And then there’s this: “The price of the lifesaving Covid-19 medication #Paxlovid will more than double in the coming months, drugmaker #Pfizer announced Wednesday. The change in list price comes as the US transitions from a system in which the government purchased the medication and provided it free to everyone to a more traditional commercial…
Politics and Government
Band Of Brothers — After All Is Said & Done It Still Comes Down To Freedom
I’m finally watching BAND OF BROTHERS for the first time. Was waiting for the right moment. Yes it’s very good. Does it deserve to repeatedly be the highest rated show of all time (IMDB 9.4), I cant say either way with conviction. Rating art is so transitory. We see something that deeply moves us and…
The United States National Debt Hits 33 Trillion Dollars
The United States National Debt Hits 33 Trillion Dollars for the first time. This is the highest national debt a country has ever had in human history. A staggering sum never fathomed or contemplated. Read more here: Of course this could be perfectly fine if the entity, in this case a country, has a strong…
World War III Watch — Breaking: China-Led BRICS Alliance Adds Six New Countries
Just announced this morning, The BRICS Group Has Invited SIX new Nation State Members, Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, the U.A.E. and Saudi Arabia, to join its roster, expanding Its reach as an alternative global super power. These six new countries have been invited to join the Chinese and Russian led club of emerging nations, strengthening…
It Is Vital For the Future Of American Democracy to Ignore the Slave Staters i.e. Republican Party
Since even before it’s founding as an independent nation, America has always been two different countries, with two very different populations and two very different sets of morals and values. Two hundred and fifty years ago, Just As It Was 250 Years Ago, It Is Vital For the Future Of American Democracy to Ignore the…
Aspartame Indicative of the Major Problems Posed By Capitalism
Every major news outlet reported in the last hour that “Aspartame Is a Cause of Cancer in Humans, a W.H.O. Agency Says, but may not offer much risk if consumed in small quantities.” Bearing in mind that we’ve known the first part of this statement for 40+ years, what is so disturbing disgusting and infuriating…
World War III Watch — Week Of May 24 to June 6 2023
Chinese warship cuts off US Navy ship, marking 2nd military provocation in week By Luis Martinez June 4, 2023, 6:14 AM ET • 7 min read. In the second major provocation by China’smilitary in the span of a week, a Chinese warship carried out what the U.S. military called “an unsafe maritime interaction” when it…
America Has Only One Political Party Left — What Happened to Republicans
Disclaimer: For clarity and context, the author of the essay below was raised Republican. His grandfather was a career higher-up in the Republican Party. It was and still is “the family political party”. He himself has been a lifelong Independent. He has never been a Democrat or a Republican. He’s voted for both sides intermittently…
At Its Core Royalty Is An Attempt To Legitimize Human Abominations and Those Who Commit Them – But Does It Work?
Yesterday a man called Charles in Great Britain paid for one of the most lavish and expensive parties of all time to have the people around him call him “king”. Never mind that “king” is as made up as the Easter Bunny and at this point in time his new title won’t have any actual…
World War III Watch — May 2 – 24, 2023
Chinese Malware Hits Systems on Guam. Is Taiwan the Real Target? The code, which Microsoft said was installed by a Chinese government hacking group, set off alarms because Guam would be a centerpiece of any U.S. military response to a move against Taiwan. US response to Putin using nuclear weapons would put us at the…