vxbush 4/19/2021 5:15:18 AM

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Wow. I want to go THERE for breakfast! 

Found this last week, but forgot to share: The motherlode of face mask analysis: a meta-analysis showing the fallacy of forcing everyone to wear masks. I think I need to print about 200 copies of this and hand it out. 

vxbush 4/19/2021 5:22:20 AM

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That's not that surprising if SARS-COV-2 is that similar to the earlier SARS virus. 

lucius septimius 4/19/2021 5:41:59 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 1:

That's pretty damning.  I wonder if the authors will all be sent to mask re-education camp.

vxbush 4/19/2021 5:59:36 AM

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In #3 lucius septimius said: That's pretty damning.  I wonder if the authors will all be sent to mask re-education camp.

Probably, and the paper will be retracted. But it was posted in Hypotheses, I noticed, which is a journal I've never run across. It might avoid scrutiny. 

PaladinPhil 4/19/2021 6:34:41 AM

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vxbush 4/19/2021 6:42:51 AM

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In #5 PaladinPhil said: So, no online school today as the teachers and school board get things sorted out. Short day tomorrow to get things started and then Wednesday for full online schooling. You would have thought they would have things organized better this time around.

I cannot speak for Canadian schools, but here in the US what I've noticed is that people who work in education really like to have the standard schedule that doesn't change from year to year. So trying to get these people solidly entrenched in the standard education model are taking four or five times longer trying to retool their processes than I would expect. Part of that makes sense; most teachers weren't taught how to teach online and therefore have no experience on how to make it work. Part of that is because some of these people really aren't smart (as we've seen in the stories shared here over the years). 

PaladinPhil 4/19/2021 7:04:22 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 6:

The kicker is that they were doing online learning back in January/February... Only two months ago.

vxbush 4/19/2021 7:06:47 AM

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In #7 PaladinPhil said: The kicker is that they were doing online learning back in January/February... Only two months ago.

And I'm guessing it doesn't go as well as planned? Color me unsurprised. 

Occasional Reader 4/19/2021 7:08:13 AM

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Ride of the Valkyries: Barsoom Edition

https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2021/04/19/NASA-Mars-Ingenuity-helicopter-flight/4371618825424/

Occasional Reader 4/19/2021 7:14:30 AM

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The repellent Maxine Waters literally foments rioting; MSM yawns.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2021/04/18/as-maxine-waters-calls-for-riots-in-the-streets-minnesota-national-guardsmen-shot-at-n2588123

vxbush 4/19/2021 7:36:12 AM

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In #9 Occasional Reader said: https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2021/04/19/NASA-Mars-Ingenuity-helicopter-flight/4371618825424/

You can't get to 100 feet or higher without going through 10 feet. A tiny hop, but pretty darn amazing. 

vxbush 4/19/2021 7:38:36 AM

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In #10 Occasional Reader said: The repellent Maxine Waters literally foments rioting; MSM yawns.

They will yawn until Marjorie Taylor Green files her motion to expel Waters, and the media will be all up in arms about a freshman trying to get rid of a senior stateswoman. 

Occasional Reader 4/19/2021 7:39:41 AM

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In #1 vxbush said: Found this last week, but forgot to share: The motherlode of face mask analysis: a meta-analysis showing the fallacy of forcing everyone to wear masks. I think I need to print about 200 copies of this and hand it out. 

VERY interesting find, thank you.

I note that one of the listed risks of prolonged mask-wearing is "decline in cognitive performance".  No wonder Prog politicians are in favor of mask-wearing; it ensures them votes.

Occasional Reader 4/19/2021 7:45:26 AM

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In #12 vxbush said: They will yawn until Marjorie Taylor Green files her motion to expel Waters

"Republicans Pounce" 

JCM 4/19/2021 7:46:33 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 1:

How in the heck did that pass muster and get published at NIH?

vxbush 4/19/2021 8:19:29 AM

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In #13 Occasional Reader said: I note that one of the listed risks of prolonged mask-wearing is "decline in cognitive performance".  No wonder Prog politicians are in favor of mask-wearing; it ensures them votes.

ROTLMAO. I never thought of it in those terms, but that does make a great deal of sense!

vxbush 4/19/2021 8:20:31 AM

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In #15 JCM said: How in the heck did that pass muster and get published at NIH?

You have to wonder, right? It would be interesting to see who gets fired at the NIH soon, especially if they happen to be editors in charge of that publication. Something to watch.

