Wednesday, October 14, 2020

 A failed experiment: the lockdowns must end.

After Ratings Crash, NBA May Go UnWoke. Seems people are not watching.

After the Murder Hornets, here come the hairy caterpillars

Are you familiar with the 1619 Project? It says that the nation was founded to preserve slavery. 1619 was the year that slaves were first brought to America.  The author of the series in the NYT got a Pulitzer. Now, several scholars have suggested the prize be revoked because of the mane inaccuracies.

More on the 1619 Project. One of the op-ed writers wrote a criticism and now the New York Times Guild Demands Censorship of colleagues 

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Massive Hollywood-Style Trump Sign Placed on the 405 in Los Angeles.  Further on the sign: the government took it down, even though it was on private property.

Systemic Racism At Wells Fargo: the bank is treating employees differently based on race.

A Texas Dem House Candidate Hasn’t Lived in Texas for Years

Kamala Harris’ Top Five Lies from the Debate

3 Inconvenient Truths 60 Minutes Forgot to Mention in Its Story on California Wildfires and Climate Change

There is a widespread story that Kamala Harris got her start in politics because she dated Willie Brown, a powerful individual in the history of California politics. The Washington Post is of course biased in favor of the Biden ticket, so biased that they can't cover Trump objectively, refusing to acknowledge anything he does deserving of acclamation. The Post has written a story attempting to debunk the belief that Harris slept with Brown, who was married at the time. The argument is a little weakened by inclusion of this quote:

"That is false. Harris dated Brown, and he appointed her to two state boards, which may have been ethically questionable. But their relationship had been over for about eight years by the time Harris ran for her first elective office."

The New York Times Guild Once Again Demands Censorship Of Colleagues 

Louise Gluck won the Nobel Prize in literature for her poetry:

Celestial Music

I have a friend who still believes in heaven. 

Not a stupid person, yet with all she knows, she literally talks to God.

She thinks someone listens in heaven.

On earth she's unusually competent.... more »

While we're doing Nobel Prizes, this one on auction theory was kind of interesting. 

The entire computer crime case against Julian Assange is based on a brief discussion, between a publisher and source, about cracking a password — but the cracking never actually happened

The NYT Published an 1800-Word Story on Venezuela's Economic Collapse—and Never Mentioned Socialism

Police chief forced to resign because wife supported Trump.

I watched Josh Hawley explain religious liberty to the confirmation hearings senators. It's not even in the Bill or Rights, it's Article 6 in the Constitution.

In Minneapolis, Rage And Fear Have Hobbled A Great American City.




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