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Monday, December 21. 2020Monday morning links
The Dalton School Is in Trouble The Chef Who Dared Post a Food Pic without ‘Cultural Context’ Why British Kids Went Back To School And American Kids Didn’t Eric Clapton, Van Morrison release song against coronavirus lockdowns: ‘Stand and Deliver’ Despite Being Immune, Fauci Urges Trump Get COVID Vaccine… Want Real Economic ‘Stimulus’? End Economy-Killing Lockdowns Now 1000s Flee London Amid "Tier 4" Restrictions; "Out Of Control" Mutation Spreads To Italy: Live Updates The American Left Has Now Fully Embraced Racism - For decades, the American left has helped spread various insidious forms of Marxism. Now, it's openly embracing abject racism. CDC Urging States To Vaccinate Black/Brown People Over Whites… AOC, OMAR, AND SQUAD WANT TO FREE 500,000 FAT CRIMINALS Montana: Move here, but don't change us EEOC Says an Employer Can Require Employees to Be Vaccinated Romney Baffled That 2024 GOP Contenders “are trying to become as much like Donald Trump as they can be” What the New York Times hasn’t admitted: Goodwin Eric Swalwell and the spy: A lesson in how China is undermining us China’s Crackdown On Coronavirus News Shows The Danger Of State Control Of Media China: The Conquest of Hollywood Sunday, December 20. 2020Giving BackLast week I spent some time working as a volunteer at the local Food Bank. I figure I'll put my time to good use and help others, and so I've been signing up to volunteer there. I was amazed at what I did, and how it was set up. What struck me are how priniciples of good business and manufacture can be utilized for more than just businesses and provide great value. The gains and innovations that come from free enterprise are useful and widespread - and it's not just about making a profit, it's about being efficient. Efficiency - that's where the value is. Adam Smith noted this in his writings over 250 years ago, as he talked about the division of labor and how valuable it was (his pin factory description comes to mind). When modern Wokesters discuss the gains of our economy they diminish and degrade all aspects of capitalism, right down to free enterprise and division of labor. The division of labor is at times described as 'mind-numbing' and 'unfulfilling'. They love to talk about the 'dignity of labor', and yes working is dignified. But from their perspective the 'dignity' is in doing ALL the tasks required to reach an end result. Yet here I was at the Food Bank utilizing this division to help people in a big way, and feeling very fulfilled in doing my small, 'mind-numbing' role. We have boxes of food stacked behind an assembly line - cans of tuna, boxes of mac and cheese mix, cans of fruit, pancake mix, etc. As our team arrived, we positioned ourselves between the boxes and the assembly line. First person in line took an empty box, put some food items in, passed it on to the next person who put in one or two items, all the way to the end where the last person put in a flyer with information on SNAP, taped it shut, and stacked it on a pallet that was then lifted and loaded to a truck when it was filled. I personally handled putting 3 items into each box, and noticed that others struggled to open the food boxes. I saw some box cutters nearby, grabbed them and during down moments ran from stack to stack ripping them open so the process wouldn't slow too much. After 3 hours our team of 6 had assembled almost 700 boxes of food - a week's worth of food for 700 families. 3 hours of work doing, basically, one thing - loading 3 cans/boxes of food out of one box into another box. If I had to do this on my own, I calculated that maybe it would have produced about 20 boxes an hour or 60 total per person. We'd have had to open all the boxes ourselves, shift the food, make sure the right quantities of each were added, put in a flyer and then tape it shut. Maybe 30 per hour or 90 boxes over 3 hours. At what may have been our extreme best efforts alone, we'd have completed 540 boxes. As a team, as an assembly line doing 'mind-numbing' and 'unfulfilling' work, we may have fed almost 160 more families. Leftists would claim their worldview applied 'properly' would eliminate the need for Food Banks. Of course, history has proved them wrong many times and they are