Monday Reads

Athletic competition isn't a human right.  As it appears athlete Caster Semenya is for all intents and purposes an "intersex" male--has no female genitalia whatsoever--he should not be allowed to compete in women's events.  Furthermore, his testosterone level is way in excess of what female athletes have.

I feel bad for Semenya because he has undergone a ton of humiliation over his medical condition, but I think a line has to be drawn.  It has to be drawn because to not do it opens the door to wholesale cheating.
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This is the reason I try not to read much in the way of politics  because I will wind up with a goddamned stroke.

Trump's willful ignorance of the fact -- and yes, I do mean FACT -- that Russia actively interfered in the 2016 election is bad enough. His defense of Putin -- he says he didn't do it! -- in the face of the unanimous intelligence community conclusion that Russia did, in fact, meddle in our election is even worse. The silence of Republicans who would have crushed a Democrat -- or any other Republican politician -- for saying one tenth of what Trump has said (and tweeted) is appalling.
Donald Trump just can't stop saying nice things about Vladimir Putin
Donald Trump just can't stop saying nice things about Vladimir Putin

The tweet is absolutely surreal:

Our relationship with Russia has NEVER been worse thanks to many years of U.S. foolishness and stupidity and now, the Rigged Witch Hunt!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 16, 2018

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You don't have to be a conspiracy theorist to know what is coming down the pike.
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Getting rid of Nevada's legal brothels is a start in the right direction.
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