a reminder for  the curious that i haven't had a president since the cia killed jfk;

just a thought for your consideration; 

 i suspect the rethuglicans are gonna do their best to create a similar environment for the dumocorps as was done for them in the last few years, as we consider the image below;

 we're told that there are conspiracy theorists, which i call critical thinkers, and then there's this third way;

 this writer speaks about the brits but the numbers speak for themselves and could easily be here or anywhere else. we're being sold a bill of goods and the outcome ain't good for us but it is for those in charge;

Although the numbers of deaths attributed to the virus in the UK are higher than they’ve ever been, in total, not many more people are dying than in any other cold season. Is the mainstream media finally waking up to this?

A recent article in the Telegraph is one of the first in a mainstream outlet to even suggest a challenge to the official coronavirus narrative. These days, that narrative claims that the ‘second wave’ is actually deadlier than the first. (Recently, some Branch Covidians have been claiming a ‘third wave’, but there is not yet a united front on that.)

The basic reasoning of the article is sound, even if it is long overdue. It laments how every day, the media solemnly reports the latest figures on Covid deaths. Presenting this figure in isolation results in graphs such as this one, which does indeed seem to show that we are at the height of a second, worse phase of a pandemic. But, like any statistics, daily death numbers are meaningless without context, which the media rarely provides.

They do not provide context because, if they did, the public might see a graph such as this one, from the Telegraph article. It quite clearly shows the spring spike in overall mortality, which was caused by Covid (plus lockdowns). After that ends in summer, we see… nothing. Overall mortality ever since, even through this winter, hovers at around the five-year average. And overall mortality, as I’ve repeatedly pointed out, is the only true way to know whether you are in a pandemic or not – all other figures can easily be fiddled.........read more........

 i post mr denninger making points about the covid, biden's appointment of an individual who's obviously confused as a health bureaucrat, and how you might consider it all. about half of the points he makes i'm fully on board with and some of the rest i'm unsure of but i'm not in the business of making up your mind but only presenting items for your consideration;

… your journey toward the dark side will be complete.

This morning brings us the “news” that a flat-out science denier has been appointed as assistant health secretary to incoming President Biden.

That’s right — a flat-out science denier.

Levine, appointed by Biden, is a man who believes he is a woman.

“Dr. Rachel Levine will bring the steady leadership and essential expertise we need to get people through this pandemic — no matter their zip code, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability — and meet the public health needs of our country in this critical moment and beyond,” Biden said in a statement. “She is a historic and deeply qualified choice to help lead our administration’s health efforts.”

As I have repeatedly pointed out while you may well despise your draw in the genetic lottery, you may not like your appearance including the external appendages you have and the lack of certain internal and external organs and you may wish you were that which you are not you cannot change your draw in the genetic lottery no matter what you do........read more......

 pat buchanan makes some clear points about the biden inaugural address and then compares it with reality in ways that show the contradictions between words and reality;

“We have met the enemy and he is us,” said Walt Kelly’s cartoon character Pogo, half a century ago, about what we Americans were doing to our environment.

Rereading President Joe Biden’s inaugural address, Pogo’s remark comes to mind.

Biden began on a lofty, hopeful and familiar note:

“This is a great nation. We are a good people.”

He ended in the same vein: “So, with purpose and resolve, we turn to those tasks of our time. Sustained by faith. Driven by conviction. And, devoted to one another and the country we love with all our hearts.”

Within the address itself, however, Biden recited what he believes to be the historic crimes of the nation and the sins of the soul that torment a considerable portion of our population.

Among the afflictions from which America suffers, said Biden, are “political extremism, white supremacy” and “domestic terrorism.”

How do we overcome these evils?

Said Biden, “Unity is the path.”

But how can good Americans unite with white supremacists and domestic terrorists? Ought we not separate ourselves and do battle with them? And who exactly are they?

Surely, among the enemy is the mob that invaded and trashed the Capitol on Jan. 6. But what of the hundreds of thousands who came out for Trump rallies? What of the 75 million who voted for Donald Trump?........read more......