Thursday, May 20, 2021
Biden calls Coast Guard graduates ‘Dull’ for not applauding during his speech
Biden calls Coast Guard graduates ‘Dull’ for not applauding during his speech
Biden delivered a commencement speech to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy's 140th commencement in New London, Connecticut.
- President Joe Biden chastised a class of U.S. Coast Guard graduates after he didn't receive applause during his commencement speech.
- "You’re a really dull class. I mean, come on, man. Is the sun getting to you? I would think that you would have an opportunity, that when I say that about the Navy, to clap," Biden scolded the graduates.
He mentioned the pride Coast Guard members should feel for being "the hard nucleus around the Navy formed in times of war.” Biden's line fell flat, receiving crickets from the audience.
...Biden also quoted Communist Chinese Dictator Mao Zedong while praising the increased number of female graduates compared to years past.
“There’s a saying we use in a different context, it’s a Chinese saying, it says, ‘Women hold up half the world.’ It’s an absolutely stupid position not to make sure they represent at least half of what we do,” Biden said...Read all.
How epidemiologists try to fool us with flawed statistical practices | Climate Etc.
How epidemiologists try to fool us with flawed statistical practices | Climate Etc.
...2. Bias in academic research
- Climate Etc. recently carried several insightful posts about How we fool ourselves.
"...We have just completed a study for the National Association of Scholars [1] that took a deep dive looking at flawed statistical practices used in the field of environmental epidemiology. The study focused on air quality−health effect claims; more specifically PM2.5−health effect claims. However, the flawed practices apply to all aspects of risk factor−chronic disease research. The study also looked at how government bureaucrats use these claims to skew policy in favor of PM2.5 regulation and their own positions.
All that we discuss below is drawn from our study. Americans need to be aware that current statistical practices being used at the EPA for setting policy and regulations are flawed and obviously expensive. Viewers can download and read our study to decide the extent of the problem for themselves.
Academic researcher incentives reward exciting research with new positive (significant association) claims—but not reproducible research. This encourages epidemiologists – who are mainly academics – to wittingly or negligently use various flawed statistical practices to produce positive, but (we show) likely false, claims.
There are numerous key biases that epidemiologists continue to unintentionally (or intentionally) ignore in studies of air quality and health effects. This is done to make positive, but likely false, research claims. Some examples are:
- multiple testing and multiple modeling
- omitting predictors and confounders
- not controlling for residual confounding
- neglecting interactions among variables
- not properly testing model assumptions
- neglecting exposure uncertainties
- making unjustified interventional causal interpretation of regression coefficients..
3. How epidemiologists skew research...Read all!
All Trump voters...Right?-----University hate crime report leaves out that 90 percent of NYC arrestees are black or Latino | The College Fix
University hate crime report leaves out that 90 percent of NYC arrestees are black or Latino | The College Fix
"...However, a researcher on the project said that the primary suspected perpetrators in New York, which drove the increase in hate crimes, are black or Latino.
- California State University San Bernadino’s extremism research center published its latest report on hate crimes allegations, but it did not include the race or ethnicity of offenders.
...He said the breakdown for crime in the city is “about 80% Black and Latino for all crime, and around 90% for hate crime.”
...The latest report on “Anti-Asian Prejudice and Hate Crime” looked at data for the first three months of 2021.
...The 42 hate crimes for January through March in New York City accounted for 45 percent of all hate crimes against Asian-Americans in the major cities studied.
...“The only anti-Asian hate crime charged from NYC that I am aware of was an Asian on Asian hate crime that revolved around a dispute about Communism,” Levin told The Fix...Read all!
Spanish MP suspended from Twitter after declaring 'a man cannot get pregnant': 'Fascist biology' - TheBlaze
Spanish MP suspended from Twitter after declaring 'a man cannot get pregnant': 'Fascist biology' - TheBlaze:
Twitter suspended a member of Spain's Parliament last week after the politician wrote on the social media platform that "a man cannot get pregnant."
15 Reasons Why You Can Never Trust the Mainstream Media - Quertime
15 Reasons Why You Can Never Trust the Mainstream Media - Quertime
"...2. Mainstream media don’t check their sources
It is known that the professional news media always need to check sources and facts before writing about something. However, it doesn’t always work this way: sometimes mainstream media publish unchecked information accidently and sometimes they do it on purpose for their own reasons (usually related to government and businesses that sponsor them).
