Making this a "sticky" post at the top. From time to time, I edit old posts, typically to: Reduce wordiness…

If you are able to be vaccinated, please do so soon. If you are able to be vaccinated, there is…

Summary Vaccine passports are here and rolling out. They will initially be used for travel and may be required. It…

Expecting this to be an historic event, I started taking notes - copious notes, in March of 2020. I've only…

Source If, throughout the pandemic, the "experts" had simply said, "We don't know" or "there is much uncertainty" they would…

All government employees were mandated as of October 18th; generally those that did not get vaccinated lost their jobs. That…

Aviation could face a historic rupture in its growth trajectory as it grapples with pressures to reduce its impact on…

Lock downs and NPIs, at best, delay the inevitable. Pandemics end through immunity via vaccination or acquired immunity by having…

Study says EV charging can exceed costs of fueling costs: The study has four major findings: There are four additional…

THIS is what they should have said in the spring of 2020 instead of speaking from positions of authority and…

Spain's equivalent of the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the government had violated rights of citizens. As a result, the government…

https://twitter.com/NYTHealth/status/1451908356633989124 The NY Times really went there: "In a sweeping victory for the Biden administration, the Centers for Disease Control…

CDC says we will wear masks the remainder of our lives as the mask guidance succumbs to mission creep -…

Mask wearing among unvaccinated people is about half the rate of vaccinated people. Unvaccinated people are also more likely to…

Israel already said your vaccine passport expires at 9 months unless you have a booster: "We have not yet changed…

https://twitter.com/MonicaGandhi9/status/1451631544859181059 Reminder: It is preferable to get vaccinated - since if you then get sick with Covid-19, you are far…

Note the range of the disease models goes from zero to infinity. Forecasts for new cases for the state of…

The EPA says disposable masks and other PPE should not be recycled in a home bin, and a conservation group…

Nothing to see here - no threat to public safety what so ever: 14 unvaccinated Portland Airport firefighters on leave…

After a months-long fight between Roku and YouTube's parent company Google, Google announced Thursday that it would no longer allow…

Source: State Health Officials to Add Approximately 550 COVID-19 Deaths from May to August 2021 to State Totals, Omitted Due…

Australia detained 5 million people for 262 days: SYDNEY, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Millions in Melbourne are readying to come…

Source: Chart: COVID death risk for age groups by vaccination status Linked report says the data represents 30% of Americans,…

Have you noticed that the media is incapable of using the word infrastructure without prefacing it "crumbling"? English should be…

As the vaccine for ages 5-11 becomes available, the CDC will not change it's "gudiance": “As we head into these…

The overall death rate for men is 1.6 times higher than the death rate for women; The gap is widest…

United CEO Scott Kirby says jet fuel prices generally rise as demand climbs. Source: United Airlines CEO says to expect…

Face masks forever! U.K. medical professionals have issued an urgent plea to the British government to reimpose Covid restrictions just…

Who still listens to the CDC? The CDC issued new holiday guidelines for COVID safety after its previous recommendation for…

Tesla has dropped AM/FM radios from cars, effectively. If you have an older Tesla and do the $1500 "infotainment" upgrade,…

John Catsimatidis, the billionaire supermarket owner of Gristedes and D’Agostino Foods, warned that food giants such as Nabisco, PepsiCo, and…

Oregon's Department of Administrative Services on Monday mistakenly sent individual vaccination statuses to The Oregonian/OregonLive and the Statesman Journal, instead…

America has already slipped into a recession that could be as bad as the 2008 financial meltdown according to key…

Mass Covid testing in schools should be stopped since it is causing “unnecessary chaos,” and expert has warned. The Royal…

I am so old, I remember a few months back when experts said we did not need to worry about…

OHSU warns us people are going to restaurants , visiting with others indoors and attending large superspreader events! OHSU releases…

Inconsistent, contradictory, incoherent - public health messaging in brief. As always, logic is MIA: https://twitter.com/shvetaraju/status/1449915945414238209?s=20

"I don't think it's smart," Fauci said during a CNN interview after he was shown pictures of college football stadiums…

OHSU says “about 22% of Oregonians are still vulnerable to infection” from the delta variant.The effects of herd immunity for…

Back in May 2021, I showed how the U.S. is proposing to adopt Scandinavian social benefits and taxation: Adopting Scandinavian…

A new research paper written by a team of academics and computer scientists from Spain and Austria has demonstrated that…

Google sends large amounts of obfuscated data from your phone to Google - no one knows what Google is collecting:…

The State is short of the power demanded during some summer periods. Under state de-carboning rules, they are shutting gas…

There are people who think we should be doing this in the U.S. too.. China is setting up isolation/quarantine facilities…

The global chip shortage could persist for another 2 to 3 years, says the president of Hisense, one of China's…

Republican Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday condemned one of Missouri’s largest newspapers for exposing a flaw in a state database…

Likely an effect of authoritarian rule the past 19 months: Americans once again say the government is doing too many…

California passed it's AB5 law that changed the classification of many workers from independent contractors to being required to be…

Peak day of new positive test "cases" as August 30th. Peak day of hospitalization was almost the same day. Peak…

They still tell people to wear cloth masks but now says its okay for non-essential worthless members of the public…

While waiting for an order to be fulfilled, I count the number of staff working at fast food restaurants, espresso…

The WHO estimated that 10% to 20% of Covid-19 patients experienced lingering symptoms for months following infection.These prolonged symptoms can…

Michael P Senger on Twitter: "Spain’s Health Minister declares mask mandates will be kept in place to control flu: “Las…

https://www.tiktok.com/@torpilot1/video/7014622502987123973?sender_device=pc&sender_web_id=7018232535068067333&is_from_webapp=v1&is_copy_url=0 A lot of studying. A lot of hours flying aircraft.

But the experts tell us there's not much inflation and even if there were, it's just momentary. We can print…

Just read the headline: US coronavirus: Covid-19 cases may be going down in much of the country, but for children…

"So-called natural immunity" NYT Health on Twitter: "So-called natural immunity varies from patient to patient, scientists say. Immunization is still…

This Nature item advocates taxing EVs by weight, saying because batteries are heavy, models say EVs will result in more…

I'm so old, I remember when the government officials assured us they can print as much money as needed and…

Some think the government should regulate "The algorithm": Whistleblower Frances Haugen says the software that decides what we see in…

Public health remains stuck in the dark ages, about 200 years ago. As of October 12, 2012, Oregon Health Authority…

As the pandemic rules drag on, polls show declining confidence in Biden. This why the pandemic will be labeled endemic…

Principal defines these Super Savers as people saving either 90% of the maximum in their retirement plan — such as…

During the pandemic, many corporations moved to online training programs - doing away with offline education seminars, workshops, conference sessions.…

This is a great article. Do read the full article! In Oregon, for example, it is difficult, if not impossible…

I'm so old, I remember pre-pandemic when all of the published research said cloth facial coverings were mostly ineffective, certified…

Hmmmm ... someone notices that acquired immunity might be a thing and influence the progression of Covid-19: One clear example…

Appreciate this - this is 100% honest and something we've not seen much of the past 19 months: “Is there…

I have seen forecasts that Halloween will be a superspreader so of course, Thanksgiving and Christmas are back on the…

Since, virtually everywhere, face masks failed to stop the pandemic, we should wear them at all times in public, the…

There have been no new restrictions - pretty much none, and Florida does not have a mask policy. When a…

After all, lock downs worked so well in Australia this summer ... https://twitter.com/MichaelPSenger/status/1446540388404137989

The popular public health meme of the past 19 months: In the case of Covid, the fable we tell ourselves…

Disease model forecasts make astrology look reliable: In the final weeks of this summer, with Covid-19 cases soaring and the…

After a year plus of news reports documenting every unmasked person who got Covid, how did this item get published?…

It's as if Crying Wolf at every opportunity has backfired and absolutely no one is going to pay attention to…

New Zealand announced it is giving up on ZeroCovid (as did Australia) but then this: As part of its effort…

https://twitter.com/AnnLesbyPhD/status/1445887645901463555 That is from an intellectual professor and department chair. Seriously.

Disease models are essentially useless. Their primary value is to issue scary forecasts, that are wrong. Even when correct, they…

An anonymous hacker claims to have leaked the entirety of Twitch, including its source code and user payout information. The…

Neat! The U.S. Forest Service approved Perimeter Solutions’ fire retardant that’s intended to be used as a preventative measure and…

Re-opening of public schools was going to cause a mass increase in "positive cases". Like nearly all super spreader predictions,…

This sentence is self contradicting: Roger Chou, an epidemiologist at Oregon Health & Science University who tracks mask studies, told…

The U.S. government is secretly ordering Google to provide data on anyone typing in certain search terms, an accidentally unsealed…

https://twitter.com/MonicaGandhi9/status/1445209781887594496 With the prior item that about 50% of the U.S. is estimated to have had Covid-19 (estimates have a…

Read the whole thread. "Chise" is the pseudonym of a senior scientist that worked on the Moderna vaccine. She or…

But Father Fauci insisted it would be different this time and threw out all prior pre-pandemic research and said we…

https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/1445198059214983168

Despite New Zealand going into the strictest form of lockdown after just a single local case was detected, it ultimately…

Orange County — a non-mask-mandate county — had a very similar outcome to neighboring Los Angeles County, the first California…

Started ordering tests in May of 2019: TOKYO -- Purchases of PCR tests in China's Hubei Province surged months before…

This may explain part of the "worker shortage" - much of it may be a self inflicted shortage created by…

No one in public health has a clue how a "supply chain" works: Several industry groups have warned world leaders…

I am fortunate to have good eyesight. However, I do have a distance vision set of eye glasses; I am…

Kind of how one would expect a penal colony to operate: Sydney's unvaccinated warned of social isolation when COVID-... Australia…

Seriously: Review Analysis: Stanford students are more likely to wear masks on bicycles than helmets This is illustrates how screwed…

In the breakthrough era, age matters as much as vaccination status. Source: For COVID-19, Age Matters As Much As Vaccination…

Bedford has just been named a MacArthur Fellow and was also awarded a $9 million, 7-year grant from the Howard…

18 months ago, we locked down my own state to protect hospitals for becoming overloaded. We lauded health care workers…

Still hitting very high daily new positive test cases in NSW Australia. I've lost track of the time - where…

Is this temporary supply/demand bottlenecks or is it longer term inflation? Shipping bottlenecks that have led to rising freight costs…

Coronavirus can now be categorised as one of several respiratory illnesses with seasonal variation, Geir Bukholm, assistant director of the…

At least three promising antivirals that could prevent symptoms and limit transmission of Covid-19 are in clinical trials. Source: A…

The normal progression of viruses. There aren't many places left for the COVID-19 virus to mutate and evade immunity as…

I've been saying this but I am a brain injured idiot with no relevant experience: https://twitter.com/drvictoriafox/status/1441279694058364928 Pandemics only truly end…

Leading up to Labor Day weekend (Sep 4, 5 and 6), the "experts" warned us of a "Surge expected after…

My state's health and science university issued a report in late August projecting that by the end of 2021, about…

The head of vaccine-maker Moderna said on Wednesday that the coronavirus pandemic could be over in just a year, also…

Hmmmm. Not sure what to make of this yet. Wuhan and US scientists were planning to release enhanced airborne coronavirus…

Sophisticated global travelers now book two trips around the same time - just in case Covid restrictions cancel one of…

Good grief. Ohio University was regulating student travel within the United States (you know, their own country). Ohio University has…

https://twitter.com/thenation/status/1440413526728740871 Saving the planet requires that we stop gaping and gawking at travel blogs and vacation selfies. Instead, everyone who…

To test whether face masks work in blocking the virus from being transmitted among people, the study measured how much…

CDC epicurve as of today Kinsa Model forecast for one week from now: This is why - now - the…

Ein 20-jähriger Student jobbt an einer Tankstelle und macht einen Mann ohne Mundschutz auf die geltenden Corona-Regeln aufmerksam. Dieser kehrt…

I wrote this in August of 2020 as a joke - it was satire and parody of news headlines. Sadly,…

The process of replacing batteries may take many months: GM expects to begin replacing battery modules in recalled Chevrolet Bolt…

There are many fields of study that seem to lack useful metrics by which to judge their usefulness and effectiveness.…

Australia reported 1,607 new coronavirus cases on Sunday as states and territories gradually shift from trying to eliminate outbreaks to…

Paediatricians call for end to current system of testing asymptomatic pupils twice, claiming it makes it harder for them to…

Microsoft's new approach is to rely (mostly) upon an Authenticator app on your phone. Whether this is important depends on…

They raised $210 million so far SpaceX CEO Elon Musk helped achieve the St. Jude fundraising goal of the Inspiration4…

Boston Dynamics is the SpaceX of robotics: Hyundai will have Spot help with safety operations at one of its plants…

Criticism of the CIDC continues: CDC was never prepared for a crisis like COVID-19, Gottlieb says

Fiegl-Ding's claim did not age well. In mid-July, Eric Feigl-Ding, a nutritionist who fashioned himself as an epidemiologist, said the…

Fully vaccinated marathon runners mandated to wear face masks - outdoors - for about one-third of a marathon. Because Trust…

The doctor who used to run Planned Parenthood, where "My body, my choice" was an associated tag line, says "Travel…

Photo is of Australian government mandatory quarantine facility camp near Darwin: Source: Covid-19: Lockdowns work and we have no alternative…

An influential Food and Drug Administration advisory committee on Friday resoundingly rejected a plan to administer booster shots of Pfizer…

Related: "To defeat Delta variant, experts recommend doing all the things that didn't work the first time" was intended as…

Another Chevy Bolt EV caught fire this week. This seems to be GM's response: General Motors Co. urged some owners…

Here in the U.S. we get see much news blaming too many unvaccinated for the Delta wave of the pandemic.…

Vaccines are highly effectiveOn Sep 17, Pfizer will spend the day trying to convince the FDA that their vaccine does…

This was intended as a satire piece, not an instruction manual: "To defeat Delta Variant, Experts Recommend doing all the…

Which means a majority of Americans believe neither vaccines nor acquired immunity works to stop a disease. New data shows…

A doctor and MPH says this slide proves that generic masks prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2 virus by children in…

A Kaiser Health News review of hundreds of pieces of legislation found that, in all 50 states, legislators have proposed…

Facebook curates your "news feed". FB promotes posts that have likes, comments or shares, or which are from people you…

“As of August 15th, all new tenants must show proof of vaccination before moving in … Existing tenants must show…

February 2021 ACA policy enrollment - 11.3 million: Overall, 31 million people were enrolled in marketplace or Medicaid expansion coverage…

Follow the “Quick Sip Rule” when drinking. Lower your mask, take a sip, and then promptly cover your mouth and…

https://twitter.com/medicalaxioms/status/1438131811960299525 Good info in this Twitter thread. At some point, we view Covid as another risk factor in life -…

https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1437884711930515456 At the national 9/11 ceremony on Saturday, the politicians were all milling about, out doors, no masks, chatting with…

Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.9% in August from 5.2% in July, the state Employment Department reported Tuesday. It's the…

Fauci says this "Is under consideration certainly" - "it's on the table". Says "requiring vaccination for travel is on the…

(Original text had no paragraph breaks - I've added them to improve readability. TL;DR Summary: Public health mitigation measures did…

Source: COVID-19 Tracking | COVID-19 Response | Cornell University In other words, Cornell is saying that vaccinations do not work…

What's going on in Israel? Health Ministry Director-General Nachman Ash said Tuesday that the current wave of coronavirus infections is…

"Coding" school "boot camps" have become popular. The programs, often six months or so in length, promise to train students…

This applies to fully vaccinated students who may meet the mask requirement by wearing the state's recommended cloth facial coverings…

Health Minister Eluned Morgan also confirmed that a booster jab will be rolled out to everyone in groups 1-9 –…

I wrote about this last May. In Denmark, most workers pay 40% to 70% of their annual income as taxes;…

And this was with school closures and remote learning Interpretation By March 2021, a third of secondary school students and…

It's been one week since federal pandemic unemployment benefits ended. In the days following, restaurants across Portland tell KATU News…

As I predicted long ago "I think there will be a dramatic recovery in holiday tourism within Europe next year,"…

The CDC reported that 214 children 17-years old or younger have died of COVID-19 nationwide so far this year —…

The World Health Organization concluded "ZeroPandemic" is not possible except for a few island nations. At this time, most nations…

Toyota's upcoming EV, prefaced by the bZ4X Concept, is said to retain 90 percent of its initial battery capacity after…

Yale has 99% vaccinated students and faculty.Extraordinarily low incidence of the disease (1 in a 1000)But continues to maintain strict…

Stimulus checks forever some lawmakers are pushing for a fourth round of stimulus aid that would effectively send recurring payments…

The proposal will give Detroit's Big Three automakers a big competitive edge and has drawn criticism from foreign automakers like…

https://twitter.com/OHAOregon/status/1436704847554879488 Click through and read the comments. Seems the public has figured out that N95s likely work, surgical masks have…

"If you don't get vaccinated, you know you're going to die" https://twitter.com/speaakn2/status/1436553883829121030 Straight up lying to the public. Do they…

The end of sustainable mandates But it appeared that more than three-fourths of fairgoers weren’t wearing masks outdoors, where they…

The entire field is oblivious to the self inflicted damage they have done to themselves. https://twitter.com/MailOnline/status/1436656637427736579 Over a year after…

This was the response when asked about domestic air travel vaccine passports: COVID-19 vaccination or testing mandates could one day…

The technology embeds immunization records into a child’s skin Source: Invisible Ink Could Reveal whether Kids Have Been Vaccinated -…

The Times report stated the odds of a fully vaccinated person contracting COVID-19 on a given day are 1 in…

The Delta variant cycle has peaked. This has nothing to do with mitigation measures, many of which were put in…

Source: CA moves to end sale of gas powered lawn mowers, leaf blowers | The Sacramento Bee Switching to EV…

Beginning Monday, everyone attending an event with 500 or more people throughout the entire state will be required to wear…

This slide is titled "Path out of the Pandemic". Let's call these "prongs" 1 through 6, with 1 at upper…

As of today, vaccination is Federally mandated via proxy. This did not age well: Joe Biden: Covid vaccination in US…

Study found that cloth masks largely do not work, and surgical masks only work for those over age 50. That…

https://twitter.com/apsmunro/status/1435964926464462851 And this is what happens when a Professor of Economics weighs in on Covid-19: https://twitter.com/MachineEcon/status/1435969662823501834 FDR was 39 years…

Unplugged, sitting in a parking lot, the burning vehicle also destroyed the two adjoining vehicles including a Maserati. Early Monday…

https://twitter.com/VPrasadMDMPH/status/1435807967345987587

"Roadmap to Freedom". https://twitter.com/NSWHealth/status/1435774751847305222 The conspiracy theorists appear to have been correct all along. Geesh.

