- “The decline of science at the FDA has become unmanageable” – In the BMJ, Dr. David B. Ross, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at George Washington University School of Medicine, explains the decline into “cult science” at America’s drugs regulator.
- “Myers versus Bridgen: round 2” – Hostilities continue between Fraser Myers of Spiked and Andrew Bridgen MP in their dispute about COVID-19 vaccines, says Roger Watson in TCW.
- “Teachers fired for refusing Covid vaccine to get full reinstatement and back pay” – Three Rhode Island teachers who were fired for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine have been offered their jobs back with full back pay after reaching a settlement with the school district, writes Tyler Durden in Zero Hedge.
- “Giro d’Italia tightens COVID-19 rules after rider tests positive” – Covid panic appears to have set in at Italy’s premier cycling event as Cycling News reports that masking orders are in place.
- “Share your Covid story with the community” – An app from Collateral Global allows you to add stories about how the Covid response impacted you personally.
- “Widening ULEZ won’t cut lung cancer rates” – TfL-commissioned review responds after Keir Starmer warned Londoners risk getting disease without expansion of hated £12.50-a-day scheme, reports MailOnline.
- “The EPA’s death warrant for fossil fuel plants” – The agency’s draft rules would undermine the American power system as we know it, says Emmet Penney in the Spectator U.S. Edition.
- “Victory for Diddly Squat? Rishi Sunak vows to free farmers from planning red tape when converting barns to farm shops (after Jeremy Clarkson’s huge rows with his local council)” – The Prime Minister set out plans to make it easier for British farmers to diversify their incomes, such as through setting up farm shops on their land, reports MailOnline.
- “The working-class revolt against Net Zero” – Danish truckers are the latest workers to rise up against eco-authoritarianism, says Brendan O’Neill in Spiked.
- “This AI hoax should terrify woke journalists” – If a chatbot can churn out hard-hitting think-pieces about why everything on Earth is racist, they’ll soon be out of a job, says Michael Deacon in the Telegraph.
- “What I told NatCon London” – Matt Goodwin shares the speech he gave at National Conservatism Conference in London.
- “DEI goes wobbly” – Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), like trans activism and ‘defund the police’ before it, is falling out of favour with the American people, says Abe Greenwald in Commentary.
- “Salman Rushdie attacks ‘comical’ efforts to make James Bond politically correct” – Freedom of speech has never been so under threat, author warns as he attacks reworking of books by Roald Dahl and Ian Fleming, according to the Telegraph.
- “The tide is turning against cancel culture” – The change has left many on the Left who thought they were on “the right side of history” with much to reflect upon, says Iain Macwhirter in the Times.
- “An anatomy of the British war on woke” – Toby and Noah take some heat – alongside some other known heretics like Calvin Robinson, Douglas Murray and anyone with a byline in Spiked – in this journal article by Huw C. Davies and Sheena E. MacRae published in Race and Class.
- “The results are in – and something is going very right in English schools” – Amidst all the difficulties schools currently face, the results from the 2021 Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) released today are a ray of sunshine, writes Mark Lehain in CAPX.
- “Won’t somebody please think of the children?” – What we leave our posterity defines us as a civilisation, says Ed West.
- “What neither side gets right about Jordan Neely’s death” – Many of the people who argued vehemently against giving men the benefit of the doubt during MeToo now expect women to shrug off menacing men on the subway, says Kat Rosenfield in the Free Press.
- “Social media platforms ‘could be forced to tackle misogyny’” – Social media companies could be fined for failing to remove misogynistic abuse from their sites under the Online Safety Bill, it has been claimed, reports to the Times.
- “Miller Lite scrubs ‘woke’ feminist advertisement from social media after backlash” – The American beer giant is seemingly trying to cover up it’s woke advert from March in the wake of Bud Light’s notorious Dylan Mulvaney marketing debacle, reports the Post Millennial.
- “Now Naked Attraction is pushing trans lunacy” – Popular culture now treats extreme gender ideology as incontestable fact, writes James Esses in Spiked.
- “Bud Light plans rebrand after trans advert backfires” – The company that owns Bud Light could redesign its bottles to recover from a disastrous advertising campaign last month that featured a transgender influencer, according to the Times.
- “Why is my gender research being cancelled?” – Activists are taking over prestigious journals, says J. Michael Bailey in UnHerd.
- “Sorority sues U.S. university over admitting trans woman who got ‘aroused in their company’” – Seven women at University of Wyoming called on judge to declare membership of 21 year-old Artemis Langford void, reports the Telegraph.
