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November 24, 2023

I HAD A NONSMOKER EX-GIRLFRIEND WHO DIED OF LUNG CANCER AT 33: AI tool assesses cancer risk in people who have never smoked. “Between 10% and 20% of lung cancers occur in so-called ‘never-smokers’ – people who have never smoked at all or have smoked fewer than 100 cigarettes in their lifetime, researchers said in background notes.”

Posted at 1:00 pm by Glenn Reynolds on Nov 24th, 2023

HMMMM: The Catholic Origins of Thanksgiving.

What most people believe is a variation on what I was taught in public school in the 1960s. The Pilgrims came to Plymouth on a ship called the Mayflower. They were the first English settlers in America. They came for religious freedom. And they had a big feast with Indians, and that was the first Thanksgiving. That about sums it up. And that is what Chesterton calls “The Myth of the Mayflower.”

First of all, they were not known as “pilgrims” till about 200 years afterwards. They were Puritans, a radical Anglican “low church” sect that loathed the “high church” Anglicans that happened to include the King of England. In fact, about 30 years after the Puritans arrived in America, some of their fellow Puritans back in England arranged for King Charles I to have his head chopped off.

Secondly, there were at least nine other British settlements before the Plymouth colony. In fact, one of them was at Plymouth. All but one of them failed, including the first settlement at Plymouth. The Puritans who came to Plymouth in 1620 almost didn’t survive. Half the settlers died the first winter. They were saved by a Native American named Squanto, who taught them how to hunt and fish and grow corn.

But here’s what is really interesting:  Squanto was a Roman Catholic.

In 1614, he had been captured by an English party led by Captain John Smith (of Pocahontas fame) and taken on a ship to Spain where he was to be sold as a slave. He was rescued by some Dominican friars who instructed him in the Catholic faith. He told them he wanted to return to his people in America. They helped him get to England, where he met John Slaney, who taught him English and arranged for him to get to Newfoundland. Squanto served as an interpreter between the English and the Indians and crossed the Atlantic six times.  He was never able to return to his own tribe, because they had been wiped out in a plague.

Read the whole thing.

Posted at 12:23 pm by Ed Driscoll on Nov 24th, 2023

LOL: “Anti-Racists” Dropped by CAA Over Anti-Semitic Comments. “In case you’re not familiar with Rao and Jackson, they are the duo who started Race2Dinner, a private dinner party for white women who wanted to be called racist by two genuine BIPOCs for $5,000.”

Posted at 9:15 am by Glenn Reynolds on Nov 24th, 2023

BLACK FRIDAY DEAL: Hey Dude Shoes. #CommissionEarned

Posted at 9:12 am by Helen Smith on Nov 24th, 2023

ABOUT THOSE ANCIENT CULTURES’  ‘THIRD GENDER:’ Ever heard of the “Muxe” or the “Sal-Zikrum”? Those are examples from ancient cultures that today’s transgender ideologues like to cite as proof of an alleged third gender that renders irrelevant the “gender binary” of male and female.

But as is detailed in the latest “What Would You Say” video from the Colson Center on HillFaith, there is more — and less — to the story than the transgender fanatics claim. If you have a high school or college kid in your household, they really need to see this one.

I know, I know; this shouldn’t have to be said, but, given the depressing state of affairs of American public and higher education these days, it must if the next generation is to have any surviving connection to reality.

Posted at 8:28 am by Mark Tapscott on Nov 24th, 2023

HEH:

Posted at 8:00 am by Glenn Reynolds on Nov 24th, 2023

SO I GUESS THIS MEANS WE’RE DOOMED:

Heh:

Posted at 7:50 am by Glenn Reynolds on Nov 24th, 2023

WHEN NARRATIVES COLLIDE WITH TRUTH:

Posted at 7:00 am by Glenn Reynolds on Nov 24th, 2023

SO, BEING MY USUAL SHARP-EYED PROMOTER… NOT:  I meant to set one of the mysteries to be on sale next week, but apparently set it today.  I’ve decided to just pin a post to the top of my blog with what’s on sale (something will be from now till end of first week of Jan.) and new releases. Who knows? Depending on catching up with schedule might keep post up through next year with changing what’s new (not sure how many sales): On Sale Now and new stuff.

Posted at 7:00 am by Sarah Hoyt on Nov 24th, 2023

WHEN SPITE IS NOT ENOUGH:  Do It For Love.

Posted at 5:55 am by Sarah Hoyt on Nov 24th, 2023

SORRY, NOT BELIEVABLE:  Alert Issued for Child Pneumonia Outbreak Overwhelming Hospitals in China.

Count the hits with me 1- China admits it has a problem. 2-The WHO which is totally controlled by China says China has a problem. 3- It “targets children” because Americans will do anything “For the Children.”

This would be like Joe Biden saying voting machines are not secure, and we totally need to get rid of them now. You’d look for the other shoe, right? Well, remember China is a dictatorship with controlled information and that the WHO is their dog.  Don’t get stupid now.

Posted at 5:00 am by Sarah Hoyt on Nov 24th, 2023

DUH:  Brooklyn Museum Zine Fair selling anti-Israel ‘River to the Sea’ merchandise sparks outrage: ‘Clearly hate speech’.

When you host a show on “Copy Machine Manifestos: Artists Who Make Zines”“Copy Machine Manifestos: Artists Who Make Zines” you might want to vet exhibitors:

“Thank you for sharing your concerns regarding materials displayed at Printed Matter’s Sunday Zine Fair. The Museum has worked very hard to create a welcoming and inclusive space for all people, a space of real belonging, and we are sorry that’s not what everyone experienced,” [The Brooklyn Museum] wrote.

 

Posted at 4:32 am by Sarah Hoyt on Nov 24th, 2023
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