I know how this guy Joshua feels. So does my wife. She used to live for news feeds on her phone that may have brought her a thrilling piece of “breaking news” about the implosion of Trump or some such. …
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Life Really IS Short, But What Does That Mean in Practical Terms?
From Steve Colbert: Rolls-Royce set an all-time sales record in 2021. The company’s CEO said, “Quite a lot of people witnessed people in their community dying from Covid, that makes them think life can be short, and you’d better live …
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Trump Blows Up in NPR Interview–Who Could Have Seen THAT Coming?
Yes, Trump hung up on NPR’s Steve Inskeep when the latter pressed the former president on the validity of the 2020 election. OK, but how did this happen? Trump didn’t know that NPR–its listeners, its journalists, its sponsors–aren’t believers in …
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Grinding “Build Back Better” into Dust
At this point, it looks as though the extreme right-wing interests are going to prevail in grinding the “Build Back Better” bill into the pavement. Some of the bravest and most committed souls in Congress haven’t given up, but it …
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“People Do Go Both Ways” – The Scarecrow
We’ve all observed how our political philosophies evolve as we age. There are people, even the brightest amongst us, who try to oversimplify this concept, e.g., Winston Churchill’s “If you’re not a liberal when you’re young, you have no heart. …
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Trump Treated Viciously?
You have to give Trump credit. There have been very few people in history who have been able to sell complete BS to so many people. Having said that, it appears his time is running out. Vile? Vicious? I don’t now …
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This Could Be the End for Alleged Sex Trafficker Matt Gaetz
Let’s admit it: With each passing day during which no indictments were unsealed, our collective blood pressure goes up another couple of millimeters of mercury. This, of course, is not a good reason for hurrying the process, especially if that …
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Dying Anti-Vaxxers Recant, But Does It Matter?
One of the most interesting vectors associated with the pandemic is seen in a case like the one described at left. We often hear about former anti-vaxxers dying in agony, and begging their followers to get vaccinated. One would think …
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Church and State
The attack on reason that we’re seeing here in America is, unfortunately, multi-pronged. Sure, we have our anti-science crowd, our QAnoners, and our Big Lie supporters. But let’s not forget about the relentless attempts to re-insert religion into government and …
What Science Isn’t
If you’re looking for something that really isn’t science, may I suggest that it’s making baseless accusations and spreading malicious bull****.
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