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Comment Re:Treat with extreme skepticism (Score 3, Interesting) 188

The most recent story on the Havana Syndrome before this was that there was no evidence it was caused by any physical damage. The conclusion was that its not actually a "syndrome" but random symptoms with no common cause.

Whereas the correct conclusion would have been that it is not caused by anything that causes physical damage that we can detect.

Comment Republican Insanity (Score 4, Interesting) 168

Remember when Hillary Clinton's book, "It Takes A Village" caused a stir among Republicans because she suggested that the government had a role to play in raising children?

And now, it turns out Republicans - with only the vaguest notions of "harm" as their basis - are attempting to do just what Hillary suggested. To take the reins of parenthood away from parents and substitute them with the state.

As a parent, I don't want the state parenting my children, because if Republicans have told us anything - and we believe them - the government can't do anything right. That's why we don't have universal healthcare or a social safety net. Now, the folks who have incessantly told us they can't fix social security now tell us we can trust them to raise our children.

I understand if you don't want your child on social media - and that's a decision you as a parent should make. But I shouldn't have to expose myself to a risk of identity theft so my child can use social media with my supervision. No (competent) parent has ever needed the state's help to keep their children off social media, and passing a law which will require public tax dollars to enforce and monitor is just ludicrous. The party of "small government" has completely lost the plot in Florida. Nobody asked for this - not conservatives, who believe in smaller government, not progressives, who don't believe in Republican anything, and not even Trump voters, who will believe anything except that government censorship is a good idea.

Comment Shilling for corporate greed (Score 4, Interesting) 96

It's articles like this which achieve the intended purpose of deflecting blame for rising food prices from corporate greed to a nebulous phenomenon beyond the control of the average person.

For example, the price of wheat has fallen back to pre-pandemic levels, but we're still paying pandemic pricing for bread.

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