I enjoyed reading Christopher Snowdon's critique of lockdown sceptics ("Rise of the Coronavirus Cranks"). Chris is a lively and entertaining writer and he does a great line in withering scorn ("There is no shortage of stupidity on Twitter, but.
Feb 5, 2021
MIKE ROSEN AT THE MOVIE TODAY AT 2 And once again, I didn t watch either of the movies. But Dave and Mike shall discuss them today at 1.
TEACHERS UNION IN AURORA BLOCKS MONEY FROM EDUCATION REFORMERS When I say there is bipartisan support for school choice and charter schools in particular, I mean it. There is an organization called Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) that believes school choice is good for students, especially minority students, and they support them in the face of overwhelming opposition from the teachers unions. Now in Aurora the union has made a move that will shut down the reform movement effectively. The Aurora Education Association is refusing to support/fund any candidate who also takes money from DFER. This is devastating because unions spend a CRAP TON of money on behalf of their candidates, which is why the control School Boards, which is why your kids are still out of school. School choice is an issue that needs to be on the top of e
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Boris Johnson has been urged to act after two more Conservative MPs were linked to figures spreading Covid conspiracy theories or making discredited claims.
Last week it emerged that Desmond Swayne, a former Tory minister, encouraged anti-lockdown street protesters to “persist” and suggested NHS capacity figures were being “manipulated” to exaggerate the impact of the virus.
Questions are now being asked about the judgment of a further two MPs: Andrew Bridgen – who defended Swayne in an interview on the YouTube channel of a controversial former BBC journalist whose posts have been taken down by YouTube for spreading false information about Covid – and Adam Afriyie, MP for Windsor.
More broadly,
An excellent
compendium has been compiled of evidence against the wisdom of lockdowns and opportunities to push against them, though the site’s curators/moderators keep themselves well-disguised: https://evidencenotfear.com/
Perhaps a reason for the mysterious stewardship of the above site is the sort of phenomenon discussed here, a flavour of which is also on display in the response to the Victorian Cops for Covid Truth people: https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/coronavirus/2020/10/why-scientists-fear-toxic-covid-19-debate?fbclid=IwAR2 4Yqo0bsLFeJplJJVxdnbHo9xQYxxavtvSPW44lvJhg1ALSnRic9ehVY
Relatedly, a heartening, if hero-worshippy,
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ABC Four Corners team have put together a program about the costs of lockdowns in Australia as told by people on the ground, including those paying the costs: https://www.abc.net.au/4corners/the-job-ahead:-surviving-australia%E2%80%99s-covid-19/12711470