simply ignorant of this fact. My experience says that the surpluses of capitalism and free enterprise - donated to the Food Bank, which we were repacking (some of it was name brand foods!) - more than supplements the presumed shortcomings of the free enterprise system. Could we do more? Certainly we always can do more. But for me it was a lesson in good business practice and economics, and one I truly enjoyed. As a side note, the woman working next to me was a younger Hispanic woman who was very chatty. She obviously volunteered often, as she knew many of the full time workers on the forklifts. She told them she'd lost 150 pounds. I looked at her with surprise. She replied "I'm 5'4" and have 3 kids and I'm a single mother. The weight was killing me, so I chose to lose it. And I did." I congratulated her and asked what she did for a living. She replied "I run my own trucking company out of my house, I have 5 trucks and if I need to drive I will, but I've got full time workers now. I also help others in my neighborhood sell their crafts online." I was surprised and said "You still have time to volunteer here?" She said "I'm a workaholic, what can I say? I have to keep moving." I was very impressed with her motivation and generosity. People like her make our nation great. They are the best of us. I don't see anyone in Washington who could match her in terms of tenacity, willpower, desire and a generally good nature. An inspiring story as I prepare for the new year. Saturday, December 19. 2020Saturday morning links Movie Theaters Are On The Brink Of A Complete And Total Collapse California Declares Christmas Caroling A Felony On How to Live - Ancient philosophy is a guide to a meaningful existence. Flight of the Icons - Anti-business policies are driving flagship firms out of California. Plummeting NYC Real Estate Deals Crush City's Tax Revenue Seattle Councilwoman Calls Cops She Wants to Defund. Modern Iceland’s Climate Is Colder With More Ice Than Any Other Time In The Last 8000 Years Except The 1800s MC: More Evidence That It’s Opposite Day NYT: Yeah, Sure Looks Like We Got Duped On Our Big Enterprise-Reporting Project Newly Declassified Texts Messages Reveal that the FBI Spied on Fox News During Crossfire Hurricane Investigation Hunter Biden’s Former Business Partners: ‘Get Joe Involved’ But ‘Don’t Mention Joe Being Involved’ China Joe Whines That Bringing Up Hunter Is “Foul Play” MSNBC: ‘Sociopathic’ Trump ‘Should Be Prosecuted’ for American Coronavirus Deaths.. HOW MUCH LONGER CAN VENEZUELA'S NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES HANDLE THE REFUGEE CRISIS? The Shuttering of Europe - For what purpose? To what end? Friday, December 18. 2020Nemesis
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Friday morning links Pic from a friend skiing in A-Basin (Arapahoe Basin) this week. Wish I were there. John le Carré didn’t just invent the characters in the foreground of the spy world. He designed the entire set. Beside the Pointe - Diversity and bias obsessions come for Swan Lake. U. Oregon Students Want College Republicans Removed From Campus for Attending ‘Stop the Steal’ Rally New Yorkers Actually Sat Outside During A Blizzard And Ate Dinner In The Snow. Rather Than Insist On Indoor Dining… New Yorkers can be rugged critters Determined To Kill Businesses That Survived Lockdowns, New York Plans Minimum Wage Hike Later This Month NY Times: Say, You Know That Big Snowstorm Is Totally Climate Change, Right? Trump Administration Moves To Make American Showerheads Great Again Good Paris Is Fined For Hiring Too Many Women VDH: Where Did the New Mad Left Come From? Powerline: WHY THE FUTURE IS TRUMPIST It’s time for the ‘Deplorables’ to become the Unconquerables HUNTER BIDEN SENT ‘BEST WISHES FROM THE ENTIRE BIDEN FAMILY’ TO CHINESE ENERGY FIRM, ASKED FOR $10M. Media Blockades Cuomo Sexual Harassment Story Scrutiny of her doctoral dissertation will make 'Dr. Jill Biden' wish she had stuck with 'Mrs. Biden' Boko Haram Growing in Influence After Kidnapping 330 Boys China Engaged in ‘Mass Surveillance’ on Americans’ Mobile Phones, Report Finds Thursday, December 17. 2020Stop Obsessing Over the Media
The media offers more choices for conservatives than ever before. The Right needs to savor this success and remember what the good old days were really like.