- “‘Nationalism’ sounds different, depending on the country you’re in” – Watch Douglas Murray’s address to the National Conservatism Conference in London.
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We can’t have it both ways though.
I’m not responsible in any way for Britain trading slaves a few hundred years ago. So, neither can I be proud of the brilliance of Shakespeare or Elgar.
If the misdeeds of our ancestors are no reflection on me then neither are their achievements.
It’s not a reflection of you. However that doesn’t mean you cannot honour the people who did extraordinary things to shape the direction of the country you where born in, nor should we erase the misdeads of others, lest we repeat the same mistakes. But in some form or another, the culture that we inherited from our ancestors shapes us whether we realise it or not.
Thats precisely the argument of those who throw the accusation of white privilege and inherent racism.
I personally don’t agree with it, but that’s what they keep throwing at white people.
Baffled by the downvotes.
I’m glad I live in England as it seems like a decent country, relatively speaking, and allows me to live a pleasant life in general, albeit things seem to be in overall decline now. But I am only “proud” of those of my personal achievements that have come through making effort and exercising self discipline – and even then I’m not at all sure that too much “pride” is healthy.
Surely one recognises both misdeeds and achievements past and present, and tries to avoid the misdeeds and aspire to similar achievement.
Perhaps whoever wrote that sentence didn’t really mean pride but simply celebrating what people generally agree to be good about a country.
It may be something to do with, if I may say so, a perception of a slightly ‘preachy’ tone?
That’s funny, because whenI hear Douglas Murray, that’s exactly rhe feeling I get.
In any case, I think it’s mostly due to the cognitive dissonance.
In any case it’s pure.logic. if you can be proud of your nation due to its past achievements then you can feel shame too. No amount of down votes is going to change that.
I’m unsure, like others, about how “proud” one should be.
I’m pleased ti be British and also pleased that my Grandfather ( who was killed when my father was only 1 year old) was an Anglo-Indian. Good old Raj.
I am well aware of things that should not have happened at numerous points in the past, but see absolutely no reason why I should feel “shame” about anything which happened long before I was born.
But if you think it appropriate in California to shovel half a million dollars of taxpayer’s money to anyone who has an ancestor who was a slave, should there not be an appropriate scheme that works in the opposite direction?
How much compensation should black Californian taxpayers stump up, for not having grown up like a Haitian or Liberian?
I can’t find any preachy tone, just an expression of a personal view accompanied with what seems like a logical argument.
“But I am only “proud” of those of my personal achievements that have come through making effort and exercising self discipline – and even then I’m not at all sure that too much “pride” is healthy.”
There is a degree of over-thinking going on here, or perhaps not enough.
Unfortunately tof although you state that you are proud of your personal achievements you fail to acknowledge that these are to some large degree a result of your heritage.
It is not just our genes which shape who we are but the history that comes through the generations and subtly influences how we currently live, feel and act.
Why on earth did Bliar set the ball rolling with unlimited immigration? Why have successive governments ramped it up? The reason is very simple – in order to undermine and indeed collapse the very idea of Britishness?
At the moment we are still defined as a people by our inherent Britishness in the same way that many long-standing nations are defined by acknowledged national characteristics – French, Germans, Dutch and so on.
Whether you like it or not the “pride”you feel now is derived in no small part from those who have lived and died before you in these islands.
We should learn from the apparent misdeeds of our ancestors and rightly and greatly celebrate their successes and achievements.
To assume that who and what we are now is simply down to our intelligence and inherent decency is hubris of the worst sort.
“No man is an island.”
Indeed. Of course I recognise that everything I achieve is made possible to differing degrees by what and who has gone before. I am thankful for that and I think feel as strongly as you do that English culture and European culture must be preserved. If you want to call that pride then I’m proud (certainly not ashamed) – but I take pride to mean you are in part taking personal credit for something and I can’t do that – as Stewart points out the other side of the coin is not feeling shame for things other people have done.
Anyway I think this is semantics and we are on the same page as far as what would like to see from the future and what sadly is likely to happen
While that may be true in a general, abstract sense, I think that my individual characteristics, the decisions I make on how to live my life and how I chose to act are a far, far bigger factor on my behaviour than whatever prior generations did or did not do. So what Shakespeare or Newton did hundreds of years ago is sort of irrelevant to my behaviour and nothing to be particularly proud of. Like TOF says, admire, for sure. But proud?
I’m not a big fan of national pride.and tribes in general. I think these notions are used to manipulate people and concentrate power. I understand people’s need to have a shared identity and sense of belonging, but at the level of the nation state in particular it comes at a steep price, in my view.
