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The Truth About College Sexual Discrimination by James BareselThe Truth About College Sexual Discrimination
by James Baresel
Suppose for a moment that 56% of college students in the United States were male, that male college students outnumbered females by 2.2 million, and that male college enrollment increased by three percentage points more than female enrollment between 2000 and 2010.1
Suppose too that a review of 346 large colleges and universities2 found that 68.5% had at least four more male specific scholarships than female specific ones, that 29% had at least 10 more scholarships for men and that there were at least 25 more male scholarships in almost 10% of those academic institutions. Add the further suppositions that not one of them had more female scholarships than male scholarships and that 43 of them had no female specific scholarships at all despite having male specific ones. And, for good measure, suppose than one of them had no less than 104 more scholarships for men than for women.
If the foregoing figures were correct we would hear them on every televisions news station. Members of Congress would call for investigations. Activists would warn of a “war on women” in alarmist language more appropriate to a threat of genocide. Those hypothetical statistics, however, merely invert the facts by ascribing to male colleges students all the advantages possessed by their female counterparts.
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by James Baresel
Suppose for a moment that 56% of college students in the United States were male, that male college students outnumbered females by 2.2 million, and that male college enrollment increased by three percentage points more than female enrollment between 2000 and 2010.1
Suppose too that a review of 346 large colleges and universities2 found that 68.5% had at least four more male specific scholarships than female specific ones, that 29% had at least 10 more scholarships for men and that there were at least 25 more male scholarships in almost 10% of those academic institutions. Add the further suppositions that not one of them had more female scholarships than male scholarships and that 43 of them had no female specific scholarships at all despite having male specific ones. And, for good measure, suppose than one of them had no less than 104 more scholarships for men than for women.
If the foregoing figures were correct we would hear them on every televisions news station. Members of Congress would call for investigations. Activists would warn of a “war on women” in alarmist language more appropriate to a threat of genocide. Those hypothetical statistics, however, merely invert the facts by ascribing to male colleges students all the advantages possessed by their female counterparts.
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News and commentary round up for March 9From the Hill: SCOTUS Dumps Final Trump Election Lawsuit. The challenges to Biden's victory are over
From the Daily Bell: The CDC is about to be canceled by Google and Facebook for COVID heresy it’s incredible that the data was too weak for the CDC to make a clear assertion about the benefits of mask mandates.
From Associated Press: Judge Pauses Jury Selection in Chauvin Case. Prosecutors want to reinstate 3rd-degree murder charge against ex-cop. From the Washington Examiner: ‘Boots on the ground’ activists vow pressure as Derek Chauvin trial delayed
From Zero Hedge: In Embarrassing Senior Moment, Biden Forgets What Pentagon's Called, Blanks On Secretary Of Defense Name. "You know, the thing..." [Ed: he is getting worse, and quickly. Kamala is in the wings.]
Everyday Finances. From Zero Hedge: Brace For Oil Surge: Saudi Oil Tank In Ras Tanura Port Hit In Houthi Drone Attack. [Ed: $100 oil?] AND Putin & Assad's Revenge: Ballistic Missiles Pummel "Stolen" Syrian Oil Convoy & Refinery. [Ed: again, price increase.] From ABC7: Average LA County gas price rises for 47th time in 48 days.
From Spiked: The dangerous rise of climate censorship. Stop Funding Heat has pressured a newspaper to delete a series of eco-sceptical articles.
From Cracked: 11 Divine Commandments for Writing Road Runner Cartoons. [Ed: how true. And hilarious.]
From the Strategic Culture Foundation: US, EU Sanctions On Russia A Reckless Triumph Of Absurdity. The cynical, bankrupt basis for sanctioning Russia makes the Western states’ words and actions a reckless provocation... [Ed: done in the name of "Free Navalny". How about "Free Assange?" A must read.]
From CBS: Here's What Harry, Meghan Said in Oprah Interview. Royal couple shared quite a bit with Winfrey. [Ed: important only because of how it may impact the future of the monarchy.] From the Hollywood Reporter: 'Oprah With Harry and Meghan' Interview: Meghan Markle Says Palace Had Concerns Over Baby's Skin Color. [Ed: portraying the royals as racists. Absurd and obscene.]
