vxbush 5/28/2021 5:17:29 AM

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vxbush 5/28/2021 5:37:33 AM

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lucius septimius 5/28/2021 6:11:33 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 1:

It appears to be the Tschuggen Grand Hotel in Arosa, Switzerland.  That would be in the Italian part of the country.

Occasional Reader 5/28/2021 7:31:17 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 1: Reply to lucius septimius in 3:

well, *I* say it’s the holiday in express in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.

Occasional Reader 5/28/2021 7:35:50 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 4:

please ignore the voice transcription mistakes

JCM 5/28/2021 7:39:35 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 5:

Nah, we'll hold those in reserver for later.....

vxbush 5/28/2021 8:16:23 AM

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In #6 JCM said: Nah, we'll hold those in reserver for later.....

But I thought it was our policy to bug him about now *and* later. 

Occasional Reader 5/28/2021 8:51:34 AM

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The Alpine setting is something of  a coincidence, since in this morning’s dream I was at a youth hostel in Switzerland; I think, in Interlaken.

Occasional Reader 5/28/2021 8:55:02 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 8:

... which was likely prompted by buried memories of this, from 1986:

https://www.balmers.com/

That was probably all-around the best youth hostel I ever experienced.

Occasional Reader 5/28/2021 9:42:01 AM

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Rutgers U. Administration apologizes for condemning anti-Semitism:

https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2021/05/28/rutgers-we-apologize-for-condemning-anti-semitism-n393165

Yes, you read that right.

Occasional Reader 5/28/2021 9:42:01 AM

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Rutgers U. Administration apologizes for condemning anti-Semitism:

https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2021/05/28/rutgers-we-apologize-for-condemning-anti-semitism-n393165

Yes, you read that right.

Occasional Reader 5/28/2021 9:42:13 AM

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JCM 5/28/2021 10:02:08 AM

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Why do I find this so suspect?

Maybe because they've been lying about "cases" for more than a year.

Maybe because Duchin is behind legalizing heroin and was behind the case that got the precedent set where "public health" is not subject to public review and the "experts" like him have plenipotentiary powers in public health policy.

That Duchin won't follow update guidelines from the CDC.

That this "data" fits into the forced vaccination powers Duchin wants.

Kosh's Shadow 5/28/2021 10:09:46 AM

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In #13 JCM said: Majority of COVID cases in King Co. are from unvaccinated people, experts say

Given that vaccinated people are not very likely to get COVID (better than 90% protection rate for Pfizer and Moderna), this is more a dog bites man story. Saying the majority of flu cases are in unvaccinated people is similar, but I'd expect the difference to be much smaller. 

Whether they use this for political power is a different question.

Not that politicians need evidence to make their decisions. For example, (and this is in the mainstream Science News magazine), gun control has no effect on the rate of gun crime. No effect. (Stricter gun control does cut down the number of suicides with guns, but the article did not say anything about the overall suicide rate, which I doubt is affected. People just use the easiest method to commit suicide; hard to get a gun, use something else)

This is, of course, because the vast majority of gun crimes occur with people who illegally possess illegal guns. Taking guns away from honest citizens does not deprive gangbangers of weapons. But it does give the government an excuse to take more power.

Kosh's Shadow 5/28/2021 10:15:38 AM

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In #11 Occasional Reader said: Rutgers U. Administration apologizes for condemning anti-Semitism:

If I ran the DOE, I would insist any institution receiving government money take Jew hatred as seriously as any other. If they allow Students for "Justice" in Palestine to exist, they must also allow a KKK chapter.

Allow Jew hatred on campus? Lose ALL federal funding, and be required to refund 300% of all money paid by Jewish students, PLUS pay all expenses at another school.

And when I say ALL funding, I mean grants are stopped immediately and no new subsidized student loans.

Also, students who belong to hate groups would have to pay back all federal grants and loans. But then, I think the SJP leadership has their fees paid by Jew hating groups and countries.

Trump did not do enough.

Also, the San Francisco Teachers' Union has endorsed BDS. All Jewish families in SF should sue for private school tuition and expenses because the school department is allowing the teachers to boycott their students. Or just pay them to leave.

DOE should cut all federal funding to SF school district.

But nothing will happen. 

Kosh's Shadow 5/28/2021 10:32:18 AM

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There have been so many attacks on Jews recently, with many videos showing cars with people yelling, throwing firebombs, etc.

Were all the number plates obscured or something? If not, wasn't it possible to identify at least some of the cars? Or is the government just letting this keep going? (And not just the US)

JCM 5/28/2021 10:41:59 AM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 14:

Illustrates in my mind the whole COVID issue has created.

