SecondJon @SecondJon@qoto.org
- Current Life Chapter Title
- Something Smells Terrible
- More Seriously
- Fighting the long defeat
I'm interested in being just not civil, but excellent in interacting with others of different viewpoints in an online world where we can so viciously defend our echo chambers and be so dismissive of other perspectives.
I'm a #Dad of several from toddler to teen, #Husband, #Christian, #Anglican, Unaffiliated #conservatarian, Software #Developer, #Coloradan, Reader of paper #books, Card and BoardGamer, #tea drinker, solving problems and helping millions escape extreme poverty as a #Salesforce #Architect at an amazing nonprofit.
Joined Aug 2018
Fact-Check: Obama Waited Until 'Millions' Infected and 1000 Dead in U.S. Before Declaring H1N1 Emergency
"Let's call it Trumpvirus," urged a New York Times opinion writer conspiratorially. Nancy Pelosi groused that President Trump waited too long to attack the coronavirus (COVID-19) and then impetuously declared he couldn't have leftover and unspent Ebola virus money to fight it, while Senator Chuck...
... Now, let's go to the Wayback Machine. In April of 2009, the H1N1 became a pandemic.
But it wasn't until six months later, October, that then-President Obama declared a public health emergency on what was already a pandemic. By that time, the disease had infected millions of Americans and more than 1,000 people had died in the U.S.
Opinion: Is The Most Prosperous Era In Human History A Good Time To Have Kids?
People are always uncertain what kind of world they would be bringing any potential children into, and as we look at the current era, with its boundless prosperity and opportunity unlike mankind has ever seen, people are just not certain that now is a good time to have kids.Smartphones. The internet. Netflix. These are things kids would distract us from. In pr …
Gallup: #Trump has positive approval rating for 1st time in his presidency
President Trump's approval ratings were positive for the first time in his presidency, Gallup announced on Thursday, a positive sign for the contentious chief executive going into the election season.
NHS staff can refuse to treat racist or sexist patients under new rules
The NHS will soon bar discriminatory patients from non-critical care - powers that currently only cover aggression or violence.
"It's what you're reading that matters...not the speed with which you're getting truth it. Reading is supposed to be about an encounter with other minds... Americans have enough encouragements to narcissism ; let's try to do without this one." (full quote in attached photo)
On #reading from The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction about bkkeepr, also applies to Goodreads and other alternatives.
The U.S. was the world leader in CO2 reduction in 2019
The United States led the world in CO2 reductions during 2019, a feat it managed to pull off while still experiencing solid economic growth, according to a new report.
https://disrn.com/news/the-us-was-the-world-leader-in-co2-reduction-in-2019
Kentucky company releases "Politics Scented Candle" made from real horse manure
A small Kentucky company has released a "Politics Scented Candle" made from real horse manure.
Scientist Claims that Earth Is ‘Unique’ to Other Planets to Host Life
Peter Ward, a geologist and evolutionary biologist, said it is very unlikely that any planet will be able to hold life apart from ours because of the number of geological and biological complexities.
https://sputniknews.com/science/202002081078263664-scientist-claims-earth-unique-other-planets-life/
I was told that we'd have no snow after the new year due to climate change.
All schools closed due to snow.
Archaeologists announce discovery of ancient Viking board game piece
Archeologists on the island of Lindisfarne in the United Kingdom recently announced an exciting find after unearthing what they said was a 1,300-year-old gaming piece from an ancient Viking board game.
https://disrn.com/news/archaeologists-announce-discovery-of-ancient-viking-board-game-piece
Gallup: 90% of Americans are satisfied with their personal life — a new record
Gallup's "Mood of the Nation" survey conducted January 2 to 15 revealed that "nine in 10 Americans are satisfied with the way things are going in their personal life" — a record high in the four-decade trend.