From Zero Hedge: "We'll Level Tel Aviv": Iran Responds To Israel 'Preparing' Strike Plans Against Nuclear Sites. War rhetoric the most intense it's been in years as attempts to get US & Iran to nuclear negotiating table falter...
Myanmar. From Matt Taibbi: Meet the Censored: Myanmar Writer Zaw Moe Shinn. [Ed: recommended.] From Bloomberg: Myanmar Protesters Begin Nationwide Strike, Vow to Defeat Army. From the BBC: Party official dies in custody after security raids. [Ed: after brutal interrogation.]
From Good News Network: Ancient DNA Shows Cats Domesticated Themselves – Why Are We Not Surprised?
From Politico: Diplomats Warned of a Coronavirus Danger in Wuhan—2 Years Before the Outbreak. After seeing a risky lab, they wrote a cable warning Washington. But it was ignored.
From Vice: The Race to Patent Psychedelics Is Just Getting Started. [Ed: one of the advantages of street drugs? No patent.]
From Activist Post: Interference with Satellites Leads to 5G Moratorium . [Ed: I have no looked into the various claims made about 5G.]
SolarWinds. From MIT Technology Review: Recovering from the SolarWinds hack could take 18 months. From The Next Web: The SolarWinds hack proves US cyber defenses are a mess — here’s how to fix them. From ZDNet: Supernova malware clues link Chinese threat group Spiral to SolarWinds server hacks. From Yahoo Tech: US plans 'a mix of actions' against Russia over SolarWinds cyberattack. [Ed: What?! Russia? China? Who is the enemy? Who should be punished?]
From FOX News: Newsom recall campaign announces 1.95M signatures as deadline nears. The final deadline to turn in all signatures is St. Patrick’s Day on March 17. [Ed: organizers say they now have enough to trigger recall, bu they will keep going.] From Politico: Republicans raise now-familiar alarms about 'steal' of California recall. From the Los Angeles Times: Essential Politics: Newsom’s big speech as the recall looms [Ed: the kick-off to his "do not recall me" campaign? Reader friendly.]
The Great Reset. From Spiked: The truth about ‘the great reset’.In truth, what is conspiratorially referred to as ‘the great reset’ represents regressive ideas that have been taking hold in Western societies for a very long time. [Ed: recommended.] From Activist Post: Bond Villain Schwab and His WEF are Pushing the Internet of Bodies [Ed: important.]
From Zero Hedge: Robo-Waiters Prove To Be A Necessity For Contactless Portland-Area Bistro. "We have to keep evolving and changing..." [Ed: spurred on by the pandemic and the demand for minimum wages/benefits for human workers.]
From the Wire: 100 Days Later, the Farmers' Protestin India is Alive, Well and Gaining Momentum.
The Battle Over the Next Vote. From CNN: Biden signs executive order expanding voting access. From Breitbart: Joe Biden's Executive Order on Voting Tells Agencies to Push Vote-by-Mail, 'Combat Misinformation' AND Biden Executive Order Helps Imprisoned Criminals Vote by Mail [Ed: two views of the same story.]
From the Daily Bell: The CDC is about to be canceled by Google and Facebook for COVID heresy it’s incredible that the data was too weak for the CDC to make a clear assertion about the benefits of mask mandates.
From Associated Press: Judge Pauses Jury Selection in Chauvin Case. Prosecutors want to reinstate 3rd-degree murder charge against ex-cop. From the Washington Examiner: ‘Boots on the ground’ activists vow pressure as Derek Chauvin trial delayed
From Zero Hedge: In Embarrassing Senior Moment, Biden Forgets What Pentagon's Called, Blanks On Secretary Of Defense Name. "You know, the thing..." [Ed: he is getting worse, and quickly. Kamala is in the wings.]
Everyday Finances. From Zero Hedge: Brace For Oil Surge: Saudi Oil Tank In Ras Tanura Port Hit In Houthi Drone Attack. [Ed: $100 oil?] AND Putin & Assad's Revenge: Ballistic Missiles Pummel "Stolen" Syrian Oil Convoy & Refinery. [Ed: again, price increase.] From ABC7: Average LA County gas price rises for 47th time in 48 days.
From Spiked: The dangerous rise of climate censorship. Stop Funding Heat has pressured a newspaper to delete a series of eco-sceptical articles.
