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LOL. So you resort to insults and "just get vaccinated."

No need to talk down to me.

It's mean-spirited and for those of us on the "wrong" side of vaccine mandates and such, the last…

You're making up quotes about Rodgers to make him seem stupid because you don't like his decision…

The Two Questions I’d Ask Bill Gates

In case anyone reading this thought these were actual quotes, they aren't.

Wow, it sounds like you'd benefit by opening your mind up to some of us compassionate, rational…

Thanks for sharing this true story behind why we all make a big deal around this time of year.

I generally quite liked this article, Jay.

A solid read, thanks for writing it.

In addition, one of the sources I follow to look at the data is this guy, Dr.

As an ex-pat Yank in a country that has handled the whole situation better than most, I feel for my…

A Dream Deferred

I can make many cases for not getting vaccinated, but I'm not going to because I believe it's a…

That's not what Trump believes.

I want to be clear about where I'm coming from before I write my response: I'm an…

Hospitalization rates for people for Covid-19, vaxed or not, are super low.

Awesome article, Monica! But you already knew that, ha ha.

Why do people assume if one doesn't get vaccinated one will definitely get COVID?

The mindset of Control feeds the various industrial-complexes that go to war with things---from…

Caitlin (and Tim!),

25, err, 30 Facts About Yours Truly

First, I also hope you feel better and hope the same for those that were at the gathering with you.

For people cheering this article, I'd recommend an alternate take.

Team Japan

Nice! I appreciate Graeber's work and yes, I do believe that we've become entrenched in our current…

I had a strong intuition in the fall of 2019 that the 2020s would be a make-it-or-break-it decade…

Indeed! And you can see by the responses, most use their imagination to simply re-create the past…

I've not read the book but heard a podcast about it a few years ago and I had the same thought as I…

Well done!

Hi there, I'd love to be added to this community of writers.

Excellent stuff, John!!

Indeed, Scott.

As someone who would say I've got mild bipolar (with some periods of my life where it was more…

A Visit to My Watering Hole

Good stuff!

Maybe the whole notion of going to war with everything is the problem.

You're humorous.

So now CV19 is the black plague?

Why should any country "dominant" the world?

Umm, segregation IS happening right now, and it's happening under President Biden with his vaccine…

Perhaps if Obama hadn't sucked at living up to his promises to change the culture of Washington, DC…

Jules Evans , you may not want to answer and if so, that’s OK, but I’m curious why you don’t agree?

As always, I very much appreciate your work, Jules, and seeing where your journey, both exterior…

Excellent piece, Jessica.

Nice article, Jules. I look forward to seeing where you take this.

Brilliant essay, Caitlin.

As the repeatedly proud author of the 1994 crime bill which did so much to devastate urban areas…

I loved this, Adriana!

Great post, Shannon!

I liked the balance you found in this one, Jules.

This is exactly it.

There's a real plague in our society, especially among essayists and the like, where we assume bad…

I really would like to see you turn this same lens onto the Cult of Covid which uses phrases like…

A round of applause for ya! (Am I the first to give it to you?)

And those making such ludicrous claims never seem to realize that by making those claims they…

Funny. I always thought being liberal meant being open-minded, compassionate and tolerant.

Okay, so the understanding you have that vaccine hesitancy is related to mistrust of the system is…

Thanks for clarifying.

Question: Did you really think my post was sarcastic?

The bigger problem in America than Covid-19, a problem that had been growing over the past few…

Okay, Monica--I went over to your blog and have been enjoying getting acquainted with your…

THANK YOU very much for writing and sharing this.

The topic of vaccine mandates is broader than this particular article but I feel it's one the RW…

As someone who admires Bret and Heather's work and who went too far in buying into their claims on…

I'm not sure why someone as intelligent as Rushkoff (and I'm guessing you as one of his readers)…

"These people," eh?

Really interesting article, Tom.

Thanks for the response.

Daljeet, this was a GREAT article!

Nice write-up!

In this linked video, I learned that in China you can't own your own land, you lease your property…

Same. Been living abroad for 17 years.

Homes are being bought by more than simply people who can afford them.

This was great!

Love that you connected this to the larger, already-happening picture of the "You'll own nothing…

I do wonder how much the censoring of such voices fuels their zealotry.

Agreed. I read this article and I see that it quotes something called the Center for Countering…

Would You Prefer a Beer, a Doughnut or a Shag with that Jab?

Yeah, what did ever happen to Battles?

Kassandra and the Cure

The Ban on Ivermectin Is F%#ked!

Hi Iselin,

Thanks for this well-written update on life in Taiwan! You inspired me to do two things:

This was EXCELLENT, Brooke.

And the very fun satire of 2020!:

The creative essay:

Great piece!

I think seeing these pop up on my podcast feed last weekend has MADE MY DAY!!

Wendy, respectfully, your own comment says that "she lost by so few votes that anything could have…

Thanks for taking the time to dig into this and writing about it, as well as sharing links to back…

I understand that millions of people have deep feelings for Hillary, and that some of those…

How Grieving Over Trees And My Addiction Made Me Appreciate Life

Thanks for taking the time to break this all down.

Can We Learn From the Corrosive Influence of Rush Limbaugh?

Love it!

The Purity of That Moment

Thanks for writing this and taking on this important battle.

D J B - you say in these comments that "Biden is committed to telling only the truth"?

1991: Rock’s Last Great Fall

An Ex-Pat Yankee News Junkie’s Antidote For American Myopia

B is For Burrowing Deep on Censorship and Other BS

I feel the same about you, Shannon!

Yes, absolutely---getting in touch with our bodies, with the way we experience our feelings through…

Excellent insight!

First, solid article.