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Continuing on with some facts about the gentlemen that we know as the Founding Fathers…..or the liberals may refer to as the “non-child-bearing parents” You think I’m kidding?? So here we go………

Alexander Hamilton:

• Along with Madison and John

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Happy July 4th weekend! As I read through my dozen or so articles this morning the chaos and destruction of America continues unabated and at a furious clip. The Supreme Court tried to reel in some of the liberal insanity … Read the rest

Today CNN released the audio tapes of President Donald Trump discussing a document about a “war plan” General Milley had created to attack Iran. Now remember that General Milley was the genius that managed the disastrous abandonment of Afghanistan in … Read the rest

I don’t know how closely you are following the war in Ukraine that Russia started 18 months ago, but over the last weeks there have been some VERY interesting developments…….that may not be what they seem.

First a little background. … Read the rest

In keeping with my new format of providing you information you generally won’t find on MSM, I found a VERY disturbing article in the magazine Tablet this morning. Tablet is a Jewish magazine about the world. It was launched in … Read the rest

Webster’s Dictionary defines news as “a report of recent events or of something unknown.” Most mornings I have several “news” sites that I go to and read a dozen or so articles. I usually end up highlighting parts … Read the rest

UPDATE June 15, 2023: I wrote and published this Easter Sunday 2022. Today I read the following article: https://www.timesofisrael.com/scientists-create-synthetic-human-embryos-from-stem-cells-without-an-egg-or-sperm/?utm_source=ground.news&utm_medium=referral Scientists create synthetic human embryos from stem cells without an egg or sperm. Say WHAAAT?????? I’d suggest you read BOTH. This … Read the rest

Dear Donald, I’ve had enough of you. A lot of people said I shouldn’t write this but enough is enough. For awhile there it seemed like you had “toned” things down but maybe that was just because you were banned … Read the rest

I knew at some point I would have “confirmed” Covid and this just happened to be that week. It was the first time that I actually had the dreaded double pink line on the rapid test despite the innumerable previous … Read the rest

UPDATE 10/17/2022 Election day is 3 WEEKS FROM TOMORROW. You cannot take Governor DeSantis’ re-election as a certainty. You MUST get out and also vote for the all important Congressional elections so we can TAKE BACK AMERICA. Believe it or … Read the rest

Now that I’ve been labeled a MAGA, semi-fascist, racist threat to America’s Democracy by Joe Biden I figured I might as well embrace the title and defend it! I have no problem doing that, but I wonder if there will … Read the rest

After writing my blog for the last 2 years I’ve decided to change up the format a bit. A lot has certainly happened over these last 24 months, most of it pretty miserable. It’s become more clear than ever that … Read the rest

UPDATE: July 4, 2022 and America is in MUCH worse shape now than when I first wrote this. The MOST IMPORTANT ELECTIONS OF OUR LIFETIME are happening in November,2022. You CAN make a difference. You’ll be hearing the insane Democrats … Read the rest

I’m EXHAUSTED by the ongoing BS about masks. I did some research and found the REAL study that should wrap this up for awhile….for SOME of you anyway…the rest that are having their Constitutional rights taken away should go volunteer … Read the rest

Update: I wrote this back in October 2021. More important now than ever!!

UPDATE 12/2/2021: Only four countries in the world… allow abortions after 20 weeks” of pregnancy. China, Canada, North Korea and………….drum roll please………….the United States. Why is that … Read the rest

Well the MSM has found it’s latest crisis of the day to scare the bejusus (I always wanted to use that word! BTW it’s probably an exclamation originally attributed to the Irish!) out of every young Mom along with the … Read the rest

I haven’t written a post in over 2 months. I guess one of the new things I’ve learned about is “writer’s block”. There really is always something new to learn and experience with every day on this Earth if you … Read the rest

UPDATE: While I’m stirring the pot I thought I’d re-publish this article I wrote awhile back. Since my last post, https://drjonsicu.com/is-the-jab-really-a-vaccine-or-a-treatment-and-do-children-even-need-it/ I’ve been bombarded from ALL sides! Pro-vaxxers, Anti-vaxxers, conspiracy theorists, liberals, conservatives….you name it! The good news it that … Read the rest

I started this post thinking I was going to write about the “benefit vs. risk” of vaccinating children against Covid. It’s difficult to find any objective, unbiased information or data on the topic since the MSM and anti-social media are … Read the rest

Well 2021 is about to go into the record books. 2 years in a row of insanity and 2022 not looking particularly better. So let’s look at some New Year’s Day food traditions that just might bring you some luck, … Read the rest

I haven’t written a post in over a month and I woke up this morning with this song playing in my head from 51 years ago! It could have been written today. These are some of the lyrics I was … Read the rest

You’ve probably never heard of the Nuremberg Code. But hopefully you know something about the Nuremberg Trials which were a series of 13 trials carried out in Nuremberg, Germany between 1945 and 1949. The defendants included high … Read the rest

