wag the deficit
a cat explains how dogs get wagged
"...the 1997 classic “wag the dog” was seen as a bit of wickedly fun lampoon at the time but, like cult classic “idiocracy” it seems to get less funny and more prophetic with each passing year. (and seriously, if you have not seen these movies, drop what you are doing and watch them. c’mon, WtD is dustin hoffman, deniro, anne heche, woody harrelson, denis leary, and willie nelson. you have no idea what you’re missing.) the quotes are gold, esp hoffman as motss, the hollywood producer hired to make a fake war for TV.
The Comfortable Collapse: How America Learned to Pretend Obesity Is Normal
The America of 1960 was healthier than the America of 2025 because they lived in an environment that did not conspire against physiology.
Independent Medical Alliance Sep 17
By IMA Co-Founder Dr. Joseph Varon
Originally published by The Brownstone Institute on 09/16/2025
Walk into any American airport today and pause. Look around at the travelers waiting at the gate, the families queuing for fast food, the crowds rushing past. You are looking at a country that our grandparents would not recognize. In less than three generations, the very shape of the American body has shifted so dramatically that what would once have been regarded as rare or concerning is now routine. Airplane seats have been widened, retail clothing racks have been extended, mannequins have been reshaped, and soda cups have been enlarged. Entire industries have recalibrated to accommodate a physiology that is neither healthy nor sustainable.
Yet our cultural ...
University of Alberta law prof placed on leave over Charlie Kirk comments
https://www.junonews.com/p/university-of-alberta-law-prof-placed
