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Thursday, April 18. 2024

Thursday morning links


My pic from a recent  hike. Those are Pileated holes


 How Often Do Happy Couples Have Sex? Sex is an integral part of most relationships, but how much is enough?


 ‘Sweden has been vindicated on Covid’ - Martin Kulldorff on why lockdowns were a disaster for public health.


William M. Briggs on Embracing Uncertainty and Stats as a False God 


AI can get you sued 


 ‘Non-binary, neurodivergent’ activist ordering psychiatrists to push ‘gender affirming’ surgery over therapy


 New York College Suspends Professor "Energized" By Hamas Attack On Israel


 Google FIRES 28 employees over their involvement in $1.2B Israel contract protest inside New York and California offices



Inside the disinformation industry - A government-sponsored agency is censoring journalism


 African Illegals at NYC City Council Complain About Free Food and Housing


 Illegal Immigrants Invading in Speed Boat Nearly Slam into Surfers in Southern California. California has seen an “exponential increase in maritime smuggling.” Biden’s border invasion continues by and, by sea, and by air…unimpeded and funded by hard-working Americans.


 NPR’s woke turn has destroyed its credibility. A veteran editor has been suspended for speaking out against its identitarian bias.


 Quotations from Chairman Maher - NPR’s new CEO exemplifies the ideological capture of America’s institutions.


 It's Bigger Than Katherine Maher and NPR


 Uri Berliner, the NPR whistleblower, has voluntarily left NPR


 Among the Activists Plotting to Disrupt the DNC. Plus. . .Uri Berliner resigns from NPR. Free Press Cupid. ‘Liquid Ass’ at Columbia. And more.


Let's have a cease-fire in Chicago 


Israel: "Take the Win"


 What other country in the world faces this sort of attack and is then told to exercise restraint?


Posted by Bird Dog in Hot News & Misc. Short Subjects at 10:00 | Comments (8) | Trackbacks (0)

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Busy woodpecker.
#1 Stargazer on 2024-04-18 12:40 (Reply)
I believe Woody Woodpecker has been identified as a pilated woodpecker. At least if the recent movies can be relied on.
#1.1 Mike Anderson (Link) on 2024-04-18 13:46 (Reply)
But how does he identify? What are his/her/its pronouns?
#1.1.1 indyjonesouthere on 2024-04-18 14:49 (Reply)
In our neighbourhood, there was one bird who would drum happily on the nearby transformer box up on the "telephone pole". But, more recently, the birds have taken to drumming on neighbouring houses. Our stucco seems to be fairly immune to damage, but a neighbour had to have remedial work done after birds pecked several holes through his stucco.
#1.2 Frances on 2024-04-18 23:46 (Reply)
There's an obvious solution to the Africans' dilemma in New York shelters. They can go back to Africa and resume living in tin shacks and eating all the corn fritters and bush meat they can find. We are bankrupting ourselves taking care of these ungrateful wretches.
#2 RebeccaH on 2024-04-18 13:08 (Reply)
Whatever bird drills holes in wood -- woodpecker or sapsucker -- is in the mating routine right outside my home office window. They drum at the gutter because it iS REALLY LOUD and apparently is quite the effective way to attract a mate...

...And annoy me. But I leave him to it. It doesn't last very long, either as a single session or as a mating ritual.
#3 Lee Also on 2024-04-18 13:43 (Reply)
Ha-ha-ha-HA-ha!
#3.1 Mike Anderson (Link) on 2024-04-18 14:41 (Reply)
It's bigger than Maher and NPR... and it's bigger than Cronkite and 60 minutes.
#4 indyjonesouthere on 2024-04-18 14:44 (Reply)

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