Archive for 2020
April 3, 2020
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NO GUARANTEE OF FUTURE RESULTS: Biden campaign says he backs Trump’s China travel ban.
VITAMIN D UPDATE: Vitamin D may help seniors recover after hip fracture, study says.
“EARTH DAY” FOUNDER AND NOTORIOUS “UNICORN KILLER” IRA EINHORN HAS DIED IN PRISON AT AGE 79.
On the eve of 2011’s “Earth Day,” NBC stumbled into this headline and subhead to describe Einhorn: Earth Day co-founder killed, composted girlfriend. Ira Einhorn preached against Vietnam War and violence, but had dark side.
EVERY AGE FACES ITS OWN UNIQUE CHALLENGE:
TAKE A BREAK FROM THE SERIOUS NEWS FOR A FEW MINUTES: Florida Man Friday: Drone Delivery TP Is Just What the Doctor Ordered.
AND FOR OUR VIPs: Debt Takes a Holiday. “The weak spot of a credit-based economy is that when the economy stops moving, the whole credit structure can collapse.”
That one is just for our VIP members, and I hope you’ll use that VODKAPUNDIT discount code if you’ve been thinking of becoming a supporter.
PEOPLE PRAYING PANDEMIC PASSES: Pew pronouncement.
WHAT’S THIS, LIBERALS BUYING FIREARMS? Bearing Arms’ Cam Edwards reports those crowds at gun dealers aren’t made up entirely of heat-packing GOPers.
OBAMA WAS THE GREATEST GUN SALESMAN IN HISTORY, UNTIL HE WAS BEATEN BY A VIRUS: FBI Processes Record-Breaking Number of Background Checks.
“PERHAPS TRYING TO EMULATE A CORRUPT PUERTO RICAN OFFICIAL ISN’T THE RIGHT MOVE DURING A CRISIS:” Michigan’s Governor Beclowns Herself by Trying to Troll Trump With a T-Shirt.
“For some reason, these female Democrat politicians think it’s some kind of own to put what Trump calls them on t-shirts. Instead, it just makes them look petty and silly. Who has time to go get a custom t-shirt made while one’s community is in total disarray?”
NEWS FROM MY NECK OF THE WOODS: Knox County: 93 Cases, 50 Recovered, One Death So Far. Plus this confusing bit: “Fourteen of the 93 cases have resulted in hospitalization at any point during the illness. This figure does not reflect the number of patients currently hospitalized in the county.”
DEAR JOURNALISTS: IF YOU DON’T WANT PEOPLE TO THINK OF YOU AS GARBAGE, STOP BEING GARBAGE. THANKS, BYE. WaPo’s Glenn Kessler Caught in Embarrassing Self-Own After RTing Dr. Critical of Trump’s Wuhan Virus Response. “As I’ve said before, when it comes to the so-called ‘fact checkers’ in the media, I find the Washington Post’s Glenn Kessler hit or miss – but mostly miss. Over the last few weeks as the Trump administration has ramped up its efforts to combat the Wuhan coronavirus, Kessler has engaged in a series of missteps (to put it charitably) when it comes to analyzing their efforts. . . . It would be nice going forward if Kessler would actually dissect claims before sharing them with his followers, which is what an actual fact-checker would do.”
The origins of “fact check” journalism explain why it doesn’t actually check facts. When the GOP discovered that negative ads were a way to end-run the Democrat-favoring media, the media responded with “fact checks” intended to neutralize those ads. It’s always been a partisan messaging gig, not about finding the truth in which, as Kessler keeps demonstrating, they’re not especially interested.
DALLAS COUNTY EXTENDS STAY-AT-HOME ORDER UNTIL MAY 20. According to NBC’s Dallas affiliate, Dallas County currently has 856 diagnosed Coronavirus cases, 17 deaths, and two people listed as having recovered.
FASTER, PLEASE: Facing Trump’s wrath, 3M vows boosted mask production for US.
NEWS YOU CAN USE: How To Make Sure You Get The Largest Possible COVID-19 Stimulus Check.