World Views

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... pt-up.html

OMG! He was so easy to believe as straight before color TV
... when there were only two sexes: black and white.

At least, exposure waited until there were dozens of identities ...
and public's general attitude is "Who cares about consenting adults?!"

This attitude now extends to the coronavirus ("Who cares?")

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/26/politics ... index.html

"The US had just hit a single-day record for new coronavirus cases. More than half the states were seeing increases in the rate of new cases. Multiple states were dealing with record numbers of coronavirus hospitalizations. Texas had announced hours earlier that it had to shut down in-person service at its bars again. And the Vice President told Americans that things were going well."

"The road to hello is paved with good intentions." came to mind next
... but such disconnect predicts a faster path to "herd immunity."

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/robert ... -americans

"first black billionaire in the United States, has put a price tag on the debt America owes to African-Americans at $14 trillion."

"Under his proposal, an estimated 40 million African-Americans would get $350,000 in direct cash payments over 30 years
(costing the average taxpayer roughly $2,900 a year, according to his office)."

$11666 per year (350000/30) has familiar symbolism
... and a family of four would not need employment
with a family income of $46666 per year.

On the other hand, why not
$14 trillion is a small increase to the current debt ($79 trillion*),
now too high to be repaid (might wash when dollar collapses).
* https://www.usdebtclock.org/

Rod

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Re: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-heal ... SKBN23X1BZ

"Scientists just beginning to understand the many health problems caused by COVID-19"

"What is surprising about this virus is the extent of the complications occurring outside the lungs."

"Khan sees parallels with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS."

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/robert ... -americans

"first black billionaire in the United States, has put a price tag on the debt America owes to African-Americans at $14 trillion."

That's the ticket! Let African-Americans (AA) become slave owners!

Well, not exactly ...
(government will fund startups of new production):
AI robots will create new things of value and AA
will share in the resulting profits. Non-AA might
be allowed to invest to also reap profit.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/robert ... -americans

"first black billionaire in the United States, has put a price tag on the debt America owes to African-Americans at $14 trillion."

Comparison of reparations to coronavirus stimulus is salient!
The majority of reparations will probably be spent on consumer goods
(as is stimulus money), spending that will be great for the economy

And with probable inflation from such stimulus, the yearly cost
to the "average taxpayer" will decrease every year!

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/27/health/c ... index.html

"You should rely on multiple news sources ... in order to sort through what may appear to be conflated messages
about whether a certain drug works or not for a certain group of people."

Good discussion about what science knows to date, emphasizing that COVID-19
is indeed a very unique coronavirus! ... with different characteristics of infections;
differences suggesting no single drug/treatment is best ... and hinting that
no single vaccine will be exemplary!

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... tions.html

"Miami will CLOSE its beaches for the Fourth of July weekend after Florida recorded a record 9,000 COVID-19 infections
while worrying CDC trend map shows how cases are increasing across the state"

Best advice: Avoid close contact with non-family and others not frequently met,
but family/close friends probably share infection once started.

Tanned bottom line: Avoid indoor bars/restaurants, avoid close contact outside;
colorful beach bikinis are probably safe (to look at from a distance).

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/27/us/woodr ... index.html

Racism trumps the present ... even from the distant past!
A good time to review your history of online posting ...
lest it bite in you in the past now remembered.

"Gimme Duh Foe!" (history now rewritten).
(re: viewtopic.php?f=15&t=27959&start=1975#p207771 )

Who knew that history is repeating itself:
It's time to again toss young maidens into the volcano
to atone for our ancestors' troubled perspective
(tribal drumbeat started weeks ago).

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... xists.html

"It has proved frustratingly elusive for more than 70 years, but scientists say
they have finally worked out why men can’t find the ‘G-spot’ – it isn’t there."

But having men keep searching for it is still popular,
yet there seems a limit where some men go for the 5G
... to arrange a different search.

Experts also say that sex is in the mind -
if the mind is not properly (or self-) stimulated,
there ain't gonna be no Gee! nowhere!

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2020/06/41790 ... ks-prevent

"there’s enough evidence to say that the best benefit is for people who have COVID-19 to protect them from giving COVID-19 to other people"

"Surgical masks are generally more protective than cloth masks, and some people find them lighter and more comfortable to wear."

