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Israeli study : Natural immunity better than vaccine. The dishonest press release for the Kentucky study Kentucky Study :  Overall, 246 case-patients met eligibility requirements and were successfully matched by age, sex, and date of initial infection with 492 controls. Among the population included in the analysis, 60.6% were female, and 204 (82.9%) case-patients were initially infected during October–December 2020 ( Table 1 ). Among case-patients, 20.3% were fully vaccinated, compared with 34.3% of controls This study found that  among Kentucky residents who were previously infected with SARS-CoV-2 in 2020 , those who were unvaccinated against COVID-19 had significantly higher likelihood of reinfection during May and June 2021. This finding supports the CDC recommendation that all eligible persons be offered COVID-19 vaccination, regardless of previous SARS-CoV-2 infection status. So, the study does  not  compare "people who previously had covid" with "people who d...

 I posted this over here , in response to the post  and this argument: If Cuomo broke positive law by retaliating against women who had lodged complaints about his behavior, then those retaliation-related allegations (if true) could supply a good basis for impeachment. The COVID19 allegations are entirely different. If Cuomo chose poorly (as we now understand it) in sending elderly patients with COVID19 into nursing homes, but did so acting on the information before him and for disinterested ends (i.e., in the narrow sense of not taking any bribes), then that is a reason for voters (if they so choose) to boot him out of office, but not for the legislature to impeach. Otherwise, you are converting impeachment into an ongoing legislative vote of no confidence. As my comment still hasn't escaped moderation, I'm posting it here: "If Cuomo chose poorly (as we now understand it) in sending elderly patients with COVID19 into nursing homes, but did so acting on the information bef...

Interesting news here :   Mujahid reiterated that the Taliban have offered full amnesty to Afghans who worked for the U.S. and the Western-backed government, saying “nobody will go to their doors to ask why they helped.” He said private media should “remain independent” but that journalists “should not work against national values.” More interesting news here : KABUL, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Taliban fighters in the Afghan capital, Kabul, started collecting weapons from civilians on Monday because people no longer need them for personal protection, a Taliban official said. "We understand people kept weapons for personal safety. They can now feel safe. We are not here to harm innocent civilians," the official told Reuters. So, the Taliban wing of the Democrat Party favors gun control, and are in favor of free speech that does "not work against national values", like "tolarance" or CRT. Good to know

 How to determine the truth of a matter: 1: Go to the side the Left hates, and find out what they have to say: For example, I wanted to know what was happening with the Sheikh Jarrah controversy.  So I did a Duck Duck Go search (never use Google first, never use Google for anything political) and found this https://www.jns.org/sheikh-jarrah-a-legal-background/ 2: Then go to the side supported by the Left, and see what they have to say about the things the other side claimed. So, in this case, I went here: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-palestine-sheikh-jarrah-jerusalem-neighbourhood-eviction-explained 3: Compare What I found was that The JNS site had reported everything covered by MEE.  But while MEE stopped at the point where things were going to start going bad for them, JNS kept on going, bringing in the details that made a difference. MEE: In 2005, the Israeli court dismissed Ottoman documents presented by Suleiman Darwish Hijazi, one of the residents of Sh...

 Thank you Instapundit The CDC's study says In July 2021, following multiple large public events in a Barnstable County, Massachusetts, town, 469 COVID-19 cases were identified among Massachusetts residents who had traveled to the town during July 3–17; 346 (74%) occurred in fully vaccinated persons. Testing identified the Delta variant in 90% of specimens from 133 patients. Cycle threshold values were similar among specimens from patients who were fully vaccinated and those who were not. So, let's lay some groundwork (thank you Twitchy ): Town population less than 3,000 County population about 220,000 40,000 people show up for "Bear Week", a week of gay celebration for people, many of who just spent the week before "Pride partying" in NYC One of the more popular bars "resembles a kind of dank dungeon where sweat drips from the ceiling and mold reaches up the walls" A large number of the people there are going for the sex.  Note: gay men having se...

The case is  303 Creative LLC v. Elenis ; the majority opinion is by Judge Mary Briscoe, joined by Judge Michael Murphy, with a dissent by Chief Judge Timothy Tymkovich. Thinking some more about this case, I'm beginning to wonder if the judge who wrote the opinion was doing it as a "false flag" operation.  Now, both of the judges who voted for it are Clinton appointees, so they may just be this deranged. I understand that the Left is functionally insane, but this case is pretty much picture perfect to force SCOTUS to actually put up or shut up on religious freedom. Let's sum up the case: 303 Creative is a for-profit, graphic and website design company; Ms. Smith is its founder and sole member-owner. Appellants are willing to work with all people regardless of sexual orientation. Appellants are also generally willing to create graphics or websites for lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (“LGBT”) customers. Ms. Smith sincerely believes, however, that same-sex marriag...

A comment   "Once again, we see the confusion of citizenship and migration" Once again, we see your utter dishonesty and motte and bailey bullshit 1: The post is about how the US should not be able to deny either migration or citizenship, with all the rights and privileges thereof, to anyone, anywhere in the world 2: You personally argued to support that position (see post including "accidentally be born here") 3: To be a "country", be it city-state or empire, is to be a polity that claims the power to control the land and people within its borders, including the ability to decide who is allowed to come in, how is allowed to operate there, and who is required to leave 4: To claim the power to kick people out is to claim the power to decide who is allowed in.  Because there's no point to kicking someone out if they can just come back in whenever they want 5: The power to decide who is allowed in and who isn't does not imply the responsibility to alw...