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Thursday morning links Lotsa photos: 2020 Hubble Space Telescope Advent Calendar Fauci tells Americans not to see their kids for Christmas Yessir! What about Santa being a superspreader? A Thought for Today-- on Stupidity New Canada Tourism Ad Urges People to Visit Canada to Enjoy Its... Stultifying Social Justice Warrioring School Named After Dianne Feinstein To Be Renamed Abe Lincoln Canceled in San Fran. School Because Being Murdered by a Democrat for Freeing Slaves Doesn't Show He Cared Enough About Black Lives Eton College’s Thought Police Have Won — For Now NY Gov Signs Bill Banning Sale Of Confederate Flags… What??? Venezuela wields a powerful “hate” law to silence Maduro’s remaining foes Portland lets Antifa win big — again Seattle Antifa Is Now Barricading Off The Entirety Of Cal Anderson Park In Anticipation Of A Fight With Police… COVID stats demonstrate that very little COVID is transmitted through bars and restaurants
LGBT Activist Calls For All Children To Be Put On Puberty Blockers Well, it would save parents a lot of trouble... A new study from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Chicago shows that student loan forgiveness disproportionately benefits wealthier Americans. OBAMA: IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE A DEMOCRACY IF PEOPLE DISAGREE WITH YOU A not-so-looney look at 2020 election results in battleground states: Devine Wednesday, December 16. 2020HOW DARE Donald Trump TURN OUT TO BE ONE OF THE BEST PRESIDENTS THE United States OF AMERICA HAS EVER HADThe article reviews all of the things Trump accomplished for America and for the world Wednesday morning links
What The Pandemic Christmas Of 1918 Looked Like Utah Mink First Wild Animal In US To Test Positive For Mutated Coronavirus American Medical Association Rescinds Hydroxychloroquine Prevention Order—How Many People Died Because These Soulless Hacks Wanted to Hurt Trump? While Restaurants Die Left And Right, NYC Wants To Make It Even HARDER To Terminate Workers… Dr. Gupta: Just Because You Get Vaccinated Doesn’t Mean You Should be Traveling or That You’re Liberated From Masks Cleveland Indians Will Drop "Offensive" Team Nickname Because 20 Lunatics on Twitter Told Them To Joel Osteen’s “Church” Received $4.4 Million In COVID Relief… Where Is The Criticism Of China From Environmentalists? NY Congresswoman Calls For Investigation Into Gov. Cuomo’s Sexual Harassment Allegations, Throws Old Statements Back At Him US intel veterans lied about ‘Russian plot’ — and the media bought it hook, line and sinker Republicans Sign Letter Asking Pelosi To Remove Swalwell From Intelligence Committee After He’s Sexually Involved With Chinese Agent… Kam ala Harris And Her Husband Wrongly Portray Hanukkah As A Social Justice Holiday The Joe Biden model is a winner for all Democrats No Facebook or Twitter executives were found to have donated to Trump's campaign What Biden’s First 100 Days Might Look Like The Corporate Media Ponders a Post-Trump Era and They Are Worried Why the U.S. Army Passed On the Glock 19X Tuesday, December 15. 2020Dorothy Parker's parakeet, and some BibleDorothy Parker supposedly named her bird Onan because he spilled his seed. She was a witty lady. This from Althouse is about Jeffret Toobin, and the Old Testament.
Tuesday morning links
25 Architectural Wonders You Have to See In Person Academic Freedom Entails Both Individual and Social Responsibility This pandemic has politicians treating the public like children Trump Deranged Journalist In November: “Vaccine Not Coming Soon” HHS Sec. Azar: ’20 Million Vaccinations This Month…100 Million Shots In Arms By The End Of February’… Bill Gates Says “America First” Is Extreme Idea – Bars and Restaurants Should Close for Next 4 to 6 Months More Evidence Shows Total Deaths in 2020 Are No Different Than Prior Years Meltdown over 'Doctor' Jill Biden a preview of media servility toward Biden Biden’s Phlegmatic, Divisive Speech Burns Bridges to Trump’s America Biden Speech Is A Disaster, Filled With Coughing And Lies, Tucker Carlson Shreds It… Susan Rice Returns - One of Obama’s worst advisers is resurrected for the Biden administration. NY Times: Expect A Surge Of Migrants At The Border Looking For Lenient Treatment By The Biden Administration The Chinese Communist Party has infiltrated Britain " In short, the nation’s highest ranking military officer said publicly that there is no pathway to military victory in Afghanistan. Yet we’re still there.." Monday, December 14. 