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virus - The Coddling of the Political Mind – Lockdown Sceptics
开云体育// ?Lockdown should end now. Its failure and cruelty as a policy is self-evident. The first lockdown was decreed amidst the panic and uncertainty of media hyperbole that drove the Government to ignore established guidance on pandemic management and to follow the instinctively totalitarian example of China. Continuing justifications have been found in the apocalyptic and opaque modelling of SAGE. Yet this name has proved to be as ironic as it is Orwellian. Almost a year on, SAGE has been shown to be wrong time and time again and strong empirical evidence now exists showing that lockdowns are not critical to combatting Covid. Cases were already falling before all three UK lockdowns were announced. Lockdown-averse Sweden has recorded excess deaths no greater than the EU average. The worst death rates in the USA are found in the states that have locked down the most rigorously, whilst those states that remained free have not fared dramatically worse than the average. Perhaps more importantly, the costs of lockdown are unnervingly apparent. The UK is now more indebted than ever before in its history. Children’s mental health is precipitously deteriorating whilst their education continues to atrophy. Last year, a Bristol University study suggested that the medical and societal impact of lockdown will kill five times more people in the UK than Covid’s current butcher’s bill: an estimate that may prove conservative in the extreme in the years to come. Even if one were to accept that lockdowns have some effect on constraining the virus, a mere moment of reflection should surely lead to the conclusion that the costs outweigh the benefits. Yet the nation remains under house arrest, the economy stalled, and the lives and hopes of the next generation continue to be offered upon the sacrificial altar. All to save us from a disease with a survival rate in excess of 99%. Why, then, is the UK Government proving so reluctant to reconsider what is so clearly a failed and destructive policy? To start answering this question, one first has to realise that Covid is as much, if not more, a political problem than it is a medical crisis.??// https://lockdownsceptics.org/the-coddling-of-the-political-mind/ |
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CNN didn't sponsor the CNN Town Hall?!
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On Wednesday, February 17, 2021, a1thighmaster <thighmaster@...> wrote:
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On Feb 17, 2021, at 09:53, Ed Lomas <relomas2@...> wrote:
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开云体育The article was written by CNN, but the event itself was not sponsored by CNN.Aloha, Celeste Rogers Ed Lomas wrote:
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开云体育ENVIRONMENT Mulch ado about nothing: fined for fly-tipping leaves Musician told he must pay ?150 after sweeping up leaf litter from the street and scattering it in woods Sophie Barnes A PROFESSIONAL pianist has been fined for fly-tipping after sweeping up mulch from the pavement outside his house and scattering it in a wood. Pianist John Goodall Smith hoped that the leaves he disposed of would decompose A CCTV camera caught him and he received a ?150 penalty – the same as for dumping non-biodegradable waste such as building rubble. John Goodall Smith, 56, said: “The council told me leaves are controlled waste and the owner of the land has to pay to have the council come along and collect them and I thought ‘What? ?Garden leaves? They’re not even my leaves!’ I could have swept them over to the other side of the road. “It doesn’t really encourage people to be decent citizens if you’re going to get penalised by this tick-box mentality which lumps you into this category of being a criminal. “I was doing a good deed, believing I was taking responsibility, and I’ve ended up falling foul of the law. I didn’t think we were doing anything wrong. It wasn’t like we were fly-tipping – dumping a fridge or a sofa.” When the musician moved with his wife, Sharon, to a four-bed rental property in Upper Penn, Wolverhampton, on Oct 3 he discovered he didn’t have a garden waste bin. The couple assumed they wouldn’t need to order one because they didn’t have a back garden. A month later his parking spaces and the pavement outside were covered in leaves from two large trees on the road. Mr Smith scooped up three bags of leaves but as he had nowhere to put them, he and Sharon, a cake-maker, drove to nearby countryside and left them in a wooded area to degrade. But council cameras captured him scattering the leaves and, despite not leaving any plastic bin bags, he received a penalty notice of ?200, reduced to ?150 if paid promptly, from neighbouring South Staffordshire council. Mr Smith paid up as he didn’t want it to go to court but said that innocent people were being shamed for small amounts of biodegradable waste. Fly-tipping costs the UK ?57?million annually with a million incidents recorded every year. Tradesmen who do not want to pay for waste permits are often to blame. A South Staffordshire council spokesman said leaves counted as waste. She added: “A proactive approach has seen covert cameras installed in areas where fly-tipping has been an issue in South Staffordshire, in a targeted approach to tackling environmental crime.” Roger Lees, a cabinet member for planning and regulatory services, said the council was working to stop illegal dumping. ?“Fly-tipping is a real blight in rural areas but we are determined to catch those responsible and bring them to account,” he said. “Fly-tipping at any time is irresponsible and shows no regard for the communities it spoils or the people who have to clear it up. But at a time when our public services are doing their utmost to support people through the Covid pandemic these irresponsible actions are unforgivable. “Fly-tipping is illegal and includes dumping garden waste anywhere, including in hedgerows, grass verges and woodlands. “Just because it may eventually ?compost down does not make dumping acceptable or permissible and there is simply no excuse so don’t do it, as we will always look to prosecute those responsible for fly-tipping and littering within South Staffordshire.” ? https://www.telegraph.co.uk — |
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On Feb 13, 2021, at 15:37, Ed Lomas <relomas2@...> wrote:
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Hmmph; I suppose they'll go after the Rolling Stones now for that photo from the 70s where they posed in SS uniforms with provocatively dressed underaged girls.? Mick should be stripped if his knighthood for that one.
