Randall Plant MD
@rpfromak.bsky.social
The winner-take-all nature of the electoral college is ridiculous. The sensible answer is a proportional distribution of electoral votes based on a candidate’s votes in that state, but that is essentially the same as direct vote so why have an electoral college?
December 1, 2025 at 3:33 AM
The winner-take-all nature of the electoral college is ridiculous. The sensible answer is a proportional distribution of electoral votes based on a candidate’s votes in that state, but that is essentially the same as direct vote so why have an electoral college?
Over 1000 kids died of COVID. If adult deaths had not overwhelmed the statistics and only children had died from COVID, it would have been a national scandal that so many children died and so little was done to protect them.
November 29, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Over 1000 kids died of COVID. If adult deaths had not overwhelmed the statistics and only children had died from COVID, it would have been a national scandal that so many children died and so little was done to protect them.
Sadly, this would make Trump even more popular among MAGA, and may not have much of an effect on swing voters.
November 28, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Sadly, this would make Trump even more popular among MAGA, and may not have much of an effect on swing voters.
JK Simmons was amazing in “Counterpart”, simultaneously playing two completely different characters.
November 28, 2025 at 2:13 AM
JK Simmons was amazing in “Counterpart”, simultaneously playing two completely different characters.
The Vietnam War created huge divisions within families, most between generations, but you didn’t see the cult-like activity we see with today’s MAGA.
November 27, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The Vietnam War created huge divisions within families, most between generations, but you didn’t see the cult-like activity we see with today’s MAGA.
Edward, the Black Prince, was sixteen when he led forces at the Battle of Crécy. Young people got old more quickly back then.
November 27, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Edward, the Black Prince, was sixteen when he led forces at the Battle of Crécy. Young people got old more quickly back then.
“The idea that Hegseth would have to advise Trump in a moment of crisis is genuinely terrifying”.
You just have to hope we never come to that situation.
You just have to hope we never come to that situation.
November 26, 2025 at 4:34 PM
“The idea that Hegseth would have to advise Trump in a moment of crisis is genuinely terrifying”.
You just have to hope we never come to that situation.
You just have to hope we never come to that situation.
As long as people use cheapest cost as the most important determinant in their search for flights, airlines will do what the customers demand by cramming passengers into planes and charging them for luggage.
November 26, 2025 at 2:23 AM
As long as people use cheapest cost as the most important determinant in their search for flights, airlines will do what the customers demand by cramming passengers into planes and charging them for luggage.
Compared to the U.S., the EU has much more passenger-friendly laws regarding compensation from the airlines if your flight is canceled or delayed. Why doesn’t our transportation secretary care more about that rather than griping about the way people are dressed?
November 25, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Compared to the U.S., the EU has much more passenger-friendly laws regarding compensation from the airlines if your flight is canceled or delayed. Why doesn’t our transportation secretary care more about that rather than griping about the way people are dressed?
Looks like Lindsey Halligen will be free soon, maybe she can be the lawyer Hegseth uses.
November 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Looks like Lindsey Halligen will be free soon, maybe she can be the lawyer Hegseth uses.
We could start an album
November 24, 2025 at 12:13 AM
We could start an album
If Biden’s ego had been less inflated and if he had accepted from the start that he shouldn’t seek a second term, he could have given Harris a better role as VP.
November 22, 2025 at 11:56 PM
If Biden’s ego had been less inflated and if he had accepted from the start that he shouldn’t seek a second term, he could have given Harris a better role as VP.
The three-fifths rule gave the slave-holding states an added advantage in the Electoral College. That certainly aided in its approval.
November 22, 2025 at 2:54 AM
The three-fifths rule gave the slave-holding states an added advantage in the Electoral College. That certainly aided in its approval.
I’m no historian but one question is if the Founders did not want or trust the voters to directly elect the executive at the federal level, why was it done at the state level? They certainly didn’t want Senators directly elected.
November 22, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I’m no historian but one question is if the Founders did not want or trust the voters to directly elect the executive at the federal level, why was it done at the state level? They certainly didn’t want Senators directly elected.
I second the recommendation for this book. I seem to recall that in the introduction Evans was a little critical of Shirer's "Rise and Fall of the Third Reich", though to be fair a lot of new material has come to light in the 65 years since Shirer wrote that book.
November 19, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I second the recommendation for this book. I seem to recall that in the introduction Evans was a little critical of Shirer's "Rise and Fall of the Third Reich", though to be fair a lot of new material has come to light in the 65 years since Shirer wrote that book.
What is the status of his lawsuit against the WSJ?
November 15, 2025 at 6:47 PM
What is the status of his lawsuit against the WSJ?
In honor of it passing, have you ever wondered if a penny dropped from a skyscraper could kill somebody? These filmmakers sought to find out: youtu.be/16Ci_2bN_zc?...
How Dangerous is a Penny Dropped From a Skyscraper?
YouTube video by Veritasium
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 8:20 PM
In honor of it passing, have you ever wondered if a penny dropped from a skyscraper could kill somebody? These filmmakers sought to find out: youtu.be/16Ci_2bN_zc?...
When people come up here to Alaska to look at the aurora I warn them that it seldom looks as bright with the naked eye as with a time-exposure photograph. Though it can spectacular if you are away from city lights.
November 12, 2025 at 4:25 AM
When people come up here to Alaska to look at the aurora I warn them that it seldom looks as bright with the naked eye as with a time-exposure photograph. Though it can spectacular if you are away from city lights.
How ’bout doing your calculations on these high-tech tools?
November 12, 2025 at 12:02 AM
How ’bout doing your calculations on these high-tech tools?
There was also this show which was considered controversial, or at least ground-breaking, because it featured a single woman pursuing what was then a non-traditional career for women.
November 11, 2025 at 9:09 PM
There was also this show which was considered controversial, or at least ground-breaking, because it featured a single woman pursuing what was then a non-traditional career for women.
MAGA will just gloat that this proves that Trump is not woke.
November 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
MAGA will just gloat that this proves that Trump is not woke.
Here’s a link to the paper. The number of excess deaths in children under 5 between 2025 and 2030 is predicted to be 4.5 million.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
November 8, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Here’s a link to the paper. The number of excess deaths in children under 5 between 2025 and 2030 is predicted to be 4.5 million.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
He was ANTIFA too, to the greatest extent.
November 8, 2025 at 6:13 AM
He was ANTIFA too, to the greatest extent.
I’m not a psychologist, but if I were to write a chapter on sociopathic narcissistic personality disorders, this photo would highlight that chapter.
November 8, 2025 at 2:19 AM
I’m not a psychologist, but if I were to write a chapter on sociopathic narcissistic personality disorders, this photo would highlight that chapter.
Link to the paper. 4.5 million of those deaths will be in children under 5.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Evaluating the impact of two decades of USAID interventions and projecting the effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030: a retrospective impact evaluation and forecasting analysis
USAID funding has significantly contributed to the reduction in adult and child mortality
across low-income and middle-income countries over the past two decades. Our estimates
show that, unless the a...
www.thelancet.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Link to the paper. 4.5 million of those deaths will be in children under 5.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...