2020Monday morning links Italian Police Use Lamborghini Huracan to Transport Kidney 300 Miles in Just Two Hours Researchers Identify New Personality Construct: The Tendency To See Oneself As A Victim No. It's just a narcissistic defense Murderer solves ancient math problem and finds his mission NYC's Famous 21 Club Shutting Down After 90 Years Oracle is moving its headquarters from Silicon Valley to Austin, Texas Jamie Dimon may be open to relocating chunks of JPMorgan Chase from NYC New Yorkers Turn Palm Beach Into Hamptons South Fleeing Virus Most NYC perps arrested on gun charges soon walk free — even when they re-offend How to Fix American Capitalism - End insider privileges by renewing the freedoms to build, to work, to sell, and to learn. More Progressive Refusal To Deal With Reality: Climate Change Cuba’s Doomed War on Independent Art Antifa Stab 2 Trump Supporters In Washington D.C. The author cites fears “in poor black communities that the War on Drugs was part of a genocidal plan by the government to destroy black people in the United States.” Kids Can’t Go To School, People Can’t Go To Work, Lives Are Ruined But Andrew Cuomo Will Gets To Celebrate His Birthday With Celebrities And Raise Money… Listen to the scientists Liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice, Jill Karofsky, Claims Trump Case Is “Racist” and Is Filed to “Overturn the Election So Your King Can Stay In Power” Understanding how Mark Zuckerberg affected the election Kamala Harris Implicated in Hunter Biden’s China Energy Company Scheme CNN’s April Ryan To Other Journalists: Stop Exposing Leaks On Biden How NBC News Helped the Biden Campaign Ruin an Innocent Man and Bury the Hunter Laptop Story Hunter Biden Subpoenaed Over Burisma, Two Dozen Other Entities As Part Of Four Investigations Kimball: Trumpism Is On the March. Whoever is inaugurated on January 20, the spirit of Trumpism, which is the spirit of America, is not vanquished. U.K Readies Naval Vessels To Arrest Any European Union Fishers In Their Waters… Netanyahu: ‘We’re at the beginning of the end of the pandemic’ Saturday, December 12. 2020Remember the "Russia Russia Russia" hoax?That went on for three years without evidence. It was just a smear job. The Biden family China connection is not a hoax. We're all waiting for Rachel Maddow to talk about it every night.
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Saturday morning links Time magazine missed the year’s real heroes: The developers of the COVID vaccine Google’s YouTube Shuts Down Dilbert Creator Scott Adams NO PRIVACY, NO PROPERTY: THE WORLD IN 2030 ACCORDING TO THE WEF Who is really ‘first in line’ for the vaccine? It depends on your state. Cuomo Bans All Indoor Dining As Of Monday, With No Thoughts On Restoring It… Ayanna Pressley (An Actual Person) Says COVID Is Racist… US media badly overplays COVID-19 threat, undermining effort to beat virus Biden’s Pledge to Repeal DeVos’s Title IX Fix Is Misguided and Hypocritical A New Migrant Caravan From Honduras Heads To The U.S., Anticipate Biden’s Open Borders Policies Fox News’ Media Suicide - Like the other networks, they were broken by Trump, who understands the TV business better than any of them. Why They Hate Trump BLM Activists Accuse Biden Of Ignoring Them: “It’s Demeaning To Our Hurt And Trauma” Grow up. manipulative babies You Have to See This NBC Hunter Biden Subheadline to Believe It. It's Real and It's Really That Awful. How the media covered up the Hunter Biden story — until after the election From 'smear campaign' to 'Russian disinformation,' liberal media teamed up to dismiss Hunter Biden story. NPR declared, 'We don't want to waste our time on stories that are not really stories' Friday, December 11. 2020Friday morning links
J. K. Rowling Speaks Out against ‘Climate of Fear’ Racial Identity Politics Consumes SUNY Upstate Medical University The Essence Of Progressivism Is Refusal To Deal With Reality Reality's a bitch Melinda Gates is ‘incredibly disappointed’ that Trump is putting Americans first in line for Covid vaccine Portland Autonomous Zone Established Despite Mayor’s Vow; Police Chief Begs For Peace As Weapons Stockpiled And Assaults Already Taking Place The Time for Talking with the Left is Long, Long Past "YouTube to Forbid Videos Claiming Widespread Election Fraud." That is evil Global Warming Hoax to Be Declared “National Emergency”? Los Angeles Voted For More Crime — And They’re About To Get It ‘Good And Hard’ The Morning Briefing: Still Searching for One CNN 'Journalist' Who Isn't a Lying Scumbag HUNTER BIDEN REVEALS HE IS FACING TAX FRAUD INVESTIGATION CNN Decides It's OK to Finally Report on Hunter Biden Joe Biden’s Brother James Biden Also Under Federal Investigation Hunter Biden Email Reportedly Names Kamala Harris, Others as Key Contacts for 'Joint Venture' With China Energy Co. The Democrats Are in Bed with China, Literally Ossoff’s Father Met With Chinese ‘Dignitaries’ While Touring His China-Built Yacht Morocco, Israel normalize ties as US recognizes Western Sahara - The Trump administration viewed finalizing establishment of ties between the two countries as a prime goal in the past few weeks. Jared and Trump continue to do the impossible Thursday, December 10. 