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Tuesday 30 June 2020
News and commentary round upProtests/Riots. From Just the News: As COVID-19 Cases Spike Nationally, Black Lives Matter Plans More Rallies, Marches. From FOX News: Latest Seattle CHOP shooting sees at least 2 injured, police say. [Ed: 2 in critical condition.] From the Federalist: In First Weekend Of Riots, Looting Damage In 20 Major Cities Exceeded $400 Million. From Zero Hedge: "He Just Floored It!" Detroit Police SUV Filmed Plowing Through Protesters.
From Reason: RIP Lester Grinspoon, Who Encouraged Americans To Reconsider Demonized Drugs
From the Federalist: ‘Flattening The Curve’ Has Become A Massive Bait And Switch. [Ed: hat tip to Brad who comments, I've been calling this a "bait and switch" for weeks; it's nice to see someone else saying that.]
From Unherd: There should never be heroes in science. Some scientists make their careers by criticising other’s research. But who watches the watchmen?
From Almasdar News: Israel Is On Brink Of War With Iran & Hezbollah: Top Israeli Officials. [Ed: meanwhile, the annexation of the West Bank is still scheduled to begin July 1.] From Aljazeera: Palestine and Israel: Mapping an annexation. What will the maps of Palestine and Israel look like if Israel illegally annexes the Jordan Valley on July 1? [Ed: legal, illegal...they blur in my mind when it is the state that makes the law.]
From Watts Up With That?: Vermont Senate Passes Right to Sue if the State Fails to Meet Climate Targets From Ars Technica: California set to ban all heavy diesel trucks and vans by 2045
From Caitlin Johnstone: Only Idiots Believe The CIA, And Other Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix
From Aljazeera: French Greens make gains as Macron’s party falters in local polls
The Economy. From Zero Hedge: Chesapeake Files For Bankruptcy, Wiping Out $7 Billion In Debt And Any Existing Equity Value From Market Watch: 7 reasons the stock market may face a severe bout of turbulence next week and beyond—only one is rising coronavirus cases. From the Associated Press: Markets Bounce Back After Strong Housing Report. They clawed back half of last week's losses
From the Ron Paul Institute: Ron Paul: The Media Is Lying About The "Second Wave". Unfortunately our mainstream media is only interested in pushing the “party line.”
From Politico: Reddit Bans Popular Pro-Trump Forum. r/The_Donald was booted in crackdown on hate speech. From the Gateway Pundit: Bezos Owned Twitch Suspends President Trump ‘Temporarily’ for “Hateful Conduct”
From the Daily Beast: CNN’s Van Jones Secretly Helped Craft the Weak Trump Police Reform He Praised on TV. [Ed: I would not credit this item if it came from a conservative source, but I do remember looking up from my computer in surprise when Van Jones' praised Trump's bill.] From Reason: Tucker Carlson Might Want To End Qualified Immunity If He Actually Knew What It Was
From RT World News: It’s not about Trump: Berlin says relations with US are so bad even Democrats back in White House cannot fix them.
From the National: Poland’s presidential election heads to run-off. Incumbent Andrzej Duda finishes first but fails to win majority. [Ed: the incumbent is a big Trump ally.]
The Upcoming Election. From Politico: Bernie’s student army learns to live with Biden. From WUSF: Judge Chips Away At Mail-In Ballots Case. From Axios: From sleepy to senile: Inside the Trump campaign’s effort to rebrand Biden .
From Jonathan Turley: The Rush Of Judgment: How Recent Stories On Barr Left The Relevant Facts And Law Behind. "Piling on Barr has never been more popular today, but the basis for this criticism has never been weaker. Three stories last week seemed to entirely break free from factual or legal moorings, and no one seemed to care."
From SHTF: Max Igan: “Most People Have NO IDEA” What’s Happening Right Now, The Solution Is Simple
From the Volokh Conspiracy: Mask Mandates and Broccoli Mandates. The opposition to mask-mandates harkens back to the Obamacare challenge. [Ed: a must read.]
From Zero Hedge: Meet The Man Who Just Raised $12 Million To Build Out The World's First "Robot Lawyer". ...the software has moved on from battling parking tickets to helping people with over 100 areas of consumer rights.
From Reason: RIP Lester Grinspoon, Who Encouraged Americans To Reconsider Demonized Drugs
From the Federalist: ‘Flattening The Curve’ Has Become A Massive Bait And Switch. [Ed: hat tip to Brad who comments, I've been calling this a "bait and switch" for weeks; it's nice to see someone else saying that.]
From Unherd: There should never be heroes in science. Some scientists make their careers by criticising other’s research. But who watches the watchmen?
From Almasdar News: Israel Is On Brink Of War With Iran & Hezbollah: Top Israeli Officials. [Ed: meanwhile, the annexation of the West Bank is still scheduled to begin July 1.] From Aljazeera: Palestine and Israel: Mapping an annexation. What will the maps of Palestine and Israel look like if Israel illegally annexes the Jordan Valley on July 1? [Ed: legal, illegal...they blur in my mind when it is the state that makes the law.]
From Watts Up With That?: Vermont Senate Passes Right to Sue if the State Fails to Meet Climate Targets From Ars Technica: California set to ban all heavy diesel trucks and vans by 2045
From Caitlin Johnstone: Only Idiots Believe The CIA, And Other Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix
From Aljazeera: French Greens make gains as Macron’s party falters in local polls
The Economy. From Zero Hedge: Chesapeake Files For Bankruptcy, Wiping Out $7 Billion In Debt And Any Existing Equity Value From Market Watch: 7 reasons the stock market may face a severe bout of turbulence next week and beyond—only one is rising coronavirus cases. From the Associated Press: Markets Bounce Back After Strong Housing Report. They clawed back half of last week's losses
From the Ron Paul Institute: Ron Paul: The Media Is Lying About The "Second Wave". Unfortunately our mainstream media is only interested in pushing the “party line.”
