People often try to anticipate science if they have confidence or faith in research, money and access to chemicals.  There are a lot of drugs in development today that will definitely be saving lives in a few years, but people are dying now.   

As far as I know, Vanunu is presently out of prison and allowed limited movements in Israel, but not to leave the country or renounce his citizenship. Ethiopian Jews whose families were rescued from near certain death in the latter 20th century, are treated much as black people are treated in America, except violence…

Blood infused from young mice includes proteins like GDF-11 which increase growth and blood flow to neurons and allow old mice to run on treadmills as long as young ones.  The thing is that the wealthy people into infusions of blood from babes aren’t really into that anymore.  As the substances in youthful blood, that…

One time I was having a conversation with a woman who was telling me about how she and her daughter spent the Summer, camping out at various State and National parks.  I kind of mechanically told her that it sounded like a great Summer, (not something I would want to do.)  Gradually, as the conversation progressed, I…

Iran, Saudi, Bahrain, Venezuela, Russia, Turkey, China, Nicaragua, Egypt, Belarus, DPRK... Why do I consider these states as presenting themselves as not subject to criticism? Because some of their critics have unfortunate accidents. But, you can’t think of one, not one? Ironically, the attitude that Israel stifles…

Beefcakes...

Umami!

Sandmann needs to find his deep pocketed, benefactor. If it really happens, it will be a couple of years from now after the richest publications are mined. But, in the wake of the Gawker decision, probably news outlets and websites are more compartmentalized, legally, incorporated or LLC, with their own editorial…

I only read those magazines, because of the articles!

Federal law also requires employees get an unpaid break of at least 30 minutes after working six hours, and a fifteen minute paid break every four hours.  If the employer requires the lunch break to be a pumping break, then it has to be a paid break.   Having an employee operate a store solo for seven hours without…

The suit as presently filed won’t go forward, as was reported and seems to be publicity oriented. Perhaps it will be refiled. Anyway, no, I don’t think the case would be primarily hinging on Sandmann being falsely accused of racism. The case would hinge on Sandmann being falsely accused of approaching Phillips and…

Sanders is stuck in the racial politics of another era.  He was a good guy in the context of that era of the 1960's.  He is too old to change.  He stopped saying “The blacks,” and that may be about all he can manage.  I remember that during the 2016 campaign, Trump felt he was closest to being simpatico with Bernie. …

The stunt appears to be intended to evoke a certain sexual perversion involving a woman, peanut butter and dogs.

Hateful news is a sign of the times.  Hateful news sells, because there are a couple of generations of every political stripe that are having difficulty achieving the American dream.  Hateful people love hateful news.

Ah, the “Smirk.” Sandmann is a teenager and that is actually not unusual.   Also, not everyone has a nice smile. Some people are ugly and don’t have endearing smiles.  Sandmann looks like the bones of his face have been overgrowing, a bit, possibly contributing to his smile being less than endearing.  

I am not TomatoFace!  But, you can call me Umami.

The high speed nature of the project isn’t what costs so much.  Really, it is about tort law, and eminent domain, and real estate prices, and NIMBY, prevailing wage laws, Unions...   It would be just as difficult to build a railroad out of the age of steam.

In 2019 California, proponents are killing high speed rail.  California is a one party State.

There is no indication that Sandmann wore blackface, ever. He stood there and smiled when Phillips approached him, aggressively, and banged a drum in his face whilst singing.  That’s it.

Sandmann is a serious threat to news outlets all over America, because most of them reported that he did things, that video clearly refutes. Most of them reported that he approached Phillips and got in Phillips face, but the reverse is true. And then instead of retractions, corrections that cast aspersions on…