New healthcare thread...
Since it took over the Ukraine war thread and I was part of the hijack. In reference to the French system, I need to emphasize that the Germans have a similar system and do not have the corruption...
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Climate News: part 3
Biden Administration Sets Date for First West Coast Offshore Wind Lease Sale Discover the latest updates on the Biden administration's initiatives as they announce the first West Coast offshore wind...
View Article"Bucket List" item
A few years ago I came up with the idea for a bucket list item to go watch Bama play all of their SEC opponents in their home stadiums. IMO, this is quite ambitious, especially for a working man....
View ArticleFlying to Vietnam with the family tomorrow
Going to spend almost a month in Vietman (including a two-day layover in Dubai on the way back). This trip will serve many purposes. It's a graduation trip for Lily. My MIL will be going back to visit...
View ArticleInteresting Science Stuff
For all of us science nerds, geeks, and weirdos - here's a thread to post about anything that is related to the sciences. Bazza has the space thread going so space stuff can (probably should?) still go...
View ArticleColorado Rattlecam Livestream
Rattlecam. The one thing that’s been missing in our lives. Project Rattlecam
View ArticleLIVE Bear cam: Brooks Falls - Katmai National Park, Alaska
https://explore.org/livecams/brown-bears/brown-bear-salmon-cam-brooks-falls
View ArticleClassic Rock thread
My roots are in Classic Rock (best music on the planet in my opinion). Anyway, I take journeys back in time through the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. Right now I’m crushing on ELO (that’s Electric Light...
View ArticleIt's Time to End the "War on Drugs"
This, according to the BMJ (formerly the British Medical Journal, for the uninitiated). I figured this deserved its own thread as we've only discussed the issue in passing in other threads....
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Your window on the world?
Saw something like this on a travel blog where people were posting a "view from their window" just looking out through an interesting window from their home. Thought this could be an interesting thread...
View ArticleMicrosoft lays off its DEI team as fired staff complain diversity ideals were...
Hopefully this signifies the beginning of the end of companies (and administrations - looking at you, Secret Service) compromising quality for the sake of feeling morally superior. The tech giant's...
View ArticleHave EVs Reached A Short-Term Peak?
Interesting take on EVs from Peter Zeihan, about 6 minutes long: His hypothesis is that EVs have reached a short-term peak, and may decline for a while until some fundamental changes happen. You may...
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Book Censorship in Public Schools and Libraries
School Book Bans: The Mounting Pressure to Censor School book bans continue to spread through coordinated campaigns by a vocal minority of groups, individual actors, and state legislation. pen.org The...
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