From Cracked: 11 Divine Commandments for Writing Road Runner Cartoons. [Ed: how true. And hilarious.]
From the Strategic Culture Foundation: US, EU Sanctions On Russia A Reckless Triumph Of Absurdity. The cynical, bankrupt basis for sanctioning Russia makes the Western states’ words and actions a reckless provocation... [Ed: done in the name of "Free Navalny". How about "Free Assange?" A must read.]
From CBS: Here's What Harry, Meghan Said in Oprah Interview. Royal couple shared quite a bit with Winfrey. [Ed: important only because of how it may impact the future of the monarchy.] From the Hollywood Reporter: 'Oprah With Harry and Meghan' Interview: Meghan Markle Says Palace Had Concerns Over Baby's Skin Color. [Ed: portraying the royals as racists. Absurd and obscene.]
From Zero Hedge: "We'll Level Tel Aviv": Iran Responds To Israel 'Preparing' Strike Plans Against Nuclear Sites. War rhetoric the most intense it's been in years as attempts to get US & Iran to nuclear negotiating table falter...
Myanmar. From Matt Taibbi: Meet the Censored: Myanmar Writer Zaw Moe Shinn. [Ed: recommended.] From Bloomberg: Myanmar Protesters Begin Nationwide Strike, Vow to Defeat Army. From the BBC: Party official dies in custody after security raids. [Ed: after brutal interrogation.]
From Good News Network: Ancient DNA Shows Cats Domesticated Themselves – Why Are We Not Surprised?
From Politico: Diplomats Warned of a Coronavirus Danger in Wuhan—2 Years Before the Outbreak. After seeing a risky lab, they wrote a cable warning Washington. But it was ignored.
From Vice: The Race to Patent Psychedelics Is Just Getting Started. [Ed: one of the advantages of street drugs? No patent.]
From Activist Post: Interference with Satellites Leads to 5G Moratorium . [Ed: I have no looked into the various claims made about 5G.]
SolarWinds. From MIT Technology Review: Recovering from the SolarWinds hack could take 18 months. From The Next Web: The SolarWinds hack proves US cyber defenses are a mess — here’s how to fix them. From ZDNet: Supernova malware clues link Chinese threat group Spiral to SolarWinds server hacks. From Yahoo Tech: US plans 'a mix of actions' against Russia over SolarWinds cyberattack. [Ed: What?! Russia? China? Who is the enemy? Who should be punished?]
From FOX News: Newsom recall campaign announces 1.95M signatures as deadline nears. The final deadline to turn in all signatures is St. Patrick’s Day on March 17. [Ed: organizers say they now have enough to trigger recall, bu they will keep going.] From Politico: Republicans raise now-familiar alarms about 'steal' of California recall. From the Los Angeles Times: Essential Politics: Newsom’s big speech as the recall looms [Ed: the kick-off to his "do not recall me" campaign? Reader friendly.]
The Great Reset. From Spiked: The truth about ‘the great reset’.In truth, what is conspiratorially referred to as ‘the great reset’ represents regressive ideas that have been taking hold in Western societies for a very long time. [Ed: recommended.] From Activist Post: Bond Villain Schwab and His WEF are Pushing the Internet of Bodies [Ed: important.]
From Zero Hedge: Robo-Waiters Prove To Be A Necessity For Contactless Portland-Area Bistro. "We have to keep evolving and changing..." [Ed: spurred on by the pandemic and the demand for minimum wages/benefits for human workers.]
From the Wire: 100 Days Later, the Farmers' Protestin India is Alive, Well and Gaining Momentum.
The Battle Over the Next Vote. From CNN: Biden signs executive order expanding voting access. From Breitbart: Joe Biden's Executive Order on Voting Tells Agencies to Push Vote-by-Mail, 'Combat Misinformation' AND Biden Executive Order Helps Imprisoned Criminals Vote by Mail [Ed: two views of the same story.]
Brad...remind you of anyone?
Monday 08 March 2021
Pravda WestHat tip to Brad who comments, I think these tweets really capture WaPo's sycophancy:
@washingtonpost twitter: Biden stimulus showers money on Americans, sharply cutting poverty in defining move of presidency
and
@hale_razor twitter translation: Most glorious Biden rains money from heavens, ending poverty and sickness for all in sign of Democrat strength, mercy, and benevolence.”
