Tuesday, April 19, 2022
A Simple Cure for Maskaholics
Instapundit--A Simple Cure for
"WELL, AT LEAST FOR THE ONES STILL CAPABLE OF RATIONAL THOUGHT:
Over and over, journalists and public officials have made fools of them proclaiming the success of mask mandates in some state or nation — whereupon Covid would promptly surge to unprecedented levels among the masked population.
Some of these maskaholics will never learn, but they should at least be required to look at a graph prepared for City Journal by Ian Miller.
It compares the trajectory of Covid throughout the pandemic in states with mask mandates versus the states without mandates — and shows that the masks made no difference.
He also compares Germany, where almost everyone wore high-quality masks, with Sweden, where few citizens bothered to wear anything on their faces.
Again, no difference in the Covid toll.
If you know someone still suffering from maskaholism, do them a favor and show them the graphs.--Posted by
"Public education is just a money laundering operation?"
Harriett Lublin link
Public education is just a money laundering operation? The teachers union is a Democratic machine, right? Or where is all our money going...? Certainly not to better education results 
Mark Levin Judge Drops Trespassing Charges - TheBlaze
Mark Levin Judge Drops Trespassing Charges - TheBlaze:
Capitol Police appeared to be welcoming protesters through the terrace doors. It is essential to separate the unacceptable violent groups from the unfortunate protestors whose curiosity led them into something beyond their control.
America's Truck Driver Shortage - American Thinker
America's Truck Driver Shortage - American Thinker By John F. Di Leo link 
"This is not news; this national driver shortage is no shock to businessmen or policymakers.
...This is not just one industry’s problem; it’s everybody’s problem.
What is odd, however, is that so many people believe the trucker shortage is caused entirely by not enough people choosing the profession of truck driving as a career.
While that is certainly a part of it, it's not our real problem.
In fact, our truck driver shortage is caused primarily by a series of destructive government policies at every level.
In fact, our truck driver shortage is caused primarily by a series of destructive government policies at every level.
- ...Road construction, traffic congestion, and bad weather contribute to make commercial transportation take more time -- and therefore more man-hours -- than it ought....But, over the course of years, when we see that road construction lasts needlessly long because of government incompetence or graft, or that road rebuilds are done on the cheap, so they need to be done over and over again
- ...Trucks could once drive up to a port, collect their containers, and be out in half an hour or so; today, because of utterly unsustainable volume in ports and railyards that have failed to expand as needed, they are overwhelmed. Trucks must now wait half a day or longer to make every container pickup and delivery. This inefficiency causes the system to need two, three, even four times as many drivers as it should, through no fault of their own..."
History for April 19
History for April 19 - On-This-Day.com
David Ricardo 1772 - Economist, author
1775 - The American Revolution began as fighting broke out at Lexington, MA.
1892 - The Duryea gasoline buggy was introduced in the U.S. by Charles and Frank Duryea.
1897 - The first annual Boston Marathon was held. It was the first of its type in the U.S.
1933 - U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued a proclamation that removed the U.S. from the gold standard.
1993 - The Branch-Davidian’s compound in Waco, TX, burned to the ground. It was the end of a 51-day standoff between the cult and U.S. federal agents. 86 people were killed including 17 children. Nine of the Branch Davidians escaped the fire.
1994 - A Los Angeles jury awarded $3.8 million to Rodney King for violation of his civil rights.
1995 - The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, OK, was destroyed by a bomb. It was the worst bombing on U.S. territory. 168 people were killed including 19 children, and 500 were injured. Timothy McVeigh was found guilty of the bombing on June 2, 1997.
Monday, April 18, 2022
Americans Agree: Most Say 'Worst' of the Pandemic Is 'Behind Us'
Americans Agree: Most Say 'Worst' of the Pandemic Is 'Behind Us':
Most Americans are in agreement that the “worst” of the Chinese coronavirus pandemic is “behind us,” a YouGov/TheEconomist survey found.
The survey asked respondents to indicate where they believe the world is in terms of the pandemic.
What do despots do when the economy sucks? War!-----Chinese Slowdown, Much More Than COVID - ZubuBrothers
Chinese Slowdown, Much More Than COVID - ZubuBrothers link
- The most recent macroeconomic figures show that the Chinese slowdown is much more severe than expected and not only attributable to the covid-19 lockdowns.
26 of 31 China mainland provinces have rising covid cases and the fear of a Shanghai-style lockdown is enormous.
...We must remember that there are two ways in which the Chinese government “boosts” real GDP: By publishing a low inflation and GDP deflator figure and by massively increasing credit and infrastructure spending.
