Hidden in a pandemic: Elderly in nursing homes are dying from isolation

Hidden in a pandemic: Elderly in nursing homes are dying from isolation: 

"More than eight months into the pandemic, the very isolation that is meant to protect nursing home residents from Covid-19 is also contributing to their deaths. 

Confined to their rooms and largely cut off from visitors, many residents are experiencing serious mental and physical decline. 

Three women stand up to fight for leniency in New York state visitation policies, in the hopes of saving their loved ones...Hysterical video included.

What statistics tells us about the efficacy of the Pfizer, Moderna, & Oxford vaccines | American Enterprise Institute - AEI

What statistics tells us about the efficacy of the Pfizer, Moderna, & Oxford vaccines--American Enterprise Institute - AEI

"The news that the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines are 95 percent effective at preventing COVID-19 disease...

...While this is certainly welcome news, it requires context, based on the statistical methods used to evaluate efficacy in clinical trials. 

In the case of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, for example, the estimated efficacy is based on 170 observed cases of COVID-19 among trial participants, 162 of whom received the placebo. 

Thus, only 8 trial volunteers who received the vaccine developed COVID-19, which translates into an observed efficacy rate of about 95 percent.

A reasonable question for those trying to understand the implications of the trial, however, is whether this impressive result could have occurred by chance, given that the sample size of 170 cases is relatively small...Read all.

#1 This day 1942-----Bing Crosby - White Christmas (1942) Original Version

Biden’s Economic Picks Suggest Focus on Workers and Income Equality

Biden’s Economic Picks Suggest Focus on Workers and Income Equality

WASHINGTON — President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. formally announced his top economic advisers on Monday, choosing a team that is stocked with champions of organized labor and marginalized workers, signaling an early focus on efforts to speed and spread the gains of the recovery from the pandemic recession.

...a pledge Mr. Biden made to business groups two weeks ago, when he said labor unions would have “increased power” in his administration. 

In a sign that Mr. Biden plans to focus on spreading economic wealth, his transition team put issues of equality and worker empowerment at the forefront of its news release announcing the nominees...Read all.

Yes, there IS a difference between republican and democrat leaders!

 

Ted Cruz and John Brennan battle on Twitter over Logan Act - TheBlaze

Ted Cruz and John Brennan battle on Twitter over Logan Act - TheBlaze: 

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and former CIA director John Brennan traded barbs regarding the killing of Iran's top nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. POLL: Who is the most corrupt? "This was a criminal act & highly reckless. It risks lethal retaliation & a new round of regional conflict," Brennan wrote on Twitter. "Iranian leaders would be wise to wait for the return of responsible American leadership on the global stage & to resist the urge to respond against perceived culprits."

Before we ban cars, understand the good news-----New technology is driving better fuel efficiency - ImagineThat

New technology is driving better fuel efficiency - ImagineThat: 

"...thanks to improved vehicle and fuel efficiency, emissions from those sources are only up 12 percent since 1980. 

And, since 2004, emissions from vehicles have declined year-over-year.

“Improvements in internal combustion engine vehicles — and the fuels and oil they run on — have already paid big dividends. 

From 2004 to 2017, vehicle CO₂ emissions decreased 23 percent and fuel economy increased 29 percent.”...Read all.

AM Fruitcake

 

History for December 1

History for December 1 - On-This-Day.com

Stansfield Turner 1923

• 1835 - Hans Christian Andersen published his first book of fairy tales.
• 1913 - Ford Motor Co. began using a new movable assembly line that ushered in the era of mass production.
• 1941 - In the U.S., the Civil Air Patrol was created. In April 1943 the Civil Air Patrol was placed under the jurisdiction of the Army Air Forces.
• 1942 - In the U.S., nationwide gasoline rationing went into effect.
• 1952 - In Denmark, it was announced that the first successful sex-change operation had been performed.
• 1955 - Rosa Parks, a black seamstress in Montgomery, AL, refused to give up her seat to a white man. Mrs. Parks was arrested marking a milestone in the civil rights movement in the U.S.
• 1987 - Construction began on the Channel Tunnel between the United Kingdom and France.
• 1990 - British and French workers digging the Channel Tunnel finally met under the English Channel.

