Entremet Originally shared by Kam-Yung Soh "“Like most people in the US, I grew up knowing the words to this carol and even (shudder) singing them occasionally (singing is not a strong point of mine), but never really thought about what they meant, how the carol originated, or what birds were involved”, says Dr Rasmussen in email. So she decided to figure it out. Dr Rasmussen, who’s tied for third for the most bird discoveries in the world, is probably also the world’s foremost avian sleuth, due to her meticulous detective work a few years ago that uncovered the many ornithological thefts and records frauds in museums that were committed by eminent British ornithologist, Richard Meinertzhagen. But who would ever have thought that an old Christmas carol might also hold an avian mystery? “After all, it’s just a Christmas carol!” Dr Rasmussen points out." https://medium.com/@GrrlScientist/meet-the-real-birds-of-the-twelve-days-of-christmas-fame-grrlscientist-5a8bc09350c9
My only query: This creates more politicians. Is that really what we need?
ReplyDeleteProbably not, but when has that ever stopped us? I do think that that there is increasing tension between factions: rural/suburban/urban, federal/state/county/city, nationalism/globalism. Redrawing the lines might be really good, but it's also really hard. Just ask anyone in the EU.
ReplyDeleteRedefining boundaries is going to be the Next Big Thing.
This is an thinly vailed attempt to dilute the California voting block, and reduce California's fiscal power.
ReplyDeleteSome don't like the boundaries we have, and some don't like boundaries.
ReplyDeleteI'm most interested in seeing any of the transition occur with the absolute minimal suffering.
All it does is send 4 Republican senators and 2 Democratic senators from California to DC instead of just 2 Democrats. Oh! And 4 more GOP delegates to the Electoral College.
ReplyDeleteForestalling stuff like this?: nbcnews.com - California's GOP is collapsing. Is that a sign for Republicans nationwide?
ReplyDeleteDrew McCarthy California's Primary showed that the death knell of the GOP in this state was premature.
ReplyDeleteBut you'd think they'd come up with better names than those. I mean Northern California, Southern California and California? I think Northern California should be Sacramento; Southern California should be Madera and California should stay the same.
ReplyDeleteweird. but, up to dem.
ReplyDeleteAndrea Monticue this is a thinly veiled attempt to triple the number of Californian democrats in the US senate.
ReplyDeleteShouldn't it be geographically divided along fault lines?
ReplyDeleteJohn Hardy The bulk of California liberals would be gerrymandered into one state, leaving the other two parts in GOP hands. The liberals in San Francisco are outnumbered by conservatives in Sacramento, and Southern California south of the LA/OC line has been a GOP bastion for decades.
ReplyDeleteTim O'Brien ok then maybe they should divide California into six states.
ReplyDeleteThere's a serious left argument for increasing Californian representation at the federal level. Right now the senate gives equal representation to states that have almost nobody living in them and giant populous ones like California.
John Hardy It's the parts of California (or any state for that matter) that have almost nobody living in them that are the most conservative. Partition in almost every case will benefit the GOP.
ReplyDeleteIt all depends on how you draw the lines. Any fair redistricting would give each region its own mix metropolitan and rural areas.
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