Here are some excellent observations from Glenn Greenwald: The quickest and most guaranteed way to save hundreds of thousands of lives with policy changes would be to ban the use of automobiles, or severely restrict their usage to those authorized … Continue reading →
I’ve already said a few things earlier today. But I’ll reiterate that this COVID mandate business is being done in order to change the subject from the horror show in Afghanistan to a topic that Biden and his aides think … Continue reading →
Here’s an excellent clarification by Barnes of the Texas Heartbeat Law and the recent SCOTUS ruling on it, as well as what the next steps might be.
Continue reading →The only reason I’m writing about Jimmy Kimmel is that some people apparently see him as some sort of thoughtful person worth listening to, and in many ways he’s expressing views that have become all too typical. Such as this … Continue reading →
Is anyone surprised at this? The Intercept has obtained more than 900 pages of documents detailing the work of EcoHealth Alliance, a U.S.-based health organization that used federal money to fund bat coronavirus research at the Chinese laboratory. The trove … Continue reading →
But I contend that there is no contradiction. The two positions are remarkably consistent, but you have to understand that the principle being advocated is not the one you suppose. The principle actually goes like this: “My body, my choice” … Continue reading →
The so-called Texas Heartbeat Law took effect yesterday. Here’s the text of the law; it’s long and I’ve only read about a third of it. It includes, among other things: Except as provided by Section 171.205, a physician may not … Continue reading →
(1) The government is denying that they left the military dogs behind in Afghanistan. Of course, they lie all the time. But it’s certainly at least possible that they’re telling the truth this time. (2) Lara Logan emphasizes the Pakistan … Continue reading →
SCOTUS has ruled on Biden’s eviction moratorium: A District Court had ruled the moratorium illegal, but stayed its decision pending appeal. In a prior visit to SCOTUS, the stay was left in place because the moratorium was about to expire … Continue reading →
Gotta kill those shelter dogs: According to Angus Thompson in the Sidney Morning Herald, the rural Bourke Shire Council “killed the dogs to prevent volunteers at a Cobar-based animal shelter from travelling to pick up the animals.” A spokesman from … Continue reading →
It’s been revised: Ravindra Gupta, the director of the team at the Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Diseases that conducted the study, confirmed to The Fact Checker that the article had been initially rejected during peer review because … Continue reading →
No, not really. And strangely enough, it’s NPR that’s reporting this: In a leaked report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made a surprising claim about the delta variant of the coronavirus: It “is as transmissible as: – Chicken … Continue reading →