2020Winding DownOne of the weird things about a layoff is extraction. I have a long runway before I'm actually no longer with the company. I'm still working, mainly with the people who I have to complete projects with or transition those projects to. I'm never a fan of companies that show people the door the minute they are let go, unless it is for cause or if that person works in a particularly sensitive area. Giving people time allows them to prepare, and help the people they are leaving prepare. It's easy to be bitter and say "I'm giving them nothing" but that's counterproductive. Best to leave on a high note and focus on the future. In the meantime, I'm not really working as much as I had been. I was literally told I can do whatever I want and handle it all as I see fit. So I'm doing what's right for myself while doing what's right for the people I worked with and respect.
Continue reading "Winding Down" Thursday morning links Dear Humanists: You Have Done That Yourself The Feminist’s Gambit: A Skeptical Take on Netflix’s 'The Queen's Gambit' New York Bill Would Make COVID Vaccine Mandatory Unless Herd Immunity Is Reached Biden commands nation to 100-day mask mandate Pandemic Penitents - Lockdowns are more about faith than science. MC: It’s Time To Take a Stand for Free Speech Why the Wokerati Are Cultural Marxists When Climate Change Distracts the US Military Portland explodes in violence again as hundreds of protesters attempt to set up an autonomous zone and reclaim home that was sold by black family to pay legal fees when one of them was arrested UNREAL: Vice News Calls White YouTube Star ‘Racist’ For Knocking Black Man Out During Boxing Match…We’re getting close to peak insanity. After Calling For a Boycott, AOC Named 'Employee of the Month' When Goya Sales Spike 1,000 Percent Arrogant Dem quote of the week: Rural Americans ‘have no contact with the expert class’ Bernie Sanders Admits Democrats Blocked COVID Relief For Americans Wednesday, December 9. 2020Wednesday morning links
Can they be ranked? They are all different Was Robin Hood beheaded on the King’s orders? David Keys explains how the world’s best-known medieval outlaw and another outlaw, Robert of Wetherby, may actually have been the same person Time for action on Big Tech Requiem for a Female Serial Killer A Review & Rebuttal of Ken Burns' "The Vietnam War" UCLA Becoming a Hispanic-Serving Institution by 2025 Prescription Drugs: Overcharged Americans Are Subsidizing Europe’s Socialist Medicine "Although golf — the game of choice of most presidents, especially Donald Trump — is obviously the great signifier of wealthy indolence, tennis is not far behind." What? Tennis? and who knows any indolent wealthy people? Goldman Plots Florida Base for Asset Management in a Blow to New York Tesla CEO Elon Musk added $9.7 billion to his net worth in one day – cementing his hold as the second-richest person in the world. Me jealous Blue America Needs Red America What Cities Need From the Biden Administration in the First 100 Days- Covid-19 financial relief, housing help and gun violence research are among the top priorities for local governments. They just want $ Media Refuses to Cover Warnock's Child Abuse Arrest, Antisemitism, and Marxism Even at the Debate A Running Compendium of Fraud Charges in Election 2020 Aides Speculate Trump Will Travel To Mar-A-Lago For Holidays And Never Return No Politician Is More Popular or Unpopular Than Trump Biden Picks a Culture Warrior to Run HHS in the Middle of a Pandemic Tuesday, December 8. 