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[front of milk carton] Pure Dairy Our farmers pledge NO artificial growth hormones* [back of milk carton] *This milk contains the artificial growth hormone rbST but the milk is just like regular milk (according to Science).
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Unsolicited Bloggy Thoughts from an American to a Canadian (Part 3)
It's Come to this (thoughts on the Ivemectin and Russiagate - Sept 3, 2021) Alex Good: At a time when only just over half of all Americans have been vaccinated against COVID-19 there has been a sudden interest in use of the drug ivermectin, a horse dewormer, as an antidote. This madness hasn’t stopped at … Continue reading Unsolicited Bloggy Thoughts from an American to a Canadian (Part 3) »
Unsolicited Bloggy Thoughts from an American to a Canadian (Part 2)
Civil Servants and Brownshirts More selected comments on Alex Good's Tyranny of Merit post: Tom Moody: One thought on why the US succeeded postwar and began failing after Reagan’s election. It was actually due in part to a system the US Republicans would say was the *opposite* of merit: the US Civil Service. In order … Continue reading Unsolicited Bloggy Thoughts from an American to a Canadian…
Unsolicited Bloggy Thoughts from an American to a Canadian (Part 1)
Trump vs Merit Alex Good reviews THE TYRANNY OF MERIT: WHAT’S BECOME OF THE COMMON GOOD? By Michael Sandel Alex Good: Sandel and Brooks are right in seeing in the myth of meritocracy a mighty engine for the generation of mass resentment. Meritocratic hubris leads to smug self-congratulation among the fortunate and anger among the … Continue reading Unsolicited Bloggy Thoughts from an American to a…
Seven Is a Jolly Good Time
"Canterbury" style prog rock is notable for its frequently self-referential joke content: songs about singing, notes about notes following notes. These lyrics, for example: "This is the second verse, the second verse, maybe the last one, or maybe the chorus... or perhaps it's a bridge... or just a-nother... key change [song changes key]" (Robert Wyatt) … Continue reading Seven Is a Jolly Good Time…
science or nothing
via email, fanfare notes: "the seemingly impossible 'reasonable' doctor who would think to give you a banana before a potassium pill, but *also* not practice homeopathy - it's like they don't exist, for whatever reason..."
horseshoe crabs - tags
Photo from The Verge, showing horseshoe crabs being milked for their blood, used for testing, by "American biomedical companies." Hundreds of thousands of crabs -- beautiful "living fossils" -- are captured and bled in this fashion, endangering the species. Possible tags: Nazi science Reptilians Death cult Demonic Exploitation Gaia Capitalist leeches Life out of balance … Continue reading…
the technobabble happens here (part 2)
We've made fun of the hyper-punctuated technospeak of this tweet by Lozana_Rossenova: In terms of verbal communication, someone who grew up learning English in the classical sense might have no idea what any of the above meant. Also, what is a "PhD w/ Rhizome?" Is Rhizome.org now "accredited" is that just some fun thing? Must … Continue reading the technobabble happens here (part 2) »
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John Pomara exhibition in Marfa
John Pomara, Pool Party #7, 2021, oil and mixed medium on aluminum panel 15 x 11 inches John Pomara, Pool Party #2, 2021, oil and mixed medium on aluminum panel 15 x 11 inches John Pomara, Pool Party #31, 2021, oil and mixed medium on aluminum panel 15 x 11 inches This new … Continue reading John Pomara exhibition in Marfa »