Archive for 2021

VODKAPUNDIT PRESENTS YOUR DAILY INSANITY WRAP: Sheila Jackson-Lee Will Decide If You’re Sane Enough to Buy a Gun.

Insanity Wrap needs to know: Would a law empowering the federal government to determine who is sane be the craziest thing ever?

Answer: Yes. Next question?

Before we get to the sordid details, a quick preview of today’s Wrap.

  • The Left looks and acts increasingly like third-rate Batman villains
  • Google drops the demonetization hammer again, now on Epoch Times
  • Chris Cillizza finally learns the awful truth about Andrew Cuomo, hems and haws anyway

Bonus Sanity: Everything you ever wanted to know about Jewish space lasers*.

*But were afraid someone would tell you.

And so much more at the link, you’d have to be crazy to miss it.

GAMESTOP POLITICS: Democrats’ Hubris And Abusiveness Will Lead To Their Own Short Squeeze. “Whatever other elements there end up being in this story, it is sure that the short-selling hedge fund billionaires didn’t see it coming. A bunch of people organizing under the radar stuck it to them. I think there’s some political equivalent here. I don’t know what it looks like yet, but there’s only so long the rapid destruction of jobs and the economy and political persecution can continue without the political equivalent of a short squeeze on Democrats.”

BILLY GRAHAM IS SPINNING IN HIS GRAVE: A piece published by Christianity Today and written by Anglican priest Tish Harrison Warren claims the January 6 U.S. Capitol riot “was in large part brought to us by the white, evangelical church.” Sooner or later, it always comes down to race with these people.

One can only imagine what Graham, who founded CT in the 1950s to be the formidable voice of conservative biblical Christianity, would say were he alive to read such nonsense as appears in his magazine today. It’s no coincidence that the same mentality that produces analyses like Warren’s is also pushing for the ouster of Franklin Graham as the chief of the Graham Crusade and Samaritan’s Purse.

No need to imagine what I have to say about Warren’s ravings, however, as my VIP column on it can be found in the Culture section of PJ Media. If you haven’t yet opened your VIP account, this particular column would be a good reason to do so, and you will find many, many more reasons in the days ahead to be glad you did, thanks to PJM’s masterful stable of writers. Just be sure to use the TAPSCOTT coupon code for a nice discount.

HIT THEM IN THE POCKETBOOK: Israeli Groundbreaking Technology by Saffron Tech Challenges Iranian 1,000-Year Monopoly on the Lucrative $1B Saffron Market.

Saffron Tech, an Israeli wholly owned subsidiary of Seedo Corp. (OTCQB: SEDO), announced its technology for automated, year-round saffron growing, is challenging the global Iranian monopoly on saffron supply of 90-95% of world demand, which has been in place for the past 1,000 years!

The reason Iran was the dominant player in supplying 90-95% of world demand for Saffron lies in the fact it has natural conditions fit for the growing and production of saffron in traditional, labor intensive methods.

Saffron Tech, from Seedo Corp., is developing a technology that hopes to provide turnkey automated growing solutions for high-quality, high-yield saffron all year round. The company is in advanced stages of developing and testing its automated vertical farm for saffron growing, based on the company’s knowledge in plant biology and providing optimal conditions for each stage of the plant’s development to reach optimal product quality.

Saffron is usually sold by the gram because a pound of it can go for $1,500 or more.

SINGLE-DOSE JOHNSON & JOHNSON RESULTS ANNOUNCED: Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine is 66% effective in global trial, but 85% effective against severe disease, company says. 100% effective at preventing hospitalization and death. Not as good as the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines, but a single dose, and no need for fancy super-freezers for storage. (“It can be stored for three months at refrigerator temperatures of 36 degrees to 46 degrees Fahrenheit.”) Also, no allergic reactions.

Very useful for less-developed countries where -80 freezers are hard to come by.