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Wednesday, September 29. 2021Wednesday morning linksYour Manners And Competence Are Deeply Problematic Japan to lift all COVID restrictions Joe Biden Hearts Australia, Rubber Bullets and All Wall Street giants moving toward using financial power to pressure cities to enforce SJW agenda Some cool links from Astral Codex Record Power Prices & Blackouts Hit Germany California “experts” hype sea level rise by 2050 50+ times greater than actual data shows Meatpacking District, NYCThe Meatpacking District around Gansevoort St (at the southern end of the High Line) has been transformed into a chic neighborhood of fancy stores and cafes, and lovely women. We began our hike there, next to the new Whitney Museum. In the good olde days, train ferries brought cattle, pigs, etc from the New Jersey railhead to the north entrance to the elevated railroad next to where the Javits Center is now, and trained them downtown to the slaughterhouses and packing houses. Now that elevated rail is a rightly-popular walking trail. When it was proposed, I thought it was the dumbest idea ever. Wrong again. Some remnants of the old time survive:
Tuesday, September 28. 2021Magnolia BakeryThis was the second Maggie's Urban Hike on which we stopped for cupcakes at the first, original Magnolia Bakery on Bleecker St. Since the original, they are now an expanding franchise owned by a venture capital firm. Still good pastries.
Tues. afternoon"It's A F**king Kid": Johnson & Johnson Official Says Children Shouldn't Get Vax Due To 'Unknown Repercussions' Biden: I think we can get back to normal when 97-98% of us are vaccinated WSJ: Climate Policy Meets Cold Reality in Europe. The rush to renewables causes severe energy price spikes and shortages. Biden’s policies would do the same in the U.S. Swedish professor advocates for violence against pipelines to stop climate change NEW YORKER AMPLIFIES CALLS FOR PIPELINE BOMBINGS TO SAVE THE PLANET. No Racism? No Problem! College Racial Hoaxes Are Back Generals contradict Biden: We told him to leave 2,500 troops in place in Afghanistan Tuesday morning linksRolling Stones Open American Tour, Pay Tribute to Drummer Experts: COVID-19 Will Resemble Common Cold by Spring 2022 Famed Medical Journal Calls Women ‘Bodies With Vaginas.’ Social Media: ‘Seriously? The White Backlash That Wasn’t - Opposition to critical race theory is broad and bipartisan. Alejandro Mayorkas’ 7 border lies But, DHS Secretary Admits Biden’s Border Crisis Is ‘Unprecedented…Not Seen That Before’… Illinois To Ban Fossil Fuels By 2045 Monday, September 27. 2021Monday morning linksDid a meteor destroy Sodom? Amid Worker Shortage, Women Take to Trucking More than ever, COVID-19 is a pandemic of the unvaccinated, the elderly, and those with pre-existing conditions. Yet there’s a disturbing tendency by the administration and the media to generalize and magnify the crisis rather than contextualize it based on well-known data. 1776 or 1619: Why it Really, Really, Matters Even CNN Calls Out "Patently False" Border Patrol "Whipping" It Gets Worse: Look Who Worked Together to Frame Donald Trump With Fake Russia Hoax Ending Homelessness? No—just more of the same federal policy. The "Safety Net": The Goal Should Be To Minimize The Number Of People Depending On It DHS Secretary: As Many as 12,000 Illegal Haitian Immigrants Released Into the US in Recent Days Yes, the border crisis is by design Sunday, September 26. 2021Fun with mapsPaperback: Manhattan in Maps 1527-2014 Related, this book is wonderful: Mannahatta: A Natural History of New York City I'll bet you can't name the last year a wolf was killed in Manhattan.
