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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)



12/9/23

This prophesy from Robert Reich in 1994
about the destruction of the middle class ...

proved to be true (8:56)


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12/8/23

Bonobo society is virtually the opposite of chimpanzee society.

Could an important factor be that Bonobo society is ... matriarchal?


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12/7/23

The next domino is getting ready to fall ...

The Netherlands

The Fall of Democracy, worldwide, continues unabated.


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12/6/23

The next domino just fell in the relentless worldwide slaughter of democracy ...

as Argentina goes Trump

There aren't many dominoes left.

UPDATE

How were the Oligarchs able to persuade Argentina's youth to join their cause? ...

By increasing inflation to extremely painful levels

"Give us back the power and we won't hurt you ... as much."


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12/5/23

The Oligarchs are now going after Guatamala
as their relentless attacks against Democracy ...

continue worldwide


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12/3/23

Thom Hartmann traces America's worst problems back to the source:
the Supreme Court, specifically ...

Republicans on the Supreme Court (7:07)

Citizens United (2010) was the nail in the coffin.


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12/2/23

As religiosity in America drops to record lows ...

desperate Christians step up their attacks on America

Since we are following so closely in the footsteps of Iran
I wonder if we will soon have our own ... morality police?


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12/1/23

Toxic chemicals used in manufacturing plastic ...

defeat recycling efforts


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11/30/23

Here's another trait that we can add to "Conservative Americans": most of them are ...

fat slobs

The Bible-Belt/Slave States
(euphemistically referred to as the "red" states)
swept the top 9 fattest positions.

(Also notice that, perpetual caboose Mississippi actually beat somebody)


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11/29/23

College "legacy admissions" are yet another tactic ...

that the Oligarchs use to maintain control over the masses


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11/28/23

A regular sleep schedule may be even more important than ...

the amount of sleep you get


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11/27/23

An obsolete, inconclusive test is still being used to ...

prosecute and imprison women


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11/26/23

The Oligarchs saw an opportunity to cash in
and they jumped on it ...

Big earners will have fewer tax audits

Money quote:

" A nonpartisan analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
disputes the last point, finding that the IRS cuts
would hinder the agency's ability
to audit big earners and tax evaders.
That would cost at least
    $26.8 billion
in lost tax revenue.
"

And that last line is the key to understanding
exactly what "The Big Boys" are up to.


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11/25/23

Remember conservative political commentator Rush Limbaugh?



Rush Limbaugh was a "tobacco denier" ...

Lung cancer took him out at only 70
(rich men usually get close to 90 years)



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11/23/23

The primate history of North America ...

adds a new player


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11/22/23

Presenting ... The richest Christian pastors on Earth:

Jesus would be so proud!

Matthew 19:24


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11/21/23

Astronomers discover the oldest black hole ever ...

13.3 billion light years old

(note: there is an error in the article -
they used the outdated age of the universe
of 13.7 billion years in their calculation)


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11/20/23

While Americans struggle to make ends meet,
the "Big Boys" are dividing up their amazing wealth in celebration

Morgan Stanley CEO and his competitors rake in gigantic bonuses

This quote from the article bears repeating ...

Morgan Stanley said: "... the grants are in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders ...."

Yeah, I'm sure the shareholders are thrilled to dole out 60 million dollars that they didn't need,
to these ultra rich white collars in addition to the obscene amount of money they already make.


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11/18/23

Cleaning up aerosol air pollution (a good thing) actually made global warming ...

worse!


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11/16/23

The "No Labels" party is just Conservatives doing
what Conservatives do best ...

Deceive


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11/15/23

Sea Stars ("starfish") don't have "a" head ...

their head region is distributed throughout their bodies

So they are more like a crawling head.
Their "arms" are used like feet, allowing them to move and hunt.
What they lack is a torso.

UPDATE 11/29/23

Brittle Stars can be trained ...

That means that even without a brain - they can learn



11/12/23

Covid killed tens of millions of humans vs.
a few people died from getting a vaccine ...

Vaccine-Induced Immune Thrombocytopenia and Thrombosis (VITT)

So after seeing the results and doing the math,
which side of the debate do the antivax geniuses choose?

You guessed it.


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