Instant Karma but without the shining on and on and on.

In Latin America and Africa, China is more than happy to step in beyond energy but in all markets the U.S. retreats from or “negotiates” by wielding a cudgel.

But it appears that those racial & cultural resentments lead to divides in educational pursuits & trust in science as well.

If I’d submitted this to my writing group to critique, I might be told my characters were too one-dimensional and similar to be believable.

Since they’re resorting to playground taunts, the retort can only be, “Takes one to know one.”

I remember a time when democrats were accused of being anti-Catholic or anti-Christian.

Sadly moral cowardice and various degrees of complicity seem to define big tech. Now faced with the dilemma of the least evil options in cellphones when mine needs replacing. Fondly recall the “pet rock” Walter Kirn referred to in the “Autumn of the Multitaskers,”

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And to answer your questions, you have great instincts.

And now is when the U.S. is not only killing the messengers but eliminating funding to support critical science.

I agree entirely & I worked in health care I had direct contact with patients, but also dealt with insurance cos, lawyers, doctors, & PTs. Affordability & whether healthcare was a right was a problem then — decades ago. And malpractice & liability litigation adds volumes to healthcare costs.

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