Health and Sanity category archive
The Graham Cracker and the Lab Coat 0
I’m a Southern boy. I use the term “cracker” will full knowledge that it is applicable in all its permutations.
Vaccine Nation 0
David takes a call from a listener who has had a falling out with a friend over the COVID vaccine.
Fly the Fiendly Skies 0
And they keep getting fiendlier.
(snip)
“There tends to be greater incidents where you are flying out of a place where local and state leaders have said that the pandemic is a hoax, that masks are not necessary, all of those things,” she (Sara Nelson, international president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA–ed.) said.
Vaccine Nation 0
We are a society of stupid.
“The Arc of Deductibles” 0
Thom talks with Wendell Potter about the current state of health insurance.
Visit Wendell Potter’s Center for Health and Democracy.
No Smoke, No Gun, No Smoking Gun 0
David debunks the bunkum about Dr. Fauci’s emails. (Warning: Short commercial at the end.)
Vaccine Nation 0
At The Sacramento Bee, Catherine Flores-Martin is disturbed at the amount of anti-vaxx hooey being propagated on “social” media. Here’s a snippet; follow the link for the rest.
These individuals are not credible health experts or medical professionals. In truth, they are irresponsible “influencers” peddling disreputable medical advice that lacks evidence and scientific basis. By spreading disinformation that plays on people’s fears, they’ve created lucrative networks and channels of promotion from which to sell books, solicit donations and generate advertising revenue.
One more time, “social” media isn’t.
Maskless Marauders 0
And an extra added bonus marauder.
The stupid. It burns.
Afterthought:
I really don’t get it. I can’t say that I like wearing a mask, but it’s the most minimal of minimal inconveniences.
Follow the Money 0
At Above the Law, Joe Patrice looks at a law firm that’s cashing in on representing maskless marauders and anti-vaxxers.
Vaccine Nation 0
Kyle Whitmire looks at Alabama’s recent ban on vaccine passports immunization records and concludes that it is a bill passed by idiots, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing (except potential fodder for campaign rhetoric).
Vaccine Nation 0
The evidence that we are a society of stupid continues to mount.
Details at the link.
Vaccine Nation 0
At the San Francisco Chronicle, a doctor, whose own father fell victim to COVID-19, reports on a (surprisingly) civil conversation he had with an anti-vaxxer.
The article defies summary or excerpt. Just read it.
It’s All about the Algorithm 0
A reporter for SFGate tested Youtube’s algorithm and determined that you are just three clicks from the rabbit hole.
Aside:
When I visit Youtube, I turn off autoplay.
After a short while, Youtube turns it back on.
Vaccine Nation 0
The Rude One has had it.