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I have mentioned before that I have never met anyone who claimed to be an “empath” who did not turn out to be a self-absorbed narcissist. That is a tautology, I know, but the contrast between…

“Wind and solar will not only fail, but will cost trillions, trash large portions of the environment and be entirely unnecessary”. So say the mathematicians and physicists. Needless to say, the costs and pain of unreliable…

There are many alarming things on social media. This is one of the most concerning I have seen recently. There is a frightening depth of both ignorance and contempt for our history in the responses to…

Despite what you may have seen in shonky crockumentaries like Died Suddenly, COVID-19 vaccines have not caused a massive increase in fatal blood clots.https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/died-suddenly-a-tsunami-of-antivax-misinformation-and-conspiracy-theories/ Despite memes being passed around social media, sudden cardiac death, even among…

Lots on the news over the last few days about protests in France, the fiery but mostly peaceful kind, about changes to the age at which citizens can access the old age pension. Currently in France…

Pornhub has been purchased by a Canadian investment company called Ethical Capital Partners. You have to wonder what “ethical” can possibly mean if it includes investing in a company that promotes using other people as objects,…

Painting stripes on a cow doesn’t make it a zebra.

My nephew Jaden’s band Two Time Shy have just released an EP – “It Looks Better Than It Sounds” consisting of their previous three singles, and this new one – “I’m Ready This Time.” They are…

Compared with wages, Australian electricity prices went down consistently from about 1955 to 2001. Over the last twenty years, electricity has increased in price to a point higher than at any time in our history. The…

Every time a major Christian festival comes around there is a flurry of posts on social media about how this festival was originally a pagan feast which was stolen by the Church. Not all great feast…

Rings of Power review. Can it really be this bad? First, let’s get past the accusations from some media organisations that customer disappointment with the series is based on racism. It is not. As anyone will…

Lost Ark Fairy Lullaby Island Song of Resonance Forest Minuet Guide To progress some parts of Lost Ark, you need the sheet music Forest Minuet. If you are looking for Forest Minuet, you may get frustrated…

Getting vaccinated is important. It protects you and the people around you. It’s not just a personal choice. We all have a responsibility to care for the most vulnerable in our communities. I replied a few…

I am going to give up trying to counter anti-vax fantasies on social media. While I remain alarmed by the volume of misinformation, and the harm this has the potential to do, it has become clear…