GrumpyOldScientist

@TheEconomist It’s genetic. We all know this.

Sabastian Sawe finished the London Marathon in less than two hours. Many seeing this achievement will have thought something like “it’s in his east African genes”. But not everything is in your DNA economist.com/leaders/2026/0…

@BarackObama The era of racial affirmative action is over. As it should be. We are now a multiracial society where it’s common in many places for whites to be minorities. In such a country official anti white discrimination has no place.

Today’s Supreme Court decision effectively guts a key pillar of the Voting Rights Act, freeing state legislatures to gerrymander legislative districts to systematically dilute and weaken the voting power of racial minorities - so long as they do it under the guise of “partisanship” rather than explicit “racial bias.” And it serves as just one more example of how a majority of the current Court seems intent on abandoning its vital role in ensuring equal participation in our democracy and protecting the rights of minority groups against majority overreach. The good news is that such setbacks can be overcome. But that will only happen if citizens across the country who cherish our democratic ideals continue to mobilize and vote in record numbers - not just in the upcoming midterms or in high profile races, but in every election and every level.

So @NewsGuardRating has put together a list of some examples of demonstrably false things RFK Jr has claimed Are you ready? It's LONG 1Vaccines cause autism 2HIV does not cause AIDS 3All vaccines can “shed,” meaning vaccinated individuals will infect others with the disease 4No vaccines have been tested in placebo-controlled clinical trials  5Fluoride in drinking water is dangerous 6Cell phone use damages your DNA and can cause cancer 7WiFi is bad for your health 8COVID-19 vaccines are linked to miscarriages 9Vaccines cause Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 10Multiple childhood vaccinations can cause ADHD 11The Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS) provides definitive evidence of serious injuries and deaths caused by vaccines 12Hank Aaron's death was linked to COVID-19 vaccine 13Bill Gates has been indicted in the Netherlands over COVID-19 vaccine injuries 14A Bill Gates-backed polio vaccine caused a polio epidemic in India 15Bill Gates is facing charges in India for illegally testing HPV vaccines on children 16Bill Gates' meningitis vaccine paralyzed 50 Chadian children 17An October 2024 study proves that COVID-19 vaccines contain 55 undeclared harmful chemicals  18“Hot lots” of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines cause higher rates of vaccine injuries 19A German study found that COVID-19 vaccines damaged children’s immune systems 20New Zealand’s “Pandemic Plan” will allow police to forcibly vaccinate people 21A July 2024 study proves COVID-19 vaccines have no benefit and caused excess deaths 22British Medical Journal study shows COVID-19 vaccines may have caused millions of excess deaths 23COVID-19 vaccines caused a 318 percent increase in deaths in the U.K.  24Bird flu cannot evolve naturally to spread between humans 25Study proves COVID-19 vaccines caused 14 times more deaths than they saved 26COVID-19 vaccines are linked to increased infant mortality rate 27USC study proves that children vaccinated against COVID-19 are more infectious than unvaccinated children 28Canadian study proves that COVID-19 vaccines killed 17 million people 29A July 2024 study proves that COVID-19 caused no excess deaths 30COVID-19 vaccines are linked to growing number of leprosy cases 31MRNA COVID-19 vaccines could cause an increase in neurological disorders 32One in three Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines distributed in Europe may have been placebos 33MRNA vaccines given to animals can harm humans 34HPV vaccine causes infertility 35MRNA COVID-19 vaccines are gene therapies 36HPV vaccines cause autoimmune diseases 37Myocarditis risk is higher after COVID-19 vaccination than after an COVID-19 infection itself in all age groups 38Vaccinated people are more likely to get omicron 39The Biden administration proposed all nations cede their sovereignty over health policy to the World Health Organization 40Widespread deaths and sudden cardiac events among athletes are attributable to COVID-19 vaccines 41HHS paid news organizations $1 billion to promote positive news coverage of COVID-19 vaccines 42Moderna created the COVID-19 virus 43Pfizer documents show its COVID-19 vaccine caused thousands of dangerous side effects 44CDC changed PCR test standards for the vaccinated 45Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine trial showed only a 12 percent efficacy 46Wearing a face mask can cause hypercapnia 47Flu vaccine increases risk of contracting COVID-19 48Thimerosal in vaccines is unsafe 49Aluminum in vaccines is unsafe 50MRNA vaccines can cause cancer 51FAA changed its cardiac health guidelines for pilots because of COVID-19 vaccines 52The WHO’s polio vaccination campaign in Gaza uses an “experimental” vaccine 53A study proved that 74 percent of deaths after COVID-19 vaccination were caused by vaccines 54Bird flu virus has not been found in raw milk of infected cows 55FDA-approved bird flu vaccine Audenz has a 1-in-200 death rate

@CityofSanDiego @ToddGloria Stupid trash welfare.

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@avidseries Maybe the dude in red with the backwards hat?

A photo of the summer 2025 interns at the Los Angeles Times should look relatively familiar to those of you who have seen similar photos of interns at other legacy media outlets. Zero white males.

@LegionHoops How many are 3x mvps? Who with 3x mvp is missing?

