The CEO of salad chain Sweetgreen was recently chastised by leftist journalists for a LinkedIn post suggesting that obesity has been a significant factor contributing to poor health in the context of Covid morbidity and mortality. Vice magazine took similar umbrage when the CEO of Whole Foods expressed the same …
Read More »The ‘say anything, do nothing’ nature of online activism is abjectly failing to improve the world
If you’re an activist of any variety, you’re living in a golden era. While there have been more troubled periods of human history, there has never been more discussion of sociopolitical problems than in this first half of the 21st century. Fueled by a heady cocktail of 24/7/365 news services …
Read More »US has nothing to show for two decades of fighting in Afghanistan, Putin says, despite efforts to impose Washington’s own values
In a meeting with students on Wednesday, Putin criticized what he said amounted to the US’ mishandling of its presence in Afghanistan, which ended abruptly in August when the Taliban took the capital, Kabul. “The result is one tragedy, one loss… American troops were present in this region, and for …
Read More »‘Nothing better to do?’ CDC mocked for tweeting about ‘inclusive language’ guide as Covid-19 rages
“Are you using inclusive language?” the CDC asked Twitter users in a post on Friday. The message linked to the agency’s recently issued “health equity guiding principles for inclusive communication,” which advises against using such language as “inmates” and “biologically male” and instead saying “persons who are incarcerated” and “designated …
Read More »Biden’s latest ‘lab leak’ report tells us nothing… but it won’t stop the US blaming China for Covid
The 90 days that Joe Biden assigned US intelligence to investigate the origins of Covid-19 and the Wuhan Institute of Virology lab leak theory are up and, to nobody’s surprise and as reported in the Wall Street Journal, the probe comes to no definitive conclusions. Anyone with an ounce of …
Read More »Elon Musk’s promise of a ‘Tesla Bot’ is driving nothing but an anti-human narrative
Last week’s Tesla recruitment bonanza in Palo Alto ended with what is perhaps one of the most childish presentations seen in Silicon Valley for years: a person in a tight white suit, their head encased in black, robot-walked onto the dark stage to blaring Techno music, began to Charleston, mimicked …
Read More »What is the problem with most social media activism? It’s ill-informed, changes nothing and oversimplifies complex issues
Online activism comes in many forms, from symbolic signaling of a position on a crisis or issue, such as changing one’s profile picture, to a more engaged form, such as writing posts about events online. Awareness can be good, and campaigns for humanitarian aid online can even be better. However, …
Read More »‘I have nothing to hide’: Row grows after star from team raided by cops appears to mimic Lance Armstrong at Tour de France (VIDEO)
Matej Mohoric, of the embattled Bahrain Victorious team, seemed to replicate the gesture while storming to a stage victory at the famous race in the aftermath of police swooping on their hotel. Fans argued over the wisdom of the Slovenian choosing to perform shushing and ‘zipping’ movements with his arms that …
Read More »Nothing says ‘freedom’ like more mask mandates! Los Angeles county opens door to more masks indoors indefinitely
The professional scolds in Los Angeles County have warned that there’s no reason to know everyone’s vaccination status when authorities can just treat everyone like they’re a biohazard instead. Best to act like no one has had the jab and continue masks and social distancing indefinitely – just as the …
Read More »‘I have nothing’: Imprisoned software guru John McAfee says his crypto fortune is gone
The McAfee Antivirus founder tweeted “I have nothing. Yet, I regret nothing,” adding: “The US believes I have hidden crypto. I wish I did but it has dissolved through the many hands of Team McAfee (your belief is not required), and my remaining assets are all seized. My friends evaporated through …
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