They may be required for access to retail, business and restaurant venues. It seems that an official vaccine requirement for…

President Biden has proposed that all personal bank records be turned over to the IRS every year. Really. Specifically, the…

When I looked at the news, earlier, it was all doom and gloom - everything is out of control. But…

Tesla has actually managed to obtain a patent on its wild idea to use lasers to clean debris off of…

In a earlier universe, this would be considered good news. Today, the news focuses on millions losing unemployment benefits. Meanwhile…

Oregon Health and Science University projects that by the end of 2021, nearly 60% of all Oregon residents will have…

A blanket of thick wildfire smoke made the air in and around Central Oregon’s largest city the state’s least breathable…

The experts have demonstrated they have zero solutions as Covid cases likely peaked recently: To keep K-12 open amid COVID-19,…

State leaders said the decline is due to more Oregonians getting vaccinated, wearing masks and avoiding large gatherings. Source: Latest…

As always - inconsistent, contradictory and incoherent https://twitter.com/The_OtherET/status/1435273770441211908 Repeated bouts of incoherence do not inspire confidence in public health.

I had an unusually tough reaction to Pfizer dose #2. Most people I know had a sore arm and may…

Their immune systems have powerful responses to all variants and likely future variants too: People who have had a "hybrid"…

There are many hints that de facto vaccination passports will be announced by President Biden, later this week. First, there…

So all the travel restrictions didn't work? Since being discovered in Colombia in January, the mu variant of COVID-19 has…

You can tell the Sciencetm is certain when everyone agrees 100% - not. 36 states have no mask mandates. 6…

The Australian state of Victoria will “lock out” unvaccinated people from participating in the economy, Premier Dan Andrews has announced.…

Study in Israel found health care workers are more likely to become infected with Covid-19 in the home, than at…

And this person has a Masters in Public Health: https://twitter.com/evandubs/status/1434920016734998537 I went from worshiping public health, to being skeptical of…

But apparently it is. Red Bull flying - through 2.4 km of roadway tunnels. Insane. Need to watch on FB,…

A Google translation of this Norwegian news article says Norway believes it is time to stop focusing on daily case…

Business travel is taking a hit as the number of Covid19 cases climbs across the US, a major new study…

The media concluded the as yet unpublished study proves masks work, even cloth masks that the CDC and public health…

Vietnam, like Australia and Thailand, was another "model of how to do Covid-19 right". Their ZeroCovid mitigation strategy has failed…

There is no coherent explanation for this. Read the comment thread too. https://twitter.com/Humble_Analysis/status/1434371760275668992

I posted this, briefly, yesterday, but then marked it private as I did not have time to do the level…

Oops from the ACLU - more double plus wrong think: American history contains vivid reminders that grafting the values of…

Have you noticed when someone not supportive of wearing masks catches Covid, this becomes a big headline news story? Here,…

We will now silence those who engage in double wrong think. If you don't know about Sen. Joseph McCarthy you…

Throughout the pandemic, "experts" have not recognized naturally acquired immunity has a benefit. "Experts" now questioning that assumption. https://twitter.com/michaelmina_lab/status/1434227669219090435 Getting…

He is in charge of Israel's Covid-19 response - Israel is already administering shot #3 and his comments refer to…

The censors failed - how did they let this get through? Roughly 62.2% of the US population has received at…

Memory B cells and T cells are the answer: Don't Panic Over Waning Antibodies. Here's Why.

22 patients in 12 ICU rooms. 91% of all hospitalized patients are unvaccinated. "We are in an absolute full-blown health…

Dr. Fox is formerly a professor of biology and now is the Executive Director of a non-profit research organization. https://twitter.com/drvictoriafox/status/1433887117961142272…

Oregon - mandated face masks for all, including fully vaccinated, at outdoor events. King County and Pierce County, Washington -…

None of us will be considered "fully vaccinated" unless we get shot again: He [Fauci] told reporters on Thursday he…

The Washington State Fair, like the entire state of Oregon, now requires fully vaccinated person to wear a cloth facial…

Intrastate travel within Australia is also severely restricted. And the government of South Australia, one of the country’s six states,…

https://twitter.com/CDCgov/status/1433517047577726991 The 83% refers to the percent of adults who have antibodies. They did not measure or estimate the percent…

The linked study has garnered massive commentary on social media, mostly saying it proves that masks work. Most commenters read…

They found that patients who had previously been vaccinated for MMR had a 38 percent decrease in hospitalization and a…

"A no-fly list for unvaccinated adults is an obvious step that the federal government should take," former Obama administration official…

Probably the single best online resource for tracking Covid. Up-to-date estimates of key covid-19 metrics for your county or state…

The country is upping the vaccine ante, pressing citizens to get Covid-19 booster shots and saying those who don’t will…

Very interesting paper Cross-reactive immunity may account for the unexpectedly rapid induction of immunity following primary SARS-CoV-2 immunization and the…

On several occasions recently, we've had tracked mail items that, late in the day, are marked "DELIVERY EXCEPTION - UNABLE…

Credentialism is a form of the Appeal to Authority argumentative form. This is considered one of the worst forms of…

If the latest speculation from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is true, it means you could make calls from the mountain or…

They made this exact same forecast for last winter too and it didn't happen: COVID-19 and the flu may hit…

So it will be managed as competently as Covid-19? The new federal office—designed to address what the White House says…

... Prime Minister Scott Morrison determined that the country’s approach is not "sustainable" in the face of the more infectious…

Cloth masks became popular when the COVID-19 pandemic hit in the spring of last year, many made individually with colorful…

https://twitter.com/contrarian4data/status/1432197340450865152 If you are an uncredentialed lay member of the public and find the daily contradicting experts confusing, this is…

https://twitter.com/denise_dewald/status/1432112754186285059 #MASKSFOREVER Unfortunately, these experts have no idea they no longer have credibility nor why they have no credibility. They…

The U.S. does not recognize that having Covid-19 results in any immunity at all . You can get a "vaccine…

The masking requirement was enhanced as of Aug. 24: all students must double-mask (wear two pleated filter masks on top…

This one was not an EV but a portable stand alone Li-ion battery pack. The failure of a charging portable…

Last year, August 2020: Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious diseases expert, said Tuesday he doesn’t see the U.S. mandating…

Excellent communications explaining how to interpret the risk of Covid-19 to unvaccinated versus vaccinated. Bottom line - the vaccines are…

The media gave much publicity to a CDC report of a Marin, CA classroom where a symptomatic, unvaccinated teacher not…

Source: Australia is ending its zero-covid strategy | The Economist Given time, nearly everywhere ends up with the same outcomes,…

According to the 2019 WHO report on pandemic response, border closures and travel restrictions make little sense except at the…

Officials must draw up plans, despite the lack of scientific studies with solid answers. Source: There’s growing concern vaccinated people…

The concept of "public health" has gone insane: “We are in desperate need of help from the public. Please wear…

https://twitter.com/TracyBethHoeg/status/1431010102899666947 In fact, they found mask wearing was associated with having more colds. Double oops wrong think.

I am a brain injured idiot with no relevant experience. I make observations and ask really stupid questions. I just…

An antibody therapy that appears to neutralize all known SARS-CoV-2 strains, and other coronaviruses, was developed with a little help…

Nearly one-third of the entire U.S. population had been infected with COVID-19 by the end of 2020 — a much…

https://twitter.com/9NewsSyd/status/1430707532134236163 About half of Australia's population has been under the strictest lock down in the world for 9 weeks, as…

Governor Gavin Newsom Campaign Rally - Stop the Republican Recall Car Rally THIS IS A CAR RALLY Location: Parking lot…

This is a HUGE event in Washington State - postponed, and now canceled due to Covid-19: The 3-on-3 basketball tournament…

Investors and analysts are so focused on the steep cost of recalls for carmakers that they haven’t considered the role of…

Official CDC guidance: Make plans to get vaccinated early in fall, before flu season begins. CDC recommends that people get…

COVID-19 sufferers can reduce their risk of hospitalization and death by up to 85 percent if they receive monoclonal antibody…

Cuomo had lied about the deaths due to Covid: New York now reports nearly 55,400 people have died of COVID-19…

The rules are mostly random except everyone now bans bandanas and balaclavas, which the CDC loudly endorsed in April of…

Worth a read - the U.S. produced pandemic response plans, pre-Covid, but then ignored them. https://twitter.com/TrishtheDish_7/status/1429550428891619345

This is UW IHME so take it with a grain of salt: The latest modeling from the IHME indicates that…

Every few months the goal posts will be moved again. We will be wearing face masks the remainder of our…

Gov. Kate Brown announced Tuesday that adults and children who are at least 5 years old must wear masks in…

True: ‘HOAs are basically neighborhood tyranny systems’ — why people are blasting homeowner’s associations on Twitter - MarketWatch I have…

GM issues third recall for the Bolt, now including batteries up through the 2022 model year - in other words,…

From the 1976 book "Medical Nemesis: The Expropriation of Health", by Ivan Illich. He spoke numerous languages, traveled extensively and…

Scientists sharply criticized the Biden administration’s push to widely distribute Covid booster shots, saying the data provided by U.S. officials…

The media is slowly - after a year+ - beginning to notice that many of the mitigations have not worked.…

8 weeks and counting and cases keep going up. Two months into New South Wales’s Delta outbreak, the premier has…

https://twitter.com/TheBabylonBee/status/1428418204121112578

Over the past two weeks I saw news reports quoting "experts" saying that people would be charged more for health…

At week 8 of the 15 days to flatten the curve lock down, we can call the lock down a…

Even fully vaccinated must wear masks outdoors. Because vaccines work! The public health messaging is so broken its well beyond…

They have controlled exactly nothing about this pandemic. Their name hearkens to their illusions of control.

Someone thought this tweet was a good idea - wow. https://twitter.com/nzpolice/status/1428127007410311169?s=20

I visited this park often as a child, and have been back as an adult several times. Have cross country…

To understand, one only has to look at the poliovirus vaccine that was invented in the 1950s. Distribution started in…

That statement did not age well. As long as you do not need to work, need to visit restaurants, gyms,…

Public health messaging remains incoherent: July and September 2020: Masks are more effective than vaccines - CDC Director Robert Redfield2020…

In general, public health communication is incoherent to the public and this is a good example - read the full…

The CDC demonstrated incompetence in early 2020. Critics say the CDC’s failure to share real-time data led to overly rosy…

US health officials and medical experts announced in a joint statement on Wednesday that booster doses of Covid-19 vaccine will…

Finnair, one of the largest airlines in Finland, has announced that since August 16, fabric masks will no longer be…

NSW keeps people under house in 8th week - and cases are still climbing indicating lock down is working really…

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Lt. Gov. Josh Green, who works as an emergency room doctor on Hawaii's Big Island, says…

NO, ABSOLUTELY NOT: Bersin’s idea is to remove the politicians from the decision-making entirely and put it in the hands…

According to internal sources, hotel occupancy on Disney property was expected to be at 93% this upcoming weekend. It is…

These news article launches the media campaign for why we must cancel all outdoor events as soon as possible. Until…

Experts warn it's time to invest in higher-quality masks with a tight fit in the wake of the Delta variant,…

The mandate pertains to both vaccinated and unvaccinated visitors. Any time you are within six feet of someone else, outdoors,…

Closed schools, face masks and travel restrictions forever: People attending major outdoor events in LA County will be required to…

It is literally face masks, distancing, events canceled, evictions prohibited forever as each is continually extended to infinity. 15 days…

Overworked medical professionals in Jackson and Josephine Counties say if people do not get vaccinated the death toll will continue…

But with many caveats: Timely COVID Restrictions Can Slow A Surge, Data Show : Shots - Health News : NPR…

Air travelers create a lot of greenhouse gas emissions that mostly harm other, less well-to-do people. Source: Opinion: Big Tech…

NHS public health directs teams to put plans in place to ensure everyone is above average.

Most of the public health response to Covid is based upon NPI "mitigations" that intuitively should work. Often, the intended…

... when states reported Covid related data on a daily basis. Fortunately, Covid is no longer an emergency so many…

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. experts are expected to recommend COVID-19 vaccine boosters for all Americans, regardless of age, eight months…

What does it mean when the "most powerful nation on earth" loses a war to Afghanistan? Think about that.

One says large outdoor events are fine. And this one pictures an outdoor event but says we should avoid such…

Imagine a society where one group of people is blamed for all the society's current ills. Imagine a society where…

I have seen numerous doctors express frustration that the CDC does not collect important data, which is often collected in…

Ouch. Abstract In this article, we aim to develop a political economy of mass hysteria. Using the background of COVID-19,…

Touches on why our mitigations seem pointless. Read the whole thread. https://twitter.com/julianlewis2012/status/1426626045344686080

They are starting their 8th week of "lockdown" and cases have grown steadily every week. This suggests to this brain…

For now, job postings that demand vaccination requirements represent only a small percentage of the total listings. However, the trend,…

Rose City Comic Con, Portland, Sep 10-12, has announced that ticket holders may request to exchange their 2021 tickets for…

Someone who wishes to frame you can set up a anonymous email account and email illicit photos to you. Apple…

Now an analysis by a group of US medical researchers on more than 350 studies has found just over 35…

Some in the U.S. think the U.S. would be so much better off if we had only been like Australia:…

This is brilliant - well done. Test your knowledge of how government interventions affected the COVID-19 pandemic. Source: COVID Charts…

U.S. Preparing Plan to Offer Vaccine Boosters, Perhaps By Fall Says it will just be a 3rd shot of the…

Right now, hospitals are, in fact, overwhelmed - if the news reports are to be believed (and its hard to…

If you work in health care or industry and are required to wear an N95, you are required to be…

I'm so old, I remember a few months ago when mandated vaccinations and vaccine passports would never happen in the…

Probably an elderly person died with Covid. All they say is someone over age 75 and nothing more. This becomes…

About as weak a study as you can find: Link between wildfires and COVID cases established. This poor quality paper…

Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! Absolutely no one believes you anymore: Study says new Lambda variant could be vaccine-resistant | TheHill May…

The level of idiocy in the country is amazing. Last spring you could download the PDF file from official government…

The fact checking site never fact checked itself - as their co-founder plagiarized dozens of articles and wrote fake content…

Worried about consequences of government without consent of the governed? The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in a new terrorism…

This is probably coming to the U.S. by October, although it may be enforced by the airlines, not the government:…

“You’re going to see the delta wave course through probably between late September through October,” Gottlieb said. “Hopefully we’ll be…

Viewing the chatter over schools and children, multiple restrictions may remain in place on all of society until vaccinations are…

Lawrence Gostin, a professor of health law at Georgetown University.... “The country is completely fatigued with lockdowns, business closures and…

Still, while more severe measures — such as mandating vaccines for interstate travel or changing how the federal government reimburses…

The New York State Education Department recommended that sports and other extracurricular activities that pose a high risk for spreading…

If you have read this blog you know that I view most disease models as on par with astrology. I…

The wildly infectious delta variant that has raged across the world and forced the United States into a fourth —…

Amazon and Lyft have already postponed their re-opening from fall to early 2022. Expect many more companies to make such…

Suspect that by October, "Vaccine passports" will be required for all events, most businesses, and air travel, including domestic air…

Who knew that DeSantis was the governor of Oregon, Arkansas and Louisiana? Oregon — like Florida, Arkansas and Louisiana —…

Chicago health officials on Thursday reported 203 cases of COVID-19 connected to Lollapalooza, casting it as a number that was…

Looks like shot #3 is coming late in 2021 and early 2022 The U.S. government has purchased an additional 200…

SYDNEY, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Extra Australian military personnel may be called in to ensure compliance with lockdown rules in…

Public health is starting to notice they have fucked up all of their public communications: In most cases, a "breakthrough"…

Just some of the event cancellations seen online: New Orleans Jazz Festival (October)New Orleans Bourbon Festival (late August)Tom Petty Music…

Six weeks ago today, the governor held a ceremony to reopen. Now she'll announce details of a new statewide mask…

Who would have expected 100% renewable might not yet be ready to power a state 24 x 7 x 365?…

Mathematical models suggest coronavirus cases could continue to rise in the United States until mid-October. How much they rise depends…

Biden advisor Emanuel now says cloth masks don't work. https://twitter.com/tomselliott/status/1425507067457064965 What does it say about the skill of the experts…

The pandemic ends when public tells public health to get lost: It’s happened in the past: The 1918 flu hit…

However, in July, the effectiveness against infection was considerably lower for mRNA-1273 (76%, 95% CI: 58-87%) with an even more…

Employer Mandates Government officials have made clear they want employers to mandate vaccinations and many are already doing so, with…

The idea of vaccine passports is gaining traction in public opinion and private enterprise as the delta variant threatens the…

Application development tools haven been improving for decades and are to the point where many applications no longer require the…

Source: The most vaccine-hesitant group of all? PhDs - The Post (That's a UK based news service). Not the split…

Probably. This lines up with when the U.S. will likely allow foreign visitors with proof of vaccination. Which means a…

New features build on Total Cookie Protection, simplifying privacy management. Source: Today’s Firefox 91 release adds new site-wide cookie-clearing action…

Imagine Amazon will data mine the NSA repository to figure out how to market more stuff to all of us:…

Well, not random bits of cloth facial coverings, the experts are now saying: Which masks should you not wear? It…

Certain types of facial hair, like beards, can make mask fitting difficult. Masks that fit well protect you better. To…

Since the 1960s, the New Left has argued that we can’t solve any of our major problems until we overthrow…

It's Shroedinger's Vaccine: They both work and do not work simultaneously! We are now at day #528 of 15-days to…

Twitter’s image cropping algorithm prefers younger, slimmer faces with lighter skin, an investigation into algorithmic bias at the company has…

Yesterday, I completed a long cross country driving trip. On the last day, we encountered a restaurant that had just…

According to a new survey, published Monday in the journal Psychological Science, the pandemic's psychological toll, including frustrations with shifting…

There is no hope - only fear and despair. We will be masked up, locked down, travel restricted for the…

Last winter I noted vaccine passports were going to happen whether anyone wanted them or not. Last week, the Director…

Travelers must upload vaccination information and other data to ArriveCAN - either via their app or web site - before…

This is confusing - she insists vaccines work but then says wear a face mask outdoors. Sutton, who is fully…

This is what happens when "experts" are completely disconnected from real people and real lives: https://twitter.com/Adam_Creighton/status/1423232417339412482?s=20 As someone else said…

https://twitter.com/eliaseythorsson/status/1424011542195023878 The situation kinda is looking the same in Hawaii, too, which previously had "everything under control". The response from…

About 150 firefighters and more than 30 fire trucks and support vehicles were at the blaze over the weekend as…

The program is said to be in disarray; its unclear if the technology can actually work in the real world…

Everyone blames someone else for the rise in Covid cases. In reality, the virus probably does what it does, all…

Source: The shipping company DHL is the first customer for Eviation's electric cargo planes

Dr. Peter Hotez, a professor of pediatrics and molecular virology at Baylor College of Medicine, is arguing that federal hate-crime…

The author is too polite here - the CDC is a bonfire of the worst public communications in history. Read…

In a public health emergency, Constitutions are suspended, as we've seen - even in Australia! Government expands border ban in…

EV enthusiasts like to say that EVs catch fire 1/10th as often as gas vehicle fires. But gas vehicles do…

But they totally forgot about children under age 12 who cannot be vaccinated. Typical of public health. https://twitter.com/EisenPress/status/1422605373920399360

Good to know. Or something.

