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Proportionality is in the eye of the beholder. When Diane and I delivered radioactive loads to nuclear power plants, we sometimes saw a line on the ground and large signs saying lethal force is permitted against those who cross the line. Our armed escorts told us that if we cross this line, we...

When I responded to your post, which said, "DeSantis is doing a great job with managing the virus issue," I did not do so to say what I wanted him to do. I did so to question the veracity of your claim. Florida's virus numbers (case count, hospitalizations and deaths) are terrible compared to...

For the purpose of testing oxygen levels in my blood, I wore the mask correctly (over the nose and mouth), which is how I usually wear a mask when worn. I spent a recent day in airports and planes where the mask could only be removed for eating and drinking. No problem. It's not hard to properly...

I never heard of Sedition Hunters until you mentioned them here. Interesting group. Makes it a little scary to participate in a public meeting or protest of any kind, because you do not know if someone will show a photo of you at that event, put a spin on it of some sort, and force you to defend...

I'm not so sure about that. As a Floridian (former Minnesotan), I'm not pleased to learn that Florida's monoclonal antibody allocation has been capped. But I'm also mindful of the PPE bidding war that broke out between the states early in the pandemic. Rich entities got equipment that was needed...

Vaccinated or not, a citizen kept alive by the antibody treatment will pay more in taxes than the cost of the treatment. Vaccinated or not, a citizen kept out of the hospital by the antibody treatment will burden society less than one who went to the hospital for lack of the treatment...

False regarding the COVID-19 vaccines. They do not have live virus in the dose. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/facts.html#:~:text=No.%20None%20of%20the,causes%20COVID%2D19.

If that's the case, why are Florida's virus numbers (case count, hospitalizations, deaths) per 100,000 people consistently higher than most other states?

If I asked you if you are you someone who is able to think for yourself, would you say yes? I presume you would. Have you ever made a mistake? Since you are human, I presume you would answer yes to that question too. But if you can think for yourself, why did you make the mistake? Does not...

Check again. It's a good idea to keep up on your oil changes, but that idea does not sell itself. So too with tire inflation, signaling your turns, driving only when fully awake, and eating healthy. All good ideas, but they do not sell themselves. Millions of people do the opposite. Millions of...

The doctors at CIDRAP, including famed epidemologist Dr. Osterholm may agree with you, at least regarding masks of certain types. This article is a long read and does not provide overly simplistic answers. As with many covid topics, this article's discussion of masks is nuanced. Nevertheless, I...

You're being overly generous with your use of the word "fact." I own a pulse oximeter which measures the oxygen level in your blood. I've checked. Whether I'm wearing a mask for a short time or a long time, it makes no difference. My blood oxygen levels remain the same. I've done this in...

In other news ... "Nearly 11 months after Joe Biden was elected president, the GOP-led review of Arizona's Maricopa County ballots has found no substantial deviation from the vote count reported by the county that helped clinch the win for Biden. "The review's count was within a "few hundred"...

Nothing dramatic came out of the Sept. 20 status hearing. The judge scheduled the trial to begin about a year from now. A defense lawyer for Weisselberg told the court that tax documents were found in an alleged co-conspirator's basement, and, “We have strong reason to believe there could be...

I have a bias since my wife Diane and I own and operate an Anytime Fitness gym, but when we were on the road (10 years in D and C units), we found it easy to use Anytime Fitness gyms. We picked that brand over Planet Fitness because Anytime Fitness has so many more locations than Planet. We...

Now that the indictment of Trump Organization CFO Weisselberg and the Trump Organization itself has been filed and the Weisselberg and the Trump Organization have been arraigned, we finally know the details that have been only speculated about for a long time. "Prosecutors in court said the...

Thank you, Ragman for this link. People are constantly picking a single economic indicator like gas prices, employment, inflation, deficit spending, etc.) and using it to give blame or credit to a president. The fact is, you will be hard-pressed to look at meaningful data over a long term and...

Wikipedia has a pretty good article about how these lists are developed and maintained. As you can see, they are somewhat fluid, but only to a point. To the extent such lists are part of a president's legacy, it seems Trump is destined to be ranked in the bottom five for a long time. Historical...

Thank you, Muttly.

With new data available, it seems some of the TV pundits got it wrong. Contrary to what some have claimed, Donald Trump is NOT the worst president in the history of the U.S. "C-SPAN released the rankings from its Historians Survey of Presidential Leadership, which is taken after each...