Completely off topic, but I thought this boat race might cheer some of you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwaCVq9rftU I do wonder whether home water advantage might have given the winners an edge. … (View Post)

Reminder: There is no American health care system; instead there are multiple health care systems. The largest of these is Medicare, for older people and some people with disabilities. https://en.wik… (View Post)

Off topic: Here’s a Russian sinner who has repented:When Ilya Remeslo, a longtime Kremlin attack lawyer and propagandist, first turned against Vladimir Putin in March, posting publicly that the Russi… (View Post)

Off topic: Ending majority/minority districts will, net, help which party? Probably the Democratic Party. Probably. Here’s why: In a successful gerrymander, the voters of the losing party are crammed… (View Post)

1020 years ago, light from this event reached earth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SN_1006 (View Post)