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Monday, March 7. 2022

Monday morning links

 Herbert Marcuse and the Left’s Endless Campaign Against Western ‘Repression’


Book:  Cry Bullies -  Protecting yourself against social muggers and victimhood aggression


 Law Student Complains about a Question; Professor Sentenced to Re-education Camp


 60 Minutes Whips Up “Havana Syndrome” Hysteria, Airs Sensational Segment on White House “Attacks”


 Is She Running? Clinton Global Initiative To Reconvene In September, Just Ahead Of Midterms


 Wisconsin Report Reveals How Systematic Election Fraud Is Done



And There It Is: Biden Asks for Billions for COVID and Ukraine – Where Will This Money Really Go?


 Russian Banks Switch To Chinese Card System As AmEx Joins Visa & MasterCard In Suspending Russian Operations


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The ‘Votes for Women’ Experiment: Why It Isn’t Working

https://readingjunkie.com/2021/01/14/the-votes-for-women-experiment-why-it-isnt-working/
#1 feeblemind on 2022-03-07 08:24 (Reply)
Box of Human Heads Stolen

QUOTE:
A commercial truck was broken into in Denver Thursday morning, on 23rd Avenue in the Central Park neighborhood. A box was stolen, but it isn't known if the thief had any idea what was in the box. It was a shipment of cadaver heads that had been donated for medical research. The thief also took a dolly from the truck. Residents of the area expressed concern. Isaac Fields said,

https://kdvr.com/news/local/box-of-human-heads-stolen-from-a-truck-in-denver/
#2 feeblemind on 2022-03-07 08:30 (Reply)
kdvr
Very fitting
#2.1 Donna B. on 2022-03-07 23:14 (Reply)
LOL!

Nice catch, Donna.
#2.1.1 feeblemind on 2022-03-08 01:13 (Reply)
QUOTE:
Wisconsin Report Reveals How Systematic Election Fraud Is Done

AP FACT CHECK: Wisconsin election probe ignores some facts
 
#3 Zachriel on 2022-03-07 09:33 (Reply)
It's always telling how hostile you get when your lies get exposed.
#3.1 DrTorch (Link) on 2022-03-07 12:17 (Reply)
"how election fraud is done"

I stopped reading when the author chastised Trump because the election was stolen. Too many people don't get it. They stole the election massively NOT from Trump but from YOU. This isn't about "we can win next time" this is about the massive lawlessness that stole or most precious constitutional right. They have destroyed the constitution and it MUST be thoroughly investigated and people must go to jail for it or it will forever be stolen elections until we are ground down into the dust. Too many professional politicians could care less. They make their millions by getting along with the crooks who are in charge. Vote them all out.
#4 OneGuy on 2022-03-07 09:37 (Reply)
OneGuy: They stole the election massively NOT from Trump but from YOU.

There's no evidence that the election was stolen.
#4.1 Zachriel on 2022-03-07 09:45 (Reply)
Yeah https://ninetymilesfromtyranny.blogspot.com/2022/03/wisconsins-voting-machines-were.html No evidence at all.
#4.1.1 OneGuy on 2022-03-07 10:01 (Reply)
OneGuy (from the link): Mr. Gableman vetted more than 90 nursing homes in five different counties before concluding there was “widespread election fraud at Wisconsin nursing homes in November of 2020.”

The link labeled "vetted" doesn't actually point to the vetting. Indeed, Gableman's report neglected to provide evidence to support the claim. So, you didn't point to evidence, but only to empty claims.
#4.1.1.1 Zachriel on 2022-03-07 10:10 (Reply)
Sounds exactly like an answer to a question that wasn't asked.
#4.1.2 Aggie on 2022-03-07 11:56 (Reply)
Aggie: Sounds exactly like an answer to a question that wasn't asked.

It was a direct response to the stated claim. You can tell because we quoted the claim exactly. The rest of the original comment followed from that false premise.
#4.1.2.1 Zachriel on 2022-03-07 12:02 (Reply)
You don't know what the word "evidence" means.

And don't forget what my former physician always said

"Absence of evidence does not mean evidence of absence."

Your lies never stand up to logic.
#4.1.3 DrTorch (Link) on 2022-03-07 12:19 (Reply)
DrTorch: You don't know what the word "evidence" means.

evidence, the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.

DrTorch: "Absence of evidence does not mean evidence of absence."

Each claim needs evidence of support. So, you might suppose there are demons moving molecules around, but a reasonable assertion of the physical existence of demons requires more than just supposition.
#4.1.3.1 Zachriel on 2022-03-07 12:56 (Reply)
So you don't know what evidence means. As usual, I was right.
#4.1.3.1.1 DrTorch (Link) on 2022-03-07 14:40 (Reply)
Imagine that the election was not stolen and Trump was president. Gas at $2.50 a gallon, no war in Ukraine. No inflation. No anti-American racist being nominated for the Supreme Court...

