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Thursday, February 17. 2022

Thursday morning links

Epoch:  Day After Fire, Amish Neighbors Raise New Barn - "We’re taught to help each other."


 Extracurricular Degeneracy at Tulane


 Professor resigns from APA, says woke ideology drives organization to harmful policies, ‘garbage therapy’


Kling is tough on the welfare state 


 Americans’ Trust in Scientists, Other Groups Declines


 Authorities Say Seattle’s Public Transit is Unusable Due to Drugs and Crime


DHS Official Defends Monitoring Trucker Protests, Linking Terrorism To Misinfo


 Liberal Media Obsessed Over Russia Collusion but Downplays Durham Revelations It Was Hillary Hoax


 Hillary Clinton - 'I Am Not a Crook'


 Two intriguing points about the Durham allegations


Are the walls closing in? 


 Durham probe: Media suddenly develops 'laryngitis' after years of pushing Trump-Russia collusion, critics say


 MSNBC: Americans Tired Of “Woke Democrats” Will Start Voting Republican…


 Opponents of Critical Race Theory in Health Care Denigrated as ‘White Supremacists’ in Medical Journal


 Voters Think Democrats Are ‘Focused on Culture Wars’ Because They Are

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" “We have tied those narratives specifically to the overwhelming majority of domestic violent extremism incidents,” he said.

“These narratives have, in fact, inspired violence.”

He said, with no evidence.

"“And these socio-political narratives they’re promoting online have actually encouraged acts of violence.”

He said, without evidence.

"“Our paying attention to the problem served as deterrence,” he said.

..without evidence.

I never realized before the past two years how much the creep of tyranny depends on incompetence.
#1 Aggie on 2022-02-17 09:05 (Reply)
Capitol Sedition

Key factors contributing to the current heightened threat environment

Meanwhile, Four arrested for conspiracy to murder Canadian police at convoy border blockade
#1.1 Zachriel on 2022-02-17 10:17 (Reply)
Why are you tying the Capital protest to the Trucker's convoy? Is there some kind of relationship between them? Premise rejected as 'without evidence'. Summary Bulletin: Reguritated rhetoric, rejected already as 'without evidence'. Were the four connected to the Trucker's Convoy, or were they outsiders? (they were outsiders) Your 'evidence' must be assumed to be to the contrary, since you have not provided the context that ties the motivation for their actions to anything more than mischief making. One could equally say they had been motivated by TV news stories about SWAT teams being dispatched to a peaceful protest. All of your examples are just parroting of the party line, which I referenced as examples of incompetency, and none of them provide individual statements. You have shot a hole in your own boat.
#1.1.1 Aggie on 2022-02-17 10:48 (Reply)
Surprised the Quibble-DickZ even have a boat.
#1.1.1.1 Zachinoff on 2022-02-17 11:02 (Reply)
Aggie: Why are you tying the Capital protest to the Trucker's convoy?

The topic is false or misleading narratives and conspiracy theories leading to domestic violent extremist incidents. The specific allegation is that the four made threats to murder police if the blockade were disrupted. That some people take violent action doesn't mean that peaceful protesters are also criminally implicated.
#1.1.1.2 Zachriel on 2022-02-17 11:33 (Reply)
Zachriel as tarbaby. No,the topic was the use of allegations to further political goals, without bothering with the supporting evidence. You're chewing on yer own tail, old son.
#1.1.1.2.1 Aggie on 2022-02-17 11:41 (Reply)
Aggie: No,the topic was the use of allegations to further political goals, without bothering with the supporting evidence.

We pointed to supporting evidence.
#1.1.1.2.1.1 Zachriel on 2022-02-17 11:58 (Reply)
"Please Br'er Fox, Please!", said Br'er Rabbit. " Please don't stick those Allegations on that Allegation Baby"
#1.1.1.2.1.1.1 Aggie on 2022-02-17 12:45 (Reply)
Americans’ Trust in Scientists, Other Groups Declines

Thanks for the link to this survey report. It's refreshing to read something written from a dispassionate viewpoint. (and filled with evidence, Aggie! ;) )
#2 Mike Anderson (Link) on 2022-02-17 09:10 (Reply)
Fair confidence or more: Medical scientists, 78%
#2.1 Zachriel on 2022-02-17 10:21 (Reply)
"Are the walls closing in?"

