In today’s topsy-turvy world the liberals are in favor of censorship and the conservatives are the ones being censored. The High Ayatollah of Iran can post whatever he likes on Twitter–unless he mentions QAnon, claims that the election …

They’ve been throwing these at Riyadh lately.

The risk that someone will yell “Fire!” is no reason to pull the plug on the projector.

Saudi Arabia has roughly half the number of Active Covid-19 cases as Bahrain, but it has at least ten times the population of the island kingdom. Bahrain shut its borders quickly and isolated itself from March, 2020.

How is it possible that Bahrain …

Karen National Union.

Shan State Army.

Now Kachin Independence Army.

all lined up against the rebel Tatmadaw

Perhaps they want to hide the efficient way the Suez Canal Authority is managing the crisis.

The Shan State Army, along with the Karen National Union, lines up against the rebel Tatmadaw.

(From the Chicago Reader)

Twitter has banned discussions of committing the ultimate harm to oneself, so the usual words for the act in the English language trigger a spanking, that is, a temporary ban.

As it turns out, ancient legal language hasn’t yet been added to …

Ivermectin joins Hydroxychloroquine as a once highly-touted drug for the treatment of the Sickness now found to be ineffective.

While there has been much news on the vaccination front, there has been little news about possible treatments for the …

Colby Chandler, Kodak’s former CEO from 1983-1990 was proud of his cost cutting. He once took a machete to a wood pallet to make the point to his managers. Instead of pouring money into R & D, his cuts created the shareholder value which …

Here’s a caveat to a recent US ODNI (Office of the Director of National Intelligence) assessment:

“Judgements are not intended to imply that we have proof that shows something to be a fact.”

In other words, “our conclusions are not based on facts.” …

My account was suspended by Twitter for suggesting that, in view of the evidence of the Astra Zeneca vaccine causing blood clots, taking that vaccine did not seem to be an effective way of committing suicide.

Twitter views this as “encouraging …

A young woman takes over her father’s drug business.

By the time she points a gun at you, it’s too late.

Everyone betrays everyone else.

Loyalty is a lie.

Honor is a delusion.

Trust is for sale.

Hunter Biden is guaranteed to provide political comic relief for the next four years. Hunter persuaded a young woman from Arkansas who was working at a gentleman’s club in Washington D.C. to have a fling. The baby’s grandfather now lives at the …

There are now three (four?) recognized dangerous Covid-19 variants:

• B.1.1.7 (United Kingdom)
• P1 Brazil
• B.1.351 (South Africa)
• 501.v.2 (South Africa)

It is not clear whether the reports about the new, 30% more contagious South Africa refers to …