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African green monkeys are the "Yogi Bears" of the primate world. They love all the delights that humans scatter around their environments. And they are not shy about grabbing a tasty treat.
January 11, 2026 at 5:43 PM
African green monkeys are the "Yogi Bears" of the primate world. They love all the delights that humans scatter around their environments. And they are not shy about grabbing a tasty treat.
From the good folks in DC:
January 10, 2026 at 10:37 PM
From the good folks in DC:
And UNVACCINATED kids are more likely to be sick! Logical fallacy of arguing in circles. Don't they teach this stuff in law school? Or, maybe like POTUS at the Wharton School of business, this was a lesson he chose to ignore.
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January 8, 2026 at 5:55 PM
And UNVACCINATED kids are more likely to be sick! Logical fallacy of arguing in circles. Don't they teach this stuff in law school? Or, maybe like POTUS at the Wharton School of business, this was a lesson he chose to ignore.
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On the other hand ...
January 6, 2026 at 11:32 PM
On the other hand ...
Lafayette, nous sommes désolés! Channeling Major "King" Kong in Dr Strangelove?
Rough translation: Trump nukes America (and in the banner: nukes democracy, minorities, the economy, government, science, & the world. Missing "Trump nukes NATO and the UN!" Can allies separate US from the leadership?
Rough translation: Trump nukes America (and in the banner: nukes democracy, minorities, the economy, government, science, & the world. Missing "Trump nukes NATO and the UN!" Can allies separate US from the leadership?
January 5, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Lafayette, nous sommes désolés! Channeling Major "King" Kong in Dr Strangelove?
Rough translation: Trump nukes America (and in the banner: nukes democracy, minorities, the economy, government, science, & the world. Missing "Trump nukes NATO and the UN!" Can allies separate US from the leadership?
Rough translation: Trump nukes America (and in the banner: nukes democracy, minorities, the economy, government, science, & the world. Missing "Trump nukes NATO and the UN!" Can allies separate US from the leadership?
Clinical trial on low back pain. Bronfort G, et al. Spinal Manipulation and Clinician-Supported Biopsychosocial Self-Management for Acute Back Pain...JAMA. Published online December 29, 2025. doi:10.1001/jama.2025.21990. Small stat sign improvement in disability for manipulation, none for pain.
January 4, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Clinical trial on low back pain. Bronfort G, et al. Spinal Manipulation and Clinician-Supported Biopsychosocial Self-Management for Acute Back Pain...JAMA. Published online December 29, 2025. doi:10.1001/jama.2025.21990. Small stat sign improvement in disability for manipulation, none for pain.
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January 1, 2026 at 9:07 PM
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Another great Darkow image. Creating jobs for all those brand new ICE agents once they deport all those "undesirables" and have no more work to do. Wouldn't it just be karmic?
January 1, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Another great Darkow image. Creating jobs for all those brand new ICE agents once they deport all those "undesirables" and have no more work to do. Wouldn't it just be karmic?
Stuck in committee since Feb 2025! Trying to move a petition on 2026 Town Meeting Day in our Brave Little State.
Inspired by our senior US senator, decals with this theme are circulating:
Inspired by our senior US senator, decals with this theme are circulating:
January 1, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Stuck in committee since Feb 2025! Trying to move a petition on 2026 Town Meeting Day in our Brave Little State.
Inspired by our senior US senator, decals with this theme are circulating:
Inspired by our senior US senator, decals with this theme are circulating:
Of course, the Statistics Canada may be undercounting:
December 29, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Of course, the Statistics Canada may be undercounting:
Maybe change the name to (Trump) Centers for Disease Counting (they are still doing THAT, if not Control and Prevention)! www.cdc.gov/measles/data...
These are raw counts; TX has lots of people, but not UT. Rate by Cong Dists: drive.google.com/file/d/11qPu... TX=21.13 CA=0.46. Denominators matter!
These are raw counts; TX has lots of people, but not UT. Rate by Cong Dists: drive.google.com/file/d/11qPu... TX=21.13 CA=0.46. Denominators matter!
December 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Maybe change the name to (Trump) Centers for Disease Counting (they are still doing THAT, if not Control and Prevention)! www.cdc.gov/measles/data...
These are raw counts; TX has lots of people, but not UT. Rate by Cong Dists: drive.google.com/file/d/11qPu... TX=21.13 CA=0.46. Denominators matter!
These are raw counts; TX has lots of people, but not UT. Rate by Cong Dists: drive.google.com/file/d/11qPu... TX=21.13 CA=0.46. Denominators matter!
Maybe we should change the name to (Trump) Centers for Disease Counting (at least they are still doing that, if not Control and Prevention)! www.cdc.gov/measles/data...
Of course, these are raw counts; TX has a lot of people, but not UT. Did rate by Cong Districts: drive.google.com/file/d/11qPu...
Of course, these are raw counts; TX has a lot of people, but not UT. Did rate by Cong Districts: drive.google.com/file/d/11qPu...
December 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Maybe we should change the name to (Trump) Centers for Disease Counting (at least they are still doing that, if not Control and Prevention)! www.cdc.gov/measles/data...
Of course, these are raw counts; TX has a lot of people, but not UT. Did rate by Cong Districts: drive.google.com/file/d/11qPu...
Of course, these are raw counts; TX has a lot of people, but not UT. Did rate by Cong Districts: drive.google.com/file/d/11qPu...
VERY busy terminal with flights to/from the entire USA. Long walk from the gate to the exit. Bus/limo/cab/rental car? (rental center reached by crowded bus). 36 miles (60km) to hotel (staff, restaurants, patrons?). Return: repeats steps; longer walk to gate. Hope everyone they met is vaxxed!
