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Frank sentences to be etched in granite…and then gilded
The “Frank” is Frank Bruni, long-time NYT columnist. Yesterday, the title of his column, “The Vanity and Inanity of the Trump White House,” drew me right in, because of the language. I’m a sucker for good phrases and stuff like … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Journalism, Politics, Propaganda, The Facts of Life, Trumpism, War
Tagged Food and Drug Administration, Frank Bruni, Kevin Warsh, Kristi Noem, Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, melanoma, Operation Epic Fury, Pete Hegseth, RFK Jr, tanning beds, Trump, Trump vanity, war with Iran, White House
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Human animal news! The good, the bad and the weird
From Harper’s Weekly Review: The mayor of Columbus, Ohio, learned how to fill a pothole; the mayor of New York City announced that the city had filled more than 100,000 potholes since he took office in January; and in Johannesburg, … Continue reading
Posted in Crime & Punishment, Medical care in the US, News media
Tagged potholes, RFK Jr
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“For who would set a limit to the mind of man?”
“Who would dare assert we know all there is to be known?” Even in 1613, he meant these as rhetorical questions to a close friend. Later, he was forced to reckon with a couple of men who did not agree. … Continue reading
Posted in Science, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged anti-vaxxers, Galileo, Kid Rock, Lee Zeldin, Mehmet Oz, RFK Jr, science in the USA, Trump
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