The New Vaccine Religion

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

AI and Dumbing Down

The effort to “Kill the Universities” “The increasing reliance on AI tools is linked to a decline in critical thinking and cognitive skills, particularly among younger users. Studies suggest that as people offload cognitive tasks to AI, their ability to engage in reflective problem-solving diminishes.” – Live Science I deliberately belong to a right wing … Read more

AI Customer Service

A Scary Experience with AI on a Mortgage Payoff AI stopped my last payment on a mortgage I had had for 30 years. OK. That was a good move. The amount normally paid was wrong for the last payment but since all my payments were on automatic, it took a while for me to find … Read more

Real Populism or Fake Populism?

I can’t tell if this is populism or fake populism, but it feels almost real. As everyone over the age of three knows, American politics is in one of its weirdest places ever. Trump’s popular vote victory means that, unlike in 2016, he really does have a mandate to do what he said he’d do…and … Read more

Doing the Corporations’ Jobs

One more “Use the digital world to get your customers to do YOUR job” so poor corporatists can save money I just got a notice on my phone with a link so that I can conduct an inspection for my insurance company for the property insurance I just paid for on a rental. It requires … Read more

New Religion

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

Who Decides What Exposure Is Indecent?

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

SantaCon

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

Celebration of Life Funerals

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

How I Feel This Holiday Season

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