The Post-Partisan Emporium

 " And now you know that if you say acetaminophen causes ASD diagnoses, based on evidence like this, you also have to say kale does." Lies, damn lies and statistics! Autism & Tylenol William M Briggs Warning: I have not read all the papers on this subject. My experience is in these  kinds  of papers, which is to say, turning correlations into claims of causality. I offer no fixed opinion on whether or in what conditions, if any, acetaminophen causes autism. This is  a preliminary post , necessarily  incomplete , to help you, dear reader, sort through the evidence. The claim isn’t even that acetaminophen causes autism, but something called “autism spectrum disorder” (ASD). That “spectrum” ought to have you guarding, and even girding, your mental loins (terrific mixed metaphor). For it can mean anything from “not autism” to actual autism, sometimes called “profound autism”. Diagnosis rates of ASD, but not necessarily profound autism (though  evidence is m...

 Thanks to Who D. Who for recommending this article... Infiltration: A Cardinal Function of the Zionist Movement David Miller What is the function of the Zionist movement? Let’s start with four statements that together define what the Zionist movement does by adding its functions cumulatively. The Zionist movement creates and sustains the “Israel lobby” to extend its ideological and political reach, shaping both foreign and domestic policy in the countries where it operates. It provides material support for ethnic cleansing and genocide, funneling millions each year through charities that aid in land theft and war crimes. It grooms children and youth into ideological loyalists through a vast network of schools, synagogues, youth groups and settler recruitment programs, including Birthright tours, the Masa journey and the Lone Soldier Program. Beyond all this, the movement systematically dispatches its adherents into broader society as lifelong agents of Zionist ideology. This is no...