From Politico: Reddit Bans Popular Pro-Trump Forum. r/The_Donald was booted in crackdown on hate speech. From the Gateway Pundit: Bezos Owned Twitch Suspends President Trump ‘Temporarily’ for “Hateful Conduct”
From the Daily Beast: CNN’s Van Jones Secretly Helped Craft the Weak Trump Police Reform He Praised on TV. [Ed: I would not credit this item if it came from a conservative source, but I do remember looking up from my computer in surprise when Van Jones' praised Trump's bill.] From Reason: Tucker Carlson Might Want To End Qualified Immunity If He Actually Knew What It Was
From RT World News: It’s not about Trump: Berlin says relations with US are so bad even Democrats back in White House cannot fix them.
From the National: Poland’s presidential election heads to run-off. Incumbent Andrzej Duda finishes first but fails to win majority. [Ed: the incumbent is a big Trump ally.]
The Upcoming Election. From Politico: Bernie’s student army learns to live with Biden. From WUSF: Judge Chips Away At Mail-In Ballots Case. From Axios: From sleepy to senile: Inside the Trump campaign’s effort to rebrand Biden .
From Jonathan Turley: The Rush Of Judgment: How Recent Stories On Barr Left The Relevant Facts And Law Behind. "Piling on Barr has never been more popular today, but the basis for this criticism has never been weaker. Three stories last week seemed to entirely break free from factual or legal moorings, and no one seemed to care."
From SHTF: Max Igan: “Most People Have NO IDEA” What’s Happening Right Now, The Solution Is Simple
From the Volokh Conspiracy: Mask Mandates and Broccoli Mandates. The opposition to mask-mandates harkens back to the Obamacare challenge. [Ed: a must read.]
From Zero Hedge: Meet The Man Who Just Raised $12 Million To Build Out The World's First "Robot Lawyer". ...the software has moved on from battling parking tickets to helping people with over 100 areas of consumer rights.
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Monday 29 June 2020
News and commentary round upFrom the New York Times: Russian Bounties on US Troops Led to Deaths: Sources. As Trump continues to deny being briefed on the alleged plot. [Ed: I include this item because it is in the news, but I do not credit it. Trump, Pence, U.S. intelligence, Russia and the Taliban have denied the story. Meanwhile, the NYTs is quoting anonymous sources. I have no reason to believe it is true.]
The Media. From Ethics Alarm: From The Washington Post: A Fake News Classic! From the Hindustan Times: Tech giants risk breakups as EU antitrust chief weighs ‘last resort’.
From Just the News: Putin’s WWII victory pageant goes up in smoke when ‘unstoppable’ tank destroyer catches fire.
From Macleans: The Nova Scotia shooter case has hallmarks of an undercover operation. [Ed: hat tip to Brad who comments, The plot thickens]
From Zero Hedge: China Unveils World's First Robotic And Contactless Restaurant. [Ed: the Moscow robotic restaurant featured earlier still had human beings preparing the meals in the kitchen.]
The Upcoming Elections. From the Washington Examiner: Supreme Court rejects bid from Texas Democrats to allow all residents to vote by mail. From Just the News: Comey miniseries gets pre-election airdate, after director pleads for chance to sway voters.
From the Express: Kim Jong-un dead: Japan on alert after bizarre clues spotted in North Korea. [Ed: despite the headline, it is not clear that Kim is dead...]
From the Indian Express: Li Zhensheng: The photographer who documented the Cultural Revolution
Protests/Riots. From the Daily Wire: Black Lives Matter Group Storms Beverley Hills Residential Area: ‘Eat The Rich!’ ‘Abolish Capitalism Now!’ From Oregon Live: Police chief, Black leaders decry violence, vandalism to police precinct, NE Portland businesses, calling actions ‘evil’. From Politico: Justice Dept. announces first felony charges in attempted toppling of Andrew Jackson statue near White House. From the New York Post: 11 people shot across NYC in less than 12 hours as shootings spike. [Ed: in Harlem, the police were told to stand down.] From Zero Hedge: Gun-Toting St. Louis Lawyers Defend Mansion From BLM Protesters In Viral Video. From 5 on your Side: St. Louis mayor reads names and addresses of protesters who want to defund police.
From the Dollar Collapse: Pay-As-You-Go Government Is Precious Metals Paradise
From Politico: Judge sets July 14 surrender date, immediate home confinement for Roger Stone. Judge Amy Berman Jackson denied Stone's request to delay the start of his sentence until Sept. 3, instead giving Stone just over two weeks to report to FCI-Jesup.
From the Babylon Bee: Mastercard Changes Name To Equalitycard. [Ed: hat tip to Brad who adds, The Bee has been ahead of the curve on most such moves. Let's see how soon this happens for real. In fact, Texas real estate agents have ceased to use the term "master bedroom" due to its alleged slavery reference.]
From the Post Millennial: Minneapolis spends $63,000 on private security for city council members defunding the police
News of CoronaVirus.From Zero Hedge: It's Not Just Red States - Philadelphia, San Francisco Fear 'Second Wave' As Thousands Infected At BLM Protests [Ed: but no one talks about the protests spreading the coronavirus. Only Trump;s rallies are dangers.] From the Texas Medical Association: Cases Up, Deaths Down; What’s Going On With COVID-19 in Texas? From the US Sun: THREE new virus symptoms revealed including diarrhea and runny nose. From Wolf Street: Plagued Retail: My View from the Trenches. "Which categories of retail are doing o.k., and which will likely fail." From Lifezette: New data shows 8.7 million Americans likely had coronavirus in March, lockdowns were worthless
From Just the News: Federal judge says Cuomo, de Blasio unfairly targeted religious worship while sanctioning protests. The governor's strict limits on religious worship are 'underinclusive,' judge rules.
From the New York Post: 272 uniformed NYPD cops file for retirement after George Floyd death. [Ed: I swear, I don't know what to hope for. Privatization, of course. But what realistically to hope for?]