Lock downs appear to have little effect on disease progression (as is true and documented for most NPIs) so surely…

A chronological review of public health official advisories on using random bits of cloth to stop an aerosol spread respiratory…

Trust has been lost: "The Biden administration's handling of the Delta surge has left Americans confused and frustrated, fueling media…

Public health's non-stop fear mongering: There is no hope, only despair. There is no end - we will be locked…

The industry is stressing that Americans need access to proven, medical-grade equipment to block the delta variant, which spreads far…

Ultimately, everyone will be vaccinated or they will acquire natural immunity by virtue of having had Covid-19. Period. It's your…

Seems that lots of "experts" are deciding this week (and again last January) that random bits of cloth facial coverings…

Good thing this environmental degradation was for a good cause - it stopped Covid dead in its tracks! https://twitter.com/LizAnnSonders/status/1422233985976000517

Public health messaging remains confused, inconsistent, illogical, often contradictory and incoherent. There is no coherent explanation for such huge differences…

And who is to blame for loss of trust in "institutions"? Why has the public lost confidence in these institutions?…

Held up as a model of how to do Covid-19 right, it's a good thing lockdowns are so effective, they…

https://twitter.com/tomselliott/status/1422576584607899655 Doesn't say if you should wear worthless random bits of cloth facial coverings or actual masks that might be…

https://twitter.com/DrScottBalsitis/status/1421869352853196805?s=20

There are two aspects to this issue: (1) Many gas/petrol stations will disappear and it seems likely that many do…

Laughable: The founder of the world's biggest plant-based meat company has suggested that a tax on meat could help tackle…

Yep. https://twitter.com/AlastairMcA30/status/1421322905053392901

How an EV drive from Boston to New York in a non-Tesla car turned into a nightmare Source: EV charging…

https://twitter.com/EthicalSkeptic/status/1422000466276372486

"CDC says you should wear a mask, even if vaccinated". BUT: Define "mask". My state says N95 and medical-grade masks…

Confusing messaging, again: The Director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Francis Collins, acknowledged that new COVID-19 restrictions are…

Low-code platforms allow ordinary people to develop extraordinary apps that solve everyday business problems. Source: The untapped potential of citizen…

Well, at least we got the pandemic completely under control by closing the schools, right? Right? https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1420086603826012166

https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1421218596643123200

When you've lost Chise, you've lost the story. Chise is the anonymous name of a senior scientist, virologist and immunologist…

Not yet sure how this works - article does not give sufficient detail: Indiana is testing a new type of…

The Australian government says its COVIDSafe app identified 2,827 potential close contacts from 37,668 encounters in NSW and Victoria. Only…

Amazing - SARS-CoV-2 doesn't target funeral attendees, only targets wedding attendees. Can weddings go ahead? People are not allowed to…

I am so old, I remember June of 2020 when 1,288 public health "experts" signed a petition saying protesting was…

My house is powered by solar photovoltaic panels - why should my use of a gaming PC be prohibited? I…

Five California counties have both a higher percentage of their eligible residents fully vaccinated and a higher average daily case…

Daily case counts have been climbing for many weeks - the entire time they have been in lock down. The…

In September, 2020, then CDC Director Robert Redfield testified to Congress that masks were more effective than vaccines. Face plant.…

On the EV1 were many industry firsts and many widely used today in both ICE and EV vehicles. Among the…

https://twitter.com/ValaAfshar/status/1416459344342831112

Oops: 5 Times More Children Died By Suicide Than Died From COVID In The UK | The Daily Wire

This will be interesting: EAA AirVenture -- OPENER, a pioneer of electric aerial vehicles for consumer travel, today announced the…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Tuesday that the company's network of DC fast-charging stations for its electric vehicles, also known as…

Strava, a fitness tracking app created by two former Harvard University rowers, has more than 86 million users and saw…

Like all social media with user generated content, Amazon's reviews have tons of fake reviews: Apple has removed Fakespot, a…

Source: Greenland halts new oil exploration to combat climate change and focus on sustainable development - CBS News Reality: There…

Perhaps for those with genuine high speed, affordable network connections Windows 365-cloud-based computing has value. For those lacking such connections,…

What I've pointed out for a year but I am a brain injured idiot... https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/1418938128786595840

Since everyone will be vaccinated or eventually have Covid-19, they have chosen their path forward. The rest of us can…

As is typical of public health, their public communications remains inconsistent, contradictory and generally incoherent - so why even listen…

GM said officials with the automaker and LG Energy Solution, which supplies the battery cells, have identified a second "rare…

Sounds Air is looking replace small aircraft, on shorter regional routes, with electric powered aircraft. Notes that maintenance costs will…

Japanese researchers have broken an internet speed record by transferring data at 319Tbps — nearly twice as fast as last…

I recently saw social media comments from a virologist who noted that eventually - nearly everyone in the world will…

In March of 2020, public health told us that wearing medical grade face masks did not work when used by…

While it could be more of a short-term trade, mask maker and PPE manufacturer Lakeland Industries (NASDAQ:LAKE) surged 7% on…

DEFINE "MASK" FIRST: Agency recommendations should support local and state health officials who may need to impose mandates to fight…

Last week, the UK contact dection phone system "pinged" one half million residents who were then forced into isolation for…

For short flights of 100 to 500 miles with 9 passengers. Ravn Alaska said it will buy 50 electric planes…

For 18 months, many of us have lived under a "state of emergency" during which public health "experts" suspended civil…

Public disappointed with government's response to Covid-19, thus, must find a target to blame. White House disappointed with social networks'…

South Australia has just beaten an Australian lockdown record.Its new restrictions demand people do not travel more than 2.5km from…

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, a Democrat, announced Friday that the commonwealth will invest $700 million of federal funds to provide…

"United Airlines Ventures (UAV) announced today it, along with Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) and Mesa Airlines, has invested in electric aircraft…

The Return on Investment was obvious to them: Internet service providers and their trade associations spent more than $230 million…

Source: COVID-19 Forecasts: Cases | CDC This is the "ensemble" forecast assembled from multiple models. As you can see, the…

Very helpful: With the standard coronavirus, we estimated R0 to be about 2.5, which means we needed about 60% of…

Cranbrook, BC is one of my favorite small towns. And after this, it still is 🙂 But then, as he…

The third serious Windows print flaw in 5 weeks prompts new Microsoft warning. Source: Disable the Windows print spooler to…

Last year, contact tracing found 60-70% of contacts had been in homes, either through family members or close social contacts…

Where does this end? Macron announced that from 21 July, anyone visiting a theatre, cinema, sports venue or festival with…

The World Health Organization has said that travel restrictions are not effective saying they may work, briefly, to slow the…

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will spend 10 days self-isolating after contact with a confirmed coronavirus case,…

I saw this earlier today in regard to a public health San Diego press release. It's misleading to use early…

This will surely convince the vaccine hesitant and skeptical to get vaccinated right away: San Francisco has one of the…

You mean generic "face coverings" are useless? (And see update after the break) https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/1416434374988509187 THIS is what me, a brain…

There are numerous videos on Youtube of anti-scam hobbyists successfully scamming or destroying scam call centers in India. This video…

Public health Former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tom Frieden avoided jail time on Tuesday after…

Read the whole thing: Opinion: The unintended harm of subsidizing electric vehicles and charging stations - MarketWatch

This work with Tesla vehicles designed to charge at the 300 KWH rate. Regardless, the Tesla charging network is a…

April 9, 2021: How Cuba Beat the Pandemic: From Developing New Vaccines to Sending Doctors Overseas to Help Others |…

There are now two of the "fixed" (post recall) Chevy Bolt TVs that have caught fire. Previously GM said there…

The Producer Price Index (PPI) was u 7.1% year over year. On a 12-month total basis, the deficit posted $2.6…

... but 30 to 60% (depending on location) of those eligible to be vaccinated have decided to avoid getting the…

As of July 13th, "surge" is the media's favorite new all purpose scary sounding word - surge in Covid cases,…

Go down through the whole thread to see photos (mostly captures from Microsoft Flight Simulator). Very clever design here from…

People also conflate the success of bitcoin as a digital currency with the success of bitcoin as a speculative investment.…

The consumer price index was expected to increase 5% year over year in June, according to economists surveyed by Dow…

Sounds like it. https://youtu.be/sz1LM9kwRLY

Over a week ago, I stopped logging my state's Covid-19 data and doing my own analysis. The state discontinued releasing…

Source: “Bad mergers” and noncompete clauses targeted in Biden executive order | Ars Technica One company I worked for handed…

United Airlines CEO: Kirby stated that personal travel has rebounded and leisure travel has "more than 100 percent recovered." The…

This does not distinguish between those with vaccination immunity and natural immunity - just that they are shown to have…

Following nearly a year and a half of sheltering in place, Oregon reopened for business on June 30. Source: What…

What an idiot: "They were hoping, the federal government was hoping, they could sucker 90 percent of the population into…

After news reports, police deny IDs are mandatory while exercising but they may still stop and ask you for ID.…

Wow.  This is old news I did not know about until now. Michael Katze, famous for his studies of Ebola…

The "experts" think we should remain isolated in our homes for the rest of our lives - that's the spin…

24,000 people attended each day. 17 people were diagnosed with Covid after the event. They assume all 17 got it…

https://twitter.com/james_e_baldwin/status/1413771732666753026 All the way up to the present, my friends who are liberal/progressive activists continue to blame Trump for the…

I'm so old, I remember when the pandemic "experts" said 15-days to flatten the curve[1] - that was 18 months…

Missed this item from last May - this is amazing: IBM Unveils World's First 2 Nanometer Chip Technology, Opening a…

I pointed out in the spring of 2020, and several times since then, that smartphone based Covid-19 tracking apps were…

Back around Memorial Day, the "experts" predicted yet another "surge in new cases":  Follow up in mid June: Post holiday…

So explain this? https://twitter.com/ashishkjha/status/1413181040680701963

The rancor intensified last week, when Urs Hölzle, one of the company's longest-tenured and most senior executives, announced plans to…

Bad feeling about this - we seem to be gradually adopting all of these methods in the West, over time.…

The majority of apps used by iPhone and Android users are made by Apple and Google, according to a study…

To reduce battery power demand, OnePlus phones are, without user permission, prohibiting hundreds of apps from running on the faster…

If lock downs and mandatory face masks work, then why is this occurring? The UK has been on a restrictive…

Experts again saying vaccines do not work, or something - what they hell are they trying to say? As the…

The author is a professor medicine at UCSF Here is the real answer to the question of whether it's worth…

Trustwave said the ransomware "avoids systems that have default languages from what was the USSR region. This includes Russian, Ukrainian,…

May 4, 2021 - after Delta variant cases increase in India: The United States is closing off non-essential travel from…

US President Joe Biden will soon sign an executive order that will give farmers the right to repair their own…

The goal of Youtube, obviously, is to increase the percent of time you spend watching Youtube, and their ads every…

Prices for graphic cards (GPUs) have skyrocketed this past year. The shortage of the cards appears to have been caused…

That's what they said about winter 2020/2021 too - how did that projection turn out? now health experts are warning…

This outside my usual interests but just saw that the dance company Pilobulus was in the news. In my tech…

This is what happens when zero thought was given to the policy, its effectiveness and how it might affect some…

Restrictions were put in place and then daily new cases rose by 10x what they were. UK's lock downs ran…

Amid a COVID surge in Africa, vaccine promises from richer nations are not enough to bring an early end to…

https://youtu.be/ssZ_8cqfBlE

They expect 70% of applications to be developed by their internal users rather than software specialists: We started with our…

Over the past six months there have been many advocating this same type of response in the U.S. - which…

The pandemic has been devastating to the credibility and trust placed in public health and epidemiology. That loss of trust…

I have mentioned problems with daily case counts before - and have always preferred, for my own assessments, to use…

When these attacks become so large, at some point this will be seen a declaration of war, no different than…

Lidar, or laser-based radar, is a key enabling technology for most auto makers’ self-driving cars. Lidar is good at identifying…

The head of a top American defence contractor has warned that US capability in advanced computing has “shrunk to an…

To infinity and beyond! People should wear masks 'indefinitely' even when rules ease, scientist says | Metro News Most face…

This a great 11 minute video summarizing the breadth of the fields of computer science and computer engineering. There is…

Sweden's Coop grocery store chain had to shut all 800 retail stores after the attack: The number of victims affected…

The politicians said the collapse was due to climate change: Engineers who have visited or examined photos of the wreckage…

There are reports that the UK prime minister will announce within days that restrictions will be reduced and that it…

https://twitter.com/james_e_baldwin/status/1411752212716474378 The above author is a Lecturer in history at the Royal Holloway University of London. The '68 pandemic had…

The scientists and epidemiologists directing COVID policy claim there is substantial evidence to support mitigation policies, such as social distancing,…

But note that Twitter thinks "Dear America" requires translation. I selected the option and Twitter said this means, when translated…

https://twitter.com/MonicaGandhi9/status/1411734790730964993

https://twitter.com/FaceTheNation/status/1411707436889686022

It is too early to tell where the epicurve goes next. If it follows the pattern in some other countries…

https://twitter.com/BallouxFrancois/status/1411697682897326081

Effective this weekend, my state discontinued daily public health updates. No more updates on weekends and holidays. Florida now updates…

Crowds of people thronged outdoors in Sydney on Saturday, enjoying “lockdown” and ignoring pleas to stay at home as NSW…

I previously published this list within another post. I am elevating this so that I can link directly to it,…

Now up to the Lambda variant. Models from IHME and ICL suggest we will run out of Greek letters before…

His bio says "ZeroCovid" - that's what he expects. He thinks we should wear masks and social distance the rest…

Almost 1 in 4 Covid deaths weren't: Santa Clara County officials have reduced the county’s COVID-19 death toll by more…

If you can do so, please get vaccinated: On Friday, the Oregon Health Authority declared that 70% of the state's…

About one in five pets that lived with a previously infected owner had antibodies themselves, but the animals didn't get…

But U.S. residents might not have a way to prove their vaccination status as most states and the Federal government…

Conclusions School closures as part of broader social distancing measures are associated with considerable harms to CYP health and well…

(Paraphrased as seen on social media) If you suffer from depression, lack of motivation, irritability, bursts of anger, fear and…

The experts knew travel restrictions did not work except in some situations, in the first few weeks, but guess they…

Dr Robert Strang is the Chief Medical Officer of Health of Nova Scotia. He said the purpose of banning social…

As of this weekend, the Oregon Health Authority will no longer provide Covid test and body count data on the…

https://twitter.com/BallouxFrancois/status/1410723099528421380

They note that travel restrictions don't have benefits, except in the first few weeks - but opinion polls say 80+…

If you are able to do so, please get vaccinated against Covid-19. Vaccine and vaccination clinics are both widely available…

Except for a few island nations, travel restrictions have failed to stop the spread of anything: The Delta coronavirus variant…

Trevor Bedford is a scientist on my list of people I listen to. He suggests up to 11% of the…

The researchers appear to lack basic understanding of research design and interpretation. Read the whole thread from this university professor.…

The mandate for authenticated identify documents came after 9/11 - 20 years ago. Some states, like mine, took their time…

I skipped my annual fecal occult blood test last year (since caught up). A new study has revealed that breast…

Their tools did not work in 1918 and they did not work in 2020 or 2021. In spite of all…

Taxpayers gave airlines about $300,000 per employee. The Times analysis finds that the money's primary use was bolstering airline share…

Teen Greta Thunberg, who is an activist having no expertise in public health ... Why do we accept public health…

https://twitter.com/MichaelRStrain/status/1410365341188997121 R^2 = 0.25. This is not a correlation. In case he deletes the chart

Facebook’s head of Instagram said the service plans to start showing users full-screen, recommended videos in their feeds. “We’re no…

Vaccines don't work - even if vaccinated, you should wear a face mask the rest of your life - Los…

Stunning: 35% of those age 25-64 now have at least a 4-year degree. About 13.1 percent of U.S. adults had…

ALL pre-pandemic research said N95/FP2/FFP3/KN95s work, surgical masks barely worked, and cloth masks did not work at all. So what…

https://twitter.com/OHAOregon/status/1409691850831654915 Every day since late March of 2020, I have dutifully entered data into a huge spreadsheet used to generate…

It is weird that some think the purpose of the Olympics should be political messaging. American Olympians criticized the International…

Source: L.A. County urges masks for all as delta variant spreads - what does that mean for Bay Area? I…

In reality, the rushed doomsday forecasts and commitment to politically correct pseudoscience prompted leaders to abandon decades of pandemic planning.…

