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by Ugh Just when the GOP is getting ready to drop their huge (yuuuuge!) plans for tax reform on Wednesday, Mueller drops his first indictment: of Paul Manafort for….tax fraud! Or at least failing to file FBAR reports. You can't make this sh1t up. Perhaps the GOP proposal can be labeled tax fraud, instead of … Read more
by wj However much our political concerns dominate our focus, it is well to remember that the universe is bigger than our day to day concerns. So we shouldn't miss this one: For the first time ever, an asteroid or comet from another star has been caught hurtling through our solar system, astronomers announced late … Read more
by wj I was caught by this article. It appears that sucking up to the Trump administration has spread (or maybe this is just me belatedly noticing). Briefly, a tiny Montana firm (run by a friend of the Secretary of the Interior) has gotten a no-bid, $300 million contract contract to re-build Puerto Rico's power … Read more
by liberal japonicus We've just passed the halfway point for Las Vegas shooting victims. Lisa Romero Denise Salmon Burditus Rhonda LeRocque Victor Link Charleston Hartfield Chris Hazencomb Calla Medig Thomas Day, Jr. Jack Beaton Keri Galvan Rocio Guillen Cameron Robinson Jennifer Irvine Candice Bowers Kelsey Breanne Meadows, 28 Stacee Ann Etcheber, 50 Carrie Rae Barnette, … Read more
by liberal japonicus Marty, in the comments, points to this interesting article A 45 year old married father of two with a mortgage and a pair of college educations to fund. The remote yet persistent threat of a nuclear war is not what keeps him up at night. In fact, he might almost see it as … Read more
by wj This is really more Dr Science's area. But since she is having problems connecting, I figured someone else needed to put it out there. Basically, on August 17 (but just formally announced today) astronomers detected both electromagnetic radiations and gravitational radiations for an explosive merging of two neutron stars. These sort of events are … Read more
by liberal japonicus With this comment by the Count, which names Las Vegas shooting victim Michelle Vo, age 32, 19 out of the 58 victims names,or just about one-third, have been posted as comments. Janie and the Count have been doing this, I went back after I realized what they were doing and added links, but … Read more
by liberal japonicus Not meaning to make light of the Harvey Weinstein revelations, but this was funny: On Oct. 5, The New York Times published a disturbing report detailing sexual harassment allegations against film producer and executive Harvey Weinstein, some of which dated back nearly three decades. After news of the allegations broke, the Weinstein Company fired the 65-year-old … Read more
by wj I really wanted to share this, but couldn’t find a reasonably recent thread to fit. (Besides, we seem to be overdue for a new Open Thread.) Senator Corker definitely turn a phrase here: It’s a shame the White House has become an adult day care center. Someone obviously missed their shift this morning. … Read more