From American Greatness: That kiss. [Ed: hat tip to David. And I agree with his comment, Delightful.]
From American Greatness: Lincoln’s New Assassins. From Doc South: The Story of Archer Alexander. From Slavery to Freedom. [Ed: a must read. This probably belongs under the Protests/Riots category but I did not want it to get lost. Hat tip to Brad.]
The Media. From Ethics Alarm: From The Washington Post: A Fake News Classic! From the Hindustan Times: Tech giants risk breakups as EU antitrust chief weighs ‘last resort’.
From Just the News: Putin’s WWII victory pageant goes up in smoke when ‘unstoppable’ tank destroyer catches fire.
From Macleans: The Nova Scotia shooter case has hallmarks of an undercover operation. [Ed: hat tip to Brad who comments, The plot thickens]
From Zero Hedge: China Unveils World's First Robotic And Contactless Restaurant. [Ed: the Moscow robotic restaurant featured earlier still had human beings preparing the meals in the kitchen.]
The Upcoming Elections. From the Washington Examiner: Supreme Court rejects bid from Texas Democrats to allow all residents to vote by mail. From Just the News: Comey miniseries gets pre-election airdate, after director pleads for chance to sway voters.
From the Express: Kim Jong-un dead: Japan on alert after bizarre clues spotted in North Korea. [Ed: despite the headline, it is not clear that Kim is dead...]
From the Indian Express: Li Zhensheng: The photographer who documented the Cultural Revolution
Protests/Riots. From the Daily Wire: Black Lives Matter Group Storms Beverley Hills Residential Area: ‘Eat The Rich!’ ‘Abolish Capitalism Now!’ From Oregon Live: Police chief, Black leaders decry violence, vandalism to police precinct, NE Portland businesses, calling actions ‘evil’. From Politico: Justice Dept. announces first felony charges in attempted toppling of Andrew Jackson statue near White House. From the New York Post: 11 people shot across NYC in less than 12 hours as shootings spike. [Ed: in Harlem, the police were told to stand down.] From Zero Hedge: Gun-Toting St. Louis Lawyers Defend Mansion From BLM Protesters In Viral Video. From 5 on your Side: St. Louis mayor reads names and addresses of protesters who want to defund police.
From the Dollar Collapse: Pay-As-You-Go Government Is Precious Metals Paradise
From Politico: Judge sets July 14 surrender date, immediate home confinement for Roger Stone. Judge Amy Berman Jackson denied Stone's request to delay the start of his sentence until Sept. 3, instead giving Stone just over two weeks to report to FCI-Jesup.
From the Babylon Bee: Mastercard Changes Name To Equalitycard. [Ed: hat tip to Brad who adds, The Bee has been ahead of the curve on most such moves. Let's see how soon this happens for real. In fact, Texas real estate agents have ceased to use the term "master bedroom" due to its alleged slavery reference.]
From the Post Millennial: Minneapolis spends $63,000 on private security for city council members defunding the police
News of CoronaVirus.From Zero Hedge: It's Not Just Red States - Philadelphia, San Francisco Fear 'Second Wave' As Thousands Infected At BLM Protests [Ed: but no one talks about the protests spreading the coronavirus. Only Trump;s rallies are dangers.] From the Texas Medical Association: Cases Up, Deaths Down; What’s Going On With COVID-19 in Texas? From the US Sun: THREE new virus symptoms revealed including diarrhea and runny nose. From Wolf Street: Plagued Retail: My View from the Trenches. "Which categories of retail are doing o.k., and which will likely fail." From Lifezette: New data shows 8.7 million Americans likely had coronavirus in March, lockdowns were worthless
From Just the News: Federal judge says Cuomo, de Blasio unfairly targeted religious worship while sanctioning protests. The governor's strict limits on religious worship are 'underinclusive,' judge rules.
From the New York Post: 272 uniformed NYPD cops file for retirement after George Floyd death. [Ed: I swear, I don't know what to hope for. Privatization, of course. But what realistically to hope for?]
From American Greatness: That kiss. [Ed: hat tip to David. And I agree with his comment, Delightful.]
From American Greatness: Lincoln’s New Assassins. From Doc South: The Story of Archer Alexander. From Slavery to Freedom. [Ed: a must read. This probably belongs under the Protests/Riots category but I did not want it to get lost. Hat tip to Brad.]
Sunday 28 June 2020
News and commentary round upFrom Zero Hedge: "Restaurant Of The Future" - KFC Unveils Automated Store With Robots And Food Lockers. A robotic arm waits for the order to arrive, it then grabs the order off the conveyor belt and places... AND Hamas Says Planned Israeli Annexation A "Declaration Of War" While IDF Vows 'We're Ready'. Israeli tells Hamas: You'll be first to pay for any aggression ahead of July 1st target date for West Bank annexation.
From Reviews in History: Sweet Taste of Liberty: A True Story of Slavery and Restitution in America
From the Sentinel: Israeli warplanes strike Hamas facilities in Gaza Israeli warplanes carried out air strikes on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip in response to a rocket attack, the Israel Defense. [Ed: it begins.]
From Consortium News: Escobar: The India-China, Himalayan Puzzle "The Indo-China border is a strategic chessboard and it’s gotten way more complex..." [Ed: I've wondered about the politics of this situation as well.] From BBC News: Galwan Valley: Satellite images 'show China structures' on India border
From Reason: The Media's Role in Concealing Stalin's Evils Exposed in Mr. Jones. Walter Duranty and The New York Times have blood on their hands in this historical re-enactment.
Social Media. From Politico: Advertisers struggle for power over Facebook as boycotts surge. Pressure campaigns test the idea of whether advertisers can get by without the social media platform to reach their target audiences AND Justice Department expected to file antitrust suit against Google. UPDATE on Facebook. From Slate: Facebook Relents Amid Growing Boycott. Agrees to remove posts that break rules, even those by President Trump [Ed: a conflict between Zuckerberg and Trump is coming.] From the Gray Zone: Under US Pressure, Social Media Companies Censor Critical Content and Suspend Venezuelan, Iranian, and Syrian Accounts. From Ars Technica: With YouTube Music, Google is holding my speakers for ransom. If you bought
your music, uploaded it to YouTube Music, and expect to be treated like
you own the music, this service is not for you."
