From Jenna Orkin
With the arrival of Peak Oil, the curtain has closed on Act 1 of the drama Petroleum Man. What will happen in Act 2? Chekhov said, "If there's a gun on the wall at the beginning of the play, by the end it must go off." In the world's nuclear arsenal are many guns on the wall. If life copies art, will there be an Act 3 in which the players, having learned their lesson the hard way, live sustainably? To explore these and other questions... FTW's Act 2 Blog. Read, comment, take heart! Orkin
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Monday, August 29, 2016
From Jenna Orkin
Musician Turned Bullet Inventor Won't See a Cent From the Army's 'Green' Ammo
Deutsche Bank is also where the put options were placed prior to 9/11.
Written by the moderator of the conference which Monsanto sponsored.
Eyeroll
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Burkina Faso bans big butt contest, brands it as sexist
Well, the reasoning is sound, anyway.
Well, the reasoning is sound, anyway.
Sunday, August 28, 2016
Saturday, August 27, 2016
From Jenna Orkin
From the "Who Said This Blog Only Gives Bad News?" Department
Aren't all conspiracy theories bizarre?
Friday, August 26, 2016
Thursday, August 25, 2016
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
From Jenna Orkin
From Nightmare Drug to Celgene Blockbuster, Thalidomide Is Back
Google "thalidomide babies."
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Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Monday, August 22, 2016
From Jenna Orkin
James Hansen's paper on the temperature dipoles presaging all hell's breaking loose.
Which might be related to: Kurds to launch an assault to kick the Syrian army out of its last stronghold in Northeastern Syria
Saturday, August 20, 2016
From Jenna Orkin
In other words, it was indeed ransom.
Crowdfunding For FOIA Request Fort Knox Audit Documents Completes Within 24 Hours.
Friday, August 19, 2016
From Jenna Orkin
Didn't realize that the De Niro character in Taxi Driver was based on Arthur Bremer, the assassin wannabe of George Wallace.
Trump Explains Why He Doesn't Trust US Intelligence Hours Before First Briefing
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Thursday, August 18, 2016
Wednesday, August 17, 2016
From Jenna Orkin
1 in 5 New York companies say they're hiring fewer people because of Obamacare
Is this to compensate for the deforestation involved in all their other projects? Or, more likely, is it to give the impression they give a damn?
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
From Jenna Orkin
No roaches so far in this apartment but after a delivery from Whole Foods, there were a couple of tiny grains of pepper scurrying around.
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Monday, August 15, 2016
Sunday, August 14, 2016
Saturday, August 13, 2016
From Jenna Orkin
The article makes a good point or two but to say they're promoting Hillary as a liberal candidate\ is laughable.
If you see something, say something.
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Friday, August 12, 2016
From Jenna Orkin
Russian hackers who targeted the Democratic Party may be after something bigger than Hillary Clinton
Google and the U.S. Government Are Helping Orthodox Jews Get Tech Jobs (Israel)
"Zika Abzuk, the company’s senior business development manager, helped start KamaTech with Friedman, and has worked to integrate Israeli Arabs into the sector."
Thursday, August 11, 2016
From Jenna Orkin
There's a manhunt going on right now for 2 burglars who broke into the 'Apple compound,' report says
Yes he really put in such an order to the printing press: "Label them US TWENTY. and put a watermark like the one on the u.s. twenty. oh, and could you add a picture of Andrew Jackson?"