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Thursday December 02, 2021 · 8:30 AM PST

2021/12/02 · 08:30

www.bbc.co.uk/...

In touch with reality

Think with Pinker

Why do so many of us believe in quackery and conspiracy? In his guide to thinking better, Professor Steven Pinker tries to make sense of the senseless.

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I've got Bill Gates computer chips in my arm

12 votes Vote Now!

I've got Bill Gates computer chips in my arm

0 votes

2 votes

The illuminaty took them from my arm when they had me in their ufo

3 votes

Not so much

7 votes

Well worth a listen , history BBC , polio

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Sunday November 28, 2021 · 7:52 AM PST

2021/11/28 · 07:52

www.bbc.co.uk/…

Europe's last smallpox epidemic

Witness History

Dr Ana Gligic, a virologist in the former Yugoslavia, helped stop an epidemic of smallpox in Europe. Eighteen million people were vaccinated to contain the outbreak in 1972.

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I got mine

56 votes Vote Now!

I got mine

vaccine

13 votes

booster

43 votes

Approved / not approved

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Wednesday August 11, 2021 · 11:19 AM PDT

2021/08/11 · 11:19

Approved list

Doctor , nurses , ventilators , hospital bed / food / groans / gowns , ambulances , E.M.Ts , rubber gloves , PPE of all sorts , beeping equipment , thermometers of all sorts , bed pans , bills coming out your ears for care , and on and on .

Not approved list

Covid vaccines .

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I'll take

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I'll take

4 votes

13 votes

Vaccine push back in Santa Cruz , NPR show

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Monday April 26, 2021 · 6:51 AM PDT

2021/04/26 · 06:51

www.thisamericanlife.org/...

Well, today on our program, we have stories of public health experts trying to protect the public, telling us all to do things that will save our lives in this moment when unprecedented numbers of us are not obeying them.

The first is about what it's like to do these jobs while getting so much pushback.

I’m in Santa Cruz and I didn’t know how bad the pushback was . The story is worth a listen imho .

www.thisamericanlife.org/...

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The Jab/s

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The Jab/s

Got it

117 votes

Going to get it soon

5 votes

Did you hear this ?

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Wednesday March 10, 2021 · 12:04 PM PST

2021/03/10 · 12:04

I wish to bring to your attention something I heard on my local NPR station .

www.npr.org/…

Code Switch

A Shot In The Dark

As the rollout of coronavirus vaccines unfolds, one big challenge for public health officials has been the skepticism many Black people have toward the vaccine. One notorious medical study — the Tuskegee experiment — has been cited as a reason. But should it be?

A circular argument

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Saturday February 13, 2021 · 8:02 AM PST

2021/02/13 · 08:02

He claims he didn’t do it , but he also claims that the 1st amendment covers what he did do . How can the first amendment cover what he didn’t do , if the 1st amendment covers what he did do he must have done it . Round and round it goes , if it will ever stop , I don’t think so .

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Perfect

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Perfect

circular logic

7 votes

geometric logic

0 votes

don't ask me , I don't give a ....

3 votes

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indycam for Top Comments

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Saturday February 06, 2021 · 7:00 PM PST

2021/02/06 · 19:00

Please welcome new Top Comments writer indycam!

A very special guest writer has given me and you a top comments diary , so lets give a big warm , no snowballs please , welcome to the one and only Denise Oliver Velez !!!

Though I live in New York's Hudson Valley, which gets a fair amount of snow each winter - I hate snow. I must have been a bear in another life. My idea about snow is it is something to be admired - from a distance. Perhaps only in a photograph. We have two dogs, an elderly German Shepherd who no longer finds going outside to do his bizness in snow a fun playtime. He did when he was a pup. He is now 14, with arthritis. When I open the door for him he looks mournful, rolls his eyes with an air of resignation, and plows out into the cold stuff.

Our younger dog, is a pit bull. A joyous pittie. She leaps into the air, attacks the snow, rolls in it - then chases madly across the yard barking at stray squirrels or birds. I have to stand by the door shivering until she finally comes in, sometimes having forgotten to "do the do."

We also have a visiting pooch - who is a tiny Miniature Pinscher. She has booties and a sweater to handle winter weather. She is dainty. And picky. This morning she followed the other two out the door and was immediately covered from head to toe in a snow drift. She was drowning in it. She screeched, struggled out, and flew back in the door between my legs and ran over to the carpet and peed.