From the Hill: Barr creates task force focused on 'anti-government extremists'
From the Post Millennial: Journalist Jack Posobiec assaulted by Antifa in front of Emancipation Memorial. [Ed: must read.] From the Gateway Pundit: Tear Gas And Dumpster Fires: Antifa Militants Try to Take Over Portland Police Station (VIDEOS) [Ed: dramatic videos and text as well.]
From Steve Guiness: How We Arrived At The Globalist Calls For A "Great Reset". To appreciate the significance of the WEF’s ‘The Great Reset‘ agenda, it is important first to recognise the years leading up to 2020 and how they laid the foundations for where we are today...
Commentary on CoronaVirus. From American Institute for Economic Research: Again, What Were The Benefits Of Locking Down? ...the evidence coming in shows that the lockdowns were neither economically nor medically effective... From Spiked: ‘The lockdown is causing so many deaths’. Dr Malcolm Kendrick on the disastrous response to Covid-19.
From the Gatway Pundit: Seattle Sends in Trucks to Clear CHOP Barricades – City Gives CHOP Squatters 72 Hours to Vacate — Mayor Durkan Currently Meeting with CHOP Reps
From the Most Important News: Why Every Person In America Needs To Become A Prepper During The Second Half Of 2020
The Upcoming Election. From the Associated Press: For the First Time, the House Approves Statehood for DC. Senate Republicans remain opposed to the idea. From Politico: ‘The president is behind’: Karl Rove serves up stark warning to Trump campaign. The veteran GOP strategist issued unusually sharp criticism of the president’s message and strategy. From Judicial Watch: Biden Scandal Update.
From Interesting Engineering: 7 Things in Our Universe That Have Astronomers Scratching Their Heads
The Dollar. From Out of the Cave: You Want To Talk Privilege? Ok, Let's Talk Privilege... "The most divisive privilege going is 'Dollar Privilege'... Eventually it will break, but it won’t be just, it won’t be fair, it won’t be inclusive or equitable. It’ll just be ugly..." From Gold Money: A Collapsing Dollar And China's Monetary Strategy. "China can escape the fate of a dollar collapse by tying the yuan to gold... but her interest is to preserve the dollar, not destroy it, because it is the principal means of Chinese foreign interests being secured..." From International Man: David Stockman On What Could Happen If The Fed Loses Control. The Fed is now a completely rogue institution that is a clear and present danger to the future of prosperity and liberty in America...
From Reuters: California City Bans Predictive Policing In US First. [Ed: good for Santa Cruz!]
News of CoronaVirus. From Sputnik: US Music Festival Billed as ‘COVID Herd Immunity Fest’ Changes Name After Backlash.
From Reviews in History: Sweet Taste of Liberty: A True Story of Slavery and Restitution in America
From the Sentinel: Israeli warplanes strike Hamas facilities in Gaza Israeli warplanes carried out air strikes on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip in response to a rocket attack, the Israel Defense. [Ed: it begins.]
From Consortium News: Escobar: The India-China, Himalayan Puzzle "The Indo-China border is a strategic chessboard and it’s gotten way more complex..." [Ed: I've wondered about the politics of this situation as well.] From BBC News: Galwan Valley: Satellite images 'show China structures' on India border
From Reason: The Media's Role in Concealing Stalin's Evils Exposed in Mr. Jones. Walter Duranty and The New York Times have blood on their hands in this historical re-enactment.
Social Media. From Politico: Advertisers struggle for power over Facebook as boycotts surge. Pressure campaigns test the idea of whether advertisers can get by without the social media platform to reach their target audiences AND Justice Department expected to file antitrust suit against Google. UPDATE on Facebook. From Slate: Facebook Relents Amid Growing Boycott. Agrees to remove posts that break rules, even those by President Trump [Ed: a conflict between Zuckerberg and Trump is coming.] From the Gray Zone: Under US Pressure, Social Media Companies Censor Critical Content and Suspend Venezuelan, Iranian, and Syrian Accounts. From Ars Technica: With YouTube Music, Google is holding my speakers for ransom. If you bought
your music, uploaded it to YouTube Music, and expect to be treated like
you own the music, this service is not for you."
From the Hill: Barr creates task force focused on 'anti-government extremists'
From the Post Millennial: Journalist Jack Posobiec assaulted by Antifa in front of Emancipation Memorial. [Ed: must read.] From the Gateway Pundit: Tear Gas And Dumpster Fires: Antifa Militants Try to Take Over Portland Police Station (VIDEOS) [Ed: dramatic videos and text as well.]
From Steve Guiness: How We Arrived At The Globalist Calls For A "Great Reset". To appreciate the significance of the WEF’s ‘The Great Reset‘ agenda, it is important first to recognise the years leading up to 2020 and how they laid the foundations for where we are today...
Commentary on CoronaVirus. From American Institute for Economic Research: Again, What Were The Benefits Of Locking Down? ...the evidence coming in shows that the lockdowns were neither economically nor medically effective... From Spiked: ‘The lockdown is causing so many deaths’. Dr Malcolm Kendrick on the disastrous response to Covid-19.
From the Gatway Pundit: Seattle Sends in Trucks to Clear CHOP Barricades – City Gives CHOP Squatters 72 Hours to Vacate — Mayor Durkan Currently Meeting with CHOP Reps
From the Most Important News: Why Every Person In America Needs To Become A Prepper During The Second Half Of 2020
The Upcoming Election. From the Associated Press: For the First Time, the House Approves Statehood for DC. Senate Republicans remain opposed to the idea. From Politico: ‘The president is behind’: Karl Rove serves up stark warning to Trump campaign. The veteran GOP strategist issued unusually sharp criticism of the president’s message and strategy. From Judicial Watch: Biden Scandal Update.