JCM 4/19/2021 8:46:19 AM

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This weeks score in Chicago.

3 dead, including a 7 year girl.

24 wounded.

No riots planned.

7 year old girl lives don't matter.

vxbush 4/19/2021 8:49:34 AM

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Oh--and then there was this disturbing article about the federal government paying for aborted baby parts. And these were children who could have survived outside the womb with neonatal care in a hospital. Such preemies are born and survive all the time, so that makes this article even more disturbing. 

buzzsawmonkey 4/19/2021 9:28:52 AM

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JCM 4/19/2021 9:30:06 AM

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Amazon picks the rocket that’ll launch the first Kuiper satellites — and it’s not from Blue Origin

Blue Origin, Bezos' space project, does not have orbital capability.

Occasional Reader 4/19/2021 9:51:04 AM

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A Starbucks barista just called me “hon”. Should I be offended? Should I be microaggressed, should I sue? True, she was actually quite adorable and I quite enjoyed the experience, but shouldn’t I get reparations or something?

OOH, also... I am of part German origin, and that word could have actually been “Hun”!!! Ka-CHING

Occasional Reader 4/19/2021 9:53:34 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 19:

I saw a link to that story a day or two ago; I have yet to summon up enough stomach to read it.

JCM 4/19/2021 9:54:05 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 22:

Sounds like you need a safe space and years of therapy, she microaggressed you, gender typed you, such a horrible experience!

Occasional Reader 4/19/2021 9:54:12 AM

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And again: who killed Ashli Babbitt?

https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2021/04/19/who-killed-ashli-babbitt-n2588074

Occasional Reader 4/19/2021 9:55:08 AM

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Reply to JCM in 24:

And don’t forget the ethnic slur! That’s worth at least another 5 million bucks.

JCM 4/19/2021 10:39:12 AM

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Chauvin Trial Verdict Prediction (of Sorts): On legal merits alone, not guilty — but political dynamics drive injustice

buzzsawmonkey 4/19/2021 11:06:39 AM

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Reply to JCM in 27:

It doesn't matter.  There are two possibilities:

a) Chauvin will be found not guilty on the evidence, in which case there will be riots, because "Justice for George Floyd."  or

b) Chauvin will be found guilty on the evidence, in which case there will be riots, because "Justice for George Floyd."

Occasional Reader 4/19/2021 12:00:57 PM

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Reply to buzzsawmonkey in 28:

But at least in either case, the riots will be mostly peaceful.

buzzsawmonkey 4/19/2021 1:24:54 PM

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In #29 Occasional Reader said: But at least in either case, the riots will be mostly peaceful.

Of course.  

Occasional Reader 4/19/2021 2:46:36 PM

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Brian Sicknick died of natural causes.

https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1384235113156775943

But the big lie has already done its work.

Kosh's Shadow 4/19/2021 3:06:49 PM

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Is the US equivalent of Pravda the NY Times, MSNBC, CNN, or the Washington Post?

And what about Izvestia?

Discuss.

Fox seems to be the equivalent of Radio Free Europe.

lucius septimius 4/19/2021 3:22:58 PM

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Reply to buzzsawmonkey in 30:

Last night I was watching Casablanca for the umpteenth time and caught something I'd never noticed before.

When Ugarte is arrested and is being walked out the only thing you can hear in the background is the croupier calling in the bets.  When Ugarte reaches the door and then tries to bolt the last thing you hear before he goes through the door is the croupier calling "les jeaux sont faits!"

I also noticed that when Yvonne is walking with the German soldier into the bar, when she passes Sam the tune suddenly changes to "You must have been a beautiful baby" just before she passes Rick and Capt. Renault's table.

buzzsawmonkey 4/19/2021 3:48:38 PM

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In #33 lucius septimius said: I also noticed that when Yvonne is walking with the German soldier into the bar, when she passes Sam the tune suddenly changes to "You must have been a beautiful baby" just before she passes Rick and Capt. Renault's table.

You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby

buzzsawmonkey 4/19/2021 3:50:24 PM

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Reply to lucius septimius in 33:

There are lots and lots of layers in that film.  I wish my Spanish were still good enough to let me decipher the song the Spanish singer (symbolic of the Loyalists) sings; the only line I can get clearly is the one that deals with "la locura de amor," i.e., the madness of love.

Occasional Reader 4/19/2021 5:04:42 PM

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In #35 buzzsawmonkey said: There are lots and lots of layers in that film.

And yet, the Maguffin still makes no sense.