Boston online poll-worker training thread
Thread of posts about online Boston poll-worker training.
Category Archives: Government activism
2024 Massachusetts ballot questions: my recommendations
YES, YES, YES, YES, YES.
The Bible does not justify what Israel is doing in Gaza
Anyone who understands Jewish law understands that what God commanded the Jews to do in the Bible does not justify what Israel is doing in Gaza. The only people who really believe otherwise are Evangelical Christian supremacists, and it’s antisemitic.
Today’s example of how messed up US healthcare is
The absurd saga of how a straightforward, common oral surgery plays out in the United States.
Today’s episode of health insurance companies are bad and they should feel bad
About my struggle to get good therapy for a family member paid for by health insurance, with delays and difficulties caused by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts in particular and the business model of health insurance in general. This highlights the challenges many families face in accessing timely and affordable therapy.
Endorsements for 2023 Boston City Council election
I endorse: Ruthzee Louijeune, Julia Mejia, Henry Santana, Liz Breadon, Joel Richards, Enrique Pepén, Benjamin Weber, Tania Fernandes Anderson, and Sharon Durkan.
Letter: COVID misinformation from Science Friday
Misinformation and omissions in Science Friday’s COVID coverage endanger people’s health. The program should devote a lot more time to interviewing the experts who have been sounding the alarm about COVID than they do to the “experts” who have been downplaying the pandemic and denying scientific realities.
The major credit reporting agencies are all still dumpster fires
I tried to dispute incorrect information. The process didn’t fully work at any of the agencies. I was eventually able to dispute all of the incorrect information at one, but I was unable to dispute some or all at two others and eventually gave up. The credit reporting agencies are terrible.
If you’re upset about the “Hachette” decision, blame the Internet Archive for overstepping
The Internet Archive couldn’t leave well enough alone, and now we’re all going to pay the price.
Two examples of why the CDC is the Keystone Kops of disease control
I want to give two examples, one medical and one technological, of the kind of buffoonery that the CDC is engaging in that continues to make them untrustworthy as a disease-control organization. Medical buffoonery Here are some things that COVID-19 research and recently collected epidemiological data are telling us at the moment: Here is what… Read More »