From Interesting Engineering: 7 Things in Our Universe That Have Astronomers Scratching Their Heads
The Dollar. From Out of the Cave: You Want To Talk Privilege? Ok, Let's Talk Privilege... "The most divisive privilege going is 'Dollar Privilege'... Eventually it will break, but it won’t be just, it won’t be fair, it won’t be inclusive or equitable. It’ll just be ugly..." From Gold Money: A Collapsing Dollar And China's Monetary Strategy. "China can escape the fate of a dollar collapse by tying the yuan to gold... but her interest is to preserve the dollar, not destroy it, because it is the principal means of Chinese foreign interests being secured..." From International Man: David Stockman On What Could Happen If The Fed Loses Control. The Fed is now a completely rogue institution that is a clear and present danger to the future of prosperity and liberty in America...
From Reuters: California City Bans Predictive Policing In US First. [Ed: good for Santa Cruz!]
News of CoronaVirus. From Sputnik: US Music Festival Billed as ‘COVID Herd Immunity Fest’ Changes Name After Backlash.
Saturday 27 June 2020
News and commentary round upFrom Reuters: 'Godzilla dust cloud' drifts over U.S. Southeast, raising health concerns. [Ed: it hits over the weekend. It probably has already hit land.]
From the Washington Examiner: Barr: DOJ has 500 investigations into rioters and destruction of statues. [Ed: I wonder if protestors would pull down the statue of Pelosi that is proposed for SF?]
The Upcoming Election. From Just the News: Burisma Landed Lucrative USAID Contract Months After Hunter Biden Joined Board: Solomon. From Politico: The Lincoln Project is trolling Trump. But can it sway voters? A few anti-Trump Republicans have successfully invaded Trump’s mental space with popular ads. Now they're trying to figure out what to do with the attention. From the Gateway Pundit: US Postal Worker Caught on Video Throwing Stack of GOP Congressional Candidate Campaign Mailers in Dumpster
From Microsoft: Microsoft Abandons Physical Store Concept (Not Due To Virus). [Ed: sounds like all but the corp. headquarters facility will be closed.]
From Politico: Josh Hawley warns Trump on Supreme Court disappointments. The GOP senator says the president needs to overhaul his process for picking nominees to the high court, in a swipe at top legal conservatives.
From Zero Hedge: "The More I Won, The More Mad They Got" - Dave Portnoy "Beats Dennis Gartman Like A Drum" In Hilarious Editorial
Commentary on CoronaVirus. From Bloomberg: The Coronavirus Trade-Off Was Always an Illusion. [Ed: a false trade-off.] From the Discussion Blog: The Blood on New York’s Hands. [Ed: on the hands of authorities.] From Tribune Magazine: The Cholera Riots. Nearly two hundred years ago, shipping merchants ignored all health warnings and brought a cholera pandemic to Britain. Their act of greed triggered widespread social revolt. [Ed: a must read.]
From Zero Hedge: Bronx Precinct Commander Quits NYPD Over Reform Debacle As Shootings Spike.
From the Nation: Hong Kong’s Cartoonists Aren’t Giving Up on Dissent. As the city braces for a new law that could stifle free speech, local artists are still spurring on the protest movement. From Quartz: How to read between the lines of China and the EU’s diplomatic statements. [Ed: a situation to be watched.]
From the Hill: Trump administration calls for Supreme Court to strike down ObamaCare. [Ed: risky move so close to the election.]
Protests/Riots. From Spiked: The summer we all went mad. The Black Lives Matter hysteria is this generation’s Diana moment.
The Police. From Black Agenda Report: Yes, Defund the Cops – And Put Them Under Community Control. [Ed: one step in a better direction.]
From Gizmodo: Google’s Promise to Delete Your Data Has a Major Loophole From PJ Media: The Great Awakening: Tidal Wave of Social Media Users Exit Twitter for Free Speech Alternative. ""This week alone, according to analytics researched by Mediate, around a half a million people have migrated to Parler."
From Change.org.: The petition to fire Walter Block because he has the "wrong" reasons for opposing slavery. [Ed: BTW, Walter is a friend.] From Change.org: A petition to Give Walter a Raise.
News of the CoronaVirus. From the Los Angeles Times: Santa Cruz County lifts beach closures: ‘People are not willing to be governed’. [Ed: if one good thing has come of this catastrophic period, it is a rise in civil disobedience.] From the Philadelphia Inquirer: Philadelphia set to be first U.S. city to protect workers against retaliation for calling out coronavirus conditions. [Ed: protected for the consequences of telling the truth.] From UPI: Ancient drug shows promise against severe COVID-19 in early trial. [Ed: and affordable.] AND Less than half a population needs COVID-19 infection for herd immunity, study says. From the NYT:
In Norway, Gymgoers Avoid Infections as Virus Recedes In an unusual experiment, researchers found no coronavirus infections among thousands of people allowed to return to their gyms.
From PJ Media: Biden Cancer Charity Paid Execs Millions, But Didn't Spend Much Fighting Cancer
From the Washington Examiner: Barr: DOJ has 500 investigations into rioters and destruction of statues. [Ed: I wonder if protestors would pull down the statue of Pelosi that is proposed for SF?]
The Upcoming Election. From Just the News: Burisma Landed Lucrative USAID Contract Months After Hunter Biden Joined Board: Solomon. From Politico: The Lincoln Project is trolling Trump. But can it sway voters? A few anti-Trump Republicans have successfully invaded Trump’s mental space with popular ads. Now they're trying to figure out what to do with the attention. From the Gateway Pundit: US Postal Worker Caught on Video Throwing Stack of GOP Congressional Candidate Campaign Mailers in Dumpster
From Microsoft: Microsoft Abandons Physical Store Concept (Not Due To Virus). [Ed: sounds like all but the corp. headquarters facility will be closed.]
