Source: Science of Identity Foundation.

One of the Forum regulars warns that Tulsi Gabbard is a member of a religious cult. Looking at the “cult’s” web site (linked above) I find little to be concerned about.

Hinduism is one of the world’s great religions. On that basis alone it is unrealistic to describe Hindus as members of a cult. On the contrary, a practicing Hindu is on a par with a practicing Christian, or Jew, or Muslim.

I’m inclined to tolerate the faiths of people of faith, even in political contexts. I’m even OK with lawmakers crafting laws in accordance with their religious beliefs so long as those laws do not cause harm or infringe the natural rights and liberties of the people in the society where they are enacted.

My own warning would be that smearing Gabbard as a cult member is an insidious thing to do, about the same as ducking Pungo’s Grace Sherwood for witchcraft.

https://digitaledition.pilotonline.com/html5/mobile/production/default.aspx?edid=e136d0c6-2b06-46a5-b786-f0411c2b4cb1

US maternal mortality rate is terrible compared to the rest of the industrial world. And it appears to get worse at least in VA. And the red states are the worst approaching Third World stats. Toss in the new draconian abortion restrictions for low income women (effectively) and we are probably heading to an even greater national tragedy.

https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/maternal-mortality-rate-by-state

Source: The American Conservative.

Whenever I post or comment on Ukraine here in the Forum one or both of these whoppers shows up in response:

Two deceptive arguments in U.S. propaganda are so egregious that they stand out as gigantic whoppers. The first whopper is that Russia’s war against Ukraine was entirely unprovoked; nothing Ukraine, the United States, or NATO did, this story goes, threatened Russia or contributed in the slightest to the current bloody tragedy. The second whopper is that Ukraine is a liberal democratic country whose mere existence as a model in Russia’s neighborhood terrifies Vladimir Putin and his inner circle of authoritarian oligarchs.

Thank goodness the writer at TAC takes a moment to debunk them.

Does Ms. Gabbard wish to invigorate the Libertarian Party?

Uncanny how Bolsonaro and Trump follow the same game plan to sow distrust in elections. Evil demagogues speak several languages, but say the same thing. And we thought our ex-president was unique. I wonder if Bolsonaro gets a referral fee.

PS: The article should be available to those who can’t (or won’t) access NYT.

Source: Congressional Progressive Caucus.

These Democrats seem confused (see note), but more power to ’em. They have the right idea.

Note: The Ukrainian people have not, in fact, dealt “a historic military defeat to Russia.”

From the virology nerds, in vitro(laboratory) experiments have found a hybrid Influenza-A/ RSV hybrid. If this occurs in vivo, we’re screwed.

“The sheep spend their whole lives fearing the wolf, only to be eaten by the shepherd.”

That is the whole of how we are manipulated to trust our greatest threat.

Source: Moon of Alabama.

When I was in grade school my teachers encouraged us to read international media to better understand the world. That was good advice back then, but perhaps it needs an upgrade today.

Continue reading “Some Media Won’t Tell You When The Saudis Snub Biden” →

This is a curious story. The 101st began arriving in Romania last June.

Also, while lethal, the 101st is a relatively small contingent of less than 5,000 light infantry troops. By itself it is an inadequate force to accomplish much of anything on the battlefield in Ukraine.

So why now, and why this division?