An aircraft's performance is determined by density altitude. At a high altitude airport, the air is less dense. At a…

There is ZERO evidence that use of random masks by the general public has stopped any spread of Covid-19. But…

More confused messaging from public health, as seen from a news announcement on Twitter: L.A. County Public Health is now…

To avoid power grid demand problems, residents are asked to please charge EVs early in the day and avoid doing…

The randomness of temperature measurements. At this minute, the weather source provided via Microsoft says it is 105 degrees F…

And they will blame the public or politicians for this loss of trust, never looking inwards at their own numerous…

Isn't this why we had travel restrictions in place? Both strains have proved to be far more transmissible than the…

Thailand to reimpose coronavirus curbs to contain outbreak Source: Thailand to reimpose coronavirus curbs to contain outbreak - France 24…

Possibly. Time for the media to move onto the next scary thing they can spin! I saw as any-yet not…

The high heat here in the PNW over the next few days is caused by a combination of factors, including…

You have to reach the very end of the article to learn there may be a solution: After the third…

A test aircraft experienced an uncommanded pitch up or down event, eerily similar to the 737-MAX fiasco. This is said…

I had to page about 70% of the way down the news.google.com web page before seeing a Covid-19 related news…

https://twitter.com/epi_michael/status/1409049003958980611 Have seen similar comments, with data, from many true experts - in immunology, viruses, infectious diseases all say the…

https://twitter.com/drvictoriafox/status/1408867816929841153 I wrote about this issue a year ago. When the prevalence of a disease in the population is less…

As I have written about before - not one of the predicted super spreaders caused an "super" outbreak. Not one.…

I was looking in to some travel options for the Fall of 2021. But with the continued public health confusion…

Persons who have received a Covid-19 vaccination IN Hawaii, may fly to Hawaii with no quarantine or negative Covid-19 test…

No one yet knows why the gene sequences were deleted from an NIH database. But they remained online in the…

This blog provides updated forecasts and comments on current weather or other topics Source: Cliff Mass Weather Blog: The Reason…

The state health agency suspended COVID-19 capacity limits at large venues that may provide shelter from the temperatures, which are…

A key finding of our study is that pre-existing T-cell immunity to SARS-CoV-2 is contributed by TCRs that recognize common…

World Health Organization joins the anti-vaccine crowd, saying that vaccines do not work: "People cannot feel safe just because they…

The pandemic not only cost hundreds of thousands of American lives, but it also appears to have triggered a deep…

Read the thread from this pediatric researcher. https://twitter.com/apsmunro/status/1408445575268294663 Remember when B.1.1.7 scariant was taking over the world? I'm so old,…

James Turbitt, who lives in Belgium, made an emergency dash home last week after he learned his 62-year-old mother was…

"Because of the pandemic", it says: Socialism is getting more popular, and capitalism is fading. Source: America's continued move toward…

The media will pivot from the pandemic fears and hysteria to the climate change fears and hysteria. The timing of…

Is there anything the public health quacks' policies can't make worse: Ringing in the ears has been on the rise…

  Fully vaccinated passengers must have a negative Covid-19 test before flight, after arrival, and a third test prior to…

Face masks forever! MADISON, Wis. - Masks might not be mandatory in most places anymore, but experts predict masks will…

In their world of ZeroRisk, we must all remain locked up the remainder of our lives, kept far away from…

(Reuters) -Microsoft Corp on Thursday showed Windows 11, its first major operating system revamp since 2015 with new changes that…

The delta variant of the coronavirus causing COVID-19 has now been detected in 85 countries, according to the World Health…

Then why does it not appear in the data? As the U.S. pushes ahead with its reopening, easing mask mandates…

A big reason is that our Government remains in thrall to a profession that has performed uniquely badly during the…

Shut up peons: The media minister has said that “people who are important” should be entitled to avoid tough quarantine…

https://twitter.com/kakape/status/1407701820470968326 "hospitalization and deaths are likely to surge again soon" - sounds like an item for follow up in July…

China donated and sold vaccines to many nations in a moved termed "vaccine diplomacy". The effort may have backfired as…

A direct side effect of public health Orders that have increase anxiety, irritation, frustration and anger on board aircraft. Source:…

New ONS data reveal that coronavirus deaths now make up just 0.8 per cent of all fatalities, down from 1.3…

SIP = Shelter in Place In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries implemented social distancing and SIP policies. These…

...on par with that of someone who is vaccinated. Note: due to Covid-19 risks, it is always preferable to have…

Massachusetts launched a COVID tracking app, and uh, it was automatically installed?! Source: Even creepier COVID tracking: Google silently pushed…

Continued messed up public health messaging: Canada’s explanation: Trudeau said last Friday the decision to keep the frontier sealed for…

June 3, 2021: Children should not be vaccinated for the moment. There is not yet enough evidence on the use…

Source: As COVID-19 wave begins to flatten in India, new deadly illness poses a challenge - CBS News Begins? It…

Right now, the Covid-19 Risk is low in all 50 U.S. states. Yes, but variants, scariants, or what ever. Things…

A new lockdown may be introduced this winter amid a potential rise in Covid-19 cases at the end of the…

Google is force-installing a Massachusetts COVID-19 tracking app on residents' Android devices without an easy way to uninstall it. For…

From their illustration, children should only celebrate with their own Father, outdoors, while sitting six feet apart? Another bad bit…

Source: Five reasons you may still want to wear a mask Most reporters still do not understand that a random…

The U.S. remains unprepared for a world that is now, and soon will be even more, mandating use of vaccine…

Disease models remain worthless, on par with astrology with the honesty of alchemy. Daily Cases Forecast Color bands represent 95%…

Not until you get to the end of the article do you see admission that he has no idea what…

Face masks failed to stop Covid-19 so they must work. Or something. They need a coherent, logical explanation for this…

Ruling in favor of Florida’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction, Judge Steven Merryday concluded the CDC’s restrictions are likely unconstitutional and…

News outlets, local and national, were conflating the actual number of Floridians who had died of COVID on a given…

On about one day's notice, the CDC has canceled its emergency meeting on the safety of the Covid-19 vaccine in…

The Republican sent a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas on Thursday citing how Canadians can fly into…

Why scientists refused to acknowledge the WIV lab-leak hypothesis in 2020: "At the time, it was scarier to be associated…

Based on this (not necessarily random sample), the CDC generally estimates that 40-55% of the U.S. population showed immunity to…

The COVID-19 pandemic and restrictive mitigation policies have forced millions of children worldwide into poverty, with devastating effects on their…

Exposure to the rhinovirus, the most frequent cause of the common cold, can protect against infection by the virus which…

In fact, the Bend hospital saw a drop of 10 patients with COVID-19, from 42 on Friday to 32 on…

NEW YORK (AP) — A new analysis of blood samples from 24,000 Americans taken early last year is the latest…

https://twitter.com/BostonGlobe/status/1404483916438904834 The new mantra is now beyond ZeroCovid - we expect ZeroFlu and ZeroCommonColds. Anything less is unacceptable! From the…

Much of the money has probably left the country. Source: Half of the pandemic's unemployment money may have been stolen…

Source: Novavax: Large study finds COVID-19 shot about 90% effective | KATU

We study the health, behavioral, and economic effects of one of the most politically controversial policies in recent memory, shelter-in-place…

This is a hoot. In a Twitter thread, people post the dumbest Covid-19 things they were required to do. A…

As widespread vaccination and other factors have brought case rates down across the United States, state and local governments’ legal…

The Digiconomist's Bitcoin Energy Consumption Index estimated that one Bitcoin transaction takes 1,544 kWh to complete, or the equivalent of…

We now know, from several studies, that those who previously had Covid-19 have natural immunity on par with vaccination. Yet,…

A Judge asks common sense questions a brain injured idiot who makes observations and asks stupid questions, wonders about: “On…

https://www.healthweather.us/map?mode=covid_risk&resolution=state

As documented on this blog, none of the past predicted "surges" came true, so let's predict more of them: California…

A New Hampshire high school is facing the heat for “branding” unvaccinated students at the prom.Exeter High School officials wrote…

How many variant warnings have we received over the past 16 months? They've cried Wolf many times. With declining rates…

Fascinating:June 10, 2021: Something big may be about to happen on the sun. “We call it the Termination Event,” says…

https://twitter.com/CDCMMWR/status/1403384138175033346 Could not use my usual "surge in good news" this time. This is bad news. Unfortunately, these are side…

https://twitter.com/charliespiering/status/1403005209975169024?s=20 Boris Johnson was previously hospitalized with Covid-19, and since then, vaccinated. Joe Biden has been vaccinated. Both put on…

This was the experts prediction in June 2020. This did not age well. If lock-down periods are combined with 100%…

And per other item posted below, natural immunity also works: Now, after months of research, vaccine experts across the globe…

ER access can be billed at $30 to $50 per minute, or more. They are extremely expensive points of care.…

Read the whole thread. There are school districts that are proposing to remove advanced math courses because students who take…

Sounds like my frequent quote that public health messaging has been inconsistent, contradictory, illogical and often incoherent. By the way,…

This means the percent of the population that is immune is larger than the percent that has been vaccinated: Conclusions…

Source: Hot inflation may have become scorching in May and is expected to hit a 28-year high

The risk of death from Covid-19 is about 10 times higher in countries where more than half of the population…

I have written about this trend on many occasions for several years: Source: Former McDonald's CEO warns $15 minimum wage…

https://twitter.com/KUSINews/status/1402341521374924802 Kind of expected this. I do not think it's safe until we achieve ResurrectionCovid. That is, we bring the…

See table at the link: States that are Recovering the Quickest from COVID-19

Read the reply - that's the important part of this https://twitter.com/TracyBethHoeg/status/1402372035653763078

https://twitter.com/AstorAaron/status/1402238625220288518 The author is an assistant professor of history. These estimates are as reasonable as any other, and Youyang Gu…

Good thing people still listen to the CDC - but is it okay if the poultry is wearing a face…

Perhaps we should all just publish our returns on the Internet and be done with the pretense of privacy? ProPublica…

On Feb 18, 2021, the WSJ published an opinion column Marty Makary, M.D., MPH of Johns Hopkins University who said…

In an out-of-consensus forecast, Deutsche Bank is warning of a potential crisis coming from inflation. Source: Deutsche Bank warns of…

For the past year, we've been told repeatedly, if we had only done everything just right, like country X did,…

One week ago, our local hospital system (3 county monopoly) had every bed in use. While Covid-19 was a factor,…

Fauci said correctly in his email correspondence back in early 2020 that aerosol transmission is how respiratory viruses spread. It…

7-day moving average of new positive test results for Covid-19 has fallen to 12,780 as of late today. Average daily…

I use Firefox (mostly) or Brave. I use Google Chrome only to check GMail (no longer my primary email) occasionally…

Currently, Amsterdam is testing autonomous boats that run electric power on the many canals running through the city. Amsterdam has…

The Broken Window FallacyIn Bastiat's tale, a boy breaks a window. The townspeople looking on decide that the boy has…

As seen previously, there is a substantial partisan divide on the advice question, with 87% of Republicans versus 64% of…

On February 19, 2020, The Lancet, among the most respected and influential medical journals in the world, published a statement…

County health officials reviewed COVID-19 death records and found 411 cases that were "clearly not" caused by the disease. Source:…

I had no choice but to speak out against lockdowns. As a public-health scientist with decades of experience working on…

Read the whole thread. Dr. Michael Mina has had many important observations about the pandemic, especially regarding testing. Please click…

To public health experts, the obvious solution to crime (which is a public health issue) will be continued lock ups…

From the Kinsa Health Weather Map. At this point, ZeroCovid is not good enough to relax restrictions. Until we achieve…

Another government agency, by their action, implies vaccines do not work and masks are more effective than vaccines: If anyone…

The White House Thursday unveiled President Joe Biden’s plans to share U.S. COVID-19 vaccines worldwide, including its intent to direct…

This email from the FOIA collection is circulating on social media, saying it proves Fauci knew face masks would do…

https://twitter.com/DLeonhardt/status/1400063091245731843 Some things we now know N95s work, certified surgical masks work somewhat less, in medical settings, and home made…

The latest trend in the daily U.S. death count is further complicated by data audits being performed by state health…

https://twitter.com/Itsjoeco/status/1399855662583140354

Column asks, what if the Wuhan Lab leak hypothesis is true? What would that mean - a lot, probably. And…

Taking 3 days off in the midst of a declared public health emergency seems a bit odd, and at the…

Epidemiologist Michael Osterholm, PhD, is concerned about low vaccination rates and rising COVID cases in some states across the country.…

Why are masks so ineffective, even if we presume that they are effective? Because almost everybody that is wearing them…

Fort Worth-based American Airlines told crew members that it won’t reintroduce the sale of beer, wine and spirits to main…

Despite all the experts and the media proclaiming post holiday surges - there have been none so far. Let's follow…

Public health failed to consider overall health effects of their Orders. Eye doctors say they are seeing more children—many of…

With the adjustment, Peru now has the highest coronavirus mortality per capita of any country, with 5,484 deaths per million…

The full capacity in the ICU is due to the ongoing spread of COVID-19, but also an increase in patients…

I am so old, I remember when face masks were to prevent droplet (but not aerosol) spread to others on…

The pandemic is over, but there is not a consistent, non-contradictory explanation for why. We are told that cases have…

I'm so old, I remember a few months ago when they told us that having Covid-19 might not give you…

ROFLOL:

Since most of the world is not yet vaccinated - at all - vaccines do not explain this drop. Yet…

Researchers from the Scripps Research Institute have found that B-cells after having a common cold coronavirus react with SARS-CoV-1 and…

I am a brain injured idiot with no relevant experience. I make observations and ask stupid questions. This Tweet prompts…

I logged into Google today and they forced me to provide a date of birth. They then prompted to confirm…

https://twitter.com/sailorrooscout/status/1398626567048343552

But "It's different this time" - nothing to see here - move along: Beef prices are surging worldwide, taking meat…

Before the pandemic, a “flying shame” movement, which aims to discourage air travel in favor of greener options like rail,…

It is a mystery why inflation is showing up everywhere; the experts have assured us "But it's different this time".…

Why did face masks not knock out Covid-19?: COVID-19 precautions knock out regular flu — maybe we should wear face…

The big-box club chain said it’s been seeing accelerating prices across a range of products, including shipping containers, aluminum foil…

I've said for a long time that vaccine passports are inevitable: Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said…

Mark D. Levine is a NYC Commissioner. He seems to understand nothing. Because never let a scariant go to waste!…

The CDC Director told Congress that masks were more effective than vaccines. Repeatedly, the "experts" have told us that "masks…

Biden has proposed increasing spending of taxpayer money by 20%. Rather than find a path to a sustainable debt, the…

I have written about this topic in the past - when we look at the total life cycle energy costs…

Mike Buckley is a British journalist. Just saw a video clip of him advocating for ZeroCovid before society can function…

No one believes a word coming from public health experts so there is also that problem: In updated face mask…

The CDC has said that vaccinated individuals do not need to wear masks indoors. So of course, Oregon continues to…

https://twitter.com/drlucymcbride/status/1397891973395234817

source Time after time after time, "experts" have proclaimed which countries "did everything right". Eventually, most of them end up…

The continued suicide of expertise: It turns out that if you want to protect your skin from the sun’s harsh…

There's a 40% chance that the world will get so hot in the next five years that it will temporarily…

Feigl-Ding projected, with "99% certain" confidence that another "surge is on the way in April or May" due to variants.…

Face masks were to protect others from droplet transmission (for a disease subsequently determined to spread primarily by aerosols and…

Conclusions: Mask mandates and use are not associated with slower state-level COVID-19 spread during COVID-24 19 growth surges. Containment requires…

Here we demonstrate that in patients who experienced mild infections (n=77), serum anti-SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) antibodies decline rapidly in the…

Travelers to Hawaii must comply with the state’s pre-travel testing program, even those who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Travelers…

Numerous "experts" said previous large public events were going to be "superspreader events". Data showed, afterwards, they were not. Yet…

This map is from WHO. It shows prevalence of positive test cases, by country. Darker is bad, lighter is good.…

Photos and videos of several large parties Saturday circulated on social media, showing people standing shoulder-to-shoulder and without masks. Source:…

Oregon allows businesses to have "vaccinated sections". Oh boy. Vaccinated sections will be available to fully vaccinated fans who are…

https://twitter.com/apsmunro/status/1396858104290156549 Read the thread, from a pediatric infectious disease specialist.

