Linda Hazzard was an American quack, swindler, and convicted serial killer noted for her promotion of fasting, pummeling and hours-long enemas as treatments. Extracts from her Wiki entry:

Hazzard established a “sanitarium” called Wilderness Heights, located in Olalla, Washington, where inpatients fasted for days, weeks, or months on a diet consisting of small amounts of tomato, asparagus juice, and occasionally orange juice. While some patients survived and publicly endorsed Hazzard’s methods, dozens died under her care…

In 1912, Hazzard was convicted of manslaughter for the death of Claire Williamson, a wealthy British woman, who weighed less than fifty pounds at the time of her death. At the trial, it was proven that Hazzard had forged Williamson’s will and stolen most of her valuables. Williamson’s sister, Dorothea, also took the treatment, and, it is alleged, only survived because a family friend showed up in time to remove her from Wilderness Heights. It is suggested that one of the sisters managed to smuggle a telegram to alert their governess, who lived in Australia; however, by the time of arrival, Claire had already died. Dorothea was too weak to leave on her own, weighing less than sixty pounds. She later testified against Hazzard at trial.

Hazzard was sentenced to 2 to 20 years in prison, which she served in the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla. She was released on parole on December 26, 1915, after serving two years, and the following year Governor Ernest Lister gave her a full pardon…

Hazzard died of starvation in 1938 while attempting a fasting cure.” [J4MB: Oh dear, how sad, never mind.]

At least the damnable woman faced trial, something not experienced by retired British doctor Jane Barton, 77, our piece on whom is The Gosport War Memorial Hospital 1990s opioid deaths scandal. Dr Jane Barton, 77, has been a case study in female unaccountability for 35+ years.

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Our thanks to Douglas for this (video, 0:50). You can order the whackadoodle tome from Amazon here, a steal at £24.98. Next up, Irene Coslet’s deeply researched book on Winston Churchill having been a Pakistani woman, the country having gained independence in 1947.

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Interesting.

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Good news. According to the American ambassador Bill White, one of the two mohels is American.

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An interesting piece in The Guardian.

This is the first time I’ve noticed there’s a Men’s section in the paper. The article in the previous link was written by a woman, and last month’s contributors to the section include the wombat Laurie Penny.

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Interesting (video, 1:14:13).

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Interesting.

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Interesting. The start of the piece:

“Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has unveiled plans to significantly expand legal routes for refugees to reach Britain once Labour regains control of the wider asylum system.

Speaking on Matt Forde’s Political Party podcast, Ms Mahmood said her ambition to go “much bigger” on legitimate refugee pathways depends on first restoring public confidence in Britain’s migration system and breaking the business model of people-smuggling gangs.

The Home Secretary has proposed three capped schemes – one allowing refugee students to study at British universities, another for skilled workers, and a third modelled on the Homes for Ukraine programme, enabling community groups to sponsor refugees.

“I think once we’ve got control of our system, once we’ve shown our country that we can run a good migration system, we can break the business model of the gangs,” she said.”

Hold on, didn’t Two-Tier-Keir promise to “smash the gangs” before the last general election?

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Excellent. I’ve just taken out an annual subscription (USD95.00 / GBP70.00).

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Our thanks to Neil for this.

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