In a recent (8-7-23) post by the always excellent Caitlin Johnstone, entitled “Democrats Don’t Really Care About trump’s real Crimes,” she used the phrase “war-horny military” to describe the US Military [https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/democrats-dont-care-about-trumps]. I liked that compound adjective as a descriptor of American culture so much that I posted the following comment, which I quite liked […]
Speaking of US railroads, a domestic and international disgrace, I happened upon a video showing a prior train derailment by a Class-1 railroad. What was most striking was a shot of the engine approaching a section of undulating rails prior to the derailment, and the first few boxcars shimmying like pole dancers as they traversed
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Let’s stop with all the hand wringing about SARS CoV-2 viral evolution and all the newly arising omicron variants therefrom — and the need to “take precautions”. Really, if this is what you’re saying, please just shut the fuck up and go back to my Medium posts of 2021. A REAL vaccine (not a genetic
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In my early Catholic years, the nuns told me to beware of impure thoughts — venial (more minor) sins, but especially to refrain from any hell-bound (mortal) sins, like “touching myself” (gulp!) And the brainwashing was so extreme that I was convinced that one un-confessed, un-absolved mortal violation meant the eternal barbecue. And these days
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FDA, CDC, EPA. Alphabet soup? Nah, alphabet slop. Why? Because the sloppy science of these federal govt. agencies seems to end up serving corporate interests, not “the people”. And often in not very healthful ways. Lately, focus has been on the EPA and its rubber-stamping of Bayer-Monsanto’s glyphosate, the active herbicide in Roundup. According to
n these hearings, the most corrupt, dishonest, and partisan people in the country pretend to be serious, impartial investigators. The Democratic chairman, Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, is flanked by Republicans Adam Kinzinger of Illinois and Liz Cheney of Wyoming, along with six more Democratic hacks. These nine people try to appear extremely solemn, but it’s
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So, three months have passed since Russia invaded Ukraine, and how’s it going? For Ukraine, not so good. Ukraine seems likely to lose at lease one-fifth of its territory, namely the Donbass and the southern territory leading to Crimea. Possibly the Russians will continue on to Odessa, in which case what’s left of Ukraine will
For more than two months now, readers of the New York Times have been greeted with daily front-page stories describing Ukrainians who suffer the horrors of the Russian invasion. The stories continue inside with full pages and huge photos, often identifying the Ukrainians in these photos by name. The message is that the NYT, and
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So who exactly is super-competent to act as a censor of speech?The answer, according to Neuropsychology is “no one.” The why is illustrated by the story of one of my neighbors, a person who can often be seen monitoring traffic flow in front of her house and waving down drivers. One day, traveling at less
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As far too many Americans get themselves into a Russia-slamming froth over Ukraine, it’s informative to recall a piece of history — WWII era and prior. The German Nazi party, and indeed most of western Europe saw a dividing line at the Oder River, east of Germany, a natural border between Germany and Poland. East
