'America Must Unite The Whole Civilized World In The Fight Against Islamic Terrorism'

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Sam Harris is not on my bucket list of people to meet but I agree with his assessment of Trump vs. Hillary.

Of course, if you're a Trump=Hitler believer, I can see your dilemma. 

"Journalism"

First, Trump tweets...

Then, the NYT reacts...

Later, initial evidence show Trump might be right...

Via Instapundit

That's not how you roll your own!

Mexican army seizes 25 TONNES of cannabis after truck topples over when driver swerves to avoid military checkpoint sending drugs flying all over the road

Mexican army seizes 25 tonnes of cannabis after truck topples over https://t.co/MM0EH4j6BA pic.twitter.com/tK3gW3fUcW

— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) May 6, 2016

A truck in Mexico that swerved onto a dirt track to try and avoid a military checkpoint ended up losing control and tipping over - revealing a huge stash of drugs that then came tumbling out.

The incident occurred close to the border between the states of Sinaloa and Sonora in western Mexico.

Sessions Is Right

Overheard at Lem's:

ndspinelli said... 

Dot heads are taking all the chemistry jobs. 

November 10, 2015 at 11:37 PM

There's no need to single out one ethnic group -- Chinese nationals actually dominate foreign enrollment in chemistry graduate programs.

Here's an interesting factual depiction of wages in the chemical field for the last 10 years:

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As the chart shows, wages and salaries have steadily decreased over the last ten years. There is a strong downward pressure on salaries driven by the unfettered importation of foreign labor. This is basic economics. I suspect that a similar chart exists for IT workers, and data for careers at the "bottom" of the spectrum.  These data are interesting to add to the mix of the discussion of income inequality.

Now, there are strong patrician arguments for why ever-lower wages are good for business -- and ultimately that's what motivates the likes of Mark Zuckerberg.* But why then is there a strong push for STEM education in this country?  What sane student or parent would encourage their child down this pathway except for -- and this is a big except for -- a love or curiosity for science?
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* I single him out because he is the face of the problem. He is the cheerleader for more of the same.