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News Briefs 16-01-2014

I see fire…

  • Blue lava! Need I say more?
  • Climate Change deniers are suing Climategate scientist over his private e-mails. Desperate, much?
  • Is there a conspiracy to debunk the (possible) underwater ruins of Zakynthos, Greece?
  • If a time traveler saw a smartphone.
  • Forget about the Stoned Ape theory: Here comes the Wormed Ape theory!
  • Land planarians are *truly* the stuff of nightmares.
  • Earthing: untapped healing technique or New Age poppycock?
  • Neil DeGrasse Tyson & Ann Druyan explain why Cosmos needed a rebooting –and why Nietsche is (apparently) cooler than comics…
  • The most f*#%ing depressing way to explain the Fermi paradox: The Peter Principle.
  • What a FARS(e): Iranian news agency claims Snowden revealed Nazi aliens control the US gov't. But why the fuss? don't they have their own flying saucers already?
  • Abby Martin interviews Dr. Steven Greer for Breaking the Set. An improvement when compared to Hellyer… which is not sayin' much.
  • Mothman mystery solved? Um, nope!
  • Why are owls attacking people in Missouri? Someone get Mike Clelland, stat!
  • …After he finishes interviewing Brad Steiger for his Hidden Experience audio conversations, that is.
  • 50 Shades of Squatch: Can you spot the real (erotic) Bigfoot? [NSFW]
  • Red Pill of the Day: The parakeet that ratted on his drunken owner.

Thanks, Rick & Susan. And farewell, Holly.

Quote of the Day:

“My armor is like tenfold shields, my teeth are swords, my claws spears, the shock of my tail a thunderbolt, my wings a hurricane, and my breath death!”

~J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

  1. red pills
    Many of these stories could have qualified for the Red Pill of the Day.

    Also is Holly the cat? If you are saying farewell because she passed? I’m so sorry for your loss. If not I’m so sorry I got the wrong impression from that.

    1. Thanks
      Holly was indeed the slumbering feline portrayed in the picture. She was the companion of my good friend Susan, and she passed away in December.

      I’m sure people in the Grail will be able to appreciate the kind of emptiness poor Susan is experiencing at this moment, and may want to send her their best wishes, that she may be able to overcome this difficult test.

      1. Thank you for remembering my wonderful cat
        Thank you for remembering my wonderful cat.

        I’ve been a reader of the Grail for years, but I’ve pretty much stayed in lurk mode. Holly would sit on my lap or next to my computer when I was here, and would read articles to her,

        -Susan and the ghost of Holly.

      2. loss of a friend
        when i lost my little friend about a year ago now, i was devastated. i still tear up from time to time. even though i have other pets to keep me busy, i still miss my little ‘pain in the butt’ that passed 🙂

  2. “Deniers” -The “god-like” view of mainstream scientists.
    The vitriol, scoffing and outright censorship directed at those researcher who don’t buy into the climate change hoopla is just another example that – for many – the “science” mainstream is a religion.

    In a genuine scientific process, if even one scientist out of hundreds comes up with a different conclusion it is unbiasedly assessed.

    Of course, “genuine scientific process” is usually the stuff of myth

    1. The solution
      So what’s the solution? Intimidate the ‘mainstream’ scientists with witch-hunting tactics & threaten them with lawsuits? That doesn’t seem too scientific either.

      1. Unfortunately the science and
        Unfortunately the science and the politics based on the science and the funding of the scientists and the personal views and agendas of all parties are so intermingled that pure unbiased science is lost in the mess. So everyone’s motives and results are called into question.

        Clearly the pro man-made global warming scientist are having their veracity questioned, but just as much the “deniers” who remain skeptical have their veracity and motives questioned. Both sides are guilty of the same offenses. Both insult, lie, accuse, etc…

        The true problem is the coopting of the “science” for public policy, which is the natural and logical course…except that the public policy is then corrupted by all the biases and agendas of the politicians, political groups, corporate contributors, anybody who can profit off of or further their self interest.

        So at the core of it is people’s greed, self-interest, mistrust of others, and biases, making it impossible to filter through all the crud and obfuscation to get to the underlying truth – that is presuming at the core of it our understanding/our science is even correct. Science too often jumps to conclusions, only to subsequently have new evidence or discoveries undermine prior assumptions/science and as incorrect…

        1. Co-opting

          The true problem is the coopting of the “science” for public policy, which is the natural and logical course…except that the public policy is then corrupted by all the biases and agendas of the politicians, political groups, corporate contributors, anybody who can profit off of or further their self interest.

          Agreed. Not to mention that politicians tend to be short-sighted beasts who only care about two things: their public image & getting re-elected. When dealing with scientists, who tend to have a much broader long-term view, things will always get messy & even the best possible solutions will always have room for improvement.

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