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Dispatches from a Scamdemic

Mark Oshinskie
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Real life stories about Coronamania

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COVID DOCUMENTARIES, SCHOOL CLOSURES AND CROCODILE TEARS

I don’t watch much TV. But some nights my mind gets tired, so I settle into the sofa, put my feet up and see what’s on. We have a rooftop antenna and therefore only get the networks and some Spanish and public stations.

On the PBS station...

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SUNSETS, LIFESPANS AND PHARMA HYPE

On August 30, 2025, Steve, a Central Connecticut Substack reader, drove down to Central New Jersey so we could meet and share a few hours. Steve found my posts early in the Scamdemic. From the outset, we strongly agreed about how phony and...

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DOLLY PARTON, CORONAMANIA, GOOD INTENTIONS AND POOR JUDGMENT

Dolly Parton died last week at 80, nearly the same age as the average ostensible Covid decedent. Though I didn’t spend much time reading the comment boards, I didn’t see anyone say Dolly died too young or that, as officials absurdly require...

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THE FRIENDS WHO WEREN’T

On a Friday morning three weeks ago, after we finished our basketball games at the Y, I sat down alongside Desmond, an intense, graceful Jamaican player who, at 50, is the second oldest of the three dozen men and late teens who play there....

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WAS IT SELFISH TO DEFY CORONAMANIA?

Several weeks ago, I posted a photo of me in my “I SURVIVED CORONMANIA: UNMASKED, UNINJECTED, UNAFRAID” t-shirt and reoffering these (at cost) to readers who might wear them. Seeking to provoke discussion with those who supported the lockdo...

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