Will be interesting to hear how this gets sorted out: Report says researchers went to hospital in November 2019, shortly…

We need to wear face masks forever - not until the risk of infectious disease is zero - in other…

Partly due to sudden excess demand, partially limited supply (airlines) and some possibly due to government money printing: Airfare and…

This should have been thought through, and addressed, months ago: But widespread attempts to waive testing for vaccinated people could…

Very few people who have been vaccinated have gotten sick, hospitalized or died due to Covid-19. A total of 933…

Cases are plummeting, which is great news. India has a population 4.26x larger (1.4 billion) than the U.S. When adjusted…

They were locked up for year, many with Alzheimers and dementia: The pandemic has disrupted many lives over the past…

7-day moving average of daily new cases in the U.S. is almost down to 25,000/day. 7-day moving average of daily…

Daily cases are now one-tenth the number of daily flu cases in the middle of a mild flu season, with…

The driver has since been fired, arrested and charged with assault and child abuse. Because of a child not wearing…

While most states are now "open", and many have eliminated most or all restrictions, Oregon remains under the authoritarian control…

WHO flip flops from only vaccines provide immunity to having Covid-19 provides on par same level of immunity. This update…

This means that out of the number of children previously tallied to have been in hospital with COVID-19, only a…

A little more than a year after Governor Gavin Newsom instituted the lockdowns, nearly a third of California restaurants have…

About 100 years ago, a new theory emerged from science, was endorsed by "experts", promoted by politicians and the media,…

Insanity. Public health messaging has created a semi permanent state of fear. There is, as of yet, no identified strategy…

Within 2-3 weeks, daily positive tests will likely drop below 10,000/day. Fauci said a while back that the pandemic is…

The study found 27% have quarantine DIY regrets, with 3 in 4 saying it took “too long” and more than…

California’s top health official said Friday that the state no longer will require social distancing and will allow full capacity…

This paper reports on the correlation of mitigation practices with staff and student COVID-19 case rates in Florida, New York,…

Who needs data when you've got beliefs? Though they don’t have hard numbers because of security safeguards, they believe plenty…

In a divorce filing, Melinda said their relationship was “irretrievably broken”. The question now is whether Bill’s reputation is, too.…

From Coindesk, valuation of Bitcoin Meanwhile, the intense energy demands for computation of block chain calculations is giving new life…

Amazing. Oregon is the only state in the U.S. that mandates all vaccinated persons not wearing a face mask, show…

And possibly under 10,000 daily new cases in June. At which point, the pandemic is over. However, I predict that…

Oh my goodness. The commenters take the LA Times to task with data. https://twitter.com/latimes/status/1395035775377551371 Oh, it was written by Michael…

It is May, 2021. We have 15 months worth of real world data. Did they look at any real world…

The only person not vaccinated in this scenario is the under 12 year old whose risk of a bad outcome…

there’s now a freeware mod for MSFS that ads a banner tow to the Cessna 152. That’s right, you can…

Twitter's automatic cropping feature was supposed to automatically crop photos around the people in view. Turns out that it overwhelmingly…

As vaccines roll out, as daily new cases in India continue dropping, the media needs to find a new way…

Oddly enough, if you do something wrong, and if the FAA comes after you, the infractions and fines can quickly…

Store requires BOTH proof of vaccination and wearing a mask. A comic book store in Portland's Hillsdale neighborhood is doubling…

No one knows. But at least they are seeking an explanation that is consistent with the real world. The lab…

The lack of self awareness of past bungled projections and forecasts is missing in epidemiology. We are past the "Never…

The CDC’s new mask guidance promises freedom. Vaccine passports can make it reality. Source: Vaccine passports are crucial for reducing…

Recent hiccups reportedly led to tensions within the agency.....The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is undergoing a shake-up amid…

Source: Bitcoin Price | BTC Price Index and Live Chart — CoinDesk 20 Blockchain is a useful bit of technology.…

An EU source confirmed to NBC News that European ambassadors agreed that fully-vaccinated tourists from the U.S. and other countries…

Kids are not even vaccinated but we still get amazingly good news! https://twitter.com/TracyBethHoeg/status/1394870871563522056

Deaths probably peaking about now.

The data is here: CDC COVID Data Tracker 7-day averaged daily positive test cases fell to just about 30,000/day.

More inconsistent, contradictory and incoherent public health messaging:  Infectious Diseases Society of America: ‘CDC recommendations should not send the message…

See UPDATE below. Whether or not a mask is required in Oregon businesses should be an easy question to answer.…

"The fact is that bicycling leads to the highest number of ER visits for traumatic brain injury in the U.S.,"…

https://twitter.com/MetroSchools/status/1394307900680679427 Out doors.6 feet apart.Face masks with holes for the brass instruments.Masks for the horn end of the brass instruments.Face…

I am a brain injured idiot with no relevant experience. I make observations and ask stupid questions. Some people ask…

Is there an requirement in law that requires public health communication to be inconsistent, contradictory and incoherent? As more states…

Is there anything Covid-19 can't do? Nearly 18% of death certificates had a co-occurring significant contributing condition only (Table 1).…

Let us make sure all children suffer from generalized anxiety disorder: WASHINGTON (SBG) — As the pandemic's hold on our…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will announce Monday that the U.S. will share an additional 20 million doses of…

Real world tests have demonstrated universal basic income has not accomplished what proponents claimed it would accomplish. Since there is…

Whenever Joe Glickman heads out for groceries, he places an N95 mask over his face and tugs a cloth mask…

https://twitter.com/JenniferNuzzo/status/1394103686616567808 Very little of the fear mongering predictions were correct. Their entire message has been based on fear, and never…

https://twitter.com/EWoodhouse7/status/1394279225910235138 See slightly later post - they won't survive. They will continue to triple mask, even when they've already had…

At least the science is settled, albeit, may be not in the way they expected... https://twitter.com/Tomko_1/status/1394105107931926531

A flaw that allows browsers to enumerate applications on a machine threatens cross-browser anonymity in Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Safari…

Disappointed in BillG for what this is starting to look like: Microsoft Corp.’s directors started a probe into Bill Gates’s…

An autopsy shows that George Floyd, who died while being restrained by Minneapolis police on May 25, tested positive for…

Preexisting cross-reactivity to SARS-CoV-2 occurs in the absence of prior viral exposure. However, this has been difficult to quantify at…

Disease models are unfit for any purpose. Ontario's April projections versus reality - orange, yellow and green lines are projections.…

A video being shared on social media allegedly shows a Poynette teacher berating a student for failing to wear a…

Conclusions and RelevancePrior COVID-19 infection but not ongoing Long-COVID symptoms were associated with an increase in the risk of self-reported…

It is all random, all the time: Education and health officials around the country have taken different approaches to testing…

In the UK, schools have remained open and kids under age 12 have never been required to wear a face…

7-day moving average now down to 33,000 (roughly) new cases/day. (Update: By evening, same day, the figure is now about…

https://twitter.com/justinbaragona/status/1393919639449649154 Which inspires the question: This did not matter for 16 months but it does now? Any awareness of how…

https://twitter.com/venkmurthy/status/1393168409353981952

This quote originally appeared in the Daily Telegraph which is pay walled. Another version appears here, however. https://twitter.com/EssexPR/status/1393337063223832578 SPI-B are…

Testing of asymptomatic unvaccinated individuals will increasingly have diminishing returns as the likelihood of truly positive tests, as opposed to…

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1393704740480077827 In the UK, public health "experts" provide instructions on how to safely hug family members and others. Apparently to…

"NEW DELHI: The Covid-19 crisis in India is far from over as the country continues to maintain a 7-day daily…

Throughout the world, except for a few countries, typically islands like Taiwan, pandemic control measures eventually fail. The World Health…

We have a few weeks supply on hand, mostly already distributed to vaccination clinics all around the country. There is…

Yes, the CDC Director said that masks are more effective than vaccines. This was followed by 90+% mask wearing compliance…

And how many different vaccinations must you prove? The idea is controversial within public health because of fairness concerns. Source:…

In recent months, the price of larger TV models has shot up around 30 percent compared to last summer, according…

Classic example. In the UK, schools have been open and children under 12 have never worn face masks. Meanwhile, in…

Predictable. The CDC said vaccinated people no longer need to wear random face coverings. My state says you should prove…

He advocated for closure of schools in the U.S., while secretly using his elite privilege to move to Austria so…

No problem - we can mostly continue mail order shopping from Amazon as long as needed. Your call. Oregon businesses…

The rules are a bit of a confusing mess, but for practical reasons, keeping a log of remote controlled aircraft…

Oregon's OSHA just made work place face masks mandatory, permanently. This because their temporary rule authority had expired - -…

Good to see the usual, clear and unambiguous public health communications: You can take off your mask “except where required…

This is what happens when your science was based on beliefs: The books Marr flipped through drew the line between…

Because, like religions, there are many different belief systems at work in epidemiology: The C.D.C. said Thursday that vaccinated Americans…

CDC announced today that fully vaccinated individuals no longer need to wear face masks when on Zoom teleconference calls, and…

Lay added that the ER doctor said this was an isolated case of a lack of oxygen due to running…

https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1392935847863934987 This turns this into a mandate for vaccine privilege. And this observation: Confusion: yesterday, our Governor said restrictions will…

The experts assure us we can print as much money as we need without risk of inflation: The PPI spiked…

People who are fully vaccinated against coronavirus no longer need to wear masks indoors or outdoors or physical distance while…

public data analyzed by ABC News appears to tell a different story. The data from states across the country suggests…

India's daily positive test cases appears to have passed the peak. This is good news. Hence, the media has pivoted…

Fewer than 4 in 10 adults report having "a great deal" or "quite a lot of trust" in the National…

Presumably the authors of this study will agree to demonstrate "degrowth" by cutting their own salaries, their departments and their…

And of course, the solution is to send more money to WHO and give them more power: An independent review…

That assumes they have credibility: A growing consensus among public health experts that the U.S. could soon safely end mask…

An MD/JD takes on the public health establishment for getting so much wrong. Most public health actions came down to…

https://twitter.com/shvetaraju/status/1392457746918821890 I think public health was caught off guard by people that were actually paying attention to what they said…

Redfield first said this in mid-July 2020. Redfield said if Americans wore face masks for several weeks, "we would bring…

Public health's disastrous messaging, and the media's fear mongering have led to this: The survey's findings point to many Americans'…

A comprehensive resource that ranks the economic competitiveness of states using fifteen equally weighted policy variables Source: Rich States, Poor…

After months of the experts saying the government can print infinite money without inflation because "It's different this time" it…

25 states have eliminated indoor mask mandates as of May 11, 2021. Source: COVID mask mandates: Full list of mandates,…

The CDC Director took the 95% vaccine efficacy and translated that into you have a 5% risk of contracting Covid-19…

The small U.S. manufacturers that rushed to produce face masks over the past year are now stuck with hundreds of…

https://twitter.com/youyanggu/status/1392179091839848448 The 5 states that removed mask mandates earlier in the year have seen their case rates fall at a…

https://twitter.com/MonicaGandhi9/status/1392176849103425536

Much of the country appears on track to fully reopen in the coming weeks, even as mask mandates remain widely…

It appears to be based partly on a misclassification of some Covid transmission that actually took place in enclosed spaces…

See this item in the news. Some states like Texas, Montana, Florida and others dropped mask requirements - in the…

People violate lock down orders so imprison them for a few weeks. We should do this in the U.S. Right?…

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1391544648372469764 Update: The next day, CDC reported a slightly a higher number (just over 24,000), although still trending downward. Unsure…

A peer-reviewed research has claimed that global ivermectin use can end the COVID-19 pandemic, as the medicine significantly reduces the…

In public health communications there is only fear: More than a year after the pandemic started, Covid-19 is still ravaging…

Gas appliances will still be permitted, for now. The California Energy Commission released a draft building standards code on Thursday…

Apparently, it's time for increased ventilation and actual N95 masks then? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is finally…

An "expert" tells us that we will have another "big wave" in the Fall of 2021. With 70+% having natural…

That 4th wave was a ripple. Plus the media and the "Experts" missed the huge decline that began in early…

https://twitter.com/MonicaGandhi9/status/1390768831149137922 Her staff had forecast an estimated 10,000 new cases/day in the U.S. by end of May. The U.S. 7-day…

The Covid-19 situation in India appears to be approaching a peak. This chart is from WHO on May 8, 2021.…

Also suggests EU states might eliminate the negative Covid-19 test for vaccinated travelers. Member States should allow travel into the…

The dossier by People's Liberation Army scientists and health officials examined the manipulation of diseases to make weapons 'in a…

There is evidence that expanded jobless benefits are keeping some unemployed persons from resuming work life - or at least…

Public health experts have been wrong about much and reluctant to say anything other than the scariest possible messaging: The…

Turns out that advocating dropping patent protection is for public relations messaging: It won’t speed the manufacture of vaccines. It…

Oregon and Washington have had comparatively few Covid cases versus many other states. The result is that as few as…

The UK government goes full anti-vax and says vaccinations do not work - what are they thinking? That means Americans…

“Our demographers anticipate we will return to slightly positive growth 12 months from now as the pandemic is brought under…

Source: Will you stop wearing a mask outdoors? Here's what 4 COVID experts say they're doing Have never worn a…

Insider's Ben Winck reported on Friday that along with the disappointing job gains, the unemployment rate rose in April to…

Could a 2,000-year-old herbal remedy for fevers be the key to treating coronavirus patients? A Massachusetts researcher says the medicinal…

This may imply that Covid-19 associated mortality with vaccinations on board might primarily impact those near death due to other…

Australia’s trade minister said the country’s international borders may not completely open until the second half of 2022, a longer-than-anticipated…

Whoa. Dr. Scott Gottlieb said that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention can start to consider lifting indoor mask…

https://twitter.com/IAmTheActualET/status/1390368965994631175 History will not look kindly on what the experts just did. Unfortunately, it will take a different set of…

It is 14 weeks, as of today. Cases have fallen off a cliff since Osterholm not only made his projection,…

Erin Kennedy, a.k.a. RobotGrrl, gives this TedXOttawa talk. Interesting approach to applying robotics and other ideas to simple environmental cleanups.…

IHME has produced a long sequence of bad forecasts, projections and studies. The true death toll from COVID-19 across the…

I have only shot with mirrorless digital cameras. I bought my first high quality digital camera, a Lumix GH-2, which…

There is much about the pandemic that is inconsistent, contradictory and generally incoherent. The above is one of those situation…

October 8, 2020 Moderna Inc. said it wouldn’t enforce its patents related to Covid-19 vaccines during the pandemic, in an…

Very interesting study - read the "Discussion" section for fascinating conclusions. It can be shown that over 94% of COVID-19…

They used data and assumptions through March 27, then used multiple models to project Covid cases in the U.S. Projections…

The CDC does not have authority to regulate housing: A federal judge on Wednesday threw out a national eviction moratorium,…

Click through for the entire thread with supporting data for why the CDC's mandate is not based on science. https://twitter.com/TracyBethHoeg/status/1390003215198941185…

Said the CDC Director : Michigan needs to shut everything down. Michigan made no changes and did not shut things…

March 16, 2021 CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said she was "pleading" with Americans to take precautions, such as wearing masks.…

Experts are worried some Americans are letting up too early -- at a critical time when looming dangers are threatening…

"It's not good public policy what the governors of Arizona, Florida and Texas are doing," Gupta said. "It just doesn't…

KING COUNTY—Experts warn we are on the brink of a 4th wave—as COVID-19 cases have started going up again in…

March 29, 2021 Fauci said a leveling off of new cases at a high rate of infection is "a risk."…

March 30, 2021: (Bloomberg) -- Covid-19 deaths in the U.S. are expected to bottom out in the next two weeks…

March 29, 2029: The U.S. is facing “impending doom” as daily Covid-19 cases begin to rebound once again, threatening to…

April 1, 2021: It’s just a matter of time before the highly contagious UK COVID-19 variant wreaking havoc around the…

April 8, 2021: The threat of COVID-19 could be worse today than it was when Wisconsin saw its peak in…

It's likely too late to stop this upcoming surge, warned Michael Osterholm. Source: Infectious Disease Expert Explains Why Next COVID-19…

One of the nation's largest air shows and aviation conventions, Sun n Fun, was held April 5-10 in Lakeland Florida.…

This is a news report where the comments to the story are written by people who have a better understanding…

More models: Covid-19 cases will likely surge again in the U.S. as the highly contagious B.1.1.7 variant takes hold across…

In the spring of 2020, I was looking at contact tracing data for Utah and they had found that about…

"These changes mean fully vaccinated and unvaccinated people can forgo mask-wearing while engaging in outdoor activities such as walking, running,…

U.S. air passenger travel has returned to almost 65% of pre-pandemic travel. The 7-day backward looking moving average of Daily…

In 1915, chemistry lost its innocence when mustard gas poisoned British troops in Ypres, Belgium. Physics lost its innocence in…

But at least they keep fear levels high, right? “The CDC’s recommendations are, frankly, senseless. Children cannot be running around…

We've been told for months that inflation is low and there is no reason to be concerned, in spite of…

The arguments in favor of consolidation and vertical integration were that it would lower prices. Economists find the opposite -…

For something unrelated, I was researching some of the "social benefits" programs in Norway. This is my summary of what…

Sad to hear this. https://twitter.com/BillGates/status/1389316412259270657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1389316412259270657%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnbc.com%2F2021%2F05%2F03%2Fbill-gates-and-melinda-gates-are-splitting-up.html

https://twitter.com/Feynman_19/status/1388929717982613509 On July 14, 2020, then CDC Director Robert Redfield said that if we wore masks, the pandemic would be…

Fauci to Internists: A Lot of 'Oops' in Early Days of Pandemic Read the comments to the article - it's…

https://twitter.com/MonicaGandhi9/status/1389055560981499905 And note that is at about 60% *of adults only* having first dose. Israel is largely open and unrestricted…

The U.S. is now a socialist country, I guess. https://twitter.com/LizAnnSonders/status/1389173377882001408 Transfer payments are money provided to individuals by the government,…

Scott Gottlieb said that a drop in new Covid-19 cases was likely to continue, predicting a "relatively quiet summer when…

Make telemedicine your first choice for most doctor visits. That's the message some U.S. employers and insurers are sending with…

More than a year after the emergence of COVID-19, significant regional differences in terms of morbidity persist, showing lower incidence…

July 21, 2020 A study produced by a team at Oxford University indicated that some parts of the United Kingdom…

The American Federation of Teachers lobbied the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on, and even suggested language for, the…

What? The experts assured us that we can print infinite amounts of money because "It's different this time..." : Warren…

In general, the proposed numbers/percentages have problems - and this is interesting: The U.S. tax system also stands out for…

"Here, on the basis of results from five questionnaire surveys, we find that PEV discontinuance in California occurs at a…

https://twitter.com/bergerbell/status/1388552960859246600 Alas, apparently this line of thinking is common https://twitter.com/BristOliver/status/1380981482953510913

Models: But the lead data scientist for the Business Intelligence unit at Oregon Health & Science University says models show…

Given time, nearly everywhere ends up with similar outcomes. Oregon is probably lucky - while comparatively few people have natural…

The experts assure us that inflation will remain low: In an appearance on CNBC Friday, CEO Linda Rendle told Jim…

This guy has created hundreds of charts like this, linking past statements to epicurves. Often shows past projections by "experts"…

Models still posted Thursday on the Rhode Island Department of Health’s website showed that the peak need for hospital beds…

The requirement should be based on disease metrics, not a fixed date. This illustrates the lack of data-based decision making…

I agree - but something they did not mention is that the easing began one week before new restrictions were…

Rather than replace the errant batteries (apparently problem may only affect some vehicles or scenarios), GM dealers will install a…

The CDC will soon issue new guidance on wearing face masks for social media profiles. But until then, even if…

Giving incentives to have large families is solving which problem? This is in opposition to his "Green New Deal" goals.…

A broad majority of U.S. employers, 65%, plan to offer employees incentives to get vaccinated and 63% will require proof…

Share price falls 10% in after hours trading. Twitter (TWTR) earnings Q1 2021 Twitter's problem is a high noise to…

https://twitter.com/linseymarr/status/1387781398291959813 "By the end of March 2020, the WHO posted on social media, “FACT: COVID-19 is NOT airborne,” and said…

Model projections have been terrible, generally missing all of the important trends. https://twitter.com/NateSilver538/status/1387767973461512194 They missed the upswing in the fall.…

This contributes to many of us no longer believing much said by public health: By issuing recommendations that are simultaneously…

https://twitter.com/DavidSacks/status/1387582236573175809 The Washington Post says the same. Afterwards, I saw an unsourced claim that 25% of the Members of Congress…

What I've been saying since April 2020! Trevor says about the CDC - "The shit you are saying is incoherent"…

I didn't ask his permission but assume he'll let me get away with this. What an interesting observation!

