WELL, YES:
I understand why people on the west coast are upset that the smoke affecting NYC is a bigger story than the west coast wildfire smoke but they need to realize the lives of people in nyc and the northeast in general are much more valuable than those of people on the west coast
— Danny Gold (@DGisSERIOUS) June 8, 2023
THE CANADIAN TRUCKERS’ REVOLT WAS “CRUSHED,” then the government acceded to their demands.
AND YET FOOTBALL GETS ALL THE ATTENTION: Women’s gymnastics has highest concussion risk among college sports in preseason.
GOOD QUESTION:
It’s very puzzling. Big Tech along with billionaire allies, the World Economic Forum, and the Chinese Communist Party sees itself as being in the process of taking over the whole world, which they’ve converted into a Global Village. So why would they crawl out on a limb making themselves look like deranged fools in the eyes of most of the Village’s villagers?
But that’s what they are doing. Yes, specifically their attempt to defy that very fundamental aspect of reality that there are two human sexes, and when combined with social traditions, there are two genders, give or take a little weirdness around the edges.
If they can make you believe absurdities, they can make you commit atrocities.
In fact, while America was losing wars abroad and jobs at home, elites seemed focused on things that were, well, faintly ridiculous. As Richard Fernandez tweeted: “The elites lost their mojo by becoming absurd. It happened on the road between cultural appropriation and transgender bathrooms.” It was fatal: “People believe from instinct. The Roman gods became ridiculous when the Roman emperors did. PC is the equivalent of Caligula’s horse.”
Or at least some part of said horse.
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JOURNALISM: Did Allan Mullins Threaten a Judge? Lazy Journalists Don’t Care to Find Out. “I was perusing Twitter this morning when I saw this story about an Oklahoma man allegedly threatening the life of a judge. After attempting to get information from news reports about what the threats were and failing, I started digging.”
DISPATCHES FROM WEIMAR AMERICA: Execs at OneTaste, SF ‘orgasmic meditation’ startup, indicted by feds. “At one point, OneTaste had five global locations — including its downtown San Francisco ‘retreat’ next to Uber’s offices — where a yearlong membership ran up to $60,000 a year. The classes held at these centers focused on ‘orgasmic meditation,’ claiming that a specific type of clitoral massage had mental and physical health benefits. A website attached to the center claims that the practice creates ‘increased brain connectivity’ and ‘increased emotional range.'”
DISPATCHES FROM THE BLUE ZONES: California Takes a Big Step Towards Legalizing Shoplifting.
NEWS YOU CAN USE: The #1 Dessert to Help Relieve Acid Reflux, According to a Gastroenterologist. “Gastroenterologist and author of The Fiber Fueled Cookbook Will Bulsiewicz, M.D. posted a recent Instagram reel noting three surprising foods that can be triggering your acid reflux: chocolate, peppermint and ‘fun’ drinks, which he classifies as carbonated, caffeinated or alcoholic beverages.”
Winding up a meal with something dangerously chocolate and a brandy is actually good for me?
MARK JUDGE: The Lost Bardo of Bill Kristol. “Imagine how different Kristol’s life could have been had he pivoted away from politics when the Standard ceased publication in 2018. Like fellow conservative William F. Buckley, he could have done some traveling. Or scuba-diving. Or something . . . anything. The Buddhists have a concept called a ‘bardo’ which means a death and a rebirth. People can experience several bardos in life—such as when you have your first heartbreak, or when you lose a parent, or when you endure a tough illness. All such milestones call for some big change in perspective.”
AMERICA’S NEWSPAPER OF RECORD: Newsom Gets Revenge On DeSantis By Continuing To Send Thousands Of Californians To Florida.
WELL, GOOD: Devastating heart condition can be reversed, study shows for the first time. “Three men who had heart failure caused by the build-up of sticky, toxic proteins are now free of symptoms after their condition spontaneously reversed in an unprecedented case described by a team at UCL (University College London) and the Royal Free Hospital. The condition, a form of amyloidosis affecting the heart, is progressive and has until now been seen as irreversible, with half of patients dying within four years of diagnosis. The new study, published as a letter in The New England Journal of Medicine, reports on three men, aged 68, 76 and 82, who were diagnosed with transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis but who later recovered. Their own reports of symptoms improving was confirmed by objective assessments including cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) scans showing that the build-up of amyloid proteins in the heart had cleared.”
COLD WAR II: Cuba to Host Secret Chinese Spy Base Focusing on U.S.
An eavesdropping facility in Cuba, roughly 100 miles from Florida, would allow Chinese intelligence services to scoop up electronic communications throughout the southeastern U.S., where many military bases are located, and monitor U.S. ship traffic.
Officials familiar with the matter said that China has agreed to pay cash-strapped Cuba several billion dollars to allow it to build the eavesdropping station, and that the two countries had reached an agreement in principle.
The revelation about the planned site has sparked alarm within the Biden administration because of Cuba’s proximity to the U.S. mainland. Washington regards Beijing as its most significant economic and military rival. A Chinese base with advanced military and intelligence capabilities in the U.S.’s backyard could be an unprecedented new threat.
“While I cannot speak to this specific report, we are well aware of—and have spoken many times to—the People’s Republic of China’s efforts to invest in infrastructure around the world that may have military purposes, including in this hemisphere,” John Kirby, spokesman for the National Security Council, said. “We monitor it closely, take steps to counter it, and remain confident that we are able to meet all our security commitments at home, in the region, and around the world.”
Biden wouldn’t even shoot down a Chinese spy balloon over U.S. airspace until after it had completed its mission.
THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE: Las Vegas family claims to see aliens after several report something falling from sky.
Related: Aliens! Some thoughts on the new flurry of reports.
MEH: Hurtigruten Norway reveals details on planned zero-emission cruise ship.
If only we could propel ships using wind power or something.
DON’T GET COCKY: Shock: America turns right, conservatives top liberals 40%-26%.
SHOCKINGLY, IT SEEMS TO BE ALL ABOUT THE MONEY: Undercover Investigation Reveals How Shockingly Easy It Is to Get Transgender Surgeries Approved.
ASSUMES A FACT NOT IN EVIDENCE: Shake Up In CNN Leadership Reveals The Left Has Completely Lost Its Sense Of Reality.
On his first day, Licht sent out a memo describing his mission at the network: to make CNN “a vital, relevant, and respected part of our culture,” while lamenting that “too many people [had] lost trust in the news media.”
Regaining trust required “fearlessly speaking truth to power, challenging the status quo, questioning ‘group-think’ and educating viewers and readers with straightforward facts and insightful commentary, while always being respectful of differing viewpoints.”
In short, Licht pledged to make CNN a news outlet again. Now that is one thing the rabid, conservative-hating employees could not abide.
Reports surfaced frequently during Licht’s tenure bemoaning CNN’s alleged capitulation to the right and the low morale among staffers. Axed hosts like Brian Stelter and John Harwood complained openly about Licht’s “strategy shift,” while prominent anchor Christiane Amanpour lampooned his “both sides-ism” as obscuring “the truth.”
To be fair, Amanpour has a long history of being uninterested in doing journalism.
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