Human knowledge has progressed exponentially since the dawn of modern science. It is no longer reasonable to accept claims without sufficient objective evidence. The harm from religion, alternatives to medicine, conservatism, and all other false beliefs will be exposed on this blog by reporting the findings of science. This blog will also reinforce what should be the basics of education: History, Civics, Financial Literacy, Media Literacy, and Critical/Science Based Thinking.
Thursday, February 9, 2023
The Grift Culture
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Trump Was The Nerve Center To A Wide Conspiracy
"The conventional narrative of former President Donald Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 election frames Trump as the culprit and most Republican lawmakers as tolerating it or tagging along out of political expediency. But the leak of a massive trove of text exchanges between Mark Meadows, Trump’s former chief of staff, and dozens of Republican lawmakers highlights how that narrative lets the GOP off too easily. The texts, published by Talking Points Memo, show Trump wasn’t a lone actor, but something closer to a nerve center of anti-democratic activity. Republicans didn’t just put up with Trump, but worked proactively with him to try to discredit the election both before and after the Jan. 6 insurrection."
Thursday, August 11, 2022
Shame On Them
"So how to explain Elise Stefanik, Harvard class of 2006, now the third-ranking House Republican, who recently called the January 6 hearings a “partisan witch hunt,” voted to invalidate the 2020 election, and has repeated Trump’s Big Lie of election fraud?
"Or Josh Hawley, Stanford class of 2002 and Yale Law class of 2006, now senator from Missouri, who in December 2020 became the first US senator to announce plans to object to the certification of Joe Biden’s victory, then led Senate efforts to overturn the Electoral College vote count, and fist-bumped the rioters on January 6?
"Or Ted Cruz, Princeton class of 1992 and Harvard Law class of 1995, now senator from Texas, who in late 2020 joined in John Eastman’s and Trump’s plot to object to the election results in six swing states and delay accepting the Electoral College results on January 6, potentially enabling Republican state legislatures to overturn them?
"And how to explain a new crop of Republican senate candidates?"
Sunday, July 17, 2022
Self-Esteem: Beware Of Narcissism
Friday, July 15, 2022
"Beyond A Reasonable Doubt"
"The prosecution in criminal matters typically bears the burden of proof and is required to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt. This means that in order for a defendant to be found guilty, the case presented by the prosecution must be enough to remove any reasonable doubt in the mind of the judge or jury that the defendant is guilty of the crime with which one is charged." (Wikipedia)
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Forensic (Pseudo) Science
Saturday, December 18, 2021
Recent History Of Israel, Arab And USA Relationships
Trump’s Big Deal Part II: From Secret Alliance to the Abraham Accords
Tuesday, August 24, 2021
Place The Blame For The Plight Of Afghanistan Allies Where It Belongs
Friday, May 7, 2021
Ignoring Science Can Be A Killer
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
The History of "The Big Lie"
"In the 21st century, the term was applied to Donald Trump's effort to discredit the results of the 2020 United States presidential election. 'The big lie' in this instance was the false claim that the election was stolen from him through massive fraud."
Friday, December 11, 2020
Trumpism And Other "Lost Causes"
Throughout human history, there have been wars and other conflicts with each side battling for their "Cause." In each case, the victor writes the history, but the loser also has an alternative history that continues to compete with the winner. The podcast below looks at the "Lost Cause" of Trumpism through the lens of history.
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Wednesday, November 11, 2020
The Trump Administration’s Assault On Science And Secularism
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Voter Fraud Is Bogus
Contrary to what Trump and his sycophants are saying, the incidence of true voter fraud of any type is minuscule. The podcast below clarifies the point with what magical thinkers avoid: evidence.
"Today we take a look at the long history and motivations for voter suppression, explain why it tends to help one party over the other and why vote-by-mail is the best solution to the majority of our voting problems."
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Monday, March 30, 2020
Comedians Have Figured Out The Trick To Covering Trump
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Every Media reporter needs to internalize this.
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Understand WHY Complete Drug Testing Is Mandatory!
"Friday, the President said, 'It may work, it may not work. I feel good about it. That’s all it is. Just a feeling.' At the same press conference, Anthony Fauci, a physician who heads the NIAID and a veteran of outbreaks going back to HIV, emphasized the need for a methodical clinical trial."
Thanks to Trump, and quacks like Dr. Oz (link to his latest action) and many other magical thinkers, people are dying from hydroxychloroquine, a valid antimalaria drug, in efforts to avoid the coronavirus effects. Below are the steps ALL drugs MUST go through before approval for a particular disease:
- Phase 1 studies (typically involve 20 to 80 people). Phase 2 studies (typically involve a few dozen to about 300 people). Phase 3 studies (typically involve several hundred to about 3,000 people).
Thursday, March 12, 2020
Trump's Most Egregious Pardon?
"Maximum sentencing would have given her life imprisonment as co-owner of a Miami-area health-care company, American Therapeutic Corp.
"Negron’s co-owners Lawrence Duran and Marianella Valera both took plea deals and were sentenced to 50 years and 35 years, respectively, for their roles in the scheme. Their sentences weren’t commuted.
"Trump’s actions 'send a horrible message to the front-line fraud fighters not only at the DOJ, but at the state level,” said Matthew J. Smith, executive director of the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud."
Clemency for Medicare Fraudster Belies Justice
Thursday, October 24, 2019
What Was Known About Trump BEFORE The Election
If the USA was a science-based society, it would require all presidential candidates to be evaluated from known public sources by a respected team of mental health professionals*. But, we know how that goes in our magical/faith-based country. SMH
* (cough, cough) tax returns also?