Tag: QAnoners

It would be easy to read this comment from Marcus Aurelius and conclude that it applies to QAnoners and other Trump supporters.  In fairness, however, I don’t think the average Trumper knowingly “continues in self-deception and ignorance.” Rather, I believe …

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Yes, it’s a bizarre tale, but it’s one about a guy whose career was anything but strange until its very end.  Fauci had devoted himself to public health, and gave us 50 years, his entire adult life, using the best …

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Below is something I found compelling from the “Lincoln Project” just now, a group whose purpose is to preserve democracy and remove Trumpism from the U.S. political scene.  I’ve interspersed some of my comments along the way.

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On a discussion of the merits of EVs, Reader A notes: I’ll keep my V8s gas hogs over electric, to which Reader B replies: Have you driven an EV yet? I could never go back to louder, slower, more expensive …

Do You Really Want Louder, Slower, and More Expensive Transportation? Hell Yes. Read More »

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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 …

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It seems that this anti-vax crap is starting to evaporate. The Governor of Alabama is now saying that it’s “time to start blaming the unvaccinated.”  That’s Alabama, not Oregon. Fox News’ Sean Hannity is now recommending the vaccination as well. …

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From Historic Moments: This is known as one of medicine’s most incredible moments. In 1922, at the University of Toronto, scientists went to a hospital ward with children who were comatose and dying from diabetic keto-acidosis. Imagine a room full …

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