# book excerpt (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 10 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover book excerpt. Page: Feed: --- ## [“Hope to outlast the storm”: How severe ME impacts two brothers](https://thesicktimes.org/2026/08/21/hope-to-outlast-the-storm-how-severe-me-impacts-two-brothers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hope-to-outlast-the-storm-how-severe-me-impacts-two-brothers) _2026-08-21 · sick times · The Sick Times_ Essays documenting the toll that myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) has taken on one family, from the new book, 'What Is Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Like?' The post “Hope to outlast the storm”: How severe ME impacts two brothers first appeared on The Sick Times . ## [‘Meaner Than a Junkyard Dog’: Jim Croce’s 'Bad, Bad Leroy Brown'](https://frankmastropolo.substack.com/p/meaner-than-a-junkyard-dog-jim-croces-ec5) _2026-08-21 · Frank Mastropolo · Edgar Street Books_ ‘200 Greatest 70s Rock Songs’ Book Excerpt ## [Trump's Worst Legacy Is An Out of Control Military](https://morrisdoctrine.substack.com/p/trumps-worst-legacy-is-an-out-of) _2026-08-20 · Robert Morris · The Morris Doctrine_ 12 Years of Collapse Towards Militarism & Chaos ## ['Shake, Rattle and Roll' by Bill Haley and His Comets](https://frankmastropolo.substack.com/p/shake-rattle-and-roll-by-bill-haley) _2026-08-20 · Frank Mastropolo · Edgar Street Books_ ‘100 Greatest 50s Rock, Pop & Doo Wop Songs’ Book Excerpt ## [Sobriety Doesn't Dull Robin Williams During 'A Night at the Met'](https://frankmastropolo.substack.com/p/sobriety-doesnt-dull-robin-williams-98b) _2026-08-19 · Frank Mastropolo · Edgar Street Books_ '100 Funniest Comedy Albums' Book Excerpt ## [Congress’s 2027 budget could include new funding for Long COVID and ME](https://thesicktimes.org/2026/08/18/congresss-2027-budget-could-include-new-funding-for-long-covid-and-me/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=congresss-2027-budget-could-include-new-funding-for-long-covid-and-me) _2026-08-18 · Betsy Ladyzhets · The Sick Times_ Advocates are calling on senators and representatives to include the ME/CFS Research Roadmap and new Long COVID funding in the fiscal year 2027 budget as legislators debate appropriations bills in the coming weeks. The post Congress’s 2027 budget could include new funding for Long COVID and ME first appeared on The Sick Times . ## [Research updates, August 18](https://thesicktimes.org/2026/08/18/research-updates-august-18/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=research-updates-august-18) _2026-08-18 · Miles W. Griffis · The Sick Times_ Researchers found immune abnormalities in the intestines of people with Long COVID, according to a new preprint. The small study compared colon tissue samples and blood of 44 people with Long COVID to 13 controls who “recovered” from COVID-19, using several different analysis methods. The post Research updates, August 18 first appeared on The Sick Times . ## [National COVID-19 trends, August 18](https://thesicktimes.org/2026/08/18/national-covid-19-trends-august-18/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=national-covid-19-trends-august-18) _2026-08-18 · Betsy Ladyzhets · The Sick Times_ COVID-19 spread continues to increase across the U.S. as this summer’s wave keeps climbing. While levels are highest in the West and South, there are hotspots in all regions. The CDC as well as mainstream media sources are downplaying this wave as they have many others. The post National COVID-19 trends, August 18 first appeared on The Sick Times . ## [Just how much should schools be raising our children?](https://themodernminuteman.substack.com/p/just-how-much-should-schools-be-raising) _2026-08-17 · The Modern Minuteman · The Modern Minuteman_ A quick rant from Jay... ## [Japan Is Our Greatest Ally](https://morrisdoctrine.substack.com/p/japan-is-our-greatest-ally) _2026-08-17 · Robert Morris · The Morris Doctrine_ The Way Trump Abuses Them is Absurd ## [Snapshot