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13Sep/160

Hillary Clinton’s ‘deplorables’ comment is not entirely wrong – LA Times

At some point in every election cycle, a TV news anchor — and more likely several of them — will speak in reverential tones about “the wisdom of the American people.” This expression of clichéd, lazy patriotism implies that the collective choice made by voters when they go to the polls is magically infallible. Unfortunately, that is simply not true.

Source: Hillary Clinton’s 'deplorables' comment is not entirely wrong - LA Times

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12Sep/160

How To Locate Bed Bugs and Avoid Them At All Costs When You Are On A Trip In a Hotel Or Motel Room! – Just A Moment

Source: How To Locate Bed Bugs and Avoid Them At All Costs When You Are On A Trip In a Hotel Or Motel Room! - Just A Moment

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12Sep/160

Female nudity is powerful – but not necessarily empowering | Aeon Ideas

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11Sep/160

Sleep ‘prioritises memories we care about’ – BBC News

Researchers discover that during sleep the thoughts your care about are more likely to enter your memory.

Source: Sleep 'prioritises memories we care about' - BBC News

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11Sep/160

Flock sticks with atheist United Church minister | Toronto Star

Since the only way God's ostensible plan makes sense involves human beings knowing nothing of it, having an atheist or agnostic minister is the next best thing to having no institutionalized religion at all.  By parallel argument, Satan may be a bit startled and nonplussed by this auspicious moment.

Despite United Church committee’s report recommending her removal, Gretta Vosper’s congregation hangs tight.

Source: Flock sticks with atheist United Church minister | Toronto Star

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11Sep/160

Ketchup Sandwiches and Other Things Stupid Poor People Eat – Medium

Please, Mrs. Conservative, don’t yell at our daddy for using food stamps. Also, can we have a cookie?

Source: Ketchup Sandwiches and Other Things Stupid Poor People Eat – Medium

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11Sep/160

“We can handle the good life, if only we take the time.” – Home | The Sunday Edition | CBC Radio

Award-winning Dutch author Rutger Bregman makes the case for more leisure in his book, "Utopia for Realists: The Case for a Universal Basic Income, Open Borders, and a 15-Hour Work-week".

Source: "We can handle the good life, if only we take the time." - Home | The Sunday Edition | CBC Radio

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10Sep/160

Paolo Macchiarini: A surgeon’s downfall – BBC News

Ground-breaking work on synthetic organ transplants made Paolo Macchiarini one of the most famous doctors in the world. Now his reputation lies in tatters.

Source: Paolo Macchiarini: A surgeon’s downfall - BBC News

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10Sep/160

An Elementary Introduction to the Wolfram Language by Stephen Wolfram

Start using the Wolfram Language. Stephen Wolfram's book introduces the basics with a series of easy-to-follow examples, exercises, QA, tech notes.

Source: An Elementary Introduction to the Wolfram Language by Stephen Wolfram

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9Sep/160

North Korea Will Have the Skills to Make a Nuclear Warhead by 2020, Experts Say – The New York Times

The Pentagon warned this year that Pyongyang’s new missiles, if perfected, “would be capable of reaching much of the continental United States.”

Source: North Korea Will Have the Skills to Make a Nuclear Warhead by 2020, Experts Say - The New York Times

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