Hacker News: johntfella

A mysterious kidney disease has arrived in Texas

johntfella — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 02:54:16 +0000

Article URL: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/ckdu-kidney-disease-immigration/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49559992

Points: 96

# Comments: 90

'You'll Never Catch Him '

johntfella — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 17:10:45 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nybooks.com/online/2026/08/30/youll-never-catch-him-coyote-vs-acme-road-runner/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49500561

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

As More Americans Turn to Cannabis, Problem Use Is Increasing

johntfella — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:10:16 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/well/cannabis-use-disorder-alcohol.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49386019

Points: 5

# Comments: 3

New comment by johntfella in "Nation's largest reservoirs are drying up, threatening life in the southwest"

johntfella — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 23:08:17 +0000

long range forecasts suggest drier conditions for northwest/west this winter https://www.severe-weather.eu/long-range-2/atlantic-anomaly-...

Colorado River plummets as lakes Powell and Mead drop to record lows

johntfella — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:15:38 +0000

https://archive.ph/cD5hF

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49338404

Points: 49

# Comments: 73

Cobras in His Garden by Harry Kursh (1965) [pdf]

johntfella — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 20:33:41 +0000

Article URL: https://gwern.net/doc/biology/1965-kursh-cobrasinhisgarden.pdf

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49314076

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

E.U. Nears Approval of Gene-Edited Crops as Olive Sector Eyes Applications

johntfella — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 03:30:32 +0000

Article URL: https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/world/e-u-nears-approval-of-gene-edited-crops-as-olive-sector-eyes-future-applications/144186

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49228189

Points: 2

# Comments: 2

Catastrophe Is Emerging in the Most Vulnerable Places

johntfella — Sun, 24 May 2026 06:39:50 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/business/iran-war-somalia-usaid.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48254987

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

We Are Sliding Back into the Middle Ages

johntfella — Mon, 18 May 2026 08:30:13 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/17/opinion/supernatural-religion-reality.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48176833

Points: 18

# Comments: 3

Students deserve better than COLLEGE

johntfella — Mon, 18 May 2026 02:00:31 +0000

Article URL: https://stanforddaily.com/2026/05/14/students-deserve-better-than-college/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48174908

Points: 8

# Comments: 2

An Excerpt from "Go the Fuck to College" by Adam Mansbach

johntfella — Sat, 09 May 2026 21:04:26 +0000

Article URL: https://www.fatherly.com/parenting/go-the-fck-to-college-essay-adam-mansbach

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48078241

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New cancer cluster feared in N.J. neighborhood

johntfella — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:07:29 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nj.com/news/2026/04/new-cancer-cluster-feared-in-nj-neighborhood.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47855214

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Cannabis may make you remember things that never happened

johntfella — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 08:30:07 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/health/article/how-cannabis-affects-memory-thc-false-recall

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47814233

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

Roman Catholic Churches See a Surge of New Converts

johntfella — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 22:58:20 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/us/catholics-converts.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47558813

Points: 14

# Comments: 0

The illusion of American omnipotence (1952)

johntfella — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:07:21 +0000

Article URL: https://harpers.org/archive/1952/12/the-illusion-of-american-omnipotence/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47540465

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Hans J. Morgenthau, "We Are Deluding Ourselves in Vietnam" (1965)

johntfella — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 07:14:52 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/1965/04/18/archives/we-are-deluding-ourselves-in-vietnam-we-are-deluding-ourselves-in.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47486331

Points: 7

# Comments: 2

Almost a third of Gen Z men agree a wife should obey her husband

johntfella — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 21:39:00 +0000

Article URL: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/almost-a-third-of-gen-z-men-agree-a-wife-should-obey-her-husband

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47291712

Points: 12

# Comments: 8

'Free' Sterling in New York and Switzerland in the 1940s (2017)

johntfella — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 09:51:33 +0000

Article URL: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2972147

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47272978

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Debunking the Myth of a Unified China-Russia: Threat Review

johntfella — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 23:08:26 +0000

Article URL: https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2026-03/features/debunking-myth-unified-china-russia-threat

Hacker News: johntfella

A mysterious kidney disease has arrived in Texas

'You'll Never Catch Him '

As More Americans Turn to Cannabis, Problem Use Is Increasing

New comment by johntfella in "Nation's largest reservoirs are drying up, threatening life in the southwest"

Colorado River plummets as lakes Powell and Mead drop to record lows

Cobras in His Garden by Harry Kursh (1965) [pdf]

E.U. Nears Approval of Gene-Edited Crops as Olive Sector Eyes Applications

Catastrophe Is Emerging in the Most Vulnerable Places

We Are Sliding Back into the Middle Ages

Students deserve better than COLLEGE

An Excerpt from "Go the Fuck to College" by Adam Mansbach

New cancer cluster feared in N.J. neighborhood

Cannabis may make you remember things that never happened

Roman Catholic Churches See a Surge of New Converts

The illusion of American omnipotence (1952)

Hans J. Morgenthau, "We Are Deluding Ourselves in Vietnam" (1965)

Almost a third of Gen Z men agree a wife should obey her husband

'Free' Sterling in New York and Switzerland in the 1940s (2017)

Debunking the Myth of a Unified China-Russia: Threat Review

Blessed Are the Rich