Update: It’s been 4 years since my intellectual group began noticing something wrong with the vaccine. This presentation perfectly captures the science behind why this vaccine can be so dangerous: why the deadly and/or disabling effects may take a year to show, why the sudden death, the neurological impairment, heart issues even in the young, … Read more
There is a new religion in America. Its roots are in Christian fundamentalism. Instead of being led by pastors of churches, the congregations are led by a politician with no religious training. This new religion’s followers want the Bible to be part of the public school curriculum. They want the Ten Commandments to be displayed … Read more
Of all the dumbass laws out there, Indecent Exposure has got to be one of the dumbest. It’s against the law to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole in the state of Georgia (for real), but was this ever actually an issue? Was there an era, long forgotten to history, where people couldn’t get … Read more
Fascists dislike anything out of the ordinary and unconventional (Adorno, et al 1950). We got wind of this when “Christians” objected to the opening art performance of the Olympics where a blue figure appeared at a long table. The performers were odd and weird and there was public outrage that this scene was making fun … Read more
My doctor gave me an absurd “living will” to sign that said “I want people to be cheery around me and, essentially, put on a happy face when I am dying.” WHAT? Don’t they care that they are losing me? Do we have to have a happy death followed by a celebration of life funeral … Read more
I am in a profound state of grief. I find no comfort in Christmas sentiments. As one soldier fighting in Vietnam in December said in a moment of rage and despair, “Merry fucking Christmas.” Don’t give me your greetings of Merry Christmas. I am grieving for Rachel because she and her future children are no … Read more
It’s simple. It’s the mother of invention. It’s necessity, or, to be exact, the lack of necessity. Before the Industrial Revolution, the world’s slowest, most influential and most damaging revolution, manly men and their womanly wives had to plan their marital relations to coincide with certain moments in the menstrual cycle. They did this because … Read more
Who are the uninsured? Poor people. Private insurance can cost $750 a month, easy for a rich guy like Dr. Oz. Or Trump or Musk. But Trump came in on the populist vote: “He’s a guy I can have a beer with.” (Sorry you wouldn’t be invited to Mar-a-Lago for a beer). “He talks foul-mouthed … Read more
Propaganda hijacks your beliefs and you don’t know it. You are sure they are your beliefs. It makes you angry when you hear an opinion opposite to yours, as if it goes against the “real” truth. This observation comes from experiences with a right wing intellectual group I belong to. Suppose you are an MD … Read more
I have been railing at my Trumper friends for 4 years. It took me until yesterday to figure out what the issue was, what I was so upset about every time I tried to get through to them (proving beyond a shadow of a doubt to them that I had Trump Derangement Syndrome). Trump Derangement … Read more
There have been two brief, very brief, periods when I had some hope for the future of the internet. The first was in the late 1990’s, when it morphed from a military communication project to a potentially world-shattering new way to live. But, if I’m being honest, that optimism was far more about the idea … Read more