@washingtonpost twitter: Biden stimulus showers money on Americans, sharply cutting poverty in defining move of presidency
and
@hale_razor twitter translation: Most glorious Biden rains money from heavens, ending poverty and sickness for all in sign of Democrat strength, mercy, and benevolence.”
News and commentary round up for March 8From ABC News: Warmest air since November expected across parts of US next week. Temperatures will likely soar up to 20 degrees above average.
From Deadline: George Floyd Murder Trial Expected To Start Monday, Will Be Televised Live By Court TV
High Finance. From Zero Hedge: JPMorgan Estimates Up To $316 Billion In Forced Month-End Selling. [Ed: and the wild ride continues.] AND Mega Squeeze Coming: Last Week Saw Biggest Hedge Fund Shorting Since May.
From MIT Technology Review: How to poison the data that Big Tech uses to surveil you
From Caitlin Johnstone: This Is Who Democrats Are: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix. [Ed: I am not sure I agree with this perspective but it makes me think.]
From the Grayzone: Tulsi Gabbard calls out the US dirty war on Syria that Biden, aides admit to From antiwar: Rand Paul Slams Biden Bombing of Syria: ‘We’ve gone to a liberal form of John Bolton’
From Babylon Bee: In New Dr. Seuss Book, Cat In The Hat Gives Kids Puberty Blockers While Their Mother Isn’t Home AND Can You Find All 17 Instances Of Racism On This Page From A Dr. Seuss Book?
From Zero Hedge: Senate Passes $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Package; Here Are The Differences From House Version. From Politico: Schumer leads Dems to messy but major win on Covid aid. Instead of searching for bipartisan support and potentially watering down a historic bill, Schumer rolled the dice on total party unity. [Ed: it is all-out war v. GOP with no prisoners taken.] AND Democrats fracture over Puerto Rico statehood. [Ed: there is also a comigt war within the Dems. on specific issues, like Puerto Rico, and ideology, progressives v. moderates.]
From Gizmodo: The Latest Microsoft Hack Looks Like It Could Be Huge. "This recent hack is actually totally unrelated to the “SolarWinds” one, in which Microsoft has also played an outsized role." [Ed: so far, they are talking about 10s of 1000s of servers.]
From RT World News: China sets goal of sending 12 astronauts to space by 2023, opening of space station by 2022.
CuomoGate. From the New York Post: Two more women accuse Gov. Andrew Cuomo of inappropriate behavior. From Ross Barkan: Andrew Cuomo's Endgame. His horizons are closing fast. But he's not yet checkmated. [Ed: a must read.] From the Intercept: Socialist Legislators Want to Impeach Cuomo for Abuses of Power [Ed: this is what will end him.]
From Twitter: One of these dogs has this game figured out... [Ed: Brad, I know you don't like clicking on videos but do yourself a favor...]
Social Media. From Gab: Using Operation Chokepoint strategy, Gab is banned from 4 banks in as many weeks. From National File: Gab BANNED from Banks Due to Media Smears AND Andrew Torba Names Two Banks Who Banned Gab After Media Smears.
From the Advancing Time Blog: The First "Global Inflationary Depression" Is Very Possible. "When fiat money that has quietly sat in paper promises begins to be exchanged for tangible assets and inflation hedges it has the potential to reverse the long falling velocity of money."
Lockdowns and COVID-1984 Politics. From the Guardian: Guardian Promotes "Global Lockdown" Every Two Years To Combat Climate Change. [Ed: many more periodicals, "experts," and politicians are promoting the same. Insanity. And will the lockdowns be like the "only 10 weeks to flatten the curve lockdowns" that have lasted a year?] From Issues and Insights: ‘Neanderthal’ Governors Outscore Biden On The COVID Science. [Ed : hat tip to Anne.]
Lockdown Resistance. From the Associated Press: Swedes Protest Restrictions. [Ed: the protests are worldwide but barely reported.] From Fox 31: Boulder Police: CU partygoers assault officers, damage property. From the Sun: Mask burning rally in Boise... [Ed: including children burning masks. The foregoing as just samples.]
