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From the Archive: Militarist Bunkum, May 19, 2014 Did you know that 85 to 90 percent of war’s casualties are non-combatant civilians? That is the conclusion reached by a nine-person research team in the June 2014 issue of the American Journal of Public Health. The deaths of soldiers who are fighting the war are a small part of the human and economic cost. Clearly, wars do not protect the lives of civilians. The notion that soldiers are dying for us is false. Non-combatants are the main victims of war. Keep that in mind for July 4th, which is arriving in … Continue reading →

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What started out as a great Wednesday shortly turned into a bloody mess.  The short version of the story is that Shelly, aka the Survival Husband, decided to touch up his bald head with a dull razor blade.  What happened next was a scrape about one and a half inches long and a half-inch wide.  Who would have thought that so much blood could pour out of such a small wound. I grabbed some gauze to soak up what I could, then dabbed on some boo-boo stick followed by miracle slave.  While he held a clean piece of gauze in … Continue reading →

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The Eccles Building trotted out Vice-Chairman Stanley Fischer this morning. Apparently his task was to explain to any headline reading algos still tracking bubblevision that things are looking up for the US economy again and that Brexit won’t hurt much on the domestic front. As he told his fawning CNBC hostess:  “First of all, the U.S. economy since the very bad data we got in May on employment has done pretty well. Most of the incoming data looked good,” Fischer said. “Now, you can’t make a whole story out of a month and a half of data, but this is looking better than a tad before.” You … Continue reading →

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It is all the government’s fault. It is always the government’s fault. Pretty much every bad thing is the government’s fault. The government mulcts almost half of the GDP if we count federal, state, county, and city taxes and fees. A significant proportion of these funds is then spent on further impoverishing the masses of our people with regulations, permits, licenses, compulsions, prohibitions and other requirements. As a result, our lives are much more miserable than otherwise would be the case. For example, dread diseases such as cancer, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s might already have been solved if our wealth were … Continue reading →

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The two most beautiful words in the history of the world, and in any language, are “Molon Labe,” the accent on the second syllable of both words, the b pronounced v in the second. These two little words were the laconic response by King Leonidas of Sparta to the offer by the great Persian king Xerxes of not only safe passage if they lay down their arms, but also a settlement of lands of better quality than any they had possessed up to that time. You know what I’m talking about. The Hot Gates, or Thermopylae, in Greek. The year … Continue reading →

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On this day 240 years ago, New England’s most famous independent wholesaler, John Hancock, and Congress’s stenographer, Charles Thomson, signed a parchment. We celebrate that signing annually, often by setting off low-tariff fireworks imported from China. Most Americans know little about the background of this event. The details they recall from a high school textbook are incorrect. There is great confusion. The amount of misinformation is shocking. I am here to clear up some widely held misconceptions. (Note: I have a Ph.D. in colonial American history. I have also been involved since 1974 in direct-response marketing. As far as I … Continue reading →

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When visiting a new country, there are often local customs that can come as a shock to travellers. For example, foreigners in Greece should be aware that some toilets don’t allow you to flush paper down them, due to poor sewage systems, and in Canada it is common for milk to be stored in a bag. A handy infographic reveals some of the biggest culture shocks and how to avoid looking out of place when abroad. Instant Access to Current Spot Prices & Interactive Charts When visiting a new country, there are often local customs that can come as a … Continue reading →

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The EU’s Architects: Nazis and Nazi Collaborators

George Carlin – ‘The American Dream’

Leonardo DiCaprio Flies His A List Celebrity Chums Half-way Round the World to Hear His Speech on Global Warming

UAE tells citizens to avoid national dress while abroad after man taken for ISIS member in US

How Can We Celebrate Our Independence When Most Americans Are Willingly Enslaved To The Matrix?

How Can We Celebrate Our Independence When Most Americans Are Willingly Enslaved To The Matrix?

Finland’s Defense Chief Doesn’t Rule Out NATO Membership

Zika Hoax: Strategy Of Liars And The House Of Cards