Category Archives: Social Commentary
Iran Warns That It Will Target Civilians
Iran has publicly announced that, through its proxy Hezbollah, it will target Israeli civilians when it launches its retaliatory attacks. To which I say, “no shit.”
Missile Strike Kills Twelve Children
On July 27th, 2024, a rocket fired from Lebanon by Hezbollah killed twelve children playing soccer in a field at Majdal Shams. Normally when children are killed in war, they are identified as children. The outrage of civilian deaths in … Continue reading
The Flannan Lighthouse Mystery
The Flannan lighthouse was a lighthouse located on Eilean Mòr, an island off the west coast of Scotland. It was manned by three people at a time, in a rotating schedule with a fourth man who was off.
Bird Die-Offs
Over the years, I’ve seen several reports of mysterious bird die-offs. Sometimes thousands of birds just seemingly fall out of the sky, either already dead, or dying when they hit the ground. Such a scene is disturbing and frightening. What … Continue reading
Words of Wisdom
It is popular to quote famous people who speak about success, victory, life, whatever. It likely seems that what they have to say should be given great weight, because after all, they were successful. Maybe if we follow their advice, … Continue reading
Scientific Hubris
I’m not here to claim that science is bogus or vain; or that it should somehow not be conducted. I believe science has given us many good things, and will likely continue to do so, assuming we don’t annihilate ourselves … Continue reading
Scambaiting
According to dictionary.com, scambaiting is “…the practice of pretending to fall for fraudulent online schemes in order to waste the time of the perpetrators.” Basically, a scambaiter acts as though they were naive, gullible, even stupid, in order to get … Continue reading
Gender Identity
What I am going to say here will be highly unpopular with some people. They will accuse me of bigotry or worse. They are mistaken.
Sentient Water Experiment
The notion of sentient water was developed by Masaru Emoto. He purported to show that when water was treated to varying stimuli, it created noticeably different patterns when it froze into crystals. Water that had been exposed to positive stimuli, … Continue reading
Removing The Veil
There is a custom among some Muslim women to wear a veil that covers all of her face except for her eyes. This is called a niqab. In western countries, some efforts have been made to ban this custom, at … Continue reading →