Coffee and Provocation

The Order of the Pug?

There was a Masonic-style group for Catholics in the 18th century called the Order of the Pug in which initiates had to wear a dog collar and kiss the rear end of a porcelain statue of a pug. They also had to scratch at the door to be admitted inside.

People Are the Problem; All Else Is Symptoms

Global bird populations have significantly declined due to various factors all related to too many humans:  habitat loss, habitat degradation, and overexploitation.

What Trumpers Won't Tell You

The Covid drug given to Trump was developed using cells derived from an abortion.

Drones and Molotovs Seems an Obvious Pairing

People are protesting outside Justice Kavanaugh's house. Someone said "But think of his neighbors," Kavanaugh's neighbor replied "We ARE his neighbors. We organized the protest".

A Lost Hemingway Story for Free

When writing Green Hills of Africa, Ernest Hemingway titled one of its sections “Pursuit as Happiness.”  Recently, his family discovered a previously unpublished story from the great author and titled it using the line lifted from the book.  "Pursuit as Happiness" can be read in The New Yorker.

California Is Approaching 100 Percent Clean and Green

The state was recently 99.87% powered by renewables, a record-breaker. "Two thirds of the 18,000 megawatts needed was provided by solar power loaded into the energy grid — or 12,391 megawatts. The rest came from wind, geothermal and other renewable sources."

The "Fake Pandemic" Has Killed 15 Million

Nearly 15 million people died as a result of Covid-19 in the first two years of the pandemic.

The Supreme Court Will End IVF 

Banning abortion will mean the end of In vitro fertilization (IVF). When we protect reproductive rights we inherently say that embryos are not autonomous and can’t exist independently. This means that we don’t grant embryos rights. This means doctors are allowed to utilize reproductive technology to help people get pregnant. When you ban abortion and give fetuses rights, you ban doctors able to fertilize eggs, freeze embryos, test embryos, and transfer/discard embryos -- all procedures essential for safe, accessible and effective IVF care.

Wooden Bearings in a Nuclear Submarine

The USS Nautilus - the first nuclear powered submarine used used wooden bearings for its mains shaft propeller made from Lignum Vitae, the hardest wood ever discovered.

The Bible Is Too "Woke"

Will Florida schools and libraries ban the Bible? The book contains several "prohibited topics" - including incest, bestiality, progressive social programs, and the repercussions of slavery.  A lawsuit has already been filed.