Why would anyone want to be a small landlord in a city with rules like this?: Oakland is one of the last cities in the Bay Area hanging on to its eviction moratorium, which was introduced during the pandemic to … Continue reading →
Good luck with this: Face masks, once an essential Covid-19 protective measure, are now being worn by criminals to conceal their identities, according to New York police who are urging businesses to unmask customers before letting them in stores. Masks … Continue reading →
You be the judge: Note what she is saying and what she’s not saying. She’s saying it was not a leak, but rather a purposeful release. She’s saying that once the Chinese government realized how transmissible it was, they allowed … Continue reading →
I keep seeing people posting comments about excess deaths and COVID, for example this fairly recent one. I’ve responded over and over to most of the points made, but usually my response has been in comments of my own. That … Continue reading →
Now it can be told, apparently: Immunity acquired from a Covid infection provides strong, lasting protection against the most severe outcomes of the illness, according to research published Thursday in The Lancet — protection, experts say, that’s on par with … Continue reading →
Yes, there’s been a rise in heart attacks in the young. I’ve yet to see a really good analysis of why, and I don’t plan to sit on a hot stove till I do. But one shouldn’t minimize the effects … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Here it is, and I think it holds up quite nicely] I have gotten to the point where I no longer put any trust in the prognostications of scientists about COVID-19 and the comparison of various social policy tactics … Continue reading →
Commeter “Banned Lizard” recently linked to this: Dr. Ryan Cole’s Biopsy Results May Explain The Shocking Rise In “Mysterious” Cancers — He Explains There Is Spike Protein “Inside Every Single Cancer Cell” “What’s inside of every cancer cell? Spike protein. … Continue reading →
Something like wearing garlic around your neck: In the community, mask-wearing “probably makes little to no difference” in either influenza-like or COVID-like illness (0.95) or “laboratory-confirmed” infections of either virus (1.01). While the confirmed-infections finding had a much wider confidence … Continue reading →
I’ve written before on the incidence of myocarditis after vaccination. It’s rare, although troublesome. Please see this, this, this, and this, and that’s just a sampler of what I’ve written rather than an exhaustive list. So I’ll not repeat myself … Continue reading →
It goes without saying that the government response to COVID restricted human freedom in the name of protection, and that there wasn’t nearly enough pushback although there certainly was some. And I’m not just talking about the US; I’m talking … Continue reading →
It was a terrible moment watched by millions: Buffalo Bills’ player Damar Hamlin collapsed after making a hit. He was in cardiac arrest but immediate medical attention caused his heartbeat to resume, and he is now in critical condition and … Continue reading →