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Lies and The Big Lie

Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) said on a podcast that some older lawmakers had invited him to participate in orgies while others had done "key bumps of cocaine" in front of him.

So now he’s in trouble with Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, and has admitted his statements were exaggerations or untrue. 

Cuz, the GOP is apparently against these lies but not The Big Lie that many of their members perpetuate. 

Trust the Science

We’ve seen how poor scientific literacy can negatively affect our ability to combat climate change and the pandemic. But let’s also recognize the other bunk science claims to which we fall prey.

Multivitamins and supplements are loosely regulated. Many don’t contain what the labels say. And few people really need that daily megadose. Targeted vitamins for targeted use can be good, but most of those megadose multivitamins are just coming out in your urine.

GMOs are targeted and well known what’s in them. There’s no significant body of evidence that they harm human health. But companies can put “No GMOs” on their label (again, mostly unregulated) and get people to pay more for the same food they’ve always gotten.

There is no such thing as a super food.

There’s more, of course. But in the end most of it is just fancy marketing.

If we say we Trust the Science, let’s look at the places where many of us are not doing that.

I’m a sloppy mess

Sigh. It’s inevitable, especially if I’m wearing a nice shirt, that by the end of the day I’ll be wearing at least part of a meal. I’m just sloppy.

Catch that Word Balloon!

With a few off-the-cuff words at the end of an important speech, Biden might have reshaped the nature of this conflict with Russia, putting Putin in a position of saying the American government is actively working on regime change in his country.

Now, Joe’s not wrong, but saying it publicly in a speech by the President of the United States carries a heavy weight. Which is why his team has tried hard to walk back those words.

Just like helium balloons, some word balloons can be a real hazard if you just let them go.

We’ll see how this shapes up.

Wow

That was a moment. Bad joke by Chris Rock but Will Smith has to be able to take it better and clearly not justified to hit the man.

Tax Deductions

Tax time, and folks are looking for all those possible deductions.

Look in the Mirror

Republicans are suddenly very focused on sexual predators, promoting and passing laws all over the country focused on fears of sexual predators and using it as an (unfounded) attack during the confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson. Of course, these fears are also cornerstone of the QAnon conspiracy theories.

Wondering when they’ll look in the mirror.

A Simple Political Statement

A simple political statement.

Something tells me I might get a lot of use out of this one.

Bad Legislation, Florida

Conservatives used to oppose legislation that’s too loosely defined or too broad. Laws like Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill (yep, I’m using that name since that’s pretty clearly the intent) that leave open to interpretation the difference between “instruction” and “discussion,” leave what’s “age appropriate” open to debate, and seems to conflate gender identity with sex.

So what’s Florida going to do when they have a non-binary elementary school teacher? Deal with a buncha lawsuits.

Stupid, mean-spirited legislation designed to pretend that some people don’t exist.

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day

He probably spent all the gold at the gas pump. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Batteries

With the time change, we changed the batteries in the smoke alarms. Which seems to be the only time we need 9V batteries. I think the smoke alarms keep the 9V batteries in business.

Boycott Russia

Gotham City

Watching “The Batman” and it’s bleak, corrupt, and hopeless depiction of an American city, it hit me: this is how Fox News portrays American cities. No wonder people feel so hopeless. As a city dweller, let me tell you, it’s not as bad as the media seems to portray.

Don’t tell me what to do?

When your actions and legislation don’t match up to your stated ideals…

Fuel Economy

I get it, no one likes high prices at the pump. But the average US fuel economy for new cars in 2020 was around 25 mpg. That’s ridiculously low given the technology available at scale today. Oh, it also might help that whole climate change thing, too.

Sputum

·tum

/ˈspyo͞odəm/

noun

a mixture of saliva and mucus coughed up from the respiratory tract, typically as a result of infection or other disease and often examined microscopically to aid medical diagnosis.

Dating Standards

I mean, one *must* have standards, right??

Capitalism First!

Former Attorney General Bill Barr is just the latest to do this, waiting years to share information the US population should know, releasing it when it will benefit him and his book sales. Capitalism first!

Increase the Pressure

More and harsher economic sanctions. More international pressure. Here’s hoping this all blows up in your face, Vladimir.