Thursday Throughput: Leaving on a Superluminal Jet Edition
We are in a golden age of astronomy, with capabilities exceeding anything we’ve ever had before. And we’ve just gotten another glimpse into the universe
Monthly Archive: August 2021
OT Contributor Network: Heard Tell Podcast w/Dr Keith Humphreys On The Opioid Crisis
The latest Heard Tell podcast has Dr. Keith Humphreys discussing the opioid crisis from Appalachia to Senate hearings, and what we can do about it.
About Last Night: Nina Turner, OH-11, and The Still Applicable Lesson of 2020
Nina Turner, Shontel Brown, and OH-11 mean everything to the national political narrative. Or nothing at all. Choose your own adventure.
Biden Administration Reverses Itself, To Issue New Eviction Moratorium
In a move the White House had previously said they had no legal authority to do, a 60-day eviction moratorium is coming to replace the just-lapsed CDC directed one.
New York AG Report on New York Governor Andrew Cuomo: Read It For Yourself
New York AG James has released a report detailing the investigation into Andrew Cuomo and his alleged sexual harassment of multiple women.
Internal NYPD Documents on Misconduct Released by Brooklyn DA
In the latest in a string of releases by the Brooklyn DA’s Office, a database of internal police misconduct documents in a searchable format
Money For Nothing: Inflation Is Not Free
There is a point where deficit spending has negative effects, inflation being the most obvious example. You can’t run up debt forever
The Lawsuit That Could Define The Future Of The Film Industry
Scarlet Johansson’s lawsuit might change the film industry for the talent involved, but could even change how we watch and pay for new movies
Infrastructure Bill: Read It For Yourself
Let’s be adults here: at 2702 pages no one-especially the congress critters voting on it-has read the infrastructure bill. But its searchable!
Sunday Morning! “Parable of the Talents” by Octavia Butler
The second book in Butler’s Parables series shows how our stories can often blind us to reality, but also keep us alive.
OT Contributor Network: Heard Tell Podcast w/Elections Daily’s Eric Cunningham
The latest Heard Tell podcast has Elections Daily & OT Contributor Eric Cunningham talking elections, midterms, and Trump’s endorsement “strategy”.
A Bad Number in A Good Cause: A Scientist’s Plea About COVID Vaccine Numbers
I am going to ask folks nicely: please please stop putting out COVID vaccine numbers like this. Without context, it is absolutely meaningless
