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Study Destroys Justification For Vaccine Mandates.
A study from the CDC and state health department scientists did not get much coverage in corporate media rounds (that’s why it’s important to read alternate sources of information, like independent newsletters). The study, using data from 36 counties in Wisconsin, found how there is no difference in viral load amongst the vaccinated and unvaccinated. So why are we making employment contingent on a medical procedure? The author, Aaron Siri, explains why the study should quash the call for all vaccine mandates.
Alec Baldwin Violated First Rule Of Gun Safety.
I’m sure by now many of you have read about the shooting on the set of the Alec Baldwin movie. Baldwin, filming a film titled “Rust” in New Mexico, fired a gun that accidentally killed the movie’s director of photography and injured the director. This article from the NY Post interviews a Hollywood weapons expert who said Baldwin violated the No. 1 rule of on set weapon handling - never point a gun at something “you don’t intend to destroy.”
Activism Uncensored: 400 Arrested Protesting Biden Policies.
The BLM movement, as well as on-going Covid-related demonstrations, combined with cell phone cameras and wide-spread social media use, have elevated global interest in activism and protests. Almost every weekend in a major city, there’s some activist-related event going on. This video from Matt Tiabbi’s newsletter, TK News, shows a protest from Washington D.C. There, hundreds of people gathered to protest the environmental polices of the Biden Administration. This contains compelling, boots-on-the-ground video.
A Secretive Hedge Fund Is Gutting Newsrooms.
How did Alden Global Capital, a secretive hedge fund, become one of the largest newspaper operators in the country? The author of the Atlantic story writes this, “On the surface, the answer might seem obvious. Craigslist killed the Classified section, Google and Facebook swallowed up the ad market, and a procession of hapless newspaper owners failed to adapt to the digital-media age, making obsolescence inevitable. This is the story we’ve been telling for decades about the dying local-news industry…” But the article makes the argument how what happened to the Chicago Tribune, purchased by Alden last spring, is much different and more troublesome for the newspaper industry.
Minor League Baseball Tried Some Experimental Rules This Year.
Baseball is about to start its World Series and head into an off season where it must negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement. For years, fans (myself included) have complained about the pace of play. This season, the minors were used as an experimental laboratory to try and speed the game up. They pushed the mound back and used robo umpires, to name a few of the tests. Did they work? Will MLB adapt any of the studies for upcoming seasons? The Ringer takes a dive.
Illinois Woman Gets Too Close To Grizzly Bear, Sent To Jail.
On list of things I didn’t know someone could be sent to jail for, here’s a new one. A woman from suburban Carol Stream got sentenced to four days in jail for violating a distance law for wildlife while vacationing at Yellowstone National Park. There’s video that accompanies this story (of course) and it seems pretty benign but the law is the law I guess. Another reminder to all of us…don’t poke - or threaten to -Mama Bear!
Have a great rest of your weekend everybody. Thanks for reading as always.
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