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This rumor again? Remember kids, Snopes is your friend. The last time I heard it, It was supposed to be part of Bush’s Patriot Act. “They” were saying that because of 9/11 Bush wanted to have us chipped to I don’t know, protect us from SOMETHING, though I was never clear exactly what. The Patriot Act, which I had hoped the Dems would dump, curbs citizens privacy and freedom in the name of 9/11. Shit, I’m more likely to die of a tylenol overdose than to be killed by a terrorist. Fear is a great way to control people, thankyouverymuch. If you are carrying a credit card that you can wave near a detector at the cash register you are as trackable as if you had an rfid chip embedded between your shoulder blades. Every time you walk past a traffic cam or an ATM or a security camera your picture is taken and stored. You may find these security cameras interesting. If you cut and paste this link into Google you’ll find a list of web cams. Most are things like ...

Texas Planning New Execution Despite Ruling – New York Times

I appreciate that cheap Chinese fentanyl is killing people at a alarming rate. I don’t understand how someone could inject heroin of unknown quality. I also believe that certain long-acting opioid drugs can be downright dangerous. But this doesn’t justify demonizing every single opioid medication. Demonizing an effective treatment before you have all the facts is irresponsible. Demonizing an effective treatment without advocating effective alternatives risks ruining millions of lives. The fact is that many older Americans rely on opioids have something resembling a normal life, and many of us use them not just responsibly, but CAUTIOUSLY. I can’t help but wonder whether sacrificing older Americans is the point, especially given the current Administration’s goals of reducing Medicare benefits and gutting the ACA. Now that I think of it, the gov’t is going after alternatives such as kratom, CBD and medical marijuana. Ok, so the horror stories sell papers...