Wake up America, the Democrat party has turned into the communist party and they intend to Ukraine YOU!
#4.2 JustMe on 2022-03-07 10:21 (Reply)
JustMe: Wake up America, the Democrat party has turned into the communist party and they intend to Ukraine YOU!

Russian tanks take up position west of Kyiv. But, sure. Keep repeating Russian propaganda.
#4.2.1 Zachriel on 2022-03-07 11:15 (Reply)
QUOTE:
And There It Is: Biden Asks for Billions for COVID and Ukraine – Where Will This Money Really Go? . . . In 2015, Ukrainian prosecutor Victor Shokin was looking into Burisma, an oil and gas company where Hunter Biden was on the Board. Joe Biden later bragged how he got Shokin stopped from further investigating Hunter and Burisma.

That's a misrepresentation of Biden's comments. He did brag about pressuring Ukraine to remove Shokin, but the brag didn't include anything about Burisma. In fact, Shokin was widely seen as corruptly in the service of Russian oligarchs, and the Burisma investigation was not being pursued under his office. Furthermore, the alleged corrupt activities preceded Hunter Biden being brought onto Burisma's board. Trump then tried to blackmail Ukrainian president Zelensky into publicly announcing an investigation of his political opponent, threatening to {illegally} withholding military aid to Ukraine.

But, you know, keep pushing the Russian propaganda. It's not as if there aren't any clues about Russian threats or Russian skullduggery.
#5 Zachriel on 2022-03-07 09:44 (Reply)
Omigod, all the Quibble-DickZ (and the democrats) have are accusations of others pushing Russian propaganda because of Biden's fuckups...

Must be the new "meme" of the dems.
#5.1 Zachinoff on 2022-03-07 11:53 (Reply)
Funny, Quibble-DickZ seem to overlook the um... skullduggery by Hillary Clinton... in 2016.

https://gazette.com/news/durham-adds-to-spygates-chapter-on-trump-transition/article_101fbae4-d342-55ef-b25d-4d3b9ca91009.html
#5.1.1 Zachinoff on 2022-03-07 12:16 (Reply)
The UK government just released a report that states that 9 out of every 10 covid deaths is a fully vaccinated person!

Scotland health has stopped releasing covid data because it is now clear that vaccinated people are coming down with HIV!

Hmmm!
#6 JustMe on 2022-03-07 11:20 (Reply)
JustMe: The UK government just released a report that states that 9 out of every 10 covid deaths is a fully vaccinated person!

QUOTE:
UK: COVID-19 vaccine surveillance report, Week 8, 24 February 2022: "High levels of protection (over 90%) are also seen against mortality with all 3 vaccines and against both the Alpha and Delta variants with relatively limited waning"
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1057599/Vaccine_surveillance_report_-_week-8.pdf
#6.1 Zachriel on 2022-03-07 11:39 (Reply)
And just like that Zach steps up to fact check LOL and by so doing proves there is something to hide. Thanks Zach! Don't ever decide to take up poker your middle name is "tell".
#6.2 JustMe on 2022-03-07 11:51 (Reply)
JustMe: And just like that Zach steps up to fact check LOL and by so doing proves there is something to hide.

You made a claim concerning a recent UK government report on COVID mortality. The 2/24/2022 report indicates something different entirely. The 3/3/2022 report says the same as the previous week's report.
#6.2.1 Zachriel on 2022-03-07 12:01 (Reply)
You can’t even bother to read 3 pages of the report? What does it say on page 3?
#6.2.1.1 B. Hammer on 2022-03-07 12:14 (Reply)
She always posts misinformation. Always.

She's been banned from a number of sites for doing so.
#6.2.1.1.1 DrTorch (Link) on 2022-03-07 12:20 (Reply)
She?! I thought Zachriel is some great think tank, with multiple, high paying positions in a multitude of scientific disciplines. With most of their funding coming from the Clinton Global Initiative.

Hahahaha!!!
#6.2.1.1.1.1 B. Hammer on 2022-03-07 12:56 (Reply)
Wait for it.

"Our opinions are our own and freely given."

Standard Quibble-DickZ retort.
#6.2.1.1.1.1.1 Zachinoff on 2022-03-07 13:46 (Reply)
B. Hammer: What does it say on page 3?

QUOTE:
"As with all vaccines, the safety of COVID-19 vaccines is continuously being monitored by the MHRA. They conclude that overall, the benefits of COVID-19 vaccines outweigh any potential risks."
#6.2.1.1.2 Zachriel on 2022-03-07 12:46 (Reply)
Now quote the very last paragraph. It is the same on both reports that you linked to.
#6.2.1.1.2.1 B. Hammer on 2022-03-07 13:36 (Reply)
B. Hammer: Now quote the very last paragraph.

QUOTE:
We present data on COVID-19 cases, hospitalisations and deaths by vaccination status. This raw data should not be used to estimate vaccine effectiveness as the data does not take into account inherent biases present such as differences in risk, behaviour and testing in the vaccinated and unvaccinated populations. Vaccine effectiveness is measured in other ways as detailed in the Vaccine effectiveness section below.