From today's Lectionary: Would that all the Lord's people were prophetsNumbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29 11:4 The rabble among them had a strong craving; and the Israelites also wept again, and said, "If only we had meat to eat. 11:5 We remember the fish we used to eat in Egypt for nothing, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic; 11:6 but now our strength is dried up, and there is nothing at all but this manna to look at." 11:10 Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families, all at the entrances of their tents. Then the LORD became very angry, and Moses was displeased. 11:11 So Moses said to the LORD, "Why have you treated your servant so badly? Why have I not found favor in your sight, that you lay the burden of all this people on me? 11:12 Did I conceive all this people? Did I give birth to them, that you should say to me, 'Carry them in your bosom, as a nurse carries a sucking child,' to the land that you promised on oath to their ancestors? 11:13 Where am I to get meat to give to all this people? For they come weeping to me and say, 'Give us meat to eat!' 11:14 I am not able to carry all this people alone, for they are too heavy for me. 11:15 If this is the way you are going to treat me, put me to death at once--if I have found favor in your sight--and do not let me see my misery." 11:16 So the LORD said to Moses, "Gather for me seventy of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people and officers over them; bring them to the tent of meeting, and have them take their place there with you. 11:24 So Moses went out and told the people the words of the LORD; and he gathered seventy elders of the people, and placed them all around the tent. 11:25 Then the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to him, and took some of the spirit that was on him and put it on the seventy elders; and when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied. But they did not do so again. 11:26 Two men remained in the camp, one named Eldad, and the other named Medad, and the spirit rested on them; they were among those registered, but they had not gone out to the tent, and so they prophesied in the camp. 11:27 And a young man ran and told Moses, "Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp." 11:28 And Joshua son of Nun, the assistant of Moses, one of his chosen men, said, "My lord Moses, stop them!" 11:29 But Moses said to him, "Are you jealous for my sake? Would that all the Lord's people were prophets, and that the LORD would put his spirit on them!" Will post photos etc. later, but just a NYC Covid observationOur 6 1/2 hour stroll around the East and West Village(s?), with a bit of the Lower East side, was delightful as always. I am told that midtown is about 50% of normal people traffic, but where we went the streets were packed (mostly attractive young people), pubs and restaurants packed, and a mask was rarely to be seen anywhere. It felt like a party. We stopped into McSorley's at around 1:30 for some (a few pitchers) ales and hot dogs. We were lucky to get a big outdoor table, but the inside was jammed. Nobody seemed to be checking vacc. proofs. Funny thing about McSorley's is they only have ales, and only two kinds - light or dark. They still make their own. Their rest room seems unchanged since 1860, and there is only one. So, at least in these neighborhoods, it feels and looks wonderful.
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Saturday, September 25. 2021Screech Owl CamoOwl migration in North AmericaPhoto is Long-Eared Owl I looked it up, to some extent. Did not cover all North American owls. The very common Great Horned Owl does not migrate at all. They lay their eggs in January, wherever they live. The common (but rarely seen) Long Eared Owl does move down from its northern breeding range in winter as does the tiny Saw Whet Owl. Screech Owls tend to stay put. The Short-Eared Owl migrates widely from its breeding grounds on the tundra. I've seen them on marshes in winter in New England. The arctic Snowy Owl is famous for its occasional irruptions south. I've been lucky to see them a few times, mostly on beaches but once on the roof of a suburban house.
