…A Lynching Memorial Is Opening…

The National Memorial for Peace and Justice, opening Thursday in Montgomery, Ala., remembers the thousands of victims of lynchings. Photo Credit Audra Melton for The New York Times A Lynching Memorial Is Opening. The Country Has Never Seen Anything Like It. The National Memorial for Peace and Justice, opening Thursday in Montgomery, Ala., is dedicated to victims of … Continue reading …A Lynching Memorial Is Opening… →

…Why Kim Jong Un Went to China…

..............  Photograph from KCNA / KNS / AP Optimists say Kim Jong Un’s meeting with Xi Jinping may signal that North Korea wants China’s coöperation as it prepares for larger economic reforms. Pessimists call that reading naïve. As a signpost along the course of history, there is no ritual more pregnant with uncertainty than the … Continue reading …Why Kim Jong Un Went to China… →

… Cambridge Analytica’s “psychographic microtargeting”: what’s bullshit and what’s legit…

Cambridge Analytica probably didn’t win the election for Donald Trump. Why did Cambridge Analytica — the analytics and marketing firm that worked for the Trump presidential campaign — want to know what 50 million people “liked” on Facebook? The answer, as we’ve learned, is that the firm, which obtained the personal data of tenes of … Continue reading … Cambridge Analytica’s “psychographic microtargeting”: what’s bullshit and what’s legit… →

…..thanks Dan….you inspired me with this…….

....OK THEN.... A very special private performance of 'Shake a Bone' (of Breaking Bad fame) by Son of Dave for Lost & Found Sessions. Recorded live at The Louisiana in Bristol just for us, right before a packed-out show. ...sometimes....fun is where you find it.....w  

…Stephen Hawking’s Most Intriguing Quotes on Aliens, Women and the Future of Humanity…

Cosmologist Stephen Hawking visits the Temple of Heaven on June 18, 2006, in Beijing, China. Credit: AFP/Getty Images Though the famed physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking could speak only through a device in his cheek muscle, he had plenty of intriguing, and sometimes scary, things to say during his lifetime — cut short by ALS, … Continue reading …Stephen Hawking’s Most Intriguing Quotes on Aliens, Women and the Future of Humanity… →

…Population Decline in Russia…

Russia's Population Set to Decline From 143 Million Today to 111 Million in 2050 Westend61 / Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin recently directed his nation's parliament to develop a plan to reduce the country's falling birthrate. In a speech to parliament on May 10, 2006, Putin called the problem of Russia's dramatically declining population, … Continue reading …Population Decline in Russia… →

..Christopher Steele, the Man Behind the Trump Dossier…

 How the ex-spy tried to warn the world about Trump’s ties to Russia. By Jane Mayer Steele told friends that Trump supporters were using him as a “battering ram” to “take down the whole intelligence community.” In January, after a long day at his London office, Christopher Steele, the former spy turned private investigator, was … Continue reading ..Christopher Steele, the Man Behind the Trump Dossier… →

…some people can get there with a conch to the ear…

A scientist reveals what being near the ocean actually does to your brain  There is something magical about a large body of water. A stretch of ocean across the coastline with never ending waves; a large flat lake glistening in the early morning mist; a quiet, dark pool at the bottom of a waterfall. A … Continue reading …some people can get there with a conch to the ear… →

…Mueller’s investigation is larger and further along than you think…..

 ...with plenty of reasons why tRumpy is soiling his diaper a lot these days...... The Mueller investigation appears to have been picking up steam in the last three weeks —and homing in on a series of targets. ERIC THAYER/BLOOMBERG/GETTY IMAGES PRESIDENT TRUMP CLAIMED in a tweet over the weekend that the controversial Nunes memo “totally … Continue reading …Mueller’s investigation is larger and further along than you think….. →

..A New History of the Second World War…

Victor Davis Hanson’s “The Second World Wars” is not a chronological retelling of the conflict but a high-altitude, statistics-saturated overview of the dynamics and constraints that shaped it. Photograph by FPG / Hulton Archive / Getty  In 1936, Charles Lindbergh arrived in Berlin to inspect the Luftwaffe. The visit had been arranged by Truman Smith, … Continue reading ..A New History of the Second World War… →

…Golda Meir, on the Palestinians…

 The following op-ed by Golda Meir was printed in The New York Times 41 years ago. by Golda Meir January 14, 1976 To be misquoted is an occupational hazard of political leadership; for this reason I should like to clarify my position in regard to the Palestinian issue. I have been charged with being rigidly … Continue reading …Golda Meir, on the Palestinians… →

….”Open Mind”… Plug-in to combat fake news…

...Pretty ingenious.....maybe even pivotal?...... Yale graduate students Michael Lopez-Brau, left, and Stefan Uddenberg pose at Yale University in New Haven, Conn.The pair helped create an internet browser extension, “Open Mind,” with students from Cal Tech NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A team of college students is getting attention from internet companies and Congress after developing … Continue reading ….”Open Mind”… Plug-in to combat fake news… →

…Man With Soul Leaves Government, Tells Truth In Resignation……

 ..GOP Hosers said they intended to dismantle the government and they're doing just that ............until we stop them.......Joel stood up.....will we?..... Joel Clement, who served as an executive in the Interior Department, and who was a whistleblower after Trump’s administration retaliated against him for publicly disclosing how climate change affected Alaska Native communities, has effectively … Continue reading …Man With Soul Leaves Government, Tells Truth In Resignation…… →

..Don’t blame God or nature. This is our fault…

.............from our Canadian neighbors perspective.......   Flames consume a home in Ventura, California, Dec. 5, 2017. Extreme weather events are becoming more common with climate change. Traditionally, we’ve labelled events over which we have no influence or control “acts of God” or “natural disasters.” But what’s “natural” about climate-induced disasters today? Scientists call the interval since … Continue reading ..Don’t blame God or nature. This is our fault… →