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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John Allen Paulos
Trump's signature is a bit like the graph of 50sin (100x)
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Republican group hawking 'Notorious A.C.B.' shirts is tasteless, but the real problem is much bigger
Not long after Donald Trump said he was nominating federal judge Amy Coney Barrett to replace Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the United States Supreme Court, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) took to Twitter to share a...
John Allen Paulos
Given the likely way Amy Coney Barrett is likely to vote on issues such as health care, gun control, and women's rights, a more apt tag for her is the "Injurious A.C.B." #InjuriousACB
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Trump’s Taxes Show Chronic Losses and Years of Income Tax Avoidance
The Times obtained Donald Trump’s tax information extending over more than two decades, revealing struggling properties, vast write-offs, an audit battle and hundreds of millions in debt coming due.
John Allen Paulos
A story worthy of that overused term "bombshell." --- Trump’s Taxes Show Chronic Losses and Years of Income Tax Avoidance
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Likely Trump SCOTUS Pick Worked To Overturn 2000 Election
Trump says he expects the high court to decide the 2020 election — and if Barrett is appointed, the court will have 3 justices who worked directly on Bush v. Gore
The Psychopath in Chief
I spent hundreds of hours with Donald Trump to ghost-write ‘The Art of the Deal.’ I now see a deeper meaning behind his behavior.
John Allen Paulos
The trait that most distinguishes psychopaths is the utter absence of conscience — the capacity to lie, cheat, steal, and inflict pain to achieve their ends without a scintilla of guilt or shame, as Trump so demonstrably does.
@tonyschwartz in @genmag
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Trump is expected to nominate Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit justice is a favorite of the religious right.
DeJoy Says Mail Sorting Machines Were Stripped For Parts And Can't Be Reinstalled
The postmaster general and the U.S. Postal Service argue they can't comply with a judge's order to return 700 high-speed mail processors to service.
The Futile Quest for Hard Numbers on Child Sex Trafficking
Social media posts describe child sex trafficking as a huge and growing problem, but credible estimates indicate smaller numbers.
John Allen Paulos
A thorough debunking of the absurdly high numbers of sex-trafficked children cited by various organizations. huffpost.com/entry/futile-q… via @HuffPostPol
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The Election That Could Break America
If the vote is close, Donald Trump could easily throw the election into chaos and subvert the result. Who will stop him?
John Allen Paulos
Trump could appoint loyal electors in close states to prevent the state going to Biden. "Let us not hedge about one thing," @bartongellman writes. "Trump may win or lose, but he will never concede." Who will stop him from throwing the election into chaos?
7d
The Simple Math Problem We Still Can’t Solve
Despite recent progress on the notorious Collatz conjecture, we still don’t know whether a number can escape its infinite loop.
Greg Gianforte, Montana’s Pseudoscience Gubernatorial Candidate
From young Earth theory to climate change to COVID-19, the GOP congressman has a lot of ideas that should concern anyone who wants science-based policies.
John Allen Paulos
The Montana candidate for governor, besides beating up reporters, rejects evolution, dismisses climate change, promotes “herd immunity," and believes dinosaurs and humans roamed the planet together. An empty head to lead big sky country.
huffpost.com/entry/greg-gia… via @HuffPostPol
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Can Trump and McConnell Push Through a Successor to Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
If the Republicans succeed in confirming a Justice, the Democrats should pursue radical action if they take control of the Senate this fall.
Acting Homeland Secretary Chad Wolf defies subpoena and skips hearing
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf was a no-show Thursday morning at a House hearing on threats to the US homeland after a feud between the department and the committee over scheduling.
Scientific American Endorses Joe Biden
We’ve never backed a presidential candidate in our 175-year history—until now
Top Trump Health Aide Attacks Scientists and Warns of Armed Revolt
Michael Caputo, the assistant secretary of health for public affairs, told a Facebook audience without evidence that left-wing hit squads were being trained for insurrection, and he accused C.D.C. scientists of “sedition.”
Is there life floating in the clouds of Venus?
Telescope observations spy a gas high in the atmosphere of Venus that on Earth is made by microbes.
A gas found on Earth that signifies life has been detected in the clouds on Venus
Phosphine, a stinky, toxic and flammable gas found on Earth, has been detected in the atmosphere of Venus. On Earth, this gas signifies life. On Venus, it could suggest the presence of aerial life -- but it's not likely.
Manslaughter vs. Criminally Negligent Homicide - NY Criminal Defense
What is the difference between manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in New York? If you're facing any of these charges call NY Defense Lawyer Troy Smith now!
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John Allen Paulos
The distinction between negligent homicide and reckless manslaughter seems relevant to Trump's behavior over the last 6 months.
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Dakotas Lead US In Virus Growth As Both Reject Mask Rules
The Republican governors of North and South Dakota have eschewed mask requirements.
John Allen Paulos
Sturgis. What a non-surprise. The Republican governors in the Dakotas are mini-Trump ideologues and directly culpable. huffpost.com/entry/dakota-c… via @HuffPost
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‘We’re No. 28! And Dropping!’
A measure of social progress finds that the quality of life has dropped in America over the last decade, even as it has risen almost everywhere else.