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Tuesday, August 18. 2020Hydroxychloroquine: When politics meets scienceAn excellent long read by Norman Doidge MD: Hydroxychloroquine: A Morality Tale. A startling investigation into how a cheap, well-known drug became a political football in the midst of a pandemic Trump's suggestion that it might be helpful, and the fact that he takes it, discredited it. There are many physicians who take it, even without complete proof that it is helpful. They take it with zinc.
Tuesday morning linksSurfer Punches Shark Repeatedly To Save His Wife In Attack Off Australian Beach. “I did what anyone would have done,” he said. “The shark was latched onto her leg. I just jumped into the water.” Quantum paradox points to shaky foundations of reality What Is The Cause Of The Recent Power Blackouts In California? MacDonald: Conformity to a Lie - Academia’s monolithic belief in systemic racism will further erode American institutions and the principles of our civilization. A Fragile Argument - Review of 'White Fragility' by Robin DiAngelo Experts weigh in on how to save New York City post-coronavirus New York City is dead forever Will New York Come Back? Good comments there Armed Citizens Fight Back In Chicago The Stupid USPS Fight Of 2020 Democrats Want To Give The Post Office An Extra $25 Billion… Mail voting is guaranteed chaos.
Democrat Convention Speaker Ashley Nicole McCray Advocates For the “Destruction of Capitalism” DNC Convention Brutally Mocked Online: ‘One Of The Worst Things That’s Ever Been On Television’ Monday, August 17. 2020Schindler's List themeYes, the FBI did collude to overthrow a duly-elected governmentIt's pretty-much obvious now. Scott explains. When will the media explain it as one of the biggest scandals in American history? Probably never.
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Book du Jour: Melville
Between now and Labor Day weekend, I have tried to schedule to post a book each day while I am semi-vacationing. These are books that have made an impression on me and stuck with me, for whatever reason. All sorts of books. For starters, Melville's Billy Budd. Yes, his cosmic magnum opus Moby Dick is a grand and ever-interesting American tale (the Great American Novel, if there is one), but Billy Budd gets to the heart of human nature and civilization. No, not to read each day. Sheesh. It's just a personal book list.
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Monday morning linksWhy doesn't the US use the metric system? Canceling Flannery O'Connor "Even in the 1970s, and through the 80s, when NYC was going bankrupt, and even when it was the crime capital of the US or close to it, it was still the capital of the business world..." How NYC championed broken windows policing and threw it away: Goodwin Pritzker Says Mask Mandate Applies Even While ‘Outside and Walking Around' D.C. Liberals Protest IN PERSON To Oppose Having To Vote IN PERSON… Irony Alert not needed Chicago Cracks Down: Cops Swoop In, End Unrest, Arrest Dozens During Downtown Demonstration More than 60 Portland 911 calls go unanswered overnight as police respond to 'violent, tumultuous' riot where protesters threw 'softball-sized' rocks and glass bottles at officers BLACK LIVES MATTER WEEKEND: 76 Shot in NYC, 46 in Chicago, 32 in Philly, 18 in Cincy Is BLM at hate group or a terrorist group? McCarthy: Connecting Dots in Clinesmith’s Russiagate Guilty Plea Hemmingway: FBI Concealed Exonerating Information 4 Times The MSM still will not report the Russia Hoax Hillary Clinton: Trump Will Not “Go Silently Into The Night If He Loses Top Democrats Join Iranian Regime in Condemning Historic Peace Deal Between Israel and UAE Why do Dems love China and Iran? James Carafano: Israel-UAE agreement shows Trump’s Middle East policy succeeding. Trump inherited a Middle East policy from the Obama administration that was collapsing Sunday, August 16. 2020High octane: Recommended or required
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You won't believe thisVoice of America VOA Urdu Service Joe Biden appeal for Muslim vote video
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From today's LectionaryMatthew 15: (10-20), 21-28 15:10 Then he called the crowd to him and said to them, "Listen and understand: 15:11 it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but it is what comes out of the mouth that defiles." 15:12 Then the disciples approached and said to him, "Do you know that the Pharisees took offense when they heard what you said?" 15:13 He answered, "Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted. 15:14 Let them alone; they are blind guides of the blind. And if one blind person guides another, both will fall into a pit." 15:15 But Peter said to him, "Explain this parable to us." 15:16 Then he said, "Are you also still without understanding? 15:17 Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth enters the stomach, and goes out into the sewer? 15:18 But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this is what defiles. 15:19 For out of the heart come evil intentions, murder, adultery, fornication, theft, false witness, slander. 15:20 These are what defile a person, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile." 15:21 Jesus left that place and went away to the district of Tyre and Sidon. 15:22 Just then a Canaanite woman from that region came out and started shouting, "Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is tormented by a demon." 15:23 But he did not answer her at all. And his disciples came and urged him, saying, "Send her away, for she keeps shouting after us." 15:24 He answered, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." 15:25 But she came and knelt before him, saying, "Lord, help me." 15:26 He answered, "It is not fair to take the children's food and throw it to the dogs." 15:27 She said, "Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table." 15:28 Then Jesus answered her, "Woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish." And her daughter was healed instantly. Wickford Harbor, Kingstown RILots and lots of boats
Saturday, August 15. 2020Israel-UAE agreement shows Trump’s Middle East policy succeeding. Trump inherited a Middle East policy from the Obama administration that was collapsing Kushner did the legwork. Good for him. As Biden would say, "This is a big -f-ing deal."
