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Polluted, Political, Pregnant or Profitable
Male Chastity Belt, US Patent No.995600 by Jonas E. Heyser, 1911. Ideal for preventing platform self-abuse and hypocritical behavior in the more risque quarters of Miami during the upcoming Republican Convention Occasionally scientific fact, polemical positions and public policy collide … Continue reading
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Republicans are Planning to Cook Your Grandchildren
“How much can the economy really heat up?” NASA Virtual Solar Observatory Image Yet another part of the long-term Republican plan has emerged with North Carolina banning excessive sea level rise . Wondered about the proliferation of super yachts? Obviously the … Continue reading
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The Light in Rand Paul’s Bathroom
At a recent Department of Energy hearing, Rand Paul trashed fluorescent light bulbs and low-flush toilets. This provoked widespread media coverage, mostly ‘cute’ rather than analytical, as in a NY Times op-ed “Rand Paul Blames Energy Department for Faulty Toilets, … Continue reading
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Our half of the deal
The current budget debate is stunning: we, as a nation, are negotiating only one side of the transaction. Everything is to be ‘balanced’ on the backs of individual citizens, while the plutocracy, Wall Street and private equity sit across the … Continue reading
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Projecting Inequality
Street Art by Alec/Pacific Coast Highway and Sunset Blvd. Modeling Economic Inequality under Democratic and Republican Administrations: Trends and Consequences (Author’s note: this document has become somewhat historic, as the model, now named the Cambiant model, has been significantly more … Continue reading
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Save the Wild e-coli
The poor old microbes have been taking a beating in the popular press. Current articles reported on ravening hoards of Mycobacterium leaping from our shower heads, drug resistant Staphylococcus lurking in our beach sands, and great pandemics threatening to sweep … Continue reading
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