Calculating
Calculating's JournalNASA scientistic claims Earth due for an extinction level asteroid impact.
Seems like we could make more of a priority out of hunting these things down and building an interceptor for if we find one. Even though extinction level impacts are very rare, we still need to worry about 'city killer' asteroids that can swoop in unnoticed. A Tunguska level event over NYC, Beijing, LA etc could kill millions instantly with no warning.
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/12/nasa-scientist-earth-is-due-for-extinction-level-event.html
Earth is due for an “extinction-level” event from the sky, and even if we see it coming, we won’t be able to do anything about it, a NASA scientist said Monday. Speaking at a meeting in San Francisco, Dr. Joseph Nuth of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center said large asteroids and comets, the type that could wipe out civilization, are extremely rare, but tend to hit “50 to 60 million years apart.” Given that a comet wiped out the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, one could argue that we’re slightly past “due.”
“The biggest problem, basically, is there’s not a hell of a lot we can do about it at the moment,” he added.
But maybe there could be. Nuth cited a close encounter in 2014, when a comet passed perilously close to Mars. It wasn’t spotted until 22 months before it nearly reached the planet, which Nuth says isn’t enough time to fend off a similar threat to Earth. That’s why he’s suggesting NASA build a rocket to be kept in storage and deployed when we know the big one is on the way. If such a rocket were kept tuned up and could be ready to launch within a year, Nuth said, it “could mitigate the possibility of a sneaky asteroid coming in from a place that’s hard to observe, like from the sun
Political Cartoon Idea
On one side you have Obama in mission control, overseeing the raid which killed Osama Bin ladan. On the other side you have Trump tweeting about his political enemies at 3AM. It would be funny if not for how true it is.
Trump needs to get this guy to head the EPA
Roal coal for life yo. #MAGA
I'm starting to wonder if we're actually living in the twilight zone or something. These picks are just plain crazy. It's like Trump has been picking the absolute worst possible people for every job intentionally.
Democracy didn't fail us!
The electoral college has screwed us all, AGAIN!.
First in the Bush vs Gore election and now THIS 
I'm absolutely convinced that this broken archaic system will lead to the inevitable doom of our country unless it is abolished. We cannot afford to keep having this happen. Think of all the damage GWB caused to our nation. Now think of how much Trump might potentially cause. We cannot keep letting this happen. I don't know if our nation can handle much more of this without collapsing.
What other civilized country in the world uses a system like it? I cannot think of any. Either they're all right and we're wrong, or we're right with every other civilized democracy in the world doing it wrong. In scientific thinking you generally want to go with the 'more likely' option.
I realize the electoral college was designed to keep presidents from only focusing on the large population centers and big states. However, I notice that it creates other problems which seem just as bad. Due to the 'winner takes all' nature, it creates a system in which candidates don't even bother campaigning in states they aren't expected to win. IE Trump not even trying in states like Cali, and Hillary not trying in hard red states. The other problem with the EC is that it causes some votes to be worth more than others.
The electoral college at this point serves only to give disproportionate electoral power to backwards ass ignorant rural states, while marginalizing the electoral power of our modern thinking population centers. Trump isn't the disease. He's merely a symptom of the underlying sickness which has plagued our country, and that sickness is the EC.
Repealing the EC will be extremely hard because the states who benefit from it would need to vote for its repeal. That's why the people of this nation need to protest and DEMAND action! We would need millions of people from everywhere to march upon Washington and protest. Shut the whole country down if needed. If the people of our country cannot pull their heads from their asses and DEMAND an end to this unjust abomination of an election system then we deserve all the most nightmarish of horrors that are coming to us. If the EC still stands in 20 years and continues to ruin our elections, I'll find myself with only one opinion. Let us burn....
President Obama Says Marijuana Should Be Treated Like Alcohol
Obama saying it like it is as usual. I really admire this man and his presidency. I only wish his administration had done a bit more to actually declassify cannabis, rather than leaving things in a state of limbo.
http://blog.norml.org/2016/12/01/president-obama-says-marijuana-should-be-treated-like-alcohol/
In a just published “exit interview” with Rolling Stone Magazine, President Barack Obama opined that marijuana use should be treated as a public-health issue, not a criminal matter, and called the current patchwork of state and federal laws regarding the drug “untenable.”
“Look, I’ve been very clear about my belief that we should try to discourage substance abuse,” Obama said. “And I am not somebody who believes that legalization is a panacea. But I do believe that treating this as a public-health issue, the same way we do with cigarettes or alcohol, is the much smarter way to deal with it.”
Trump tweets on 'consequences' for flag burning
This man is actually crazy. Gonna be a rough 4 years...
http://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/trump-tweets-on-consequences-for-flag-burning-819760195516
Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday that perhaps citizens who burn the American flag should face consequences of 'perhaps loss of citizenship or year in jail.'
Did Hillary's VP pick cost her the election?
Bernie supporters and other hard progressives were already stewing, and it seemed like Hillary did little to extend an olive branch to them. Simply picking a progressive running mate may have inspired these disillusioned people and given Hillary the turnout she needed. Instead she basically doubled down on establishment when she picked Tim Kaine. Trump got fewer popular votes than Romney. The difference was in the turnout Hillary drew compared to Obama. Several months ago I predicted Trump's win condition on here, and shockingly it came true. Low Democrat voter turnout caused by a campaign lacking in excitement.
The only other thing Hillary could have really done significantly better would have been to completely drop gun control from her platform. Gun control is a losing issue politically. It will always lose more voters than it will gain. For better or for worse, Americans love their guns.
The new attack tactic of the right
Apparently Hillary is some kind of Satanist now. This is officially a new low even as far as campaigns are concerned.
HS cheerleaders hold up sign says "Hey Indians, get ready for Trail of Tears pt.2"
Now I'm not usually a total SJW type, but how in the hell did ANYONE think this was a good idea?
Hillsboro, OH (WCMH) — What was supposed to be a friendly game of football between two rural southern Ohio high schools started with controversy over a banner cheerleaders displayed on the field.
After traveling to the Hillsboro Indians stadium, the Greenfield-McClain Tigers cheerleaders held up a banner that said “Hey Indians, Get ready for a Trail of Tears Part 2.” The sign drew backlash online.
The Trail of Tears is the name for the route that thousands of Native Americans traveled when the U.S. government forcibly removed tribes from their homelands in the southeastern United States in accordance with the Indian Removal Act of 1830. More than 4,000 Native Americans died along the route.
A response to the banner appeared briefly on the Greenfield-McClain High School Facebook page saying:
Tonight an event occurred that does not reflect the values or beliefs that we try to instill in the students of McClain High School. An immediate apology was issued to both the principal and athletic director of Hillsboro High School. We would also like to apologize to the citizens of Greenfield for the poor reflection on our community. This matter will be addressed internally.”
The statement has since been removed from Facebook. NBC4 reached out to Greenfield Exempted Village Schools and Greenfield-McClain High School and has not received a response.
http://nbc4i.com/2016/10/29/greenfield-mcclain-cheerleaders-spark-controversy-with-racially-insensitive-banner/
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