I know I’m in a minority on this.
I like this, and the picture’s awesome too. ”Real eyes realise real lies”. Once you’re awake you can’t go back to sleep, though many have been awake since the start.
”They know this was never about health.
They know there is a bigger agenda playing out.
They know their history, their psychology and can read journal articles.
They know that all the tools which enabled this are still in place and are being strengthened as others move on.
They know Dr Bloomfield has been representing NZ at WHO meetings to contribute to this strengthening.
They know people are still dying and being harmed by what has been done.
They know that until the harm is acknowledged, treatments can’t be considered, nor justice sought, and the world can’t “move on”.
They know that there will be ongoing ramifications for years, if not for decades or generations to come.
They know that worldwide all-cause mortality is rising, birth rates are falling and something is killing us off.
They know that the people who have colluded to cause this damage and death are still in positions of authority and knew what they were doing.
They know there is more to come, and it is only a matter of time before the next ‘pandemic’ is declared.”
https://nzdsos.com/anti-vaxxers-move-on/
Excellent …. thanks for posting
Did you write that Mogs , it’s spot on I’m afraid
, I listened to the Delingpod & James is 100% behind Andrew Bridgen while Toby adds a few nuance’s about AB to dilute his bang on message ( which I guess he has to ) however AB,s info is correct ! I would stake my life on it !!
Thanks for the link Mogs. Excellent.
Our Prof Fenton facing the John Campbell treatment. Too much truth backed up by data on YT will do that. Silence those truth-spreaders, they’re a public menace and risk screwing up our evil plans!
”Perhaps if the voices of us “conspiracy theorists” with our “bizarre claims” (at the start of 2021) that the vaccines could kill had not been censored, while claims that the vaccines were 100% effective were widely promoted, then the thousands of deaths and injuries from the vaccines would have been avoided. And people like Lisa Shaw, Michelle Barlow, Zion, and Stephen Wright – none of whom had any medical need to take his vaccine – would still be alive today.”
https://wherearethenumbers.substack.com/p/when-real-misinformation-kills
“The Prime Minister set out plans to make it easier for British farmers to diversify their incomes, such as through setting up farm shops on their land,”
So when we take your farm off you, you’ll have so kind of income at least!
Farm shops selling electricity from solar panels and edible insects?
re:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12085321/Expanding-ULEZ-scheme-wont-effect-slashing-lung-cancer-rates-TfLs-analysis-states.html
Every time the person who identifies as the leader of the Labour Party opens his mouth, he puts his foot in it. What a liability he and his Party are.
How will imposing
penaltiessurcharges on people who just want to live their life, respectfully and lawfully, in relative peace improve health?Will there be a financial sliding scale
penaltysurcharge imposed – in the interests of health and, oh yes, that misbegotten aim of ‘not overwhelming’ the ‘beloved’ NHS – on every day to day activity?Just imagine, a
penaltysurcharge just to enter an ale house – £7.25 anyone?Or, entering a fast food venue – is £4.75
penaltysurcharge reasonable?Don’t even think of entering a sweet shop – an automatic
penaltysurcharge of £2.65 may be the going rate!Of course, we should all be
forcedcoerced and manipulated to pay thepenaltiessurcharges in order to improve everyone’s health and to avoid being labelled selfish and anti- good health.Remember that famous saying:
’No one is safe until everyone is safe.’
An excellent post. Spot on. Kneel is a disaster waiting to happen.
And of course with Ranting as his number two what could go wrong?
Thanks hp
The petitions committee have requested the Government respond again to the petition ‘Hold a parliamentary vote on whether to reject amendments to the IHR 2005’ only this time directly address the request of the petition: –
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/635904
Who defines truth? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQry8hZQu0I published by JC, around 5 1/2 minutes.
Yesterday evening Todd Callender & Dr Theresa Long were the guest speakers at the MD4CE meeting. We were updated on a court case Todd filed, which so far hasn’t been thrown out because it has a constitutional element. Dr Long updated us about the impact of the mandates on the health of previously fit & healthy young men & women & the consequences of the policies of the last few years on the military itself.
What is indisputable is the personal toll that diagnosing & attempting to treat these serving personnel is having on Dr Long. Her compassion shines brightly.
The recording of the meeting can be viewed here: https://rumble.com/user/cbkovess
Todd & a group of like minded individuals has bought CloutHub, meaning that it is a truly free speech social media platform & welcomes members with every opinion which will not be censored.
You can sign up for an account here: https://app.clouthub.com/#/onboarding/signup/nameform
If you want to, you can find me there.
