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Just shut the fu** up already. You only care that you can live safely while deteriorating society. Republicans block bill aiding veterans impacted by burn pits and other toxic chemicals Apparent news flash - it costs money! Not like cutting taxes for the wealthy money, but still. We can't...

I know FIRE sector anything is a hot button topic for several here, but this seems a bit positive: https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/06/828187071/some-auto-insurers-are-sending-refunds-to-customers-as-crash-rate-falls I think it's a pretty bold move. Perhaps...

For all you Trumpettes bleating about the economy - This is what Trump's economy looks like: https://www.npr.org/2018/11/20/669736675/dow-falls-950-points-or-4-percent-in-2-days Everything you would normally rail against. Protectionism, trade wars - tell me again how awesome it was that the...

I know most people would rather drink antifreeze than trust an insurance company. But the largest of us (reinsurers) are putting our money where climate science's mouth is. Major hurricanes now once a decade — not once a century, top reinsurance firm says...

I thought it was important to put the date in the title so people wouldn't think I was just reviving a thread from a few weeks ago. https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/18/612286146/shooting-reported-at-high-school-near-houston I guess there's nothing that can be done so let's...

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/17/603223968/sandy-hook-parents-sue-conspiracy-theorist-alex-jones-over-claim-shooting-was-fa I hope this guy gets reduced to 0. I encourage other libertarians and conservatives to stand with this measure of civil justice against slanderous...

said no soldier ever. https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/02/07/583903933/trump-reportedly-wants-pentagon-to-stage-military-parade-down-pennsylvania-ave We are going to show our 'appreciation' for the military by making them do all of the work to entertain everyone else. I'm sure...

california-says-nestle-lacks-permits-to-extract-millions-of-gallons-of-water Apparently the Nestle Corporation stole an average of 54 million gallons of water per year from a state in a drought to sell as Arrowhead bottled water. I know, I know, stupid state of California meddling in the...

While you were worried about who stands for the National Anthem Part II: http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-alabama-pipeline-20160918-snap-story.html It turns out that there is a reasonable concern for building oil pipelines over watersheds or ceremonial burial cites. Lucky indeed. aa

While you were worried about who stands for the National Anthem Part I: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/09/20/494738797/you-should-resign-watch-sen-elizabeth-warren-grill-wells-fargo-ceo-john-stumpf Turns out there was more senior executive looting of the middle class going on...

I know the thread title is an attention grabber, forgive my blatent sensationalism - But, whenever I speak to my right leaning friends about the tax code and how we can't ever seem to generate enough revenue, the first solution on their minds is closing the existing tax loop holes (in lieu of...

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/03/16/470643431/-i-ve-made-my-decision-on-supreme-court-nominee-president-obama-says Obama's selection for Supreme Court Justice. He seems kind of vanilla (not in a racist way, but in a political way). I guess there are two ways to go with the...

Excellent article on NPR: lots-of-candidates-want-to-simplify-the-tax-code-heres-what-they-get-wrong and There is multiplication involved so there is plenty of fodder for the math-haters. Of course the real motive for such a maneuver is obvious: (link to an analysis of Bush's proposed...

http://www.people-press.org/2014/12/10/growing-public-support-for-gun-rights/ Some interesting trends in the report - including the reversal of the majority opinion after Newtown in 2012. This has to be the single worst alignment of public sentiment and actual statistical risk assessment in...

http://www.npr.org/2014/11/13/363572151/after-solyndra-loss-u-s-energy-loan-program-turning-a-profit By my calculations, the Energy program is earning about 2.4% interest on a lending program with a 2.3% default rate. Weren't there quite a few people condemning the government program after...