Ex-Trump Campaign Aide: FBI Has Requested Illegal Ballot Data from Me

Ex-Trump Campaign Aide: FBI Has Requested Illegal Ballot Data from Me: 

Former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline (R), director of the Amistad Project of the Thomas More Society, also tweeted Sunday that the FBI has reached out to look at Braynard’s data. He said the Thomas More Society has retained Braynard and his team.

He tweeted: “After learning that hundreds of thousands of ballots are potentially fraudulent- The FBI has now requested to look at our data.”

RUBIN: I have the evidence

The way we were-----Reinventing Japan (entire)

Boob-tube-----OLD NEWS BROADCAST - ABC - DECEMBER 10, 1970 WITH COMMERCIALS

The new "America". How they think....Katy Perry Fans Are Not Happy She Promoted Her Dad's ‘Non-Partisan’ T-Shirt Line

Katy Perry Fans Are Not Happy She Promoted Her Dad's ‘Non-Partisan’ T-Shirt Line

"Katy Perry is drawing criticism from fans for promoting her father and brother's new line of “non-partisan” apparel, Nothing But American.

...In the video, Mr. Hudson asks the viewer (rhetorically) if they are “sick of the division” in our country and “losing family” because of disagreements over political views. 

...The backlash was swift. 

...fans see this latest post as more than just a daughter reaching out to her dad. 

...“I’m sorry, I LOVE YOU but this is a HUGE NO for me! It’s not a political issue. It’s “straight” up a human rights issue," Molinary wrote. "The Trump Administration’s decision to reverse the Obama-era rule that encompasses gender identity in the sex definition of the Affordable Care Act is an act of discrimination and purposeful inequality. This is about human respect, and right now we need to take a good look at ourselves and ask who we are becoming if we are justifying or advocating against the barest rights imaginable…It’s NOT right to just cover it up with a T-Shirt.”

Why traditional masculine attributes still matter on the battlefield

Why traditional masculine attributes still matter on the battlefield

"Heroism — the willingness to put your life on the line for family, tribe, duty, honor, country and God in the face of the greatest possible adversity — used to be considered one of the foremost masculine virtues.

Indeed, the history of western civilization from the ancient Greeks to the recent present has been the history of heroism as well: the last stands at Thermopylae, Masada, the Swiss Guard at the Vatican in 1527, the Alamo, Khartoum, and Stalingrad are still names to conjure with, learn from, and celebrate.

Today, however, we live in a decidedly unheroic age, one in which the traditional masculine attributes of courage, physical strength, and moral fortitude have been disparaged by feminists and soy boys nearly into oblivion.

Dismissed as outdated and derided as “toxic,” masculinity and the martial virtues so vital to the maintenance of society and social order have been stuffed into the cultural closet in favor of wishful thinking, politically correct fantasy, and dangerous good intentions...Read all.

Candace Owens Challenges Fact-Checker, And Wins | The Daily Wire

Candace Owens Challenges Fact-Checker, And Wins | The Daily Wire: 

Owens wants the censorship stopped for the millions of Americans sharing opinions or information against the one accepted narrative from the Left. If she wins her legal case, she said, she could set the precedent for a massive class action lawsuit against Facebook from others who’ve allegedly been censored.

As announced on election night, Owens is joining The Daily Wire, and has a new show in the works set to debut in 2021.

"...How is it possible...?-----Reality and the Narrative - American Greatness

Reality and the Narrative - American Greatness

"...Inquiring minds want to know, 

• how is it possible that voter turnout in just those key cities in just those key states was so high: often 90 percent or more? 
• How is it possible that Joe Biden, who barely campaigned, garnered more votes in just those spots than even Barack Obama had done? 
  
• How is it possible that, as everyone was getting tucked into bed on the night of November 3, Donald Trump had notable leads in almost all of those states and then, suddenly, all at once, in the wee hours, floods of votes poured in and—wouldn’t you know it—they were overwhelmingly, sometimes exclusively, for Biden? 
• And what about those voting machines from Dominion: are we confident that they are secure? 

Aristotle tells us that “Probable impossibilities are to be preferred to improbable possibilities.” 

Do we have instruments capacious enough to measure the improbabilities that attend Joe Biden’s performance in these key states?...Read all.

