Take mortality statistics & subtract infectious disease. You see: (a) in the twentieth century we largely defeated infectious disease in the US; and (b) little else we did in medicine affected mortality.

https://twitter.com/michael_nielsen/status/998375823114551297

Astronomers have found the fastest-growing black hole ever seen, and it's got a monster appetite

https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/16/health/fastest-growing-black-hole-trnd/index.html

U.S. Government Bonds Pay More Than Debt From Other Developed Nations

https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-government-bonds-pay-more-than-debt-from-other-developed-nations-1526817600

SC NAACP chapter president (Rev. Jerrod Moultrie) accusation that he was "racially profiled" shown to be a lie by bodycam footage from traffic stop: Officer was actually respectful, friendly, and helpful.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/05/20/naacp-leaders-racial-profiling-claim-challenged-after-bodycam-footage-released.html

4 min video. Moultrie's an opportunist snake.

What the fresh goram hell is this? (also, shouldn't that be 2018?)

In April 2019 the head of the Australian military, army general Angus Campbell, who was a career infantry and special operations officer, ordered that members of the Australian military halt the use of “aggressive” symbols like Spartans (ancient Greek soldiers) or fictional characters like the Phantom or Punisher (and more to come given the proliferation of violent video games out there) as well as the grim reaper, skull and crossbones, and similar symbols that were not in line with Australian army values and the ethical armed forces Australia sought to build and sustain. The announcement generated some revealing reactions.

While few of these symbols are used for official insignia by combat units, many are used unofficially for banners, clothing and for large bombs and missiles used in combat. This order was met with incredulousness and unprintable comments by Australian combat troops, especially combat veterans of the many wars and peacekeeping operations Australia has been involved in.

https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htmoral/articles/20180520.aspx

A pity I missed out on the unprintable comments. One isn't really fluent in a language until you can curse well in it. Wut? they speak Australian, mate!

...symbols that were not in line with Australian army values and the ethical armed forces Australia sought to build and sustain. ~ I R A Darth Aggie at May 21, 2018 8:48 AM

So, they'll be giving enemy combatants time-outs? Demerits? Stern looks?

There are not many things on which I completely agree with Rush Limbaugh, but on this one we are in sync: "The purpose of the military is to kill people and to break things."

Military force is controlled violence for political ends. I'm not sure what General Campbell thinks the Australian military is to be used for, but I'm guessing it's not to kill people and break things.

We can make fun of the Canadian military but the two longest sniper shots recorded were scored by Canadian snipers in Afghanistan. No word on whether those snipers painted violent symbols on the bullets before firing them; or whether anyone in the high command cared.

"You can't trample infidels when you're a tortoise. I mean, all you could do is give them a meaningful look." ~ Terry Pratchett (Small Gods)

This piece reads like the science fiction of my childhood.

> Take mortality statistics

I posted that yesterday.

My links, my posting style... Without me, you're nothing.

These two gadgets.

We can make fun of the Canadian military but the two longest sniper shots recorded were scored by Canadian snipers in Afghanistan

Probably from the NW Territories where if you don't kill something, you don't get to eat. Certainly not quebecois dogs.

Weird.

https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/998681535996940288

These two gadgets.

SGNL and the projecting bracelet? yes, that's the 21st century I was promised.

The University of Michigan: bringing back the USSR one bias incident at a time.

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/columnists/ingrid-jacques/2018/05/16/university-michigan-channels-ussr/34996785/

Finally, someone picked on a Muslim. Let the intersectional olympics begin!

Earlier this month, a male-to-female transgender filed a $50,000 human rights complaint after a Muslim woman refused to perform a Brazilian wax on his genitals.

https://pjmedia.com/trending/transgender-files-50k-complaint-after-muslim-woman-refuses-to-wax-genitals/

How to survive a knife attack.

http://www.thetruthaboutknives.com/2018/05/video-how-to-survive-a-knife-attack/

Remember: distance is your friend.

> the 21st century I was promised.

Was thinking this afternoon that forearm projection won't work as well for black people. Photons are racist that way.