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Bruce Willis is retiring from acting due to having aphasia.  Apparently this has been an issue for quite a while. Having been close to people with cognitive degeneration, it’s a heartbreaking for those around them and terrifying for those who have it. He’s always been one of my favorite actors and I hate that we’ll… Continue reading

 MIT has reinstated its SAT requirement for admissions.  On the other coast, Caltech is extending its moratorium on SATs as an admissions requirement for another year.  They had already, pre-Covid, eliminated the two subject SAT requirement. MIT indicates: At the same time, standardized tests also help us identify academically prepared, socioeconomically disadvantaged students who could… Continue reading

 Howard Stern and a former FBI agent who now works for CNN are both blaming Trump for Will Smith bitch-slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars. From Stern:  “Not one person came out, because he’s Will Smith, this is how Trump gets away with shit,” Stern goes on. “Will Smith and Trump are the same guy.… Continue reading

 He received a lifetime achievement award Oscar in the ‘untelevised’ portion of the Oscars.  That would have been the only reason I would have watched.  Fortunately some folks caught the high points on video.  Unfortunately his whole acceptance speech isn’t available anywhere I can find. But if you’re interested, follow the link here to see… Continue reading

 Sorry, it’s a rhetorical question–Jill and Joe are both.  While Joe Gaffetastic, the White House Resident tries to jump start WWIII either to cover up his own crimes or at the behest of China, his spouse, Jill, who should be in jail for elder abuse, decides to show less class than Obama’s spouse. We know… Continue reading

 Mayor Pete seems to have only two things that qualified him to be a Cabinet level Secretary:  1) he was seen as a threat to Biden during the primaries and needed to be bought off with something big so he’d drop out; 2) he’s gay.  I’m not seeing any leaning towards any kind of competence… Continue reading

 Governor Sports Metaphor (Holcomb of Indiana) vetoed a bill (he only vetoed two this whole session) that would keep biological boys out of girls’ sports.  He gave a whole litany of bullshit as ‘reasoning’ but I think the real reason he did so was because the NCAA, who allowed Will Thomas to swim in the… Continue reading

 A Puerto Rican Bishop, Fernández Torres, is being removed from his post without any process for the crime of ‘not obeying the Pope and not being collegial to his fellow Bishops’ since he refuses to mandate covid shots. In other words, he used his brain and wouldn’t go along to get along.  He wouldn’t sign… Continue reading

 So Florida has legislation that will prevent any classroom discussion of gender identity and sexual orientation for children up to third grade.  And I think it’s a good thing.  Kids should be kids.  Parents should have a say in what’s being taught to their very young children and most don’t think that discussions of sexual… Continue reading

 So the International Energy Agency has put out a list of things (mirroring covid lockdowns) that governments should force on their citizens in order to save energy in the middle of this created crisis.  Some of you might remember some of these from the Jimmy Carter days. They include:  “Reducing highway speed limits by about… Continue reading