I’ve never understood why people get so excited about tax refunds, but this provides some context.

I suppose anyone gullible enough to buy Himalayan salt is also gullible enough to believe salt expires.

Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.

Not like there was a STEM storage to begin with.

Using antibiotics for preventative care seems like a bad idea. It contributes to the problem of antibiotic resistant bacteria. And it has side effects, like wiping out your gut microbiome.

I’d he curious to know how many people were getting syphilis in the first place. Like, if 50% of people were getting syphilis before, that would mean 50% of people would be taking the antibiotic for no benefit whatsoever.

Peripheral Park

Whatever happened to the mom-and-pop magnet stores that sold fine, locally-produced magnets made by hand with love?

Shall we count our unhatched chickens?

We need AI or else we’ll have nothing to protect us from… AI.

I’d prefer chariot racing over the clown.

It’s nice to see the wicked get punished every now and then. It gives me some hope.

People are allowed to do things that potentially injure themselves. People are allowed to disobey corporations.

I wonder what it looks like when I’m having a good day.

The judge’s ruling is specifically about not allowing selective enforcement:

However, Barker’s decision effectively nulls the exception. The ruling is largely because, according to Barker, federal courts do not have the jurisdiction to change the tax status of a plaintiff or create exemptions from tax laws. His court cannot provide declaratory relief “with respect to federal taxes,” the judge said in his opinion.

Given that elections are the defining feature of a democracy, I think it would be prudent to wait until after the mid term elections to start proclaiming the demise of American democracy. Granted, the Republicans are trying their best with mass disenfranchisement, but it remains to be seen how effective they will be.

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