"little evidence that contaminated surfaces are a major source of transmission; a lot of evidence of transmission through inhaled droplets"

"you could still catch the virus through the membranes in your eyes, a risk that masking does not eliminate."

Goal: Good masks, properly worn, by most of the people all of time, especially by people who are infected

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.sovereignman.com/trends/the ... nin-28020/

"de Blasio has instructed his contract tracers to specifically NOT ask if an infected person attended a BLM protest."

"in actuality they’re far more concerned with building political credibility with protestors"

One more example that statistics (from both sides) can be distorted versions of reality.
Such action makes contact tracing unreliable (but seems reliable in some Asian countries
... when there are no mass protests).

Re: https://dailycaller.com/2020/06/26/cuom ... -protests/

"A federal judge on Friday blocked Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo and other New York leaders
from prohibiting outdoor religious gatherings due to coronavirus after officials endorsed mass protests."

Ultimate bottom line: A pandemic cannot be controlled when politics interferes.
Ultimate forecast: This coronavirus will keep spreading ... worldwide!

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/ ... ject-virus

"official narrative is that the virus - which specializes in infecting humans and packs ultra-rare 'infection tentacles' - did not emerge from a Chinese biolab located at 'ground zero' for the pandemic, where scientists had previously come under international scrutiny for conducting 'gain of function' experiments in which chimeric coronaviruses were genetically engineered for the sole purpose of infecting humans."

Characteristics in the weekly spreading of this coronavirus seem to confirm "engineering" ...
suggesting that, without more societal respect, this virus will keep performing as designed.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/289 ... of-jerseys

"NBA, NBPA Planning to Allow Social Justice Statements on Back of Jerseys"

There goes the neighborhood! of keeping sports free of political and social commentary.

But why not Sports-related business advertising has been increasing for years!
A huge precedent for all kinds of statements/advertising ("Faux Meat Forever!")

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/pep ... ad-boycott

"PepsiCo, Inc. is quietly joining the growing number of companies pulling ad dollars from Facebook"

Actually, super great news from the perspective of good nutrition!
Bubbly sugar water is such a waste of consumer dollars ("$billions") ...
and there's lotsa benefit for diabetes doctors and dentists!

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.ph ... leprechaun

"Scotland, a once proud and heroic nation, has denigrated into a nation of sissies as demonstrated by their court system,
which just convicted a man for 'grossly offensive' speech for calling the Irish boyfriend of his ex-girlfriend, a 'leprechaun.' "

Obviously, "leprechaun" is now a racist term ... and highlights that any offensive speech is now taboo;
not only taboo, but also criminal! Who knew?! that morality can indeed be legislated (in today's world).

"Morality can never be advanced by law or by force." (UB, 16:7.9)

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-heal ... SKBN23Z00F

"Global coronavirus cases exceeded 10 million on Sunday according to a Reuters tally, marking a major milestone
in the spread of the respiratory disease that has so far killed almost half a million people in seven months."

"roughly double the number of severe influenza illnesses recorded annually"

And double in only seven months!
"But it's just another flu virus!" Indeed!

Rod

[Amigoo]

Morality can never be advanced by law or by force. (UB, 16:7.9)

This quote also refers to legislating every word or expression
that acquires "racist" meaning by popular usage. What's next?
TOOTS (cell phone users who Text Often On The Sidewalk)?

New Sidewalk Law: Walkers to the right! - TOOTS to the left!

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.tmz.com/2020/06/26/master-b ... y-bedroom/

"The Houston Association of Realtors is no longer using the word 'master' to hype bedrooms and bathrooms
on its Multiple Listing Service (MLS) ... instead, the realtors are going with the word 'primary.' "

However, watch out for "Secondary Bedroom" which might suggest "inferior" (relative to "primary").
But it could infer substitute bedroom (better than "doghouse") when the master is banished for the night.

What?! The master is the one who stays in the primary?! Sex is so confusing now!
And S&M rendezvous now have an even greater problem with "master & slave".

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://komonews.com/news/local/chop-st ... -downsizes

"We were unable to come to an agreement with the mayor’s aide while she was here
... So, we’re still stuck here at the same position we were."

Perhaps, a good time for the city to organize a short "victory parade"
as CHOP is dismantled ... since the political point has been made
and many people are now aware of the need to reduce racism.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.studyfinds.org/accidental-d ... e-in-mice/

"When the researchers checked the fibroblasts, they were shocked. They found that very few fibroblasts remained in the dishes.
Instead, the dishes contained mostly neurons."