USA Today’s top 25 greatest basketball players of all-time: 1) Michael Jordan 2) LeBron James 3) Kobe Bryant 4) Stephen Curry 5) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6) Magic Johnson 7) Larry Bird 8) Bill Russell 9) Wilt Chamberlain 10) Shaquille O’Neal 11) Tim Duncan 12) Kevin Durant 13) Allen Iverson 14) Oscar Robertson 15) Elgin Baylor 16) Jerry West 17) Julius Erving 18) Moses Malone 19) Kevin Garnett 20) Charles Barkley 21) Karl Malone 22) David Robinson 23) Isiah Thomas 24) John Havlicek 25) George Mikan

@FastbreakHoops5 Look at those games played. Not soft. Impressive.

Magic running it, Worthy as the 2, and Kareem still posting 18 a game at 40. The 87 Lakers won 65 and steamrolled the East. Top 5 trio ever?

🚨 California residents — this is critical. Chamath Palihapitiya just exposed the truth about the proposed “Billionaire Tax” ballot initiative for 2026. It’s actually an Everyone Tax. On page 26 (Section 50310), it gives the state legislature the power to amend the law by a 2/3 vote and turn it into a recurring tax on anyone — not just billionaires — without your approval. You’d have to: • Report every asset you own to the Franchise Tax Board • Let them appraise and audit your stuff • Face up to 40% penalties if they disagree with your valuations • Allow subpoenas of all your financial records 34 pages of fine print for something that was supposedly “just for billionaires”? Come on. Read it yourself: oag.ca.gov/system/files/i… Vote NO in 2026. This is how they sneak in wealth taxes on the middle class. Share this — California families need to see what’s really in the fine print.

On page twenty-six of “The Billionaire Tax” proposal in California, it explains how the state legislature can convert from a Billionaire Tax to an Everyone Tax without voter approval. They can also adjust the tax to be a yearly tax, not just one time…again, without your approval. Intelligence test for you: if this was meant to just target Billionaires, why did they write this in?

@NBAPR Bitch

The following has been released by the NBA.

@waltdenver Peyton is soft. 90s players would be on the court. Murray was previously out of shape. Mike played tough

Nuggets playoffs injuries: 2021: Jamal Murray 2022: Jamal Murray + MPJ 2023: 🏆 2024: Jamal Murray + Aaron Gordon 2025: Aaron Gordon + Westbrook + MPJ 2026: Peyton Watson + Aaron Gordon I’m tired, man.

I am 100% behind Devin Booker here. Last night was not a good look for our league. Let me be clear, we didn’t lose because of officiating, but that doesn’t make last night any less important. If the referees are going to demand respect from the players - as they should - then the players should demand respect from the referees. When a referee is missing calls and clearly disrespecting the players, almost mocking them, they must be held accountable. Nobody who loves this game enjoyed watching that last night. They want to see the players compete at the highest level. The league needs be far more aggressive about this kind of thing. All players and all fans deserve it.

@SportsCenter Clown show. 8 on 5.

SGA put on a show to put the Thunder up 2-0 in the series 😤

@SamaHoole This is foolish nonsensical nonsense. The fires were terrible and forest regrowth is still incomplete. Bison are inconsequential to this.

In the summer of 1988, wildfire swept across approximately 36% of Yellowstone National Park. The largest fires in the park's recorded history. The news coverage was apocalyptic. Commentators predicted the permanent destruction of the ecosystem. The bison of Yellowstone, which had been reintroduced after near-extinction a century earlier, moved ahead of the flames. They knew. Nobody knows exactly how they knew. They moved in the right direction at the right time. After the fire passed, they returned to the burnt ground within days. The ash was rich in minerals. The fresh growth pushing up through the blackened soil was, by all accounts, the sweetest grass of the year. The bison grazed it hard. Their grazing stimulated regrowth. Their hooves worked the ash into the soil. Their dung replaced the burnt organic matter. The parts of Yellowstone that recovered fastest after the 1988 fires were the parts the bison had grazed. The parts that took longest to recover were the parts the bison could not reach, or had been fenced out of. Fire is part of a grassland ecosystem. Bison are part of a grassland ecosystem. The two work together. The people who thought Yellowstone was destroyed in 1988 did not understand either fire or bison, which is roughly the level of ecological literacy currently driving policy discussions about ruminants in general. Yellowstone is fine. The bison are fine. The policy discussions, less so.

@AndrewDBailey Fat Lever would have been 1st team all NBA multiple years, no question. Was an all star as it was, but in 2 pt era absolutely could not hit a ten or fifteen foot j. Might not have been in the league today.

Who is NBA history’s ultimate “if he ever figures out how to shoot” guy?

@MatrixMysteries That’s a gross underestimate. Add in pension

An LA detective’s pay was revealed. “$343,000 a YEAR.” Base: $146K. Overtime: $178K. Other: $18K. For ONE detective. Taxpayers are getting destroyed by Democrats.

@SenatorBennet Incredible mismanagement

The Trump Administration’s decision to gut the IRS workforce will cost $643 billion in uncollected taxes, adding to our sky-high $38 trillion debt. Without a fully staffed IRS, there is no one to ensure the wealthiest Americans are paying their fair share.

@washingtonpost You clowns. Only wokes didn’t like the old name.

The Washington Commanders unveiled a new alternate helmet that features a spear through the "W" logo, described as "a joining of past and present" — a move that could reignite a debate over the team's use of Native American imagery. wapo.st/48MOaCs

@TrinityMustache Reasonable. I only want a male primary care physician.

I proudly discriminate against male gynecologists and pediatricians.

@SportsWithJay0 @RankOnListd Yes. You are a joker.

My top 5 Centers of All Time. Would you change anything?