- “Sajid Javid says over-50s will ‘probably’ need another Covid booster” – The Health Secretary said it was “possible” that there would be an autumn booster “probably for those that are 50 and over”. But he added a “final” decision was yet to be taken by Britain’s vaccine chiefs, the Mail reports.
- “Remote learning considered due to Covid absences – councils” – A rise in Covid absences in schools has prompted Scottish councils to consider temporary measures, reports BBC News.
- “Would we lock down for COVID-22?” – Already the historical narrative is turning against coronavirus measures, argues Ed West on his Substack page.
- “Germany lifts Covid restrictions – and people aren’t happy” – Germans are anxious about their sudden freedom, writes Katja Hoyer in UnHerd.
- “The Kids Aren’t Alright” – Treating children the way Government officials did during the pandemic was morally wrong, write Ryan Sullivan and David R. Henderson in AIER.
- “Moderna Reverses Stance. Seeks Emergency Authorisation for Fourth Shot” – In a seemingly quick reversal after contradicting Pfizer’s request for a fourth shot, Moderna has suddenly asked the FDA to approve an emergency request for an additional booster shot of their vaccine, according to TrialSite News.
- “Is the WSJ Taking on the COVID-19 Vaccine Powers-that-Be? Allysia Finley Defends Florida’s Surgeon General on Resisting Healthy Child Vaccination” – The Wall Street Journal’s Allysia Finley, member of the prominent business paper’s editorial board, has gone out on the proverbial limb and aligned with Florida’s Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, who announced on March 7th that in the Sunshine State children wouldn’t need COVID-19 vaccines, says TrialSite News.
- “Record Surge of COVID-19 Cases and Deaths in Heavily Vaxxed South Korea – What’s Going on?” – Not only one of the most vaccinated peoples in the world, but the population of South Korea is also one of the most boosted. Yet SARS-CoV-2 rages at record levels leading to record deaths, reports TrialSite News.
- “Are the Court of Protection Vaccine Rulings for Autistic and Mentally Handicapped Adults Unlawful?” – HART provides a detailed look at the legalities from guest author Philip Ridley.
- “A Decent Democracy” – Dr. Hugh Willbourn suggests that bringing back the selection of political council members by lot would be a positive way to improve our democracy after the ravages of the pandemic.
- “More evidence on Covid vaccine deaths” – Guy Hatchard in TCW Defending Freedom on some disturbing data from Germany and New Zealand.
- “mRNA flu shots move into trials” – COVID-19 provided an opportunity to show that mRNA vaccines can work. Now, drug companies – led by Pfizer, Moderna and Sanofi – are racing to apply the technology platform for influenza, reports Nature.
- “Real Scientific Inquiry Requires Dissent. But That’s Not What the CDC and JAMA Want” – The scientific method requires the free and open dissent from any scientific hypothesis by either empiric evidence contrary to the hypothesis or the logical extension of the hypothesis to an absurd conclusion; it is only by successful defence against dissenting opinions that scientific hypotheses become accepted as truth, argues Dr. Gilbert Berdine in Mises Wire.
- “Spina absentia” – ‘Modern’ Libs could learn a thing or two from Ron DeSantis, writes James Allen in Spectator Australia. He had core commitments to freedom and individual autonomy and against despotic lockdowns and rule by a coterie of public health modellers, and was smart enough to take on the reporters at the regular press conferences. His popularity rocketed.
- “Secretary-General’s remarks to Economist Sustainability Summit” – António Guterres tells the worthy gathering that countries “could become so consumed by the immediate fossil fuel supply gap that they neglect or knee-cap policies to cut fossil fuel use. This is madness. Addiction to fossil fuels is mutually assured destruction”.
- “Boris Johnson prepares planning overhaul to speed up nuclear power plants” – The Prime Minister is considering reforms that would make it easier to build new reactors after meetings with industry, the Telegraph reports.
- “Cost of charging electric cars on the street hits new high” – Calls mount to close a VAT loophole that leaves drivers without home charging points paying more in tax, reports the Telegraph.
- “Virginia Tech swimmer bumped out of finals by Lia Thomas blasts NCAA” – Reka Gyorgy claims her spot in the NCAA finals was stolen due to Lia Thomas being permitted to compete in the division. She has called on the sport authority to revise its transgender rules, the Mail reports.
- “Why can’t we tell the truth about Lia Thomas?” – Every linguistic concession we make to the trans movement, the harder it gets to defend women’s rights, argues Joanna Williams in Spiked.
- “Brisbane private school students are identifying as cats” – Mail report that a handful of students believe they are animals and have asked to be called “furries” by their peers at Brisbane Girls Grammar School.
- “Who is really winning the war in Ukraine?” – Getting an accurate picture of who is winning the war in Ukraine has become increasingly difficult in the information age. Military analyst Bill Roggio gives his view to Freddie Sayers in UnHerd.
- “Minority ethnic people who don’t hold the correct progressive opinions about racism are penalised and are punished in a way that white people aren’t” – Toby on GB News discusses whether ‘woke’ universities are out of control.
'Minority ethnic people who don't hold the correct progressive opinions about racism are penalised and are punished in a way that white people aren't.'
