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The Fireflies were stuck in the false choice of The Trolley Problem — kill one or kill many. They could not conceive of any other possibilities. Joel was saying no, there are principles and obligations that are higher than utilitarianism.
We should remain vigilant and should continue to insist on mandatory labelling of all gene edited foods and push what many believe will be a new government in a year’s time to come up with a stronger regulatory framework.
SVB could be the canary in the coal mine foreshadowing the fate of other over-extended banks, but its collapse is not the sort of “systemic risk” predicted to trigger “contagion.”
Americans have been told a dangerous and uncertain world requires stronger managers and less freedom, but the decline of civil liberties is what started this mess.
One of the simplest and easiest techniques for controlling dissent is simply to pathologize it. Simply declaring resistance to the status quo to be a form of mental disorder can be an exceptionally powerful tool for silencing opposition.
About 20 years ago, just as we had started to get rid of poisons in our food and co-create with biodiversity, to use plants and trees as pest control agents, to turn biomass and organic matter into fertiliser, in Holi we have regenerated and resurrected the amazing biodiversity of colours.
How was it that this virus was able to spread so fast across thousands of kilometers, peaking at the same time in selected locations, yet wasn’t contagious enough to spread to nearby locations?
The preliminary injunction against AB 2098 suggests that we have entered a new phase in which the COVID truth regime may be finally losing much of its immense power.
How liquid crystalline water creates the strength and support of the body.
Democrats: Did these people really not understand that identifying who is not a source crosses the same line as identifying who is one?
The scale of sadistic and murderous campaigns throughout history pales in comparison to the war within which we find ourselves now: global, savage, ingeniously devious and, to date, fairly successful.
Stacey Plaskett, the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary subcommittee started badgering, insulting, smearing, and baiting Matt and Shellenberger like Joe McCarthy in drag.