It sounds like dystopian Science Fiction except that it’s all true. Now I’ve never liked Tom Cruise or his movies with the sole exception of Risky Business though I’ve also watched Top Gun more than once and always been disappointed with myself that I am so unimaginative and addicted to television that this seemed like …

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Now, we would like the Packers (10 – 6) no matter who they were playing. Not only are they the Yooper favorite (I’m only half troll), but they are the only community owned team in all of professional sports. Nah, it’s just icing on the cake that they’re playing the bigots (9 – 7) of …

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The Seahawks (10 – 6) are perhaps the strongest team in the NFC that are not the Panthers. I also have a rooting interest against the Vikings (11 – 5) because they are division rivals of my sentimental favorites, the Packers. The weather is expected to be right around 0 with a wind chill of …

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Game 2, the AFC North goes head to head. While the Steelers are the underdogs (10 – 6) against the Bengals (12 – 4) they have an explosive offense so you can expect this game to roll up a big score if you happen to be in the office pool. Both towns are beat down …

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Yeah, it’s that time of year again where you get to decide whom you hate the most and since neither of these teams is totally reprehensible (unless you count the fact I knew a Chiefs fan who wasn’t a complete jerk, but more an annoying god-squader nerd) I have no rooting interest. In fact if …

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POOF! Keynes 101. 2016: Oil Limits and the End of the Debt Supercycle By Gail Tverberg, Naked Capitalism Posted on January 8, 2016 The problem of reaching limits in a finite world manifests itself in an unexpected way: slowing wage growth for non-elite workers. Lower wages mean that these workers become less able to afford …

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So you say you’re in favor of “Free” Trade and the acronym trade agreements and I and others have told you that it’s just an excuse for the oligarch corporatist anti-democratic coup. Well… TransCanada to Sue U.S. for Blocking Keystone XL Pipeline By IAN AUSTEN, The New York Times JAN. 6, 2016 TransCanada said on …

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I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned that the big sectarian rift between Sunnis and Shiites is that the Sunnis think that the first Caliph was Mohammad’s father-in-law Abu Bakr while Shiites think it was his son-in-law and cousin Ali ibn Abi Talib. Personally I think the Shia have the better case though I also think that …

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I suppose I should explain that Comedy Central has a new policy that detects AdBlock and won’t load the video. Hit your AdBlock icon and ‘Disable in this Page’ after you click the link and when the video is loading. The New Guy Land Wars Re-gifting Ryan Coogler web exclusive extended interview David J. Peterson, …

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