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Tuesday Link Salad
Feb. 7th, 2017 09:07 amBecause they go bad:
1) Some historical perspective on our current run of peace in Europe: And yet, when the U.S. was debating entrance into World War I, one state representative rose in his legislature and gave an impassioned speech that, “I was old enough to fight for this Union at 15, and I am young enough to fight again.”
2) Here's an idea - beer caused civilization. I think I'll have a drink.
3) Food for thought: This dog has a guaranteed basic income, and look how eager he is to teach a yoga class anyway.
4) Want to “Take the Oil”? Crunch the Numbers First. Money quote: "In an absolute best-case scenario, where the costs of occupation are minimal and the revenues produced from Iraqi oil exports are maximized, we might break even. In any other, more realistic scenario, the United States loses money."
5) Falklands and Second World War veteran John Vickerson dies, aged 95.
1) Some historical perspective on our current run of peace in Europe: And yet, when the U.S. was debating entrance into World War I, one state representative rose in his legislature and gave an impassioned speech that, “I was old enough to fight for this Union at 15, and I am young enough to fight again.”
2) Here's an idea - beer caused civilization. I think I'll have a drink.
3) Food for thought: This dog has a guaranteed basic income, and look how eager he is to teach a yoga class anyway.
4) Want to “Take the Oil”? Crunch the Numbers First. Money quote: "In an absolute best-case scenario, where the costs of occupation are minimal and the revenues produced from Iraqi oil exports are maximized, we might break even. In any other, more realistic scenario, the United States loses money."
5) Falklands and Second World War veteran John Vickerson dies, aged 95.
