Sunday, May 15, 2022

TLDR DIGEST 5/8-15

“The goal of computer security is to block all viruses no matter what. Applying that same principle to human biology would create calamity…The point, sadly, is that Gates somehow avoided this knowledge his entire life. He wants to scrub the human body the way he worked to scrub the Windows operating system. It’s the kind of basic error anyone would make who has surrounded himself with sycophants for the better part of his career.   If you understand this one simple point about Gates’s thinking, you get the entire book. All that matters is avoidance. The more avoidance the better. There is no such thing as being too free of pathogenic exposure. To him, the single goal of all public health is to keep the population away from as many germs as possible.   So yes, I’m sorry to report that the entire book is a study in mysophobia, more worthy of study by a student of abnormal psychology than a public health official, much less a scientist. That no one has ever pointed this out to him is a disgrace. It’s the trouble with being so rich that you become uncriticizable.”


Choice Quotes from Bill Gates’s New Book

https://brownstone.org/articles/choice-quotes-from-bill-gatess-new-book/?fbclid=IwAR10bjvp-LBHT2TiUJHxA_AeeknQUgXDVZOlL2n80MsxyEtshsLKd_PJspg


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“…the report from journalist Jon Nicosia, the former head of Mediaite, [] said that executives at Discovery, which is merging with CNN, want to steer away from the hosts expressing a partisan viewpoint.  “SOURCE: John Malone, Discovery’s board member will ‘play a huge role in the new organization’s plans to return @CNN to its news channel roots and dismantle the partisan organization Zucker shifted it into’ They continue: ‘This will mean a large realignment of staff,’” he said in a tweet.”


CNN Set To Undergo Major Change Back To Hard News, Top Hosts Facing The Exit

https://conservativebrief.com/cnn-hosts-60951/?utm_source=CB&utm_medium=DJD&fbclid=IwAR0WtFRDFOWLcch1kNfLjcoM0CfF23upEt0Eq3LyIdU7gFo2XO_uvErxzug


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Schumer’s 2020 pledge that justices would “pay the price” has been realized as they and their families are now bunkered in their homes. Despite the shocking image of a court system under attack, President Biden has not mustered the courage to dissuade these protesters. He appears to be following the lead of French revolutionary Abbe Sieyes, who watched as his 1789-99 revolution spun out of control; asked what he had done during “the Terror,” he replied: “I survived.””


From court packing to leaking to doxing: White House yields to a national rage addiction

https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/3480452-from-court-packing-to-leaking-to-doxing-white-house-yields-to-a-national-rage-addiction/?fbclid=IwAR1DCM2m9HfKsRp2e0hIXtJOirlxmSQIbFvgcp5PEN09hcbDuNZnTxj5fIo


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  • Elon Musk plans to quintuple Twitter's revenue to $26.4 billion by 2028
  • In a pitch deck Musk claimed he would increase Twitter’s annual revenue to $26.4 billion by 2028, up from $5 billion last year
  • Said he'd cut Twitter’s reliance on ads to less than 50% percent of revenue
  • Musk plans to boost Twitter’s user numbers with services such as Twitter Blue
  • Twitter Blue costs $3-a-month for users to customize their experience
  • Musk expects 69 million users to be using Twitter Blue by 2025


Elon Musk plans to FIRE 1,000 Twitter staff, quintuple revenue, get 69 million users paying $3 a month and cut reliance on advertising income, presentation to investors shows

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10791425/Elon-Musk-plans-fire-1-000-Twitter-staff-quintuple-revenue-69-million-users-paying-3-month.html?ito=social-twitter_mailonline


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“When the foundation announced it raised $90 million last year, many supporters suspected funny business and demanded transparency and accountability as to where the money would be directed in a reaction that took Cullors by surprise, she told AP.  “I thought practicing radical transparency with Black people would have been received well,” she said. “What was unhelpful about releasing it was not getting enough people allying with us about it. We weren’t the only organization to receive millions of dollars.””


BLM Co-Founder Denies Misusing Donations to Fund Lavish Lifestyle

https://www.nationalreview.com/news/blm-co-founder-rejects-accusations-of-misusing-org-funds/?utm_source=recirc-desktop&utm_medium=blog-post&utm_campaign=river&utm_content=top-bar-latest&utm_term=third


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“… just last week, the legacy media and the Democrats (but I repeat myself) were painting Elon Musk as the Stalin du jour. After all, nothing says evil dictator like a man who believes in freedom of speech…Unfortunately for the radical progressives, it seems that people’s hatred for Trump does not easily transfer over to an entirely new person at the drop of a dime. Americans were less skeptical of the media’s endless criticism of Trump. They won’t hop onboard the next hate train as willingly.  What makes matters even worse for Democrats is that they can’t pick a lane and commit to it.”


