This is such a fun story. And be sure and check out the embedded news report.
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Headlines are often misleading
Here's an example of a headline that seems to suggest that eating meat helps people to live to 100.
The commenter at the bottom makes an astute observation that causation and correlation are being confused in the headline. Does eating meat cause one to live to 100? Or is it a correlated factor?
Never stop being a critical thinker!
And anyway, that's not really the point of the article itself.
Monday, January 19, 2026
To our gormless senators
Just a reminder that, during her confirmation hearings, Pam Bondi swore up and down that she wouldn't go after political rivals.
And here she is doing just that.
She LIED TO YOU.
That's bad enough. But letting that lie go without saying anything is much worse.
Several of your colleagues raised concerns about this, but you accepted her words. That have now turned into action.
Your job is to hold her accountable. She should be removed from office.
Super Bowl prediction
The prediction proved correct again!
One of the teams with the highest point differential in week 10 will win the Super Bowl.
The last four standing all come from this group.
Seattle should still win it all based on the lowest points allowed per game through the regular season.
2025
>> Entering playoffs
Seattle +103
Denver +62
New England +73
Kansas City +76 (did not make playoffs)
LA Rams +98
Green Bay +37
Indianapolis +115 (did not make playoffs)
Detroit +83 (did not make playoffs)
Likely winner: Seattle
>> After Wildcard
Seattle +103
Denver +62
New England +73
Kansas City +76 (did not make playoffs)
LA Rams +98
Green Bay +37 (lost in wildcard)
Indianapolis +115 (did not make playoffs)
Detroit +83 (did not make playoffs)
Likely winner: Seattle
>> After Divisional Round
Seattle +103
Denver +62
New England +73
Kansas City +76 (did not make playoffs)
LA Rams +98
Green Bay +37 (lost in wildcard)
Indianapolis +115 (did not make playoffs)
Detroit +83 (did not make playoffs)
Likely winner: Seattle
Friday, January 16, 2026
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
New evidence humans evolved from an African ape-like ancestor - Earth.com
Here's another scientific bit of research that examines an ancestor who was ape-like that may have been a direct ancestor.
It's not quite the proverbial "missing link" but it does provide some clues as to our own evolution.
Suitcase stored in a bank vault for over a century reveals lost Habsburg jewels
The story about the suitcase full of presumed lost Habsburg jewels turning up in Quebec of all places is quite the intriguing story.
But the story of Zita, who was the last leader of the Austria-Hungary empire, and how she lost it all, but made it to Quebec with the jewels is equally fascinating. A short summary is in the second link.
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