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18 Mar 19:43

ABOUT TIME: Landmark moment as birth control pill goes on sale online in US for first time TODAY – f

by Stephen Green
17 Mar 22:12

WATCHING THE SAUSAGE BEING MADE: ‘Hoax-Making in Progress:’ You Know Biden/Media Are Panicking With

by Ed Driscoll

WATCHING THE SAUSAGE BEING MADE: ‘Hoax-Making in Progress:’ You Know Biden/Media Are Panicking With Latest Fake Story Pushed About Trump. “Other useful idiots, like Bill Kristol, jumped aboard, spreading this absurd lie, saying that you had a “moral and civic obligation to vote against him (he later edited his tweet to remove the video). ABC, CBS, Yahoo, and NBC then all jumped aboard the propaganda train. Here’s a sample — the only one in there that was honest in the title was The Daily Beast.”

16 Mar 18:37

THE PURPOSE OF A SYSTEM IS WHAT IT DOES: Universities Are Making Us Dumber.

by Glenn Reynolds

THE PURPOSE OF A SYSTEM IS WHAT IT DOES: Universities Are Making Us Dumber.

16 Mar 14:37

USAID 'Disinformation Primer' targets gamers, advertisers, memes, 'right not to be disinformed'

by Greg Piper
State Department component acknowledges the "inherent contradiction between the democratic ideal of free speech and the regulation of online content," and risk of giving authoritarians another excuse to crack down.
16 Mar 14:20

MATT TAIBBI: Why the TikTok Ban is So Dangerous: Did they tell you the part about giving the presi

by Glenn Reynolds

MATT TAIBBI: Why the TikTok Ban is So Dangerous: Did they tell you the part about giving the president sweeping new powers?

The unfortunate situation we’re in is that I think that TikTok is a dangerous information weapon from a hostile power, but I trust our own rulers only slightly more than the CCP.

16 Mar 14:12

LOSS OF TRUST: People Aren’t Buying the Boeing Whistleblower ‘Suicide.’ “It’s been almost a month

by Glenn Reynolds

LOSS OF TRUST: People Aren’t Buying the Boeing Whistleblower ‘Suicide.’ “It’s been almost a month since Boeing whistleblower John Barnett was found dead in a car outside of his hotel in Charlotte, South Carolina. He died of a single gunshot wound to the head and was found with a pistol in his hand. Authorities tentatively attributed the death to suicide. But friends and family members, along with some investigators are raising doubts about that explanation. Barnett had been in the midst of testifying as part of a lawsuit against Boeing over safety shortcomings at their production facilities. A close friend recounted a disturbing conversation earlier this year when he said that he could potentially wind up dead because of his whistleblowing activities and that if anything happened to him it would not be suicide.”

After Jeffrey Epstein, people are deeply suspicious.

16 Mar 14:06

Harvard honesty scholar faked her data. School wants her fired.

by Kane
Jts5665

It is harvard after all.

15 Mar 20:10

Boeing whistleblower told his friend before death — ‘If anything happens, it’s not suicide.’

by Kane
15 Mar 18:37

Colorado Democrats exempt legislature from open meetings law.

by Kane
15 Mar 17:43

SpaceX successfully launches the ginormous Super-Heavy Starship in 3rd flight test. Watch clips here.

by Not the Bee

On Thursday, March 14, Elon Musk's SpaceX launched the third test flight of its Starship Super-Heavy rocket, the platform the company is pushing to take humans to the moon and Mars.

14 Mar 02:29

WELL, YES: Big Tech’s Election Interference: Why Google and Meta Went Shopping for Former US Inte

by Glenn Reynolds

WELL, YES: Big Tech’s Election Interference: Why Google and Meta Went Shopping for Former US Intelligence Officers. “The timing and staffing changes within tech giants like Google and Meta after the 2016 election raise important questions. It’s hard to believe it’s just a coincidence that several CIA officers were put in charge of content moderation departments in these companies. Given the increase in aggressive censorship, it seems unlikely these appointments were random.”

13 Mar 20:21

Stoner rats are eating up the marijuana in the New Orleans Police Department evidence room

by Not the Bee
Jts5665

Sure they are...

Yo, hide the doughnuts, chief, the rats are getting high again!

13 Mar 18:24

Hunter Biden rejects public hearing after demanding public hearing.

by Kane
13 Mar 18:21

THAT’S UDDERLY RIDICULOUS! Israel trained cattle to spy on Palestinian village, says PA daily. Pale

by Ed Driscoll

THAT’S UDDERLY RIDICULOUS! Israel trained cattle to spy on Palestinian village, says PA daily.

