This should be required reading for all young poliical aspirants:
The mere imagining of a better tomorrow, in its view, is sufficient to reform the longest-standing democracy on Earth. In effect, it is a party that seeks to attract support by standing for nothing other than disruption — call it the Seinfeld Party.This is an extraordinarily dangerous approach in a democracy, where stability and slow, methodical and deliberative decision-making is a virtue. Altering democracy should not be approached like building an app where the primary focus is getting clicks and eyeballs and then figuring out how to monetize it later. This is not Uber upending the cab industry, or Airbnb trying to engineer the way we live and travel. This is our republic.
Trump made it look easy. It's not.
How I stay reasonably anonymous online. To this I would add - don't surf the Web on your phone. Despite all your safeguards, you are identifiable by your cell tower triangulation. Your surfing history on the phone can be tied to your identity. What do you expect from a device that pings cell towers when you turn the phone on and when you move about. Also, I would still avoid using Chrome as well as staying away from directly accessing Google or Meta products. These companies are built on the business model of tracking you and preventing you from being anonymous.
Dunning-Kruger just got an update. Intermediate levels of scientific knowledge are associated with overconfidence and negative attitudes towards science. This explains the climate change and pro-vaccine crowd perfectly.
This explains a lot of our problems. Cannabis Use Disorder and Subsequent Risk of Psychotic and Nonpsychotic Unipolar Depression and Bipolar Disorder
"CUD was associated with an increased risk of psychotic and nonpsychotic bipolar disorder and unipolar depression."It's bad news when your state legalizes it. That's the start of the decline.
The Seattle Freeze is real, especially for techies trying to make friends, especially as many are introverts to begin with.
Giant cracks are appearing in the southwestern US. Drought, they say.
Providence changed its mind. Guess it was afraid of losing more personnel.
“The health and safety of our patients, caregivers, and community are our highest priority. As such, we ask that all employees receive an updated COVID-19 vaccine or booster,” said Michael Connors, Providence Public Relations.
However, Providence was quick to point out that this is not a mandate. According to Connors, Providence’s policy diverges from the strict vaccine mandates enforced by state law and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) during the peak of the pandemic.
“This is not the same as the vaccine mandates that we were required to implement by state law and CMS during the pandemic. Caregivers can choose to decline the vaccine. Those who do not wish to receive it simply need to submit a declination form by Nov. 30. They no longer need to request approval for a medical or religious exemption as many of our states and CMS required at the height of COVID,” said Connors.
“All declinations will be automatically accepted. They do not need to be approved. This process is not the same as the medical or religious exemptions that many states and federal regulators required us to review and approve during the pandemic,” he added.