Ben Bartee

BEWARE!!! Ben Bartee never minces words, so read at your own risk. Ben is a Bangkok-based American journalist, grant writer, political essayist, researcher, travel blogger, and amateur philosopher -- with opposable thumbs. He is the author of Broken English Teacher: Notes From Exile.

This is Your Brain on Plastic, a Literature Review

Microplastics in the air, land and sea migrate into every organ where they burrow and from which they cannot feasibly be eliminated or degraded.

The ‘But Aluminum in Tea’ Vaxx Industry Lie, Debunked

Aluminum from injections (vaccines) is embedded into organs and tissues and exponentially outstrips the rate of absorption via consumption.

‘Why Do You Hate Psychiatry?’

“Why do you hate psychiatry?” read the subject line, a reference to my many writings littering the internet deriding the profession and its apologists, like this gentleman.

Repeal the 19th Amendment With the RESTOR Act (Sign the Petition!)

The RESTOR Act would repeal the federal ban on denying women the vote, returning voting rights decisions to individual states.

OpenAI Oligarch Pre-Emptively Demands Government Bailout When AI Bubble Bursts

“AI hype may soon meet fiscal reality — and, as history shows, taxpayers could be left holding the bag while the bubble’s architects face no real consequences.”

Fat Propaganda Roundup: Going the Way of the Buffalo?

Celebrity heifer Tess Holliday and Co. no longer getting magazine spreads, Ozempic and fatphobia the scapegoats.
MAGA Business Central

Undead #ZeroCOVID Zombies Invade My X Feed

My X feed was suddenly flooded with nonstop #ZeroCOVID throwbacks — posts calling for a return to the 2020 lockdown chaos that wrecked lives and businesses.

The Ostrich Bird Flu Saga: 300+ Birds Massacred and a Family Farm Destroyed

Canada’s food agency culled birds at Universal Ostrich Farms in British Columbia, citing public health concerns, sparking outrage over the action.

In Memoriam: Democrat Capos Lick Dick Cheney’s Boots

The unindicted, unrepentant war criminal Dick Cheney, you may have heard, kicked the bucket earlier this week.

Child-Diddling Migrant Invokes Curious ‘I Thought She Was My Wife’ Defense

Convicted of groping a sleeping schoolgirl on a flight, Javed Inamdar offered bizarre defenses that made O.J. Simpson’s glove excuse seem credible.

Dick Cheney Bites the Bullet in a Massive Win For Gun Safety

I subscribe to the Christopher Hitchens philosophy on eulogizing monsters: “Play the world’s smallest violin.”

Danish Cattle Dropping Like Flies After Government Mandates Methane Enzyme Inhibitor

Dairy cows are producing less milk and some are collapsing, with the feed additive Bovaer suspected as the cause of the health problems.