Word of the Day for Friday, 20 January 2017: Kakistocracy

Kakistocracy - kak·is·toc·ra·cy

noun
pl. kak·is·toc·ra·cies

1.
Government by the least qualified or most unprincipled citizens.

2.
government by the worst persons; a form of government in which the worst persons are in power.

Interesting Reads and Links for Thursday, 19 January 2017:

Arctic expert, Jennifer Francis, describes a new, emerging feedback whereas the Arctic warms, it affects jet stream flow     (Youtube)

Drunken Alex Jones goes on air, discusses dinosaurs, makes fool of himself    (Mish)

12 advanced Google tricks that will help you change how you search      (Medium.com)


As caliphate crumbles, ISIS lashes out in Iraq
(Reuters) 

Large corporations are driving America's renewable energy boom
(Green Tech Media) 

Snapchat expanding: announces 50,000 sq.ft. office lease in Seattle         (Geek Wire)

The calm before the storm for China inflation 
(Asia Times) 

Yes, Donald Trump "lies". A lot. And news organizations should say so.     
(Plum blog Washington Post)

Quote of the Day for Thursday, 19 January 2017, by G.K. Chesterton on Gullibility

"Do not be so open-minded that your brains fall out."

- G.K. Chesterton

Interesting Reads and Links for Wednesday, 18 January 2016: Earth Hotter, Fed Hikes, Juncker Retorts and More . . . .

Earth Sets a Temperature Record for the Third Straight Year   
   (New York Times)

Trump Team Prepares Dramatic Cuts   (The Hill)

Janet Yellen says Fed will hike rates a few times per year    (CBS)

History repeating itself? Toronto's long record of housing busts    (Huffington Post)

Hands off EU, Trump™; We don't back Ohio Succession: Juncker     (Reuters)

Four upcoming seminars around the USA where big crane companies will be hiring

(American Cranes and Transport)

Gates Foundation set to unload almost $10 Billion worth of Berkshire-Hathaway shares
(24/7 Wall St.)

American Apparel begins 2400 layoffs in California    (LA Times)    

Lowes layoffs 2400 full-time employees

(The Charlotte Observer) 

Interesting Links and Reads for Tuesday, 17 January 2017: Swamp Dinners, Russian Journalists, Parking Lot Rage and More...

Expanding the D.C. Swamp:    

 Dine With Cabinet and Agency Heads for $100,000 to $250,000 or Donald Trump™'s VP, Mike Pence, for $500,000 to $1,000,000       (Politico) 

The Cheeto Cometh     (James Kunstler)

U.S. Town profits from Mexico's gasoline crisis     (USA Today)

There have been 56 Journalists killed in Russia since 1992     (Committee to Protect Journalists)

Door ding argument in parking lot turns deadly       CBSDFW 

China's found a new way to pump record credit without any side effects    (Bloomberg) 

100 Best Stock Blogging Sites
(Feedspot) 

Quote of the Day for Tuesday, 17 January 2017, by Stephen Leacock on Advertising

Advertising may be described as the science of arresting the human intelligence long enough to get money from it.

- Stephen Leacock
Canadian Economist and Humorist

Interesting Reads for Monday, 16 January 2016: Big Ben Secrets, Trump™ in Russia, Primate Straws and More . . . .

How Does Big Ben Keep Accurate Time?   (youtube)

Primate tool-use: Chimpanzees make drinking sticks     (BBC)

California begins to emerge from its five-year drought      (PBS)

Common crop chemical leaves bees susceptible to deadly viruses   (Eureklert)

20 dividend stocks with yields up to 7.5% - and these companies are set for sales and earnings gains

(Marketwatch) 

America's 10 Most Favorite Liquors    
(24/7 Wall Street)

China threatens to "take off the gloves" if Trump continues to push them on Taiwan 
(TIME)  

For Trump™, 3 decades of chasing deals in Russia     (New York Times)

Motley Fool Poster Suggests "Trump: Kremlin Employee of the Month"     

(Motley Fool)

Scottish humour! A Scottish newspaper's TV listing of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration has caught people's attention both in the UK and the US    (BBC)

Tom Tomorrow Cartoon: The Unbelievable Baby-Man    (Daily Kos)

Willie Nelson's new Trump™-inspired song is titled "Delete and Fast Forward"    

(Rolling Stone)    

Berlin unloads on Trump™    (The Guardian)