In a breakthrough that could save thousands of lives, scientists have found a way to convert all blood types to the universal type that is safe for all patients to receive, by using microbes found in the human gut. Researchers from the University of British Columbia have figured out how to convert blood types A, … Read more
by WARREN MOSLER Bad: Highlights In the first sub-50 reading in 2-1/2 years, the Chicago PMI fell more than 4 points in June to miss Econoday’s low-end expectations. Deterioration in June was wide with only employment showing improvement. But further gains for employment in this sample are in question given contraction in new orders and … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX7hni-zGD8&feature=youtu.be&t=10576 Bernie Sanders’ closing statement in tonight’s debate. Touches on issues that many of us rail against on a consistent basis. h/t The_In-Betweener
NASA has revealed plans to return to Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, with the nuclear-powered quadcopter drone-lander Dragonfly. The craft could begin its billion-kilometer journey to search for life as soon as 2034. Dragonfly is the latest venture from NASA’s competitive New Frontiers Program which explores how chemistry gave birth to biology across the universe. The … Read more
Non-profits are allowed to obfuscate their donor list. Aren’t Americans entitled to know who is buying the censorship that they must suffer? Per wikipedia: 501(c)(3) tax-exemptions apply to entities that are organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, literary, or educational purposes, for testing for public safety, to foster national or international amateur sports … Read more
via Twitter: I hope the Antitrust Division will look into this concerted action against competitors. I’ve raised the issue before. Related: Remember, it was these American companies that helped China set up its infrastructure of tech dictatorship.
The first picture was a show of hands of how many candidates would give up their own private healthcare policies for government run Medicare for all (2 hands), the last picture how many would give Medicare to all to illegal aliens. When the question was asked how many candidates would give up their own private … Read more
The public’s fury at being told what to do and think has exploded with the Folau fiasco. Maybe Rugby Australia did have the right to sack Folau as a matter of contract law (or maybe not, but that’s for the courts to decide). The likes of Qantas and ANZ can direct sponsorship money wherever they … Read more
Draghi’s comments had two immediate effects: the euro dropped like a stone against the dollar and Trump got extremely upset. The weaker euro, Trump said, would make it “unfairly easier” for the Europeans to compete against the US: “They have been getting away with this for years, along with China and others.” If one currency … Read more
