Most Excellent Theophilus

@optimetheophile.bsky.social

once and future dust northern yankee wide awake he/him/his

El-Sayed: "My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters. Because if there is one question of political philosophy that ought to animate us all, it's what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?"

“While blood pressures of hypertension undeniably exist – the question is why they exist. Is HTN actually a cardiovascular disorder? Do people with HTN have different arteries? Or does our world – with…processed food, and regimented education – serve as the catalyst for certain… blood pressures?”

Scott Bryan@scottygb.bsky.social · last wk.

“While traits of ADHD undeniably exist – the question is why they exist. Is ADHD actually a neurodevelopmental disorder? Do people with ADHD have differently wired brains? Or does our world – with…processed food, and regimented education – serve as the catalyst for certain…patterns of behaviour?”

The Trash Theory of American Politics: There is a significant electoral constituency for which Trump’s stupidity, vulgarity, and racism are big assets, because if a guy like that can be president, you too have permission. The irrational hatred of Fauci is basically the flip side of this.

Andy Craig@andycraig.bsky.social · last wk.

Aside from its many other problems, the idea Fauci was America's power-abusing covid dictator is somewhat complicated by the fact that he never had the power to do the things they're mad about. His recommendations bound nobody and were not particularly rigorously followed by the actual policymakers.

The Lindsay Clancy thing is ludicrous. She sought help over and over and over and her ex-husband agrees she did so and agrees she was very mentally ill, which is also why she jumped out a window. Is this a good use of our justice system's time.