A few Sat. linksFossil footprints show humans in North America more than 21,000 years ago. The footprints, the earliest firm evidence for humans in the Americas, show that people must have arrived here before the last Ice Age. Vanderleun takes a look at deToqueville Thousands of NYC teachers haven’t been vaxxed. What — they’re all Trump supporters? What's that about Trump and vaccines? Trump led the way in making the vaccine happen in record time, and asked people to get it Man, 20, and woman, 23, are arrested after cops find 21kg of carfentanil - enough to kill 50 MILLION people Black man arrested for ‘N-word’ graffiti, swastikas at Emory University Photographer Who Took Photos of Border Patrol's Horse Unit Takes a Sledgehammer to 'Whipping' Lie Yet another political hoax Melbourne Australia Police and Riot Squads Fire Upon Peaceful Protestors While Media Frame COVID Anti-Lockdown Protests as Domestic Extremists Consequences of Failure: The Politics of Saigon and Kabul Friday, September 24. 2021How likeable is Paul McCartney?Friday morning links"In theory — or in a kindlier, alternative universe — exercise would aid substantially in weight loss." Voting With Their Feet: Parents Taking Their Kids Out of Traditional Public Schools in Astounding Numbers No, the vaccinated aren't "just as likely" to spread COVID as the unvaccinated The Kennedy School’s Public Policy Master’s Program at Harvard now will require its first-year students to take a full semester of required courses on race. Banks Oppose Biden's New 'Total Financial Surveillance' Proposal On IRS Reporting Where is the Democratic agenda headed? Biden to Bring In More Refugees Than Entire Population of Ann Arbor Border encounters this Fiscal Year are higher than the population of 11 states (and Washington, DC) The Inhumane Border Crisis Is Biden’s Doing. The story of thousands of Haitians in Del Rio isn’t one of abuse; it’s one of neglect. Latin American migration turns into a mass exodus “You Got Child Pornography on that Hard Drive – The Pictures of the Young Girl with No Clothes On” – Rudy Giuliani Speaks Out on Hunter Biden’s Laptop Psaki Bolts From Podium As Reporter Asks About Her Prior Tweets Calling Hunter Biden Laptop Story ‘Russian Disinformation’ The ACLU corrects some facts Two Afghan Refugees Face Federal Charges for Alleged Spouse Abuse, Sex Act With Child at Fort McCoy. A CBS News report on Sept. 7 mentioned investigations at Fort McCoy regarding possible “child brides” cases. Bitter Lessons from Afghanistan UK Tells People To Stop "Panic Buying" As "Winter Of Discontent" Fears Emerge IS PRESIDENT XI REVIVING MAOISM? China Seems Determined To Destroy The Things That Have Made It Relatively Successful Thursday, September 23. 2021Bird food: Wild CherryThe Wild Cherry (aka Prunus serotina) is a common woodland tree in the eastern half of the US. Their strands of small black and red berries ripen in September. A Wild Cherry tree in September will be full of birds until the tree is stripped. That happened here this week. Two other facts about Wild Cherry: Its wood (Cherry) is of course a popular lumber. Its leaves are toxic (contain a cyanide precursor), so you do not want them close to horses or cattle who might nibble on them. Thursday morning linksNew Zealand Police Arrest Three Citizens Attempting to Cross Into Auckland Level 4 Lockdown Zone With Kentucky Fried Chicken The Nation: All You Peons Must Be Stopped From Resuming Your Pre-COVID Travel Habits COVID Today: Biden Admin Implementing International Travel Rules, Elites Are Exempt From Masking Harvard anticipates at least $40 million in total legal fees to defend affirmative action 2021 FIRE Campus Free Speech Survey: Widespread College Student Support For Censorship, Including Violence and Disruptions The "disappearing Haitians" mystery is solved. You've been lied to ICE using 'fear and intimidation' on field offices to release migrants deep into U.S. Biden Finally Admits The Border Is Not Under Control… The Feds Are Forced to Release January 6th Surveillance Footage and Narratives Crumble The Empire Strikes Back: China Returns to Afghanistan Jack o'lantern MushroomAs seen by a friend in New England this week
Wednesday, September 22. 2021Wednesday morning linksThe Data Is In — Trigger Warnings Don’t Work Following last week’s attack against a hostess at Carmine’s between 90th and 91st Streets on Broadway, three Black women from Texas were arrested and charged with misdemeanor assault and criminal mischief. Biden Admin Extends Travel Restriction at Canada, Mexico Borders Is Long Covid a myth? Middle-class hypochondria seems to play an important role in this ill-defined condition. Portland Activists Survey Themselves and Conclude Un-Woke Cops Are to Blame for Their Riots Biden’s asylum policies for migrants at the border are insane Renewable Energy Crunch Comes To The UK Beijing Unleashes Sweeping Bid to Remold Society. From tech to entertainment to private tutoring, few sectors have been left untouched in the regime's campaign to tighten control Tuesday, September 21. 2021Handling rough seas
