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kitsy··on Where America's climate migrants will go as sea level rises
> Counties in shades of pink and red will see higher-than-average migration

It may be that the extra migration doesn't impact that average comparted to less populous counties.

kitsy··on A New Way of Voting That Makes Zealotry Expensive
But does not support "across the aisle" cooperation, which is where the concern is.
kitsy··on A New Way of Voting That Makes Zealotry Expensive
I disagree. Many bills are written with compromises in place, so they appeal to enough voters. I would rank the American ACA bill as E on the A to G scale.
kitsy··on A Map of Every Building in America
"On Exactitude in Science" is a one-paragraph story written Jorge Luis Borges.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Exactitude_in_Science

kitsy··on What Men and Women Consider Hardcore Gaming Are Not The Same
I was rather unimpressed with the test as well as the graphs. I scored myself low in every category because I find it hard to rate any one aspect high. I'm paraphrasing: How important are explosions? How important is competition? How important is exploring?

I can't rate any of these things high, in and of themselves. It requires a well balanced mix of things to make a great game. Breaking everything down to individual components makes it seem I am much less engaged in games than I am.

kitsy··on A man who spent $100K to remove a lie from Google
You said NPR is "omitting the certain fact that Ervine paid this "friend" tens of thousands of dollars", then offer no proof and say "This sort of thing is not reported". It's not really a certain fact then, is it? It's just your assumption.
kitsy··on A man who spent $100K to remove a lie from Google
Can you cite a source that Jeff Ervine paid for access to the FBI? An admittedly quick search didn't show anything making that claim.

Also, that URL redirect appears to be because "this person was only notable for one event." - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Editor_assistance/Re...

kitsy··on Tom Wheeler Resigns from the FCC
Until they want to click on a Facebook news article (or a Instagram image in Twitter or a GroupOn link in GMail) and Access Denied message.