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Banning exercise

jeudi 21 septembre 2017 à 02:00

US schools are starting to ban physical exercise such as cartwheels. I suspect fear of being sued is a contributing factor somehow.

It might make sense to forbid practices such as American football, which cause grave permanent injuries to a large fraction of participants.

I have always been timid about physical exercise that struck me as dangerous. I have never dared to do a cartwheel. But I think I'd have had a better life if I had not been so timid.

The sex offender list

jeudi 21 septembre 2017 à 02:00

More depredations of the sex offender list.

The Paris agreement

jeudi 21 septembre 2017 à 02:00

Naomi Klein Warns Europe May Water Down Paris Accord to Win Support From Trump.

The Paris agreement pledges were inadequate from the start. To forestall global heating disaster, we need to make them stronger.

The Dontcare bill

jeudi 21 septembre 2017 à 02:00

The Dontcare bill would require people with cancer to pay amounts $140,000 for treatment. People with asthma or diabetes would merely face doubled charges.

In effect, medical "insurance" would not really cover expensive procedures, just add the cost to your bills to continue coverage.

Football

jeudi 21 septembre 2017 à 02:00

One study suggests that Football players that started before age 12 may double their chance of various mental problems later.