In honor of Pete Seeger's environmental activism, a new link between DDT and Alzheimer's, with a Sloggerrific pull quote:
..."Alzheimer’s is a complex disease and there isn’t one single factor driving it," cautioned study author Jason Richardson, of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School...
...In recent years, researchers have focused on locating specific genetic defects responsible for this type of dementia, Richardson said. The Rutgers study offers further evidence that genes alone probably aren’t the whole explanation; pesticide exposure may play a role.
He cited a colleague’s saying: "Genetics loads the gun. Environment pulls the trigger."
It's easy for Sawant to donate her salary since she won't need to spend another dime on campaigns as long as The Stranger is around to treat her first day on the job like the March on Washington. Goldy's bleating about The Times giving McKenna free advertising is starting to look hypocritical.
Everyone knows where the word "thug" comes from. It's a reference to the Thuggee cult of India, which would waylay and strangle travelers either to rob them or as a sacrifice to Kali, a Hindu death-goddess.
Are there SOTU watch parties around town like there were for the presidential debates? I'd appreciate suggestions, especially ones in Cap Hill, Downtown, or nearby neighborhoods.
@17, does she receive alimony? Did she receive half of their joint wealth upon divorce, as Washington law stipulates? She could very easily be a wealthy woman. Giving away part of her salary is silly grandstanding.
BTW, I usually agree with you on most things but I find it interesting you go on the attack on people without reason.
Here's what I suggest: LET'S MEET IN PERSON!! I'd suggest a coffee shop somewhere close to downtown. And let's arrange it on line so we can put real faces behind your outrage and you can see who this person is who you are calling a racist.
@24, I've been called racist twice on Slog: today and one time awhile back by Dominic for pointing out I didn't like taking the cabs in Seattle because most of them never seemed to be cleaned of the rotting food containers in the back seat.
It's how you "win" arguments on Slog when the facts don't pan out for you or if someone presents new facts that don't fit your agenda.
@26 I'm a little puzzled too. I'm an equal opportunity cynic & misanthrope, thank you very much.
Besides, someone had to close rob!'s dangling bold format.
@27, I was just going back to fix it when your comment popped up. I usually type a short word like "test" at the end of a comment and then preview just to make sure my tags aren't garbled, but I had to force-quit my browser because it was bogging down and the copy/paste didn't get done correctly. Thanks.
Who called anyone racist, other than raindrop, for starters. There's definitely a weird reaction to Sawant that often falls along racial, gender, and nativist lines, but no one knows if @2, @6, @9 are white, black, green or purple, so while Sawant's rise definitely makes it "worse for white racists," the defensive responses are more telling than any comment I made here.
Or, is the news so nice you have to say it twice?
It will get worse for white racists.
Jen's original post actually had the news about Kshama in it twice. Jen corrected it.
...as to the remainder of ChefJoe's comment, well, that's on him.
BTW, I usually agree with you on most things but I find it interesting you go on the attack on people without reason.
Here's what I suggest: LET'S MEET IN PERSON!! I'd suggest a coffee shop somewhere close to downtown. And let's arrange it on line so we can put real faces behind your outrage and you can see who this person is who you are calling a racist.
The ball is in your court!!!
It's how you "win" arguments on Slog when the facts don't pan out for you or if someone presents new facts that don't fit your agenda.
Besides, someone had to close rob!'s dangling bold format.
Great video of him and Johnny Cash performing. I remember seeing that as a kid.