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Gimme. The Scramble for Vaccines
The world order would have been in real trouble without vaccines to fight over. For decades politics has been premised on the theory that scarcity was a thing of the past; that the only problems left to solve involved redistribution. The pandemic showed real scarcity can still exist and demonstrated how dependent the world is …
Are You a Zombie? The Deprogramming Debate
No this is not about journalists learning how to code. It’s about whether half of America has been taken over by cult. In the words of a Bob Hope movie: “It’s worse than horrible because a zombie has no will of his own. You see them sometimes walking around blindly with dead eyes, following orders, …
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The Dead Hand of Bureaucracy and the Vaccine
The EU was months late in reaching an agreement with vaccine manufacturers because of procedural reasons. Now faced with embarrassing shortfalls the search for a fall guy begins. Analysis by Airfinity, a UK-based analytics company working for the life sciences industry, suggests the UK will have achieved effective “herd immunity” by vaccinating 75% of the …
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France warned of third lockdown, as Dutch protests turn violent
Vaccine nationalism, economic woes build a perfect storm Italy threatens legal action against Pfizer over vaccine supply; Israel to close all airports to most flights
The Media Narrative is the Truth
Public discourse is now a “conflict space” with social media serving as an “information warzone,” the public intellectual Peter W. Singer declared in an essay published a few days after the alternately scary and farcical Trump riot on Capitol Hill, seamlessly adapting a framework of state-level physical violence to a discussion of constitutionally protected speech. …
Doubts Raised Over AstraZeneca Vaccine
In every war there is a constant contest of upgrades between the combatants. Nature is a tenacious and resourceful adversary. It isn’t two weeks to anything. (Reuters) – AstraZeneca denied on Monday its COVID-19 vaccine is not very effective for people over 65, after German media reports said officials fear the vaccine may not be …
As China Planes Test Taiwan ADIZ
Joe Biden has only been in the Oval Office for days, but China is making it clear if he doesn’t change Trump’s course, there will be consequences. Maybe China’s a bigger problem than Parler.
Unrest in Russia vs Putin
Looks like the status quo is having a rough time of it all over the world. “Chatsworth, there’s something wrong with our bloody global world to-day!” In retrospect the pandemic turned out to be a poisoned pawn for political opportunists. What they greedily pounced on as an opportunity to grab power has unleashed furies. Prior …
Riots as AstraZeneca Says It Can’t Fill Orders
The European Union’s Health Commissioner, Stella Kyriakides, tonight slammed the cut, warning it was ‘not acceptable’. It comes after Eindhoven in the Netherlands saw its worst riots in nearly 40 years over the weekend, with Mayor John Jorritsma warning the country was ‘on our way to civil war,’ amid outcry over a new nationwide curfew. …
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Trust in Media At Critical Level
Polls show that 56% of Americans agree with the statement that “Journalists and reporters are purposely trying to mislead people by saying things they know are false or gross exaggerations.” 58% think that “most news organizations are more concerned with supporting an ideology or political position than with informing the public.” When Edelman re-polled Americans after the election, …
Biden’s Not Healing the Nation: Andrew Sullivan
Note: Behind paywall. “But none of that can or will happen if the president fuels the culture war this aggressively, this crudely, and this soon. You don’t get to unite the country by dividing it along these deep and inflammatory issues of identity.” I was not surprised. Biden couldn’t be a healer. He sold his …
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The Online Chinese Gambling Casino or POGO
The places where anything goes, including kidnapping and blackmarket coronavirus vaccinations. Your mileage may vary. Dozens of scantily dressed Filipina croupiers stand in booths shuffling cards in front of a webcam, their faces softly illuminated by professional lighting.Nearby, rows of Chinese nationals sit at desks chatting on cellphones with potential clients back in China.This is …
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PRC Planes Into Taiwan ADIZ
Keystone Cancellation To Shame China
The Keystone pipeline cancellation will force Canadians to find overseas markets for oil. Mr. Biden revoked the Keystone XL permit on Wednesday, hours after taking office, effectively shutting down a 12-year, cross-border project that would have carried 830,000 barrels a day from Alberta to Nebraska and eventually to refiners on the Gulf Coast. His executive …
Bodhi Missed This One
Production and Logistics Is The Hard Part
First the easy part. Now the hard part. The AstraZeneca disclosure also threatens a fresh reputational hit to the British pharmaceutical giant, which partnered with the University of Oxford in developing the vaccine. AstraZeneca is responsible for manufacturing and distribution of the vaccine, as well as regulatory approvals. We never notice the lights that stay …
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Amazon Objects to Unionization Mail-in Vote
Amazon “believes the best approach to an election would be conducting it in person, saying it ‘provided the NLRB with a safe, confidential and convenient proposal for associates to vote on-site, which is in the best interest of all parties—associate convenience, vote fidelity and timeliness of vote count.’”
The 3rd, 4th, 5th … Man
Everybody comes … well not to Rick’s. If you want to get a shot for the ‘Rona in the Philippines try the online Chinese gambling casino. The bootleg vaccines aren’t limited to Chinese workers. In late December, President Rodrigo Duterte said members of the Philippine military had already taken the coronavirus vaccine from Sinopharm, a …
In A Time of Disillusion
Ideals are inevitably embodied in institutions made up of people. But since people are flawed institutions consequently betray our trust in them. The problem every man faces is how to maintain faith in a world full of betrayal. The dilemma can be avoided by denial but only temporarily. Unless it is eventually faced and solved …