A reader, apparently a QAnon-style conspiracy theorist, sent me the meme here. Yes, there are people who think that the governments of the 206 sovereign nations are conspiring to kill a significant percentage of the world’s population. Overpopulation isn’t a …
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COVID-19 Analogies
We’ve all seen dozens of memes featuring analogies about the pandemic, especially, the limit of our personal rights. Some are stronger than others. I suppose that once your mind is made up, you can invent any story you like to …
America, Land of Injustice
The bankruptcy judge in the case of Purdue Pharma is Robert Drain, who signed off on the settlement plan, which includes the bonuses shown at left. Why he’s allowing anything remotely resembling this is a complete mystery. Even worse, the …
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Trumpism Is Lethal
The graphic here is playing itself out all over the nation. Elsewhere around the United States, we have hot-spots in Trump-loving Florida and Texas, as well as the rest of the Deep South. Trumpism is killing many hundreds of people per …
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A Truly Christian Act
Christians are taking a great deal of abuse nowadays, largely because of the hypocrisy of the evangelicals. It ‘s good to know that the life of Christ has inspired some truly excellent behavior on many people’s part. Having said this, …
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U.S. Army Surgeon General “Vaccinations Are Quite Literally a Matter of Life and Death for Our Soldiers, Their Families and Communities”
Here’s Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at a news conference at the Pentagon on Sept. 1, announcing that all 485,000 active duty soldiers in the U.S. Army must be vaccinated by Dec. 15. One assumes …
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Essayist’s Critique of the Ten Commandments
It’s possible to have a deep and abiding religious faith and not believe that the Bible is the inspired word of God. Having said that, I would bet that this woman, Katha Pollitt an American poet, essayist and critic, is …
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Are We In the “End Days?”
Here’s a good list of biblical verses that speak to “End Times,” i.e., the prediction of the end of the Earth. Note the foretelling of wars, famines, earthquakes, terrors, and pestilences. And this, from the Book of Timothy: In the …
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Regeneration.Org
Legendary environmentalist Paul Hawken has assembled a group he calls Regeneration. In his book of the same, he explains the concept as follows: Regeneration is a radical new approach to the climate crisis, one that weaves justice, climate, biodiversity, and human …
Dealing with the Hatred In Turbulent Times
This guy makes an astute observation about today’s world, and has a truly admirable response to these troubling times. FWIW, this is why I never wanted to live in New York City. Too much aggression, too little compassion. I was …
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