3. Mainstream media rely on the government..
Speaking about government: it would be wise to mention that all mainstream media are sponsored by certain politicians, who use them to promote their ideas and campaigns. This means that these media not only promote politics but also twists facts, presenting you wrong information.
8. All mainstream media want is to make a profit
While the media have to be our most important source of information, entertainment and education, actually it doesn’t work this way. All the mainstream media want to do is to receive more money, and so their work is dictated by the profit only. They choose not the most important news and facts, but the ones that will bring them more profit. Moreover, they alter them if their sponsor says so – so, you’re basically supporting misinformation and media sponsors when you’re turning to the mainstream media for news...Read all.
History for May 20
John Stuart Mill 1806 - Editor, philosopher
- 1506 - In Spain, Christopher Columbus died in poverty.
- 1520 - Hernando Cortez defeated Spanish troops that had been sent to punish him in Mexico.
- 1774 - Britain's Parliament passed the Coercive Acts to punish the American colonists for their increasingly anti-British behavior
- 1830 - The fountain pen was patented by H.D. Hyde.
- 1873 - Levi Strauss began marketing blue jeans with copper rivets.
- 1916 - Norman Rockwell’s first cover on "The Saturday Evening Post" appeared.
- 1927 - Charles Lindbergh took off from New York to cross the Atlantic for Paris aboard his airplane the "Spirit of St. Louis." The trip took 33 1/2 hours.
- 1932 - Amelia Earhart took off to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She became the first woman to achieve the feat.
- 1985 - The Dow Jones industrial average broke the 1300 mark for the first time. The Dow closed at 1304.88.
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Rand Paul wins: Fauci admits he wore a mask for show to avoid sending 'mixed signals' - TheBlaze
Rand Paul wins: Fauci admits he wore a mask for show to avoid sending 'mixed signals' - TheBlaze:
Now, Fauci admits that he continued to wear a mask indoors even though he was vaccinated and knew he didn't need to because he didn't want to send "mixed signals" to the American people, which appears to be the very definition of "theater."
Sen. Paul has not yet commented publicly on Fauci's remarks but he did share the following social media post from the Republican Party of Kentucky: " Two months TO THE DAY after Dr. @RandPaul said Dr. Fauci was performing 'theater' and wearing two masks 'for show' despite being vaccinated, Dr. Fauci finally admits it was, indeed, for show."
Legendary guitarist Eric Clapton says he suffered 'disastrous' side effects from COVID-19 vaccine, blames 'propaganda' insisting they're safe - TheBlaze
Legendary guitarist Eric Clapton says he suffered 'disastrous' side effects from COVID-19 vaccine, blames 'propaganda' insisting they're safe - TheBlaze:
The magazine cited a letter Clapton wrote describing his ordeal to architect and anti-lockdown activist Robin Monotti Graziadei, who shared it with the guitarist's permission. Rolling Stone said it confirmed the authenticity of the letter — but that a Clapton rep didn't immediately respond to its request for comment.
"I took the first jab of AZ and straight away had severe reactions which lasted ten days," Clapton wrote in the letter, according to the magazine. "I recovered eventually and was told it would be twelve weeks before the second one…"
Teach racism to the teachers?-----White people are inherently racist, argues diversity expert hired by elementary school district | The College Fix
White people are inherently racist, argues diversity expert hired by elementary school district | The College Fix
"The Hermosa Beach City School District recently hired a diversity, equity and inclusion consultant who will help train teachers about their white privilege, among other duties.
...Atwater, in response to the concerns, said she would not use “shame or guilt” when she teaches on topics such as race, color blindness, implicit bias and similar topics, according to the video of the school board meeting.
Atwater also said during the meeting that what she trains on is not “critical race theory.” But the scholar’s published works include weighing in on “whiteness norms … that systemically benefit white people” and arguments against a color-blind society, according to her faculty bio.
One Hermosa Beach citizen, Matt McCool, who has been vocal against the Hermosa Beach City School District’s push for DEI training, posted a video of Atwater in which she explains how in her trainings she gently guides people to understand they are racist even if they think they are not:
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Scarborough: U.S. Capitol Rioters Were Looking to 'Hurt People, Kill Cops'
Scarborough: U.S. Capitol Rioters Were Looking to 'Hurt People, Kill Cops'
"Wednesday, MSNBC “Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough sounded off on House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) opposition to proposed legislation to form a January 6 commission to investigate the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Scarborough accused members of the GOP of “lying” about wanting transparency in the riot because they are “following the ring leader of the conspiracy to commit sedition.”
