The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (No. 68)

April 16, 2024

The Good

I’M A BIG FAN OF ARTHUR KOESTLER’S ANTI-COMMUNIST NOVEL, DARKNESS AT NOON: Koestler on Closed Systems.

• Related: My thoughts on Darkness at Noon here:

THIS IS VERY GOOD NEWS, INDEED!  'Beyond our wildest dreams': 2.34 BILLION metric tons of rare earth minerals discovered in Wyoming that could make US 'world leader'

NON OF THESE 21^ST-CENTURY ROMANCE SPECIALISTS HAS ANYTHING ON GOOD OLD JOHN ADAMS, WHO REFERRED TO THIS PHENOMENON AS THE “SPECTEMUR AGENDO” ["THE DESIRE TO BE SEEN”]: Research reveals the key to an irresistible online dating profile.

MARRIAGE, BY DEFINITION AND HISTORICALLY, IS A CIVILIZATIONAL FORCE: 'The Happiest Americans': Why Getting Married Can Save Civilization

A GOOD ESSAY ON THE BAD AND THE UGLY: America's Lost Boys and Me

SCIENCE CONFIRMS WHAT MEN AND WOMEN HAVE KNOWN FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND YEARS. Follow the science: Men and women's brains DO work differently, scientists discover for first time...

SOME GOOD ADVICE FROM ARNOLD:

IS THERE ANYTHING THE ORGASM CAN’T DO? Orgasms ‘Rewire’ The Brain: Scientists

NICE! With every passing day, the college degree is viewed as increasingly as worthless. Will it go the way of the DoDo bird? Entrepreneur explains how she achieved success without a college degree

MEDICINE/HEALTH ROUNDUP:

• Scientists discover first therapeutic target for preserving heart function in patients with pulmonary hypertension.

• World’s First Partial Heart Transplant Is Growing With a Baby.

• DNA Decoys Outsmart Viruses in Groundbreaking Vaccine Approach.

• How Rishi Sunak-style fasting may protect against Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

• Scientists Reverse Alzheimer’s Memory Loss by Repairing Damaged Synapses.

IS THERE ANYTHING SCIENCE CAN’T DO? Scientists Discover That Worms May Have “Emotions.”

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF THE CLIMATE RELIGIONISTS ARE ACTUALLY LIES. Good to know: Ten climate lies on 35th anniversary of global warming warning.

MY ONLY HOPE IS THAT THE PEOPLE MIGRATING TO RED STATE AMERICA SHARE THE VALUES OF THE STATES THEY’RE INVADING: Moving to Red America.

FRONTIERS OF SCIENCE:

• Accidental Deep Ocean Discovery Changes Our Understanding of Earth.

• Scientists unearth universe's oldest black hole, challenging the mysteries of space

• How did life on Earth begin? Chemical puzzle just became clearer...

ARCHEOLOGY/ANTHROPOLOGY ROUNDUP:

• Ancient Roman military base uncovered in Israel

• 5,000-year-old migrant had wild life before he was clubbed to death, research suggests

• Ancient DNA Reveals a Tragic Genocide Hidden in Humanity’s Past.

• Sunken Spanish ship from 1708 could be ‘holy grail’ with $20bn of treasure

• Archaeologists find 1,200-year-old ancient tomb filled with gold

TRUTH IS THE FIRST CASUALITY OF THE SOCIALIST BUREAUCRATIC STATE: When Truth Is Lost in Translation

I’M INCLUDING THIS ARTICLE UNDER “THE GOOD” ONLY BECAUSE IT’S A GOOD ARTICLE ON A BAD TOPIC. Strictly speaking, the idea of “objective truth” is redundant: 'Objective truth' is on life support

The Bad

HERE’S MORE OF THAT SO-CALLED “STATESMANSHIP” THAT Y’ALL VOTED FOR: Biden’s AI plan to censor you revealed: Researchers say Americans can’t ‘tell fact from fiction’.

HERE’S HOW THIS WORKS: YOU PAY TAXES TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GIVES YOUR MONEY TO THE U.N., THE U.N. GIVES YOUR MONEY TO STATE GOVERNMENTS, STATE GOVERNMENTS PROMOTE POLICIES THAT YOU HURT YOU: United Nations Foundation Funding Climate Activism in 12 State Governments.

WHAT BIDENOMICS IS DOING FOR YOU:

• Layoffs Surged 98% In 2023 — And It Could Get Worse This Year: Report

• 66% Of Americans Say Middle-Class Members Can’t Afford Home: Poll

• Bidenomics Means 6-In-10 Live ‘Paycheck To Paycheck,’ 24% Have $0 In The Bank

• Warning sign points to deteriorating US economy as layoffs surge to alarming high

• The Lasting Damage of Bidenomics

THE REDNECK INTELLECTUAL DIET: I JUST WANTED A CASE OF BUD LIGHT AND A PACK OF OREOS. That’s it; that’s all I wanted. Now I can’t have either. Bummer. EXCLUSIVE: Campaign Highlights Oreo’s Partnership With ‘Militant’ LGBTQ Group

HEADLINE OF THE WEEK: Republicans Would Rather Remain Beautiful Losers Than Win.

IF WE’RE BEING HONEST, CAN YOU BLAME HER? Canada PM’s Wife In Relationship With Doctor Before Separation With Trudeau, Bombshell Report Reveals.

THE SOCIALIST PONZI SCHEME IS ABOUT TO BURST: Beware: Unfunded Retirement Benefits Reaches $1.14 Trillion, NJ, Calif., NY In Danger Zone

WHAT CAN’T GO ON FOREVER, WON’T. Socialism is a choice, which means civilizational decline and fall is a choice: How Progressive Policies are Designed for Civilizational Suicide.

SURELY LEFTISM IS A FORM OF MENTAL ILLNESS: London's mayor blocks statue of late queen in favor of tribute to trans prostitutes

CIVILIZATIONAL SUICIDE IS A CHOICE: How low birth rates could threaten our civilization.

THIS IS AMERICA: Democratic mayor hands out $10,800 for economic equity program that funds lavish 5-day trip to Miami

NEVER GO FULL SOVIET: American Press Goes Full Soviet.

DISGUSTING AND DISGRACEFUL: Pushing the Woke Agenda on the Military.

DEATH SUCKS: These are the 10 leading causes of death among US adults, the CDC says

A NATION IN REVERSE: U.S Infant Mortality Rate Soars to Record High

LOSING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY: Taxation Without Representation Meets the 21st Century

FACT: It Was Always Only About Power With the Left.

CRIME IS UP, WHICH MEANS PRICES ARE UP. You can thank your politicians for this state of affairs: Major grocery chain reportedly fighting to keep stores open as theft, violence increase

CHINA WATCH:

• This Time It’s China Targeting Pearl Harbor, Records Show

• China launches Jielong-3 rocket, paves way for more commercial missions.

• Chinese Military Studying ‘Cognitive Attacks’ Against U.S. Military

• China launches 20 satellites on separate inland and sea rocket launches.

• Is a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan Imminent?

VERY: How Toxic Is DEI? These Companies Are Turning Down Billions in Free Money to Avoid It.