U.S. sues Lockheed Martin over alleged kickback scheme at nuclear cleanup site
U.S. sues Lockheed Martin over alleged kickback scheme at nuclear cleanup site – From the Washington Post, 02/10/19. Oh, what fun we have at Hanford!
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Narcissistic personality disorder Also called: NPD
After the State of the Union address by Trump, this popped up in a search for something not related to the President, but it seemed so right and timely that I had to make note for later reference. Definition The hallmarks of Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) are grandiosity, a lack of empathy for other people, … [Read more…]
Mt Blanc from Neuchatel
August, 2010 © John Sergneri 2010, 2019 – If copied, do not alter and give attribution.
We’ve dug ourselves a really deep hole’ – David Neiwert on the rise of the far right
A good interview in the Guardian: We’ve dug ourselves a really deep hole’ – David Neiwert on the rise of the far right – it holds up well: “The current conservative movement has decided it no longer wishes to be part of a liberal democracy.” The principal reason, he thinks, is greed. “By the time … [Read more…]
Trump Begins Third Year With Low Job Approval and Doubts About His Honesty
An interesting graphic from PEW RESEARCH published January 18, 2019 on Trump’s third year approval rating. What is interesting is seeing other Presidents ranked in time along with Trump. As is normal with Pew Research, the accompanying article has an excellent summary of their methods and interpretation of the results.
Barbara Ehrenreich has some answers
Interview – When do you know you’re old enough to die?
Doran Beach Ice Plant Removal
To inquire about ways to get involved, including at Doran with ice plant removal, contact John Ryan, volunteer coordinator for Sonoma County parks, at 707-565-3356.
24 ways to lead an anti-capitalist life – Guardian News
24 ways to lead an anti-capitalist life
Selected Sounds of Space
From the University of Iowa Physics department sounds of space, recorded by University of Iowa instruments on a variety of spacecraft over the past 50 years. Featured Items Voyager 1 PWS continuation of shock-associated waves Voyager 1 PWS first interstellar audio recordings Van Allen Probes EMFISIS Waves or EMFISIS MAG audio samples Audio clips from … [Read more…]
Digital Photo Future?
It’s Almost 2019. Do You Know Where Your Photos Are? – It might be the season, this topic was recently discussed with friends then the NYT comes to the rescue with a good history.