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1387551642573328386 I live in Oregon, which is possibly one of the last states to endure a "wave". From the data…

Oregon, uniquely, among all 50 states, required high school athletes to wear face masks while running in outdoor track and…

This is not new - the World Health Organization documented this trend of pandemic control, in an October 2019 report…

The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines are 94% effective at preventing hospitalizations in the elderly, the CDC said Wednesday. Source:…

The latest data show that getting a shot not only protects vaccinated individuals, it reduces the chance they can spread…

Per this video, it was due to incompetence. You'll need to watch the video to understand - it's pretty bad.…

The CDC says - only just now - that very small groups of fully vaccinated people can get together outdoors…

Conspiracy theorist cannot make up stuff like this. The CDC Director says, apparently, that masks are more effective than vaccines.…

Can we say with any degree of certainty that vaccinated people are unlikely to spread COVID to unvaccinated individuals? The…

Read the entire thread. https://twitter.com/Listen49698651/status/1387095145691107329

Youyang Gu did much better than the the experts at ICL and UW IHME. https://twitter.com/youyanggu/status/1387076342454362112 Public health has stuck with…

https://twitter.com/DaFeid/status/1386953006462246912 My observations Public health experts failed in numerous pronouncements: 15 days to flatten the curve became 15+ months.ICL said…

Obviously, every official in Florida is in on the conspiracy and is hiding the deaths and Covid cases. Because. /satire

https://twitter.com/W7VOA/status/1387079559955324928 Incredibly, this comes AFTER they said that fully vaccinated people may meet together indoors. It took a few weeks…

“The new cases have fallen since that point [March 10] and they’ve really been pretty stable over the last week…

Apr 26: U.S. will distribute about 60 million doses of the Astra Zeneca vaccine to other countries. The doses are…

But as fewer people sign up to get their shots, a dominant narrative is emerging: It’s because of hesitancy —…

Not sure what he thinks the message is, however. I can think of some interpretations... his full vaccination months ago…

White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said Monday that Americans should begin to see a turning point in…

Yesterday, I saw a media person's social media post about why we should continue wearing face masks, even if vaccinated.…

Instead, its completely different everywhere - arbitrary is the key word. Public health is arbitrary, not grounded in science. https://twitter.com/kerrysmith654/status/1386701196807839745…

If you want to find anti-vaxxers, just look at the media and many health "experts".

An honest, realistic report without the sensationalizing: A CDC report on vaccine completion status through April 9 showed that 92%…

Biden has embraced the plan. But it’s expensive and would disrupt education. Source: Widespread covid-surveillance testing at schools is a…

Saturday Afternoon Saturday, 3 pm: Pfizer BioNTech dose #2 administered for the vaccine. Mildly sore arm started within minutes. Saturday,…

India reported 349,691 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, the fourth day in a row the country has set a…

U.S. and other countries likely to air lift supplies to India, may ship unused Astra-Zeneca vaccines, to India. AZ has…

https://twitter.com/cnn/status/1385926769178550279 This has been obvious since a year ago. But WHO stated it was droplet transmission. We adopted DIY face…

CA now has the lowest positivity test rate in the nation, after 30-55% of the population had the disease in…

The logic on this escapes me, but I am a brain injured idiot, so there's that. He's actually saying that…

https://twitter.com/TheAlexKnapp/status/1384140818282291209

https://twitter.com/CongressmanRaja/status/1386078623640211457

Higher prices coming from printing money/deflating dollar/increasing asset valuations, and then demand increasing from "stimulus" dollars and savings pouring back…

Building on and benefiting from that foundation, America’s 2030 target picks up the pace of emissions reductions in the United…

Pretty soon this might turn into a tsunami of good news https://twitter.com/covidtweets/status/1385737313855082506

High school athlete collapses from oxygen deprivation while Oregon required her to wear a face mask, while running outdoors. She…

Disease models: The Failure of Imperial College Modeling Is Far Worse than We Knew – AIER True: The exaggerated forecasts…

Everything you know is wrong: The risk of being exposed to Covid-19 indoors is as great at 60 feet as…

To combat that, Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) proposed on Wednesday the largest student loan cancellation…

Unbelievable - the public health quacks that created this hysteria - not based on any data - deserve tar and…

The sharp rise in cases could send several counties back to "extreme risk" restrictions. Source: 'This looks a lot like…

Last week, I noted a few thought this week was likely the peak in the "4th wave" - more of…

Most Wi-Fi networks transmit a periodic station ID - such as "Home WiFi" or whatever you call your AP. Many…

ReedPop, who operates many comic con events, has announced its plans to hold comic cons again, starting in September of…

LOS ANGELES—At the start of the year here, hospitals were full, restaurants were empty, and three times more Covid-19 cases…

Source: Biden to propose capital gains tax hike to fund education and child care Turning the U.S. into Denmark is…

It took the New York Times a year - a full year - to publish the obvious: https://twitter.com/DLeonhardt/status/1385185815354126336 According to…

It is rare for anyone to follow up on past, bold pronouncements about the future. Such pronouncements tend to be…

Len Cabrera explains the math behind estimating the number of true positive and false positive COVID-18 test results Source: Estimating…

How do doctors manage the risk of dying in a vehicle crash or getting hit by a car while walking…

A brain injured idiot with no relevant experience said this would happen, due to Bayes Theorem. It actually happened. Unbelievable.…

And 30% had no symptoms: About 0.007% of Americans who have been fully vaccinated from COVID-19 have become infected with…

Researchers in Russia have developed a new type of battery technology that they say can charge approximately 10 times faster…

Read the whole thread. It looks like that is the case as the affluent and mostly white collar workforce sheltered…

The strongest public health in the Midwest has not worked so they will continue to do exactly what they were…

What is the efficacy of a face mask, outdoors? Probably 0%. The CDC's own study found that masks might reduce…

Watch the short video https://twitter.com/kuriharan/status/1384593964292972553

The Federal government has basically printed trillions of "stimulus dollars" in the past 12 months, dramatically increasing the money supply.…

Many think the quaint and tranquil working the land by hand is the future of agriculture. Uh, no, its ont.…

Eric Feigl-Ding, Ph.D., is a nutritional epidemiologist who used his position the past year to continually urge the closing of…

https://twitter.com/CNBC/status/1384283418003841024

Abstract Many countries across the globe utilized medical and non-medical facemasks as non-pharmaceutical intervention for reducing the transmission and infectivity…

https://twitter.com/TracyBethHoeg/status/1384237421282267137

Methods: The study included 44 U.S. states that instituted eviction moratoriums., followed from March 13th to September 3rd, 2020.... Findings:…

It’s a classic example of human irrationality about risk. We often underestimate large, chronic dangers, like car crashes or chemical…

Getting consumer goods in shot is big business for movies and TV series, and items can now be added digitally.…

Public mitigations require voluntary compliance; heavy handed police enforcement will never work. This means "sell, don't tell" strategies. Many mitigations…

https://www.facebook.com/Hovery-Hovercraft-OFFICIAL-230003303717350/ I am a hovercraft enthusiast so find this very cool. There are not many of us hovercraft enthusiasts. Yes,…

Saw these shared on social media today. This is the model from last December projecting daily new cases under various…

What politicians and news stories don’t tell you is that America’s bridges have been steadily improving for three decades. Source:…

In a peer-reviewed paper now published in Biometrics, I find that, in all three cases, Covid-19 levels were probably falling…

While the world awaits a widely available COVID-19 vaccine, availability of testing is limited in many regions and can be…

Ali H. Mokdad, a professor of Health Metrics Sciences at the institute, estimates 85% of the population would need immunity…

https://twitter.com/the_brumby/status/1349478824606502912 As noted here previously, lock downs may have some usefulness if applied very early - but cannot be implemented…

The idiocy was strong in Ontario: Along with allowing playgrounds to now remain open, Ontario is walking back the increased…

https://twitter.com/_stah/status/1383728927605022728 The national data does seem to be flattening out so the above seems possible; time will tell. Update April…

Discussion These results indicate that COVID-19 is hazardous not only for the elderly but also for middle-aged adults, for whom…

This map shows which states have had a low case count/100K population so far. These states are in the PNW,…

Given time, every place ends up at the same destination, regardless of what they chose to do with many mitigations…

https://twitter.com/phl43/status/1383412429678288907

https://twitter.com/drklausner/status/1383462397826932741 Be sure to read Dr. Gandhi's reply.

Public health "experts" have been wrong about so much for a  year that they no longer have credibility. They also…

And the risk of dying in an airliner crash (which is very low) is probably higher than his dying of…

In the U.S., the government has declared 71% of the workforce as "essential". We can't shut down agriculture, food, energy,…

https://twitter.com/phl43/status/1383063525854224389

This is an Oregon beach, photographed earlier this week. As you can see, it is very crowded - hah hah.…

This suggests "herd effects" kick in much earlier than suggested by Dr Fauci and media reports, suggesting we needed 85+%…

The NY Times has itself run numerous scary stories about variants, helping to keep anxiety levels high: While it’s true…

In April 2020, we were told to use face coverings made from any random bit of cloth to stop droplets,…

I'm so old, I remember just a year ago when parks and trails were closed for many months ... now…

https://twitter.com/RobertApter1/status/1382513469040123907

Many of us are hoping vaccines against coronavirus will be our route out of lockdown. But scientists say jabs are…

During the influenza pandemic of 1918, officials often advised Americans to wear face masks in public. Doctors believed that masks…

It can reduce risks of developing symptomatic COVID-19 by 81% if not already infected with the virus. Source: Antibody cocktail…

A highly contagious variant of COVID-19 first identified in Britain does not cause more severe disease in hospitalised patients, according…

Wait ... I thought the Covid vaccine was already injecting a 5G microchip - you mean it wasn't already doing…

Inhaled budesonide, a common corticosteroid used to treat asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, can reduce the recovery time for…

Usage of the Johnson and Johnson Covid-19 vaccines is put on "pause". There is so much confusion about relative risk...…

https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1381698639588823040

https://twitter.com/_stah/status/1381537418633961474

Hilarious - never, ever let a journalist be in a room, alone, with a number. (That's actually a quote from…

Epidemiologists have gotten to work predicting the future if highly contagious COVID-19 variants spread through Quebec, and their findings are…

Hmmmm.... French lawmakers voted late on Saturday to abolish domestic flights on routes than can be covered by train in…

https://twitter.com/meganranney/status/1380591990740504577 Two big studies in the past month found that face masks do not work, or have extraordinarily small effects.…

As governors loosen long-lasting coronavirus restrictions, state lawmakers across the U.S. are taking actions to significantly limit the power they…

The purpose of mask wearing when vaccinated is virtue signaling: As UCSF infectious diseases expert Dr. Monica Gandhi puts it,…

Airport staff, security guards, hotel receptionists and other frontline border workers will need to start being moved into "low risk"…

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) said the state’s number of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people is the fourth-lowest in the…

I guess this means it is now mandatory to have a smart phone in the UK? Also, will they sanitize…

How much reduction in the spread of Covid-19 comes from wearing face masks? 10%? 25%? 50%? CDC study finds 0.5%…

Pfizer said it hopes to make its COVID-19 vaccine available to kids in the 12 to 15-year-old age group before…

https://twitter.com/JenniferNuzzo/status/1380542797439197189

Neighborhood took a power hit late this afternoon. After the power came back, we had no power to two rooms,…

Thread unroll by Monica Gandh, MD, MPH: Let's talk B117 and why I don't think this variant is going to…

Is this a misinterpretation? Zero Covid strategy in the U.S.? https://twitter.com/devisridhar/status/1380098817782116352

https://twitter.com/TracyBethHoeg/status/1380258775551025152

Some one just got caught up with old death reports and dumped them out all in one day. This is…

And now their little minds are confused: Given time, nearly every where ends up at the same destination. If life…

New research published in the British Journal of Pharmacology indicates that two currently available medications--an antifungal drug and an antidepressant--can…

Source: One in 4 U.S. adults are now fully vaccinated

Source: Covid-19 vaccination rates and hospitalization rates will tell us when we can safely lift restrictions - The Washington Post

The government is considering setting miles per gallon requirements so high that few gas vehicles could achieve those goals -…

IMF calls for a tax on "excess profits" made by some companies during the pandemic The IMF also calls upon…

A problem with using a diagnostic test for mass screening of an asymptomatic population is that you may end up…

At the top is South Dakota with 37.8% having received at least one dose and 73.6% of those 65+ having…

Why we need maximum suppressionEach time the virus replicates, there is an opportunity for a mutation to occur. And as…

First time I have seen anyone propose a metric. This metric may be reached by mid-2021. Source: Orange County Mask…

Left me laughing out loud! The mRNA vaccine is “an operating system that takes over the machinery of your cells”…

What I've been saying for some time, but I'm a brain injured idiot so what do I know? https://twitter.com/TracyBethHoeg/status/1379564066608324608 But…

There has been much news about distribution of vaccine doses by race and ethnicity and no coverage at all about…

As explained in detail several times last year, smart phone-based, Bluetooth-based contact tracing apps were never likely to be useful.…

Facial and mouth expression is so 2019. When misfired social media interactions led to dysfunction and animosity, many experts blamed…

What are the most innovative U.S. states? Source: Geographic Patterns of Innovation Across U.S. States: 1980-2010 | St. Louis Fed…

This is what he said about Texas 4 weeks ago - today Texas achieved the lowest metrics since June of…

Which strongly implies that all the mitigation measures were a failure: In England, an estimated 1 in 2 people, or…

The U.S. Army began human testing on Tuesday for a COVID-19 vaccine that it developed as researchers aim to increase…

Rather than fix the root cause problems, the CDC will enlist public relations consultants and fix this with a propaganda…

This is true - with a reminder that even as a brain injured idiot, I am a retired computer engineer…

The Governor is facing a recall election this fall over his handling of the Covid-19 situation in California... Source: California…

FAA regulations require that operating instruction manuals be kept on board aircraft when the aircraft is in operation. Pilots can…

In a statement released Tuesday morning, Brown said Oregon must “move as quickly as possible” to vaccinate everyone as cases…

Most Americans believe that the COVID-19 situation in America is improving, despite evidence of rising cases. Source: ‘This is not…

March 10, 2021: Dr Fauci speaking about Texas dropping restrictions 4 weeks ago: “We understand people’s need to get back…

Am guessing they intend to make face masks mandatory forever: The Mask Innovation Challenge aims to improve the comfort, utility,…

Trust Sciencetm of which there is absolutely none involved: The guidance for non-essential travel is more restrictive, advising Californians to…

If you have no Covid-19 symptoms, the cost out of pocket is $65 (if you have symptoms, health insurance supposedly…

Natural population immunity as 30-45% of the population shows antibodies to Covid-19? I keep noticing places that did really good…

Video captured the moment a male flight attendant was kicked off a Spirit Airlines flight in Florida after forcing all…

April 5, 2020 - one year ago today: According to a model created by the University of Washington's Institute for…

People can be infected with SARS-CoV-2 through contact with surfaces. However, based on available epidemiological data and studies of environmental…

Source: A new law would require employees to save for retirement - MarketWatch The law would mandate automatic payroll deductions…

https://twitter.com/covidtweets/status/1379063990429614091

Prof. Vincint Racaniello, an actual expert, discusses variants: TheStreet: Now, fast forward to today, and we have three vaccines that…

Zero Covid is nonsense but it is where they are headed: Social distancing will need to remain in place for…

Justice Clarence Thomas suggested Monday that tech platforms could be regulated like utilities in what would be a major shift…

The U.S. has far too much real estate devoted to retail: According to Credit Suisse, the United States has more…

Justice Stephen Breyer, who wrote the majority opinion in the case, agreed that Google’s use of the code was protected…

Inconsistent, contradictory, incoherent public messaging continues unabated: Duchin said Public Health continues to discourage unnecessary travel amid new guidance released…

The company expects to fully exit the mobile phone business by the end of July. Source: South Korea's LG to…

NNT is the number needed to treat to result in one positive outcome. Stated another way, how many people need…

Spain requires masks at all times, outdoors, even when distant from others and while swimming. There is no science to…

The first tweet here made me laugh out loud. The second one foreshadows that 2nd doses might now be delayed…

This says the decision to do just the first of the two-dose vaccines, and delay the second dose for a…

Outdoor protests in June of 2020 said not to be a source of Covid-19 spread. There isn’t evidence that Black…

Just an observation about the "4th wave". The first 3 waves had similar upwards slopes in the epicurves (yellow lines…

Depending on where you lived, here are some of the insane things public health encouraged one year ago, to stop…

Vaccination with the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine reduces infections by 90%, while a single dose confers 80% protection, shows a…

In addition to protecting the vulnerable, universal masking salves the fears of those who are at risk of infection. Once…

Texas ended masks and most restrictions on March 10th. Numerous officials said this was a disaster that would lead to…

"Fully vaccinated people must still have a negative COVID-19 test result before they board a flight to the United States…

President Joe Biden's Covid-19 team is torn over how to convey two seemingly conflicting ideas: That the nation is closer…

The Pfizer vaccine produces an "off the scale" immune response that is likely to protect against the Brazilian variant of…

Fully vaccinated travelers are less likely to get and spread COVID-19. People who are fully vaccinated with an FDA-authorized vaccine…

https://twitter.com/CDCgov/status/1377312255088472064

Zeynep Tufekci on how masks became tribal group signaling: I continue to believe that masks, including high-filtration masks, are an…

