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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Fascism and the War on Medicaid by APPE/Felician Roundtable Cancelled | Policy of Truth
[…] but unfortunately, the APPE/Felician University Roundtable on health care that I mentioned here on October 4th has been cancelled. Apparently, two of the panelists were forced to cancel, and it was decided by […] LikeLike
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(Policy of Truth) APPE/Felician Roundtable Cancelled
Apologies for the short notice, but unfortunately, the APPE/Felician University Roundtable on health care that I mentioned here on October 4th–originally scheduled for November 5–has been cancelled. Apparently, two of the panelists were forced to cancel, and it was decided by the organizers that new ones couldn’t be found on short notice. So incredibly enough,…
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(The Comics Curmudgeon) Toby has journeyed far from Charterstone, so nobody can see her shameful between-meals nosh
Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger’s The Enthusiast is that novel! It’s even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! Alice, 11/3/25 Today’s Alice will I think be particularly inscrutable to non-Alice regulars, but in my late blog…
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(xkcd.com) Repair Video
This is a syndicated post, originally published by xkcd.com at xkcd.com.
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(Our World in Data) Is vaping less harmful than smoking, and does it help people quit?
Answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about vaping and its effects.
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(The Comics Curmudgeon) Bad romances
Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger’s The Enthusiast is that novel! It’s even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! Rex Morgan, M.D., 11/2/25 So the big news that Augie delivered over pad thai is that not one…
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(Policy of Truth) Thoughts on a Self-Deportation
I was at a self-deportation the other day. Someone who’d been in this country for decades decided it was time to leave, even at the price of breaking up the family. So, surrounded by friends and family, they did. I’m not sure what verb to use for my presence at this scene. I was present,…
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(The Comics Curmudgeon) Just getting her husband’s feeble mind palace revved up then going back to her sudoku
Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger’s The Enthusiast is that novel! It’s even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! Blondie, 11/1/25 The thing about Dagwood is that he’s a dullard. He’s not stupid, though he’s also clearly…
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(A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry) Miscellania: Europa Universalis V Confirmed! (First Impressions)
Something different this week! The folks at Paradox Development Studios were nice enough to give me a review copy of the upcoming Europa Universalis V (releasing Nov. 4) ahead of release so that I could share some thoughts! For the unfamiliar, Europa Universalis is a series of strategy games covering the early modern period (traditionally…
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