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Rationalists are those, whose thinking is strictly guided by the laws of logic.
Rationalists only accept as true, that which has been proven to be true,
through the application of the scientific method.



Neo's Daily Blog
(politics, religion, and science)



5/25/26

America is not alone:
greedy landlords are a problem worldwide ...

massive protests in Spain

In our last presidential election (2024)
the Oligarchs successfully distracted the masses
by complaining about the price of eggs.
It worked: you rarely, if ever, heard complaints about
the cost of housing (both renting and buying).


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5/24/26

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FAMOUS QUOTES

author: Oscar Wilde (playwright)

"Some men know the price of everything ...
and the value of nothing."


5/23/26

Physical damage in early life (like chicken pox)
that has been controlled,
can be released later, to create havoc (like shingles) ...

in older, weaker creatures


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5/22/26

Whenever I run out of news stories, it's time for ...

FAMOUS QUOTES

author: Michael Parenti (political scientist)

"The secret to wealth usually is not to work hard,
but to have others work hard for you."


5/21/26

Whenever I run out of news stories, it's time for ...

FAMOUS QUOTES

author: Mahatma Gandhi (Indian activist)

"The world has enough for everyone's need,
but not enough for everyone's greed."


5/20/26

Whenever I run out of news stories, it's time for ...

FAMOUS QUOTES

author: Christopher Hitchens (writer)

"I have always found it quaint and rather touching
that there is a movement in the US [Libertarians]
that thinks Americans are not yet selfish enough."


5/19/26

Trump drops his phony lawsuits
in return for a multi-billion dollar slush fund
for his fellow criminals, paid for by ...

taxpayers


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5/18/26

Scientists warn that the world’s rivers are running out of ...

oxygen


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5/17/26

Tinnitus relief may be on the way
as researchers discover ...

Serotonin's role in the disorder


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5/16/26

A large study in Sweden determines that humans hit their physical peak at age ...

35


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5/15/26

The risk of dementia is much lower for those who drink ...

2-3 cups of coffee each day


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5/14/26

Country sets dubious record:
the 50 hottest cities on Earth were all in ...

India


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5/13/26

In Tennessee now, you can vote all you want,
but you'll only get representation if ...

you are a Republican

Coming to the rest of America ... real soon.


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5/12/26

Free Speech, Democracy, and Voting Rights
are all disappearing faster than ...

free movie tickets


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5/11/26

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas



This Supreme Court justice who, on numerous occasions,
has betrayed not only America, but his own race as well ...

has significantly affected the Court itself


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5/10/26

Now under a Nazi dictatorship,
America's coveted "privacy"
is following free speech, democracy, and the rule of law ...

over the cliff


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5/9/26

The wealthy are always finding new ways
to shift taxes to the non-wealthy ...

Here's the latest effort in Missouri

Here's the money quote near the end:
"The potential impact: A family earning between $49,000 and $78,000 annually
would pay an average of $535 more in taxes
if Missouri's income tax is repealed and replaced with higher sales taxes ...."


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5/8/26

One of the fastest sinking cities in the world is ...

Mexico City


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5/6/26

Just when we thought the worst was over
and Brazil had dodged the bullet ...

Bolsonaro's cronies in Brazil's congress are trying to reduce his sentence

The world is closely watching the approaching election in October.
It seems as though, the battle to save democracy in Brazil, is far from over.

America ... you're next


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5/5/26

The U.S. national debt is expected
to soon surpass the national GDP
for the first time since ...

1946


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5/4/26

Hidden ocean heat is creeping toward ...

Antarctica’s fragile ice shelves


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5/3/26

UK takes a bold step in humanity's battle against ...

tobacco


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5/2/26

Millions of gullible humans
continue to sacrifice themselves ...

so that Oligarchs can grow richer


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5/1/26

Brazil showed the world how to deal with fascist dictators ...

now they have to show us how to deal with the dictator's cult

The lesson here is:
that when our felonious pedophile finally becomes wormfood,
we will still have to deal with (and somehow control) his millions of zombies.


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4/29/26

As usual, the masses are made to suffer
at the whim of the rich, powerful, and unelected ...

UK blocks euthanasia


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4/28/26

One of the main victims of the Trump administration is ...

the truth


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4/27/26

Scientists create a plastic that ...

destroys viruses on contact


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