Saturday, November 22, 2025

Coffee Break: CDC – Vaccines – Autism, Oh, My!; Wellness; Prioritized Science; Very Ancient Art; and MAGA

Part the First: CDC Finally “Decides” that Vaccines Cause Autism.  In news that will surprise absolute nobody, while pleasing some and causing despair in others, CDC says the mountains of data that show vaccines do NOT cause autism is not evidence-based: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday publicly reversed its stance that […]

Sanders Denounces Trump-GOP Healthcare Proposal as ‘Absurd’—and Deadly

How Trump’s new healthcare gimmick would lead to more medical bankruptcies, more unaffordable care, and more Americans dying unnecessarily.

Links 11/21/2025

Yet Another Dead-on-Arrival Ukraine Peace Scheme: Leaked 28 Point Plan Predictably Unable to Reconcile Irreconcilable Positions

Trump keeps trying to “peace deal” his way out of losing Ukraine. Na ga happen.

New Poll Suggests US Public Are Not Buying Trump and Rubio’s Regime Change Narrative for Venezuela

“There’s only one person who can stop this crazy train, and it’s Donald Trump, and I don’t know if he has it in him.”

Human Gene Editing and the CRISPR Revolution

An overview of recent progress with the gene-editing CRISPR technology, its promise and risks.

From the Narrative Collapse, a New World Will Emerge: Will It Be Different?

In the information age, it is difficult to make sense of events. Endless amounts of information do not necessarily coalesce into a coherent narrative with explanatory meaning. The breakdown of the international order is precipitating the emergence of different narratives that engender competing truths. The German writer Goethe said: “When eras are on the decline, […]

A War Against Children? ADHD Drugs Become DeFacto Gateway for Many to Multi-Medication “Treatments” Despite Dearth of Clinical Evidence for Use

The Wall Street Journal tells a sobering and well documented story of how ADHD Rxs in the young often lead to even more drug administration.

Links 11/20/2025

Why Did Russia Abstain From the Latest UNSC Resolution on Gaza Instead of Veto It?

Russia and China did not veto a Gaza-colonizing UN resolution, which says much about where multipolarity is turning out to be.

“Mayday: The White House Is Attempting to Circumvent Congress and Crush the Rights of Individual States to Regulate AI”

AI overlords seek to be better able to loot than banks: too big to fail yet unregulated. Call your Congresscritters to stop that.

Economic Questions: The Stephanie Kelton Question

An overview of Stephanie Kelton’s The Deficit Myth explains the core findings of MMT. and how debt hysteria serves the rich, not the public.

Coffee Break: Hasbara Ain’t Cheap, Musk, Ellison, Saudis, All Tapped

The practitioners of Hasbara are desperately ratcheting up their control of American corporate and social media and with Oracle’s Larry Ellison suddenly tapped out, are reportedly seeking funding from the Arab Gulf states to help.

Losing Money Every Month: Growing Finance Crisis Threatens Affordable Housing, Challenges Mamdani

Landlords of affordable apartments say the numbers increasingly don’t add up — and a rent freeze will work against tenants.

Links 11/19/2025