Palestinian village elder fabricated a story about Israeli livestock participating in spying activity, which the official Palestinian Authority daily news outlet Al-Hayat Al-Jadida published as reality, according to a report by Palestinian Media Watch.

“On the neck of each cow, they hang a medallion with an eavesdropping and recording device on it, and sometimes cameras, in order to monitor every detail” in the village, the elder said.

The P.A. daily further claimed that a Palestinian village elder spotted Israeli cows that are actually “recruited and trained” spies. Rushd Morrar, a Khirbet Yanun village elder, told Al-Hayat Al-Jadida on Dec. 27, “These are recruited and trained cattle, as on the neck of each cow they hang a medallion with an eavesdropping and recording device on it, and sometimes cameras, in order to monitor every detail in Khirbet Yanun large and small.”

If there’s one thing I learned from years of reading Gary Larson’s Far Side, it’s that cows are incredibly devious — particularly when they think that no one is looking:

13 Mar 16:41

THAT’S NOT THE KIND OF LOCKDOWN ACCOUNTABILITY WE NEED: Harvard epidemiologist in Chinese dictator

by Glenn Reynolds

THAT’S NOT THE KIND OF LOCKDOWN ACCOUNTABILITY WE NEED: Harvard epidemiologist in Chinese dictator hat wants ‘accountability’ for anti-lockdown academics. “After months of harsh COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, the country has slowly begun to reopen. While many scientists have come out in support of the return to normalcy, epidemiologist and Harvard Fellow Justin Feldman has been an outspoken proponent of the lockdowns to the point of calling for scholars who disagree with him to face ‘accountability.'”

This is basically a spoiling attack, designed to deflect demands that lockdown and mandate proponents be held accountable for their real, as opposed to imaginary, wrongs. The people who opposed them should be held “accountable” with prizes and cash awards.

13 Mar 16:39

Family Dollar and Dollar Tree to close 1,000 stores after $1.71 billion net loss

by Madeleine Hubbard
The company opened 641 new stores last year, but it is closing 1,000 stores.
13 Mar 13:21

New Study — Transgender suicide rate doubles after genital surgery.

by Kane
13 Mar 13:18

WATCH: Japan's Space One Kairos explodes just seconds after takeoff

by Not the Bee
Jts5665

Bummer.

A quick and disappointing end to what should have been an exciting launch:

13 Mar 13:12

EVERY INSTITUTION HAS BEEN CORRUPTED: West Point Deletes “Duty Honor Country” from its Mission Stat

by Glenn Reynolds

EVERY INSTITUTION HAS BEEN CORRUPTED: West Point Deletes “Duty Honor Country” from its Mission Statement. “As you can see, an unidentified ‘Army Senior Leader’ has approved the change in the Mission Statement to remove the reference to West Point’s motto, ‘Duty, Honor, Country,’ and substituting a goal of graduating leaders committed to the ‘Army Values.’ West Point does not identify the current seven ‘Army Values’ in the new Mission Statement; you must navigate to another link to see them.”

12 Mar 12:52

NOT IF THE GREENS HAVE THEIR WAY: Can World Hunger Be Eradicated by 2030?

by Glenn Reynolds
Jts5665

If the exterminationist greens have their way people will be eradicated. Probably not by 2030 though.

NOT IF THE GREENS HAVE THEIR WAY: Can World Hunger Be Eradicated by 2030?

12 Mar 12:24

SPINACH FOR CHINESE KIDS, OPIUM FOR AMERICANS: https://twitter.com/BrendanCarrFCC/status/17668046

by Glenn Reynolds

SPINACH FOR CHINESE KIDS, OPIUM FOR AMERICANS:

Related:

11 Mar 20:24

Bwaahaha. Deadspin sold. Entire staff of Commie sportswriters laid off immediately.

by Kane
11 Mar 19:23

Gunmen Kidnap 227 Children From Nigerian School

by Daily Caller News Foundation

By Benjamin Zwediuk A group of armed men have abducted more than 200 children from a school in Nigeria, school officials said. 227 pupils are reported missing following an armed raid on the school in the town of Kuriga. A team of as-yet unidentified gunmen allegedly raided the building shortly after morning assembly, Reuters reported. […]

The post Gunmen Kidnap 227 Children From Nigerian School appeared first on Liberty Unyielding.

11 Mar 18:42

Meanwhile in London, bloke arrested for saying ‘Hamas are terrorists.’

by Kane
11 Mar 18:28

WORST? MAYBE. MOST TERRIFYING? DEFINITELY:  Biden minder quits, shares the clip of the “senior mo

by Sarah Hoyt
Jts5665

This one actually is satire.

