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Tennessee Ernie Ford wasn’t the first artist to record “Sixteen Tons,” but he made it his signature. The song, inspired by the travails of the real-life coal miners of Kentucky, was first recorded by one of his forerunners on the Capitol label, Merle Travis, in 1947.
youtu.be/S1980WfKC0o?...
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November 29, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Tennessee Ernie Ford wasn’t the first artist to record “Sixteen Tons,” but he made it his signature. The song, inspired by the travails of the real-life coal miners of Kentucky, was first recorded by one of his forerunners on the Capitol label, Merle Travis, in 1947.
youtu.be/S1980WfKC0o?...
youtu.be/S1980WfKC0o?...
Good point. I think humans have always known, at some level, that their systems were fatally flawed. "Reckless abandon got us into to this mess, and only reckless abandon can get us out," may sum up the species' SOP.
November 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Good point. I think humans have always known, at some level, that their systems were fatally flawed. "Reckless abandon got us into to this mess, and only reckless abandon can get us out," may sum up the species' SOP.
November 26, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Last one in's a rotten egg! Ew, what’s that smell?
November 24, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Last one in's a rotten egg! Ew, what’s that smell?
Given enough resources, it should just be a matter of applying appropriate project management principles. For example:
day 1) Build new megacity;
day 2) Relocate 15 million inhabitants of old megacity to new megacity;
day 3) Run out of water again;
day 4) Repeat.
day 1) Build new megacity;
day 2) Relocate 15 million inhabitants of old megacity to new megacity;
day 3) Run out of water again;
day 4) Repeat.
November 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Given enough resources, it should just be a matter of applying appropriate project management principles. For example:
day 1) Build new megacity;
day 2) Relocate 15 million inhabitants of old megacity to new megacity;
day 3) Run out of water again;
day 4) Repeat.
day 1) Build new megacity;
day 2) Relocate 15 million inhabitants of old megacity to new megacity;
day 3) Run out of water again;
day 4) Repeat.
Signatories of the aCOPalypse Consign Fossil Fuel Phaseout to Flames
November 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Signatories of the aCOPalypse Consign Fossil Fuel Phaseout to Flames
Mann's got a point, though: magical thinking got us into this mess, and only magical thinking can get us out. On this, our elite sports institutions and the world's great religions all agree.
November 21, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Mann's got a point, though: magical thinking got us into this mess, and only magical thinking can get us out. On this, our elite sports institutions and the world's great religions all agree.
Hippity hop to the Do-Not COP!
November 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Hippity hop to the Do-Not COP!
Rejoice, ye nattering nabobs of negagativity! Victory is ours! BWA-HA-HA-HA-HA!!!!!!
November 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Rejoice, ye nattering nabobs of negagativity! Victory is ours! BWA-HA-HA-HA-HA!!!!!!
Plenty of shopping opportunities remain in the ultimate limited-time offer.
"Mass-producing sensory visual triggers to get people to buy more stuff will be bad both for people and the planet."
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
"Mass-producing sensory visual triggers to get people to buy more stuff will be bad both for people and the planet."
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
Artificial Intelligence Wants to Sell You Stuff While the World Burns
Meta is betting on generative AI for a new generation of aggressive advertising. It requires immense energy, much of which will likely come from fossil fuels.
newrepublic.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Plenty of shopping opportunities remain in the ultimate limited-time offer.
"Mass-producing sensory visual triggers to get people to buy more stuff will be bad both for people and the planet."
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
"Mass-producing sensory visual triggers to get people to buy more stuff will be bad both for people and the planet."
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
From a bio full of stunning errors, here's a classic oldie:
Summers encouraged then-Russian leader Boris Yeltsin to use the same "three-'ations'" of policy he advocated in the Clinton Administration – "privatization, stabilization, and liberalization."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrenc...
Summers encouraged then-Russian leader Boris Yeltsin to use the same "three-'ations'" of policy he advocated in the Clinton Administration – "privatization, stabilization, and liberalization."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrenc...
November 20, 2025 at 12:35 AM
From a bio full of stunning errors, here's a classic oldie:
Summers encouraged then-Russian leader Boris Yeltsin to use the same "three-'ations'" of policy he advocated in the Clinton Administration – "privatization, stabilization, and liberalization."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrenc...
Summers encouraged then-Russian leader Boris Yeltsin to use the same "three-'ations'" of policy he advocated in the Clinton Administration – "privatization, stabilization, and liberalization."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrenc...
Come for the porn, stay for the witty repartée.
November 19, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Come for the porn, stay for the witty repartée.
To scare is human; to misgive, bovine.
November 18, 2025 at 3:33 PM
To scare is human; to misgive, bovine.
Signs point to yes
November 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Signs point to yes
Yes, thankfully, that 10% level of doomerism was just too low to prevent the rest of humanity from putting the world well on its current path to a healthy, stable, sustainable environment.
November 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Yes, thankfully, that 10% level of doomerism was just too low to prevent the rest of humanity from putting the world well on its current path to a healthy, stable, sustainable environment.
It's raining carsoupials.
November 16, 2025 at 4:54 PM
It's raining carsoupials.
I'm pretty sure the inscription on the gate says, "Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate," so, pretty far down, I imagine!
November 16, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I'm pretty sure the inscription on the gate says, "Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate," so, pretty far down, I imagine!
Humanity would be no worse for wear if there were just two political parties; the Doom Party, and the Gaslight Party. All members of both parties could rest assured that the Gaslighters would always prevail over the Doomers in any contest, thus reducing campaign expenses to zero.
November 15, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Humanity would be no worse for wear if there were just two political parties; the Doom Party, and the Gaslight Party. All members of both parties could rest assured that the Gaslighters would always prevail over the Doomers in any contest, thus reducing campaign expenses to zero.
Phew! After the Greenland icesheet melts, the new ballroom should still be about 8 m above sea level:
"Fort Reno ... is the highest point in the city. Its elevation is 420 feet above sea level (Compare with the elevation of the White House at only 50 feet)."
www.nps.gov/cwdw/learn/n...
"Fort Reno ... is the highest point in the city. Its elevation is 420 feet above sea level (Compare with the elevation of the White House at only 50 feet)."
www.nps.gov/cwdw/learn/n...
en.wikipedia.org
November 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Phew! After the Greenland icesheet melts, the new ballroom should still be about 8 m above sea level:
"Fort Reno ... is the highest point in the city. Its elevation is 420 feet above sea level (Compare with the elevation of the White House at only 50 feet)."
www.nps.gov/cwdw/learn/n...
"Fort Reno ... is the highest point in the city. Its elevation is 420 feet above sea level (Compare with the elevation of the White House at only 50 feet)."
www.nps.gov/cwdw/learn/n...