So here we are 10 months into the Democratic Biden Presidency and inflation has gone from 1.4% to 5.4%…..unbelievable. We all hear about the “rate of inflation”, the “cost of living index” and “consumer price index”. Let’s learn what inflation … Read the rest

I think the situation developing in Taiwan is MUCH more dangerous than the MSM would lead you to believe. There’s not a doubt in my mind that the weak Biden administration is being challenged by China and this won’t end … Read the rest

These past few days, I’ve been watching the Congressional hearings on the fiasco called the “Afghanistan withdrawal” in which hundreds of Americans were abandoned and 13 servicemen lost their lives. It looked more like a full scale … Read the rest

For over a week now, we’ve been seeing scenes of the latest Biden driven crisis that didn’t need to happen. While 15,000 Haitians camp under a bridge in Del Rio, Texas, Joe and Jill are riding their bikes around Rehoboth … Read the rest

They are reading the names again this morning as they have every year since 9/11/2001. The same sadness, mourning the thousands of lives erased in a heartbeat. I’m still in shock as I remember that day. But I’m also perhaps … Read the rest

Well the liberals and MSM are at it again. I’m watching “Meet the DePRESSed” this morning and just listened to 10 minutes of Covid propaganda from Kentucky’s Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear. He went on and on as though he thought … Read the rest

I’ve previously covered the history of our 20 year war in Afghanistan, but today I’ll cover specifically who and what the Taliban is and what their takever of Afghanistan is likely to mean. https://drjonsicu.com/our-20-year-war-in-afghanistan-in-5-minutes/ It’s not likely to be pretty … Read the rest

I really didn’t want to write this article. It’s an exhausting topic that’s maybe more controversial than Trump. But there are some studies that really raise doubts as to the effectiveness of masks. As a physician I’m ASTOUNDED at how … Read the rest

UPDATE: 8/1/2021: I wrote an article awhile back and think it’s time for an my thoughts TODAY. https://drjonsicu.com/will-covid-19-be-here-forever/ Covid cases are increasing very dramatically nearly everywhere. Florida has gone from having around 10,000 case/week to having 110,000 this week. Testing … Read the rest

This past week there have been public demonstrations in Cuba for the first time in more than 60 years!! And why?  To protest against deteriorating living conditions and the lack of basic goods and services, including medical attention amid increasing numbers … Read the rest

The “news” is reporting our withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan by August 31, 2021. The Afghanistan war has been the longest war America has been in, nearly 20 years. How did we get there, why are we leaving, what … Read the rest

One year ago I started drjonsicu.com in the midst of the surreal brain numbing boredom of the Covid lockdown. I’ve written about 60 or so posts during that time on Covid, politics, news items and a general observation of the … Read the rest

First let’s define some terms. A sanctuary is defined as ” a place of refuge or safety.” A sanctuary city is “a city whose municipal laws tend to protect undocumented immigrants from deportation or prosecution, despite federal immigration law.” The … Read the rest

So much for the title of this post. What IS Critical Race Theory (CRT) you ask? I’m going to tell you in clear specific terms what it is, what it isn’t and YOU can then ask the educated questions to … Read the rest

Lots has been written about immediate side effects of the Covid vaccines. The most typical symptoms usually after the 2nd shot in the case of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines is soreness at the injection site, low grade fever and … Read the rest

I’m currently reading the book Burn by Herman Pontzer, PhD, a history of human metabolism during our last 300,000 years. What you may ask does that have to do with racism or tribalism? Well, it got me thinking about where … Read the rest

It’s June 1, 2021 , the Tuesday after Memorial Day. Mark it on your calendars because TODAY we are going to begin Taking Back America one vote at a time. On a weekend that was to memorialize those that have … Read the rest

This is no joke…it’s not funny or amusing. It’s BEYOND pathetic and we hear NOTHING but CRICKETS literally from BOTH political parties. What the HELL is going on in America????? I don’t know exactly what we should do….Here’s some of … Read the rest

So what exactly is going on between the Israelis and Palestinians? I went to multiple non-partisan sites to gather information and turn it into a 5 minute summary. Not easy when this has been going on for thousands of years! … Read the rest

18 months into this pandemic and I STILL hear debate about where Covid-19 came from. Could anyone REALLY believe that someone “ate a bat” at a food market in China and THIS catastrophe occurred? And yet you can find endless … Read the rest

Recently I’ve been at several gatherings where the conversation centered on the current state of America. Most there were Right leaning but also the “anyone but Trump” members were there as well. Those on the right, most of who were … Read the rest

Get over it. The Republican Party and Trump lost the 2020 election. Stop crying about “stolen elections”, “voter fraud”, “mail-in ballots” and move on. BUT the Republican Party is no where to be found. Biden and his puppeteers are literally … Read the rest

I’m not sure what we learned most during the past year. How to medically handle a pandemic? Not really! There has never been a consensus from the CDC, NIH, WHO about masks, treatments, testing or ANYTHING about it. How to … Read the rest

