Last night, we watched the documentary The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist. I got about three hours of sleep last night after watching that. Thank you, Pope Leo, for weighing in. I hope any one of these tech bros might be listening to the voice of reason.
..."Third, only 9 percent of those surveyed said they actually know a lot about how to maintain brain health."...here's a big fricking clue: stop taking all vaccines and drugs. Stop poisoning yourself with toxins from everyday use and the environment you live in. Better health of any type is the subtraction of harmful toxins and poisons...not the addition of more drugs and supplements.
as someone who's mother suffered with polio before a vaccine was available, I have no problem getting vaccinations. Being healthy can stop some diseases, but other preventable by vaccine diseases just cause a lot of unnecessary pain and possible death.
Thank you, I’ll take every vaccine available. My great aunt barely survived tetanus and my mom had polio neither of which I ever had to worry about thanks to vaccines that were made available to me as a child and that they didn’t have. You had better believe my children were given their vaccines on schedule as well. We are in far more danger of environmental damage now than ever before and thanks to trump’s massive deregulation push, food and water safety will become a huge issue sooner than people are ready for.
Regarding brain health: I find it odd that the Alzheimer's Association and Rush University studies did not mention the impact of social and family connections on cognitive aging. Or, maybe they did but it didn't make the final cut for today's edition. Harvard, Lancet, and the National Institute on Aging are just a few that published studies highlighting social connections to prevent isolation/loneliness, reduce risk, and slow cognitive decline. I'm not against reading of course, and I'm not suggesting this is an either/or. But, my experience with elderly relatives going back decades has showed me that surrounding elderly family members with family and friends eliminates isolation, improves other health behaviors, and gives them purpose.
So many studies about the many forms of Alzheimer's & dementia. I volunteered w/ a group to provide respite care for Alzheimer's care-givers for about 8 yrs. Prior to that, I had personally witnessed the decline of people I knew who were diagnosed w/ rapid onset Alzheimer's. In the volunteer group, as well as the rapid onset people I personally knew, all of those people were well educated, most w/ post graduate degrees. Another thing they had in common was the age they began showing signs of decline averaged in their 60's. One woman in the volunteer group was 45. She was still extremely intelligent but 'did things' that created problems. Her family moved to this state because it has a very good reputation for Alzheimer's research. She lived w/ her daughter, Son-in-law & granddaughters. They ran a home-based business. One day, the woman decided she'd help & totally wiped out the business computer. After that, when she was home alone, she was locked in her room. She'd come to our group & say she was 'jailed because she had been naughty'. Ended extremely sadly: daughter was killed in a car accident while on the road for business, her husband couldn't care for this woman by himself, so she was placed in Assisted Living. When visiting her there, she was very happy, as she always was, & helping everyone. I haven't seen her for a few years so she might have progressed rapidly???
Great news about Pope Leo made a historic apology for the Holy See’s role in legitimizing slavery and for having failed to condemn it for centuries, calling the Vatican’s record a “wound in Christian memory.”
Now waiting for the public apology for the raping of altar boys by Priests. This has been verified
I don't defend Trump. There is truth about Epstein & others. I'm not sure about proof of Trump; show some. I gave links for the Catholic church. I don't care if you're doing tit-for-tat, altho I think you might argue against such a reply if done to you.
The Church's cover-up of these rapes, moving the Priests from one diocese to another, etc., etc., & still no public apology, imo, does not compare to Epstein, altho, yes, Epstein & his wife, & others, what they did were atrocious, which is to say what the Catholic church did for decades deserves a word much worse than atrocious..
There’s a term called sea-lioning. It’s a subtle form of harassment that involves people finding others they don’t like and inundating them with passive-aggressive questions and requests for evidence under the guise of civility and open conversation. “I’m just trying to wrap my brain around this…” followed by a long series of rebuttals and arguments, and if you opt out of the conversation, you’re the uncivil one.
There’s another term coined by a psychologist in the 90s that’s also relevant: DARVO. It’s an acronym: Deny, Attack, and Reverse Victim and Offender. It’s a subtle form of harassment that’s used by abusers & manipulators. The gist is similar: wait until someone is offended, or worn down, or worse, hurt, and then turn it back on them to paint yourself as the victim and them as the real instigator. It’s a horrible blend of gaslighting, control, and demoralizing blame.
Both are known more generally as bad-faith arguments: arguments made with the intention of misleading or harassing rather than seeking truth or understanding, but masquerading as the latter. Our social need for civility and politeness is sometimes weaponized—especially against people who are expected to be more civil and polite.
This is harassment. And you won’t ‘win’ an argument, and a conversation will not proceed in any meaningful manner.
I’m a firm believer that the world needs to be a kinder place, and there’s a lot of room for that in our conversations, both online and in real life. If someone is genuinely seeking your opinion or compromise, talk honestly and patiently with them. But there should also be recognition that a positive outcome is just not possible in some interactions.
