Author Archive: Stephen Green
August 12, 2020
GREAT MOMENTS IN WOKE BRANDING: Only 3% of U.S. Hispanics use term “Latinx;” 76% have never heard of it.
NICE: South Korea Plans to Build F-35B Lightning Aircraft Carrier.
Beijing won’t be happy so you know it’s a good idea.
WHILE LOCKING UP 1,500 PEOPLE FOR SMOKING WEED: Kamala Harris Promoted Group That Paid Bail for Murderers and Sex Offenders.
I WON’T BE WATCHING: President Hopes For No NFL Season If Players Don’t Stand For National Anthem.
VODKAPUNDIT PRESENTS YOUR DAILY INSANITY WRAP: Kamala Harris Got the Nod, Biden to Get the Knife?
Insanity Wrap needs to know: Could Biden have made a worse Veep selection?
Answer: Only in theory, since neither Zombie Stalin nor Vampire Hitler fulfill certain constitutional requirements.
Before we get to the sordid details, a quick preview of today’s Wrap.
• The gaslights are turned up to 11.
• Liberty is racist.
• Those who don’t learn range safety are doomed to… well, you’ll see.
And so much more, you’d have to be crazy to miss it.
I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS SINCE SIMCITY 2000 CAME OUT IN THE MID ’90S: Beaming solar power from space to Earth is becoming practical.
IT’S CHINESE SPYWARE DIGUISED AS A SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM: French privacy watchdog opens investigation into TikTok.
TikTok, owned by China’s ByteDance, is already under investigation over privacy concerns by U.S., European Union and Dutch authorities.
“The CNIL began investigations into the tiktok.com website and the TikTok application in May 2020. The CNIL had indeed received a complaint at that date,” a spokesman for the authority said in written comments sent to Reuters on the case.
“To date, the CNIL continues its investigations and participates in ongoing European work.”
Asked about the CNIL probe, TikTok said: “Protecting TikTok users’ privacy and safety is our top priority. We are aware of the investigation by the CNIL and are fully cooperating with them.”
Related: TikTok Tracked User Data Using Tactic Banned by Google.
KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEF: MSM Plays a Preemptive Misogyny Victim Card for Kamala Harris. “The interference the MSM runs for AOC is going to look calm and measured compared to how much they’re going to have to cut out of whole cloth to make Kamala Harris seem less awful to, well, almost everyone.”
HERD IMMUNITY: Population immunity is slowing down the pandemic in parts of the US. “The US has been recording more than 1,000 covid-19 deaths and 45,000 confirmed cases a day. The flip side of the rapid spread, however, is there are progressively fewer vulnerable people to catch and spread the virus again. Researchers say they hope to determine how great a role the rise of this population immunity can play in managing the pandemic.”
IT’S COMING WHETHER WE WANT IT OR NOT: The Case for Full-Spectrum Competition with China.
There are signs of changing attitudes. U.S. firms are realizing that the CCP has no intention of limiting predatory technology transfers, increasing market access, or ending state-sponsored industrial espionage. Speaking at the Reagan National Defense Forum, Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos cautioned, “If big tech is going to turn their backs on the Department of Defense, this country is in trouble. That just can’t happen.”7
The Sea Services must make outreach a priority and develop collaborative models for working with tech companies. The Army Futures Command is one model. Based in Austin, Texas, the command is tasked with accelerating Army modernization in key emerging technologies such as 3D printing. Army officers are donning civilian attire, engaging with start-ups, and experimenting with novel procurement models.8 Ultimately, organizations such as Futures Command or the Defense Innovation Unit humanize the services to people who may have no connection to the military but will nevertheless be crucial partners in sustaining the U.S. technological edge.
Alongside business, academia will be a crucial partner in sustaining the nation’s technological overmatch. U.S. universities and research institutions are targets of an ongoing Chinese espionage campaign seeking to steal government-funded research and intellectual property.
Read the whole thing.
HEALTH: Massive study finds 50% increase in autism among children whose mothers used marijuana while pregnant. “Researchers found that the rate of autism diagnoses among children with in utero cannabis exposure was 2.2%. Of those whose mothers did not use the drug during pregnancy, only 1.4% were diagnosed with autism.”
August 11, 2020
VODKAPUNDIT FLASHBACK TO MAY 12: Veepstakes: It’s Kamala Harris, Isn’t It?
MORE LIKE THIS, PLEASE: T-Shirt Company Refuses to Bow to Antifa, Even After Getting Smeared as ‘Fascist.’
BATTLESWARM BLOG: ‘Let’s Have A War!’ “Because 2020 just didn’t have enough tricks up its sleeve, the specters of multiple wars seem to be popping up all over the place.”
CHRISTIAN TOTO: ‘Denver in Decay’ Will Capture Another City Rocked by Violence.
The host of “The Steffan Tubbs Show,” heard from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on 710 KNUS in Denver, is putting together a new film capturing Denver in the Black Lives Matter era. His documentary “Denver in Decay” chronicles the violence slamming the city in recent months.
Crime in Denver is surging as it is in other cities in the wake of the Floyd protests and riots.
HiT reached out to Tubbs, a four-time winner of the Edward R. Murrow award for national reporting, to learn more about “Denver in Decay” and why Denver reporters have seriously dropped the ball at a critical time in the city’s history.
Full interview at the link.
CAN WE RETIRE THE ‘MOSTLY PEACEFUL’ CANARD? Portland Antifa Rioters Injure Police After Returning to Station They Previously Tried to Burn Down.
TO BE FAIR, MAYBE HE FORGOT: Biden Touts Catholic Faith A Month After Vowing To Crack Down On Nuns.