tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141387852024-03-17T23:00:21.961-04:00A Closer LookPatriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065091571266527726noreply@blogger.comBlogger22637125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138785.post-69371242566055136802025-08-17T17:35:00.000-04:002018-08-17T17:35:53.074-04:00Cookies
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Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065091571266527726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138785.post-65391434317899233552024-11-04T13:25:00.000-05:002018-11-04T13:25:57.547-05:00The structure of this blog
I have several blog posts that are at the top of my blog for extended periods of time, because I believe they are of continuing usefulness. So when you look at my blog, the fact that the first few are the same doesn't mean I haven't updated the blog recently.
Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065091571266527726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138785.post-53890653974850696702024-03-16T14:55:00.000-04:002024-03-16T14:55:07.123-04:00The Mathematics of Inequality Mathematical analysis shows that without redistribution, wealth becomes increasingly more concentrated, and inequality grows until almost all assets are held by an extremely small percent of people. History shows this analysis is accurate. I first saw such an analysis years ago, I believe in Scientific American in the winter in 1990, 1991, or 1992. I haven't been able Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065091571266527726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138785.post-92010766230491469222024-02-16T13:23:00.000-05:002024-02-16T13:23:20.475-05:00Trump traitor Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065091571266527726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138785.post-82645357240797164132024-02-10T17:10:00.002-05:002024-02-10T17:10:14.982-05:00Judge Cannon put witnesses against Trump in danger Judge Cannon is the district court judge in the Trump classified documents case. She was appointed by Trump. This is info on her recent actions that put witnesses in danger.From Twitter, Ben Meiselas @meiselasbFeb. 9, 2024Moments ago, Judge Cannon just made a very dangerous ruling and we cannot let it slip under the radar. I am sure Jack Smith’s team is working feverishly on a responsePatriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065091571266527726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138785.post-22068540533014307762024-01-26T21:41:00.000-05:002024-01-26T21:41:08.532-05:00You might be eligible for free tax preparation I'm working on my Tax-Aide certification.If you have tried to get your taxes done for free by Tax-Aide, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA), or Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) in the past but were out of scope, you might be eligible now because the scope often expands as training is developed for new things. Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065091571266527726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138785.post-87613340071448279192024-01-24T22:16:00.000-05:002024-01-24T22:16:01.269-05:00Devastating drought in Amazon result of climate crisis, study shows https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/24/devastating-drought-in-amazon-result-of-climate-crisis-study-shows @dpcarringtonWed 24 Jan 2024 12.00 EST The climate crisis turned the drought that struck the Amazon rainforest in 2023 into a devastating event, a study has found.The drought was the worst recorded in many places and hit the maximum “exceptional” level on the Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065091571266527726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138785.post-11510151939647116402024-01-16T10:51:00.004-05:002024-01-16T10:51:36.019-05:00Media hyping Trump Jan. 16, 2024AP news, CBS, & NBC apps all are reporting Trump won a commanding first place in the Iowa caucus last night, but didn't give his percentage. NPR radio did say he won half, NY Times at the beginning of their article gave % for each candidate. Trump got 51%, so almost half voted for another candidate.Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065091571266527726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138785.post-32546962832816677702024-01-13T14:35:00.007-05:002024-01-13T14:35:57.930-05:00Extreme weather more coomon Climate disruption is making many climate extremes happen more often and more extreme. Citing previous extreme weather as "proof" there is no change is like saying covid doesn't cause increased deaths because people have always died.Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065091571266527726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138785.post-83903581660416086842024-01-03T20:56:00.005-05:002024-01-03T20:56:44.945-05:00Woman who had a miscarriage is now charged with abusing a corpse Because, like many women who miscarry, she passed it while on the toilet and didn't fish it out.https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/12/19/us/brittany-watts-miscarriage-criminal-charge/index.htmlAn Ohio woman who had sought treatment at a hospital before suffering a miscarriage and passing her nonviable fetus in her bathroom now faces a criminal charge, her attorney told Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065091571266527726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138785.post-34028641759070694112023-12-31T01:07:00.005-05:002023-12-31T01:07:28.001-05:00Neanderthals were morning people https://www.science.org/content/article/neanderthals-were-morning-people15 DEC 2023 5:30 PM ETBY PHIE JACOBSAre you a morning person? If so, you might have inherited that trait from a Neanderthal ancestor, researchers report this week in Genome Biology and Evolution.-----Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065091571266527726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138785.post-50625384559589944542023-12-26T12:24:00.003-05:002023-12-26T12:24:57.004-05:00Rationalizing The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.