She then looked at me as if to say, "that's what you get for inflicting that murder attempt on me."

I understood her. I wasn't going out there so why should she?

I got some carpet cleaner out, and mopped up the mess. Poured myself a cup of coffee and gave her a dog treat. Two snow haters together.

By Denise Oliver Velez

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Sunday January 10, 2021 · 12:00 PM PST

2021/01/10 · 12:00

Come to Gitmo , it's your new home away from home .

The warm tropical air will soothe your aches and pains .

It's like America but not exactly , the same rules don’t apply so you will not be bothered with them .

You might be asking yourself if you can afford such luxury but don’t give it a second thought if you have recently marched on the capitol , your good friend has already laid the groundwork for your stay . With any luck you will see him there .

You might have heard that it was only for foriegn terrorists , rest assured this is no longer the case .

Maybe you are asking if it’s safe , we have a highly trained staff securing the fence 24//7 . They are of the highest caliber . In fact we can say with all truthfulness that no one has ever broken in .

Gitmo , it's where you deserve to be .

Soon to be under new management .

Act quickly and you will receive at no cost , personalized lounge wear .

Call now . Your travel agent may talk funny but all calls are recorded for quality assurance , just say your name and address clearly and provide a selfie so that our drivers can pick you up without delay .

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Needs more

25 votes Vote Now!

Needs more

salt

8 votes

inducements , see below .

5 votes

small words

12 votes

Make a new plan

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Saturday November 07, 2020 · 10:11 AM PST

2020/11/07 · 10:11

head on down the road

take a ride into the sunset

get off our lawn

see ya around

pound sand

you can’t take it home but you can’t stay

head on down the gold brick road

au revoir

cheerio

ta ta

it’s been real painful

that is your bus

lets not do it again

here is your hat and coat

Sometimes it takes time

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Wednesday November 04, 2020 · 7:07 AM PST

2020/11/04 · 07:07

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Lewis Hamilton F1 wins again

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Sunday October 11, 2020 · 11:34 AM PDT

2020/10/11 · 11:34

www.theguardian.com/...

F1: Lewis Hamilton equals Schumacher wins record by taking Eifel GP

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Lewis Hamilton ties Michael Schumacher's record of 91 F1 race wins

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www.formula1.com/...

Hamilton takes record-equalling 91st victory as Ricciardo claims first Renault podium at Eifel GP

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'Lewis.Fast.Focused.No mistakes.Brilliant in the wet.Nobody better.' Lewis Hamilton is the greatest F1 driver ever: Niki Lauda

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www.express.co.uk/...

Lewis Hamilton's brutal swipe at Donald Trump over 'groping women

Formula One champion, Lewis Hamilton, has been a frequent critic of President Trump.

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www.web24.news/...

After Lewis Hamilton recently criticized Formula 1 for not being involved enough in the BlackLivesMatter movement, the world champion has now made another statement – and has taken on US President Donald Trump. In the United States, Trump is under increasing pressure after the death of African American George Floyd.

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www.usatoday.com/...

Lewis Hamilton takes aim at President Trump

It featured a Trump doll and a dog and was removed soon after.

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www.ksportswatch.com/...

Formula One reigning and defending champion Lewis Hamilton has lashed out United States President Donald Trump for turning lights of ‘White House Off and Hiding in his Bunker’ when his people needed him most.

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plantbasednews.org/…

Lewis Hamilton Makes TIME’s 100 Most Influential People Of 2020

So I took action to go vegan and raise awareness of a more conscious way of living,” the star said.

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Lewis Hamilton opening vegan burger chain Neat Burger

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MAKE YOURS NEAT.

Neat Burger is the first of it’s kind! Ethical, sustainable and delicious, we grill with plant-based passion and serve with style.

We are the planet-friendly plant-based full-flavoured game-changer that the world has been waiting for.

Come down and eat Neat today!

Can I meet Lewis Hamilton?

We’re afraid not – he’s a busy man winning the F1 World Championship!

Covid 19 in the White House

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Monday October 05, 2020 · 2:32 PM PDT

2020/10/05 · 14:32

The White House has the covid 19 virus in it . All the people in the White House are potentially infected , top to bottom , cooks to cleaners to guards to gardeners .

How does a new president and crew move in under those conditions . Do they move into Airforce 1 for a few weeks ? Do they all go to Camp David till the White House and White House crew is all tested and then known to be covid free ?

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