Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Will Medford, Oregon residents survive a nuclear war?

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Nuclear war is not "unthinkable." Today's guest post author. Ira Helfand, MD, thinks about it and is trying to do something to...
Monday, August 3, 2026

Foreboding: Technology is at a hinge point.

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I still have the willies. Artificial intelligence companies are "too big to fail." I have heard that before.  Guest post author Jo...
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Sunday, August 2, 2026

Easy Sunday: Jon Ossoff is the real deal

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Democrats have a plausible candidate for president. I saw him audition in Portland yesterday. He sounds like a president.  My wife and I att...
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Saturday, August 1, 2026

Jon Ossoff is in Oregon today

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I am attending a Jon Ossoff event in Portland, Oregon, later today. He is running for re-election as a U.S. senator for Georgia. He is also ...
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Friday, July 31, 2026

Trump is the most consequential president in my lifetime.

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He is changing how the Constitution works in practice. The Trump administration  funds energy projects in red states. It terminates funding ...
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Thursday, July 30, 2026

I don't give financial advice anymore, but. . .

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I still watch the economy and stock markets. Skip this post.  I am probably wrong.  Just because I have the willies doesn't mean there ...
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Wednesday, July 29, 2026

The SAVE America Act is a bad bill -- but not because it hurts Democrats.

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The SAVE America Act hurts Republicans. It doesn't inconvenience educated, prosperous people (i.e., disproportionally Democrats).  It di...
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