before, and even a…

A growing number of employers are ditching degree requirements, opening new career paths for workers without a four-year college degree. Source link

How ‘Zombie Flow' Took Over Culture Source link

You don’t have to be a full-blown Zoroastrian or Manichaean to notice that good and bad are in constant conflict in this world. In like fashion, so are beauty and ugliness. In neither case is a full and final victory to be expected in the conflict.  As far as evil is concerned, there is a distinction to be made between the natural variety and the man-made kind. No doubt the distinction is not absolutely categorical, insofar as, with proper provision, mankind can protect itself (to some degree) from natural evil such as flood or earthquake. For example, earthquakes of approximately…