Don’t upset the alphabet people, or the courts and government will come after you.
Don’t Believe Me, I Work For Pfizer
Dr. John Campbell has raised his delivery to art form.
Riding Mass Transit Is Like Inviting 30 Random Hitchhikers Into Your Car
Northgate Transit Center Bus destroyed by the “Methman”
A bus was literally destroyed. I hear it’s hush hush by @CityofEdmonton @CoryBMorgan pic.twitter.com/EqO0iAw3Yd
— Arthur Craig Green (@artcgreen) January 29, 2023
Heh – Not the superhero they need, but certainly the one they deserve.
Big Brother’s at it again….
Tasking a military unit with essentially spying on your nation’s citizens is not something to be scoffed at. And this from an allegedly conservative government. One can only wonder what other governments around the world were getting up to at that time.
A shadowy Army unit secretly spied on British citizens who criticised the Government’s Covid lockdown policies, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. They compiled dossiers on public figures such as ex-Minister David Davis, who questioned the modelling behind alarming death toll predictions, as well as journalists such as Peter Hitchens and Toby Young. Their dissenting views were then reported back to No 10.
The information was then used to orchestrate Government responses to criticisms of policies such as the stay-at-home order, when police were given power to issue fines and break up gatherings. It also allowed Ministers to push social media platforms to remove posts and promote Government-approved lines.
Julia Hartley-Brewer was another prominent target.
The Sound Of Settled Science
Everything keeps getting older.
Archaeologists excavating at the Simbiro III archaeological site have found a trove obsidian hand-axes from 1.2 million years ago, indicating that hand axe production on a mass scale occurred 500,000 years earlier than previously thought.
Simple obsidian tool production has been documented from sites as early as 3.3 million years ago, but the complexity for mass tool production of hand axes by an unknown group of hominins at Simbiro III, predates the earliest known example found at Kariandusi in Kenya which dates to 700,000-years-ago.
The results of the study at Simbiro III have been published in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution, where the researchers document almost 600 obsidian hand-axes being discovered.
Abstract here: A surge in obsidian exploitation more than 1.2 million years ago at Simbiro III
Let Them Eat Racquet
Novak Djokovic wins his 10th Australian Open
Djokovic’s record 10th title at Melbourne Park helps reclaim his spot as world No.1, knocking off young Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz.
The Serbian fell two Grand Slam titles behind Nadal last year, as the Spaniard won the Australian Open and French Open titles, while Djokovic was deported from Australia and lacking match fitness at Roland Garros.
Djokovic has now clawed himself back level by winning at Wimbledon and now in Australia, even though he was also barred from US Open 2022 because of his vaccination status.
Sunday On Turtle Island
Trudeau’s Canada: Justin’s sharia representative wants to censor the internet. CBC lets us know that Black History Month is coming up. Apparently drag queens are popular in B.C. Today Climate Justin burns jet fuel to Quebec, so he can rant about Islamophobia.
Biden’s America: The plans for your future. A cop’s resignation. Alzheimer Association and assisted suicide. Nobody talk about World War 3. Chelsea Clinton pushes more powers for WHO. Justice for John Eastman. Your morning meme.
Global Warming Scam News: Hideous wind farms. The climate protests in Holland.
I, Katerina
BREAKING: Finland has introduced the world's first transgender national figure skater
They fall down in the first 45 seconds and no one is allowed to act like anything at all happened pic.twitter.com/12n8ubKZ1c
— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) January 29, 2023
January 29, 2023: Reader Tips
Transport yourself back to 1953 and learn about the First 50 Years of Flight.
Your aerial or more grounded news tips are certainly appreciated here.
Honey, I Finished The Internet
The best photographers taking the highest quality pictures in full sunlight. In 1968.
Developing…
There’s no way to confirm this, but watching just the same: Multiple reports that Israel(?) has launched military attacks on Iranian targets.
Confirmed (locally) blast-incidents in the past hour in Iran:
1. Isfahan, #Isfahan Province
2. Khoy West Azerbaijan Province
3. Azarshahr East Azerbaijan Province
4. Karaj #Alborz Province— Aleph א (@no_itsmyturn) January 28, 2023
CNBC: Iran reports drone attack on defense facility
Bait And Switch
Neil Oliver explains that we are sleepwalking into zero trust.
Transgender Is A Stalking Horse For The Normalization Of Pedophilia
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) must provide the state of Florida with documentation on why it supports gender transitions for minors and any communication with its members about that decision-making process, a District Court ruled.
The AAP is involved in a lawsuit against Florida over a new rule established last year that prohibits the use of Medicaid funds on sex changes and other transgender-related care. The AAP signed on in support of the plaintiffs, leading Florida to subpoena it and numerous other organizations for information on their policies toward individuals with gender dysphoria and how those policies were developed, as first reported by the Daily Caller.
This Is The Time At SDA When I Ask The Readers – Updated
As so many of you contributed with advice, I owe you an update.
It broke my heart, having waited months, but I’ve cancelled the factory order. Back to the drawing board. But I may have a lead on a Savana 15 passenger 4wd conversion, so there’s that.
Original post below.
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Only for those who have direct experience, please.
About half a dozen times a summer, I tow this 17ft toyhauler to destinations no further than a 500 mile prairie radius (Calgary, North Dakota. etc).
Last summer, I ordered a 2023 Chev Express 3500 passenger van, with the 6.6l V8 to replace my old Ford E350. 12 – 18 month wait.
Today the dealership called to advise the engine is no longer available, and now only has the 4.3L LV1 V-6 (8 speed).
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Incentive to embellish
What’s not to like about providing financial incentives to arrive at a particular conclusion? What could possibly go wrong? I have to disagree with the authors on one point: there’s nothing “well-intended” about any of this.
This well-intended gesture has created a strong incentive to conflate dying from COVID-19 with passing incidentally while infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
One reason is the added incentive for hospitals to screen nearly every hospitalized patient for COVID, no matter what the underlying diagnosis, whether it is a broken tibia or a gallstone, even for patients with no COVID-like symptoms. Sec. 3710 of the CARES Act stipulates when a Medicare patient tests positive for COVID-19, the facility receives a 20 percent add-on reimbursement as long as there is a National Emergency.
The Twitter Files: MOVE OVER, JAYSON BLAIR
The Hamilton 68 media fraud: The illusion of Russian support was created by tracking people like Joe Lauria, Sonia Monsour, and Dave Shestokas. Virtually every major American news organization cited these fake tales — even fact-checking sites like Snopes and Politifact.
Jan 28th Update! Hamilton 68 denies! Forgets about the Wayback Machine!
Save The Planet! Eat Crickets
I think I will stick to raising cattle. Cricket farming doesn’t appeal to me.
The New White Supremacy
Those fiery but mostly peaceful riots — and the boost in ratings for CNN — don’t stoke themselves, you know.
Saturday On Turtle Island
Woke Britain: Idiot actor returns his OBE because of colonialism or something. A strange death.
Biden’s America: Wear the ribbon. Kennedy questions a Biden nominee. A bit of black privilege. Church to hold a drag queen bingo night. Socialism is a grab bag of superstitions. Your morning meme.
Global Warming Scam News: You can’t afford to buy food at the grocery store, but you can harass them about climate change (Warning: CBC link). If China can’t buy it, they will steal it.
Today In Islam: The week in review. Islam and Holocaust Memorial Day. And nothing to do with Islam.
Trudeau’s Canada: Justin is in a climate frenzy. Hans Gruber doesn’t want housing built for all the migrants Trudeau is bringing in. The socialist paradise of Vancouver.