Showdown on Google Play (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/DgxOYnvAQchx) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ Available on Google Play for Android devices. ## [The Traveling Wilburys: How the Trip Began](https://frankmastropolo.substack.com/p/the-traveling-wilburys-how-the-trip-2d0) _2026-08-17 · Frank Mastropolo · Edgar Street Books_ Rock's Greatest Supergroup ## [Everyone Was 'Doin' That Crazy Hand Jive' with Johnny Otis](https://frankmastropolo.substack.com/p/everyone-was-doin-that-crazy-hand) _2026-08-16 · Frank Mastropolo · Edgar Street Books_ '100 Greatest 50s Rock, Pop & Doo Wop Songs' Book Excerpt ## ['Chest Fever' by The Band 'Doesn’t Make Particularly Any Kind of Sense'](https://frankmastropolo.substack.com/p/chest-fever-by-the-band-doesnt-make) _2026-08-15 · Frank Mastropolo · Edgar Street Books_ '200 Greatest 60s Rock Songs Vol. 2' Book Excerpt ## [Dudes shopping for silencers](https://themodernminuteman.substack.com/p/dudes-shopping-for-silencers) _2026-08-14 · The Modern Minuteman_ just said the quiet part out loud... ## [Breast cancer exposed the lack of care I receive for Long COVID](https://thesicktimes.org/2026/08/14/breast-cancer-exposed-the-lack-of-care-i-receive-for-long-covid/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=breast-cancer-exposed-the-lack-of-care-i-receive-for-long-covid) _2026-08-14 · Kara Yorio · The Sick Times_ Cancer has a sadly well-worn path. It showed me that I deserve dignity and support for Long COVID. The post Breast cancer exposed the lack of care I receive for Long COVID first appeared on The Sick Times . ## ['Born to Be Alive' by Patrick Hernandez Is a Pleonasm. Wait, What?](https://frankmastropolo.substack.com/p/born-to-be-alive-by-patrick-hernandez) _2026-08-14 · Frank Mastropolo · Edgar Street Books_ '100 Greatest 70s Pop Songs' Book Excerpt ## [Ricky Gervais Wages 'Armageddon' Against Stupidity](https://frankmastropolo.substack.com/p/ricky-gervais-wages-armageddon-against-f16) _2026-08-13 · Frank Mastropolo · Edgar Street Books_ '100 Funniest Comedy Albums' Book Excerpt ## [‘A Whiter Shade of Pale’ Even Baffles Procol Harum](https://frankmastropolo.substack.com/p/a-whiter-shade-of-pale-even-baffles) _2026-08-12 · Frank Mastropolo · Edgar Street Books_ ‘200 Greatest 60s Rock Songs’ Book Excerpt ## [Some Michigan Senate Thoughts](https://morrisdoctrine.substack.com/p/some-michigan-senate-thoughts) _2026-08-12 · Robert Morris · The Morris Doctrine_ Establishment Radicalism Keeps Failing ## [VIPER aims to fast track Long COVID biomarkers. Here’s how it works.](https://thesicktimes.org/2026/08/11/viper-aims-to-fast-track-long-covid-biomarkers-heres-how-it-works/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=viper-aims-to-fast-track-long-covid-biomarkers-heres-how-it-works) _2026-08-11 · David Tuller · The Sick Times_ Led by researchers at UCSF, the research program plans to validate promising candidates for noninvasive tests that can be used to advance clinical trials. The post VIPER aims to fast track Long COVID biomarkers. Here’s how it works. first appeared on The Sick Times . ## [PixelRift — Platforming with Level Editor (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/LqMv3BUXcM4h) _2026-08-11 · **Sponsored**_ Includes a built-in level editor, campaign with elemental heroes, and boss encounters. ## [Research updates, August 11](https://thesicktimes.org/2026/08/11/research-updates-august-11/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=research-updates-august-11) _2026-08-11 · Miles W. Griffis · The Sick Times_ COVID-19 can reactivate dormant viruses in the body, confirms new research in Nature. The post Research updates, August 11 first appeared on The Sick Times . ## [National COVID-19 trends, August 11](https://thesicktimes.org/2026/08/11/national-covid-19-trends-august-11/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=national-covid-19-trends-august-11) _2026-08-11 · Betsy Ladyzhets · The Sick Times_ A summer COVID-19 wave is still rising in the U.S., according