Huh…

Posted on by February 5, 2022

It appears that GoFundMe has ‘determined’ that the nearly $10M dollars donated don’t meet their ‘TOS’…

Funny how they were fine with BLM donations, but now, not so much to a legitimate protest that hasn’t killed a single person or burnt a single building…

Conservatives have reacted with fury after GoFundMe canceled a fundraiser for Canadian truckers protesting against a COVID-19 vaccine mandate and said it would refund all contributions.

The fundraising effort had raised C$10 million—around $7.9 million—and C$1 million had already been distributed to the organizers of the so-called Freedom Convoy before GoFundMe took the decision to stop the fundraiser.

Full article, HERE on Newsweek.

And another take-

Tesla CEO Elon Musk accused GoFundMe of hypocrisy after the company canceled the Freedom Convoy fundraiser on Friday after it actively supported a campaign for the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest in Seattle.

The crowdfunding platform claimed the convoy fundraiser – which raised $10million Canadian dollars ($8 million USD) in support of truckers protesting against COVID-19 vaccine mandates – violated its terms of service ‘which prohibits the promotion of violence and harassment.’ 

GoFundMe plans to distribute the remaining $9million of donated funds to ‘credible and established charities’ that were reportedly chosen by the convoy organizers and have been verified by the platform.   

Full article, HERE from the Daily Mail. Interesting that the Brit media seems to have better coverage than the US media… Of note- GoFundMe will ‘determine’ what is an acceptable charity! One wonders if BLM is still on their approved list…

And yet another look from the Brits- This time the Globe and Mail (bold/italic mine)

The company said in the statement that it made its decision after hearing arguments this week from protest organizers and local police.

“Following a review of relevant facts and multiple discussions with local law enforcement and city officials, this fundraiser is now in violation of our terms of service,” GoFundMe’s statement said. It added that the protesters violated its clauses prohibiting “the promotion of violence and harassment.”

Full article, HERE.

Really makes me wonder if I want to donate to anything put up on GoFundMe, especially with them pushing for a ‘15% tip’ on the donation to them for ‘handling’ fees.

What a week!!!

Posted on by February 4, 2022

First Slo Joe decides he’s cut cancer deaths by half! Yep… Really!!!

President Biden announced the relaunch of the Cancer Moonshot program, which was started under the Obama administration and aims to reduce the death rate from cancer by 50 percent over the next 25 years. The president announced that he would form a “cancer cabinet” that would include representatives from across the government to coordinate research and funding for cancer treatments and therapies.

Full article, HERE from CSPAN. Note- NOTHING got done the last time they did this…

Then Butti…whatever decides the administration is going to stop traffic deaths!!!

“The big first here is committing the department to the idea that only zero roadway deaths are acceptable, and then aligning all of our resources around that,” Mr. Buttigieg said.

The report is broken down into five objectives: safer people, safer roads, safer vehicles, safer speeds and post-crash care. It calls on states and local governments to support research and develop technology to detect and prevent alcohol- and drug-impaired driving. It also directs the Federal Highway Administration to revise guidance to encourage safer speeds and the use of speed cameras. 

Note- Speed cameras are outlawed in Texas… Full article, HERE.

And last but certainly not least, gun control is back! When in doubt, that’s ALWAYS the left’s go to…

President Joe Biden launched a new campaign Thursday to fight gun crime, step up investigative work against violent lawbreakers, and launch new efforts against trafficking and illegal arms purchases.

President Biden visited New York City where he exchanged views with new Mayor Eric Adams, who had previously served as police captain and had to deal with the killing of two employees in his first month in office. police and armed assault on a third party.

Full article, HERE.

Of course there are a ‘few’ things that they are ignoring… The incompetence of the administration, defund the police/nationwide crime and murder rates, Russia/Ukraine, the truckers protests, the Genocide Olympics, and the JHU report of the failure of lockdowns, among other things…

Wow…

Posted on by February 2, 2022

This report is going to set the cat among the canaries…

Abstract
This systematic review and meta-analysis are designed to determine whether there is empirical evidence to support the belief that “lockdowns” reduce COVID-19 mortality. Lockdowns are defined as the imposition of at least one compulsory, non-pharmaceutical intervention (NPI). NPIs are any government mandate that directly restrict peoples’ possibilities, such as policies that limit internal movement, close schools and businesses, and ban international travel. This study employed a systematic search and screening procedure in which 18,590 studies are identified that could potentially address the belief posed. After three levels of screening, 34 studies ultimately qualified. Of those 34 eligible studies, 24 qualified for inclusion in the meta-analysis. They were separated into three groups: lockdown stringency index studies, shelter-in-place-order (SIPO) studies, and specific NPI studies. An analysis of each of these three groups support the conclusion that lockdowns have had little to no effect on COVID-19 mortality. More specifically, stringency index studies find that lockdowns in Europe and the United States only reduced COVID-19 mortality by 0.2% on average. SIPOs were also ineffective, only reducing COVID-19 mortality by 2.9% on average. Specific NPI studies also find no broad-based evidence of noticeable effects on COVID-19 mortality.
While this meta-analysis concludes that lockdowns have had little to no public health effects, they have imposed enormous economic and social costs where they have been adopted. In consequence, lockdown policies are ill-founded and should be rejected as a pandemic policy instrument.

At 61 pages including appendices and references, it’s dense, to put it mildly. But it is also extremely telling from the lack of effect and the economic damage done world-wide.

When you add this to the latest information coming out about the real beginnings of Covid, and the major players (including Fauci’s) backchannel emails and conversations, it is, IMHO, a pretty damning pattern of behavior by a LOT of people in power…

You can download a copy from the page, HERE.