From the Diff Substack: When IBM Was The Center Of Gravity. Relative to the other stories of compounders-gone-bad, IBM ends up being the most impressive of the lot.
From the Libertarian Institute: TGIF: That Old Minimum-Wage Magic [Ed: by the excellent Sheldon Richman. A must read.]
From Zero Hedge: Kroger Opens Fully-Automated Ohio Fulfillment Center As Fears Mount Of Rising Technological Unemployment. [Ed : with a minimum wage looming, the robots are coming fast.] AND [/b] Robocop? Las Vegas Apartment Complex Deploys Human-Sized Robot To Fight Crime. It was inevitable that security robots would one-day patrol low-income neighborhoods around the clock to ensure everyone was abiding by the rules. This is reality for one apartment complex in Las Vegas.
From Reason: Stop Saying We Can't Go Back to Normal After Vaccines. We can justifiably hope for normalcy by Independence Day. [Ed: they don't want to go to normal because this would mean giving up power.]
Everyday Life Finances. From Priceonomics: These Are The Companies Whose Employees Most Often Get Payday Loans. [Ed: interesting analysis that I have seen nowhere else. Payday loan services will be targeted by Operation Chokepoint tactics soon, as well.] From the Sacramento Bee: Washington can no longer ignore the coming Medicare crisis. The Congressional Budget Office projected trust fund would be insolvent in 2024.
From Reason: Josh Hawley's Toxic Populism. Is the senator's authoritarian grandstanding the dark future of the GOP? [Ed: Hawley is the scariest guy on the GOP horizon.]
From Deadline: George Floyd Murder Trial Expected To Start Monday, Will Be Televised Live By Court TV
High Finance. From Zero Hedge: JPMorgan Estimates Up To $316 Billion In Forced Month-End Selling. [Ed: and the wild ride continues.] AND Mega Squeeze Coming: Last Week Saw Biggest Hedge Fund Shorting Since May.
From MIT Technology Review: How to poison the data that Big Tech uses to surveil you
From Caitlin Johnstone: This Is Who Democrats Are: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix. [Ed: I am not sure I agree with this perspective but it makes me think.]
From the Grayzone: Tulsi Gabbard calls out the US dirty war on Syria that Biden, aides admit to From antiwar: Rand Paul Slams Biden Bombing of Syria: ‘We’ve gone to a liberal form of John Bolton’
From Babylon Bee: In New Dr. Seuss Book, Cat In The Hat Gives Kids Puberty Blockers While Their Mother Isn’t Home AND Can You Find All 17 Instances Of Racism On This Page From A Dr. Seuss Book?
From Zero Hedge: Senate Passes $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Package; Here Are The Differences From House Version. From Politico: Schumer leads Dems to messy but major win on Covid aid. Instead of searching for bipartisan support and potentially watering down a historic bill, Schumer rolled the dice on total party unity. [Ed: it is all-out war v. GOP with no prisoners taken.] AND Democrats fracture over Puerto Rico statehood. [Ed: there is also a comigt war within the Dems. on specific issues, like Puerto Rico, and ideology, progressives v. moderates.]
From Gizmodo: The Latest Microsoft Hack Looks Like It Could Be Huge. "This recent hack is actually totally unrelated to the “SolarWinds” one, in which Microsoft has also played an outsized role." [Ed: so far, they are talking about 10s of 1000s of servers.]
From RT World News: China sets goal of sending 12 astronauts to space by 2023, opening of space station by 2022.
CuomoGate. From the New York Post: Two more women accuse Gov. Andrew Cuomo of inappropriate behavior. From Ross Barkan: Andrew Cuomo's Endgame. His horizons are closing fast. But he's not yet checkmated. [Ed: a must read.] From the Intercept: Socialist Legislators Want to Impeach Cuomo for Abuses of Power [Ed: this is what will end him.]
From Twitter: One of these dogs has this game figured out... [Ed: Brad, I know you don't like clicking on videos but do yourself a favor...]
Social Media. From Gab: Using Operation Chokepoint strategy, Gab is banned from 4 banks in as many weeks. From National File: Gab BANNED from Banks Due to Media Smears AND Andrew Torba Names Two Banks Who Banned Gab After Media Smears.
