A reader sent this to me, apparently as an example of how oppressive various secret governments and private organizations are. There is not a “frequency of music.” On a standard 88-key piano, for instance, there are frequencies (called “pitches“) that …
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Cooperation Is an Unsung Hero
Here’s yet one more example of cooperation in nature. From the BBC: Ants communicate using signals with their legs and use their antennae to sense different chemicals that other ants lay on the ground called pheromones. How they do a certain …
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Trump’s Opinion of His Supporters
Here’s an article that discusses Trump’s abhorrence of people stupid enough to follow his lead and keep him relevant in U.S. politics. From the piece: The best example is his detached, irresponsible and inept handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hundreds …
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EU to Require Smartphone Industry to Adopt a Uniform Charging Cord for Mobile Devices
So good to see this. Think of all the charging cords you’ve been forced to buy over the years, and all the materials that were extracted from the Earth to manufacture them. Great move in the direction of sustainable electronics, …
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The “Security” of Social Security
I have to admit that I’ve endured a spate of total bull*** from submissions from my reader base lately. The meme here is a good example. Answers: a) The two have nothing to do with one another. Here’s Ronald Reagan …
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Discussion With an Anti-Vaxxer
An acquaintance sent me the meme here. It IS true that vaccinated people, the majority of Americans, are angry with the conspiracy theorists/QAnoners who are, because of their ignorance, perpetuating this disease. Have you ever spoken with a doctor on …
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To a Degree, Kids’ Reactions To Climate Change Are a Function of Discussions in the Family Home
In a recent post on our children’s reactions to climate change, I noted that young people are either angry/worried, or completely oblivious. I believe that, in the main, where this lands is a function of the kid’s family, i.e., what …
Young People Are Anxious About Climate Change and Say Governments Are Failing Them
From this piece on climate change and our children’s reaction to it: For a forthcoming study, researchers with the U.K.’s University of Bath and other schools spoke to 10,000 people in 10 countries, all of whom were between the ages …
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Conspiracy Theories on COVID
Here’s a conversation I’m having with a friend surrounding the meme here. Me: What should it be called in the other 205 sovereign nations around the world, all dealing with the same disease? Friend: It’s Fow Chee (Fauchi) who funded …
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Conspiracy Theorists Lack Critical Thinking Skills: New Study
I thought this was a joke; I would have said that the very definition of a conspiracy theorist is someone who lacks critical thinking skills. But no, this really is the major finding in a recent study. You think Trump …
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