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Author Archives: filistro
Hex Wrench
I am not a witch. I just wanted to get that out of the way right up front, lest I be accused of lacking objectivity when I talk about Carole A. Smith, who is indeed a witch and has suffered quite … Continue reading
On Wisconsin
Meanwhile, back in Wisconsin…things just keep getting crazier. Now we have the bizarre story of Carlos Lam, a deputy prosecutor for Johnson County, Indiana, who e-mailed Governor Walker to advise setting up a “false flag” operation. This would have been a … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged False flag, Johnson County Indiana, Scott Walker, Wisconsin
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Saving Baby Joseph
Joseph Maraachli, born January 22, 2010, suffers from the Classic Infantile form of Sandhoff disease. The thirteen-month-old has been in a vegetative state since last fall, has minimal brain function, and will inevitably die sometime within the next two … Continue reading
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Tagged death panels, Health care rationing, Healthcare, Priests for Life, Terminal illness
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Prohibiting Poultry Paparazzi
On Saturdays we like to put up a selection of micro-posts featuring interesting news items that might have been overlooked during the past week. One such nugget caught my attention. The story is actually getting a lot more attention in … Continue reading
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Tagged Crony capitalism, Factory farms, Freedom of speech, Government regulation
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How Did It Come To This?
Lately I’ve been brooding over this photograph: Isn’t it stunning? Less than 25 years ago, right here in America, but this image might as well be from another era on a different planet.
Science and Conscience
Around the middle of February, something quite significant happened, and almost nobody noticed. The Obama administration quietly moved to rescind most of the provisions of the Bush-era “conscience laws” that allowed health care workers to opt out of providing services with … Continue reading
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Tagged Conscience laws, Obama administration, Presidency of George W. Bush
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Bad Boys
If I see one more piece about Charlie Sheen, I think I’ll scream. What is this ongoing American fascination with Bad Boys? Women love and desire these juvenile, self-absorbed jerks. Men envy them. It’s crazy. During the 2000 election, Maureen … Continue reading
In Order to Form a More Civil Union
Note: filistro has just returned from vacation. This is the last of her previously-written articles, but it seems appropriate to publish now, in light of the recent addition of Hawaii to the civil union states, plus Obama’s decision to not enforce … Continue reading