Stealin' from Climate Depot

You all probably know I get the Marc Morano/CFACT/climate depot listing of good papers on climate, usually every day.
So I go in and look and then re-post with an intro. I figure it’s ok because I am their friend and ally.
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Is Orwellian Speech a form of JunkScience?

When a word or concept is twisted or misused to deceive, is that Orwellian?
Junk Science is dishonesty in the business of intellectual inquiry that results in bad conclusions or policy decisions.
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Violence Increases on UK Campuses

Yesterday we were given an example of masked torch bearers invading the yard of a pipeline exec.
http://junkscience.com/2014/02/12/torches-and-pitchforks/
Today a report on extremist incidents increasing on UK Campuses.
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Temp Reminder

Lord Monckton reminded me by way of Joe Bast that the graph on temps is quite striking.
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NY gone Red

You think I am a paranoid person, well take a look at actions by the socialist Republic of New York City.
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Let's talk some more Taubes

Some reacted negatively to my applause for Gary Taubes.
Let’s discuss.
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Torches and Pitchforks

Recently I got into it with a commenter who asserted the well intentioned enviros go to the demonstrations.
Sure. But.
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Junk Numbers on Unemployment and the Uninsured

Politics can produce junkscience economics/social sciences numbers that confuse public health policy and prevent proper solutions.
Gotta have a good diagnosis to develop a good treatment.
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Josh Bloom on Hep C Drug Development Problems

Josh Bloom PhD, was once in the Pharma Science Biz as I recall. Now he works at American Council on Science and Health.
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Common Core Problems

Joy Pullmann at Heartland put up a note that made sense about the current Common Core wars.
Common Core is not the reason for everything that’s wrong in public school pedagogy.
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NBC Suffers Anxiety Attack about Model Failures?

When you bet on a horse with a bad leg, don’t be surprised if it can’t finish the race.
http://hockeyschtick.blogspot.com/2014/02/nbc-news-problems-with-climate-models.html

The Pause is Caused by the Trade Winds, That's the Ticket

Its the trade winds. These people are desperate and should check their archives so they can keep their stories straight.
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