TBT…

Posted on by February 2, 2022

Odd little known fact is that the US Navy had TWO carriers operating in the Great Lakes in WWII…

One of my cousins actually got his carrier qual (CQ) on the Sable.

HERE and HERE are the wiki pages for the USS Wolverine, and the USS Sable. Both were converted merchant ships, and it conjunction with NAS Glenview, they trained over 17,000 pilots Navy pilots how to land on carriers.

Below is a video of flight deck ops. Quite a bit more casual than it is today… 🙂

But they do have a ‘launch officer’, and Landing Signals Officer (LSO), known as paddles (which you will see them actually using).

I did get a laugh out of the launch officer wandering around with his hands in his pocket. There are also some interesting shots of ‘hot swaps’ of pilots.

Thank you!!!

Posted on by January 31, 2022

Already over fifty reviews on Rimworld- Diplomatic Immunity!

This is the quickest I’ve ever gotten that many reviews! And they’re honest reviews. THAT is appreciated! Obviously, some folks like the characters, including the one reviewer that didn’t like Nicole’s attitude and actions. Nicole is French heritage… If you’ve ever known French women… just sayin… 🙂

But I appreciate the fact that he was invested enough to make that comment, and I did take that aboard.

Re the shape on the cover, who knows what ‘stealth’ will look like in 800 years??? You wouldn’t believe me if I told you what the actual image is that was taken from…

And thank you for the concern over the coof… Over that now, and pretty much back to normal.

I do have one bleg, Tales Around the Supper Table Vol 2 hasn’t gotten to 50 reviews yet. We could use a bump there, and I AM frustrated by the 1 and 2 star reviews with NO #@%@#$ COMMENTS!!!

How the hell are we supposed to improve if we don’t get the feedback?

This is a nice one, but it does break out specific things the reviewer likes-

This is quite a meal. A little taste of Kipling, some echos of H. Rider Haggard, high fantasy, urban punk, and just out-sneaking the enemy make a enjoyable mix. One story even sneaks in a bit of marriage counseling in along the way. Many of the stories triggered a “wait, what? I thought…” reaction as they unfolded which really made them enjoyable when re-read.

Granted every story will NOT be everybody’s cup of tea, but anthologies do give readers a look at other authors they might want to look at.

My mantra has always been a rising tide lifts all boats!

Please and thank you…

Don’t know if…

Posted on by January 30, 2022

This is true or not, but dayum…

The bridge that just collapsed in the city of Pittsburgh was set to be restored in 2016. Instead of replacing the completely rusted out supports, they diverted the money to bike lanes, green energy programs and lanes for self driving cars.

The whole twitter string, HERE, definitely points out a ‘significant’ problem if an entire support was rusted through at least 3 years ago…

From the Yeah, Right file…

Posted on by January 29, 2022

Interesting how this got done ‘on the quiet’… in 2019… And it’s just now coming to light?

NSO Group’s Pegasus product allows access to a smartphone user’s messages, camera, and microphone without action by the victim, according to the Pegasus Project, an investigation organized by the news outlet Forbidden Stories. Pegasus has attracted attention from surveillance-focused watchdogs and from governments interested in becoming users. 

The FBI told The Washington Times there was no operational use of the tech in support of any investigation and it procured a limited license for “product testing and evaluation only.”

Uh-huh…sure… Cross our hearts, we never used it! We promise!!!

But if you connect the dots, this sure does look like what was used to ‘link’ the Jan 6 ‘rioters’ to each other!

Full article, HERE.

The fact is, ANY connectivity of any kind is currently hackable, snoopable, and traceable by .gov. The only question is when/how it is being used or will be used against you. Unless you go completely off the grid, you ARE trackable. And if you travel in any big city, your face is scanned x-times/trip/day and that ‘track’ goes somewhere in the cloud for recall either by your face or date/time information.

Sure, you can turn off ‘location’ on your phone, or your watch, or your fitness device, but it still logs your location and that information is retrievable at any time unless you physically destroy the device. Even then, the MAC address can be accessed from locations it was on, like cell towers, ‘free’ wireless, etc.

Remembrance…

Posted on by January 29, 2022

The actual memorial was yesterday, 36 years since Challenger was lost. I’m old enough to remember all the way back to Mercury and all the losses.

Our crew participated in the searches for Challenger’s astronauts off the coast, praying but not holding much hope.

May they all rest in peace, and know they did not die in vain.

Space, like aviation is inherently dangerous, and few second chances are given.

YGTBSM!!!

Posted on by January 27, 2022

LA DA does another outrageous prosecution… And gets away with it!

A Los Angeles County judge on Thursday ordered Hannah Tubbs, a transgender California woman, to serve two years in a juvenile facility after she pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl in 2014 — but not before excoriating far-left District Attorney George Gascon, whose office declined to prosecute the repeat offender as an adult.

Tubbs, 26, just recently pleaded guilty to molesting the girl in a woman’s bathroom eight years ago when she was two weeks away from turning 18. At the time of the crime, she identified as male and went by James Tubbs. She did not identify as female until after she was taken into custody, according to prosecutors.

Full article, HERE.

And here is ‘her’ picture…

James Tubbs, Nov. 11, 2021. Tubbs, 26, just recently pleaded guilty to molesting a girl in a woman’s bathroom eight years ago when she was two weeks away from turning 18. At the time of the crime, she identified as male and went by James Tubbs. She did not identify as female until after she was taken into custody, according to prosecutors.

This is patently ridiculous! All I can say is it’s a good thing he didn’t molest one of MY children… There wouldn’t have been any issue about where to house him then.

Grrrr…

What is it going to take to get some ‘reality’ back in these DA’s offices?

On the koof front, pretty much recovered, just a non-productive cough. Energy is coming back. Thanks again for the emails and support!