Plus Ca Change!!?
(the ‘official’ announcement)….
”Today, President Biden announced his intent to nominate Dr. Monica Bertagnolli as Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the world’s preeminent biomedical research organization. Dr. Bertagnolli is a world-renowned surgical oncologist, cancer researcher, educator, and physician-leader who has the vision and leadership needed to deliver on NIH’s mission to seek fundamental knowledge and promote human health.”
…this is the same Dr who tweeted in October 2020….”We all love Nobel prediction season….but I know who deserves the Peace Prize our colleague Tony Fauci..he’s been awesome for a long time….”
or…June 2021….tweeted..,.”we can protect people with weakened immunity if everyone else gets vaccinated…”
She was a strong proponent of Public Health Establishments efforts to censor covid ‘misinformation’ …. praising the then Surgeon General, Murthy , who at the time was demanding tech companies should share data on misinformation offenders’….
…and the cherry on the cake…
@TheChiefNerd
Biden plans to nominate Dr. Monica Bertagnolli as the new head of the NIH.
From 2015-2021, Bertagnolli received more than 116 grants from Pfizer, totaling $290.8 million. This amount made up 89% of all her research grants.
LOL…I’m shocked I tell you shocked!!!
“From 2015-2021, Bertagnolli received more than 116 grants from Pfizer, totaling $290.8 million. This amount made up 89% of all her research grants.”
Pfizer must be delighted at this return on their investment.
VonDer liar at the European Commission two days ago….…
”the report shows that a growth model centred on fossil fuels is simply obsolete”
…and they clap!!?
we are doomed!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiBMKpaXIdE
Fond er lying ‘s speech is just that – packed full of lies. It is essentially the Communist Manifesto updated and rewritten for the 21st century.
Apparently Europe is to become a “climate neutral continent.” I tend to believe that if our climate is taken away we will all be dead. And wtf is “climate neutral?”
The speech, or Manifesto pronouncement is a staggeringly grotesque parody of real life and as stated above literally packed full of lies :
“Last year in Europe we produced more energy from unreliables than we have ever produced from fossil fuels.”
Is that right fond er lying? Could I see your sums?
Actually the complete lack of shame and self-awareness is horrific to behold.
Guetzkow
@joshg99
Interesting Twitter thread from Josh Guetzkow…..
“Was the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine clinical trial a bait-and-switch?
There were >44,000 people in the trial, but only ~250 of them were given doses made with a new manufacturing method (‘process 2’) that was used to make enough doses to sell around the world.
To our knowledge, the safety and efficacy comparison they planned to do with those 250 subjects has never been published and has not been released in the FOIA’d documents that Pfizer submitted to the FDA. Was the comparison ever done? Where are the results?
Keep in mind that one of the major changes in the new production process was using bacterial cDNA to upscale production of mRNA. @Kevin_McKernan’s
analysis of vaccine vials found unacceptably high levels of leftover bacterial DNA.
Pfizer’s 6-month report to the FDA doesn’t include the process 2 comparison, but it does show a significantly higher serious adverse event rate in placebo subjects after they were given the vaccine compared to the original vaccine group, “as expected.” Why was it expected?
In addition, a recent Danish study found significant variability in the rate of serious adverse events across 52 different lots of Comirnaty. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/eci.13998
Business of the House 11/05: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z1YS9TLdGE&list=WL&index=4 Might have been mentioned before – about a minute or so; how to say “no”, without actually saying so, a cynic might say.
Nationalism has earned itself a bad repute after the behaviour of the European powers (not just Germany) over the last couple of centuries. But it does not follow that the French or the Germans, the English or the Spanish, always have to be at each others´ throats any more than we would expect siblings to be. We are a gregarious species and, after families then tribes, nations come next, usually defined by a common language. As with siblings, sometimes there´s a flare-up at puberty before we reach the sanity of adulthood and maybe the 19th/20th centuries were the puberties of nation states.
It looks as though the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, SouthAfrica) have realized this but America remains stuck in adolescence wanting to boss the world of its fellow nations around. And the European nations are behaving like minnows threatened by a an immature, aggressive gang-leader. Each nation should grow up and, while taking pride in its culture, abandon violence as a means of settling disputes with other nations.
Contrary to the globalists´ pretensions, humans need families, tribes, nations: they are the natural evolution of societies and, despite the hiccups of national development, we should now be able to manage a nation´s growth with pride in its culture and achievements but with humility and manners in its dealings with other nations. We can´t get rid of nations: it goes against human evolution and anyone with experience will tell you it´s futile to fight against nature.