Veterinarian Scarcity Brings Misery to Animals

I was walking along my gravel road with my son on a beautiful summer evening, looking at my fields and cattle. One of my cows was silhouetted against the skyline and I noticed it looked like she was pooping, but it was stuck. I could see her arching her back and straining, but something was hanging out the back.… read more “Veterinarian Scarcity Brings Misery to Animals”

American Medical Care

People blame insurance, but insurance is just a willing punching dummy. Insurance just charges a percentage over the base costs. This is why every president who has tried insurance reform has failed. The guilty are the hospitals and the American Medical Association, which limits seats of new doctors in the USA. It is the strongest trade union on the planet, making millions for it’s members and using the excuse of “safety” to try to pull the wool over our eyes.
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More friends, more division

More friends, more division – https://phys.org/news/2025-10-friends-division-social-circles-fuel.html

Interesting study saying that polarization in societies has risen since 2008 as people on average have more friends. I think this is true, as 10 years ago I had much more mildly held political opinions, and so did many of the friends I debate with here.

My theories:

Rise of the Influencers: People have more “friends” on average if you just look at the people they follow online.… read more “More friends, more division”

Government power

For the sake of discussion, let’s say that everything Jon Stewart said is true. What is it that gave the President such power? Why is the federal government so huge and powerful that it can do whatever it pleases without checks and balances anymore? The gigantic cancer that is the federal government has been abusing conservatives for a long time, hopefully liberals also now see the systemic problem that they are on the receiving end of it.… read more “Government power”