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What we owe one another
Multnomah DA will boycott Portland judge, blocking her from trying serious criminal cases
I can’t recall ever hearing of something similar
Mavericks fans rebelled after Luka Dončić was traded. An improbable win in the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes should ease the pain
1.8% chance of the first pick.
Car Seats as Contraception
I never really thought about this
Joe Feldman, the Consultant Who Sparked an ‘Equity’ Revolution in School Grading
Summary: It’s harmed public education.
The GMC Sierra EV Denali.
What an extra $25k does and doesn’t get you.
US/Mexico Border with Arizona Sheriff – What’s It Like Now?
Peter Santerello revisits the border
The Zone of Death
File under Useless Trivia
Trump administration releases 400-page review of gender dysphoria treatment for youths but won’t say who wrote it
Probably not wrong, but at 400-pages I’ll let the experts read it.
A ban on book bans: Oregon bill would protect access to library materials
More performative work by the Democrats
Essays
Fourth of July 2020
A call for a return to American values
Bostock v. Clayton County
A Supreme Court decision about the meaning of “sex.” Never a better time to say, IANAL! (I Am Not A Lawyer—what did you think I meant?)
Folding@home
Scientists need your help in fighting the virus. Time to be a hero.
Proteins are long chains of amino acids that perform a vast array of functions within organisms. They differ from one another primarily in the sequence of their amino acids. These sequences typically fold into specific three dimensional structures that determine what the proteins do.
Viruses, including everybody’s new favorite, have proteins that suppress the immune system, help reproduce themselves, and so forth. Determining exactly how these proteins work is important in creating therapeutic treatments.
The (Practical) Biological Impossibility of Non-Binary
NOTE: Society is coarse nowadays. What is Not Safe For Work (NSFW)? When everything goes, maybe nobody cares? Regardless, this brief essay is about sex, the language we use to describe reproduction. Human sexuality typically makes for mature reading. Depending on your workplace—perhaps this is fine for a medical office, but you know, hold off if you’re teaching Pre-K—you might want to read this in a more private setting.
We start with biology. Or, rather, we’d like to start with biology. I’d love to start with biology. Why can’t we start with biology? Well, because in today’s world, we can’t even agree on that.