2020Tuesday morning links Vanderleun: The Day We Killed John Lennon (Born 9 October 1940 – Assassinated 8 December 1980) Chuck Yeager, the first man to break the sound barrier, dead at 97 Normalizing Gender Reassignment Of the 10 wealthiest men and women in America, 8 of them made their money in the tech industry. Of these, only 3 made their fortunes from companies that predated the internet era. Chicago Teachers' Union: Expecting Us to Teach Kids is Sexist and Racist WaPo Discovers That School Closures Pose Significant Problems—After Relentlessly Advocating for Them It’s amazing that SNL thinks Americans losing their businesses and jobs is a subject for mockery. Restaurant Industry Warns Of "Economic Free Fall" As 110,000 Eateries And Counting Are Permanently Shuttered Donald Trump Plans Executive Order to Administer Coronavirus Vaccine to Americans First Victor Davis Hanson: Today's progressives have bid farewell to free expression and become Victorians What Our Betters Have In Store For Us: The Great Reset Chris Wallace gets why many New Yorkers despise Gov. Cuomo: ‘Full case of jerkdom’ Kamala Says Biden Will Be 'Kept Comfortable' While A Discussion Ensues About Whether To Keep Him Alive "Did Joe Biden and the Democrats steal this year’s presidential election? Polls suggest that a great many Americans, including many Democrats, believe that they did. .." Monday, December 7. 2020Happy HolidaysOver the last few months, I've been posting less than I have in the past. There have been a variety of reasons for this, but the primary one is the work-from-home environment is a difficult one for what I do. I could delve into the details of the last 9 months, but it's not worthwhile. Let it suffice to say it's been a slog, and getting covid in April didn't help. My job simply became exponentially more difficult. One would think work-from-home would improve things. I thought it may, and in some ways it did. But mostly it made my job more of a job. Much of what I do requires interacting with people, getting responses, creating policy and making sure that information is shared properly. Zoom, Slack, texts, - these tools don't make up for walking into an office and having a conversation. Not to mention, the primary thing work-from-home has done is to increase the number of meetings everyone has, so free time to chat is rare. I found myself working earlier in the morning and later in the evening. My 24/7 job became 24/7. Despite this, I felt good. Early complications eventually led to a point where things were starting to make sense again, there was a light at the end of the tunnel. All that ended last week when I became part of a company-wide layoff due to covid. I know this is a happy holidays wish. Bear with me. I'll get to that I'm just one of millions without a job. But there are so many others without so much more. I'm just a statistic. A good friend of mine died of pancreatic cancer 2 months ago. His family is working, they were prepared and well-enough off, but they will be spending their first Christmas without their father/husband/brother/son. He was the most optimistic person I knew, even as the end approached, he had a smile and kind word for everyone. I'm sure he was scared, but he did not show that side to anyone. I choose to honor his legacy by being more like him in that regard. I have worked hard to keep the smile on and be positive. The stories of his final days were so uplifting, but so in character for him. While the sense of loss is great, in some ways that may have prepared me for what was to come. In a good way. Another close friend lost his son. He died recently due to a drug overdose. The story, as in other cases like this, is long, complex and fraught with ups and downs. Mrs. Bulldog lost her brother 22 years ago before the holidays and while it's never easy to lose someone close, the holidays amplify the sense of loss. I have spoken with my friend and was pleased to hear how well he was doing. He is working. He is positive about his and his family's future. While the loss is still unreal to him, he remains committed to creating something positive. My friends and I are also doing some other things so we can leave a legacy of hope and solace in his son's name. Long before I lost my job I'd say to anyone I spoke with that I have a feeling something really good is going to happen. The loss of the job isn't it, though one could probably make a case for it being a happy situation. I know something better is right around the corner. I have prospects, I have resources. So my loss, unlike millions of others through this covid disaster, is not completely unfortunate. There are so many others worse off. Mine are first world problems. I'll constantly remind myself of this, and keep looking out for others, and helping where I can. We all need a little bit of George Bailey in us. Giving to the food bank, a kind word, a helping hand, whatever is needed. We tend to do these during the holiday season. That's not the only time we should. I told my friend that after his son's death I called my boys to tell them I loved them. Like holiday giving, these are not one-time things. These are things we need to do more often. But reminders are useful and provide kickstarts when we forget, fall behind, or get distracted. In spite of my 'bad' news, I'm keeping things in perspective and realizing I have it pretty good. It's been a rough year, a strange year, but I'm convinced better times are ahead. Optimism is a force multiplier. Look out for those who need assistance, and do what we can for them. I hope all of you are doing well and have a great holiday and that 2021 is a prosperous one for all of you and your families. 2021 can, and will, be a year of peace and renewed prosperity if we choose it to be so. Monday morning links