He asserted that the rioters were looking to “hurt people” and “kill cops” on that day.
...“As somebody, Kasie, who was there, you know full well, as do all of these members who were lying to their constituents, these weren’t just tourists ambling through, taking pictures of statues in Statutory Hall or rubbing Will Rogers’ shoe for good luck. They were there looking to find people, hurt people, kill cops — almost killed quite a few — and you know, put bear spray into cop’s face who eventually died,” he added.
France bans gender-neutral words in schools harmful language - TheBlaze
France bans gender-neutral words in schools harmful language - TheBlaze:
Gender equality advocates were pushing for full stops in the middle of written words, which they called "midpoints," that would allow both male and female forms of the word to be represented at the same time. The Daily Mail reported, "In French grammar, nouns take on the gender of the subject to which they refer, with male preferred over female in mixed settings."
However, the Academie Francaise or the French Academy, which is the 400-year-old education authority responsible for preserving the French language, shot down the woke proposal. The Academie Francaise declared the overture to be "harmful to the practice and understanding of [French]."
Facebook shuts down popular pro-Israel page
Facebook shuts down popular pro-Israel page
"Facebook shut down a pro-Israel page that reportedly had millions of followers as the worst conflict in years continued in the Gaza Strip.
“Jerusalem Prayer Group” founder Mike Evans claimed that critics targeted the site by posting “more than a million” comments then reporting they had never posted to the site, CBN reported.
“There was an organized attempt by radical Islamic organizations to achieve this objective,” Evans was quoted as saying.
“It was a very clever, deceptive plan by Islamic radicals.”
He also said the posts included anti-Semitic comments...Read all.
Law student faces discipline for saying ‘women have vaginas’
Law student faces discipline for saying ‘women have vaginas’
Keogh was taking part in a virtual discussion on “gender feminism and the law” and brought up concerns about transgender women participating in women’s sports, specifically mixed martial arts.
Keogh was accused of calling women “the weaker sex” after saying a 32-year-old trans woman who had testosterone in her body all those years
“would be genetically stronger than the average woman.”
- A law student at Abertay University in Scotland faces discipline for the allegedly “offensive” and “discriminatory” statements that women are born with vaginas and are physically weaker than men.
Keogh was taking part in a virtual discussion on “gender feminism and the law” and brought up concerns about transgender women participating in women’s sports, specifically mixed martial arts.
Keogh was accused of calling women “the weaker sex” after saying a 32-year-old trans woman who had testosterone in her body all those years
The Times reports Keogh also said her classmates were “man-hating feminists” after a peer stated that all men were rapists.
“I didn’t deny saying these things and told the university exactly why I did so,” Keogh said. “I didn’t intend to be offensive but I did take part in a debate and outlined my sincerely held views. I was abused and called names by the other students, who told me I was a ‘typical white, cis girl’. You have got to be able to freely exchange differing opinions otherwise it’s not a debate.
“I wasn’t being mean, transphobic or offensive. I was stating a basic biological fact. I previously worked as a mechanic and when I was in the workshop there were some heavy things that I just couldn’t lift but male colleagues could.”
The university’s definition of misconduct includes “using offensive language” or “discriminating against gender reassignment”.
“I didn’t deny saying these things and told the university exactly why I did so,” Keogh said. “I didn’t intend to be offensive but I did take part in a debate and outlined my sincerely held views. I was abused and called names by the other students, who told me I was a ‘typical white, cis girl’. You have got to be able to freely exchange differing opinions otherwise it’s not a debate.
“I wasn’t being mean, transphobic or offensive. I was stating a basic biological fact. I previously worked as a mechanic and when I was in the workshop there were some heavy things that I just couldn’t lift but male colleagues could.”
The university’s definition of misconduct includes “using offensive language” or “discriminating against gender reassignment”.
Punishment can be as harsh as expulsion...Read all.
Lunch video-----America’s Promise
"Americans are looking for love in all the wrong places—most specifically, Washington D.C. America promises us freedom and opportunity, but certainly not love.
Jason Whitlock, sports journalist and podcaster, explains."
'Recipe for Mischief:' FCC Commissioner, President Trump's Big Tech Expert Slam JCPA
'Recipe for Mischief:' FCC Commissioner, President Trump's Big Tech Expert Slam JCPA:
Adam Candeub, a tenured law professor who led President Trump’s efforts to change the rules around Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, and FCC commissioner Nathan Simington are both considered experts on the topic of communications and media law.
