Thursday, February 12, 2026

History

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Somewhat of a random fact: the last time Denmark sold an island to the US was in 1917. That island was Little Saint James, more commonly kn...

An Insight

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This is why the Left hates to face facts. Thomas Sowell speaks the absolute truth. pic.twitter.com/GdEraDGoN0 — Thomas Sowell Quotes (@Thoma...

And all established enterprises and institutions struggle with a high rate of change, no matter what the source.

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From  BRO-BOTS ☙ Thursday, February 12, 2026 ☙ C&C NEWS by Jeff Childers in his substack Covid & Coffee.   Childers is a practicing...

I see wonderful things

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Thank goodness they ducked pic.twitter.com/O601xyZ4jZ — Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) January 20, 2026  

Offbeat Humor

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I think they started with the stones on the bottom layer, then worked their way up. Any other method would be unnecessarily tricky https://t...

Data Talks

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Grade inflation and university ideological capture means that a bachelor’s degree is no longer an honest signal of competence. In some woke ...

Two fundamental and consequential trends moving together without much discussion

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Two nuggets of information.  Both from the same side of the political aisle.  I suspect them to be directionally correct though the absolute...

Data Talks

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🚨💰 MN CHAOS IS NOT ORGANIC: We followed the money, and found that the Anti-ICE groups facilitating violence & chaos in Minnesota have ...

Polar Night, View of Magdalene Bay, Spitzbergen, 1925 by Georg Macco

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Polar Night, View of Magdalene Bay, Spitzbergen, 1925 by Georg Macco (Germany, 1863-1933) Click to enlarge.
Wednesday, February 11, 2026

How did the Anglo-Saxons pronounce Latin?

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I start reading an Old English poem (The Wanderer) and only a few minutes later I discover that I am deep into a rabbit hole about the pronu...