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Thursday, May 22, 2025

Debating Trump “Ambush” of South African President With “White Genocide’ Lies 

Trump lies about white farmers being killed with impunity in South Africa.  During a meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Trump also  whined about media reports of Qatar giving him a ...

On the consternation over Cyril Rhamposa’s failure to rebut Trump’s disgraceful diversion tactics regarding of Israel’s Gaza genocide

Rising Seas From Fossil Fuels Threaten Inland Migration ‘Never Witnessed in Modern Civilization’ 

Rising Seas From Fossil Fuels Threaten Inland Migration Never Witnessed in  Modern Civilization

A new study in Nature looks at one of the baked-in effects from just our current level of temperature increases: mass migration.

Links 5/21/2025

Whither mRNA Therapeutics Under the Current Regime and Beyond?

One of the more remarkable things I have ever seen has been the demonization of the middle component of the Central Dogma of Molecular Biology in the past four years.  The Central Dogma was formulated in late-1950s by Francis Crick, co-discoverer of the double helix structure of DNA with James D. Watson:  DNA makes RNA […]

Ideology-Driven, Inflationary Trump Tax and Tariff Policies Losing War With Bond and Currency Markets

ump’s trade, tariffs and tax schemes are already starting to come apart. And he seems to have no Plan B.

“Updating the Constitution” 

On changes in the US governing regime, depicted as revisions to the Constitution.

Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – Missile Misfit 

There are 400 nuclear missile silos in the central United States that constitute the land-based component of the U.S. nuclear deterrent. The Minuteman III missiles in the silos are roughly 50 years old. Although they have been repeatedly upgraded over the years, the Air Force decided a replacement should be developed. The new missile under […]

Chemical Exposure from Ultra-Processed Foods May Contribute to Health Issues 

Another line of thought on why consumption of ultra-processed foods is correlated with poor health outcomes.

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