Science has been a powerful tool for improving human life, from the development of vaccines and medicine to the understanding of the natural world. But as much as science can benefit society, there are always those who seek to exploit it for their own gain. Enter the snake oil salesmen of science: fraudsters who use …
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Iran Protest Update
There is still not enough coverage in the West about the ongoing protest in Iran. I wonder if the fact that it involves women and other minorities trying to gain more freedom has anything to do with that. Anyhow, the Iranian people are fed up with that theocratic oppressive government and want change. We can …
The Griner Incident
Instead of celebrating that an American citizen has been returned home, the American right wing has been told by the propaganda mill that it wasn't the CORRECT American that came home. If you do even a little bit of reading on Paul Whelan, you'll see that he isn't some innocent marine detained in Russia. He …
Right Wing Domestic Terror, or Regular Domestic Terror?
Most people have probably heard of the attack on electrical substations in Moore County, NC. For those who don't, here is a summary. Widespread power outages caused by vandalism of electrical substations in Moore County continued on Monday, with electricity shut off to thousands of residences and businesses, and estimates for restoration of power stretching …
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Thoughts On Groomers
The Right is broadly in a rage over “groomers”. Most of the time this term is used to refer to drag queens, LGTQ+ community members, and other similar targets. (If you go deep enough even Jews are groomers, interesting how that works.) This accusation is even leveled at teachers. A teacher telling a gay child …
Christians Should Be Protesting in Front of Churches
"Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye." Matthew 7:5 The culture war has become an integral facet of American life, and evangelical Christians lead the charge on most fronts. Recently a focus on protecting children …
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Why Am I Writing this Blog?
I am writing this blog because we live in a time of historic change. Economic, political, societal, and environmental changes are all occurring at once. Old ideologies are rising, and new ones are being formed. Inside the United States, radical fundamentalist Christianity has joined a broad alliance of other groups seeking to overthrow the current …
The Perspective View 