From Politico: Josh Hawley warns Trump on Supreme Court disappointments. The GOP senator says the president needs to overhaul his process for picking nominees to the high court, in a swipe at top legal conservatives.
From Zero Hedge: "The More I Won, The More Mad They Got" - Dave Portnoy "Beats Dennis Gartman Like A Drum" In Hilarious Editorial
Commentary on CoronaVirus. From Bloomberg: The Coronavirus Trade-Off Was Always an Illusion. [Ed: a false trade-off.] From the Discussion Blog: The Blood on New York’s Hands. [Ed: on the hands of authorities.] From Tribune Magazine: The Cholera Riots. Nearly two hundred years ago, shipping merchants ignored all health warnings and brought a cholera pandemic to Britain. Their act of greed triggered widespread social revolt. [Ed: a must read.]
From Zero Hedge: Bronx Precinct Commander Quits NYPD Over Reform Debacle As Shootings Spike.
From the Nation: Hong Kong’s Cartoonists Aren’t Giving Up on Dissent. As the city braces for a new law that could stifle free speech, local artists are still spurring on the protest movement. From Quartz: How to read between the lines of China and the EU’s diplomatic statements. [Ed: a situation to be watched.]
From the Hill: Trump administration calls for Supreme Court to strike down ObamaCare. [Ed: risky move so close to the election.]
Protests/Riots. From Spiked: The summer we all went mad. The Black Lives Matter hysteria is this generation’s Diana moment.
The Police. From Black Agenda Report: Yes, Defund the Cops – And Put Them Under Community Control. [Ed: one step in a better direction.]
From Gizmodo: Google’s Promise to Delete Your Data Has a Major Loophole From PJ Media: The Great Awakening: Tidal Wave of Social Media Users Exit Twitter for Free Speech Alternative. ""This week alone, according to analytics researched by Mediate, around a half a million people have migrated to Parler."
From Change.org.: The petition to fire Walter Block because he has the "wrong" reasons for opposing slavery. [Ed: BTW, Walter is a friend.] From Change.org: A petition to Give Walter a Raise.
News of the CoronaVirus. From the Los Angeles Times: Santa Cruz County lifts beach closures: ‘People are not willing to be governed’. [Ed: if one good thing has come of this catastrophic period, it is a rise in civil disobedience.] From the Philadelphia Inquirer: Philadelphia set to be first U.S. city to protect workers against retaliation for calling out coronavirus conditions. [Ed: protected for the consequences of telling the truth.] From UPI: Ancient drug shows promise against severe COVID-19 in early trial. [Ed: and affordable.] AND Less than half a population needs COVID-19 infection for herd immunity, study says. From the NYT:
In Norway, Gymgoers Avoid Infections as Virus Recedes In an unusual experiment, researchers found no coronavirus infections among thousands of people allowed to return to their gyms.
From PJ Media: Biden Cancer Charity Paid Execs Millions, But Didn't Spend Much Fighting Cancer
Friday 26 June 2020
News and commentary round upFrom Newser: DOJ: Assange Was on an International Hacking Mission. New indictment says WikiLeaks founder tried to recruit hackers in Europe, Asia. From Axios: Julian Assange charged with conspiring with "Anonymous"-affiliated hackers
From Spiked Online: Why Turkey’s invasion of Libya is bad news. Erdogan is perpetuating a civil war that has ravaged Libya for far too long.
News of the CoronaVirus. From Wired: Stuck at Home, Scientists Discover 9 New Insect Species. From the Ottawa Citizen: COVID-19: Ontario extends emergency regulations through July 15; ransomware found in fake contact tracing app. [Ed: I am sure this is scamming is widespread and not limited to Ontario.] From DISM: Michigan drops lawsuit against barber who reopened despite Gov. Whitmer's lockdown. From CNBC: U.S. hits highest single day of new coronavirus cases with more than 45,500, breaking April record.
From the U.S. Sun: Your iPhone has a hidden map of EVERYWHERE you go – how to find it
From DISM: Tennessee dog turns 20, becomes oldest living golden retriever in history
From Politico: How police reform collapsed in the Senate. [Ed: the liberal view.] From the Free Thought Project: ‘He’s Gonna Kill My Child’: Crazed Cop Points Taser at Child, Terrorizes Family Who Called 911 for Help. From the Mises Wire: New Colorado Police Reform Ends Cops' Qualified Immunity and Sidesteps Federal Courts.
The Economy. From Zero Hedge: Canned Meat Booms As COVID-Recession Crushes Consumers. AND Stocks Surge As Bank 'Bonanza' Beats COVID Concerns From NBC News: $1.4B in Stimulus Money Went to Dead People. Government watchdog finds that death records weren't reviewed From the Huffington Post: Applications For Unemployment Aid Fall To Still-High 1.48 Million
From the Verge: NASA names headquarters after Mary Jackson, the agency’s first Black female engineer. [Ed: nice.]
Protest/Riots. From the Gatestone Institute: A Brief History Of Antifa: Part I and Part II. From the Epoch Times: Seattle CHOP Leaders Claim "Success", Urge Protesters To Go Home, Continue "Struggle" Online. [Ed: some are refusing to leave.] From Just the News: BET Founder Says "Black People Laugh At White People" Toppling Statues. From FOX News: Black Lives Matter leader states if US 'doesn't give us what we want, then we will burn down this system' | Fox News
From Zero Hedge: Supreme Court Grants Trump Admin Fast-Track Deportations Without Legal Recourse. [Ed: SCOTUS is all over the place on immigration.]
From Mish Talk: US Military Shuffle From Germany To Poland Is Imminent. Instead, of bringing the troops home, Trump is playing troop shuffleboard... From Zero Hedge: Trump Claims Germany Owes $1 Trillion In NATO Obligations. "The United States is defending a lot of countries that are delinquent in what they are supposed to be paying."
From Reason: The New York Times's Inconsistent Standards Drove Slate Star Codex To Self-Cancel.
