John Allen Paulos
Math prof, bestselling author (Innumeracy, Mathematician Reads Newspaper, etc. Recently: A Numerate Life amzn.to/1LIargm), columnist, speaker, ponderer.
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Impeach President Donald Trump | Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial Board
President Trump has severely disrespected his office and the document he swore to protect and uphold.
Ex-Ethics Chief Warns William Barr Will Try To Interfere In 2020 Election
CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin called the attorney general "a Fox News bot."
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Walter Shaub, the former head of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, called William Barr a “threat to democracy” as he warned how the attorney general may try to interfere in the 2020 election to the benefit of President Donald Trump. huffpost.com/entry/walter-s… via @HuffPostPol
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In Video, World Leaders Seem to Be Commiserating About Trump
The leaders of Canada, France and Britain did not appear to realize that their conversation at a Buckingham Palace reception was being recorded.
Trump Orders Navy to Strip Medals from Prosecutors in War Crimes Trial
President Trump lashed out at military lawyers who tried the case of Edward Gallagher, a Navy SEAL who was acquitted of killing a captured teenage Islamic State fighter.
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This is ... What can you say? The would-be dictator is chipping away at virtually every American institution. The response from the willfully blind and cowardly Republicans will, of course, be ... bubkis.
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When Does the New Decade Begin: In a Month, or a Year From Now?
In recent years there has been debate about when a decade begins and ends. We break it down for you.
First victim of London Bridge attack is named as Cambridge University worker
Jack Merritt, 25, was a course coordinator for prisoner rehabilitation programme Learning Together, which was hosting an event when Usman Khan, 28, launched his attack
r/MapPorn - Ancient Greek Colonization of the Mediterranean
182 votes and 18 comments so far on Reddit
A Pennsylvania County’s Election Day Nightmare Underscores Voting Machine Concerns
How “everything went wrong” in Northampton County.
Ohio bill orders doctors to ‘reimplant ectopic pregnancy’ or face 'abortion murder' charges
Ohio introduces one of the most extreme bills to date for a procedure that does not exist in medical science
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Re-implanting ectopic pregnancies is obviously absurd and won't be passed, but this shouldn't distract ppl from the bill's proposed near-universal ban on abortion, which might be passed. The anchoring effect.
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Are 'dog years' for real? An explanation of calculating canine age
Your pup may be older than you think. Another reason to let sleeping dogs lie.
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That formula is: human equivalent age = 16 x ln(dog’s chronological age) + 31. theconversation.com/are-dog-years-… via @ConversationUK
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Pompeo backs Trump's call for Ukraine to investigate debunked DNC server theory
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo backs Trump's call for Ukraine to investigate a debunked theory that it has the DNC server and that it was hacked by Ukraine, not Russia.
An Iliad
John Allen Paulos
If you're in Philly, you might want to see Mary Tuomanen in "An Iliad" at the Arden Theater. An amazing and powerful performance that vivifies the Trojan War (and all wars).
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Jonathan Miller, Acclaimed Theater Director and Writer, Dies at 85
Known for his radical restagings of classic works, Mr. Miller was also a doctor who periodically left the stage to practice medicine.
Giuliani Claims He Has Evidence Linking Biden to Obama
“This isn’t a case of the two men sharing an occasional phone call or meeting,” the former New York mayor charged. “For eight years, they were basically joined at the hip.”
Lindsey Graham Says White House Told Him To 'Please' Block Armenian Genocide Resolution
Graham blocked the measure shortly after meeting with President Trump and Turkish leader Erdoğan, Axios reported Sunday.
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Doesn"t this make Trump a sort of (not The) holocaust denier? ---
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) says he blocked a Senate resolution to formally recognize the Armenian genocide because the White House told him to. huffpost.com/entry/lindsey-… via @HuffPostPol
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Fiona Hill and the American Idea
A naturalized American exposes Trump’s attack on what America is and must be.
Koalas ‘Functionally Extinct’ After Australia Bushfires Destroy 80% Of Their Habitat
As Australia experiences record-breaking drought and bushfires, koala populations have dwindled along with their habitat, leaving them “functionally extinct.”
Jim Jordan was imposed on us for egregiously partisan reasons. Now he’s afflicting the nation.
Everything about Jim Jordan reeks of a man willing to cast aside common decency and fairness in service of a corrupt and cruel president. He may be the most unfit man to ever represent part of Greater Cleveland in Congress, writes Brent Larkin.