"researchers used a chemical that poisons dopamine neurons and creates symptoms of Parkinson’s disease in mice ...
They found that 30% of astrocytes* turned into neurons.

Sounds promising! in a Frankenstein (or cancerous) kind of way, since what controls how the neurons connect?
and how many? Replacing diseased or departed neurons is one thing, but forcing more neurons is another!

"Electro-chemical bionic brain" comes to mind. Talking mice next?
Minnie: "Not today, Mickey, I've got an Astro-nomic headache":

* Re: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrocyte (and re: diabetes?)

"Glucose sensing: normally associated with neurons, the detection of interstitial glucose levels within the brain
is also controlled by astrocytes. Astrocytes in vitro become activated by low glucose and in vivo this activation
increases gastric emptying to increase digestion."

Digestion rate is increased to cause more glucose extraction into the blood?
(might occur with excess oral diabetes medication or injected insulin?)

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.reviewed.com/style/best-rig ... face-masks

"I tested masks over the course of four weeks, wearing each one for a minimum of two hours.
With the help of Reviewed’s Senior Scientist, Julia, I developed a questionnaire to score each face covering
in the following categories: comfort, fit, effectiveness, quality, and the overall experience of wearing the mask."

All well and good ...
but no test for permeability by droplets of infected breath
... the primary reason for wearing a mask!

Of course, these are "non-medical" masks,
but three layers may provide some protection.

Rod

[happyrain]

An article on Zero Hedge from the CEO of GAB a pro-free speech platform.

A little over a week after getting blacklisted by Visa simply for being associated with Gab, a social media alternative that's committed to the principles of free speech, Andrew Torba, Gab's CEO, has just spoken out for the first time via a blog post detailing his experiences. His account is almost shocking in that, as Torba argues, it shows that US corporations like Visa have started to create their own version of China's "social credit score" metric in the US.

If you're deemed "politically incorrect", you will be silenced, fired and harassed by major corporations, journalists and "activists" who claim to be committed to social justice and equality. As Torba explains, because he refuses to censor hate speech on his platform in keeping with his commitment to making Gab a censorship-free platform, Visa has targeted him, and accused him of "breaking the law" - even though "hate speech" is protected under the First Amendment.


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As of June 2019, according to the National Development and Reform Commission of China, 26.82 million air tickets as well as 5.96 million high-speed rail tickets have been denied to people who were deemed “untrustworthy (失信)” (on a blacklist), and 4.37 million “untrustworthy” people have chosen to fulfill their duties required by the law.

To most Americans this sounds horrifying, and it is. I now know from first-hand experience because this social credit system exists in the United States. While it may not be sanctioned by the United States government, it most certainly has been deployed by US corporations who today have in many ways more power, data, and control over our lives than our government does. Many of these corporations also happen to be endorsing and raising money for communist organizations, revolutionaries, and the domestic terrorists burning down our cities.

We were told this week that not only is Gab blacklisted by Visa as a business, but my personal name, phone number, address, and more are all also blacklisted by Visa. If I wanted to leave Gab tomorrow (something that isn’t going to happen) and start a lemonade stand I wouldn’t be able to obtain merchant processing for it. Simply because my name is Andrew Torba. If my wife wants to start a business she won’t be able to obtain merchant processing because she lives at the same address as me and would be flagged by Visa.

More here,
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/gab ... re-america

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/h ... ke-removed

"Hulu removes 'Golden Girls' episode with blackface joke, sparking criticism"

OMG! Isn't it time for this blackface phobia to cease
... especially regarding the distant past where perpetrators
are now enlightened and would not repeat their mistake today.

Is not all of humanity in trouble at the Pearly Gates
if the distant past cannot be forgiven? Is atonement now
the appropriate scourging for these sins of the past?

Rod

[Amigoo]

Is not all of humanity in trouble at the Pearly Gates
if the distant past cannot be forgiven?

In this new era of political correctness, is forgiveness not a virtue?

As I perceive this popular and persistent phobia ...
"blackface" is a crime without a statute of limitations,
requiring both atonement and rewriting of history
(eliminate all evidence that it occurred).

Of course, toppling of statues can be therapeutic,
such are the visual irritants of those symbols.

Rod