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Paleotempestology promises to uncover patterns of historical hurricanes—to better predict destructive weather of the future.
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1. “We shall meet in the place where there is no darkness.”
2. “I’m talking about the kitchen—just to be clear—at my food bowl.”
3. “Big Brother Is Watching You.”
4. “I am Big Brother. I am watching you.”
5. “You are a slow learner.”
6. “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”
7. “The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.”
8. “I enjoy talking to you. Your mind appeals to me. It resembles my own mind except that you happen to be insane.”
9. “Hunger reduces one to an utterly spineless, brainless condition, more like the after-effects of influenza than anything else. It is as though one had been turned into a jellyfish, or as though all one’s blood had been pumped out and lukewarm water substituted.”
10. “O cruel, needless misunderstanding!”
11. “Nothing exists except an endless present.”
12. “Let’s face it: our lives are miserable, laborious, and short.”
13. “The object of torture is torture.”
14. “Man serves the interests of no creature except himself.”
15. “Four legs good, two legs bad.”
The eclipse of Boris Johnson and Nicola Sturgeon, following Jeremy Corbyn, represents a successful restoration for the British establishment after years of populist challenge. This observation has, in the hands of the British press, quickly acquired the force of banality. The Economist welcomes a ‘great moderation’. Andrew Marr is even more emphatic: ‘Parliamentary democracy is […]
Multinational tech giants Microsoft, IBM, Cisco Systems, and Dell Technologies are complicit in Israel's human rights violations, enabling surveillance, data collection, and control over Palestinians in the occupied territories.
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On May 16th 2022 I wrote an article on who would win and lose from the Ukraine war. Summarizing, the big loser was obviously Ukraine. Even if they “win” they’ve lost millions of population who are never coming back and odds are they’re going to lose a chunk of their country on top of that.
Europe loses because of the economic effects: industry fleeing Europe to the US. They get some increased unity, but in a world where Europe is already in decline, this is a loss.
Russia I said would be about a draw: they’ll get some land, but Sweden and Finland joining NATO and the EU firmly set in place as US satrapies isn’t good for them.
The US—, well, I’ll quote myself.
The airline-backed amendment to radically alter pilot training requirements is opposed by pilot and flight attendant unions.
The post Kyrsten Sinema Moves to Slash Pilot Training After Taking Airline Cash appeared first on The Intercept.