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Amendments to SB 276 Are More Draconian than the Original Bill (A Partial Analysis)

Image: Public domain. As I wrote last week, California legislators (and one in particular) are trying to tighten restrictions on the granting of exemptions from the vaccines required for school. The bill, SB 276, seeks to replace doctors with state...

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Published on June 19, 2019 19:46

CA Legislators Aim to Replace Doctors with the State in Granting Vaccine Exemptions - My Article for FEE

Image: Public domain. From my article on Fee.org last week: At the time, Pan assured parents that exemptions based on medical criteria would remain in place and would not be interfered with: "If a physician feels that there is a...

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Published on June 19, 2019 14:42

Daily Log: Report From FEECON 2019 - Part 1

So I almost didn't make it to FEECON 2019. The first part was entirely my mistake. (Or, as some might put it: The expected consequence of my not being fully skilled in navigating life in a police state.) I had...

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Published on June 17, 2019 16:54

Daily Log: Taking a Break, Heading to FEECON, MailChimp Screws Over its Customers

I'm heading to Atlanta tomorrow, for FEECON, so I won't be posting until (probably) next week. If you don't know what that is, just watch the video. I've never been before, and am really looking forward to it! But then,...

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Published on June 12, 2019 20:53

Daily Log: Unbelievable Asshattery from the UK, and My Little Girl's Second EEG

This is my little girl, when we first discovered that she was having seizures. This was her second EEG, which we did at home. I've never posted pictures of her on my blog before, or on social media at all...

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Published on June 09, 2019 22:13

A Real Solution, from Caitlin Johnstone

Caitlin Johnstone absolutely nails it here. "Those who control the narrative control the world. I'm fond of saying that, not just because it's true, but because it points to the solution as well as the problem. When you truly see...

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Published on June 08, 2019 23:30

A Very Interesting Take on the US Govt's Case Against Assange

This piece, from John T. Nelson, is well worth reading in its entirety. To summarize: "Why might Assange not stand trial in the United States for espionage? ...the US-UK extradition treaty may strictly prohibit it. Espionage is generally considered a...

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Published on June 08, 2019 09:33

Daily Log: Pulling Weeds

Now that we have a trampoline, I can let my little girl bounce and play on that while I do garden work, and don't need anyone else to supervise her. We did this today, and I spent a lot of...

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Published on June 07, 2019 21:01

Daily Log: Greek Heroes and Preserved Lemons

Yesterday, I participated in a webinar in which John Kiriakou told his story of blowing the whistle on the CIA's policy of torture, and of paying dearly for his heroic act. I had been vaguely aware of his story before,...

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Published on June 06, 2019 23:02

Daily Log: A Letter Sent and a Lawsuit Filed

I sent my letter to Julian Assange today. Or rather, my mom took it to the post office for me. I have this image of her, all grandmotherly now, tottering up - OK, she doesn't totter - to the desk...