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Charles Bronson and Jan-Michael Vincent.  And 70’s slang.  And a bang-up ending… Spoilers below if you haven’t seen the movie… Continue reading

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 And nothing illustrates that better than what happened during covid. Back in July, 2023, Francis Collins, the former head of the NIH said: “If you’re a public health person and you’re trying to make a decision, you have this very narrow view of what the right decision is. And that is something that will save… Continue reading

The Biden administration is threatening to sue Texas’ Abbot administration for putting a new law into place that allows Texas law enforcement to arrest and deport illegals (they get a choice of jail or going home).  The Texas law, SB 4, “makes illegally entering the US from Mexico a state crime and authorizes police to… Continue reading

 Via Irons in the Fire:  Claudine Gay is resigning.  The fact that she and the Harvard Corporation trustees held on so long shows their hubris. She made it a whole six months (and two days).   Continue reading

 A wind farm in Oklahoma now gets to be dismantled.  The Osage have been fighting against Enel for 12 years about a wind farm that was put in against the wishes of the Osage Nation. At the base of it was mineral rights as well as land rights.  That means that even though the company… Continue reading

 May the worst day of the coming year be better than the best day of the last. And good luck to all–we’re gonna need it! Continue reading

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 B sent me the below video regarding fake bus stops in Germany.  They are placed outside of care homes for the elderly, many of whom have dementia.   The thought and practice is that when these folks, lost in the past, want to go home (most of the time doesn’t exist anymore) or to their jobs… Continue reading