None of these things are logically incompatible or (in my opinion) untrue:
— Not-So-OK Boomer (@Rand_Simberg) September 3, 2025
The vaccine announcement was delayed for political reasons to help Biden win the election.
The vaccines were beneficial for people at high risk.
The vaccines were unnecessary for young people at low… https://t.co/QDy6OvLPh1
Related: How the CDC’s double standards cost it our trust, and how hard it will (and should) be to win it back.
…was not a woman.
We need to call out the lunacy wherever we find it, and protect our right to self defense.
[Sunday-morning update]
Question asked: Why are there so many “trans” mass shooters?
The trans ideologists have been lying, and ruining the lives of confused and vulnerable people.
Yes, thank you RFK, Jr. It’s not about the guns. It’s a mental-health crisis caused by “medication.”
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Much of which is BS.
There is zero scientific basis for thinking that eating low-fat foods will reduce blood pressure.
It looks like both Cialis and Viagra, but especially Cialis (and the generic versions) are protective against heart disease and dementia. For both men and women. There don’t seem to be any downsides, and they don’t cost that much.
Good advice from Blake Powers: Preparedness pays.
I don’t know if I mentioned it, but I had a hernia repaired a couple weeks ago, and I’ve been having some post-surgery complications. I’ve also been writing an op-ed for the WSJ, and answers to FAQs for the Reason project. We’re going to Vegas on Monday for the AIAA ASCEND meeting, where we’ll be all week.
For those concerned, though, I should be fully recovered and back up to speed by next weekend.
[Monday-morning update]
Driving to Vegas today for AIAA/ASCEND. I’ll try to check in during the week from there.
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I just had a long-overdue inguinal hernia repair this morning, and between the pain and the pain meds, probably not doing anything serious on the computer today. Disport yourself gently in comments.
…and now they’re proving it.
A righteous rant from Jeffrey Carter on the lies and preening condescension of the “elite.”
The public-health “experts,” along with most of the media, completely destroyed their credibility.
They haven’t regained it with me, but we’ll see what Jay Battacharya, Marty Makary et al can do.
The five-year anniversary is coming up.
And don't forget. The five year anniversary of Fracture Day – June 5 2020 – is coming up.
— Eric S. Raymond (@esrtweet) May 20, 2025
There were lots of lies before that of course, but that was the day that a gaggle of "public health" officials told us that in the middle of a supposedly deadly pandemic that required… https://t.co/sIGQs6umwg