December 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
VERY busy terminal with flights to/from the entire USA. Long walk from the gate to the exit. Bus/limo/cab/rental car? (rental center reached by crowded bus). 36 miles (60km) to hotel (staff, restaurants, patrons?). Return: repeats steps; longer walk to gate. Hope everyone they met is vaxxed!
How measles spreads. VERY busy terminal with flights to/from the entire USA. Long walk from the gate to the exit. Bus/limo/cab/rental car? (rental center reached by crowded bus). 36 miles (60km) to hotel (restaurants?). Return: repeats steps; longer walk to gate. Hope everyone they meet is vaxxed!
December 25, 2025 at 4:19 AM
How measles spreads. VERY busy terminal with flights to/from the entire USA. Long walk from the gate to the exit. Bus/limo/cab/rental car? (rental center reached by crowded bus). 36 miles (60km) to hotel (restaurants?). Return: repeats steps; longer walk to gate. Hope everyone they meet is vaxxed!
Another manufactured crisis. Arrive today in my mother's mail from "Judicial Watch" (Motto: Because no one is above the law!" Sure, sure).
Of course, it is a false pretense. As a former polling official, we ALWAYS checked documents that establish citizenship before enrolling a new voter.
Of course, it is a false pretense. As a former polling official, we ALWAYS checked documents that establish citizenship before enrolling a new voter.
December 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Another manufactured crisis. Arrive today in my mother's mail from "Judicial Watch" (Motto: Because no one is above the law!" Sure, sure).
Of course, it is a false pretense. As a former polling official, we ALWAYS checked documents that establish citizenship before enrolling a new voter.
Of course, it is a false pretense. As a former polling official, we ALWAYS checked documents that establish citizenship before enrolling a new voter.
And that ain't all: Speculators are lining up to make a killing on the chaos...while HHS seems hell bent on killing children, elders, and all the rest of us, too. Thar's gold in them thar shills!
December 21, 2025 at 8:35 PM
And that ain't all: Speculators are lining up to make a killing on the chaos...while HHS seems hell bent on killing children, elders, and all the rest of us, too. Thar's gold in them thar shills!
Method in his madness? Dec 2025 issue of Today's Investing Trends tells how to make a killing in investments while federal policies are killing children, elders, and probably the rest of us, too. Where is Jacob Marley's ghost when we need him? Thar's gold in them thar shills!
December 21, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Method in his madness? Dec 2025 issue of Today's Investing Trends tells how to make a killing in investments while federal policies are killing children, elders, and probably the rest of us, too. Where is Jacob Marley's ghost when we need him? Thar's gold in them thar shills!
Thar's gold in them thar shills! Dec 2025 cover of Today's Investing Trends alerts potential speculators how to make a killing from the health policy chaos which is also killing children, elders, and probably the rest of us. Where's Jacob Marley's ghost when you need him?
December 21, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Thar's gold in them thar shills! Dec 2025 cover of Today's Investing Trends alerts potential speculators how to make a killing from the health policy chaos which is also killing children, elders, and probably the rest of us. Where's Jacob Marley's ghost when you need him?
And that's not all. This arrived in the mail yesterday. Certain investors are already planning how to "make a killing" from the chaos that is actually killing children and elders...and maybe the rest of us in the near future. Thar's gold in them thar shills!
December 21, 2025 at 7:25 PM
And that's not all. This arrived in the mail yesterday. Certain investors are already planning how to "make a killing" from the chaos that is actually killing children and elders...and maybe the rest of us in the near future. Thar's gold in them thar shills!
Our local has made a calendar feature the "store cats".
Getting into the holiday spirit:
Getting into the holiday spirit:
December 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Our local has made a calendar feature the "store cats".
Getting into the holiday spirit:
Getting into the holiday spirit:
Well, the seas ARE going to rise, & the weather patterns ARE going to change, but...I thought the key to being a successful prophet was not to be so specific in the details.
Plus, what in the world is a "three-year blood"? Goes to show that no one reads subheads, tho the copy editor surely should,
Plus, what in the world is a "three-year blood"? Goes to show that no one reads subheads, tho the copy editor surely should,
December 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Well, the seas ARE going to rise, & the weather patterns ARE going to change, but...I thought the key to being a successful prophet was not to be so specific in the details.
Plus, what in the world is a "three-year blood"? Goes to show that no one reads subheads, tho the copy editor surely should,
Plus, what in the world is a "three-year blood"? Goes to show that no one reads subheads, tho the copy editor surely should,
Some of us are old enough to remember when ...
This was how I was allowed to go to kindergarten.
My parents and grandparents were relieved that I survived measles without any lasting harmful effects.
This was how I was allowed to go to kindergarten.
My parents and grandparents were relieved that I survived measles without any lasting harmful effects.
December 11, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Some of us are old enough to remember when ...
This was how I was allowed to go to kindergarten.
My parents and grandparents were relieved that I survived measles without any lasting harmful effects.
This was how I was allowed to go to kindergarten.
My parents and grandparents were relieved that I survived measles without any lasting harmful effects.
Found a better picture directly from the UN publication instead of from a PP slide. At the lower end, projected deaths cut by close to half; at the higher end, a little over 1/3
December 9, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Found a better picture directly from the UN publication instead of from a PP slide. At the lower end, projected deaths cut by close to half; at the higher end, a little over 1/3
In early aughts, UN projected effects of an Anti-HIV vaccine that was 50% effective. Showed HIV-mortality rates drop by as much as one third, especially where prevalence highest. Apologies for image quality: a grab of a powerpoint slide. White line = expected mortality; pink = projected post-vax.
December 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
In early aughts, UN projected effects of an Anti-HIV vaccine that was 50% effective. Showed HIV-mortality rates drop by as much as one third, especially where prevalence highest. Apologies for image quality: a grab of a powerpoint slide. White line = expected mortality; pink = projected post-vax.