Out of all of this back and forth, nothing occurred. According to what I have read, the Senate had until the 15th to decide. Yes, No, or otherwise. So, millions of people are faced with increasing ACA insurance costs. Approximately 2 million others will be kicked off of Medicaid. Congress goes home for Christmas. Those […]
I did not vote for Trump for president either time. There was just so much wrong with him as a human being. His idea of superiority is skewed heavily to himself . . . He is not. Typically, if you have to keep claiming such over and over again, there is an issue of inferiority. […]
Mark Twain famously said, “A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes.” Among the many fleet-footed lies being told by the Trump Administration is that Lyme disease originated in a bioweapons facility. “During a November appearance on the “PBD Podcast,” FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, MD, MPH, […]
I have to think about the speech and what I heard and saw tonight.
– by New Deal democrat [Note: An update to my OS the other day has nuked my ability to post graphs. For now, I will post links to FRED graphs that you can access. If I am unable to resolve the problem, drastic action may be required.] Angry Bear can post the images while NDd […]
Data centers consume immense amounts of energy, much of which is given off as heat (see: 2nd law of thermodynamics). In much of the world, the heat just goes into the environment. In Finland and Sweden, efforts are underway to use that waste heat for home heating. “• Microsoft and other companies are building large-scale […]
A bit of a rewrite and the addition of more information. Poverty and ruralness have been with us forever. Food deserts were discovered around the late 1980s. The later has a connection to the former. Prior to 1980, small towns and poor neighborhoods could generally count on having a grocery store, perhaps even several. It […]
It is as if we have reversed course to the medieval times where kings were exactly such and their rule of order was final. John of England sold justice, sold offices, and generally acted arbitrarily, defying feudal customs and laws. In 1215, a powerful group of barons renounced their allegiance, seized London, and confronted King […]
I started taking Social Security in March, just after I turned 70. I was born in the mathematical middle of the baby boom. What does SS look like for my fellow boomers? “The average Social Security benefit for people at age 65 is $1,583 per month, according to the Social Security Administration. For men, the […]
A Republican led House of Representative could not come to an agreement on the continuation of subsidized ACA healthcare for their constituents. I would think they should stay in conference over the holiday until they do reach some type of agreement. There is no energy in them to inconvenience themselves for constituents. WASHINGTON — It […]