This month I earn my Medicare number………seems impossible but it WILL save me about $1000/month in health insurance premiums! Along with the privilege of reaching this milestone has come a myriad of aches and pains. I tell friends I now … Read the rest

I ran across something on Bloomberg News the other day that was frankly very disturbing. They have a “calculator” for how long Covid will last based on the vaccination rate. More than 381 million doses have been administered across 126 … Read the rest

Many of my posts are about Covid and the vaccine. Recently I wrote about my experience with receiving the Pfizer vaccine’s 2 doses. https://drjonsicu.com/my-covid-vaccine-experience-tgif-thank-god-its-florida/ Shortly after that I noticed a Facebook page someone had started called “Covid Vaccine Experiencers” and … Read the rest

The number of posts that I see on anti-social media about a “99.9% survival rate” of Covid as an argument against vaccination is unbelievable. At best that number is misleading. The real number is probably around 99% but let’s break … Read the rest

A new Hoover poll recently showed that 51% of Democrats favor Socialism over Capitalism. 46% aren’t sure. I wonder if the respondents even have a clue about the difference? Let’s start with Capitalism. It’s defined as ” an economic and … Read the rest

When I was growing up my parents would watch the “evening news” nearly every night. Not while we ate dinner, that was when we actually talked about our day, but afterwards. There really was no “daytime news” and there certainly … Read the rest

Day 1 of the Biden Administration brought Joe signing 17 Executive Orders . What will that mean to the average American? An executive order is a signed, written, and published directive from the President that manages operations of the federal … Read the rest

UPDATE: 2nd Dose DONE! Yesterday morning 3 of us went for our second Pfizer dose early in the morning. Here was our experience. First of all AGAIN a shout out to JFK Medical Center in Atlantis, FL Top notch professionals, … Read the rest

Well it’s 2021……good riddance to 2020 a horrific year on so many levels. I’m not going to get into that in this post. But what I AM going to look at is the main stream media’s (MSM) almost frantic rush … Read the rest

A very large study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine on December 10 that was looking at Covid vaccine efficacy and safety. Pfizer was responsible for the design and conduct of the trial, data collection, data analysis, … Read the rest

I’ve been thinking about the current influenza season which is upon us and whether all of the Covid prevention measures will lower the number of cases. Additionally I tried to find information on the effect of those measures on overall … Read the rest

During the Covid pandemic shutdown I’ve done more Netflix watching, more cooking and more cocktails! One series we were hooked on for a few weeks was Outlander. The series explores time travel and the clans of Scotland. One of the … Read the rest

Last night amid all the endless media hysteria I stopped to think about what was so different about this election cycle.  Being a pragmatist I’m honestly not the least bit surprised that so far the outcome has been the worst … Read the rest

With cases spiking worldwide the question becomes how long will people have immunity to Covid following recovery. There is new data showing somewhat encouraging data. Two new studies show that it seems those with more severe symptoms may have longer … Read the rest

On last Thursday night in the 3rd. Presidential debate, Joe Biden said he would “transition away from the oil industry”. Quite a shocking admission about the direction the Democratic candidate plans on taking one of the largest and … Read the rest

I’ve been a physician for 37 years. I’m often asked what my thoughts are on the Affordable Care Act (ACA). First a little history. The Affordable Care Act – The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into law by President Obama on … Read the rest

I was thinking about when I really first heard about Donald Trump. The year was 1986 and in Central Park there was the iconic Wolman Skating Rink. It’s a public ice rink in the southern part of Central Park, Manhattan, … Read the rest

It’s been reported that President Trump is stable and doing well but has a mild cough and headache. He’s resting at a very interesting complex that was built at Walter Reed Military Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland. It is essentially an … Read the rest

I woke up this morning to the news that President Trump and First Lady Melania have tested POSITIVE for Covid. First of all my prayers for a quick and safe recovery and the hope that those nearby don’t become ill. … Read the rest

I’ve been on Facebook since 2009. In those 12 years I never “unfriended” anyone until this last year. I was curious about the trend of “unfriending” over the last few years. Not an easy task to find good information. For … Read the rest

So what exactly does the Constitution say about the nomination process for a new Supreme Court Justice? First a little history. The Constitution established the Supreme Court in 1789, leaving justice confirmation procedure to … Read the rest

Unlike most of the rest of the world, Sweden NEVER declared large scale lockdowns. Recently Sweden has flattened their curve but at what expense and have they developed herd immunity? Herd immunity is thought to exist when around 60-70% of … Read the rest

Neck pain is probably one of the most common complaints I hear from not only patients but from EVERYONE. At some point in your life it’s almost inevitable that you’ll have a pain in the neck….and I don’t mean that … Read the rest

A new article in the Lancet, a British medical journal, discusses some of the early results that were seen with the Russian Covid vaccine. The results are from the Phase I and II trials. Phase I trials is the initial … Read the rest