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开云体育ROTFLMAO!!! America is so far behind that we'll never catch up.Aloha, Celeste Rogers On 2/9/2021 3:53 PM, David Smith wrote:
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Re: [m-scholars-and-scribes] Re: Friday Five Feb 12
开云体育1. If someone has that blank look on their face2. A code is used on words or phrases while a cipher is used for individual letters. 3. Pretty much 4. I like it a lot better than not being able to see someone while interacting. 5. No, only some occasional excerpts on local news programs Aloha, Celeste Rogers Anabel Perez wrote:
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Friday Five Feb 12
Amy Thompson
开云体育1. ?How can you tell when someone you are talking with needs further explanation of what you are trying to convey?
You can see if their facial expression is bewildered.
2. ?Can you define "codes" and "ciphers" and elucidate the difference between the two?
No, but Marvin has done it for us.
3. ?Do you live in an extremely like-minded community - ie are you surrounded on a daily basis by people who think the way you do?
No, my community has all sorts of interesting people living here.
4. ?Do you find ZOOM satisfactory or irritating?
I find ZOOM useful for my limited needs. People who work need it more than I do.
5. Are you watching the impeachment trial?
Amy
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1.? How can you tell when someone you are talking with needs further explanation of what you are trying to convey?
2.? Can you define "codes" and "ciphers" and elucidate the difference between the two?
3.? Do you life in an extremely like minded community - ie are you surrounded on a daily basis by people who think the way you do?
4.? Do you find ZOOM satisfactory or irritating?
5. Are you watching the impeachment trial?
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1.? How can you tell when someone you are talking with needs further explanation of what you are trying to convey? Depends on several things, It's easier to tell if that person wants further explanation or not... I usually find out after over explaning... 2.? Can you define "codes" and "ciphers" and elucidate the difference between the two? Nope 3.? Do you life in an extremely like minded community - ie are you surrounded on a daily basis by people who think the way you do? Nope 4.? Do you find ZOOM satisfactory or irritating? Satisfactory, but can be used better. I still see conection problems. 5. Are you watching the impeachment trial? Nope SldsAnabel Pérez Bemporat Despachante de Aduana Lic. Comercio Internacional? Capacitadora en Aduanas y Comercio Exterior Argentinos ? Foros actualizados !??y? ? - Mirá las novedades: Especial: Controles para IMPO con Valor Criterio Detalles de Impos para Proyecciones 2020 y para 7030! ?C.O.D.,?TAD,?DJCP,?D J O N P?! Descarga de Insumos en PreDespachos, LNA, Facturación Electrónica, SETI Autoarchivo, i-Sap...???Qué necesitás? #ReportSystem #CustomsaduanaS #ForoATAsARG #DJONP #DJCP #TAD
El viernes, 12 de febrero de 2021 08:04:20 ART
1.? How can you tell when someone you are talking with needs further explanation of what you are trying to convey? 2.? Can you define "codes" and "ciphers" and elucidate the difference between the two? 3.? Do you life in an extremely like minded community - ie are you surrounded on a daily basis by people who think the way you do? 4.? Do you find ZOOM satisfactory or irritating? 5. Are you watching the impeachment trial? You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "M-Scholars and Scribes" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to m-scholars-and-scribes+unsubscribe@.... To view this discussion on the web visit . |
speech crimes
开云体育This is Britain. ?Can America be far behind? ? Is a vile tweet about Captain Tom really a matter for the police? 9 February 2021, 11:20am Should it be illegal to be a moron? That’s the question we really need to be asking ourselves in the wake of the arrest of a?man in Scotland over a vile tweet about the death of Captain Tom Moore, the Second World War veteran who became a national treasure in 2020 for his NHS fundraising. Police Scotland has that a 35-year-old man has been charged ‘in connection with communication offences’. What it is he actually said wasn’t made clear. But a subsequent , and much online chatter, points to this delightful post: ‘The only good Brit soldier is a deed one, burn auld fella, buuuuurn.’ That the post was offensive – and the person who posted it an idiot – goes without saying. But far more alarming than this single tweet, or the psychology of the individual responsible for it, is the fact it led to an arrest. In a free society, you should be free to say objectionable things, even about someone as loved as Captain Tom. The tweet could hardly be said to be threatening, harassing or inciting violence against its target, given Moore has already died. Instead, the hapless tweeter?seems to have fallen foul of , which makes it an offence to post something that is ‘grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene or menacing character’. This is an offence so broad that it has caught much less objectionable individuals in its net. In 2018, a was given a curfew for quoting rap lyrics on Instagram. That same year, Scottish YouTuber was convicted under Section 127 and subsequently fined for a skit in which he taught his pug to do a Nazi salute. The thing about offensive, even ‘grossly offensive’, speech is that what constitutes it is entirely subjective. One man’s sick joke is another man’s blasphemy. That the person responsible for the Captain Tom tweet?said something most will find disgusting doesn’t make this case any less dangerous: in the end, he has been arrested for saying something nasty on the internet. What’s more, a moral panic about ‘trolling’ could lead to the internet becoming a less free place for all of us. The government is talking about potentially fining social-media firms for failing to remove . When this was tried in Germany, it incentivised hasty moderation decisions that led to . In any case, the idea that the internet is some Wild West now is patently untrue. The law and Big Tech’s own policies are already far too restrictive. A 2017 found that nine people a day were being arrested for offensive posts. And Silicon Valley, lest we forget, recently deplatformed a sitting president on . We seem to be incapable as a society of condemning speech we find objectionable without also demanding it be made illegal. Don’t go out of your way to upset people, treat others as you’d like to be treated, don’t speak ill of the dead: these are all perfectly good rules to live by, but they needn’t be enforced by law. Another old adage we’d do well to remember is ‘sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me’. We used to teach that to small children. Now it is apparently a callous denial of a serious problem, a trolls’ charter. But if we only tried sticking to it for a while, we’d be in a much healthier place as a society. Tom Slater is deputy editor of ? https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/is-sending-a-vile-tweet-about-captain-tom-really-a-matter-for-the-police- — |
Re: [M-Positive} Re: [m-scholars-and-scribes] Friday Five Feb 5
I was referring to your other post! Ref electricity, I do agree with Michal, though. In Argentina electric grids are being changed (slowly) not because of the need of domestic electricity for kitchens (wich increases slowly) but for air conditioners combined with housing and population growth. Unfortunately it is not combined with industry growth, so our future looks dimm... SldsAnabel Pérez Bemporat Despachante de Aduana Lic. Comercio Internacional? Capacitadora en Aduanas y Comercio Exterior Argentinos ? Foros actualizados !??y? ? - Mirá las novedades: Especial: Controles para IMPO con Valor Criterio Detalles de Impos para Proyecciones 2020 y para 7030! ?C.O.D.,?TAD,?DJCP,?D J O N P?! Descarga de Insumos en PreDespachos, LNA, Facturación Electrónica, SETI Autoarchivo, i-Sap...???Qué necesitás? #ReportSystem #CustomsaduanaS #ForoATAsARG #DJONP #DJCP #TAD
El sábado, 6 de febrero de 2021 19:01:12 ART, David Smith <david.smith.mpowered@...> escribió:
Anabel, that was Michal. ?He’s much more knowledgeable than I ?:o) — On Feb 6, 2021, at 09:03, Anabel Perez via groups.io <perezbem@...> wrote:
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开云体育1. There are several ways to produce hydrogen.2. There's no other choice in Hawaii. Propane can be used for cooking, but you have to have your own propane tank(s). Geothermal is available only i a few areas on the Big Island. So electric homes make the most sense. 3. 2020 was a bit warmer than usual. 4. No. 5. Absolutely! Aloha, Celeste Rogers On 2/4/2021 Marvin wrote:
