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Thursday, April 25. 2024

Thursday morning links

 Four Thousand Years of Egyptian Women Pictured


Scientific American Claims It Is "Misinformation" That There Are Just Two Sexes


 Why transgender madness is so rampant in Sweden


 Scientists Sign Declaration Proclaiming Fish, Lobsters, Octopi, and Insects Have “Consciousness”


 BBC rejoices as Britain commits economic suicide in pursuit of Net Zero


 The Impossible Heat Wave Era is Upon Us


Not where I live 


 Could EVs Compete In A True Free Market?


 Stifling Free Speech Online: Australia’s Misinformation Bill - Every censorship regime in history has claimed to be protecting the public. But no regime can have prior knowledge of what is true or good. It can only know what the approved narratives are.


 Aussie Senator Says Elon Musk Should "Be In Jail And The Key Be Thrown Away"


 This is not your 1992 Democrat Party


 Migrants Gone Wild On Streets Of Midtown Manhattan 


 They Aren’t Hiding it Anymore, Biden Wants Mass Amnesty Before Election 


 Patriots Owner Robert Kraft Yanks Support From Columbia University Over Antisemitism


 Columbia University's Pro-Hamas Activists Vow to Defend Camp Against Police Action


 NYPD chief swarmed by anti-Israel protesters and berated while seeking shelter in NYU building


 The United Nations Is Still Worthless

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'Scientists Sign Declaration Proclaiming Fish, Lobsters, Octopi, and Insects Have “Consciousness”'

I've always wondered if lobsters feel it when you drop them in the boiling water. I sure hope not.
#1 Maniac on 2024-04-25 09:59 (Reply)
Since lobsters probably have temperature sensing nerves they would feel the temperature change of boiling water for a few nanoseconds. But they don't think about it.
#1.1 Jan Peter Blickenstaff on 2024-04-25 12:30 (Reply)
Scientific American claims.... Scientists sign declaration...

We are realizing our 'Enlightenment' scientific values. God seems to have no enlightenment values for the new scientist. The Vendee would have told us that long ago.
#1.2 indyjonesouthere on 2024-04-25 17:27 (Reply)
Think about the current anti Israel protests and riots and compare it with the police actions against peaceful anti-abortion protests when they invoke the FACE act.

Compare the arrest of a few dozen anti Israel protestors who were only charged with trespass which means no criminal record, no punishment, no public embarrassment with what the FBI did to Mark Houck. The FACE act is unconstitutional on it's face, pun intended. BUT if we allow it to stand than use the same standard for the anti-Israel protestors.

We have a two tier justice system which has been perverted to allow those on the left to get away with murder while those on the right are jailed for no crime at all.
#2 OneGuy on 2024-04-25 10:31 (Reply)
Young American man has arm blown off, is still a hostage in Gaza and has endured torture for 200 days.

Here, our federally funded elite colleges coddle kids and faculty who cheer his torture and support his captors.

Build Back Better. Love is Love. Diversity is Our Strength. This Is Our Sacred Democracy.
#2.1 Erasmus on 2024-04-25 13:07 (Reply)
The Democrats are evil and they are playing for keeps. These 94 felony charges against Trump are intended to keep him out of office and break the middle class/middle America who oppose the Democrat/communist takeover.

In this fight most Republican politicians are clueless and unfit for the battle for our Republic. What the Republicans should have done within 24 hours of the lawfare against Trump was to indict Obama, Bill Clinton and even Joe Biden in half a dozen state or city jurisdictions across the country. They failed to stop the Democrat lawfare, partly because they, the Republicans, are stupid and partly because many of the Republicans are themselves corrupt.

This one act/movement by the left, that is lawfare against opponents, tying them up in court, punishing them by the process, preventing them from being effective against the evil party; will destroy us. You will not recognize your country 10 years from now. Crime will be rampant and acceptable. Stores will be closed or only allow one or two customers in at a time. Rights will be trampled, innocent people will be terrorized by our police while criminals will be allowed to roam at will. It will be the new norm and you will have nothing and you will be happy
#3 Anon on 2024-04-25 10:47 (Reply)
Concerning the heat wave in North Africa, the article breathlessly reports that the temperature was 119°F. This on top of the, “ 1.2 degrees Celsius that humans have already baked into the global climate system.” First off, if you were in a room that was 119°F and it dropped to 117°F, could you tell the difference?

I followed the link to the scientists of World Weather Attribution. The scientific method the rely on is computer models. Yes, that’s right a model, run by a computer. The model is stuffed full of their assumptions. Assumption that guarantee funding. So the answer to the earth’s problems is always humanity. It’s always a crisis, because without a crisis the funding dries up. If they report that it’s just weather being weather, what good would that do?
#4 B. Hammer on 2024-04-25 11:43 (Reply)
The United Nations Is Still Worthless
Such a shocking headline! [sarc]
#5 Gringo on 2024-04-25 12:59 (Reply)
Could EVs Compete In A True Free Market?

My sister recently purchased an EV. She gets free charges for her battery. Imagine an auto company giving free gasoline.
#6 Gringo on 2024-04-25 13:02 (Reply)
New fun facts on EV charging...

It seems the copper thieves have found out that the copper charging cables are worth about 20 bucks a pop at the recycling center and it's a quick chop and off they go.
I wonder how long the charging line is going to get?
#6.1 indyjonesouthere on 2024-04-25 17:33 (Reply)
I have told my sister, as in "if I've told you once..", to get a charger installed in her garage. She would have to PAY for charging her battery- the horror!- but it would be MUCH more convenient than spending all the time she does in recharging it. Copper thieves are another incentive to charge in the security of your locked-up garage.

On the other hand, if my sister had been listening to me, she wouldn't have bought an EV in the first place. So she will still be spending all that time in recharging for "free."
#6.1.1 Gringo on 2024-04-25 20:42 (Reply)

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