Archive for 2021

DAVID FRUM IS STILL TRYING TO CLAIM THE RUSSIAN COLLUSION HOAX WASN’T A HOAX: Seth Barrett Tillman responds.

MARCUS ARBERY ALMOST PUT AL SHARPTON OUT OF BUSINESS: “‘All lives matter, not just blacks,’ Arbery told the media Wednesday after the verdict. ‘We don’t wanna see nobody go through this. I don’t want to see no daddy watch their kid get shot down like that. So it’s all our problem. It’s all our problem. So hey, let’s keep fighting, let’s keep doing it, and making this place a better place for all human beings, all human beings. Everybody. Love everybody. All human beings need to be treated equally.’…If you take another look behind Arbery and his inspiring words, it looks like there’s another tableau going on. You can see after a couple of perfunctory ‘Amens’ from Ben Crump, there appears to be consternation from Crump as his hand goes to his face. Then, the person right behind Arbery says something to Crump, after which you can see Crump putting his hand on Arbery as though to draw his remarks to a close. You can see Crump exchange a look with Sharpton who appears to be about to step in and the video ends. It sure looked like they wanted to bring what Arbery was saying to a close, that he was going outside of the narrative. What would happen if everyone actually believed that ‘all lives matter?’ That would put the folks pitching division out of business.”

UPDATE NEWSPEAK DICTIONARIES ACCORDINGLY: American Medical Association Wokes Up, Cancels Terms Such as ‘Morbidly Obese’ and ‘Inmates.’

For those of you who are morbidly obese, I have huge news: You’re not.

So says the American Medical Association.

Over the past few years, institutions have given syllables a shellacking.

Societal betters have overhauled language for the sake of us all.

I question the timing: We Need to Stop Overlooking One Politically Incorrect COVID-19 Death Factor:

The United States has the 13th highest COVID-19 death rate relative to population. Many different factors shaped death rates in the pandemic. But there’s one uncomfortable reason that the U.S. likely experienced more COVID-19 deaths that has largely been ignored because it’s politically incorrect.

Out-of-control obesity rates and the “body positivity” movement predating the pandemic have left the U.S. population disproportionately vulnerable to COVID-19 compared to other countries. The U.S. ranks No. 12 in obesity worldwide, one of the highest rates among developed countries. One study found that 90% of worldwide COVID-19 deaths occurred in countries with high obesity rates.

Bill Maher concurs:

PAST PERFORMANCE IS NO GUARANTEE OF FUTURE RESULTS: Biden Announces Travel Ban That Blows up His Own Prior Words and Those of Fauci.

Also from Biden (or his ghost tweeter) in early 2020:

That tweet links to an article at Medium in which Biden (or his ghostwriter) hyperventilates:

Yesterday, Donald Trump further diminished the United States in the eyes of the world by expanding his travel ban, placing new restrictions on the residents of six more nations that limit who is allowed to come to the United States.

Three years ago, he took aim at Muslim-majority nations. This time, he targeted primarily African…

And there is no evidence that they do anything to make us safer. If anything, they endanger the best tools we have to fight terrorism — our globe-spanning network of alliances and partnerships. They erode our moral standing in the world and make it less likely that other nations will work with us to take on terrorist threats before they can reach our shores.

Immigrants from each of these countries and their broader diaspora communities here in the United States enrich the larger fabric of American life as our friends and neighbors and make vital contributions to our economy. They make our nation stronger. The United States has a meaningful history of offering safety and opportunity to peoples of every nation — no matter where they come from, no matter if they are rich or poor, no matter the faith they follow.

Donald Trump is doing everything in his power to destroy that legacy. It’s a disgrace, and we cannot let him succeed.

And Joe and handlers wonder why they’re encountering so much skepticism and resistance in 2021.

MY FRIEND MARTIN SHOEMAKER DECLARED TODAY SHARING DAY: He said if we put one of our books on our facebook pages, he’d share it, to ensure all the people he loves had a happy holiday.  Well I never got around to putting one of mine up, because we’re getting some things finished and… well… But I think turnabout is fairplay. Martin is an even better writer than he’s a friend, and trust me, he’s an excellent friend.

FROM MARTIN SHOEMAKER:  The Last Dance.

At the heart of a mystery unfolding in space, the opposing forces make a treacherous journey between Earth and Mars.

In space, mutiny means death—that’s why Inspector General Park Yerim is taking her investigation so seriously. The alleged mutineer is Captain Nicolau Aames, whose command of the massive Earth-Mars vessel Aldrin has come under fire. The vast System Initiative says he disobeyed orders, but his crew swears he’s in the right.

En route to Mars, Park gathers testimony from the Aldrin’s diverse crew, painting a complex picture of Aames’s character: his heroism, his failures, even his personal passions. As the investigation unfolds, Park finds herself in the thrall of powerful interests, each pushing and pulling her in a fiery cosmic dance.

Corruption, conflicting loyalties, and clashing accounts make it nearly impossible to see the truth in fifty million miles of darkness, and Park faces danger from every direction. All eyes are on her: one way or another, her findings will have astronomical implications for the Aldrin and the future of space travel.

DON SURBER: NYT fears Democrats will again pay for Obama. “10 months before Obama left office, NPR ran a report on how much damage he did to his own party. . . . But as this month’s elections in New Jersey and Virginia show, Democrats likely will slide even further as the party pays for his historically bad presidency. His smash-mouth style angered his opponents while his failed policies disappointed his supporters. The New York Times has good news for us, bad news for them. Obama’s failures kept Republicans in charge of redistricting in key states, and that bodes well for Republicans over the next decade.”

REHABILITATING THE AMERICAN EAGLE IS A MUST:  At The Zoo.

HONESTLY? I THINK A LOT OF FAMILIES HAVE DECIDED TO HAVE ONE PARENT STAY HOME WITH KIDS:  Jobs Without Workers.

Yes, that parent is usually (though not always) mom.

Look, for decades women have been working at jobs that barely cover child care and job related expenses. They thought they had to. Then they were locked in and learned that by cooking at home and looking after their kids themselves they could survive on one salary.

No, not every woman. But if 25% of married-with-children women decided that it would correlate exactly with what’s going on. And also explain why the left is thoroughly uninterested in exploring or telling the truth about the phenomenon.

WE WILL NOT BE STAMPEDED:  New Covid-19 Variant From South Africa.

Also, this isn’t an epidemic. It’s now endemic in the world population. Lockdowns and masks are completely dumb. And vaccines should be treated as flu vaccines. Get them, should you want to, but otherwise shut up about it.

Yes, sure, people will die. What? People were immortal before? Yes, I might die of it?. Well, we all die of something. Shut up and start living. Only Chinese Emperors were as obsessed with immortality as the Covidiots and even they failed to attain it.