Trump might be the left’s only hope

https://spectatorworld.com/topic/trump-might-be-the-lefts-only-hope/


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Throughout its existence, MAGA has coincided with the likes of Antifa, the radical, so-called “anti-fascist” organization leading violent riots across the country. (A militant left-wing group affiliated with Antifa professes its intentions in its chilling name: “By Any Means Necessary.”). MAGA has also co-existed with Black Lives Matter, whose co-founder has threatened “riots, fire, and bloodshed,” and whose members followed through on such promises by trashing, looting, burning, and destroying several cities over many months.  Biden ignores all this (or maybe he forgot, his cognitive abilities being what they are). “


Biden: MAGA is more extreme than Antifa, KKK

https://spectatorworld.com/topic/biden-maga-more-extreme-than-antifa-blm/


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Biden [] told a gathering of teachers and union bigwigs on April 27 that the kids are “yours when they’re in the classroom.” That wasn’t just a Biden stumble. He repeated it for emphasis: “They are all our children ... They are not somebody else’s children.””


Biden Backs Teachers Unions’ Indoctrination Agenda

https://www.nysun.com/article/biden-backs-teachers-unions-indoctrination-agenda?utm_content=The%20Morning%20Sun%3A%20Abortion%20Issue%20Threatens%20To%20Upend%20Midterms&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_campaign=Morning%20Sun%204-MAY-2022


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“The media is another collection of folks you can just mute [] preaching chaos and theocracy…Funny since the theocracy talking point is never mentioned when these clowns are defending radical Islamic terrorists but that’s a different story.”


Here's Why the Left Is So Worried About Abortion Right Now

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2022/05/10/federalist-co-founder-sheds-light-on-the-chardonnay-antifa-abortion-freakout-n2606970?utm_source=thdailypm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&bcid=272301c8f377cb4769525192b29cae221c10bb65c600b80a9e95a953d91ba2a2&recip=28870245


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“When the pro-abortion left says this will be chaos, what they mean is people like them — out of touch cultural elites for whom this issue is far, far more important than inflation and prices at the pump — will be really, really angry. (These people are all on Twitter.) But most pro-life Republican legislators will happily agree to exceptions for rape and incest, set a limitation bar around the end of the first trimester, and try to work backwards from there.  The left knows this, at least the smarter ones do, which is a big part of why the White House and others immediately shifted to crazy slippery slope arguments about banning condoms, the pill, and interracial marriage. The pro-abortion left and the media (but I repeat myself) obfuscated their position and Roe’s reality, seeding a narrative in which “post-Roe” equals theocratic extremism. Pro-lifers couldn't prove the lie of the theocracy claim while Roe was in force. Once Roe is gone, it will be all the more clear which side is open handed, and which is activated by extremist rage based on lies.”


The Chardonnay Antifa Abortion Freakout

https://thetransom.substack.com/p/the-chardonnay-antifa-abortion-freakout?utm_source=twitter&s=r


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Since 1973, the left could have been working to pass a law granting a legal right to an abortion but didn't. Instead, leave it to the liberal wing of the Supreme Court to do all the heavy lifting. That's their go-to, folks. The left's agenda is so unpopular that lawsuits are the only way to move the needle. The irony is that the left views the Supreme Court as unelected legislators, though that criticism runs silent when it comes to abortion. And sure, there are conservatives who might feel the same way.”


The Pro-Abortion Crowd Was Wholly Unprepared for This SCOTUS Fight

https://townhall.com/columnists/mattvespa/2022/05/10/sorry-progressives-this-is-what-happens-when-you-screw-around-for-50-years-on-a-n2606985?utm_source=thdailypm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&bcid=272301c8f377cb4769525192b29cae221c10bb65c600b80a9e95a953d91ba2a2&recip=28870245


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“Ralston College is honored to announce the appointment of Dr Jordan B. Peterson as its Chancellor. Dr Peterson is a tireless defender of free thought, free speech, and conscientious action; and a passionate advocate of the true and beautiful things that those free acts can attain. A brilliant interpreter of Western culture and a mentor to the millions of students whom the modern university has betrayed, Dr Peterson understands the transformative power of human civilization and the unique nourishment that its cultural treasures afford. Dr Peterson has been an eloquent advocate for and a fearless champion of the ideals that have, for centuries, been central to the enterprise of university education. At Ralston College, he joins a community dedicated to the revival and reinvention of the university and to the recovery of these ideals.”