The sea wants to kill you. I believe I have better feel in sail than in power. Related, How different hull types react in rough water
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Autumn bird migration
As in Spring, small birds (Passerines and the like) migrate at night. For birders, the cool thing in Fall are the hawk, eagle, and, to some extent, owl migrations. They are daytime migrants. Our breeding Ospreys left last week, headed mostly for the Caribbean. Actually, not sure about how owls move south but they do not do extensive migrations. Tuesday morning linksAt Quillette: Can we have sex back? The folly of Woke Math New York City high school issues useless diplomas for all INEVITABLY: Texas women in New York restaurant vaccine brawl say race a factor. They assaulted an Asian server How Clinton invented Trump-Russia Indictment of Campaign Lawyer Demonstrates How Hillary Clinton Is The Most Systemically Manipulative Politician Of Our Lifetime. Hillary Clinton opreatives perpetrated a massive Russia-collusion fraud on the American public which not only manipulated the 2016 election process but also froze the Trump presidency and nearly paralyzed the nation politically for years. Is Larry Elder in the KKK? Z Man via Taki:
VDH: The Afghanistization of America - We are doing our best to become a Third-World country of incompetency, constitutional erosion, a fractious and politicized military elite, and racially and ethnically obsessed warring tribes. Illegal Immigrants Rush to Mexico From Texas Camp to Avoid Deportations "It is almost as if President Franklin D. Roosevelt had stuffed his entire New Deal into one piece of legislation, or if President Lyndon B. Johnson had done the same with his Great Society, instead of pushing through individual components over several years." Monday, September 20. 2021Volcano du Jour
Live, from La Palma
Monday morning linksThe hexagon shape and why it shows up so much in nature “I Guess We’re a Cult”: How the Stand-Up World Will Remember Norm Macdonald Why the Culture Wars in Schools Are Worse Than Ever Before. The history of education battles — from fights over evolution to critical race theory — shows why the country’s divisions are growing Teaching that math is ‘racist’ will taint the field for everyone, including those who need it most. Almost one-third of all working-age men in America aren’t doing diddly-squat. The Indictment of Hillary Clinton's Lawyer is an Indictment of the Russiagate Wing of U.S. Media Is California a failed state? So how did 15,000 Haitians suddenly find their way to Del Rio, Texas? Joe Manchin Is Realizing That His Party’s Spending Plans Are Absurd Even Mainstream Sunday Shows Slam Biden's Blunders AOC Introduces Amendment To Halt U.S. Arms Sale To Israel… Sunday, September 19. 2021From today's LectionaryMark 9:30-37 9:30 They went on from there and passed through Galilee. He did not want anyone to know it; 9:31 for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, "The Son of Man is to be betrayed into human hands, and they will kill him, and three days after being killed, he will rise again." 9:32 But they did not understand what he was saying and were afraid to ask him. 9:33 Then they came to Capernaum; and when he was in the house he asked them, "What were you arguing about on the way?" 9:34 But they were silent, for on the way they had argued with one another who was the greatest. 9:35 He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, "Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all." 9:36 Then he took a little child and put it among them; and taking it in his arms, he said to them, 9:37 "Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent me." Saturday, September 18. 2021A few Saturday morning linksRestaurants Remove Crab From Menus Due To Skyrocketing Prices China’s Hottest New Rental Service: Men Who Actually Listen Los Angeles classroom is decorated with poster saying 'F**k the police' and 'F**k America', as well as BLM, transgender and gay pride flags - while Old Glory is slung over piece of furniture That is sicko Princeton freshmen forced to view video about university’s ‘systemic racism’ English Opera Fires 14 White Musicians for Having Wrong Skin Color Five Facts on Community College in America Clarence Thomas identifies the greatest danger in America Surge of Haitians at the border shows Team Biden really has no clue what to do Afghan refugees: Georgia is Getting 1,000 Afghans Dumped On It
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