— GB News (@GBNEWS) March 21, 2022
Toby Young discusses whether 'woke' universities are out of control.GB News on YouTube https://t.co/Wa58gYGZwF pic.twitter.com/UGIV2gFAIQ
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Yep I was having difficulty believing these figures until I worked out the lads don’t even realise they are doing it because it’s institutional rapism.
Am I reading this wrong, is this parody?
Yes.
Or at least I hope so!
I was wondering that, it went straight over my head.
Am I reading your comment wrong, is this Poe’s Law?
My efforts to understand the first paragraph ended in a serious case of brain entanglement. I had a cup of tea and then went for a walk. Much better now.
“My efforts to understand” … this article have failed miserably.
‘Before things get ugly.’ The article has the sole redeeming feature of reminding me of Paul Newman’s eponymous ‘Harper’ in the 1966 film. The Sheriff (bad guy) says to our hero: “I could get ugly about this.” To which Newman replies: “You ARE ugly.”
It’s far too early to spark one up Ian.
“To understand the sheer scale of the violence against women on U.S. college campuses, we have only to refer to the Association of American Universities’ 2020 report, which points out that 18% of women taking a four-year undergraduate course will have been raped at least once by the end of it. This isn’t just unwanted touching or groping, but rape. And this figure is closely replicated in another study by RTI International”
I recall a report about a “U.S.” city where after guns were legalised, various crimes, including violations of women, decreased. Whether protecting women and children is a priority for the Democrat party in that country is another matter (and I think also of the massacre that was prevented by a passer by armed with a gun who stopped the assailant).
I might also add, I seem to recall a piece in a newspaper some years ago (possibly the Guardian?) which claimed that the hard left have a bit of a blind spot about violations of women.
And Jews.
Wow, this is certainly positive news;
”Switzerland stops the Covid vaccinations: all vaccination recommendations have been withdrawn, doctors can only administer the controversial vaccines in individual cases under certain conditions – but then bear the risk of liability for vaccination damage.Whilst it is unfortunate that they cite high prevalence of natural immunity and low levels of virus circulation as primary motivation, rather than the complete ineffectiveness and damage caused by the “vaccine”, it still represents the most courageous act by a public health authority.
Nevertheless, they do still mention those last two facts. It’s progress. Pushing liability onto the doctors is very welcome. Maybe, they’ll put a bit more thought into the part they are playing in the democide.”
https://metatron.substack.com/p/switzerland-withdraws-all-covid-vaccination
“Pushing liability onto the doctors is very welcome”
For those Drs and others in the medical industry in the UK who bother to do some research or engage in periods of CPD (continuous professional development) this development must surely be a wake up call – he wrote optimistically – or perhaps even a ruddy thunderbolt.
Welcome news nevertheless because it puts medics everywhere on notice.
“Not me guv” just won’t wash anymore and neither will “acting under orders your Honour.”
“Acting under orders” never worked. Remember Nuremburg Medical Trials…?
Good news Mogs. Do you think this court action had anything to do with it?
https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/will-swiss-court-action-over-vaccine-injuries-turn-the-worldwide-tide/
I was thinking it’s possibly something to do with the banker who’s currently suing the Swiss Health Minister regarding his fraudulent claims about the death jabs;
https://theswisstimes.ch/swiss-banker-files-criminal-charges-over-false-covid-vaccine-statements/
I’ve no idea what point this article is trying to make.
Two words:
Ian
Rons
WTF??
ChatGPT hacked poor Mr Rons’ brain.
Looks like the DS nas been hacked.
Too subtle for me, had to look twice at the headline and still don’t get it.
Lawlessness reigns on these campuses, inside and outside the classrooms.
Yeah, I’m taking the fucking piss. Weird how many people affecting English didn’t get it.
We all got it, Ian. Anyone not appearing to get it was only taking the fucking piss.
Well don’t get upset old chap, old bean, old man.
Weird that you say “we all” though.
I’m only taking the fucking piss, Ian.
Spoken like a true… erm… Englishman.
If you have to explain the joke…
The West will have to arm trans activists in order to win.
Your tenks are stronk. Russian tenks. Stronk.
Oh, do shut up.
Weird how a p1sh article like this was allowed to be published in the first place.
Are we not supposed to be Sceptics, to see through the blarney and bullshit? Well, this article is good training. We should take nothing at face value and THINK!
Trolling the Daily Skeptic again.
Might have been funny a week ago.
What a weird article! I sincerely hope it’s parody! I don’t like IR bringing in the Russia/Ukraine conflict which has absolutely nothing to do with the problems real women are having in sport (and everywhere?). If all the DS articles become like this, I will unsubscribe!
@Ian Rons – are those stats you quote correct about 18% of female undergraduates being raped – that seems quite high?
I lived in the district of Dunwoody, greater Atlanta GA, some 25 years ago. The neighbouring district of Kennesaw had recently prior had a problem with significantly increasing home burglary, so they mandated that every household must keep a loaded gun on the property. Burglaries fell to near zero. It’s how America works.
Now if you take guns away mayhem will ensue.
I presume this meant to be satire, but it misses any humour, so doesn’t work.