SURE. IN WHAT WORLD COULD THAT BE WORTH IT?  Lockdown wasn’t worth it.

Look, in what world would the type of CCP measures used be worth it?  Even if it had the death rate of the black plague, once a disease is in the population, it’s in the population. It’s going to catch everyone. You can “flatten the curve” — maybe — but you can’t prevent people from catching it eventually. All you’re doing is delaying the inevitable. That’s how diseases work. This novel form of totalitarian quarantine, where you lock the entire population only ensures that however bad the hit of an epidemic (this one wasn’t that bad) you’re going to face the rebuild while poor and traumatized and with no civil liberties.

These schemes dreamed up by the “elites” are proof that they are not smart or even average intelligence. So ask yourself: why trust them with anything at all.  That these are the types attracted by a centralized, distant government is a good reason for minarchy.

WHAT ABOUT COAL PRICES, PETE?  Pete Buttigieg: Families Buying Electric Cars “Never Have to Worry About Gas Prices Again”.

Or are you dumb enough that you think electricity comes from bird cuisinarts, Petey?

ON SALE THIS WEEK: (And yes, there will be more in the series. And more books on sale till the end of the year.)
FROM SARAH A. HOYT: Other Rhodes

Lily Gilden has a half-crazed cyborg in her airlock who thinks he’s Nick Rhodes,
a fictional 20th Century detective. If she doesn’t report him for destruction,
she’s guilty of a capital crime.

But with her husband missing, she’ll use every clue the cyborg holds,
and his detective abilities, to solve the crime her husband was investigating
when he disappeared.

With the help of a journalist who is more than he seems,
Lily will risk everything to plunge into the interstellar underworld
and bring the love of her life home!

SCIENCE!

They’ve since changed the headline, presumably — and hopefully — in response to widespread mockery.

#RESISTANCE:

BREAKING: Conservative students chant “Let’s Go Brandon” and drown out ASU Kyle Rittenhouse protest pic.twitter.com/CnuZeCkDp9

— Jack Posobiec ✝️ (@JackPosobiec) December 2, 2021

I BELIEVE YOU MEAN THE STUPIDEST THING SO FAR:

OPEN THREAD: Peter Jackson got nuthin’ on this baby. “I guess you guys aren’t ready for that yet… But your kids’ll love it.”

SPACE: SpaceX Starship’s First Orbital Test Flight will Happen in January, Confirmed by Elon Musk.

Literally nothing happening on the planet is more important, long-term, than what SpaceX is doing.

WITH MILD SYMPTOMS AND HIGH CONTAGIOUSNESS, IT COULD BE LIKE NATURE’S OWN VACCINE: Is Omicron More Contagious Than Delta? A Virus Expert Explains What We Know So Far.

In fact, flash back to this story from just a few weeks ago: Scientists mystified, wary, as Africa avoids COVID disaster. Hypothesis: Omicron was already widespread in Africa months ago, producing no significant symptoms but immunizing a large swath of the population, all under the radar.

THINGS I DON’T CARE ABOUT: Plant-based diet can reduce personal carbon footprint, study says.

EASY, JUST TRAVEL BACK TO 1980 AND FIRE ANTHONY FAUCI. Biden unveils strategy to end HIV/AIDS epidemic in U.S. by 2030.

SO I’M NOT LIKE AN EXPERT ON PEDOPHILES OR ANYTHING, BUT IF I WERE SETTING OUT BAIT FOR THEM IT WOULDN’T HAVE MASSIVE BREASTS AND TATTOOS. An OnlyFans Creator Was Accused of ‘Pedobaiting.’ The Real Story Is More Complex.

It’s not really all that complex. Her critics just don’t like it that she looks better than them: “To them, the real ethical violation is her being an older woman, using widely available technology to masquerade as a younger woman.”

Women trying to look younger is something as old as time — as is female intrasexual competition and the leveling behavior it produces, leveling behavior that is often disguised as some flavor of social morality.

HE’S NOT ALL THERE: Biden Starts to Stare up at the Ceiling as the Video Cuts Out. “This is more than a little weird. He looks like he’s zoning out.”

CHRIS QUEEN: 10 Things You Need to Know About Today’s Oral Arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.

TOP SELLER: Bowflex SelectTech 552 Adjustable Dumbbell. #CommissionEarned

FALSE FLAGS: Billionaire Backed International Association of Chiefs of Police Works Against Americans’ Gun Rights.

I ENJOYED IT IMMENSELY: Please enjoy this video of San Fran looters looting other looters.

#RESIST: Growing Numbers on the Right Calling For a Government Shutdown to Block Vaccine Mandates.

Previously: MANDATE CAVE: White House Suspends Vaccine Mandate for Fed Employees.

EPIC DEAL: Z Grills ZPG-1000D 2020 New Model 8 in 1 BBQ Grill Auto Temperature Control, 1000 sq inch Cooking Area Bronze & Black Cover Included. #CommissionEarned

EPIC DEAL: Elviros Cervical Memory Foam Pillow, Contour Pillows for Neck and Shoulder Pain, Ergonomic Orthopedic Sleeping Neck Contoured Support Pillow for Side Sleepers, Back and Stomach Sleepers (Grey). #CommissionEarned

CRISIS BY DESIGN: Texas Gov. Abbott Says South African Travel Ban Is ‘Hypocritical’ As Illegal Immigrants Continue to Cross Open Southern Border.

‘THERE’S NOTHING FESTIVE ABOUT BOARDED-UP STOREFRONTS:’ Union Square retailers look different this holiday season.

As San Francisco approached the critical December shopping month, instead of holiday lights and Santa Claus decorations, dozens of downtown retailers greeted shoppers with plywood-encased storefronts and armed guards in the wake of mass retail thefts in Union Square two weeks ago.

Around a half-dozen stores in the Union Square area were boarded up on Tuesday, including the Louis Vuitton store and others that sustained damage during the robberies. Other luxury stores such as Gucci, which Mayor London Breed said had an existing security gate system and wasn’t damaged in previous robberies, had a guard outside as well.

HEINLEIN’S CRAZY YEARS (CONT’D): Male Swimmer Dominates UPenn’s Women’s Swim Team.

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Third of first year university students have moderate to severe depression / anxiety.

Think of higher education as the intellectual equivalent of the tobacco industry and you won’t go far wrong.

PRIVACY: WhatsApp, iMessage give the most info to the FBI, new document shows. “WhatsApp, iMessage, and Line all provide “limited” message content in response to a legal request from the FBI. Signal, Telegram, Threema, Viber, WeChat, and Wickr don’t disclose any message content though.”

At this point, I wouldn’t be surprised to learn that that’s what the FBI wants people to think, to steer them towards less-private apps.

Too paranoid?