From the Judicial Watch: Big Tech Censorship & Potential Anti-Trust Law Violations
The Upcoming Election. From Politico: Playbook: A tale of two conventions. "While Republicans are inviting donors to celebrate Trump in Jacksonville, Democrats are urging people to stay away from Milwaukee." From the Gateway Pundit: New Project Veritas Video Confirms Without a Doubt Facebook Has been Targeting Conservatives and Interfering with Elections on a Global Scale.
From Reason: All Statues Should Be Private by the excellent J.D. Tuccille. From the Babylon Bee: Cities Protecting Statues By Disguising Them As Karl Marx.
From the Right Geek: I Refuse to Live in Fahrenheit 451
From Spiked Online: Why Turkey’s invasion of Libya is bad news. Erdogan is perpetuating a civil war that has ravaged Libya for far too long.
News of the CoronaVirus. From Wired: Stuck at Home, Scientists Discover 9 New Insect Species. From the Ottawa Citizen: COVID-19: Ontario extends emergency regulations through July 15; ransomware found in fake contact tracing app. [Ed: I am sure this is scamming is widespread and not limited to Ontario.] From DISM: Michigan drops lawsuit against barber who reopened despite Gov. Whitmer's lockdown. From CNBC: U.S. hits highest single day of new coronavirus cases with more than 45,500, breaking April record.
From the U.S. Sun: Your iPhone has a hidden map of EVERYWHERE you go – how to find it
From DISM: Tennessee dog turns 20, becomes oldest living golden retriever in history
From Politico: How police reform collapsed in the Senate. [Ed: the liberal view.] From the Free Thought Project: ‘He’s Gonna Kill My Child’: Crazed Cop Points Taser at Child, Terrorizes Family Who Called 911 for Help. From the Mises Wire: New Colorado Police Reform Ends Cops' Qualified Immunity and Sidesteps Federal Courts.
The Economy. From Zero Hedge: Canned Meat Booms As COVID-Recession Crushes Consumers. AND Stocks Surge As Bank 'Bonanza' Beats COVID Concerns From NBC News: $1.4B in Stimulus Money Went to Dead People. Government watchdog finds that death records weren't reviewed From the Huffington Post: Applications For Unemployment Aid Fall To Still-High 1.48 Million
From the Verge: NASA names headquarters after Mary Jackson, the agency’s first Black female engineer. [Ed: nice.]
Protest/Riots. From the Gatestone Institute: A Brief History Of Antifa: Part I and Part II. From the Epoch Times: Seattle CHOP Leaders Claim "Success", Urge Protesters To Go Home, Continue "Struggle" Online. [Ed: some are refusing to leave.] From Just the News: BET Founder Says "Black People Laugh At White People" Toppling Statues. From FOX News: Black Lives Matter leader states if US 'doesn't give us what we want, then we will burn down this system' | Fox News
From Zero Hedge: Supreme Court Grants Trump Admin Fast-Track Deportations Without Legal Recourse. [Ed: SCOTUS is all over the place on immigration.]
From Mish Talk: US Military Shuffle From Germany To Poland Is Imminent. Instead, of bringing the troops home, Trump is playing troop shuffleboard... From Zero Hedge: Trump Claims Germany Owes $1 Trillion In NATO Obligations. "The United States is defending a lot of countries that are delinquent in what they are supposed to be paying."
From Reason: The New York Times's Inconsistent Standards Drove Slate Star Codex To Self-Cancel.
From the Judicial Watch: Big Tech Censorship & Potential Anti-Trust Law Violations
The Upcoming Election. From Politico: Playbook: A tale of two conventions. "While Republicans are inviting donors to celebrate Trump in Jacksonville, Democrats are urging people to stay away from Milwaukee." From the Gateway Pundit: New Project Veritas Video Confirms Without a Doubt Facebook Has been Targeting Conservatives and Interfering with Elections on a Global Scale.
From Reason: All Statues Should Be Private by the excellent J.D. Tuccille. From the Babylon Bee: Cities Protecting Statues By Disguising Them As Karl Marx.
From the Right Geek: I Refuse to Live in Fahrenheit 451
Thursday 25 June 2020
News and commentary round upFrom the Federalist: John Bolton Is The Perfect Washington Man. Bolton is a thin-skinned and snarky figure who succeeded in convincing a surprising number of smart people in Washington that he is somehow serious and statesmanlike. From the Spiked Online: John Bolton is more dangerous than Donald Trump. The Room Where It Happened reveals the malign influence of hawkish thought on US foreign policy.
News of CoronaVirus. From Unherd: Was the two-metre rule one big lie? By covering up complexity with nice round numbers, public health officials treat us like children. From Politico: Trump aides consider a CDC overhaul as virus cases surge From the Activist Post: Fact Check: How Invasive Are Contact Tracing Apps?
From the Activist Post: Victory: Indiana Supreme Court Rules that Police Can’t Force Smartphone User to Unlock Her Phone. From the Volokh Conspiracy: Indiana Supreme Court Creates a Clear Split on Compelled Decryption and the Fifth Amendment.
From the Hill: GOP senator introducing bill to scale back qualified immunity for police. [Ed: get rid of it entirely. It has no Constitutional validity or statutory precedent. It was the result of judicial activism.] From Krebs on Security: ‘BlueLeaks’ Exposes Files from Hundreds of Police Departments
From Zero Hedge: How Pension Funds Die, CalPERS Edition
From the Washington Examiner: Michael Flynn lawyers receive Peter Strzok notes from US attorney. [Ed: nice summary of the case.]
The Upcoming Elections. From the Daily Signal: 8 Key Points to Distinguish Absentee and All-Mail Voting. [Ed: very informative.] From Politico: ‘I’m Tired of Being the Help’. In suburban Detroit, a cookout full of Democratic voters bubbles into outrage, frustration at being taken for granted—and certainty that 2020 is in the bag for Trump. From the Guardian: 'This is a war': Republicans ramp up bid to control election maps for next decade [Ed: this is going to be the dirtiest election I've ever witnessed, and it will come from both sides.]
