Health and Sanity category archive
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The person in question has defended himself by claiming that he was trying to educate his constituents. I tend to agree with Emma Vigeland’s point that “some questions are so illegitimate” that they don’t deserve to be asked, let along answered.
We are a society of stupid.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
David dissects the stupid.
Warning: Short commercial at the end.
Aside:
Our media misses Trump.
The cavalcade of stupid boosts ratings. The dullness of competence does not.
Vaccine Nation 0
At the Des Moines Register, Tim Johnson asks the nay-sayers why they are saying nay to COVID vaccintations. A snippet:
Vaccine Nation 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Paul Thagard argues forcefully that there is such a thing as the common good and that it extends to actions to protect public health. Here’s a bit of his piece:
Maskless Marauders 0
A maskless marauder Racks up a fine.
Aside:
I’ve read the Constitution–several times in fact. (It’s short.)
Nowhere is there referenced an inalienable right to go Typhoid Marying.
Vaccine Nation 0
Davod talks sense about “vaccine passports,” aka “immunization records.” (Warning: Short ad at end.)
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Thom receives a call from an anti-vaxxer.
Maskless Marauders 0
Massachusetts tax preparer assessed with OSHA penalty for banning masks and social distancing in the office.
Aside:
I wouldn’t want anyone this stupid anywhere near my tax returns.
Vaccine Nation 0
Thom argues that Republicans are trying to sabotage vaccination efforts so as to discredit Democratic candidates. (Frankly, I wish that Thom’s arguments could be harder to credit. But every time you think Republicans can’t go lower, they do.)
In related news, we got our second Pfizer shots yesterday. The process was extremely well-organized, as it was when we got our first shots.