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Elizabeth Holmes

By 2015, Forbes had named Holmes the youngest and wealthiest self-made female billionaire in America on the basis of a $9-billion valuation of her company. --wikipedia. Convicted of fraud today, she faces up to 80 years in prison.

Jussie Smollett

Actor found guilty of five felony counts of disorderly conduct related to falsely staging and reporting a hate crime against himself.

school shooter

About the lowest level of consciousness seen in a society.

Sebastian Kurz (updated)

Former Austrian Chancellor, the country's youngest, recently resigned.

Alec Baldwin

In the news for a deadly movie set accident involving a pistol with real bullets. Baldwin claims he did not pull the trigger and was told the gun was not loaded with live ammo.

Howard Springs Covid Camp, Australia

"This direction is law - every person in quarantine must do what the Direction says." --coronavirus.nt.gov.au

supervised consumption sites for illegal drugs

Intended to curb overdose by allocating space and clean needles to drug users. Recently opened in NYC --by request

Bill Cosby

"Pennsylvania’s highest court threw out Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction and released him from prison Wednesday in a stunning reversal of fortune for the comedian" --AP June 30, 2021

Omicron-variant narrative

The truth of what we are being told by those who frame the discussion on the latest variant of Sars-Cov-2

Project Veritas

Targets mainstream media organizations and progressive groups in sting operations with hidden cameras. --wikipedia

Kyle Rittenhouse verdict

After a two-week trial, a jury in Kenosha on Friday found Rittenhouse not guilty [by reason of self-defense] of two counts of homicide, one of attempted homicide and two of reckless endangerment. --bloomberg

CDC change of vaccine definition

The definition no longer says vaccines produce immunity.

Big Bird

Big Bird's social impact was used to promote COVID vaccination to children.

masking school children for COVID

The benefits of masks in preventing serious illness or death from COVID-19 among children are infinitesimally small --healthpolicy.usc.edu

Prosecutorial misconduct in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial?

In a shocking display, the prosecutor aimed Kyle's AR-15 rifle at the jury and put his finger on the trigger.