From the Advancing Time Blog: The First "Global Inflationary Depression" Is Very Possible. "When fiat money that has quietly sat in paper promises begins to be exchanged for tangible assets and inflation hedges it has the potential to reverse the long falling velocity of money."
Lockdowns and COVID-1984 Politics. From the Guardian: Guardian Promotes "Global Lockdown" Every Two Years To Combat Climate Change. [Ed: many more periodicals, "experts," and politicians are promoting the same. Insanity. And will the lockdowns be like the "only 10 weeks to flatten the curve lockdowns" that have lasted a year?] From Issues and Insights: ‘Neanderthal’ Governors Outscore Biden On The COVID Science. [Ed : hat tip to Anne.]
Lockdown Resistance. From the Associated Press: Swedes Protest Restrictions. [Ed: the protests are worldwide but barely reported.] From Fox 31: Boulder Police: CU partygoers assault officers, damage property. From the Sun: Mask burning rally in Boise... [Ed: including children burning masks. The foregoing as just samples.]
From the Diff Substack: When IBM Was The Center Of Gravity. Relative to the other stories of compounders-gone-bad, IBM ends up being the most impressive of the lot.
From the Libertarian Institute: TGIF: That Old Minimum-Wage Magic [Ed: by the excellent Sheldon Richman. A must read.]
From Zero Hedge: Kroger Opens Fully-Automated Ohio Fulfillment Center As Fears Mount Of Rising Technological Unemployment. [Ed : with a minimum wage looming, the robots are coming fast.] AND [/b] Robocop? Las Vegas Apartment Complex Deploys Human-Sized Robot To Fight Crime. It was inevitable that security robots would one-day patrol low-income neighborhoods around the clock to ensure everyone was abiding by the rules. This is reality for one apartment complex in Las Vegas.
From Reason: Stop Saying We Can't Go Back to Normal After Vaccines. We can justifiably hope for normalcy by Independence Day. [Ed: they don't want to go to normal because this would mean giving up power.]
Everyday Life Finances. From Priceonomics: These Are The Companies Whose Employees Most Often Get Payday Loans. [Ed: interesting analysis that I have seen nowhere else. Payday loan services will be targeted by Operation Chokepoint tactics soon, as well.] From the Sacramento Bee: Washington can no longer ignore the coming Medicare crisis. The Congressional Budget Office projected trust fund would be insolvent in 2024.
From Reason: Josh Hawley's Toxic Populism. Is the senator's authoritarian grandstanding the dark future of the GOP? [Ed: Hawley is the scariest guy on the GOP horizon.]
Sunday 07 March 2021
Tweet of the dayFrom Nick Gillespie..."As long as we're putting kids back in cages, why not open up the schools too?"
News and commentary round up for March 7From NBC News: Deepfake videos of Tom Cruise went viral. Their creator hopes they boost awareness. [Ed: gives different meaning to the Groucho Marx line, "Who do you believe--me or your lying eyes?"]
From the Ghion Journal: ““White Privilege” and “Black Lives Matter”: Examples of How Black Activism Failed. [Ed: a must read.]
From Zero Hedge: Japan Supercomputer Finds Double-Masking Doesn't Work. "The performance of double masking simply does not add up." [Ed: meanwhile, in America, tyrants like Fauci and Newsom are calling for double masking.]
From Caitlin Johnstone: There's Only One News Story, Repeating Over And Over Again. ..and it is always the same news story: wealthy and powerful people seek more wealth and power, and narratives are spun to advance these agendas. From Glenn Greenwald: As Insurrection Narrative Crumbles, Democrats Cling To It More Desperately Than Ever. [Ed: to justify their grab of more authority.]
From the Babylon Bee: Texas Governor Hailed As Conservative Hero For Ending Unconstitutional Mandates He Implemented. [Ed: yes, satire, referring to Gov. Abbott, of course.]
Crypto. From MSN: Bitcoin Storm Brewing Over Trump’s Anti-Money Laundering Push. [Ed: Trump proposed that financial service firms would have to record the IDs of all crypto holders. Biden Admin. will decide to implement them or not. There is a lot of push back.] From Newsweek: Non-Fungible Tokens Could Change 'Culture, Period,' Says Art Specialist. [Ed: I would stay far away from NFTs as an investment.] From Market Watch: Bitcoin could prevent society from functioning and is an ‘extreme form of libertarian anarchism,’ warns this fund manager. [Ed: yes, it is lib. anarchism and it is interesting that the establishment recognizes it as such. No, it will prevent gov. and crony capitalism from functioning.]