It's is especially acute with d-bags like Duchin.

The politicized it. Used Lysenkoism instead of science.

Yes I would expect unvaccinated people to be more likely than vaccinated to acquire COVID, but given their bullshit, and this late in the covid process I would expect natural immunity to be high also. Therefore the total numbers I suspect are as whacked as the "cases" at the peak of the pandemic.

Occasional Reader 5/28/2021 11:11:51 AM

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In #15 Kosh's Shadow said: and be required to refund 300% of all money paid by Jewish students, PLUS pay all expenses at another school.

Well, that part, you could not really do. But I agree with your general point.

Occasional Reader 5/28/2021 1:09:32 PM

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doppelganglander 5/28/2021 2:29:56 PM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 19:

He's going to be attending college at 11, isn't he?

Kosh's Shadow 5/28/2021 2:56:17 PM

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Wife's car needed washing after not being moved that much. Car dealer used to do that after repairs, but stopped due to "environmental reasons" (their water bill went too high and they were probably stopped from letting the water run off)

So they give a coupon to this place

A $3 car wash for free. Did an OK job. Fun to go through, actually.

Occasional Reader 5/28/2021 3:11:58 PM

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In #21 Kosh's Shadow said: Fun to go through, actually.

Is it an actual drive-through car wash? I haven’t seen one of those in decades.

Kosh's Shadow 5/28/2021 3:13:38 PM

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In #20 doppelganglander said: He's going to be attending college at 11, isn't he?

It will have to be Hillsdale or a few other places. 
He'll be too smart for anyplace else that will just try to indoctrinate him.

Kosh's Shadow 5/28/2021 3:15:14 PM

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In #22 Occasional Reader said: Is it an actual drive-through car wash? I haven’t seen one of those in decades.

You stay in the car, but put it in neutral and the equipment pulls the car through, I should have taken a video.

It is not exactly a modern establishment.

Kosh's Shadow 5/28/2021 3:16:10 PM

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Occasional Reader 5/28/2021 3:44:41 PM

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In #24 Kosh's Shadow said: You stay in the car, but put it in neutral and the equipment pulls the car through,

Well, yes, “drive-through“ is a metaphor. But the ones I have seen in the last 15 years or so, you have to get out of your car. Liability worries I imagine.

Kosh's Shadow 5/28/2021 3:57:48 PM

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In #26 Occasional Reader said: But the ones I have seen in the last 15 years or so, you have to get out of your car. Liability worries I imagine.

Did you look at the picture? Imagine the town that is in. You can look up Leominster, MA. Known as the birthplace of Johnny Appleseed and plastic factories (there is, or at least was, a plastics museum there.) Cue the scene from The Graduate.

I think the dealer found someplace cheap to send customers to, but at least I figured they won't damage the car.

Kosh's Shadow 5/28/2021 4:00:45 PM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 27:

And no, I don't live in Leominster or Fitchburg. The town I live in doesn't even have a traffic light (unless you count one blinking yellow or the railroad crossings).

But it does have a liquor store, three convenience stores all of which sell beer and wine, and one also sells hard liquor. One chain establishment, a Dunkin Donuts. But lots of houses have stars on the walls, some gold, indicating family members have been in service, and some died there. And someone has a Trump flag.

Kosh's Shadow 5/28/2021 4:05:35 PM

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One year, the town included this in their town warrant:

CITIZEN'S CHECKLIST

To be considered on each vote:

1. Is it necessary?

Or is it something that is not really needed or perhaps is already being provided by a private or public

group?

2. Can we afford it?

Remember, there is no limit to what we would like, but there is a limit to what we can afford.

3. What will it cost ultimately?

Many proposals are like icebergs... only a small fraction of the total cost is apparent on the surface.

4. How will it affect basic liberties?

If it imposes unreasonable or illegal restraints on your life or that of others, it should be vigorously

opposed.

5. Is it in the balanced best interest of all?

If it is designed to benefit a small group or special interest, while taking unfair advantage of others,

work for its defeat.

6. Is it a "foot in the door" proposition?

Comprising a little now may be an oppressive burden later, either in more regulation or more taxes, or

a combination of both.

7. Does it place too much power in the hands of one individual or group?

Once decisive power is granted to a non-elected public official, a commission or municipal authority,

the private citizens lose effective control.

8. Does it recognize the importance of the individual and the minority?

This is a cornerstone of our Republic.

9. Is its appeal based on emotional propaganda or facts?

The farther a proposition gets away from facts, the more critical one should be.

l0. Does it square with your moral convictions?

If so, fight for it. If not, oppose it.

Occasional Reader 5/28/2021 5:17:26 PM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 29:

I like these folks already.