From the Hill: Supreme Court rules SEC may seize profits from fraudulent companies [Ed: wide, wide reaching implications here, including the ability to crack down on foreign investors and crypto.]
From the Washington Examiner: Devin Nunes: 'We’re up to somewhere around 14 criminal referrals' to Justice Department.' From the House Intelligence Committee re: Russiagate. [Ed: does anyone but the aggrieved parties really care anymore?]
From the Times of Israel: Far from toppling statues, former Soviet Union puts up new monuments to Stalin
From Popular Mechanics: Why the World's Most Advanced Solar Plants Are Failing. These facilities of the future are riddled with problems—but it's not too late to find fixes.
From the Guardian: Nigel Farage to leave radio station LBC 'with immediate effect' [Ed: Farage has yet to make a statement but the move appears to be part of the cancel culture.] From Der Spiegel: The UK Steers Toward a No-Deal Brexit in the Middle of the Pandemic.
Protests/Riots. From the National Review: The Triumph of the Country Mouse by Victor David Hanson. [Ed: he is becoming a "must read" commentator for me.] From the Daily Kos: Trump was able to make Washington, D.C. a police state because we failed to make it a real state. [Ed: I'm hearing the push for D.C. to be a state more and more. It would give Dems 2 more Senators, for one thing.] From the Daily Beast: Was Seattle’s Notorious Protest Zone Doomed by Recent Shootings? From the Volokh Conspiracy: What the Data Do and Don't Say about Policing and Race Harvard's Roland Fryer argues both Left and Right misunderstand or misrepresent the empirical evidence
From Advanced Science News: Maybe life on Earth is as good as it gets?
From Web Archive: NYT Is Threatening My Safety By Revealing My Real Name, So I Am Deleting The Blog. One of the few voices for reasoned discussion on the web. [Ed: hat tip to Brad who comments, Whoa. You'll recall that I have favorably cited Slate Star Codex in the past. Now he's closed down, and is only readable via the Wayback Machine.]
From Watts Up With That?: Getting Expensive for Mann. [Ed: this one is for Brad.] AND Scientific American: “Nuclear Power Will Replace Oil By 2030”
News of CoronaVirus. From Unherd: Was the two-metre rule one big lie? By covering up complexity with nice round numbers, public health officials treat us like children. From Politico: Trump aides consider a CDC overhaul as virus cases surge From the Activist Post: Fact Check: How Invasive Are Contact Tracing Apps?
From the Activist Post: Victory: Indiana Supreme Court Rules that Police Can’t Force Smartphone User to Unlock Her Phone. From the Volokh Conspiracy: Indiana Supreme Court Creates a Clear Split on Compelled Decryption and the Fifth Amendment.
From the Hill: GOP senator introducing bill to scale back qualified immunity for police. [Ed: get rid of it entirely. It has no Constitutional validity or statutory precedent. It was the result of judicial activism.] From Krebs on Security: ‘BlueLeaks’ Exposes Files from Hundreds of Police Departments
From Zero Hedge: How Pension Funds Die, CalPERS Edition
From the Washington Examiner: Michael Flynn lawyers receive Peter Strzok notes from US attorney. [Ed: nice summary of the case.]
The Upcoming Elections. From the Daily Signal: 8 Key Points to Distinguish Absentee and All-Mail Voting. [Ed: very informative.] From Politico: ‘I’m Tired of Being the Help’. In suburban Detroit, a cookout full of Democratic voters bubbles into outrage, frustration at being taken for granted—and certainty that 2020 is in the bag for Trump. From the Guardian: 'This is a war': Republicans ramp up bid to control election maps for next decade [Ed: this is going to be the dirtiest election I've ever witnessed, and it will come from both sides.]
From the Hill: Supreme Court rules SEC may seize profits from fraudulent companies [Ed: wide, wide reaching implications here, including the ability to crack down on foreign investors and crypto.]
From the Washington Examiner: Devin Nunes: 'We’re up to somewhere around 14 criminal referrals' to Justice Department.' From the House Intelligence Committee re: Russiagate. [Ed: does anyone but the aggrieved parties really care anymore?]
From the Times of Israel: Far from toppling statues, former Soviet Union puts up new monuments to Stalin
From Popular Mechanics: Why the World's Most Advanced Solar Plants Are Failing. These facilities of the future are riddled with problems—but it's not too late to find fixes.
From the Guardian: Nigel Farage to leave radio station LBC 'with immediate effect' [Ed: Farage has yet to make a statement but the move appears to be part of the cancel culture.] From Der Spiegel: The UK Steers Toward a No-Deal Brexit in the Middle of the Pandemic.
Protests/Riots. From the National Review: The Triumph of the Country Mouse by Victor David Hanson. [Ed: he is becoming a "must read" commentator for me.] From the Daily Kos: Trump was able to make Washington, D.C. a police state because we failed to make it a real state. [Ed: I'm hearing the push for D.C. to be a state more and more. It would give Dems 2 more Senators, for one thing.] From the Daily Beast: Was Seattle’s Notorious Protest Zone Doomed by Recent Shootings? From the Volokh Conspiracy: What the Data Do and Don't Say about Policing and Race Harvard's Roland Fryer argues both Left and Right misunderstand or misrepresent the empirical evidence
From Advanced Science News: Maybe life on Earth is as good as it gets?
From Web Archive: NYT Is Threatening My Safety By Revealing My Real Name, So I Am Deleting The Blog. One of the few voices for reasoned discussion on the web. [Ed: hat tip to Brad who comments, Whoa. You'll recall that I have favorably cited Slate Star Codex in the past. Now he's closed down, and is only readable via the Wayback Machine.]
From Watts Up With That?: Getting Expensive for Mann. [Ed: this one is for Brad.] AND Scientific American: “Nuclear Power Will Replace Oil By 2030”
Wednesday 24 June 2020
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