In comments to Breitbart News, both men expressed alarm that the bill has been presented to members of congress as a means to protect independent journalism, arguing that it will instead benefit multi-billion dollar organizations like CNN and the New York Times, to the detriment of independent competitors.
In conversations with Breitbart News Candeub and Simington made a series of dire warnings about the bill:
How to Ensure a Middle East War in Five Easy Steps
How to Ensure a Middle East War in Five Easy Steps
...The usual Hamas sympathizers are promising death to the Jews on social media..
...But why all this violence now?
- The new American Middle East policy is an extension of the new American domestic policy.--By Victor Davis Hanson
...But why all this violence now?
...Yet between 2017 and 2021 there was relatively little violence in Israel and on the West Bank.
Whatever our ideologies and politics, we all know the one reason why there is chaos now and not then.
...It was within such a four-year matrix that terrorists thought it was better not to attack Israel.
...It was within such a four-year matrix that terrorists thought it was better not to attack Israel.
But if we were looking to achieve the exact opposite, then calm can become war in five easy steps:
1) Revive Iran. Revive the visions of John Kerry, Barack Obama, and former Vice President Joe Biden. That is, integrate the Khomeinist revolutionary theocracy in Tehran into the family of nations so that it can achieve a “legitimate” regional preeminence in the Middle East.
1) Revive Iran. Revive the visions of John Kerry, Barack Obama, and former Vice President Joe Biden. That is, integrate the Khomeinist revolutionary theocracy in Tehran into the family of nations so that it can achieve a “legitimate” regional preeminence in the Middle East.
Just as the old Nixon-Kissinger agenda was to see the Shah as the useful Western balancer in the region, so the American Left sees Iran in the same role—but this time around as a revolutionary chaotic regime to check the “right-wing” Israelis and Arab “moderates”, a fact known to Iran...
2) Discourage Arab moderates...
3) Reboot corrupt Palestinian dictatorships...Read all.
2) Discourage Arab moderates...
3) Reboot corrupt Palestinian dictatorships...Read all.
Never trust the media!-----A Bizarre Media Hit Piece on Airbnb
A Bizarre Media Hit Piece on Airbnb
- MLive implies service was complicit in shooting at short-term rental
...a recent article in MLive follows a similar logic. 
It attempts to link a tragic story about an illegally operated business and illegally rented home to the debate about how to regulate short-term rental services and companies like Airbnb.
The piece, “Fatal shooting puts spotlight on short-term rentals in Saginaw,” lays out the story.
The piece, “Fatal shooting puts spotlight on short-term rentals in Saginaw,” lays out the story.
Someone bought a home in Saginaw less than a year ago, advertised it on Facebook, saying — falsely — it was an Airbnb rental property, and illegally rented it out on a daily basis.
On May 3, a man died at the house from gunshot wounds.
The house was not listed or registered with the popular short-term rental website.
The house was not listed or registered with the popular short-term rental website.
Aside from the owner’s false claims, Airbnb has no connection whatsoever to the house or what took place there.
The article, nevertheless, devotes several paragraphs to profiling the company, describing how it works and listing several criticisms lodged against it...Read all.
The article, nevertheless, devotes several paragraphs to profiling the company, describing how it works and listing several criticisms lodged against it...Read all.
American madrassas of brain-washing!-----Upstate New York School District Puts Fourth-Graders In ‘Restorative Justice Circles’ As Part Of New Race-Based Curriculum
Upstate New York School District Puts Fourth-Graders In ‘Restorative Justice Circles’ As Part Of New Race-Based Curriculum
"A school district in upstate New York released a new curriculum that puts fourth-graders in “restorative justice” circles to talk about racism.
Fairport Central School District (FCSD) near Rochester, New York, partnered with a social justice consulting firm to develop the district’s new race-based curriculum.
Nine-year-olds will be taught about how racism is deeply embedded in the Rochester community and encouraged to partake in activism.
According to the curriculum, obtained by The Daily Wire, fourth-grade students must be able to “understand, discuss, and identify examples of racism, segregation, and anti-racism.”
Students were shown pictures of children protesting as an example of “anti-racism.”
The children held signs that read, “Black Lives Matter” and “None of us is free until all of us are free.”...Read all!
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