From FOX News: Senate narrowly passes COVID relief bill after sleepless, tumultuous night.
From Newser: Here's a Look at the Relief Bill That the Senate Just Passed. [Ed: summary.]
From Wolf St.: Movie Theater Business Isn’t Going Back to Normal: Disney CEO. Are multiplex theaters even viable in the era of streaming and affordable big screen TVs, if studios crush the “theatrical window?”
From Axios: Sidewalk robots get legal rights as “pedestrians”. [Ed: in Pennsylvania. Amazon must be so pleased.]
From the PJ Media: San Francisco Pays $16.1 Million To Shelter 300 Homeless In Tents ...the cost of maintaining a single "safe-sleeping" tent-camping spot is $5,000 per month, or $61,000 per year. Ed: why so much? Well, there may be a wee bit of graft along the way.] From Zero Hedge: Rampant Shoplifting Forces Ten Bay Area Walgreens To Close. "Theft of less than $950 in goods is treated as a nonviolent misdemeanor under California law. But in most cases, for shoplifting, the criminal is released."
From Reuters: The man who saves forgotten cats in Fukushima's nuclear zone.
From Zero Hedge: Emmy For Slow-Motion Career Trainwreck: Cuomo Stripped Of Emergency Powers As Sexual Assault Charges Mount
The Great Reset and Backlash. From Alt-Market: How The Fight Over American Freedom Will Probably Escalate. From Gold, Goats & Guns: We Are All Europeans Now.
From Politico: 'No idea what he's doing': Manchin perplexes with Covid aid power play. It took a direct call from President Biden and significant concessions to get the senator on board. AND Gig workers could end up losers in Covid relief bill. The industry says it’s getting ambushed, complaining it didn’t even know lawmakers were planning the tax crackdown. [Ed: bad news and a must read for many people who work gigs or otherwise contract.]
From the Gateway Pundit: White House Cuts Biden Live Feed Again As He Offers to Take Questions After Covid Roundtable Discussion (VIDEO) [Ed: the 2nd time this week.]
From PNAS: Scientific communication in a post-truth society. PNAS=Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.]
Social Media. From the Insider: India has reportedly threatened to jail Twitter, Facebook, and WhatsApp employees if the firms don't give up data regarding the farmers protests. From Bloomberg: Inside Twitter’s Plan to Fact-Check Tweets. [Ed: a must read.]
From Reuters: Northern Irish loyalist paramilitaries withdraw support for 1998 peace deal. [Ed: this is the Belfast Agreement that ended 3 decades of violence in N. Ireland.]
Trump Attacks GOP 'Enemies'. From the Intercept: Mitch McConnell Working With Kentucky Legislature on Senate Exit Strategy. Legislation informally referred to as the Daniel Cameron Election Bill is moving through the Kentucky General Assembly. [Ed: an indication that GOP will remain under Trump's sway, which would be bad news for his nemesis Mitch.] From USA Today: Donald Trump expands his Republican enemies list to Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal op-eds. From the Daily Mail: Kevin McCarthy pleads with Donald Trump not to take revenge on Republicans.
From Newser: City's Move on Gas Stations May Be a Forerunner. Petaluma, Calif., bans the construction of new stations. [Ed: a round-up of news stories.]
From the Ghion Journal: ““White Privilege” and “Black Lives Matter”: Examples of How Black Activism Failed. [Ed: a must read.]
From Zero Hedge: Japan Supercomputer Finds Double-Masking Doesn't Work. "The performance of double masking simply does not add up." [Ed: meanwhile, in America, tyrants like Fauci and Newsom are calling for double masking.]
From Caitlin Johnstone: There's Only One News Story, Repeating Over And Over Again. ..and it is always the same news story: wealthy and powerful people seek more wealth and power, and narratives are spun to advance these agendas. From Glenn Greenwald: As Insurrection Narrative Crumbles, Democrats Cling To It More Desperately Than Ever. [Ed: to justify their grab of more authority.]