to data through late July. Increases in disease spread are most pronounced in the South and West, but all regions have growing outbreaks. This summer’s wave started later and lower than similar waves in prior years, making it difficult to anticipate what might happen in the coming months. The post National COVID-19 trends, August 11… ## [Meeting Jimi Hendrix - and Discovering 'Magic Dust' - at Fillmore East](https://frankmastropolo.substack.com/p/meeting-jimi-hendrix-and-discovering) _2026-08-10 · Frank Mastropolo · Edgar Street Books_ 'Fillmore East: The Venue That Changed Rock Music Forever' Book Excerpt ## ['We'd Found This Cave Out of Time': The New York Dolls Rock Club 82](https://frankmastropolo.substack.com/p/wed-found-this-cave-out-of-time-the) _2026-08-08 · Frank Mastropolo · Edgar Street Books_ 'New York Rock & Roll History: The 1970s' Book Excerpt ## [“This exhaustion is cellular”: Excerpts from the new book ‘What Is Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Like?’](https://thesicktimes.org/2026/08/08/this-exhaustion-is-cellular-excerpts-from-the-new-book-what-is-myalgic-encephalomyelitis-like/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=this-exhaustion-is-cellular-excerpts-from-the-new-book-what-is-myalgic-encephalomyelitis-like) _2026-08-08 · Madelleine Muller · The Sick Times_ Essays focusing on Severe Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), from a new book by an international group of writers documenting their ME experiences. The post “This exhaustion is cellular”: Excerpts from the new book ‘What Is Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Like?’ first appeared on The Sick Times . ## [What's Your Rock IQ? Take This Rock Quiz](https://frankmastropolo.substack.com/p/whats-your-rock-iq-take-this-rock) _2026-08-07 · Frank Mastropolo · Edgar Street Books_ Rock Quiz: 1000 Questions Classic Rock Challenge! Book Excerpt ## [How do you spot Long COVID misinformation?](https://thesicktimes.org/2026/08/07/how-do-you-spot-long-covid-misinformation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-do-you-spot-long-covid-misinformation) _2026-08-07 · Melanie Marich · The Sick Times_ In this episode, Miles Griffis and Betsy Ladyzhets talk to Long COVID physician, patient and advocate Zeest Khan about her Long COVID journey, how she looks at new research and off-label treatments as a physician, and how to spot misinformation and pseudoscience online. The post How do you spot Long COVID misinformation? first appeared on The Sick Times . [Listen](https://thesicktimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/EP14_DRKHAN_080426_SH_FINAL_mixdown.mp3) ## [We've been invaded](https://themodernminuteman.substack.com/p/weve-been-invaded) _2026-08-06 · The Modern Minuteman · The Modern Minuteman_ and yet most still don't see it... ## [IS THE US IN DANGER OF RUNNING OUT OF MUNITIONS?](https://themodernminuteman.substack.com/p/is-the-us-in-danger-of-running-out) _2026-08-04 · The Modern Minuteman · The Modern Minuteman_ Some off the cuff thoughts... ## [Morocco-Spain Issues Aren't About Israel](https://morrisdoctrine.substack.com/p/morocco-spain-issues-arent-about) _2026-08-04 · Robert Morris · The Morris Doctrine_ Let's Be Serious ## [Open directory of blogs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Plm2hIGPkDUR) _2026-08-04 · **Sponsored**_ Drop URLs or OPML — get per-blog pages plus machine-readable JSON, OPML, text ## [There’s a long history of person-first language in advocacy. Here’s why we should use it for Long COVID.](https://thesicktimes.org/2026/08/04/theres-a-long-history-of-person-first-language-in-advocacy-heres-why-we-should-use-it-for-long-covid/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=theres-a-long-history-of-person-first-language-in-advocacy-heres-why-we-should-use-it-for-long-covid) _2026-08-04 · Elizabeth Pugh · The Sick Times_ Labeling people with Long COVID as “patients” is stigmatizing and personally and politically harmful. It strips personal agency. And frankly, it’s bad PR. The post