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Main audience: USA and UK people In both of my countries, USA and UK, the problem isn’t just *him*. We must not allow ourselves to become too fixated on figureheads. Behind them is a malignant plan financially backed by oligarchs … Continued

Main audience: everyone A genetic mutation that causes an immune system disorder has provided a road map to a potential broad-spectrum antiviral treatment. It could be our salvation in the next viral pandemic—and maybe mop up after our stupidity when … Continued

Main audience: everyone Please put together what I say today with Heather Cox Richardson’s post today, plus what is happening in Ukraine and Gaza. It is all “of a piece.” Click here to read more.

Main audience: everyone I say the best way to say goodbye to someone who is within sight of death is to say hello. That’s what we did, as best we could, with Bertie this summer. All of us who loved … Continued

Main audience: everyone We are having a pet health crisis in my household. It set in a few weeks ago. We made adjustments. But instead of the long slow haul we thought was coming, in the past few days the … Continued

Main audience: UK people IN THE UK, TURN OFF HIDDEN PHONES 7 SEPTEMBER 2025. A test of emergency notifications will occur around 15:00 that day. If a hidden phone is on, it will reveal itself then. Please spread this announcement … Continued

Main audience: everyone Sometimes poison has a good purpose, such as to make AI companies have to pay creators for a version of their work that is suitable to use to train an AI engine. Click here to read more.

Main audience: USA and UK people “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” (Shakespeare) What if “rose” now means something else? Both of my countries are redefining words to … Continued

Main audience: everyone More and more, it looks like some (or many) of the maladies we think of as part of old age are actually consequences of infections we dismiss as minor. What can we do with this knowledge? How … Continued

Main audience: USA people The USA’s Congressional web page that presents the text of the Constitution has changed, lopping out a substantial chunk. Let’s look at consequences if that was real (and remember the whole thing could change if 2/3 … Continued