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Give It Up
Time for the semi-annual reminder. Give it up, readers. Dig in and pay out. Here are the ways to support the blog. Hire Briggs. Use the Contact form. Have Briggs…
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Politics Trumps Theology in Filial Correction Response
One Peter Five: Politics Trumps Theology in Filial Correction Response What if a man, a man of eminence and of great and well-credentialed education, a man of authority, a priest,…
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Glubb Glubb Glubb: The Noise A Drowning Civilization Makes
Here are excerpts and minor commentary on Lieutenant General Sir John Bagot Glubb's "The Fate of Empires", an essay which describes, at least for the West and for nations closely…
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Dear Pope Francis, Here’s Some White Out; Signed, Your Sons
We interrupt this regular broadcast... On the 16th of July instant, a group of sixty-two priests and lay people offered Pope Francis a small reminder that certain truths are eternal,…
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Insanity & Doom Update IV
Item ELLE Magazine Video Celebrates 8 Year Old Drag Queen, Lactatia' ELLE Magazine put out this horrible video of an eight-year-old boy who has has been taught it's ok to…
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P-values vs. Bayes Is A False Dichotomy
There still exist defenders of p-values. The largest class, the superstitious, are those who remember nothing about p-values except that they must be wee. Let us in haste pass by…
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A Clash Of Empires, Russia & USA Part I — Guest Post by Ianto Watt
Nations are built upon citizens. Empires are built upon slaves. Furthermore, nations must grow internally to survive, whereas Empires must grow externally, else they die. Now if these propositions are…
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Death To Those Who Call For Death For Climate Change Denial!
Stream: Death To Those Who Call For Death For Climate Change Denial! Sharp readers will notice differences between the version here and at the Stream. The intro here is mine.…
