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Archive for 2021
May 25, 2021
WHY DO WOKE INSTITUTIONS HATE ASIANS? NFL Mimics Other Left-Wing Orgs by Embracing Anti-Asian Bigotry.
WHICH COMES FIRST, RELIGIOUS OR ECONOMIC FREEDOM: According to Stanford Digital Lab Digital Fellow Christos Markidis, “religious liberty is an even more quantitatively important determinant of human flourishing than economic freedom.”
This remarkable study, produced by Markidis for a Cato Institute project with support from the John Templeton Foundation, is rather technical and can be heavy reading for those without statistical analysis skills. But the conclusions are clear and weighty, suggesting that advocates of economic freedom who aren’t believers nevertheless owe thanks to advocates of religious liberty.
WHAT TO MAKE OF THE COVID-19 LAB LEAK THEORY:
The virus was not the cause for global catastrophe. It was the response to the virus that crippled the global economy and our society. The disease was not nearly as damaging as the “cure” for the disease.
While it’s important to get to the bottom of what exactly happened in China regarding the virus itself, this does not change the fundamental nature of the COVID-19 pandemic. First and foremost, the *disease itself* is not particularly lethal. With a corrupt, shoddy testing system and an average age of death similar to our average lifespans, COVID-19, had it not been elevated to such an insane level of discourse, would have been understood as just another respiratory illness season. COVID Mania is a toothless endeavor without the information operation attached to it.
This is why the most important thing to uncover is not the origin of the virus itself, but the origin of the information operation that led to the catastrophic effects from insane policies supposedly designed to deal with the virus. I have written about this subject at length. A good starting point is my article from April, titled, “How COVID-19 became a disinformation operation wrapped in a virus.”
We have firm, indisputable evidence that the Chinese government ran a disinformation operation attached to the virus, which did far more damage to the world in the form of spreading fear and panic across the globe. The Chinese government operation succeeded in shutting down the global economy and striking a devastating blow to China’s adversaries when they decided, based on China’s quack science recommendations, to enforce self-sabotage in the form of lockdowns, curfews, and the like.
Flashback from November of 2019: How to Conduct Business with Chinese Companies That See a Dark Future.
BUBBLE: ‘Charlie Bit My Finger’ Will Disappear From YouTube After Someone Paid $760K for an NFT. “As for now, the video is still live on YouTube (albeit unlisted). The auction site that was created by the Davies-Carr Family behind the clip noted that it’s ‘soon-to-be-deleted.’ Right now, anyone can still download the video and meme it to their heart’s content. As a reminder that NFTs aren’t necessarily the same as the item that they represent, the auction site explicitly says, ‘The top bidder will be the sole NFT holder of the Charlie Bit My Finger NFT.’ The future owner of the video’s copyright is unclear.”
ANTISOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook Reduced Political Content and Replaced It With Something Even More Diabolical. “Now, instead of political fights, everywhere you look on Facebook, conversations about everything from cooking to kayaking are blowing up into major battles as the scolds and Karens who once went head-to-head on political posts are now visiting their hostilities on the most benign groups and conversations.”
FROM J. M. ANJEWIERDEN: Running Black.
An explosion is only the beginning of her problems…
Morgan is finally back to work, having returned from her disastrous attempt at a vacation just in time to watch an accident cause a massive explosion on one of the other freighters.
With the damaged ship out of commission it is up to the crew of STEVE – Morgan included – to frantically get the cargo transferred and depart more than a month ahead of schedule. But what Morgan doesn’t know is that the assassination attempts were only the beginning.
Missed maintenance isn’t the only, or worst, danger lurking out in the black.
EVEN IF THE PRESS CALLS THE RIOTS “MOSTLY PEACEFUL,” PEOPLE NOTICE: Support For Black Lives Matter Drops to Two Year Low.
The collapse in support began at around the time when violent BLM riots spread to 140 cities around the U.S. – despite the media erroneously reporting the disorder as “mostly peaceful protests.”
As Joel B. Pollak notes, while blaming Donald Trump’s the academics completely omit the real reason for the massive decline in support.
“They do not seem to consider the effect of violence, rioting, murder, and looting — except as reflected in Trump’s rhetoric — in alienating potential support,” writes Pollak.
Well, as academics they have a narrative to push.
Related: Working-class people of color hate the riots the lefty elite keeps cheering.
I’VE BEEN SCREAMING THIS FOR YEARS: Why boys don’t read enough.
IT’S NOT VACCINE HESITANCY IN MY CASE: Facebook Whistleblower Leaks Details of Users Being Ranked and Suppressed Based on “Vaccine Hesitancy” Algorithm.
I’m not hesitant at all. I will not take it, period. Their demand I take it is all out of proportion with its lethality even for someone like me. I will not be their dancing monkey. They can go fish.
NOT WAY HIGHER THAN I EXPECTED: Windham, New Hampshire, Auditor Says 60% Error Rate “Way Higher Than We Expected” – President Trump Reacts.
And, Mr. President? The reason the squishes aren’t doing anything about this, the reason they’re still mouthing off about “riots” on the sixth of January? They think they’re safe. As you and I both know, they’re very stupid. Perhaps as stupid as the left.
NOT GOOD ENOUGH. SHE SHOULD FLOG HERSELF: Whitmer Apologizes for Breaking Her Own COVID Protocols.
AND THE GOVERNORS WHO ALLOWED THEM TO STAY THERE THAT LONG NEED TO BE SHAMED: National Guard Starts Departing D.C. This Week After Four Months.
All day, every day and twice on Sunday.
Of course, this means the Junta think they’re safe. The Junta are very, very, very dumb.
OKAY, FOR THE RECORD, CHINESE SCIENCE SUCKS: A Disturbing Review of Stolen and Failing Chinese Technology.
Ask anyone in scientific fields, or anyone who has to work with “scientists” from China. What is meant by science there is not the same as here, and habits of totalitarianism mean that free and open reporting is impossible.
FAUCI IS AT THE ROOT OF THIS: Wuhan Lab Leak Theory Grows Legs And A Fauci.
AT WHICH POINT THEY’RE NO LONGER AMERICAN EMBASSIES: Embassies To Display BLM Flag For George Floyd Anniversary.
They are in fact Woke Embassies.
CAN I GET A DUH: Lack Of Gun Control Is NOT Reason For Rise In Crime.
If it were, Europe would be a crime-free paradise. And no, whatever you heard, it’s not. It’s by and large far worse than here.
THIS LAST YEAR BROKE A LOT OF THINGS AND CHANGED A LOT OF THINGS: When the Bough Breaks.
We’re headed into the unknown. Stay flexible.
May 24, 2021
MAYBE IT’S TIME TO RE-OPEN THE CANADIAN BORDER: Or maybe not.
OPEN THREAD: Lord knows I’ve paid some dues getting through.