There’s a long history of person-first language in advocacy. Here’s why we should use it for Long COVID. first appeared on The Sick Times . ## [SERE Challenge Season 5....](https://themodernminuteman.substack.com/p/sere-challenge-season-5) _2026-08-02 · The Modern Minuteman · The Modern Minuteman_ On the Ground with Jay and BLUFOR! Exclusive first person footage ## [Why LPVO's make sense](https://themodernminuteman.substack.com/p/why-lpvos-make-sense) _2026-07-30 · The Modern Minuteman · The Modern Minuteman_ for the Modern Minuteman... ## [The Big Bang’s Smoking Gun: The Birth of the Elements](https://quantumworld.substack.com/p/the-big-bangs-smoking-gun-the-birth) _2026-07-29 · Marco Masi · Quantum Physics: An Overview of a Weird World_ The remarkable evidence hidden in the first atomic nuclei of the Universe ## [Trump Froze Time](https://morrisdoctrine.substack.com/p/trump-froze-time) _2026-07-27 · Robert Morris · The Morris Doctrine_ Costing Marco Rubio More Than Many ## [THE MODERN MINUTEMAN Vol 38, August 2026](https://themodernminuteman.substack.com/p/the-modern-minuteman-vol-38-august) _2026-07-27 · The Modern Minuteman · The Modern Minuteman_ LPVO's, Shooting off Tripods, Jay's favorite bits of gear, Lessons from SERE Challenge Pt 8, and a book excerpt from CM-9 Adverse Conditions and Environments ## [Schrödinger's Saudi Nuclear Deal](https://morrisdoctrine.substack.com/p/schrodingers-saudi-nuclear-deal) _2026-07-25 · Robert Morris · The Morris Doctrine_ Trump vs. Lindsey Graham's Ghost ## [The Budget LPVO Killer](https://themodernminuteman.substack.com/p/the-budget-lpvo-killer) _2026-07-22 · The Modern Minuteman · The Modern Minuteman_ The ARKEN OPTICS EP-8 1-8x28 FFP LPVO w/KLGRID Reticle ## [Field Hygiene Kit](https://themodernminuteman.substack.com/p/field-hygiene-kit) _2026-07-22 · The Modern Minuteman · The Modern Minuteman_ A simple solution to a dirty problem... ## [Am I Still Optimistic About Turkey?](https://morrisdoctrine.substack.com/p/am-i-still-optimistic-about-turkey) _2026-07-20 · Robert Morris · The Morris Doctrine_ Yes and No. ## [Quantum Mechanics and Consciousness](https://quantumworld.substack.com/p/quantum-mechanics-and-consciousness) _2026-07-16 · Marco Masi · Quantum Physics: An Overview of a Weird World_ Myth or Reality? ## [Is Iran The US Empire's Boer War?](https://morrisdoctrine.substack.com/p/is-iran-the-us-empires-boer-war) _2026-07-16 · Robert Morris · The Morris Doctrine_ When "Winning" Doesn't Matter ## [Flags Of Our Fathers...](https://themodernminuteman.substack.com/p/flags-of-our-fathers) _2026-07-15 · The Modern Minuteman · The Modern Minuteman_ Brief history of flags associated with the Minutemen ## [The UAE Has No Goals](https://morrisdoctrine.substack.com/p/the-uae-has-no-goals) _2026-07-14 · Robert Morris · The Morris Doctrine_ It's Just Chaos For The Sake of Chaos ## [Quantum Biology](https://quantumworld.substack.com/p/quantum-biology) _2026-07-13 · Marco Masi · Quantum Physics: An Overview of a Weird World_ Myth or Reality? ## [The state vector and the Measurement Postulate- Book Excerpt #20](https://quantumworld.substack.com/p/the-state-vector-and-the-measurement-e3d) _2026-07-11 · Marco Masi · Quantum Physics: An Overview of a Weird World_ When Reality and Math Meet - Part II ## [The UAE's Next Sudan Massacre](https://morrisdoctrine.substack.com/p/the-uaes-next-sudan-massacre) _2026-07-09 · Robert Morris · The Morris Doctrine_ It's Happening Again ## [The UK is A Broken Tool](https://morrisdoctrine.substack.com/p/the-uk-is-a-broken-tool) _2026-07-06 · Robert Morris · The Morris Doctrine_ Keir Starmer Was Doomed ## [Episode 1048: Disney and the Bicentennial](https://disneybizjournal.substack.com/p/episode-1048-disney-and-the-bicentennial) _2026-07-03 · DisneyBizJournal Substack_ Dose of Disney with Ray Keating Podcast ## [Episode 1047: Celebrating America 250 with Walt Disney](https://disneybizjournal.substack.com/p/episode-1047-celebrating-america) _2026-06-30 · DisneyBizJournal Substack_ Dose of Disney with Ray Keating Podcast