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Light and Bleach

One of the greatest moments of American history “A question that probably some of you are thinking of if you’re totally into that world,” Trump began, clearly thinking the question himself, “So, supposing we hit the body with a tremendous — whether it’s ultraviolet or just very powerful light — and I think you said that that hasn’t been checked, but you’re going to test it. And then I said, supposing you brought the light inside the body, which you can do either through the skin or in some other way, and I think you said you’re going to test that, too. It sounds interesting. And then I see the disinfectant, where it knocks it out in a minute. One minute. And is there a way we can do something like that, by injection inside or almost a cleaning. Because you see it gets in the lungs, and it does a tremendous number on the lungs. So it would be interesting to check that.”

Did the Tesla Story Ever Make Sense?

Did the Tesla Story Ever Make Sense? Dec. 27, 2022 A photo illustration including a portrait of Elon Musk in a gilt frame, overlaid over an image of a blue Tesla vehicle that has been wrecked in a crash test. Credit...Illustration by Sam Whitney/The New York Times; photographs by Patrick Pleul, via Picture Alliance, Chip HIRES, and Tomekbudujedomek, via Getty Images https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/27/opinion/tesla-stock-elon-musk.html 2.4K Paul Krugman By Paul Krugman Opinion Columnist You’re reading the Paul Krugman newsletter, for Times subscribers only. A guide to U.S. politics and the economy — from the mainstream to the wonkish. Get it in your inbox. If you’re one of those people who bought Bitcoin or another cryptocurrency near its peak last fall, you’ve lost a lot of money. Is it any consolation to know that you would have lost a similar amount if you had bought Tesla stock instead? OK, probably not. Still, Tesla stock’s plunge is an opportunity to talk about what makes b

Putin’s fascists: the Russian state’s long history of cultivating homegrown neo-Nazis

https://theconversation.com/putins-fascists-the-russian-states-long-history-of-cultivating-homegrown-neo-nazis-178535 Edition: Available editions United States Donate Get newsletter Become an author Sign up as a reader Sign in The Conversation Academic rigor, journalistic flair COVID-19 Arts + Culture Economy Education Environment + Energy Ethics + Religion Health Politics + Society Science + Technology Podcasts Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Putin’s fascists: the Russian state’s long history of cultivating homegrown neo-Nazis Published: March 21, 2022 3.05pm EDT Author Robert Horvath Senior lecturer, La Trobe University Disclosure statement Robert Horvath receives funding from Australian Research Council (ARC). Partners La Trobe University La Trobe University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. Many commentators have already debunked Russian President Vladimir Putin’s absurd claim to b

What the final stage of Reaganism looks like

What the final stage of Reaganism looks like Thom Hartmann December 16, 2022 https://www.rawstory.com/reaganism/ What the final stage of Reaganism looks like The Republican war on reality started decades before Trump: Paul Krugman Back in 1981, when Ronald Reagan was sworn in and implicitly promised to destroy our government because it was “the problem,” many of us who strongly opposed him wondered what the final stage of Reaganism would look like. Now we know. We’re there. Violence toward women and minorities has exploded. Armed militias tried to assassinate the Vice President and Speaker of the House in an attempted coup directed by the Republican President of the United States. They tried to kidnap and murder the Democratic governor of Michigan. They’re blowing up power substations from Oregon to the Carolinas. They’ve embedded themselves in DHS, police departments, and our military. They’re coordinating with fascists overseas. Leading up to this moment was a 41-year politica