Study Finds Asymptomatic Spread Not a Significant Source of the CCP Virus Pandemic Everything we were told was wrong COVID Pneumonia is a type of SARS Latest Guidance From CDC: Universal Mask Wearing Mandate, No Holiday Travel Canceling Christmas: The COVID Straw to Break the Camel's Back? Los Angeles Bar Owner Furious to See Mayor Garcetti Approved Outdoor Dining Area For Movie Company Across From Her Shuttered Restaurant San Diego Mayor Decries Newsom's Latest COVID Restrictions Oregon TEACHER Has Complete Meltdown at Anti-Lockdown Protesters, Tells Them to ‘Kill Yourself’ Just another annoying Karen. Biden Claims Elementary Schools Are The ‘Highest Risk’ But For 100 Billion For New Teachers For The Unions We Can Swing It Wrong again Minority Students Crushed By Lockdowns; 600% Increase In Math Failures, 500% English The Canceling Of Another Young Adult Author Over Made Up Allegations Of Racism Research Shows Diversity Training Is Typically Ineffective The librarians want to save us Finally! ‘Broken’ city: How New York forgot the ABCs of public virtue Saks Lights Up Fifth Avenue: a new take on a treasured holiday tradition We were in NYC this weekend. Lack of traffic was nice, but also sad. Unlike many of our cranky readers, we love NYC. Always interesting, even now. Scott Adams – The 2020 Election Was “Non-Transparent by Force” – It’s Illegitimate – Period Sunday, December 6. 2020Thoughts on Covid Worth Reading
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Do you believe what you read or hear?Scott explains why we distrust news, despite its being our main formation source. He feels our republic is gone, due to news/propaganda. Despite being a Leftie, Scott explains how much he "hates f-ing Biden. This doddering old fool called me a Nazi."
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Saturday, December 5. 2020Saturday morning links
The race against time to save Pompeii The Timing of Evolutionary Transitions Suggests Intelligent Life Is Rare I assume they are referring to squirrels Do social media platforms have a moral responsibility to limit expression? Question For ABC: Are You Reporting Good Morning America As An In-Kind Campaign Donation To Dems? THE REAL FASCIST THREAT WAS NEVER TRUMP – IT'S CORPORATE POWER 'Science says' is a game anyone can play Receipt-filled thread about COVID found in Red Cross blood samples show virus was likely HERE in 2019 Italians Told To Stay Home Over Christmas, Not Go Outside… San Diego Unified School District Forcing Teachers To Attend White Privilege Seminars Where They Are Forced To Acknowledge They Live On Stolen Land, Reject Whiteness… Diversity and Social Justice Are Big Business in Education, and You’re Paying for it California is shedding residents and businesses. James Comey to teach at Columbia University Law School
Up to 280,000 Ballots ‘Disappeared’ Overnight Along with Trailer, USPS Whistleblower Alleges No, The Video From Georgia Doesn’t Show Voter Fraud Trump Has Only Himself To Blame for Losing the Election. Trump could have reined in his Twitter attacks, surrounded himself with truth-tellers rather than sycophants, and reached out to other voters. He didn't. That's why he lost. Friday, December 4. 2020Friday morning links
Ray Dalio on unstable societies The late Professor Walter Williams was right about poverty Los Angeles Locks Down — All Residents Forced To Remain Indoors – Walking Outside, Exercise Banned… US Media Drove Fear of COVID-19 Me! Mayors Fear Long-Lasting Effects Of COVID-19 U. N. Chief Guterres Demands World Reset To Forestall A Climate Apocalypse European Court May Soon Rule On Whether Climate Crisis (scam) Violates Children’s Human Rights TRUMP’S COMPLAINT "This Needs Answers": CCTV Video Of Georgia Poll Workers Sparks Election Fraud Outrage The Dems Had No Choice But to Rig the Election. This time they were ready -- because there was too much at stake. The Party That Failed - An Insider Breaks With Beijing
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