No. The Clintons are political Teflon.
#3 Maniac on 2022-02-17 09:37 (Reply)
QUOTE:
Liberal Media Obsessed Over Russia Collusion but Downplays Durham Revelations It Was Hillary Hoax

Not even close. First of all, there were extensive contacts between Russian agents and the Trump campaign, and the Trump campaign openly welcomed Russian interference.

As for Durham's so-called 'revelation', it has little legal meaning and has been widely misrepresented.

• Durham's claim has nothing to do with the charged offense, and its inclusion in the motion is especially problematic so close to trial.
• The Tech's job was to monitor DNS traffic looking for bad actors, so collecting information about possible Russian involvement was within that legal domain.
• The Tech has not been charged, nor is it even apparent what the Special Counsel might even contemplate in that regard.
• The claim about Agency-2 post-dates the single false statement that was charged in the Sussmann indictment; and the claim has nothing to do with the motion concerning potential conflicts of interest.
• The claim only concerned the period before Trump took office, when Obama was President.
• The Tech was not "working for" the Clinton campaign.
• Sussmann never billed the Clinton campaign for the work associated with the meeting where the alleged offense occurred.
• Sussmann has filed a motion to sanction the Special Counsel.

In other words, there is no evidence that the Clinton campaign "infiltrated" or "hacked" or "spied on" Trump.

Trump suggests the death penalty. Oh, and he wants reparations, too. Guess they'll hang Clinton next to Pence.
#3.1 Zachriel on 2022-02-17 10:49 (Reply)
Quibble-DickZ: As for Durham's so-called 'revelation', it has little legal meaning and has been widely misrepresented.

Kinda like your response.
#3.1.1 Zachinoff on 2022-02-17 11:11 (Reply)
Real Clear Investigations ... The checkered past of the FBI cyber contractor who spied on Trump.

He has ties to all the right people. Reminds me of Bill Gates.
#3.1.1.1 indyjonesouthere on 2022-02-17 15:03 (Reply)
You are just repeating lies to make these points, as you have done on every topic you post.

You have never added any value to any of the sites you post to as you've followed me around.
#3.1.2 DrTorch (Link) on 2022-02-17 11:41 (Reply)
But, but the Quibble-DickZ reply was "substantive" they argue.
#3.1.2.1 Zachinoff on 2022-02-17 15:03 (Reply)
The Clinton’s have been a criminal organization for a long time. They really were the beginning of turning the federal government into the corrupt entity it is. There is a meme going around with a picture of Hilary saying she will, if indicted, take half of Washington DC down with her. That would be awesome!
#4 B. Hammer on 2022-02-17 09:57 (Reply)
Maniac: No.

She can be hanged, but only after she finishes serving her jail sentence for her emails.
https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/1492149960929861634
#4.1 Zachriel on 2022-02-17 11:57 (Reply)
Is is because they are Amish or because they are farmers?

In Nebraska, a neighbor's farm equipment was burned, his neighbors got his crops harvested.

We, not in Nebraska, know this because of a young woman's farming youtube channel. Certainly not a story the MSM would ever want people to know since it refutes their conflict narrative.
#5 JK Brown on 2022-02-17 10:00 (Reply)
actually, it's not an interesting story.
#5.1 R.C. Evans on 2022-02-17 12:17 (Reply)
Farmers have been doing that for decades. If a farm family suffers a death, illness, or injury then neighbors show up to help. Our family experienced this in the 60's.
#5.2 indyjonesouthere on 2022-02-17 13:05 (Reply)
Our government enacted laws that were contrary to the constitution because the threat of terrorism was so bad and they promised to use these powers wisely and NEVER against the American people as so many on the right feared. But of course they used these new powers against us. The FISA court, the Patriot Act, etc. We see this in Canada too. Honestly it is likely that we will never get those lost rights back.

