There is a popular Venn Diagram that purports to be 'More Inclusive' of What is being called Non-Traditional Women (i.e., those who are NOT women).
Shown below.
Yes, I DID end that with a preposition - it's a Cleveland Thing, you wouldn't understand.
First up is a link to Glenn Reynolds' new Substack - this is a thoughtful piece about Religion and Other Cohesive Forces, and how they work in societies. Some sort of Religion or Religion-Like structure may be necessary for societies to function.
A look at COVID, and an admission that he may have been wrong about how to handle the virus. Full Disclosure: I am solidly on the side of using your immune system to handle these things, in general. OBVIOUSLY, if there is a threatened outbreak of Ebola or some other MAJOR pathogen with high percentages of deaths associated with it, you use various quarantine procedures.
However, the Federal governments, and those of the states, did NOT use those means. People entered this country, both legally and illegally, without little attempt to limit their movement around the country. Oh, sure, there was some attempt to hold them in isolation for a time - but that was limited, not enforced by the government (it was largely voluntary), and quickly broke down under the pressure of the travel industry.
Instead of the time-tested procedures of quarantine, masking was used. And, to be honest, it was generally aggressively enforced against White people. I know that MANY People of Color - Hispanic and Black - regularly used their masks laxly, often not covering the nose, or taking them on and off seemingly randomly.
My doctor is STILL enforcing the masking in his office - it's one of the things that is keeping me from more regular medical care. I just cannot understand health professionals with the masks on.
There are downsides to ramping up your immune system - the most obvious is that you may fall victim to an autoimmune disease later in life. I have allergies, asthma, and Rheumatoid Arthritis, all of which have their roots in an overactive immune system.
However, compared to dying at a young age, it's not that important.
I DO support some immunizations - DPT for infants, polio (if there are many foreign travelers around, or anti-vaxxers), possibly smallpox (it's one of those likely to be weaponized). Most of the childhood diseases are not that serious for a healthy child. If your child is less healthy, they may be necessary. Parental decision in each case.
For the elderly, pneumonia/shingles/flu/COVID - at the PATIENT'S discretion. NOT mandated by any health plan.
In place of often ineffective shots, the health plans should focus on home nursing of those lightly infected, and how to recognize when more aggressive treatment is warranted.
One serious problem in many cities is the overuse of ER facilities. There should be a standard charge - yes, even for the extremely poor or illegal aliens - that will be waived if the illness is severe enough to justify the visit. For use of ER facilities for not-urgent illness or injuries, such as normal colds, the parents or family members should be forced to attend classes in care of family with mild diseases - use of thermometers, O2 sensors, OTC meds, and how to recognize when a call for an ambulance is needed, and when it is not. Hand out temp sensors and O2 sensors, and perhaps some OTC cold/flu meds after class ends. That could also include care of asthma, diabetes, and other common conditions that are not emergency level needs.
No charge for using Urgent Care centers.
Set up pods for the not-that-sick to use while waiting their turn outside of the hospital. Let those having their own cars stay in them while waiting their turn. Don't include access to TV or internet, or food or drink other than water. Have limited 2-way communication with the nursing staff in those pods.
The Biden administration is targeting your window AC. Now, that's not generally such a big deal here in OH, but in SC, it can be life and death. The most affected are the elderly and Black people, who constitute 80% of those dying due to the heat.
Can't wait to hear how the government manages to blame Trump for those deaths.
This identity designation will distort the White Man Kills stats. I initially thought that the so-called man would turn out to be a M-to-F trans person. I'm not that flabbergasted that the person is F-to-M; in either case, the shooter would have been someone whose endocrine system had been flooded with mood-distorting chemicals, likely leading to some emotional instability (some would say that the instability preceded the chemical infusion).
Short, and targeted at a particular need - a very important need.
If we can't reduce the size of government just yet, perhaps we can whittle away at it by reducing the powers of the more or less permanent staff. AND, make them time-limited employees, who have to be appointed by the President and confirmed by Congress.
Baby steps.
You need to read this. It lays out the case for the “Insurrection” having been a manufactured event, in order to stop the certification objections from having a way to reach the Supreme Court.
It's getting to be pretty predictable.
Step 1:
Outrage about the horrors of the "Fascists" and "Something-Phobes"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
24/7 coverage of this "News". Nonstop and repetitive spewing of identical talking points.
Step 2:
Some non-conformist uncovers facts not supporting the Accepted Truth. Immediate, vicious pushback against this Heresy!
Deplatforming, Demonetizing, and Loss of Job/Privacy/Ability to appear in public/Complete ban from appearances to discuss the newly-uncovered facts.
Step 3:
LONG after the truth is unearthed, there is a TINY admission that the facts were, in fact, factual (usually admitted grudgingly, and with an absolute minimum of explanation). Insistence that the pseudo-facts of the Left were essentially correct, until MANY, MANY months later.
Step 4:
When the slandered and abused truth-teller attempts to resurrect his/her career, the Left still resists, saying that the full story is not known (and implying that they would be vindicated if it were), it's all "Old News", and that the story is simply a trope that the Fascist Haters use to avoid admitting their deep-seated hostility to the Side of Goodness and Light. And Blacks and LBGT&&&&&& (whether the whole issue even centered on them).
That Formerly Depersoned Non-Leftist will NEVER regain their position, their reputation, nor their ability to function in society. They are history.
But, now on to the Latest News:
McConnell has fallen! Doesn't that sound like the title of an action flick?
Well, that's to be expected - that a 80+ politician/public figure falls is actually NOT news. It's a common event. And, when the old geezer/geezette does so, their body usually takes a big hit - sprains, broken bones, concussions, bruises. Hospitalization is often necessary, in order to be able to rule out underlying causes for the fall.
In some cases, serious health issues are found. In others, it's just one more fall in a lifetime of clumsy movement (I've tripped since childhood, causing multiple sprains and bruising. As an old person, those falls caused ligament damage, broken bones, and need for a cane/brace to fully recover).
This is the norm for a society content to elect geriatric leaders. I'm with the folks who want EVERY over 75 candidate to take a mental functioning test. It should be the standard test that looks for evidence of strokes, mental slowing, and dementia, not one that considers non-adoption of Leftist ideals to be evidence of mental incompetence. Those results should be released, should the politician decide to continue his/her campaign.
That won't stop folks like Fetterman from being elected, but it will do a lot to clear out the deadwood.
