A Roundup of Items that I Thought Worth Looking At

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).