When we do not know, the proper response is to say, we do not know: “I don’t think anybody can…

According to the press release it has a 1.5% false positive rate (98.5% specificity): "We've now accomplished what we set…

Last month’s volumes are still less than half of March 2019 levels with business and international travel still mostly stalled,…

Last year, a study in Ontario, Canada proved that face masks worked - until, apparently, they didn't anymore: TORONTO (Reuters)…

April 1 - Google has updated its Android OS default camera app with a new "mask filter". The apps uses…

This was predictable: A federal ban on evictions is putting the squeeze on smaller landlords, who are unable to directly…

Not an April 1st joke either https://twitter.com/angie_rasmussen/status/1373074579267092480 She, below, is being sarcastic but we can see where others will start…

"In all the history of respiratory-borne viruses of any type, asymptomatic transmission has NEVER been the driver of outbreaks." Dr…

This seems to be the goal: March 30 (UPI) -- Even with COVID-19 vaccines widely available, people must still wear…

The news media reports on every case of someone contracting Covid-19 after being fully vaccinated. For example, "Over 100 fully…

This entire article misses the elephant in the room: The decision to open up vaccinations to all ages requires careful…

Source: Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine is 100% effective in children ages 12-15 Is "Surge" a militaristic white supremacy verb?…

Domestic airfare prices are expected to rise 4 percent to 5 percent every month until summer 2021, said Adit Damodaran,…

About 78% of people who have been hospitalized, needed a ventilator or died from Covid-19 have been overweight or obese,…

Public health has engaged in unimaginable cruelty confining 150,000 nursing home residents to solitary confinement in their rooms for up…

NIH research suggests protective effects of vaccination remain intact. Source: T cells recognize recent SARS-CoV-2 variants | National Institutes of…

Source: COVID-19's fourth wave is hitting the US hard See also Why are positive test cases rising? The "impending doom"…

I do not make predictions: I make observations and ask stupid questions. We are seeing an uptick in positive daily…

No one gave any thought to this side effect of face masks - there was and is no plan for…

From Kinsa Healthweather map The main areas of rising case counts are MI, NY, CT, NJ, parts of MN and…

The surge in good news continues ... Source: New CAD$2 Test Can Accurately Detect COVID-19 Antibodies in a Drop of…

If half the population has had the disease, then our mitigation steps were a failure. At best, all they've done…

This would be the idea, of course, as the surge in good news grows: In fact it is becoming increasingly…

Source: Colorado Doctor: Weird COVID Vaccine Side Effects Include Dreams Of Space – CBS Denver

There is a reason we get an annual influenza vaccination shot: Mutations of the coronavirus could render current vaccines ineffective…

Smart phone contact tracing apps are a technology whose time never arrived: Months after agency officials said they were actively…

Among unvaccinated participants, 1.38 SARS-CoV-2 infections were confirmed by reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) per 1,000 person-days.§ In contrast, among…

Sounds like quite a fiasco - Tesla double billed people - for entire cars! Tesla double-charged some customers for new…

Source: Biden calls on states to keep mask mandates, pause reopenings According to the Reuters tracker, cases are continuing to…

Dr. Fauci has assured us that herd immunity is impossible without everyone being fully vaccinated: Allen Hoover of the Parochial…

A single dose of Pfizer or Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccines was 80% effective in preventing coronavirus infections, according to a new…

https://twitter.com/LH_Banker/status/1375029023919722497 A published study did say last fall that only 70% need to wear face masks in order to crush…

Original Earlier this week, I saw a reporter post on social media that the job of journalists is to find…

I do not see any problems with this at all, do you? Britons could have their faces scanned to allow…

https://twitter.com/RichardTol/status/1376078197117358085

The next time your local politician or public health director tells you it's Based on ScienceTM, show them this: Non-drug…

And these "rules" are completely different from one district to another because its random Covid-theatrics not based on evidence: kindergarten…

"Daily positive tests" are increasing in some states while decreasing in others. There is little consistency between measures undertaken and…

The White House is weighing whether to suspend intellectual property protections for Covid-19 vaccines and treatments, in response to pressure…

For doctors who treat them, the pandemic’s impact on the mental health of children is increasingly alarming. The Paris pediatric…

Huge increases in drug abuse, suicide attempts, psychiatric problems, eating disorders: McMaster Children's Hospital says it has seen a steady…

A lot of updates to my on going list. Mar 27: Thailand waives quarantine for fully vaccinated tourists. Mar 27:…

It is almost as if all the public health mitigations did not work or something: Despite its tough lockdowns, Peru…

Far too many people have far too much time and far too easy of a life that they are compelled…

More than a dozen Oakland elementary schools and preschools will not reopen as planned Tuesday after the majority, if not…

Talk about insuring we keep daily positive test numbers high via false positives and testing theater: Rutgers stated that it…

Pete Buttigieg, the transportation secretary, said that the White House is weighing a mileage tax and special bonds to fund…

For screening purposes, among 10,000 people with no symptoms, where 50 people had COVID-19, this test would correctly identify 35,…

It's over when many people say to hell with the nonsense - which is what has happened in prior pandemics:…

One dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine offers an immune response similar to that generated by infection and could also offer…

Kansas officials confirmed on Thursday that a 68-year-old Atchison County woman experienced anaphylaxis and died after she received a COVID-19…

Surprising to see them come right out and say this: With coronavirus mutations pitted against vaccinations in a global arms…

They were one of the first to have lock downs and a mask mandate since last July: The crisis in…

Watch for most of the rest to now follow this: Rutgers University is one of the first U.S. colleges to…

If you believe assumptions that these measures work in spite of papers saying they don't work, then yes, in your…

He is correct: "Do you mind putting a mask on for us?" an off-camera reporter asks."Yeah, when I'm talking to…

His estimate that it’ll take a 70% to 85% vaccination rate ignores those who have already been infected. Source: Herd…

Surge in good news continues to grow exponentially - it's as if we are about to get hit by a…

And estimated 1.6 BILLION masks have ended up in the ocean: They're also creating a worldwide pollution problem, littering streets…

A new law will require the Mississippi Department of Education to set a computer science curriculum for K-12 schools by…

I had on my reminder list to check back on the situation in Texas, two weeks after their state removed…

A mathematician looks at much publicized studies claiming a large reduction in life expectancy due to Covid-19 - and finds…

This is spot on: Even if you hate the idea, make a tour of the nearest Walmart in your proposed…

One year ago, the tech sector jumped in with a plan to develop smart phone based contact detection apps. These…

Masks will no longer be mandated in public places in Butte-Silver Bow County as of 8 a.m. on Wednesday. Source:…

They seem to have just noticed all of the published research saying that lock downs only work, briefly, at the…

In the Michigan cohort, only 4 percent of those who had received a flu vaccine tested positive for COVID-19; meanwhile,…

This is so cool! A piece of the Wright brothers’ first airplane is on Mars. NASA’s experimental Martian helicopter holds…

Source: 58% Say Masks Should Be Required Until Everyone Is Vaccinated Against COVID-19 - Rasmussen Reports®

Have to page way down to find this quote: 75% of vaccine-eligible population in U.S. could get shots by mid-summer:…

But this will be spun as bad news: A state-run testing event in Callaway County was canceled Tuesday. In recent…

The company depends upon the very fossil fuels it purports to abhor. Source: The True Face of the North Face…

On March 12th, Oklahoma removed remaining Covid restrictions and ended all indoor mask requirements. As of March 23d, here is…

We are talking about outdoor sports on large fields - these restrictions are absurd and no science justifies this: ALBUQUERQUE,…

There is no simple, one size fits all answer to that question. This online article, though, provides an excellent explanation…

Source: Israel, New Zealand OK sale of virus killing nasal spray

Young people have been a particular group of concern during the pandemic for mental health professionals, and young adults stand…

People in the United States gained an average of 1 1/2 pounds per month during pandemic-related lockdowns last spring, according…

Krispy Kreme will give away free doughnuts to people who show their COVID-19 vaccination card at any location in the…

The effectiveness of eight nonpharmaceutical interventions against COVID-19 in 41 countries. Science, Feb 19, 2021. Jan M. Brauner MD@,∗,1,2, Sören…

15 days to flatten the curve morphed into "Zero Covid". At this point, its all about power trips by public…

Older Americans still make up a majority of those who have been inoculated, and many are taking advantage and venturing…

The C.D.C. on Monday released long-awaited advice for immunized people, a glimpse at the next stage of the coronavirus pandemic.…

Source: U.S. air travelers top 1.5 million for first time since March 2020

Policy makers created economically devastating policies last year, then used that as an excuse to spend trillions of dollars on…

The safety and efficacy analysis of the vaccine was based on 32,449 participants in a phase 3 trial. Source: AstraZeneca…

After a year of a psychological terror operation conducted by public health we are at the point where too many…

Fortunately, all those sacrifices stopped the progression of Covid-19 dead in its tracks and the disease is no longer a…

https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/1373719118151569408

Fortunately, all those strict restrictions stopped Covid-19 flat in its tracks: The United States will experience more than 1 million…

Chief executive Alan Joyce said many governments were talking about vaccination as "a condition of entry". Source: Qantas boss: Governments…

After a year of fear, stress and isolation, the COVID-19 vaccine often produces more than a little pinch of sensation…

Mar. 20—Colorado will further relax the COVID-19 restrictions managed through the state's color-coded dial next week, with plans to ease…

"15-days to flatten the curve" was a lie: The goal now is ZeroCovid, world wide. Elite leading epidemiologists" who have…

In 2020, I saw one public health officer say the Constitution may be suspended during a pandemic. Unfortunately, I did…

Why is the CDC not mandating face masks for pets? Infected cats and dogs experience serious symptoms, but it’s unclear…

and is noticing its been bull, lacking in science. "...six-foot distancing has probably been the single costliest mitigation tactic... and…

Bill Gates has become a parody of living the green life: Bill Gates says he buys green aviation fuel, uses…

Jan 11-12, 2021: Thousands of University of Alabama football fans partied in the street near campus after the Crimson Tide…

When middle and high school students go back to campus, they'll have the option to wear a lanyard that keeps…

Source: A year ago: top officials urged people to congregate in crowds, not wear masks | Sharyl Attkisson Glad she…

“Don’t get rid of the card, that’s likely to be something valuable,” Murphy said, adding that proof of immunization might…

Maura Gannon, general manager of The Mermaid & the Alligator, a nine-room hotel on Florida’s Key West said: “As soon…

International spectators will be barred from the Tokyo Olympics when they open in four months, the International Olympic Committee and…

This comes from celebrity doctor Fauci. Source: Fauci: Kids Need COVID-19 Vaccine for US to Reach Herd Immunity | Fatherly

The media has made it seem that asymptomatic cases are weird; in fact, it is estimated 72% of polio cases…

A top Wisconsin health official says there will be enough coronavirus vaccine in Wisconsin by the end of June to…

...conservatives aren’t the only ones misinterpreting scientific evidence in systematic ways. Americans on the left half of the political spectrum…

We have no plan to unwind the mass hysteria and fear in the country. After a year long psychological terror…

New data? There was never any data to support the 6 foot rule. In fact, no one even knows where…

In a retrospective study of individuals tested for COVID-19, vitamin D levels above those traditionally considered sufficient were associated with…

When I looked at this last week, some of these countries had had much lower - such as 1/3d -…

Last week, new data from Israel, where nearly 60 percent of the country's 9 million residents have received at least…

The loosened restrictions come in response to new federal guidance. Source: Dane County health officials: Fully vaccinated can get close,…

https://twitter.com/stewak2/status/1372606226614218754 Follow up on this in April perhaps?

Low-dose aspirin may help protect the lungs and reduce the need to put patients on ventilators, researchers reported Wednesday. Source:…

Dose timeline According to HHS, these are the contracted production targets for vaccine manufacturers: Pfizer-BioNTech March 31: 120 million doses…

What I've said - the hospitalization metric is the only really good metric: "The hospitalization rate, to me, is the…

Because variants, it is face masks forever says celebrity doctor Fauci: “In the South African study conducted by [Johnson &…

The United States plans to send roughly 4 million doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine that it is not using to…

Lots of these going around on social media. The Internet has a memory and the experts are now being called…

Meanwhile, back in lock down havens schools remain mostly closed ... because epi-astrology! Schools in the state have avoided major…

The surge upon surge in good news is growing exponentially. May be we are seeing a tsunami of good news,…

Most of the world has had 1 meter spacing for all, a few places had 1.5 meters, and North America…

A new study by researchers in MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering suggests that coronaviruses may be vulnerable to ultrasound vibrations,…

More than 20% of blood donations to the American Red Cross from unvaccinated people in the first week of March…

Government communications must focus on informing the public openly and honestly. This includes being frank about uncertainties in the data.…

"The recovery in flying has been faster than they anticipated," says the head of the airline's pilot union. Source: Alaska…

https://twitter.com/MonicaGandhi9/status/1371852080995037187

Mar 16: White house says vaccine passports “should be free, private and secure”. Mar 16: Qantas Trails Commonpass Digital Health…

One year later, public health officials spin their involvement: Dr. Oxiris Barbot, the former New York City health chief who…

Interesting to see early reviews of this era. And none of them are particularly nice. Francois Balloux, an infectious-disease epidemiologist…

As a victim decades ago, of a GRE testing error - for which they did not notify us students but…

Six-to-eight new immunizations may complete clinical studies and undergo regulatory review by the end of the year, Soumya Swaminathan, the…

Exclusive: Ocugen plans to sell 100 million Indian vaccine doses in U.S. in 2021 Source: Exclusive: Ocugen plans to sell…

a 2015 study found the richest 20 percent of Americans received 90 percent of these generous EV subsidies. Source: Electric…

More media is noticing that public health this past year was quackery disconnected from the reality: For too long, America…

“Effective as of March 15, 2021, the titles of Elon Musk and Zach Kirkhorn have changed to Technoking of Tesla…

Apple Inc is moving forward with self-driving car technology and is targeting 2024 to produce a passenger vehicle that could…

The reasons for spelling "vaccine" as "vacksine" is to slide past the Twitter auto-censor bots. This finding is interesting and…

Another side effect of closed schools? A recent survey of high school students found that the likelihood of attending a…

Numerous states are already giving vaccines to the general public age 50-60+ or have announced they will do so shortly…

"Experts" have been predicting surge upon surge, 4th waves, etc, due to variants. Except in South Africa reality is not…

Perhaps because people are fed up with mitigations that appear not to have worked, he his giving in to the…

If you're drinking more, sleeping less, seeing downright scary numbers on your scale and fretting about the future, you're far…

"Experts" or people with the accuracy of astrology and the honesty of alchemists say: COVID vaccinations could become an annual…

Contagion is rising again in the EU despite months of restrictions on daily life as more-virulent virus strains outpace vaccinations,…

Unfortunately, I know this all too well - very sorry she had to endure this: "2 years ago in March…

Having gotten my first MMR vaccine a week ago, over age 60, aren't I the timely one ahead of the…

We have since learned that the virus never spreads exponentially for very long, even without stringent restrictions. The epidemic always…

As of March 13, 2021, the media finally notices the obvious: Nearly a year after California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered…

We locked everyone up, said stay home - save live - stay indoors. We closed parks and walkways: The study…

Science joins the cloth mask denier community - the pre-Covid face mask studies were correct: Other new studies show that…

I update this every few days - check it out: Push to redistribute U.S. Doses to Other countries | Coldstreams…

Thousands of pupils and their families are having to isolate needlessly, and missing more days after months away from classrooms…

I drive a 2015 Honda Fit and love it; in fact its the 2nd Honda Fit that I own. Unfortunately,…

Novavax Inc's COVID-19 vaccine was 96% effective in preventing cases caused by the original version of the coronavirus in a…

Many governments and organizations are seeking to turn tourism in a post pandemic world into an elites-only experience. Many have…

And this spending will be an excuse to sharply increase taxes in the next 1-3 years and grow the scope…

A key factor helping to slow the spread of the virus is growing levels of immunity in the U.S. population,…

Lock downs work so well we need to do them permanently: Italy is reportedly set to impose another near national…

Tonight, President Biden will tell states to open up vaccinations to all adults beginning May 1, that he would like…

Texas eliminated mandatory face mask requirements; 16 states have now done that or never had a mandate. Some say dropping…

The typical annual premium for job-based coverage in 2020 was $7,470 for individuals and $21,342 for family coverage, according to…

I actually was vaccinated this week! Seriously. For MMR. Yep, measles, mumps and rubella - even though I'm over 60,…

Besides holding press conferences, what did they do that led to success? Only when WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared…

Source: Governor Cuomo Announces Quarantine for Domestic Travel Will No Longer Be Required Starting April 1st | Governor Andrew M.…

Pfizer said its Covid-19 vaccine blocked 94% of asymptomatic infections in an Israeli study – a result CEO Albert Bourla…

Acknowledges cloth masks do not work: He is a very widely quoted nutritionist, epidemiologist, health economist from Harvard University demanding…

My state - chart made in late December 2020 Nationally (March 2021) And again, note the CDC's own statements. High…

Just imagine what might happen if we let "experts" censor speech on social media. Oh wait, we don't need to…

(Bloomberg) -- The U.K.’s coronavirus test-and-trace program has failed to demonstrate it has contributed to a fall in infection rates…

But hey, Gov. Kate Brown, at age 60, jumped up in line and got her vaccine already so there peons!…

Boeing sold 82 new airplanes in February with new sales outpacing cancellations for the first time since November 2019. Source:…

The advice is excessively cautious. Reading the "expert" views you might conclude that vaccines are useless. And then we will…

But you know we can just print money to infinity without problem: Inflation is just warming up, but by late…

But please stay panicked as Osterholm says we are in the eye of the hurricane and the 4th wave will…

Celebrity doctor to the media stars says: Dr. Fauci says it’s “possible” that officials will continue to recommend them in…

I expect by mid-year, when doses exceed our delivery capabilities, the U.S. will begin donating doses to other countries before…

3 news headlines from March 2021: Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine neutralizes Brazil variant in lab studyStudy: More contagious UK coronavirus variant…

AbstractA recent mathematical model has suggested that staying at home did not play a dominant role in reducing COVID-19 transmission.…

Every time I hear another claim about "variants" I think they are referring to a rock band: The Variants. Many…

In order to put a price on carbon, governments use sciency-y techniques to come up with estimates - but rely…

Pre-pandemic there were published peer reviewed papers that found lockdowns only worked in limited circumstances, right at the very beginning…

For the vaccine privileged people: EU officials confirmed that they’re working on a European “digital green pass” and the European…

Welcome to our two class society, where the elite vaccine privileged can start to live life and the rest of…

41,675 cases reported yesterday. Yesterday, the Covid Tracking Project reported just over 40,000 people hospitalized, down from a high of…

For about six weeks, "experts" have been warning us of a huge surge in new cases due to "variants". That…

This drug might be available by summer of 2021. Much more here. Source: Ridgeback Biotherapeutics and Merck Announce Preliminary Findings…

She's younger than me yet I won't be eligible to try signing up until mid-2021 - this is nothing more…

I have a list of the dozen or so countries that have announced "vaccine passports", plus businesses considering requiring vaccine…

https://twitter.com/celinegounder/status/1368256689082925058 https://twitter.com/andrewbostom/status/1368240795707379716 This will be worth follow up in April.

