Calgary’s worst driver.
“Organic” Is The Latin Word For “Grown In Pig Shit”
A GMO debate goes horribly wrong:
Wednesday’s Intelligence Squared debate-the motion in favor of the benefits of genetically modified crops and foods was approved resoundingly by almost 2-to-1-infuriated GM science opponents began trashing their own carefully selected spokespeople on social media.
GMO Free USA-one of the most anti-science fringe NGOs-posted a scathing infographic on Facebook accusing Mellon and Benbrook of being on Monsanto’s payroll. “MONSANTO EXECUS PAY MELLON AND BENBROOK TO THROW DEBATE!” they screeched.
Grab a coffee and view the debate here.
Lights Out
Fire. Them. All.
Canadian Human Rights Commission boss expensed $760,000 in travel. Plus his Rogers cable. Plus his electricity bill: http://t.co/wvERQLZFdC
— Ezra Levant (@ezralevant) December 6, 2014
Reader Tips
Rock ‘n’ roll wildman Little Richard turned 82 today, so we’re going to hip-check you into the comments with his 1958 single Good Golly Miss Molly.
The comments are open for your Reader Tips.
Your Moral And Intellectual Superiors
Next time, stick to music;
Last month, Rolling Stone published a story titled “A Rape on Campus” by Sabrina Rubin Erdely, which described a brutal gang rape of a woman named Jackie at a University of Virginia fraternity house; the university’s failure to respond to this alleged assault – and the school’s troubling history of indifference to many other instances of alleged sexual assaults. The story generated worldwide headlines and much soul-searching at UVA. University president Teresa Sullivan promised a full investigation and also to examine the way the school responds to sexual assault allegations. […]
In the face of new information, there now appear to be discrepancies in Jackie’s account, and we have come to the conclusion that our trust in her was misplaced. We were trying to be sensitive to the unfair shame and humiliation many women feel after a sexual assault and now regret the decision to not contact the alleged assaulters to get their account. We are taking this seriously and apologize to anyone who was affected by the story.
More here.
Research Corruption Disorder
Post by Bjørn Lomborg.
The World Still Has Too Many Researchers
Nothing? “What Can Rats Wearing Jackets Tell Us About Men Who Love Lingerie?”
h/t Robert
They Say That Like It’s A Bad Thing
National Post: Conservative MP’s private member’s bill could be used against pipeline protesters, critics say
Bin Laden Is Dead And Ambassador Stevens Is Dead
ISIS setting up training plants in Libya;
Correspondents say that in the aftermath of the revolution that ousted Gaddafi, many rebel fighters left to fight with militant groups in Syria, and some are believed to have returned home.
The elected government has lost Libya’s three main cities amid the political crisis.
Benghazi, the country’s second city, is in the hands of Islamist fighters, and the internationally recognised parliament is now based in the coastal town of Tobruk in the east.
Fire. Them. All.
Acting Human Rights Commissioner David Langtry has accumulated $760,000 in travel expenses in 8 years.
Langtry’s expense claims here – 3,000 pages of them.
Reader Tips
In tonight’s musical entertainment en route to the tips Welsh vocal group Trio Canig pull off that rarest of musical accomplishments: a not excessively scenery-chewing rendition of the old standby Danny Boy. Wait a few seconds for the lovely harmonies to kick in.
The comments are open, as always, for your Reader Tips.
Bill’s Wife
I Felt A Great Disturbance In The Narrative
This season on Celebrity Corpse Network:
Episode 1: Cop kills unarmed man!
Episode 2: Cop kills man with bare arms!
#DriveByMedia
— Katewerk (@katewerk) December 4, 2014
Green Melts Steel
Not Watching For The Asteroid
Special Report with Bret Baier Tops Several Evening Newscasts
With more than a double-digit advantage over Muir, Special Report easily beats World News Tonight. Baier also outperforms the broadcast program CBS’ Evening News with Scott Pelley in both Atlanta and Austin in household viewers.
In cable news, Baier ranks #1 in the 6PM/ET hour, beating CNN, MSNBC, and HLN combined in both demo and total viewers. Averaging more nearly 2.5 million in total viewers, Special Reports ranks #3 with P2+ only behind primetime shows The O’Reilly Factor and The Kelly File.
Your Moral And Intellectual Superiors
Journalism at its best! From the left; Russian bomb in Ukraine, Ukrainian bomb in Russia and, Israeli bomb in Gaza! pic.twitter.com/fYz7Rq1k52
— Libor Smolik (@liborsmolik) November 24, 2014
Reported: Terror Attack In Grozny
Happening now: armed men are attacking govt buildings in #Grozny Chechnya (#Russia). This is a developing story. pic.twitter.com/5Qkets44sk
— Ukraine Reporter (@StateOfUkraine) December 4, 2014
Most of the reports are still limited to Twitter.
Reader Tips
I was looking to post the late Susannah McCorkle’s lovely cover version of Só Danço Samba from Antônio “Tom” Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim’s 1963 debut album, but since it’s only available in this truncated version as the soundtrack to a British comedy clip, here’s Jobim’s original version.
The comments are open, as always, for your Reader Tips.