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or in Darrell's case, if he doesn't have a legitimate response he comes out w/ his pat line of amusing, to him "🙊🙉🙈🤷♀️" which readers can look back & find he has used numerous times when he can't further the conversation legitimately.
With Darrell, it's impossible to have a real conversation, a genuine discussion, seeking understanding. No true interaction, just amusement for him. He gets a real kick out of amusing himself.
dementia is a terrible, terrible disease and people should do everything they can to avoid it. I lost my husband, who has been in my life since 1974, to dementia on May 15. He was diagnosed with dementia just over a year before and the last few months, the disease progressed rapidly. While I am glad that his journey (and mine with him) is over, I grieve for the man he was and not the body that was there in the end.
I have similar fears about AI. Not that AI isn't useful, but who will be running it in the end? Brings to mind the movie I Robot I guess the benefits of developing more robots is that they could be the soldiers for the next war, so no human bloodshed.
I have to wonder how many (sane) Republicans are still behind Trump after all the crap he has pulled this year. Going to be interesting mid-term elections.
Another comment: I used to be a paying subscriber, & I do appreciate the efforts Bill goes to to put together some very interesting articles; the other remaining 'tidbits' are often articles I can find at other places. That's ok. What I want to say is I also go to other sites where I enjoy some wonderful conversations w/ people, exchanging ideas, not always the same, but never attacking, demeaning, insulting, or ridiculing. I don't go to other sites where I believe it's as much as an 'echo chamber' as Bill's is. I won't pay to be in an 'echo chamber', & I certainly won't pay to entertain someone, or other people, to get their jollies at their attempts to demean them.
Darrell is obviously the commenter I'm 'calling out'
SPW is a close friend of his. In the past, I've reached out, w/ minimal positive success. Oh well.
Something is weird about that Tillis announcement. He announced a long time ago the wasn’t running and there is already a republican running against our former governor, Roy Cooper. Also Lara Trump opted out of the NC senate race in July 2025.
Last night, we watched the documentary The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist. I got about three hours of sleep last night after watching that. Thank you, Pope Leo, for weighing in. I hope any one of these tech bros might be listening to the voice of reason.
..."Third, only 9 percent of those surveyed said they actually know a lot about how to maintain brain health."...here's a big fricking clue: stop taking all vaccines and drugs. Stop poisoning yourself with toxins from everyday use and the environment you live in. Better health of any type is the subtraction of harmful toxins and poisons...not the addition of more drugs and supplements.
as someone who's mother suffered with polio before a vaccine was available, I have no problem getting vaccinations. Being healthy can stop some diseases, but other preventable by vaccine diseases just cause a lot of unnecessary pain and possible death.
My brother had polio before I was born with nothing noticeable but a slight limp.
I agree with you
Thank you, I’ll take every vaccine available. My great aunt barely survived tetanus and my mom had polio neither of which I ever had to worry about thanks to vaccines that were made available to me as a child and that they didn’t have. You had better believe my children were given their vaccines on schedule as well. We are in far more danger of environmental damage now than ever before and thanks to trump’s massive deregulation push, food and water safety will become a huge issue sooner than people are ready for.
Regarding brain health: I find it odd that the Alzheimer's Association and Rush University studies did not mention the impact of social and family connections on cognitive aging. Or, maybe they did but it didn't make the final cut for today's edition. Harvard, Lancet, and the National Institute on Aging are just a few that published studies highlighting social connections to prevent isolation/loneliness, reduce risk, and slow cognitive decline. I'm not against reading of course, and I'm not suggesting this is an either/or. But, my experience with elderly relatives going back decades has showed me that surrounding elderly family members with family and friends eliminates isolation, improves other health behaviors, and gives them purpose.
Strikingly similar to Bill’s excellent essay:
6 things a neurologist does to keep his brain healthy
Eat a Mediterranean diet
Exercise
Challenge your brain
Get enough sleep
Meditate
Find purpose in life
— by Anahad O'Connor, Washington Post, 5/26/26
So many studies about the many forms of Alzheimer's & dementia. I volunteered w/ a group to provide respite care for Alzheimer's care-givers for about 8 yrs. Prior to that, I had personally witnessed the decline of people I knew who were diagnosed w/ rapid onset Alzheimer's. In the volunteer group, as well as the rapid onset people I personally knew, all of those people were well educated, most w/ post graduate degrees. Another thing they had in common was the age they began showing signs of decline averaged in their 60's. One woman in the volunteer group was 45. She was still extremely intelligent but 'did things' that created problems. Her family moved to this state because it has a very good reputation for Alzheimer's research. She lived w/ her daughter, Son-in-law & granddaughters. They ran a home-based business. One day, the woman decided she'd help & totally wiped out the business computer. After that, when she was home alone, she was locked in her room. She'd come to our group & say she was 'jailed because she had been naughty'. Ended extremely sadly: daughter was killed in a car accident while on the road for business, her husband couldn't care for this woman by himself, so she was placed in Assisted Living. When visiting her there, she was very happy, as she always was, & helping everyone. I haven't seen her for a few years so she might have progressed rapidly???
