The International Association of Genocide Scholars, recently quoted by the Washington Post, the Guardian, the BBC, and ABC News Australia, is a fraud. It is a pro-Palestinian mock-up of an organisation.
Antique Bottle and Glass Collector, Sponge-Headed Scienceman, known IRL as Dennis Sasseville, has an article about the intertwining of the history of bottling and history of a mill city, Manchester, NH. Sponge has been mentioned before as a Moxie and NH beverage author and expert.
Weed Is Different Or at least its users think so. I have seen people desperate for opioids, benzos, and other drugs, saying that they need them. But I think this is correct. Cannabis users usually try to convince you that it's actually wonderful. Good for you. Good for them, anyway.
Literally I like when they use the word "literally," because you can relax knowing that it means "not at all." Once you have broken the seal on a word's agreed-upon meaning, it can wander of anywhere. And usually does. It reminded me of relatives guaranteeing the suicide of my patient. That in turn has my theory about hitting squirrels when driving.
Jane and John Psmith review The Ancient City by Numas Denis Fustel de Coulanges. The book is a fascinating discussion of the culture and institutions of Ancient Greece and Rome and the changes wrought by the philosophers and Christianity. I am going tio reread the review again today. Haven't read the book, though.
Reading this book really makes it clear how nearly every aspect of Christianity was like a laser-guided bomb aimed at one or more of the pillars holding up the social order of ancient Mediterranean civilization.
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I tend to an antagonistic agnosticism about weed/THC. Most of the time I will readily admit it's not that much different from alcohol or tobacco, and it's no skin off my nose what you want to ingest with appropriate guard rails. I'm plenty happy to stick with beer and bourbon. The differential treatment of cannabis with respect to alcohol and tobacco does rankle me a bit. All have detrimental effects on users and costs imposed on non-users but what seems to be a refusal to admit, or claims that the costs are de minus compared to benefit, in the case of cannabis is what peeves me the most. I can see why the comparison to alcohol and tobacco was avoided though. It isn't like the problems associated with those two aren't widely understood largely because they are legal.
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