From the Babylon Bee: Texas Governor Hailed As Conservative Hero For Ending Unconstitutional Mandates He Implemented. [Ed: yes, satire, referring to Gov. Abbott, of course.]
Crypto. From MSN: Bitcoin Storm Brewing Over Trump’s Anti-Money Laundering Push. [Ed: Trump proposed that financial service firms would have to record the IDs of all crypto holders. Biden Admin. will decide to implement them or not. There is a lot of push back.] From Newsweek: Non-Fungible Tokens Could Change 'Culture, Period,' Says Art Specialist. [Ed: I would stay far away from NFTs as an investment.] From Market Watch: Bitcoin could prevent society from functioning and is an ‘extreme form of libertarian anarchism,’ warns this fund manager. [Ed: yes, it is lib. anarchism and it is interesting that the establishment recognizes it as such. No, it will prevent gov. and crony capitalism from functioning.]
From FOX News: Senate narrowly passes COVID relief bill after sleepless, tumultuous night.
From Newser: Here's a Look at the Relief Bill That the Senate Just Passed. [Ed: summary.]
From Wolf St.: Movie Theater Business Isn’t Going Back to Normal: Disney CEO. Are multiplex theaters even viable in the era of streaming and affordable big screen TVs, if studios crush the “theatrical window?”
From Axios: Sidewalk robots get legal rights as “pedestrians”. [Ed: in Pennsylvania. Amazon must be so pleased.]
From the PJ Media: San Francisco Pays $16.1 Million To Shelter 300 Homeless In Tents ...the cost of maintaining a single "safe-sleeping" tent-camping spot is $5,000 per month, or $61,000 per year. Ed: why so much? Well, there may be a wee bit of graft along the way.] From Zero Hedge: Rampant Shoplifting Forces Ten Bay Area Walgreens To Close. "Theft of less than $950 in goods is treated as a nonviolent misdemeanor under California law. But in most cases, for shoplifting, the criminal is released."
From Reuters: The man who saves forgotten cats in Fukushima's nuclear zone.
From Zero Hedge: Emmy For Slow-Motion Career Trainwreck: Cuomo Stripped Of Emergency Powers As Sexual Assault Charges Mount
The Great Reset and Backlash. From Alt-Market: How The Fight Over American Freedom Will Probably Escalate. From Gold, Goats & Guns: We Are All Europeans Now.
From Politico: 'No idea what he's doing': Manchin perplexes with Covid aid power play. It took a direct call from President Biden and significant concessions to get the senator on board. AND Gig workers could end up losers in Covid relief bill. The industry says it’s getting ambushed, complaining it didn’t even know lawmakers were planning the tax crackdown. [Ed: bad news and a must read for many people who work gigs or otherwise contract.]
From the Gateway Pundit: White House Cuts Biden Live Feed Again As He Offers to Take Questions After Covid Roundtable Discussion (VIDEO) [Ed: the 2nd time this week.]
From PNAS: Scientific communication in a post-truth society. PNAS=Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.]
Social Media. From the Insider: India has reportedly threatened to jail Twitter, Facebook, and WhatsApp employees if the firms don't give up data regarding the farmers protests. From Bloomberg: Inside Twitter’s Plan to Fact-Check Tweets. [Ed: a must read.]
From Reuters: Northern Irish loyalist paramilitaries withdraw support for 1998 peace deal. [Ed: this is the Belfast Agreement that ended 3 decades of violence in N. Ireland.]
Trump Attacks GOP 'Enemies'. From the Intercept: Mitch McConnell Working With Kentucky Legislature on Senate Exit Strategy. Legislation informally referred to as the Daniel Cameron Election Bill is moving through the Kentucky General Assembly. [Ed: an indication that GOP will remain under Trump's sway, which would be bad news for his nemesis Mitch.] From USA Today: Donald Trump expands his Republican enemies list to Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal op-eds. From the Daily Mail: Kevin McCarthy pleads with Donald Trump not to take revenge on Republicans.
From Newser: City's Move on Gas Stations May Be a Forerunner. Petaluma, Calif., bans the construction of new stations. [Ed: a round-up of news stories.]
Saturday 06 March 2021
A quote for todayFrom Twitter: "Name a time in history when the people banning speech (and burning books) turned out to be the good guys....I'll wait."
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