To the Left's Horror, Jordan Peterson Returns to Academia

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2022/05/09/jordan-peterson-returns-to-academia-n2606905?utm_campaign=rightrailsticky1


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“In the past 128 years, we have never seen a majority swept out with such vigor and magnitude as it was in 1894. In truth, it is unlikely to happen again. However, that doesn't mean the Democrats are not trying hard to break that record, or at least the more recent one set in 2010 by the Republicans. … Grover Cleveland, like Joe Biden, remained both stubborn and stuck -- both ahead of those midterm elections and in his final two years in office. … He continued to hold the same positions, including a commitment to free trade, that turned voters away from him.”


The Anatomy of a Wave Election

https://townhall.com/columnists/salenazito/2022/05/10/the-anatomy-of-a-wave-election-n2606983


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“…if the Supreme Court does end up ruling in Dobbs that the right to privacy cannot be found in the Constitution or any emanations of its penumbras, I wouldn’t be shocked to see anti-gun Democrats in blue states to make a renewed push for state and federal gun registries in response. It would be odd if their desire to track gun owners (as well as to punish those who don’t comply) ends up getting a boost from the same Supreme Court that will hopefully soon formally recognize the right to bear arms, but we live in decidedly odd times.”


Anti-gun activists "pounce" on NRA staffer's comments about gun registries

https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2022/05/10/anti-gun-activists-pounce-on-nra-staffers-comments-about-gun-registries-n58124?utm_source=thdailypm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&bcid=272301c8f377cb4769525192b29cae221c10bb65c600b80a9e95a953d91ba2a2&recip=28870245


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“Kushner's firm has previously been attacked by Democrats and the mainstream media, but with the Journal's additional context, it is hard to imagine a firm better suited to act as the conduit for Saudi investment in Israel. Thanks to his peacemaking efforts, Kushner and his team have managed to build trust throughout the Gulf, and have proven an ability to act as a bridge between Israel and its Arab neighbors. To take one concrete example, Israelis are not currently able to travel to Saudi Arabia or sell into its markets. But Kushner, due to his recent accomplishments, is uniquely well positioned to help Israelis navigate this market—and perhaps help effectuate "soft" diplomatic inroads from the outside.”


Jared Kushner's Investment Firm Scores Huge Diplomatic Win and Blow to BDS

https://www.newsweek.com/jared-kushners-investment-firm-scores-huge-diplomatic-win-blow-bds-opinion-1704641


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“According to our calculations, of the $51 billion in U.S. aid tracked by ForeignAssistance.gov in fiscal 2020, about 40 percent was spent by the U.S. government itself to buy goods and pay salaries, for example. Another 20 percent was administered by U.S.-based firms and nonprofits. A little more than 30 percent went to international organizations—the United Nations and other multilateral bodies—and international NGOs. Of the small remainder, foreign firms and nonprofits, mostly based in recipient countries, received just above 5 percent. That leaves partner country governments in the developing world the recipients of just 3.9 percent of U.S. aid spending. Take out Jordan, which receives a large part of U.S. bilateral development aid, and that drops to a mere 0.7 percent…As usual, U.S. assistance pays everyone except governments actually providing services to the world’s poor.”


Biden’s Foreign Aid Is Funding the Washington Bubble

https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/05/06/us-foreign-aid-biden-build-back-better-world-development/?utm_source=PostUp&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Editors%20Picks%20OC&utm_term=42073&tpcc=Editors%20Picks%20OC


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“…consider for a moment whatever the worst point of American history might be — say, slavery. Now imagine a state ceremony, attended by the U.S. president, where a leading Christian delivers a speech about how the enslavement of blacks was a wonderful and altruistic thing — certainly not to be compared to the cruel enslavement practiced by those evil non-Christians — and that it culminated in bringing "knowledge, justice, freedom, and equality" to enslaved Africans. That is the level of absurdity of al-Tayeb's claims.  But why all these lies? Here we come to the crux of the matter. To feel good about themselves and their religion, Muslim leaders must maintain this happy fiction — that their non-Muslim ancestors were "liberated" by Islam and that they were only too eager to embrace it, at which point they began to enjoy "knowledge, justice, freedom, and equality." The alternative, the truth — that their ancestors were Christians or other non-Muslims who were conquered and compelled to embrace Islam due to sporadic bouts of persecution and systemic discrimination — is not quite as satisfying, not to mention may get them thinking.  Hence the chronic chicanery of the grand imam of the Muslim world's most prestigious institution — not to mention Pope Francis's closest Muslim ally.”


Islamic University Head Whitewashes Muslim Conquests

https://www.meforum.org/63217/islamic-university-head-whitewashes-muslim?goal=0_086cfd423c-f755d7e048-33689901&mc_cid=f755d7e048&mc_eid=a18d54a80a

























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