...We must remember that there are two ways in which the Chinese government “boosts” real GDP: By publishing a low inflation and GDP deflator figure and by massively increasing credit and infrastructure spending.
However, those two cannot disguise the importance of the weakening of the Chinese economy, because it is now structural.
The collapse of the real estate bubble is the biggest problem...Read all.
The collapse of the real estate bubble is the biggest problem...Read all.
Interesting graphics you don’t find very often. I would think that I would have run across their explanation sooner, rather than later. http://www.michaelbeeson.com/interests.php?include=Climate/Temperature-ice.html
Brief: Biden Releases 756K Border Crossers into U.S. Since Taking Office
Brief: Biden Releases 756K Border Crossers into U.S. Since Taking Office:
Specifically, DHS has released more than 756,109 border crossers and illegal aliens into American communities from January 21, 2021, to February 28, 2022, the brief states. This is larger than the resident population of Boston, about equal to the size of Denver, Colorado, and larger than the population of Detroit, Michigan.
Releases by month are as follows:
International suicide-----Energy transition in agony - Irina Slav on energy
Energy transition in agony - Irina Slav on energy link"Lithium prices have soared by close to 500% over the past year.
Stocks at the London Metals Exchange have dropped to the lowest since records began in 1997.
...According to a recent report by the Financial Times, LME inventories of aluminium, copper, nickel, and zinc have dropped by as much as 70% over the past 12 months.
...The EU is eyeing higher wind and solar targets to reduce its use of Russian hydrocarbons.
...According to a recent report by the Financial Times, LME inventories of aluminium, copper, nickel, and zinc have dropped by as much as 70% over the past 12 months.
...The EU is eyeing higher wind and solar targets to reduce its use of Russian hydrocarbons.
- The UK plans to have 50 GW of offshore wind capacity within eight years and increase solar capacity fourfold from the current 14 GW by 2035.
- Would anyone care to guess how many copper or iron ore mines there are in the EU and the UK?..."
Anthony Fauci Speaks About Shanghai and Lockdowns - Louder With Crowder
Anthony Fauci Speaks About Shanghai and Lockdowns - Louder With Crowder: "[China's Approach was the strictest lockdown that you'd never be able to implement in the United States, although that prevents the spread of infection."
Yes, I see. Fauci, the man our president blindly listens to, laments that what China is doing could "never" happen here. Though, it's effective.
"Remember early on they were saying, and I think accurately, that they were doing better than almost anybody else but a lockdown has its consequences."
Fauci still thinks China got it right on the pandemic.
Easter Egg Hunts and Deluded Political Ideologies - Intellectual Takeout
Easter Egg Hunts and Deluded Political Ideologies - Intellectual Takeout link
"...Last Saturday, my husband and I took our four-year-old daughter and two-year-old son to an Easter egg hunt sponsored by a local school.
"...Last Saturday, my husband and I took our four-year-old daughter and two-year-old son to an Easter egg hunt sponsored by a local school.
To our amazement, the kids had to hand all the eggs they’d found back to the organizer, who redistributed an equal number to everyone.
In other words, this was a Communist Easter egg hunt!
“From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs,” never felt so real.
- The worst part was that my four-year-old was already spontaneously sharing her eggs with her little brother. He was too small to get any of his own. But she loves him.
- And then her selflessness was derailed by coerced sharing. Moreover, she’d been targeting the pink eggs when she was searching. In the centralized redistribution, she only got blue ones. She complained for hours afterward.
While I’m sad for her, I’m also glad her first significant experience with Communism was negative.
If she ever flirts with the ideology when she’s older, I’ll remind her of this day..."
Must read!!-----Complicit in depravity - Melanie Phillips
Complicit in depravity - Melanie Phillips link 
- If true, the Biden team's reported grovelling to Tehran is beyond shocking
"I have written many times — as here, here, and here — about the astonishing desperation of the Biden administration to make a deal with Iran over its nuclear programme.
...The Biden administration was ready to de-list the IRGC if Iran would agree not to target Americans implicated in the killing of IRGC-Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani by a US armed drone in January 2020.
...“That proposal has been rejected by the Iranians. Iran has come up with a counterproposal that the US is now considering”.
Just consider the implications of this...Read all.
...The Biden administration was ready to de-list the IRGC if Iran would agree not to target Americans implicated in the killing of IRGC-Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani by a US armed drone in January 2020.
...“That proposal has been rejected by the Iranians. Iran has come up with a counterproposal that the US is now considering”.
Just consider the implications of this...Read all.
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