That doesn't appear to says that "9 out of every 10 covid deaths is a fully vaccinated person!" as JustMe had claimed. What it says in the section on "Effectiveness against mortality" is "High levels of protection (over 90%) are also seen against mortality with all 3 vaccines and against both the Alpha and Delta variants with relatively limited waning."
#6.2.1.1.2.1.1 Zachriel on 2022-03-07 13:50 (Reply)
Regardless, you have to adjust the numbers by age and proportion of people vaccinated.
#6.2.1.1.2.1.2 Zachriel on 2022-03-07 14:10 (Reply)
ALL the data is needed before anything is adjusted. So far Walenski from CDC is not releasing all the data.
I suspect that, like the AGW crowd, the CDC needs more time to properly adjust the data. Like East Angia adjusted the data...and all peer reviewed by East Anglia.
#6.2.1.1.2.1.2.1 indyjonesouthere on 2022-03-07 15:01 (Reply)
These days, the only thing in the West that is being repressed is Common Decency and Bourgeois values.
#7 Aggie on 2022-03-07 11:59 (Reply)
American Pravda: Putin as Hitler?
https://www.unz.com/runz/american-pravda-putin-as-hitler/

Marcuse's historicism would be proud of the American Pravda outlets and the new focus on Ukraine should turn out to be great for the Clinton Global Initiative that Bill is resurrecting. All that taxpayer money rolling into Zelensky's hands should easily find a way back to the 10% Biden, Pelosi, Kerry, and Romney kids. Once again Ukraine can be the leading donor to the CGI. Taxpayer money to the Ukraine is just a big slush fund for politicians.
#8 indyjonesouthere on 2022-03-07 12:20 (Reply)
Russian Banks Switch To Chinese Card System As AmEx Joins Visa & MasterCard In Suspending Russian Operations

Duh. Did you really think that Russia didn't have a contingency plan?

And teaming with China is no surprise either. Many of us knew this was in the works for quite some time.

The "surprise" will be on those who keep repeating the lies of the US elites, when suddenly the US is a minor player in the world economy, the Dollar isn't the reserve currency, and US banks are relegated to subservience.

The left has been dismantling the US for decades, and the precipice is looming very near.
#9 DrTorch (Link) on 2022-03-07 12:25 (Reply)
DrTorch: Did you really think that Russia didn't have a contingency plan? And teaming with China is no surprise either.

No, but the West (EU, US, UK) has more than double the GDP of Russia and China, and are far more technologically advanced. Russia's economy will suffer significant and lasting damage from being embargoed by the West.

DrTorch: The "surprise" will be on those who keep repeating the lies of the US elites, when suddenly the US is a minor player in the world economy, the Dollar isn't the reserve currency, and US banks are relegated to subservience.

While the US will probably diminish somewhat relative to other economies, they will hardly be relegated to a minor role. It's inevitable that, in a free world, power will be distributed more widely. Still, the US has many advantages to remain competitive; a highly educated and motivated workforce with a tradition of entrepreneurship, vast natural resources, and good trade relationships with much of the world. The US has challenges, but so do all countries.
#9.1 Zachriel on 2022-03-07 13:21 (Reply)
That question was not for you.
#9.1.1 DrTorch (Link) on 2022-03-07 14:42 (Reply)
Is She Running? Clinton Global Initiative To Reconvene In September, Just Ahead Of Midterms: She's rested, she's
ready, and her teeth have been sharpened.
#10 Sam L. on 2022-03-07 13:39 (Reply)
And she's fully "juiced".
#10.1 Zachinoff on 2022-03-07 13:51 (Reply)
I do find it interesting that there are no comments on the unusual cooperation and a willing alignment with government initiatives of these unilateral choices that banks and credit card companies are making lately. First the cancellation of services and turnover of data with the Canadian Truckers and their support functions, and now this 'patriotic' display with respect to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. But is it patriotism, really? Why would a corporation take such decisions to forgo a substantial business sector, I wonder? And in exchange for what? No laws have been broken, where it concerns everyday transactions.

Is no one else concerned with arbitrariness of these decisions? Nobody else finding themselves identifying more with the victims rather than the corporations? Getting easier to visualize oneself in a similar, powerless position....
#11 Aggie on 2022-03-07 20:31 (Reply)
I recognize that AGW is the worlds biggest scam and a lot of donors to both party's are getting rich off it and that is why politicians support it. But...But, Imagine that you are an American and a politician and yes you are corrupt and a soulless asshole but would you still take money from grifters to destroy America??? Why did Biden shut down our oil and NG? Well for starters he is a soulless corrupt politician BUT he is an American first, right? Well apparently not! This "green energy/AGW scam is going to destroy us and may already made it impossible to avoid another great depression. But we are going to keep doing it anyway. Of course their are a couple hundred people behind Biden who are running this scam but that can't all hate America, can they? Our federal government is way over due for a good house cleaning.
#12 OneGuy on 2022-03-07 22:26 (Reply)

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