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Ordeal by Title lX
He had a relationship with a PhD candidate after she left the university. In this world, I would advise that male and female faculty and students stay far apart. It's not like the old days, when college and university romances were commonplace. Election Day...in South KoreaIt's coming and I don't personally agree that mail-in voting is an option. I can't get anything delivered on time, why should I expect the USPS to handle my vote any better? Not only that, but unless the government pays for the envelope, isn't a stamp a form of "poll tax"? Seems to me, mail-in voting is just make-work to keep a government jobs program (the failing USPS) viable. There are ways, as Fauci (though he's been all over the map with his views) states, to allow in-person voting. One thing we can do is pay attention to South Korea over the next few weeks. My personal opinion is that voting should be a three to five day long process and no early exit polls or counts should be publicly shared until polls are closed. Not that I fear the virus, particularly. But some do - so set some voting guidelines, stick to them, and let's make this work. Saturday morning linksMath Professor: The '2+2=4 Trope ... Reeks of White Supremacist Patriarchy' ‘Blazing Saddles’ Will Now Air Online With Disclaimer About Racism & Social Context… Justice Dept: Yale discriminates in admissions against Asian Americans and whites Dr. Fauci: Voting In Person Will Be As Safe As Going To The Grocery Store, If You Follow Guidelines MIKA MELTDOWN: MSNBC Host Loses It On Show While Repeatedly Berating Trump Clinesmith, In Order to Save Himself, Has Implicated Others on Crossfire Hurricane — Who Ultimately Hid the Exculpatory Info From the FISA Court? That doesn't bother Mika Biden Calls For Nationwide Mask Mandate, Harris Calls it “Real Leadership” Israel and UAE peace deal is vindication for Trump: Goodwin A geopolitical earthquake just hit the Mideast Male-only draft is constitutional, federal appeals court rules. 5th Circuit says 'only the Supreme Court may revise its precedent' Saturday Verse: LongfellowThe Building of the Ship (c 1850). Yes, about boat-building, skill and craft, but also a metaphor about the American nation. It begins: "Build me straight, O worthy Master! The merchant's word The rest of the delightful saga is below the fold -
Continue reading "Saturday Verse: Longfellow" Friday, August 14. 2020Virus and educationManhattan Contrarian: Covid-19 Is An Opportunity To Disrupt Education
Vit D and COVIDTrials Seek to Answer if Vitamin D Could Help in COVID-19. In clinical studies worldwide, researchers are testing the possibility that supplements of the vitamin could prevent or decrease the severity of SARS-CoV-2 infections. Excess Vit D is not good for you. I like to get mine from the sunshine. Why we swim
In line with the Maggie's fitness program, I only swim twice weekly now, with HIIT laps as my pure cardio days. One sprint per 2 laps. Weights and calisthenics on other days.
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Friday morning linksWhat Actually Happens to Bourbon Whiskey When It's Aged in Wine Casks and Rum Barrels? Brooks Brothers finds suitors to salvage brand in $325 million sale More questions than answers in ashes of Beirut THE COLLEGE DEATH SPIRAL, CHAPTER 2 No Reprieve: New Title IX Regulations Take Effect as Scheduled MacDonald: YouTube censored my talk on policing Seattle BLM Demand Peoples Money And Their Homes All In The Name Of Reparations… The Cities: Reports from those on the ground Forced Isolation May Be the Only Way to Stop Resurgence of Virus Good luck with that Dr. Fauci Confirms "No Reason We Can't Have In-Person Voting" VDH: Who or What Exactly Is Running Against Trump? Thursday, August 13. 2020Jerry Jeff WalkerSomething different: Spruce Tip Ice Cream
You have to make it yourself, foraging. Spruce Tip Ice Cream
Free ad for Black Rifle CoffeeWaterspoutWaterspout in Westport, CT on August 4 - later an EF1 tornado
Thursday morning linksCanada brewery apologises for beer named 'pubic hair' in Maori I guess they forgot to check Maori. Even so, might be a good name for a beer in Maoriville. The devil is truly in the cows Cows kill Jews Are The Canary In The Intersectionality Coal Mine ‘Centrist’ Biden-Harris Ticket Exposes The Limits Of Our Political Language Wait, You Mean That the Economic Damage From COVID Lockdowns DOES Matter? Gal in Melbourne goes out without mask. Watch police reaction Chicago Looters Attack Ronald McDonald House Chicago, Circling The Drain Retail and Restaurants Flee Democrat-Run New York Forever " On top of that, Victoria’s Secret, which had been paying $937,000 a month in rent, is no longer paying that rent." What is George Will's problem with Trump? Kamala Harris Takes Aim at Gun Owners She appears to be opposed to self-defence "We Will Be Watching You": Dems Put Media On Notice To Avoid 'Racist Tropes' Such As 'Angry Black Women'
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