The War on mRNA—Apocalypse Imminent?

"The latest atrocity in the Trump War on Science™ has just dropped." - J. Scott Turner

• Robert F Kennedy Jr. has just announced that federal funding for research on mRNA vaccines has been cut by $500 million.

Outrage has predictably followed...

What about that “greatest medical breakthrough”? 

Since the 1980s and prior to COVID-19, pharmaceutical companies had been dabbling in mRNA technology. 

During this time, mRNA technology was largely a technique in search of a use...

Results generally fell short of the promise, plagued by ongoing concerns over stability and effectiveness...
As vaccines, however, mRNA technology has proved a mixed bag.

• Reported adverse events (AE) are higher for the mRNA vaccines than for more traditional vaccines, although their incidence has arguably been exaggerated. 
• Doubts have also swirled ever since about the effectiveness of the mRNA vaccines, and whether they prevent the disease or provide true immunity...

There is a deeper question to ask. 

• Private industry funded much of the R&D behind mRNA vaccines. 
• If it is such a promising technology, why can’t private industry step in and fund this work?...

The Tide is Turning Decisively Against Net Zero

In the belief that atmospheric CO2 is the control knob of ‘dangerous’ impending climate change, Net Zero emerged in the 2010s as the global rallying cry to ‘save the planet’.  - Tilak Doshi

But a spate of recent headlines suggests that the ‘Net Zero by 2050’ policy is falling apart. 

• There is a growing realisation across advanced economies that the grandiose project of achieving ‘Net Zero by 2050’ is collapsing under the weight of its own contradictions. 

What was once heralded as a consensus across the political class, corporate boardrooms and multilateral agencies now looks increasingly like an edifice of ideology built on a vaporous, oxymoronic ‘consensus science‘. 

The rising tide of empirical reality

• the costs of intermittent renewables, 
• the geopolitical consequences of energy insecurity and 
• the sheer scale of power demand growth from artificial intelligence infrastructure

has swept away the carefully constructed narrative of inevitability around the so-called energy transition...

For Democrats, media and other leftists, 'words no longer matter,' constitutional expert charges * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh

For Democrats, media and other leftists, 'words no longer matter,' constitutional expert charges * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh: 

A constitutional expert, a renowned legal expert and commentator whose opinions routinely appear in a long list of publications, has, inconveniently for Democrats and leftists, assembled a long list of "fighting" words, comments suggesting violence, even mayhem, by Democrats and leftists.

Coast Guard Officer Arrested After Dealer Wrongly Reports His Car Stolen

Why not? They ALWAYS lie!-----Whoopi Goldberg Rips Dems for Not Continuing Cover Up of Joe Biden’s Cognitive Decline

“If the Democrats had kept their mouths shut and looked like, hold on, hear what I’m saying, if they had kept their mouths shut and took care of this in-house, as opposed to making it a public spectacle, I think people would have had a better feel about it,” Goldberg said.

Whoopi Goldberg criticized fellow Democrats during a broadcast of “The View” on Wednesday, saying the party should have handled concerns over Joe Biden’s decline privately rather than making them public during the 2024 election cycle...

• Joy Behar argued that sexism played a role in the outcome, saying the country would “never elect a woman.”..
• Sunny Hostin took a different stance, aligning more closely with Harris’ argument from her book that the stakes were too high regarding Biden’s decision to seek reelection...

Lunch video-----ANOTHER FIGHT BREAKS OUT ON ROYAL CARIBBEAN WITH INJURIES

Noon-toon

 

'Gross misconduct': Washington Post columnist complains she was fired after sharing fake quote from Charlie Kirk * WorldNetDaily * by Nicole Silverio, Daily Caller News Foundation

'Gross misconduct': Washington Post columnist complains she was fired after sharing fake quote from Charlie Kirk * WorldNetDaily * by Nicole Silverio, Daily Caller News Foundation: 

Columnist Karen Attiah complained on Monday that the Washington Post fired her for falsely quoting Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk following his assassination. The Post fired Attiah for falsely quoting Kirk stating that "black women do not have the brain processing power to be taken seriously" on BlueSky, a left-wing social media website. In a Substack post, Attiah accused the Post of engaging in "hasty overreach" over their swift firing of her and instantly made her termination about race.

"...they were lied to..."!

 

Why is he lying about the massive crime increase in those democrat-controlled cities??!!-----Republicans Escalate Their War on America’s Cities

Its most visible manifestation, of course, is President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles and Washington, which he expanded to Memphis last Friday.  - Harold Meyerson

...Perry’s amendment may be the reductio ad absurdum of the Republicans’ war on cities, but it is part of a far broader party offensive, waged at the level of state government as well as federal, that is both accelerating and intensifying...

As I reported in February of last year, the current wave began in 2016 when North Carolina nullified a Charlotte ordinance that penalized violations of LGBTQ rights...

• This year, we’ve also seen Trump’s Guard deployments set a template for red-state governors. 
• In Texas, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott deployed the Guard and state troopers to Houston in case there were protests of ICE’s deportation sweeps, 
• and in Louisiana, Republican Gov. Jeff Landry sent state police into New Orleans to conduct sweeps of their own of the city’s homeless encampments...

Do they actively the crime that has devastated the cities they control??!!-----Crime is Still Down in Washington, DC - John Sexton

Isn't it curious you haven't heard much about that lately?

• President Trump's emergency control over the DC police ended last week. 
• Isn't it curious you haven't heard much about that lately? 
• That's probably because it worked. 

NPR ran this segment a few days ago.

JENNIFER LUDDEN, BYLINE: I head first to the Southeast D.C. neighborhood of Congress Heights, an area with high poverty and a history of high crime. Thirty-two-year-old Michael Jackson (ph) is waiting for a bus in a yellow vest for his job in maintenance and cleanup. He also lives nearby and says he's seen positive change the past month.

