CORONAVIRUS: Iranian woman reportedly dies of suspected coronavirus.
Related (and unfortunately, behind the Wall Street Journal subscriber paywall): Coronavirus Outbreak Slams Iran’s Embattled Economy.
Archive for 2020
February 16, 2020
PUNCH BACK TWICE AS HARD: Conservative group threatens to sue university over 2019 incident.
WEIRD HOW LEFTISTS HAVE TO HIDE THEIR AGENDA TO SEEM VIABLE: Media Pushes False Narrative That Klobuchar and Buttigieg Are ‘Moderates.’
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: How to interpret China changing how its counts coronavirus cases.
Coronavirus: ‘Millions’ in Britain could be ordered to self-isolate if cases rise.
Taiwan’s health ministry confirms first coronavirus death on island, cases at 20.
Coronavirus update: Two more patients in the UAE have recovered.
Could The COVID-19 Spur A Revolution In Vaccine Development?
Virus may push Asian region into recession.
A Coronavirus Quarantine in America Could Be a Giant Legal Mess.
All 406 people brought back to India from China tested negative for coronavirus, say officials.
WHERE’S HUNTER, FAT? Until Recently, On the Board of the Left’s Premier National Security Network.
(Classical reference in headline.)
TRUMP’S BIGGEST MISTAKE IS NOT HIRING A TEAM: Presidents who seek to implement lasting policy change must have a dependable team of skilled loyalists appointed throughout the executive branch, according to Angelo Codevilla. President Ronald Reagan knew it well in 1981. Is John McIntee an indication Trump has figured this out in 2020?
Speaking as a Reagan administration political appointee, I would further argue that having approximately 6,000 political appointees to ensure proper policy implementation and enforcement among 2.1 million career civil servants is far too few.
SEGREGATION NOW, SEGREGATION TOMORROW, SEGREGATION FOREVER! Black student erupts over ‘too many white people’ at UVA multicultural center.
JAPANESE SOLDIERS STORM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BEACH: But this is 2020, not early 1942. That noted, the photo does indeed show a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force assault amphibious vehicle landing on a California beach –the beach at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. The AAV is assigned to Japan’s Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, which is participating in Exercise Iron Fist 2020. Iron Fist is an allied naval and marine exercise. The photo was taken Feb. 12. Here’s some background (from 2014) on Japan’s decision to form a “real” marine brigade and on Japan’s decision to acquire the U.S. AAV7 amphibious assault vehicle.
#HIMTOO? Mike Bloomberg has been battling women’s allegations of sexist, profane comments for years.
Exit quote: “Garrison alleged that Bloomberg berated female employees who got pregnant. ‘What the hell did you do a thing like that for?’ Bloomberg allegedly told one pregnant employee. On another occasion, the lawsuit said, Bloomberg berated a female employee who had trouble finding a nanny. ‘It’s a f—— baby! . . . All you need is some black who doesn’t have to speak English to rescue it from a burning building.’”
Flashbacks:
● Michael Bloomberg suggests doubts about #MeToo movement and allegations against Charlie Rose.
● Bloomberg’s sexist remarks fostered company culture that degraded women, lawsuits allege.
● Michael Bloomberg’s long history of sexism.
Related: ‘Cokehead, Womanizing, Fag:’ Michael Bloomberg’s Book of ‘Wisdom’ Resurfaces.
SHOCKER: BENEFICIARIES OF REGULATION FIGHT DEREGULATION. Beauty school pushes back against occupational licensing reform bill.
HOW ARE YOUR TELOMERES TODAY? If your telomeres are healthy, your odds of living longer are improved. And a healthy faith life nourishes your telomeres. At least that’s what the first-ever study of the connection found. But you won’t hear about it in the MSM.
FULL DISCLOSURE: This study was pointed out to me by my former colleague at the Heritage Foundation, Dr. Pat Fagan, who is the founder of the Marriage and Religion Research Institute (MARRI) and editor of Marripedia. Both are invaluable social science policy resources regardless of one’s view on faith issues.
DISPATCHES FROM THE EDUCATION APOCALYPSE: Roger Kimball on Wokeness, Free Speech, and the Role of Education.
CREEPY PORN LAWYER FLASHBACK: A Look Back At All The Media Praise For Michael Avenatti (Video).
Related: The Candidate who Never Made the Primary. Mark Steyn and Tucker Carlson spike the football:
Exit quote from Steyn: “They so hated Trump, they bet their chips on this guy. How stupid do you have to be to think, ‘Oh, never mind about Biden, never mind about Bernie, we’ve got Creepy Porn Lawyer as the best president we never had.’ That’s on Stelter, and Jon Meacham, and all those other idiots. I’d rather be hot for Stormy Daniels than hot for Creepy Porn Lawyer.”
‘YOU ACTUALLY DID:’ Journalist confronts Biden about locking immigrant children in cages. “The discussion about immigration took place Friday when Univision anchor Jorge Ramos interviewed the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate.”
Given that Ramos’ daughter worked for Hillary’s campaign in 2016, I wonder which Democrat he is supporting in 2020? (Presumably not Joe, since he actually asked him a tough question.)
February 15, 2020
AT AMAZON, save on Bras for Women.
LESSONS FROM A PANDEMIC: How a World Without Borders Became a Ward With No Exit. “Even if the 2019 coronavirus ends immediately — and it is still growing — it will have already altered the way our interconnected civilization works. Here are some challenges it has already posed.”
OPEN THREAD: Party like it’s Saturday Night.
THERE’S NO SOCIAL PROBLEM THAT A GOOD LEFTY EUPHEMISM CAN’T SOLVE MAKE RISIBLE: Term ‘At-Risk Youth’ Replaced With ‘At-Promise Youth’ In California Penal Codes.
DON SURBER ON LIZ WARREN: Mini Hillary begins making excuses for her flop.