Without the vaccines the world would be in a bad place. The monster didn’t go away as we hid in the basement, it just made itself at home in the kitchen. The only way out is to shoot it with drugs. Until a few months ago the authorities weren’t really sure the vaccines would work. …
Author Archives: Richard Fernandez
Puny Governments
The $1.8 trillion search giant’s local managing director Melanie Silva told a Senate committee hearing on Friday that Google would shut off search in Australia if the government’s proposed media bargaining code becomes law. Experts said the threat is not idle, with Google likely fearful the code could set a global precedent. Their statements need …
Joe Biden Removes Churchill Bust
Setting the tone.
China Bans It’s Foes
“You can always judge a man by the quality of his enemies.”— Oscar Wilde In a statement released just minutes after President Biden took office, China’s foreign ministry said it had decided to sanction those “who have seriously violated China’s sovereignty and who have been mainly responsible for such U.S. moves on China-related issues.” The …
The Race Goes On
New data shows that the Covid-19 vaccines currently on the market may not be as effective in guarding against new, more contagious strains of the coronavirus, giving “all the more reason” to vaccinate people faster, White House health advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Thursday.
Hurry Up and Wait
Removed to garage after photo op. One unit, which had been resting in the Dirksen Senate Office building, was abruptly told to vacate the facility on Thursday, according to one Guardsman. The group was forced to rest in a nearby parking garage without internet reception, with just one electrical outlet, and one bathroom with two …
Where do Originals Come From?
Maybe academic freedom and autodidactism is the ultimate source of educational equality.
Coronavirus Vaccinations – Statistics- Our World in Data
Normalcy in US projected by second quarter — if no new mutations arise. Transition toward normalcy in the United States remains most likely in the second quarter of 2021 and herd immunity in the third and fourth quarters, but the emergence of new strains and a slow start to vaccine rollout raise real risks to …
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Deserted inauguration
There’s information in these scenes but what is it? That we’ve turned the corner, are not in Kansas any more, or is this the new normal? I wrote on January 12 that: “I suspect significantly fewer are going to tune in, if not in America then at least in the rest of the world, not …
The Quest for Unity
Whenever a politician issues a call for unity two serious questions immediately arise: unity in exchange for what? who are the parties to the agreement? Where existing political parties represent the great majority of the public “unity” can be achieved by coalition government, bipartisan agreement or other similar consensus mechanisms. However where parties have been …
Listening to a Team of Wordsmiths
The script returns to its central place in governance as Biden’s speeches are written by committee. But is he speaking through the committee or vice versa? Is it Milli Vanilli or Cyrano de Bergerac? Biden has grown comfortable with chief speech writer Vinay Reddy and senior adviser Mike Donilon, who have helped him thread his …
The Doomed WHO China Probe
A finding that Covid was caused by a lab accident would be devastating to the health bureaucracy and pharma. The world needs an inquiry that considers not just natural origins but the possibility that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, escaped from a laboratory. The WHO team, however, plans to build on reports by Chinese …
Guard Screened
Two other U.S. officials told The Associated Press that all 12 were found to have ties with right-wing militia groups or posted extremist views online. The officials, a senior intelligence official and an Army official briefed on the matter, did not say which fringe groups the Guard members belonged to or what unit they served …
Panel finds world not prepared for COVID-19; China, WHO acted too slowly – UPI.com
The Global World got away from the 5 Year Planners. Don’t worry. They’ll “build back better”. Instead of being chastened the lesson they seemed to have learned is their power did not extend far enough. By planning to extend their sphere into biotechnology, social networks and climate engineering all will be fixed.
Our Special Historical Moment
There are two, possibly three themes in this thoughtful email from a friend, who because of his public character, I’ve reproduced anonymously though with his permission. The email’s main points are: The world is in the midst of a paradigm shift comparable to the industrial or perhaps agricultural revolution; America and perhaps the West is …
Watch “The Dial Comes To Town” on YouTube
Where’s the send button?
Pentagon Accelerates Efforts to Root Out Far-Right Extremism in the Ranks
A world that’s been locked down, surveilled, censored, deplatformed and purged must be wondering how much more progress it can stand. A whole lot more probably. People have no idea how defective they are deemed to be. If you didn’t know how virtuous it was you might get the wrong idea. WASHINGTON — The Pentagon …
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Uncle Roger comedian deletes video with China critic – BBC News
No laughing matter.
Biden indicates plans to cancel Keystone XL pipeline permit on 1st day in office, sources confirm | CBC News
Climate actions planned for first day. They include a raft of environmental policies to be enacted on the first day of his presidency, including re-joining the Paris climate accord. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/biden-keystone-xl-1.5877038
Flight From Digital Bondage
When the Lives of Others is a movie about you. New at the Belmont Club