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There's no way the Post WW2 order can be revived after Trump BuckGalaxy April 30, 2026 5:26 pm (CurrentEvents)

Trump had to be stopped from using nuclear weapons on Iran (edit - no evidence for claim... BAD RL!) RL April 21, 2026 7:57 pm (CurrentEvents)

New Glenn 3 flight profile BuckGalaxy April 18, 2026 12:08 am (Space/Science)

NASA's Moon Base User’s Guide BuckGalaxy April 16, 2026 3:10 pm (Space/Science)

Meanwhile, bye bye National Forest Service podrock April 9, 2026 8:13 am (CurrentEvents)

Is Isreal really a US ally RobVG April 8, 2026 5:21 pm (CurrentEvents)

Eventually, one has to just admit it. podrock April 6, 2026 8:08 pm (CurrentEvents)

Where no one has gone before BuckGalaxy April 6, 2026 7:49 pm (Space/Science)

Moon noticeably getting larger in live stream RL April 6, 2026 4:23 am (Space/Science)

Regime Change BuckGalaxy April 4, 2026 4:22 pm (CurrentEvents)

HERE WE GO, BABY! BuckGalaxy April 1, 2026 3:07 pm (Space/Science)

American income inequality in perspective April 28, 2011 9:52 am TB

Chart, and explanation, here.

“Debate over the data aside, the most striking point on this chart is that even the poorest 5 percent of Americans are among the richest people in the world — richer than nearly 70 percent of the world’s population.”

  • Gee, I feel better already. http://www.boingboing.net/bagg-rand.jpg by ER 2011-04-28 12:12:42
    • That's Peter Bagge, who (among other things) does cartoons for Reason magazine. The rest of that cartoon can be found here. You ... by TB 2011-04-28 12:28:07
      • It's to her credit she never advocated violence, but she did glorify a worker sabotaging property belonging to an ... by ER 2011-04-28 13:09:01
        • Oh, yeah, I read it. I've read many like it. The Left hates her with the virulence they reserve for ... by TB 2011-04-28 13:37:40
          • Never mind. You just answered my question. by ER 2011-04-28 14:07:07
            • What question? It's this article, right? http://www.slate.com/id/2233966/ I have no idea why the formatting keeps coming out crap on "view." ... by TB 2011-04-28 15:04:25
    • Could be looked at like "let's lower our expectations". by RobVG 2011-04-28 10:37:44

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