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Author Archives: Jim deMaine
The Globalization of Canadian Rage
By Stephen Marche in the New York Times Mr. Marche is the author, most recently, of “The Next Civil War.” He wrote from Toronto, where he lives. The defiance against America that has consumed Canadian life for over a year now … Continue reading
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A once-in-a-generation moment at MOHAI
Thanks to Mary M. This summer, MOHAI is proud to host the Freedom Plane National Tour: Documents That Forged a Nation. This landmark exhibit from the National Archives will bring some of the rarest and most important original documents in … Continue reading
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Who‘s Really Behind the MAHA Movement?
Paul Offit in Substack (thanks to Ed M.) RFK Jr. rails endlessly against Big Pharm and Big Food. And, in many instances, for good reason. But there is one group that he never criticizes: Big Wellness. There’s a reason for … Continue reading
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Something to think about
Thanks to John R.
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David Brooks moves on to The Atlantic
In his final column in the New York Times, David Brooks sums up the way he views the decline of American culture–without providing much hope going forward. Here is his new adventure in academia (according to ChatGPT) As of February … Continue reading
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Report from The Needling
Ed note: The Needling can be accessed here. Noting that they are Seattle’s Only Real Fake News. It’s a fun site, a bit like the Onion. Hope you all had a happy Geoduck Day and are acclimating well to our … Continue reading
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Friday, February 6 at 11:00am – Health Care Lecture: How to Sleep Better in Retirement by Dr. Branon Peters-Mathews
Ed note: Hope to see you in the MBR Friday (tomorrow). Brandon is back by popular demand for his excellent presentations on sleep disorders and how we can deal with them. In addition to the common sleep disorders like sleep … Continue reading
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Finding Dignity, Hope and Healing at the End
Town Hall Seattle and Northwest Center for Creative Aging presentDr. Jim deMaine with Rebecca CrichtonFinding Dignity, Hope, and Healing at the End Mon 3/9 at 7:30PM | $10-$35 Sliding Scale | In-Person Join Dr. Jim deMaine, a pulmonary/critical care physician, … Continue reading
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American Democracy Will Not Die in Darkness
Paul Krugman (thanks to Diana C.) ICE in Minneapolis: Schools go remote as protests growBroad daylight, actually The Washington Post adopted the slogan “Democracy dies in darkness” in February 2017. Some found it pompous, but it reflected a widespread theory … Continue reading
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Update from Olympia – House Bill 2384-S
February 2, 2026 On Wednesday January 28th, the House Health Care and Wellness Committee passed on to the full House an amended bill, HB 2384-S, requiring actuarial reporting for some CCRCs to be reviewed by the Office of the Insurance … Continue reading
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Trump Is About to Find Out What Every Bully in History Has Found Out
The New Republic and Michael Tomasky In 2025, Donald Trump scared people. And institutions. Go back in your mind to the way he came out of the gate, gunning the accelerator on every front. Pardoning the insurrectionists. Dismantling the executive branch. Firing inspectors general and heads and … Continue reading
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Federal Judge’s Order freeing 5 year old
Thanks to Dan S.
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If They Call Me a Domestic Terrorist
Thanks to Pam P.
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The Boys of Terezin
Thanks to Ann M. Don’t miss this deeply moving documentaryabout courageous teenage boys and thesecret magazine they dared to create in Terezín Between 1942 and 1944, about 100 teenage boys imprisoned in the Terezín concentration camp created a secret magazine … Continue reading
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Peace Call
Written by Woody Guthrie, performed by Eliza Gilkyson (Thanks to Ed H.) Open your hearts to the paradiseTo the peace of the heavenly angelsTakes away that woeful shadowDancing on your wallTake to the skies of peaceOh friends of peace of … Continue reading
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And the award for most transparent groveling goes to … ‘Melania’
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Add a letter and get a new definition 😂
In case you haven’t seen the list yet – here are the winners of the Washington Post’s Mensa Invitational (2009) which asks readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and … Continue reading
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Commentary by Heather Cox Richardson
Ed Note: Here’s the recent posting by HCR. You can subscribe to her free newsletter, Letters from an American, here. Public outrage over the violence of federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Border Patrol has given … Continue reading
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How Battlefield Tech Was Used in Minneapolis
By Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Leila Medina and Coleman Lowndes in the NYT (thanks to Linda T.) Our reporter Thomas Gibbons-Neff, who deployed twice to Afghanistan as a Marine and later was our Kabul bureau chief, looks at the battlefield technology used … Continue reading
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