Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who wants to be president, is opening “a new front in his anti-woke crusade” by banning Florida pension fund managers “from considering the social impact of their financial decisions,” CNN reported on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 (read story here). &#[...]
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How to have more by wanting less
“The average American works at a job he hates, to earn money he doesn’t need, to buy things he doesn’t want, to impress people he doesn’t like.” Or, as Harvard social scientist Arthur C. Brooks writes in The Atlantic (here), “Life is just a rat race, and we’re d[...]
May 23rd, 2021 - 1:37 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
No-bid contract
When governments buy goods and services, they usually do so through a bidding process, but not always. “No-bid” contracts earned notoriety under George W. Bush, where the term became associated with cronyism, political favoritism, and corruption — the most prominent example being t[...]
April 27th, 2021 - 5:05 am § in Politics
She’d rather drive 14 hours than wear a mask on a plane
Alaska state senator Lori Reinbold (R) was banned by Alaska Airlines last week after repeatedly refusing to comply with its mask policies and calling its employees “mask bullies,” CNN reported on Monday, April 26, 2021 (read story here). On Sunday, CNN said, she “had to drive more [...]
February 28th, 2021 - 9:49 pm § in Misc.
How’s South Dakota’s laissez-faire handling of Covid-19 working out?
Poorly. Bloomberg called it “a failed experiment in herd immunity.” Over 40% of the state’s residents got infected. (Read article here.) South Dakota has the 8th highest mortality rate among the 50 states. (Hawai and Vermont have the lowest; Washington is 7th lowest. See article he[...]
October 27th, 2020 - 10:57 am § in Donald Trump, Politics
Election glitches are NOT “fraud”
Citizens exercising their right to vote is not “fraud.” Counting their votes isn’t “fraud,” either. Preventing eligible voters from voting is fraud. Not counting their votes is fraud. Stopping vote counting before all the votes are counted is fraud. Overruling the voti[...]
September 6th, 2020 - 2:04 pm § in Law and Courts, Politics
The truth about the infamous McDonalds hot coffee case
This article is liberal commentary. In a perfect world, political parties would compete with ideas, candidates would debate issues, voters would make intelligent decisions, the best ideas and candidates would win, and our nation would prosper. In the real world people are human, vote their selfish i[...]
February 15th, 2020 - 8:48 am § in Misc.
More Byram from FB
Alexandra W. Seattle, WA \10/17/2019 For Diabetic Patients: Do yourself a favor and do not work with this company unless it is your only option for CGM sensors, CGM transmitters and insulin pump supplies. I recommend you try to get these supplies through pharmacy benefits instead if you have the opt[...]
January 23rd, 2020 - 1:06 pm § in The Ave Scene
DIABETICS SHOULD AVOID BYRAM!
I may be a bit unusual as a diabetes patient. I am 78 year old, MD PhD and a Professor. I am also a type II diabetic who is grateful for my DEXCOM glucose monitor, But, in my state, Washington, that pretty much means having to buy the DEXCOM G6 from a “medical Device Provider” […][...]
October 24th, 2019 - 11:53 am § in Misc.
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Human Diversity
Neal Hanchard leads a study of genomes from Africa. The Euro obsession with race has obscured the fact that humans are one species with a lot of regional diversity resulting from migrations out of Africa over the last 100.000 years. BUT .. what about diversity IN AFRICA? A report issued at the annua[...]