Archive of entries posted on February 2023

Hey, Walrus: Now You Don’t Have To Comply With Arbitrary Covid Mandates!

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Why Is There A COVID Vaccine Mandate For Students?
Through The Looking Glass’ Substack | 02/01/2023 | Margaret Anna Alice

Hey — she’s got three girl names!

“Not to know is bad. Not to wish to know is worse.”

—African proverb

I can’t figure out why Stanford is mandating the COVID vaccine for students.

Is it to protect students from the virus, hospitalization, or death?

Is it to protect them from other students?

Is it to protect the Stanford community members from the students?

If it’s to protect the students from catching COVID, that doesn’t make sense because the CDC says it “no longer differentiate(s) based on a person’s vaccination status because breakthrough infections occur.”

The CDC also acknowledges natural immunity, noting that “persons who have had COVID-19 but are not vaccinated have some degree [Science!] of protection against severe illness from their previous infection.”

It appears Stanford didn’t get the memo because Maxwell Meyer—a double-jabbed, COVID-recovered alum who was nearly prohibited from graduating for choosing not to get boosted—was informed by an administrator that the booster mandate is “not predicated on history of infection or physical location.”

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What’s Yer Hurry?

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‘We Have No Protection’: San Francisco Police Respond To Burglary Call Nearly 15 Hours Later
Daily Caller | 2/1/23 | Reagan Reese

The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) did not respond to a burglary call for nearly 15 hours on Jan. 13 and its investigation into the incident still has not produced results, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

Joe Vernieri, owner of the Black Magic Voodoo Lounge, reported a robbery of his bar to the SFPD’s Central Station at 1:06 p.m. but police did not respond until the next morning at 3:14 a.m., according to the Chronicle. Police opened an investigation into the robbery on Jan. 25, 12 days after the crime had been reported.

Wait . . . WHAT?

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Pfizer Loses $43 Billion in Worst Month Since 2009
LA Daily News | February 1, 2023 | Bre Bradham

Shares of Pfizer suffered their biggest monthly decline since 2009 in January as investors anticipated a troubled path ahead for the drugmaker’s Covid products.

The stock has slumped 15% this month, erasing $43 billion in market value. In its earnings report on Tuesday, Pfizer presented a weaker-than-estimated sales outlook for its Covid vaccine and pill, and its shares fluctuated.

I thought they had their profits mandated in the military and civil service. With 10% for the big guy.

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No Humor, Just a Reminder of How Fleeting Life Is

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Family of Ugandan Philanthropist Decapitated by Traffic Gate in Arches National Park Awarded $10.5m
yahoo | 2/1/23

Relatives of a Ms Nakajjigo initially sought $140m in damages from the US government.

The $10.5m decision came after a wrongful death trial in Salt Lake City for the philanthropist who was tragically killed on a camping trip with husband Ludovic Michaud on 13 June 2020, the Associated Press reported.

Attorneys for Ms Nakajjigo’s family argued that the US National Park Service were negligent for not securing a metal traffic control gate that whipped around in high winds and sliced through the car’s passenger door, instantly killing her.

US attorneys don’t dispute that park officials were to blame. But they argued that the damages initially sought based on Ms Nakajjigo’s future earning potential was too high, and that a figure of $3.5m would be appropriate.

The claim filed on 22 October argued that her death could have been avoided if the gate had been installed correctly or if it had been locked in place to prevent it from moving in the wind.

Maxine Waters: If You Have Something I’d Prefer To Have, A Member of Congress Should Take It From You

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Red State | January 30, 2023 | Sister Toldjah

Republicans and conservatives don’t call Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) “Mad Maxine” for nothing.

Waters has said some pretty absurd and outrageous things over her decades of “service” in Congress, including her claim during the 1992 Rodney King riots that some of the looting taking place was justifiable because mothers needed milk and new shoes for their kids.

“One lady said her children didn’t have any shoes. She just saw those shoes there, a chance for all of her children to have new shoes. Godd**n it! It was such a tear-jerker. I might have gone in and taken them for her myself,” Waters told the L.A. Times at the time.