WORST? MAYBE. MOST TERRIFYING? DEFINITELY:  Biden minder quits, shares the clip of the “senior moment” that made her do so; “worst SOTU speech of all time”.

He’s lost his mind, his ability to remember, his mask of humanity. But the hatred? That remains.

11 Mar 18:25

IT’S A MISTAKE ANYBODY COULD MAKE:  Interstellar signal long believed to be proof of alien life was

by Sarah Hoyt
Jts5665

oops.

11 Mar 18:24

WOEING: United flight goes off runway, forcing passengers to evacuate in latest drama with a Boeing

by Ed Driscoll

WOEING: United flight goes off runway, forcing passengers to evacuate in latest drama with a Boeing jet.

And from Thursday: Watch: Tire Falls Off United Boeing Flight During Takeoff, Damages Multiple Cars.nyp

Metaphor alert from Athena Thorne: The Wheels Are Coming Off DEI — Literally. “The plane was diverted to San Francisco, where it landed safely. Officials report the tire landed in a Los Angeles International Airport employee parking lot. Several cars got glommed, but, thankfully, there were no injuries — this time. But at this point in our diversity experiment, can that sad day be far?…Warm, sloppy, woke congrats to the broads who made their way into the cockpit and all that, yada yada yada. It would be swell if United could also spare a moment to make sure its freaking planes don’t fall apart in midair, oh my God!”

11 Mar 17:52

INSIDE THE SURPRISE EFFORT TO FORCE TIKTOK’S DIVESTITURE: “I will kill you if you f**king shut

by Ed Driscoll

INSIDE THE SURPRISE EFFORT TO FORCE TIKTOK’S DIVESTITURE:

“I will kill you if you f**king shut down TikTok,” a teenage boy warned to a member of Congress in a voicemail reviewed by The Spectator. “I will really really f**k you up. So don’t shut down TikTok. Bye bye!”

This week, Capitol Hill was inundated with a series of unusual callers — children, some as young as six years old. They had been enlisted by TikTok to forcibly push back against a bill that’s on track to sail through the House next week which forces the divestiture of a series of companies owned by foreign adversaries, like China in the case of the globally popular video app. TikTok is regularly accused of everything from feeding eating disorder content to girls to spying on journalists to extensively tracking user data — at the behest of the Chinese Communist Party, no less.

The aforementioned assassination threat was far from an isolated incident. That office received around a dozen; at least one other House office confirmed that they too received a threat to murder the member. “It turns out threatening to kill members is not an effective or persuasive tool,” a staffer for one of the offices noted. “In fact, it really seemed to backfire here.”

Beyond the assassination threats, offices of both parties were flooded with tens of thousands of calls, directed in part by TikTok itself, when it urged users to “stop a TikTok shutdown.” Countless kids took time out of their school days to tell their representatives that they will kill themselves if the government bans TikTok.

The mass freakout goes far to prove its critics’ point: TikTok May Be A Chinese Superweapon.

UPDATE:

TikTok does have some curious defenders though: Kellyanne Conway advocating for TikTok on Capitol Hill. “Both Conway and Club for Growth confirmed the working relationship. A spokesperson for TikTok declined to comment. Billionaire investor and Club for Growth donor Jeff Yass holds a 15 percent stake in TikTok’s parent company ByteDance, which is based in Beijing. Club for Growth leaders have been vocal opponents of moves to ban TikTok. Former President Donald Trump praised Yass as ‘fantastic’ when they were both at a Club for Growth retreat as the presumptive Republican nominee courts Yass to help his presidential campaign…It appeared to be a sudden change of heart for Trump, who, as president, tried to order TikTok removed from app stores because of its connections to China.”

11 Mar 17:45

SO META! MY “CANCELING OF THE AMERICAN MIND” CO-AUTHOR RIKKI SCHLOTT WAS JUST CANCELED FROM SX

by Greg Lukianoff

SO META! MY “CANCELING OF THE AMERICAN MIND” CO-AUTHOR RIKKI SCHLOTT WAS JUST CANCELED FROM SXSW.

It appears that I’ve been canceled … for speaking up about cancel culture.

Organizers of the South by Southwest (SXSW) film festival declined to approve my participation in a panel of speakers.

The reason? Concern that I’d dared to speak out against cancel culture.

An email from SXSW staff, shared with me by the panel’s organizer, reveals the festival was “hesitant to approve” my participation because my commentary has been “focused on the idea of cancel culture.”

Oh, the irony!

You know Rikki, I heard there is this book about Cancel Culture that you might find interesting…

11 Mar 15:39

APPARENTLY MASS MURDERERS AND RAPISTS LIE. I KNOW. LOOK HOW SHOCKED MY FACE IS:  Wharton statistici

by Sarah Hoyt