Most likely the FISA court has been abused for years and years in ways we simply don't know. The judges, the lawyers, the law enforcement and the politicians have lied to our face, lied under oath and continue to misuse these laws that should never have been passed in the first place.

We need a purge of these laws, we need a active and aggressive congress that will strip unconstitutional laws from the books and restore American rights. We also need to purge the bad actors from our government; trials and jail. Anything less will not stop this attack on our citizens rights.
#6 Anon on 2022-02-17 10:04 (Reply)
"Liberal Media Obsessed Over Russia Collusion but Downplays Durham Revelations It Was Hillary Hoax": Isn't it odd that "Liberal" and "Liar" start out the same way?

Hillary Clinton - 'I Am Not a Crook': Yes, you are!!!! And a liar, too!

Liberal Media Obsessed Over Russia Collusion but Downplays Durham Revelations It Was Hillary Hoax: That's because the
Dems and the media are in cahoots, and sleep in the same beds.

Washington Post, New York Times should give back their Pulitzers for Russia-Trump ‘reporting’: As I said just above about Dems and the media...
#7 Sam L. on 2022-02-17 12:33 (Reply)
Sam L: Washington Post, New York Times should give back their Pulitzers for Russia-Trump ‘reporting’:

The awards went to the reporters, not the papers. Which reports that constituted the award were in error?
https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/staffs-new-york-times-and-washington-post
#7.1 Zachriel on 2022-02-17 12:47 (Reply)
An example of a synecdoche which you Quibble-DickZ should understand when you're not being so pedantic.
#7.1.1 Zachinoff on 2022-02-17 15:14 (Reply)
Babylonbee ... nation prepares to celebrate 2nd anniversary of two weeks to flatten the curve.
#8 indyjonesouthere on 2022-02-17 13:22 (Reply)
So it’s really not about the virus after all.

QUOTE:
Cole said that drug, food, and vaccine companies “pay us hundreds of millions of dollars a year to hire and keep the reviewers to approve their products.”

He also said that annual shots would become “a recurring fountain of revenue” for the vaccine makers, referring to them as Big Pharma.


FDA Official Says US Government Plans to Push Annual COVID-19 Shots
https://tinyurl.com/3ujsr6ce
#8.1 Zachinoff on 2022-02-17 15:30 (Reply)
FDA exec says annual jabs will be announced, admits shots are not effective in undercover Project Veritas video

https://thelibertyloft.com/2022/02/16/fda-exec-says-annual-jabs-will-be-announced-admits-shots-are-not-effective-in-undercover-project-veritas-video/
#8.1.1 Zachinoff on 2022-02-17 15:40 (Reply)
Parliament Jeers Prime Minister Trudeau During Speech About "Emergencies Act"

https://legalinsurrection.com/2022/02/parliament-jeers-prime-minister-trudeau-during-speech-about-emergencies-act/
#9 feeblemind on 2022-02-17 14:44 (Reply)
It was recently revealed that the police collected the victims DNA from rape kit tests. I'm still thinking about that after all if you commit the crime and they catch you that is a good thing. But it has occurred to me that it would be possible in fact easy to collect the DNA from a covid test too. Hmmm! Now I have to admit that two years ago I would have thought nothing of this, but all of the wild assed conspiracy theories from two years ago (and before) have come true. Our government is spying on us, our government does dox those who disagree politically but cover up for those on their side of the aisle (Jeffrey Epstein's guests). Our government does use false flags to both dirty up a political movement they don't like AND to put innocent people in jail (Jan 6). It turns out that the books "1984" and "Atlas Shrugged" were right and predictive of our own "democracy". At this point the Democrats are full on fascists and the Republicans (with a few exceptions) are full on stupid and incapable. I believe that the empire is dying...
#10 Anon on 2022-02-17 14:50 (Reply)
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