MICHAEL JACKSON: No more hanging out. You don't hear a lot of gun noises, a lot of gunshots. It's a lot more peaceful.

LUDDEN: D.C.'s police department says violent crime during the surge fell 39% compared to the same time period last year. Jackson thinks the amped-up security sent a message to would-be criminals.

JACKSON: Do they really want to be involved with the ATF, FBI? So that gave criminals a chance to think, like, do the right thing.

• But NPR was able to find several progressives who said they felt unsafe...

#1 This day 1961-----Bobby Vee - Take Good Care Of My Baby - 1961

Colleges are communist indoctrination centers....

This was from my girlfriend's syllabus from 2010 in a Midwest State.  - Harriett Lublin

This nonsense started at Columbia then worked its way all the way through the ivy league, Berkeley, and eventually spread through all of academia nationally.

• These universities must be reformed or shut down. 
• If they can't teach math and science and real academics then they should lose accreditation, students should not be able to take out government-backed student loans. 
• No more research grants...

It's NOT both sides: The dark truth about political violence in 2025 | Blaze Media

It's NOT both sides: The dark truth about political violence in 2025 | Blaze Media: 

After Charlie Kirk’s assassination, the left has shown its true colors.

What happened to Charlie Kirk is not only devastating, but it's left conservatives across the country grappling with a terrifying message.

Cannabis use associated with quadrupled risk of developing type 2 diabetes, finds study of over 4 million adults

"As cannabis becomes more widely available and socially accepted and legalized in various jurisdictions, it is essential to understand its potential health risks," said lead author Dr. Kamel. - by European Association for the Study of Diabetes

Cannabis use is increasing globally with an estimated 219 million users (4.3% of the global adult population) in 2021, but its long-term metabolic effects remain unknown. 

• While some studies have suggested potential anti-inflammatory or weight management properties, others have raised concerns regarding glucose metabolism and insulin resistance, and the magnitude of the risk of developing diabetes hasn't been clear...

AM Fruitcake

 

History for September 17

History for September 17 - On-This-Day.com

Ken Kesey 1935

• 1787 - The Constitution of the United States of America was signed by delegates at the Constitutional Convention.
• 1911 - The first transcontinental airplane flight started. It took C.P. Rogers 82 hours to fly from New York City to Pasadena, CA.
• 1939 - The Soviet Union invaded Poland. Germany had invaded Poland on September 1.
• 1964 - "Bewitched" premiered on ABC-TV.
• 1972 - "M*A*S*H" premiered on CBS-TV.
• 1984 - 9,706 immigrants became naturalized citizens when they were sworn in by U.S. Vice-President George Bush in Miami, FL. It was the largest group to become U.S. citizens.

'Did they know?' FBI investigating whether pro-trans radicals knew in advance about Charlie Kirk assassination plot | Blaze Media

'Did they know?' FBI investigating whether pro-trans radicals knew in advance about Charlie Kirk assassination plot | Blaze Media: 

The FBI is looking into whether online trans-activist groups had foreknowledge of the Charlie Kirk assassination plot — and is taking deadly seriously those alleged social media posts that appeared online prior to Sept. 10 discussing Kirk's slaying at the Utah Valley University Turning Point USA event.

Bongino told Fox News' "America's Newsroom" on Monday both that "there appear to have been multiple warning signs" of suspected assassin Tyler Robinson's intention to kill Charlie Kirk and that some people may have known in advance.

The way we were-----The Mayflower Voyage and Plymouth Colony 1620

Third Fire in a Year: 1,200 Lion Electric Buses Pulled from Roads

German military seeks massive troop boost to meet NATO goals

Memo by a top commander calls for more than doubling the size of the German military over the next decade. - POLITICO -  Chris Lunday and Gordon Repinski

The German military is pressing for a dramatic expansion of its ranks by 2029 and beyond as it looks to become Europe's dominant army...

The paper, sent to the defense ministry and Bundeswehr inspector general earlier this month, argues that only a much larger army will give Germany the credibility to deter adversaries and fight a high-intensity war alongside allies...

• Chancellor Friedrich Merz has pledged to turn the Bundeswehr into “Europe’s strongest conventional army” and take a greater responsibility for the continent's defense — a promise that thrilled NATO allies but raised questions at home about how to deliver the numbers.

The Green Agenda Turned New England Into an Energy Price Punchline | RealClearEnergy

Every month, the electric bill arrives, and it’s larger than the month before. - Daniel Turner

The region pays more for electricity than almost anyone else in America—higher than the national average and, outside of Alaska and Hawaii, higher than anywhere else in the country. 

This is not a coincidence. 

• It is the inevitable result of politicians who pushed the risky and unreliable green agenda while forcing reliable power plants off the grid.

Here's an inconvenient history lesson. 

• When Joe Biden took office, electricity in New England cost 20.7 cents per kilowatt-hour. 
• By the time he left, it was more than 28.2 cents. That’s a staggering spike of more than 36% in just four years...

Trump Tariffs Bring In New Record Amount of Revenue

Trump Tariffs Bring In New Record Amount of Revenue: 

The tariffs implemented by President Donald Trump brought in $31.4 billion in August, marking the largest monthly intake so far in 2025. Data from the Treasury Department said that total tariff revenue for this year has meanwhile exceeded $183.6 billion, according to a Sept. 7 report from Fox Business. The sum collected in August marks an increase from the $17.4 billion collected in April, the $23.9 billion received in May, the $28 billion received in June, and the $29 billion collected in July

How the mainstream press misrepresents and conceals what is going on hotels for asylum-seekers.