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Archive for 2022
August 5, 2022
THE REWRITES WON’T STICK: White House Tries Afghanistan Debacle Rewrite.
LOOK, IT’S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE: DeSantis: We’re Not Doing Monkeypox Fear in Florida.
If you’re in the at-risk demographic take steps to minimize risk. Or don’t. If you’re an adult, it’s your responsibility. If you’re not an adult you shouldn’t be having sex.
But for the vast majority of people this is a non-event.
ALL SANE PEOPLE SHOULD VOTE FOR IT: Senate Republicans Introduce Bill to Prevent Chinese Communist Party From Buying Land in U.S.
So it will fail. Miserably.
CHINA HAS BIGGER TROUBLES THAN THAT: China Hits Taiwan With Trade Restrictions in Wake of Pelosi Trip.
I HAVE ELDERLY RELATIVES IN EUROPE. REMEMBER, BOYS AND GIRLS, GREEN IS DEATH: Europe’s Gas Crisis: After Germany, Now Spain Limits Heating, Turns Off Lights.
AND THEN WE WONDER WHERE ALL THE GIANTS WENT: Today’s blacklisted American: Supreme Court Justice Thomas forced to quit as lecturer at GWU.
THE BEST PLANNED POSTS: Nuclear 101: Scenarios.
August 4, 2022
LIKE RACE BANNON, PENCE WILL ALWAYS BE #2: Trump-Backed Lake Beats Pence-Endorsed Robson In Arizona GOP Governor Primary.
MY NEW YORK POST COLUMN: Fauci and other health ‘experts’ are messing up monkeypox just as they did COVID, Ebola and AIDS.
20 million missing vaccine doses, and my editor did a great job finding this pic.
DECISION DESK HQ PROJECTS KARI LAKE IS THE WINNER OF THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION FOR GOVERNOR IN ARIZONA:
OPEN THREAD: Make the most of it.
I’M SHOCKED — THIS IS AN ATTACK ON PRESS CREDIBILITY THAT’S ENDANGERING U.S. DEMOCRACY AND GLOBAL PRESS FREEDOM: Biden Spokesman John Kirby Reprimands Reporter for Shouting Over Others in Briefing Room: ‘You Know Where We Are?’
The National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications and former State Department spokesman had it out with Simon Ateba of Today News Africa.
Ateba spoke continuously as Kirby attempted to field a question from another reporter.
“Mr. Kirby, can you verify [inaudible],” Ateba said. Others, including Kirby, spoke over one another, but Ateba continued.
“If you allow me to ask you the question,” Ateba said, but was cut off by Kirby, who asked him, “Your name is Simon, right?”
Ateba continued asking his question, which was inaudible.
“Simon. Simon. Simon. Simon, sir, I’m going to call on this man,” Kirby said as Ateba spoke unabated. “Now sir, listen now, I’ve been polite to you, but I expect a little bit of respect in return.”
Kirby asked Ateba, “You know where we are?” before he answered his own question.
“This is the White House press briefing room, and you need to be more respectful,” he said. “I am going to call on this reporter.”
Ateba quieted himself and the briefing continued.
The reporter notably disrupted former White House press secretary Jen Psaki’s final briefing.
(Classical allusion — from April of 2020 — in headline.)
FENDER REPORTEDLY LAYS OFF 300 CALIFORNIA EMPLOYEES:
According to YouTuber Dylan Mckerchie – AKA Dylan Talks Tone – a source stated that the workers making up the “entire afternoon shift” of Fender’s Corona, California factory were laid off, amounting to around 300 people – including the plant manager and assistant manager, and a number of the quality control team. This, Dylan states, reduces Fender’s production capacity by between 200-250 instruments a day.
Mckerchie states that the employees “Did not get some fluffy email or severance package” – for the most part receiving just a few days extra pay. The layoffs don’t seem to be limited to the factory floor, either, with Mckerchie the vice president of design for EVH and Charvel has been let go, alongside Brian Swerdfeger. Swerdfeger was Fender’s vice president of research and design, and the spearheaded the design of the Acoustasonic range.
Flashback: Did Everyone Buy a Guitar in Quarantine or What? Online music instrument sales rose dramatically in 2020. “We’re now selling a thousand guitars every day,” says the CEO of Sweetwater, which posted more than $1 billion in annual revenue for the first time.
But likely the Fenders that new players bought up during lockdown were from their beginner-oriented line Squier, some of which are surprisingly good guitars — but they’re built in places like Indonesia and China.
CHRIS WRAY IS A DISGRACE: Grassley Levels Chris Wray With One Simple Fact After He Claims He Has a Flight to Catch. “This guy is something else; his smugness is infuriating. Director Wray, you work for us. And you have your own plane–that we pay for. So, it isn’t like you’re going to miss a flight if you leave 21 minutes later. The nerve of this guy. But the problem is that this guy thinks he can get away with this because he has up to this point.”
WAPO: HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THAT CALLS FOR ABSTINENCE DON’T WORK TO PREVENT SPREAD OF MONKEYPOX.
Obama alumnus Andy Slavitt tweeted that sexual activity being the cause of monkeypox was a “myth.” The D.C. Health Department doesn’t seem to be interested in singling out any at-risk communities. COVID fear-spreader Eric Feigl-Ding says the fall school year will require “radically” new safety mitigations. Everyone panic!
The Washington Post reports that sex is a “major driver” of the spread of monkeypox, but notes that health officials and longtime AIDS activists say calls for abstinence don’t work.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results:
Past performance from Washington Post columnists is also no guarantee of future results:
THEY WERE ONLY MOSTLY DEAD: Experiment Restores Cell And Organ Functions to Dead Pigs, Hours After They Died.
DOES BLOG-COMMENTING COUNT? Active social life may create cognitive buffer against Alzheimer’s, study suggests.
ROBERT HEINLEIN SMILES: Parts of the moon have stable temperatures fit for humans, researchers find.