Monthly Archives: February 2016
Cruz Tries To Woo The Establishment
Clearly he has given up on absorbing Donald’s followers: Ted Cruz said late Thursday that rival Marco Rubio would make a better president than Republican front-runner Donald Trump. “Marco is not my enemy, Marco and I are friends. Marco and … Continue reading
AIDS Acquires Drug Resistance
Cue the Apocalypse, Act I: An article in POZ Magazine today reported that for the first time, an individual on the HIV-prevention protocol pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, for over two years not only became infected with HIV, but became infected … Continue reading
Rabbits, Degeneration , And The Synergy Of Free Resources
A case study: Human-resources software company Zenefits had to send an uncomfortable HR email to their own to staff recently following a few incidents within their San Francisco office. The startup, which launched less than three years ago but was … Continue reading
Conservatives Speak Of Nouns, Liberals Speak Of Traits
Speech differences between ideologues: A group or researchers in Kent found that conservative politicians prefer using nouns in their speeches compared liberals. And it can be as simple as referring to someone as ‘an optimist’ compared to describing them as … Continue reading
Trump Has It Wrapped Up?
One model says so: A political science professor who claims his statistical model has correctly predicted the results of every election in the last 104 years has forecast that the odds of Donald Trump becoming America’s next president currently range … Continue reading
Does Bill Clinton Have AIDS?
Political Insider has a potentially interesting tidbit: Authors Darwin Porter and Danforth Prince have released a bombshell report about former President Bill Clinton that could end Hillary’s campaign! In their new book, Bill & Hillary: So This is That Thing … Continue reading
Liberals Fear An Armed Populace
This was funny: A Texas University has suggested staff consider adjusting their discussions to avoid violent classroom outbursts in light of a new state law allowing guns to be carried almost everywhere on campus. During a forum, professors at the … Continue reading
Ted Cruz’s Eyebrows – How Experts Often Aren’t
A neurologist critiques Ted Cruz’s facial expressions: The outside of his eyebrows bend down, too, when he emotes, something so atypical that it disturbs me. Typically a person’s eyebrows arch up, as does the corrugator muscle that furrow the forehead. … Continue reading
Alpha Gays As The Right’s New Heros
An article on the phenomenon here: A major transformation of Europe is now in motion… Aside from strong women like Marine Le Pen and Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the most oppositional voices have come from Europe’s gay men. A prime example … Continue reading
More Sexual Transmission of Zika Being Examined
More cases being examined: Federal scientists are investigating 14 reports of possible sexual transmission of the Zika virus, a reminder that mosquito bites aren’t the only way the virus can spread. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is examining … Continue reading