Homeschool Mom Goes On Brisk Morning Run With 18-Seat Jogging Stroller
TEMECULA, CA—Local homeschool mom Cindy Breyers has a morning routine: get up at 6, read Proverbs 31, read fourteen other chapters of the Bible, make coffee, and finally, go out for a quick morning jog with her 18-seat jogging stroller.The wife cheerily gets all the kids ready, loads them all into the custom stroller, and goes on a quick 5-mile run aroun …
https://babylonbee.com/news/homeschool-mom-goes-on-brisk-morning-jog-with-18-seat-stroller
Wait... Trump won Iowa?
President Trump’s approval rating hits all-time high: Gallup
The day before the U.S. Senate is expected to vote to acquit President Trump, results of a Gallup poll show Trump has hit the highest approval rating of his presidency, clocking in at 49 percent.
https://disrn.com/news/president-trumps-approval-rating-hits-all-time-high-gallup
(Oh brother. To clarify: The Archbishop of Canterbury is not the Anglican Pope. No other Archbishops have an obligation to submit to or agree with him. He's a leader of the church of England, not the global Anglican church. )
Church of England apologizes for saying sex is meant for married, heterosexual couples
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and Archbishop of York John Sentamu have apologized for official guidance recently issued by the Church of England which posited the historic Christian teaching that sexual intercourse should be reserved solely for married, heterosexual couples.
VeggieTales Reboot To Include Sanctimonious, Elitist Lemon Named Don
U.S.—VeggieTales is finally being rebooted without all the sacrilegious elements of the Netflix version, such as eyebrows and irises.One new character confirmed to appear in the show is a sanctimonious, elitest lemon named Don. A news anchor and cultured elite, Don the Lemon anchors a news show on Veggie News Network, popular in airports and hotel lobbie …
https://babylonbee.com/news/veggie-tales-reboot-will-include-sanctimonious-elitist-lemon-named-don
Interesting to have loans based on gender /gender identity and race:
Goldman Sachs to stop financing IPOs for companies that have only white male board members
Goldman Sachs chief executive David Solomon announced Thursday that his investment firm would no longer finance initial public offerings (IPOs) for companies that have only white male board members.
"Am I gonna get my money back?": Dad confronts Elizabeth Warren on student debt forgiveness
A man had an angry exchange with Elizabeth Warren on Monday at a town hall event in Iowa, claiming that the Democratic Massachusetts senator's plan to forgive student loan debt would unfairly disadvantage him and others like him who saved to pay for their children's educations.
Vegetarian and “Healthy” Diets Could Be More Harmful to the Environment
“Eating lettuce is over three times worse in greenhouse gas emissions than eating bacon,” [per calorie]
"... eating the recommended 'healthier' foods — a mix of fruits, vegetables, dairy and seafood — increased the environmental impact in all three categories: Energy use went up by 38 percent, water use by 10 percent and GHG emissions by 6 percent."
https://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2015/december/diet-and-environment.html
Comment : all signs warning of glaciers being gone by 2020 will be gone in 2020.
Glacier National Park removing all "glaciers will be gone by 2020" signs
Glacier National Park in Montana is removing a number of signs around the park that state that all of its glaciers will be melted by 2020, KPAX reports.
https://disrn.com/news/glacier-national-park-removing-all-glaciers-will-be-gone-by-2020-signs
#uspol Low-income workers experience fastest wage increase in more than a decade
Spurred by a bustling global economy that includes $17 trillion in new valuation and record highs for American stock markets, low-income earners in America are seeing their wages increase at a faster rate than any time during the last decade.
https://disrn.com/news/low-income-workers-experience-fastest-wage-increase-in-over-a-decade
- Current Life Chapter Title
- Something Smells Terrible
- More Seriously
- Fighting the long defeat
I'm interested in being just not civil, but excellent in interacting with others of different viewpoints in an online world where we can so viciously defend our echo chambers and be so dismissive of other perspectives.
I'm a #Dad of several from toddler to teen, #Husband, #Christian, #Anglican, Unaffiliated #conservatarian, Software #Developer, #Coloradan, Reader of paper #books, Card and BoardGamer, #tea drinker, solving problems and helping millions escape extreme poverty as a #Salesforce #Architect at an amazing nonprofit.
Joined Aug 2018
