Current Events

News and commentary

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.

Wisconsin self-defense law

Applied in the Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial.

US government treatment of Jan. 6th detainees

Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene alleged that the U.S. government is "abusing," torturing, and committing "human rights abuses" against the inmates. She claimed that the inmates are facing conditions worse than those faced by the "terrorists" detained in Guantanamo Bay --newsweek.com

US government treatment of Ashli Babbitt

The only person shot in the events at the Capitol January 6th was unarmed Ashil Babbitt. The officer who killed her fled the scene and would not be identified for months. Other officers did not administer aid as she bled to death. The investigation into the officers' conduct did not find wrongdoing.

"...due to the pandemic"

Mindlessly citing 'the 'pandemic' as a reason to tell people what to do.

US Government COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Businesses (via OSHA)

Employers that violate the rule could be fined up to $14,000 per citation, starting Jan. 4, 2022. The OSHA rule applies to 84 million American workers --forbes.com

Calibrated: the error of masking humanity for the coronavirus

Premise, test, result and interpretation