The Chinese Communist Party is not repelled by the Woke talismans that provide nearly complete immunity to criticism in the West. They don’t play by politically correct rules. None of that critical theory means s**t to China.
Author Archives: Richard Fernandez
Covid is the “forever virus” — Foreign Affairs
Remember when it was “two weeks to flatten the curve”
“Time to go big, bold, and alone.”
The end of the talks will increase pressure on Democrats to pass a sweeping package using a special process that doesn’t require any Republican votes in the Senate.
Biden substitutes “review” for Trump ban on China apps
The new order doesn’t target any companies specifically, but creates the potential for an even broader crackdown on Chinese-owned apps than the Trump administration orders it replaces by mandating a review of all software applications with potential ties to countries such as China.
Big Green beats Big Oil
One day the people who would always come back walk away for good. “You can’t leave California! You can’t leave New York! You can.
The cloudy crystal ball
New at the Belmont Club. Nature makes complex statements. It hasn’t finished the paragraph but bureaucrats might.
Biden persecutes journalists — Wapo
Worse than Trump, even with a progressive discount coupon. After Biden took office, the department continued to pursue subpoenas for reporters’ email logs issued to Google, which operates the New York Times’ email systems, and it obtained a gag order compelling a Times attorney to keep silent about the fact that federal authorities were seeking …
Omaha Beach – Dog Green from an infantryman’s perspective
Will the restless voters show up in 2022?
The data help explain how Mr. Trump won 11 million more votes in 2020 than in his first election and show that his campaign drew new supporters to the GOP, an effort that focused most intensely on reaching working-class and rural voters in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and other battlegrounds.
Cuba moves to private enterprise
Trading places. Their Communists are coming down from the peak which our Communists are eagerly trying to climb.
The world managed Corona but cannot eliminate it
Immunity acquired from infection and various vaccines not only affords varying protection but wears off at different rates.
Chinese biowar defector spills beans, kind of beans unknown
Kept from FBI till the last moment
A ‘disturbing’ interview with jailed Belarus activist Roman Protasevich has been widely condemned
Surviving ‘tactical interrogation’ or a ‘hostile interview’ with the secret police of an authoritarian regime is tough. A lot of people claim “torture doesn’t work”. But if it didn’t at least to a degree it would not be the devil’s temptation that it is.
Sluggish jobs report means economy won’t overheat
U.S. stocks rose on Friday, with technology shares leading the way, as weaker-than-expected jobs growth eased concerns about the economy running too hot and causing an early tightening of monetary policy. Reuters
Twitter suspended in Nigeria ‘indefinitely’
Nigeria said it suspended Twitter indefinitely on Friday, two days after the company removed a Tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari for violating the site’s rules, according to BBC.
US-linked Chinese military scientist filed patent for COVID vaccine just after contagion emerged: NY Post report
Eureka. Zhou Yusen, a decorated military scientist for the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) who worked alongside the Wuhan Institute of Virology as well as US scientists, filed a patent on Feb. 24 2020, according to documents obtained by The Australian. The patent — lodged by the “Institute of Military Medicine, Academy of Military Sciences of …
China State Media Says Country Must Prepare for Nuclear War With U.S. After Biden Asks for COVID Probe — Newsweek
“We must be prepared for an intense showdown between China and the U.S.,” Hu wrote in a Thursday op-ed for the Global Times. “The number of China’s nuclear warheads must reach the quantity that makes U.S. elites shiver should they entertain the idea of engaging in a military confrontation with China.”
Ex-CDC Director Got Death Threats for Saying He Thought COVID Leaked From China Lab — Newsweek
Speaking to Vanity Fair, Redfield said the threats began in March after he said he believed the virus had originated in a lab.
Wannabe Communism vs the real McCoy
Roger Simon describes our Communists. The biggest difference between “their Communists” and “our Communists” is theirs have come up through the school of hard knocks. To lose inside the Chinese Communist party is to forfeit your freedom, your family’s and possibly your life.
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