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2020: The Year Of Fear
This began with the subtitle "A Fairy Tale; Or, A Tale Of Fairies", but, though apt, I thought it too long. The year of Our Lord 2020, the year where…
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A Look Inside Nursing Homes — Guest Post by RT
This is a lightly edited email from "RT", an abbreviated pseudonym, a person who "held positions years ago with different retirement communities". This email deals with the Nursing Homes, specifically…
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I Smell Victory — Guest Post by Ianto Watt
Thank God for this Corona catastrophe. Yes, indeed, do thank Him! Why? Because this was the only way, short of an actual bullets-and-bombs blood-and-guts struggle, to wake the world up.…
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Bad Arguments For Lockdowns & The Burden Of Proof. Also: US States Analysis
The burden of proof that lockdowns work is clearly on those imposing and supporting lockdowns. Lockdown skeptics are under no obligation whatsoever to show lockdowns do not work. Lockdowns are…
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The Coronabomb — Guest Post by Big Momma
Regular readers: No Doom tomorrow. Three major targets of the Green New Deal have been destroyed or are being destroyed by the reaction to the pandemic: the Energy Sector; the…
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There Is No Evidence Lockdowns Saved Lives. It Is Indisputable They Caused Great Harm
Also see this important update: Bad Arguments For Lockdowns & The Burden Of Proof. Also: US States Analysis. The US has a little more than 4% of the world population.…
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Models Only Say What They’re Told To Say
https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1260234198578802690 "Trust science!" says Deng (lower down in the thread). Isn't science self-correcting? "Yes, that's why it's so great." Then science is sometimes wrong? "Well, yes, sometimes." So how do…
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Expertopia: The Debate Is Over
https://twitter.com/Mrtdogg/status/1258739295172677632 You may lead a horse to water, But you cannot make him drink. You may stuff a man with knowledge, But you cannot make him think. --Joseph A. Altsheler…