CNN has a comment from Dr. Sanjay Gupta on the recent measles outbreaks in Washington and Oregon. This was a predicted disaster waiting to happen, given that these two states are in the top five nationally for the percentage of children who have nonmedical exemptions from compulsory vaccinations. Last year Peter Hotez and several collaborators …
Have Monarchs Switched from México to Florida?
Donald Trump would probably be very happy if the conclusion of a new study on the migration of Monarch butterflies is true. According to this study, a large number of these butterflies, which used to return to México each winter have now abandoned that destination to settle down in Florida instead. (At least, that is …
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A Hindu Year 2
The last post was unexpectedly pertinent. Within hours of posting, two women have finally entered the Sabarimala temple according to this report. Perhaps unsurprisingly, that led the priests to shut down the temple for an hour for purification; this report also notes how the allegedly secular Congress party has joined the chorus against the two …
A Hindu Year 1
For India, we start the year with Hindus backed by the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party blocking women from entering the Sabarimala temple in Kerala in violation of a Supreme Court judgment. (All the women wanted to do is to worship at the shrine.) This has gone on for months. In response to repeatedly …
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