Waters was the Congresswoman who unapologetically told far-left agitators during the Trump years to get in the faces of Trump cabinet members and tell them they are not welcome anywhere, ever:

“Let’s make sure we show up wherever we have to show up. And if you see anybody from that Cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline station, you get out and you create a crowd. And you push back on them. And you tell them they’re not welcome anymore, anywhere.”

Cartoons and Memes

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“Morning Mr. Walrus, another day closer to the big day.”

“Indeed it is, I can hardly wait.”

“Well me and Miss Derek have something special set up for you on Saturday.”

“What is it?”

“A surprise, silly.”

“Once again I can hardly wait.”

“To tide you over here is last week’s winner and this week’s cartoons and memes.”

Winner

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Straight Line of the Day: What Has the Military Done With Over 220 Billion Dollars Worth of Equipment?

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A bookend to yesterday’s SLoTD.

Pentagon Can’t Account for $220 Billion Given to Contractors
Reason | 18 Jan 2023 | Eric Boehm

Auditors say the Pentagon cannot account for $220 billion worth of government-owned gear provided to military contractors—and the actual total is likely much higher.

In a report released Tuesday, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) slammed the Pentagon’s handling of so-called “government-furnished property” (GFP) that has been passed off to contractors with little oversight. The GAO notes that auditors have asked for decades that the Pentagon develop a plan to account for that gear and equipment—which can include “ammunition, missiles, torpedoes,” and component parts for those items—to little avail. In 2001, the Pentagon said it would address the issue by 2005. In 2020, it said the process would be complete by 2026.

Perhaps someday we’ll know how much taxpayer-funded military gear has been handed out to contractors. For now, the GAO notes that the $220 billion estimate is “likely significantly understated.”

Straight Line of the Day: What has the military done with over 220 Billion dollars worth of equipment?

Pretty Sure This Gives a Fairly Clear Picture of Their Relationship

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Woman Arrested for Driving With Husband Clinging to Car’s Bonnet
Japan Today ^ | 1/30/2023

Police in Fukuroi, Shizuoka Prefecture, have arrested a 23-year-old woman on suspicion of attempted murder after she drove her car with her 23-year-old husband clinging to the bonnet.

The incident occurred at around 12 a.m. Monday, local media reported. Police said the woman drove off while her husband clung to the bonnet for about two kilometers before he fell off.

The husband called a friend who notified police. The man did not suffer any serious injuries.

Mr. Bidenaki assured his wife that he was only saying goodnight to the babysitter; and Mrs. Bidenaki assured him that she was not trying to literally throw him under a bus.

Classic Car Competition

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“Peek-a-boo I see you Miss Ireland.”

“Durn, I thought I was blending into the background.”

“Never. Never ever could you just blend into the background.”

“I’ll try better next time. Got last week’s winner here for you and this week’s match up. I think we may need to switch gears soon to something else.”

“What do you have in mind?”

“Well I still have some connections with the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue people, Might be able to work up something.

“Work away, work away.”

Winner

Cizerta-Morodor V16T

This week’s match up.

Datsun 240Z

The Datsun 240Z started the Japanese sports car craze when it arrived in America in the early 1970’s. Offering lots of power and a pleasant interior for not much money, the Datsun paved the way for Toyota, Honda and Nissan to gain acceptance with U.S. consumers in the following decades. Classified ads from Hemmings and AutoTrader Classics have many Datsun 240Zs listed for sale.

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Ferrari 308 GTS

If you watched television in the 1980s, you will likely remember Thomas Magnum, played by Tom Selleck, tooling around Hawaii in one of these targa tops on Magnum, P.I. Produced from 1975 to 1985, the two-seater V8 Ferrari 308 GTS represented elegance and adventure. The originals used on set were auctioned when the series ended, but you might find one on display at attractions such as the Cars of the Stars Motor Museum in Cumbria, England, or Universal Studios Hollywood.

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