Simon Paynton

Yay!! Thanks Reg!!!

Have a great week!

TheEncogitationer wrote:
Over 1,700 cases of measles diagnosed in Israel

That’s close to what USA has had, and I’m surprised it hasn’t gotten more out of hand. Maybe it’ll pick up again. (Y’all heard Kennedy now blaming autism on Tylenol, linked directly to it being taken right after circumcisions, right?)

Biggest surprise to me, since Kennedy…[Read more]

Vaccine rates are well below average in the ultra-orthodox communities at about 77% and they are closely grouped the risks of measles spreading is higher. Herd immunity should be 95% or greater. Similar numbers in the US this year too. Gaines County in West Texas really suffered. Two children in Texas (unvaccinated, no underlying conditions) died…[Read more]

I thought I could finally catch up on sleep and relax a bit, but ran into this Legal AF video explaining how the SCOTUS partisan takeover has been in the cards for decades. It’s all believable to me, but I’ve never been a competent student of history, so I’m interested in any criticisms of what’s presented in this video. It feels like…[Read more]

jakelafort wrote:
https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/article-869819

Awesome medical research, triage, and treatment news in the JP article. Extremely significant, IMO. I’ll bet lots of non-Israelis get chances to appreciate it, too. Like… almost every country in the world. If only Trump would just try it out and show us a scan asap, for…[Read more]

Thanks Enco. I am very experienced in spotting the narrow-minded and dangerous idiots who get frustrated and angry when finding themselves incapable of responding rationally to facts. I have manned Atheist Ireland tables around the country over the years and encountered all types of weirdos and religious bigots. I usually take a Socratic approach…[Read more]

I don’t think I did Jake, but I did rattle their echo chamber with external inputs. She was willing to listen. My comments would sound forthright and assured rather than combative because I generally only talk about things I have a understanding of. I don’t have “isms” that I believe in. Rather, I have “considered opinions on topics I have made…[Read more]

@PopeBeanie

A+

Strega 🙂

TheEncogitationer wrote:
So they love Portland and Oregon…yet want to leave it for Europe, even if cities in Europe can be worse in terms of “no-go” zones created by adherents to The Religion of Peace and Compassion™ or disruption by various protest movements, or Value Added Taxes, or the presence of street and river pollution? (The Rhone and t…

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My friends work as consultants in the “Healthtech” industries and their contracts are up at end of this year. They would have stayed but their contracts are not going to be renewed. It’s almost like companies with contracts and connections to the HSS suddenly don’t want qualified doctors with Masters degrees working there. What they love about…[Read more]

Calling for a military presence in Portland is political theater and completely unnecessary. It inflates problems into existential crises when, in reality, the city operates with schools, businesses and daily life as normal. Overall violent crime is on the way down. I have a few friends living there and they love living the city and the wider…[Read more]

@PopeBeanie Thanks, I have fixed the link. I think you will enjoy the video.

The idea for the 250th anniversary ‘celebrations’ came from a discussion I had with some Americans at the tailgate party for the “Steelers vs Vikings” game in Dublin. I should have put “lol” at the end of my comment….or maybe not 🙂

@RegTheFronkeyFarmer wrt the last link, for “simulation”, it’s a duplicate of the Sean Carroll link. (I fixed a typo elsewhere, so I’m betting you were in a hurry today!)

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
Next year the 250th anniversary of 1776 will see MAGA […]

LOL [sic… I mean, maybe no one should laugh], please don’t publicly state any dates of when you might visit USA!