It's lock downs, social distancing, face masks and never hugging a family gain for this sociopath: Britons should not hug…

https://twitter.com/youyanggu/status/1362476076325298177 Youyang Gu is an electrical engineer and computer scientist. He applied machine learning algorithms to analyze. Covid-19 epicurve data…

As far back as 2016, I wrote that many restaurants, especially fast food, would replace wait staff with self service…

Newsom has joined the cloth mask denier community, acknowledging that homemade, DIY masks, assembled from random bits of cloth using…

I really am so old that I remember when the "Population Bomb" meant the end of the human species: While…

From day one, there has been no plan for the future. When my state went in to lock down, there…

News reports say it may be until 2023 or 2024 (depending on region) before airline travel is restored to 2019…

Same problem I discovered in Oregon, leading to a change in how the state reports deaths: The provisional death count…

Our T-cell immunity response is effective against all existing variants, says study. See here. This is a real bummer for…

(Reuters) - Ample, a seven-year-old San Francisco startup, wants to skirt one of the big hurdles to widespread adoption of…

I think in the U.S. the government sees this as a feature. Am expecting very large tax hikes to be…

Companies such as Walmart and GE created the outsourced, offshore manufacturing boom. Globalization was the future and it would be…

Agree: Nuclear power has to overcome a baneful reputation garnered by association with the atomic bomb and radioactive disasters, but…

Bummer. We need to find more negative spin on this. A crucial wing of the immune system appears to be…

Deschutes County, Oregon Oregon Health Authority has taken vaccine doses from rural counties and re-assigned them to the Portland metro…

Drugmaker Merck & Co. will help produce rival Johnson & Johnson’s newly approved coronavirus vaccine in an effort to expand…

Around 7,800 people had died of COVID-19 in Louisiana .... at the same time, another 5,000 excess deaths -- 40%…

CASTING CALL – RURAL OREGONIANS We’re casting rural Oregonians for a pro-mask photoshoot. The images will be used by the…

Well, duh: “This is great news — the Pfizer vaccine not only provides protection against becoming ill from SARS-CoV-2 but…

But some of the most vocal testing proponents are less worried about the declines in screening. From a public health…

From the Covid Tracking Project - Virginia's actual deaths, by date (blue line) and as published in the daily body…

Outstanding team work by far more people than we normally realize are involved: 2 pilots rescued by US Coast Guard…

Increasing demand for gasoline will drive up pricesIncreasing demand for autos as people begin driving more miles againIncreasing demand for…

Last summer, when I did the analysis, 2/3ds of the increase in positive test results in my state was due…

As Amazon lobbies for a higher minimum wage, experts say that the company is not making the decision solely out…

NEW YORK (AP) — Best Buy said Thursday that it laid off 5,000 full-time store workers earlier this month, even…

Covid: Vaccinating by age not job 'will save the most lives' - Hancock - BBC News

The vaccine privilege race continues unabated: A second Pennsylvania health system has acknowledged that it gave the COVID-19 vaccine to…

January 28th and on February 1st I said peak deaths were likely behind us, contrary to then current news reports:…

That is all.

Band practice. This is a great HS band (seriously) - have seen them in performance many times. But this is…

Last year's Trust Sciencetm meme, uttered often by Covid-19 lock down enthusiasts has evolved to Trust Pollstm. Los Angeles Times:…

My state, like many states, has expanded eligibility for vaccinations and has moved up eligibility dates by age and by…

Source: If someone in your household has COVID-19, there's only a 1-in-10 chance you'll catch it too | Daily Mail…

Today is the new annual national holiday commemorating how we ended Covid-19 in just 15 days in 2020!!!!!!!

The White House has held “serious discussions” with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about recommending that those vaccinated…

This is what is called a "hand waving explanation". No one has coherent, unified and non-contradictory explanations. https://twitter.com/angrybklynmom/status/1365125645764857861

The same for 2020/2021's Covid-19 disease models: For decades, climate change researchers and activists have used dramatic forecasts to attempt…

This is the correct step regardless: As it has done so far, the state will continue to allow Oregonians to…

Pointed this out long ago - people with legitimate documentation are turned away and people with fake documentation get shots:…

Elite public health doctors, who already have their vaccinations want to allow businesses to have special "immunity nights" or "days"…

Yay. Compared to the general population, people with asthma were actually 14% less likely to get COVID-19 and much less…

If we did not have vaccines, epidemiologists such as Jennifer Nuzzo would have locked us down and closed schools for…

https://twitter.com/GenChuckYeager/status/1365052647271759879

We need a plan to unwind the fear, the panic and the hysteria. We have no plan while epiastrologists feed…

Good for consumers and the environment: Laptops these days are slimmer, sleeker, and lighter than ever—but their repairability and configurability are…

A word that rhymes with "Boron" comes to mind here: A two-week quarantine period for international, inter-regional, or transcontinental travel…

I do not think such a delay will happen as the financial costs are far too great to everyone: A…

Several states are already doing this: Idaho to require proof of residency for COVID vaccine » Sandpoint Reader Idaho says…

Reminder - I do not make predictions. I make observations and ask stupid questions. Here is CDC's daily new case…

Well, considering that 1% is 1.11 million, yeah 50 is "far less"! There are about 50 confirmed cases of reinfection…

Global supply chains and free markets are so 2020 now ... Biden to press for $37 billion to boost chip…

In my state, as previously noted, as deaths increased the state got further behind. The effect was to time shift…

I saw this on social media. It dates back at least to April of 2020 but is just as relevant…

Do Americans really need the amount of treatment that our health care system is used to providing? .... Despite the…

There will be growth but on the other hand, much retail has done fine so far. The services area, like…

Yet another crack forms in the epidemiological psy-ops terror campaign: Based on the number of vaccinations that have already been…

Or, may be we get lucky and that moves to early fall. For now, the "experts" say the state is…

After many EVs caught fire, a defect was identified inside the individual battery cells. The company will not replace the…

Visitors to Vermont are required to self quarantine for 14-days upon arrival BUT - if you have vaccine privilege you…

I'm so old, I remember a year ago when global supply chains were the future. During the pandemic, the U.S.…

Interesting idea - using vaccine opportunity as a tourism incentive. Good for their economy.  Soberana 02: Cuba's Covid vaccine could…

"Stimulus checks" are the government borrowing from your future taxes to give you money now. It is not really free…

Good grief. Public health communications has been a bonfire of idiocy since day #1: Recent public messaging harps on the…

Starting with Feb 6, daily vaccinations fell to very low levels in my County. Initially, the state stopped distributing doses…

Feb 7: Covid: Minister rules out vaccine passports in UK - BBC News Feb 23: UK Mulls Vaccine Passport Options…

When used for asymptomatic mass screening, a positive test has problems: What does a positive COVID test mean? | Covid…

It's a model. From independent data scientist Youyang Gu. Real world has tracked his past model projections well. Update Feb…

Wow, even a brain injured idiot suggested this would happen: "Countries like India and China are already using the coronavirus…

Looking at the latest economic data reveals V-shaped recoveries in many goods-based indicators; while services has more catch-up to do.…

Early damage and "shake" reports help seismologists quickly understand the quake's impact. But the loss of communications typical after a…

Awkward: Downward trend in COVID infections "likely to continue" says former FDA head Gottlieb - CBS News After a year…

Punishments include monetary fines, future access to vaccinations cut off,  and those who are merely hesitant and want to wait…

More cracks forming in the epidemiological firewall of terror. Today, a major newspaper runs this lengthy article using the "surge"…

The superstore chain will begin giving out COVID-19 inoculations across California this week. Source: Costco begins providing COVID-19 vaccines in…

‘Long term use of spectacles may prevent repeated touching and rubbing of the eyes,’ researchers say Source: Glasses-wearers up to…

Public health "experts" and pundits loudly proclaimed that the Feb 8 Superbowl would be a "Superspreader" event that would "kill…

I see frequent assertions on social media - daily - that if only the U.S. had put residents under house…

Last fall I said the vaccine privileged would demand access to vaccine passports. That has occurred. Rich countries bought up…

Feb 21: Israel launches vaccine privilege: "Shops were open to all, but access to gyms, hotels and theatres was limited…

Celebrity doctor flip flops again: Fauci expects Americans could still need to wear face masks in 2022. - The New…

Joint statement of the US FDA and USDA: there is no credible evidence of food or food packaging associated with…

If you do not get vaccinated, then life restrictions will continue indefinitely. Social isolation, face masks and lock downs forever.If…

The surge in good news continues as another "expert" cracks a further hole in the epidemiological firewall of terror: Dr.…

While in the U.S. it will be by end of 2021: The British government says it aims to give every…

Now public health creeps diagnose us with "vaccine envy" and we are the ones who must be treated for our…

The surge in good news is growing exponentially: Russia approves its third COVID-19 vaccine - PM - The Jerusalem post…

Another crack forms in the epidemiological firewall of doom: University of Alabama epidemiologist Suzanne Judd, PhD, said that it's 'it's…

“If you are between the ages of 49 and 52, were born in Iowa but now live in Ohio, reside…

Bummer. The purveyors of fear, doom and gloom won't like this:

Specifically, Fauci said they expect data on children's vaccine trials in Q1 of 2022. Then after that comes authorization and…

Late summer, Fall, December what ever - I joked previously, of which year? Now we know: 2022. Well, at least…

The developers of Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine suggested accelerating its mass deliveries to the European Union, engaging EU production…

He stressed that the efficacy of EpiVacCorona against the UK strain of COVID-19 has already been proven Source: EpiVacCorona vaccine…

Entire SF area school district Board resigns after Zoom mics caught them disparaging parents for wanting to re-open schools. Since…

Public Health Agency Canada presented the following model projection to a government Health Committee this week. Yes, the yellow and…

More flip flopping on masks - most people don't know it but OSHA rules for N95 masks mandate no beards.…

With "experts" suggesting the pandemic is winding down on its own, possibly as soon as April - the media is…

The company said it found no indication the breach allowed customers to be hacked. Source: Microsoft says SolarWinds hackers stole…

Summary There were no holiday surgesThe acceleration in new cases flipped in mid November before the holidaysOn February 18, 2021,…

Drove across town at mid-day. Counted 15 school buses on the road late this morning. Schools partially re-open next Monday.…

(This did not age well - I've concluded no one in public health knows anything. Everything anyone says is random…

Biden announced they expect general availability of adult vaccinations for Covid-19 to start in August of 2021: "Jeff Zients, Biden’s…

The companies said Friday they have new data showing their vaccine is still stable when stored in pharmaceutical freezers and…

First, NYC schools superintendent fell for the lie of the century - 15 days to flatten the curve: The morning…

A new study suggests that the brains of non-partisans function differently than those of partisans. Source: Non-partisan brains differ from…

Frequent flip flopper Fauci has moved his "we return to normal" from Fall to December. Simultaneously, Biden announced general availability…

France will donate 5% of its secured doses to other countries. French President is asking the U.S. to do the…

The cause been right out there all this time. Obviously, the pandemic waves correlate with solar sunspots! We don't know…

Their thesis: College educated workers, in general, will see their wages rise sharply from age 25 to 40 or so.…

Semiconductor plants - perhaps five of them - were ordered shut down, in Texas, due to the state's failed electricity…

Group of scientists advising the Biden White House join the cloth mask denier community. "More than a dozen top scientists…

Identify your conclusion.Cherry pick to prove that which you assume to be true, is true. You'll learn more from the…

This in a rural county - the "surge upon surge" in  stupidity is growing exponentially: C.O. cross-country HS athletes must…

They might have added - but did not - how the 15-days to flatten  has turned into "forever". Public health…

Liam Thorp is the politics editor of the Liverpool Echo, in the UK. https://twitter.com/LiamThorpECHO/status/1361959447971643392?s=20

Duh: We spend so much time thinking about masks, we have forgotten many other measures that might offer greater benefit…

The commission’s finding follows a five-year investigation triggered by employee complaints, which cited investigations by The Oregonian into Intel’s layoff…

Will initially apply to "essential" workers only. HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Seeking to jump-start Hawaii’s travel industry and ease some…

From the European Centre for the Disease Prevention and Control, an agency of the European Union. Summary - the EU…

Most Americans will have access to a Covid-19 vaccine by mid-to-late May, Dr. Anthony Fauci said, a slight delay compared…

Scientists are baffled by the relatively low rate of coronavirus infections in India after at one point it looked as…

Ahh, but this is how epidemiology rolls - authoritarianism has no time for democracy: “The curfew is based on a…

The risk of death from COVID-19 is more than triple that from seasonal flu, researchers in Canada say. Their findings…

15-days to flatten the curve has turned in to lock downs, face masks, no visiting family, grand kids or grand…

From useless epidemiological disease projection models to this - time to stop taking models seriously except as the butt of…

Florida reported far fewer coronavirus cases in the week ending Sunday [Feb 14], adding 49,390 new cases. That's down 12.7%…

The number of patients currently hospitalized for Covid-19 has fallen by -50% - cut in half - since the peak…

About 2 weeks ago, I placed an order for an electronics item that was to ship on February 12th. That…

BRITS may have to show a vaccine passport to go to a pub or restaurant Dominic Raab suggested today. Source:…

Epidemiology today: While the list includes many severe conditions, there are several life-threatening conditions not on the list even though,…

Festivals in the Netherlands have started revealing plans for 2021 editions following the Dutch government announcing it aims to allow…

The Health Ministry is reportedly planning to clamp down on Israelis who refuse to vaccinate against the coronavirus and to…

After many failed model projections, does anyone take the UW's IHME's astrologist's forecasts seriously? If you do take them seriously,…

And you know that many will spin this as a negative: Modern millionaires: How a percentage of Americans made their…

The following countries have removed many restrictions for travelers who have vaccine privilege: CyprusEstoniaGeorgiaIcelandLebanonPolandRomaniaSeychellesThailand Suspect this list will be far…

Sane people realize why this is not possible: https://twitter.com/DrDomPimenta/status/1360666224229769220 Note the words -"every single person in the world went into…

Dr. Fauci, July 18, 2020: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci on Friday praised New York…

38 deaths were reported yesterday - a large increase from our daily pattern. 8 of the 38 deaths occurred in…

I have been working on some family history documentation. My grandparents lived through the 1918-1919 Spanish Flu pandemic - I…

Epidemiological disease models have proven worse than astrology. They are constructed with the integrity of alchemy. ICL has been ground…

Propublica, all states trends, last two weeks. The bad news just continues, doesn't it? Kinsa model forecast for next week:…

Geesh. 45 second mind blowing video clip. https://twitter.com/airport_girl/status/1360346164474839045

Bummer. We want more gloom and doom. Surely there is a way to spin this into negativity? Study finds patients…

This linked story has a good explanation of EV battery tech and how a component failure may have led to…

Have updated the list of who is rolling out vaccine passports: Vaccine passports Go live | Coldstreams Business and Tech…

Source: Planning 500,000 charging points for EVs by 2025, Shell becomes the latest company swept up in EV charging boom

They are planning for "at home" staff to return starting in September, but say it will probably be a gradual…

No, this will not happen - there is no science to justify this nor will people put up with it.…

Which EVs have the best electric car range? The EPA provides range estimates for every electric vehicle, but they don't…

Utah health officials told a legislative committee on Wednesday 80% of Utahns who want the coronavirus vaccine will be able…

Vaccine for kids age 12+ may be available in the summer, and the younger kids by September. Source: Fauci: Vaccines…

Toyota plans to launch two fully-electric vehicles in the US the year, the automaker has announced, in addition to a…

This is the right way to resolve the white female privilege problem and make distribution equitable: He says, “by the…

I recently learned about people who lost jobs because they Liked a social media post - the post was okay…

As noted previously, the 15-days to flatten the curve meme was a public health lie... Oh, sorry, we meant a…

I'm so old, I remember this morning when the CDC announced the nation's first government sanctioned vaccine privilege. And now…

It's getting crowded 🙂 : Chinese spacecraft enters Mars' orbit, joining Arab ship

Ohio got so far behind in death reports from Oct to Dec, that it will now catch up in the…

Oregon only does short term disease modeling (about 4 weeks), via the Institute for Disease Modeling in Bellevue, WA. Their…

People who have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus -- right now that means with two doses of either the Pfizer/BioNTech…

This is not yet live but the Israeli government is considering legislation to enforce this: If people want to access…

One dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine offers two-thirds protection against coronavirus, data seen by the U.K. government suggests. Source: U.K.…

First, the Kinsa model forecasts a drop in all 50 states over the coming week. But the larger factor is…

That has become increasingly clear in countries such as Brazil, South Africa and the United Kingdom, where fearsome “variants of…

The findings suggested that inhaled budesonide reduced the risk of urgent care or hospitalization by 90 percent within the study…

Note: Due to a delay in laboratory reporting, OHA received a large quantity of approximately 3,000 negative electronic laboratory results (ELRs)…

https://youtu.be/pLcqJ2DclEg Note - this video mistakenly references the Chevy Volt when it should be the Chevy Bolt EV. Notes that…

For the most part, how the news is reported to the consumer has changed little in decades, perhaps a century.…

Salesforce, San Francisco’s largest private employer, will permanently allow most workers to stay home for two or more days a…

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