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David, reading your post I wasn't sure if you meant it as was sci-fi! Ref electricity at homes, I'll expand my opinion: I live in a country were all homes and industries had only gas for stoves and heatings until about 10-15 years ago. Gas was more or less cheap, and people generally waste cheap stuff. They get dangereously careless. People died inhaling carbone monoxide or in fires or explosions. So the reason I fall for electric kitchens and cooling/heating is because, being more expensive, people use it less foolishly... sort of. In any case, it forces industries to develope better appliances, safer and less consuming, and new non-fosile production of electricity. SldsAnabel Pérez Bemporat Despachante de Aduana Lic. Comercio Internacional? Capacitadora en Aduanas y Comercio Exterior Argentinos ? Foros actualizados !??y? ? - Mirá las novedades: Especial: Controles para IMPO con Valor Criterio Detalles de Impos para Proyecciones 2020 y para 7030! ?C.O.D.,?TAD,?DJCP,?D J O N P?! Descarga de Insumos en PreDespachos, LNA, Facturación Electrónica, SETI Autoarchivo, i-Sap...???Qué necesitás? #ReportSystem #CustomsaduanaS #ForoATAsARG #DJONP #DJCP #TAD
El viernes, 5 de febrero de 2021 23:38:38 ART, 'Michal Hachulski' via M-Positive <m-positive@...> escribió:
1) there are multiple ways of making hydrogen. An old method used metal filings and sulfuric acid. Not exactly eco-friendly. Modern ways involve solar panels and electric separation of water into oxygen and hydrogen. Several problems here- hydrogen is very difficult to store and if it gets mixed with the oxygen a big boom will result 2) we can make rules from behind office desks. On paper everything works. Marxism is great- on paper. Hitler won - on paper. ad nauseam. In practice it would be nice to have clean energy- except we don't have enough electricity to make it work and the existing power distribution would be unable to handle the power even if we could generate enough. So while the idea seem attractive - without multiple nuclear power stations and a complete rebuild of the power grid it is impossible 3) yes and no. The seasons are there but the weather is much milder than I remember it from my youth- the summers are cooler and the winters are warmer. If I am to be frank I think it is a big improvement 4) no way. there is too much politics involved in the covid management. too much power and too many privileges. The reality of the illness matters much less than the special powers the politicians have taken for themselves. So I think we shall have "emergency" rules for quite some time, and even if covid ends we will be given another emergency as son as possible Michal
On Friday, February 5, 2021, 2:32:45 PM GMT+1, 'Anabel Perez' via M-Positive <m-positive@...> wrote:
1.? Do you know how hydrogen gas is produced? I think one way involves water and electricity to separate hidrogen from oxygen, and there are probably some chemical reactions that might be used. 2.? Do you think it is a good idea to make all? new construction use electricity for all new construction for heating, cooking, heating water? Yes. Gas conexions are more dangerous, and it's a fosil fuel of sorts, so better not waste it. 3? ? Have you been experiencing usseasonable weather lately? Nope. 4.? ? Do you think the world will recover by? July 1 to where it was lJan? 1 2020? Nope. 5.? ? Are you glad to be in the employment or retirement situation? you are in now? Yeap. SldsAnabel Pérez Bemporat Despachante de Aduana Lic. Comercio Internacional? Capacitadora en Aduanas y Comercio Exterior Argentinos ? Foros actualizados !??y? ? - Mirá las novedades: Especial: Controles para IMPO con Valor Criterio Detalles de Impos para Proyecciones 2020 y para 7030! ?C.O.D.,?TAD,?DJCP,?D J O N P?! Descarga de Insumos en PreDespachos, LNA, Facturación Electrónica, SETI Autoarchivo, i-Sap...???Qué necesitás? #ReportSystem #CustomsaduanaS #ForoATAsARG #DJONP #DJCP #TAD
El viernes, 5 de febrero de 2021 00:43:45 ART,? escribió:
1.? Do you know how hydrogen gas is produced?
-- 2.? Do you think it is a good idea to make all? new construction use electricity for all new construction for heating, cooking, heating water? 3? ? Have you been experiencing usseasonable weather lately? 4.? ? Do you think the world will recover by? July 1 to where it was lJan? 1 2020? 5.? ? Are you glad to be in the employment or retirement situation? you are in now? You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "M-Scholars and Scribes" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to m-scholars-and-scribes+unsubscribe@.... To view this discussion on the web visit . You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "M-Positive" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to m-positive+unsubscribe@.... To view this discussion on the web visit .
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