Big Sky Writer Clint Morey

When I was in high school, I was fascinated with acting and even considered pursing it as a career. I was especially captivated with musicals — the Sound of Music, My Fair Lady, Oklahoma, The Music Man, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, West Side Story, and the list goes on and on and on.


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School districts, teachers’ unions, and teachers themselves have been accused of hiding their curricula from the parents of the children in their care. That makes this particular quote worth thinking about:


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I thought it might be interesting to look at some of the recent uses of artificial intelligence — not the capabilities and potential of AI but the actual uses of it in our lives today.



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I might as well admit it.
This will probably surprise a lot of you, but I’m not a native-born Montanan. I was born and raised in that concrete jungle known as Los Angeles.
But you’d think after 46 years of living here I would have acquired some of the traits and skills of a true resident of the Big Sky Country.
You know, things like hunting, fishing, and riding horses across the vast plains.


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Through an examination of key biblical passages, the article delves into the concepts of sin, judgment, and the redemptive power of faith in Jesus Christ.


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The national debt has soared over $34.6 trillion dollars positioning the U.S. as the record holder for the greatest national debt in human history. This monumental debt grows by approximately a trillion dollars every 100 days, signaling a potential crisis for our economy. But don’t worry, our politicians have a solution — spend, and spend, and spend some more. What could possibly go wrong?
Most of us work hard for our money. Then the government (federal, state, local, and special districts) takes a big chunk of our money from us, in order to spend it on what they feel are meaningful and worthwhile projects.
In this episode of Big Sky Writer, I thought it would be instructive to see how the government has chosen to spend some of your money by looking at one project at a time.
This episode is titled:
Bye, Bye, Kitty
The National Institute of Health (NIH) is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and serves as the nation’s premier medical research agency. It is the largest source of funding for medical research worldwide.
One project that was highlighted by critics way back in 2022, involved more than $770,000 (remember, that was your money) being given to the Pavlov Institute of Physiology in St. Petersburg, Russia.
They wanted to study the “neuronal network over the spinal cord, so they came up with a nifty little experiment.
They took 18 healthy cats, removed portions of their brain, implanted electrodes in their spines, then forced them to walk on a treadmill for spinal cord experiments. When the experiments were completed, the cats were killed and dissected.
Some people were upset about the treatment of the cute kitties. Some were upset about sending $700,000 to a Russian group when the U.S. and Russia were on the verge of war. Some were upset because they felt the entire process was unethical, unproductive, and too secretive.
I’m pretty sure no one asked you if you wanted your tax dollars spent this way.
A government bureaucrat made the decision, and your money was spent.
“Taxpayers shouldn’t be forced to pay white coats in the Russian government to torture and kill cats in wasteful treadmill experiments.”Mackie Burr, Vice President of the White Coat Waste Project.
This is just one very “small” expense for a government that spends trillions of dollars on a regular basis.
You probably know, there here is an election coming up in a few months.
Perhaps you ought to make it clear to your politicians (they sometimes actually listen to you during a campaign season) that you want them to stop spending.

Resources
“Federal Government Paid to Study Cats on Russian Treadmills” by Tristan Justice. The Federalist, June 1, 2023.
“NIH Funds ‘Deadly’ Cat Experiments in State-Run Russian Lab” The Catnip Times.
“Congress Pushes NIH to Cut Funds For Russian Cat Lab Exposed by WCW” by Maryann Hussey, White Coat Waste Project, September 21, 2022.
“Exclusive — NIH Funds ‘Deadly’ Cat Experiments in State-Run Russian Lab” by Katherine Hamilton, Breitbart, Mar 2, 2022.


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