— John Kenneth GalbraithPatriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065091571266527726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138785.post-21215650290543221072023-12-25T02:12:00.001-05:002023-12-25T02:12:09.811-05:00Lead-tainted cinnamon fruit puree I those who are against government regulations expect us all to test all of our own food.https://apnews.com/article/apple-cinnamon-fruit-pouch-wanabana-lead-contamination-1927a5be53ba6d557ec8e17804e06d9fU.S. food inspectors found “extremely high” levels of lead in cinnamon at a plant in Ecuador that made applesauce pouches tainted with the metal, the FDA said Monday. The recalled pouches have Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065091571266527726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138785.post-49823884309152275122023-12-24T23:44:00.003-05:002023-12-24T23:44:51.710-05:00DOL looking for people owed back wages The Dept of Labor has money for unclaimed wages from Investigations where they couldn't locate workers. After 3 yrs it is turned over to US Treasury. See their web site for directions on how to check if you are owed money.https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/wowPatriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065091571266527726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138785.post-9622006985125337422023-12-16T18:31:00.018-05:002023-12-16T18:31:00.137-05:00Billionaires Are Bankrolling Judges’ Luxury TravelAnd how many more didn't report their gifts, like some supreme court justices. https://www.levernews.com/billionaires-are-bankrolling-judges-luxury-travel/ Dec 15, 2023 In 2021 and 2022, two conservative, billionaire-funded legal interests sent more than 100 federal judges on 251 trips to conferences and seminars in cushy locations around the country and overseas, according to a Lever Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065091571266527726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138785.post-56472259000822031762023-12-15T17:52:00.008-05:002023-12-15T17:52:55.971-05:00Alarms raised over missing classified Russian intel file last seen with Trump: report https://www.rawstory.com/trump-russian-documents/https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/12/politics/missing-russia-intelligence-trump-dg/ Tom BoggioniDecember 15, 2023 8:41AM ET According to a report from CNN, U.S. intelligence officials are searching for a missing file containing highly sensitive information about Russia as well as information about Russian interference in Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065091571266527726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138785.post-22489927151276093402023-12-07T23:32:00.003-05:002023-12-07T23:36:06.294-05:0010 Reasons Why Societies Fail to Respond to Their Greatest ThreatsI suggest reading the whole articlehttps://www.okdoomer.io/you-arent-the-one-panicking-they-are/Jessica WildfireDec.7, 2023Let's face it, we're a mess.Most of us know we're not doing enough to deal with our greatest threats. Every day, we witness the dumbest behavior, things that seem to fly in the face of our most basic survival instincts.We ask, "Why???"The human brain evolved over millions of Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065091571266527726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138785.post-56634565094262350922023-12-06T17:00:00.002-05:002023-12-06T17:00:08.815-05:00Woman who spent life in iron lung dies at 61 https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2008/may/29/woman-who-spent-life-in-iron-lung-dies-at-61/Woody Baird, APMay 29, 2008-----Odell, 61, died Wednesday when a power failure shut off electricity and stopped the pump drawing air into her lungs.Family members were unable to get an emergency generator working after a power failure knocked out electricity to the Odell family’s residence.-----Odell,Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065091571266527726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138785.post-36647550977726092662023-12-02T17:52:00.000-05:002023-12-02T17:52:19.178-05:00Mathematicians may have found an answer to the longstanding puzzle as to why we have evolved to cooperatehttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-07/uob-rda071916.php
Public Release: 19-Jul-2016
Researchers discover altruism is favored by chance
Mathematicians may have found an answer to the longstanding puzzle as to why we have evolved to cooperate
University of Bath
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An international team of researchers, publishing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, has found that Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065091571266527726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138785.post-52504867940500742392023-12-01T16:42:00.001-05:002023-12-01T16:42:42.048-05:00Santos expulsion Dec. 1, 2023Does anybody else think it is warped that stealing donors' credit card info and stealing from them didn't get Santos expelled, but using campaign funds for personal use did. He is hardly the only one to use campaign funds for personal use, including Trump.Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065091571266527726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138785.post-3174557079033631932023-11-30T00:35:00.002-05:002023-11-30T00:35:50.924-05:00Don't be afraid to change your mind If you never change your mind, it shows you aren't learningPatriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065091571266527726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138785.post-20216104548551794102023-11-29T20:23:00.004-05:002023-11-29T20:23:40.556-05:00Abuse of corpse charge after miscarriage This kind of thing was predicted because it has happened at other times & places.https://www.tribtoday.com/news/local-news/2023/11/womans-abuse-of-corpse-case-heads-to-grand-jury/Nov. 4, 2023Brittany Watts, 33, of Tod Avenue NW, faces a single charge of abuse of corpse, a fifth-degree felony. During an arraignment in Warren Municipal Court earlier this month, Watts pleaded not Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065091571266527726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138785.post-1667419157474424772023-11-29T20:05:00.003-05:002023-11-29T20:05:19.976-05:00Experts give you permission to stop raking your leaves this fall https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/to-rake-or-not-to-rake-expert-tips-for-eco-friendly-autumnal-lawn-careOct 20, 2023 5:15 PM ESTtrustworthy journalism.DONATE NOWClose PopupPBS NewsHour MenuLiveBy — Bella Isaacs-ThomasLeave your feedbackShareExperts give you permission to stop raking your leaves this fall. Here’s whyScience Oct 20, 2023 5:15 PM ESTAutumn is in full Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065091571266527726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138785.post-64087299677005551392023-11-28T22:09:00.002-05:002023-11-28T22:09:59.988-05:00Entitlements Nov. 28, 2023Irritating to see people saying social security is not an entitlement, as if that were bad.https://www.britannica.com/money/entitlemententitlement, generally, any government-provided or government-managed benefit or service to which some or all individuals are entitled by law. Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065091571266527726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14138785.post-38685503649226231842023-11-28T03:06:00.002-05:002023-11-28T03:06:20.651-05:00We need trees Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065091571266527726noreply@blogger.com0