9 May 2024

Fusion breakthrough. They're up to 6 minutes of plasma now.

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In the new USNWR rankings, Oregon has fallen from 23rd to 31st place.  Now, Oregon is worst than half of the states. Sure feels like it. And the reasons are mainly poor scores on crime, education, economy and opportunity. So, it's not your imagination. Things have really gotten worse.

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Unions. Now Legacy Health primary care providers want to unionize. A couple of Guidepost Montessori's wanted to unionize, and now the schools are shut down.

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Newport is rebelling against DEI policies.  Naturally some folks are unhappy.

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Of course. Worst cities in the nation to drive in. Portland is #10.

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Deepfakes of your dead loved ones are a booming Chinese business. This is like watching an interactive movie. Still kinda creepy, but I understand the attraction.

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I wasn't aware that pediatric constipation was a problem, nor did I know that MiraLax could promote behavioral problems. There's that bowel-brain interaction again.

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As hospitals are facing more economic hardship, they are turning to harsher measures to get their money. On one hand, you can't blame them, but the government needs to fix the underlying problem that is causing this issue. Everything else is band-aid stopgaps that often just make the problem worse.

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