Average Michigan Corrections Department Employee Took 28.5 Days Off With Pay Last Year

Average Michigan Corrections Department Employee Took 28.5 Days Off With Pay Last Year
"Employees of the Michigan Department of Corrections had the highest use of annual and sick leave among state workers in the 2019-20 fiscal year that ended Oct. 1.
Prison guards and others on the departmental payroll used 11.8 sick leave days and 16.7 annual leave days, on average, for a combined 28.5 days off. 
...Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has informed state employees that those who are “detailed to work from home” won’t return to their regular work locations until at least March 1, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Whitmer made the announcement in a letter sent to state employees...Read all!!

Lunch video-----Professor in Molecular Biology and Immunology, Dolores Cahill - Why are ...

Noon-toon

Carter Page sues FBI, DOJ, and individuals behind FISA abuse - TheBlaze

Carter Page sues FBI, DOJ, and individuals behind FISA abuse - TheBlaze: 

Former 2016 Trump campaign adviser Carter Page has filed a massive lawsuit against the U.S. government as well as agencies and individuals responsible for illegally spying on him using Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act orders. What are the details? The Federalist reported Friday that Page is seeking "no less than $75 million from the U.S. government, the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigations," and individuals involved with Operation Crossfire Hurricane, including fired FBI Director James Comey, fired assistant director Andrew McCabe, fired FBI deputy assistant director of counterintelligence Peter Strzok and former FBI lawyer Lisa Page. The complaint argues, in part:

Say what?

 

The Big Tech Occupation - The American Mind

The Big Tech Occupation - The American Mind: 

• Technocrats are imposing foreign law on American jurisdictions.

"Big Tech has infiltrated the American homeland and is imposing speech laws that resemble those of Europe, challenging the authority and longevity of the First Amendment. 

Although we share common ideals with other Western nations, we pursue and defend those ideals very differently. 

Nowhere is this more apparent than in our approach to speech.

It is important to understand how fundamentally different our country is from the rest of the world if we want to understand why Big Tech’s speech codes shout not be inflicted on American citizens in American jurisdictions. 

Put another way, if the would-be monarchs of Silicon Valley get their way, their speech codes will ultimately undermine our American values of free speech and the First Amendment itself...Read all.

#1 Movie this week 1986-----Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home - Trailer

"No one cares... I got a FB FAKE NEWS fact check propaganda banner..."

From a Facebook friend--"No one cares... 

I got a FB FAKE NEWS fact check propaganda banner when I posted the CDC and Johns Hopkins PEER REVIEWED STUDY that found NO ADDITIONAL deaths from Covid... 

meaning the old, fat, diabetic people with heart disease and high blood pressure died...

but they were going to die from a flu or cold anyway... 

there were NO INCREMENTAL deaths from Covid... anyway, here's another chart that will probably get FB fact check plastered!

#1 This day 1972-----The Temptations - Papa Was A Rolling Stone

Reasons why the 2020 presidential election is deeply puzzling | Spectator USA

Reasons why the 2020 presidential election is deeply puzzling | Spectator USA: 

• If only cranks find the tabulations strange, put me down as a crank

"To say out-loud that you find the results of the 2020 presidential election odd is to invite derision. 

You must be a crank or a conspiracy theorist. 

Mark me down as a crank, then. 

I am a pollster and I find this election to be deeply puzzling. 

I also think that the Trump campaign is still well within its rights to contest the tabulations. 

Something very strange happened in America’s democracy in the early hours of Wednesday November 4 and the days that followed. 

It’s reasonable for a lot of Americans to want to find out exactly what...Read all.

Theft at night!

 

Adam Skelly defied Canada's lockdown, opened BBQ restaurant - TheBlaze

Adam Skelly defied Canada's lockdown, opened BBQ restaurant - TheBlaze: 

After allegedly being detained for over 30 hours, Skelly was released on $50,000 bail. Skelly claims that one of the conditions for release was that he is not permitted to use social media.

Coming to America?-----Brits who refuse COVID-19 vaccine may be denied entry to restaurants, bars

Brits who refuse COVID-19 vaccine may be denied entry to restaurants, bars

"No coronavirus vaccine, no service?
Brits could soon be denied entry to restaurants, bars, movie theaters and sporting events if they refuse to get a COVID-19 vaccine, a top official said Monday...Read all!