Great news about Pope Leo made a historic apology for the Holy See’s role in legitimizing slavery and for having failed to condemn it for centuries, calling the Vatican’s record a “wound in Christian memory.”
Now waiting for the public apology for the raping of altar boys by Priests. This has been verified
https://www.forbes.com/sites/caileygleeson/2024/01/23/vatican-sentences-priest-and-ex-altar-server-to-prison-for-sexual-abuse-in-first-of-its-kind-case/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church_sexual_abuse_cases
there are many...
And for the raping of minors by trump and his Epstein buddies. No different from the church coverup.
I don't defend Trump. There is truth about Epstein & others. I'm not sure about proof of Trump; show some. I gave links for the Catholic church. I don't care if you're doing tit-for-tat, altho I think you might argue against such a reply if done to you.
The Church's cover-up of these rapes, moving the Priests from one diocese to another, etc., etc., & still no public apology, imo, does not compare to Epstein, altho, yes, Epstein & his wife, & others, what they did were atrocious, which is to say what the Catholic church did for decades deserves a word much worse than atrocious..
🙊🙉🙈🤷♀️
I expected such, because:
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There’s a term called sea-lioning. It’s a subtle form of harassment that involves people finding others they don’t like and inundating them with passive-aggressive questions and requests for evidence under the guise of civility and open conversation. “I’m just trying to wrap my brain around this…” followed by a long series of rebuttals and arguments, and if you opt out of the conversation, you’re the uncivil one.
There’s another term coined by a psychologist in the 90s that’s also relevant: DARVO. It’s an acronym: Deny, Attack, and Reverse Victim and Offender. It’s a subtle form of harassment that’s used by abusers & manipulators. The gist is similar: wait until someone is offended, or worn down, or worse, hurt, and then turn it back on them to paint yourself as the victim and them as the real instigator. It’s a horrible blend of gaslighting, control, and demoralizing blame.
Both are known more generally as bad-faith arguments: arguments made with the intention of misleading or harassing rather than seeking truth or understanding, but masquerading as the latter. Our social need for civility and politeness is sometimes weaponized—especially against people who are expected to be more civil and polite.
This is harassment. And you won’t ‘win’ an argument, and a conversation will not proceed in any meaningful manner.
I’m a firm believer that the world needs to be a kinder place, and there’s a lot of room for that in our conversations, both online and in real life. If someone is genuinely seeking your opinion or compromise, talk honestly and patiently with them. But there should also be recognition that a positive outcome is just not possible in some interactions.
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or in Darrell's case, if he doesn't have a legitimate response he comes out w/ his pat line of amusing, to him "🙊🙉🙈🤷♀️" which readers can look back & find he has used numerous times when he can't further the conversation legitimately.
With Darrell, it's impossible to have a real conversation, a genuine discussion, seeking understanding. No true interaction, just amusement for him. He gets a real kick out of amusing himself.
😂🤣😂
🙊🙉🙈🤷♀️
dementia is a terrible, terrible disease and people should do everything they can to avoid it. I lost my husband, who has been in my life since 1974, to dementia on May 15. He was diagnosed with dementia just over a year before and the last few months, the disease progressed rapidly. While I am glad that his journey (and mine with him) is over, I grieve for the man he was and not the body that was there in the end.
I have similar fears about AI. Not that AI isn't useful, but who will be running it in the end? Brings to mind the movie I Robot I guess the benefits of developing more robots is that they could be the soldiers for the next war, so no human bloodshed.
I have to wonder how many (sane) Republicans are still behind Trump after all the crap he has pulled this year. Going to be interesting mid-term elections.
Another comment: I used to be a paying subscriber, & I do appreciate the efforts Bill goes to to put together some very interesting articles; the other remaining 'tidbits' are often articles I can find at other places. That's ok. What I want to say is I also go to other sites where I enjoy some wonderful conversations w/ people, exchanging ideas, not always the same, but never attacking, demeaning, insulting, or ridiculing. I don't go to other sites where I believe it's as much as an 'echo chamber' as Bill's is. I won't pay to be in an 'echo chamber', & I certainly won't pay to entertain someone, or other people, to get their jollies at their attempts to demean them.
Darrell is obviously the commenter I'm 'calling out'
SPW is a close friend of his. In the past, I've reached out, w/ minimal positive success. Oh well.
They both back each other up.
Something is weird about that Tillis announcement. He announced a long time ago the wasn’t running and there is already a republican running against our former governor, Roy Cooper. Also Lara Trump opted out of the NC senate race in July 2025.
The ScienceDaily link about wifi surveillance is 404 for me.
Here is the correct link: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260522023127.htm