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Brace yourself: junk food might make you demented
Perhaps I put that too strongly. Ultra-processed foods are not necessarily junk, although they probably are. But a minute before I typed the above, I ate three sugar-free cookies. So before I lose it all, here are two weird facts … Continue reading
Posted in Consumer boycott, Guns in the U.S. of A., The Facts of Life
Tagged Doritos, Harper's Weekly Review, ultra-processed food and dementia
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Tell me, have I gone crazy? You can be honest
As you all know, I’m devoted to several sections in Harper’s Magazine — the e-mailed Weekly Review and the hard-copy Findings. Even if Harper’s did not cite sources for their often mind-boggling info, I’d accept what they tell me as … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, The Facts of Life
Tagged bat coronaviruses, climate change, Harper's Findings, Harper's Weekly Review, Hinduism, mummification, shark proteins, temporoparietal junction, the Ganges, transcranial stimulation, Varanasi
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Our first, endless war is against racism
Among the wars we’re fighting here in the U.S., racism is the first. Here, from Harper’s Weekly Review: “I’ll get away with it ’cause I’m white,” said a Nashville woman who was arrested by a black officer on suspicion of … Continue reading
Posted in Fascism, Racism, voting rights
Tagged America First Political Action Conference, Harper's Weekly Review, Joe Arpaio, white supremacy
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