FOX 35 INVESTIGATES: Questions raised after fatal motorcycle crash listed as COVID-19 death

FOX 35 INVESTIGATES: Questions raised after fatal motorcycle crash listed as COVID-19 death
"ORLANDO, Fla. - A person who died in a motorcycle accident was added to Florida’s COVID-19 death count, according to a state health official.

FOX 35 News found this out after asking Orange County Health Officer Dr. Raul Pino whether two coronavirus victims who were in their 20s had any underlying conditions. 

One of his answers surprised us. 

“The first one didn’t have any. He died in a motorcycle accident,” Pino said.

Dr. Pino was asked if the man’s data was removed.

FOX 35 INVESTIGATES: Florida Department of Health says some labs have not reported negative COVID-19 results

“I don’t think so. I have to double-check,” Pino said. “We were arguing, discussing, or trying to argue with the state. 

Not because of the numbers -- it’s 100…it doesn’t make any difference if it's 99 -- but the fact that the individual didn’t die from COVID-19…died in the crash. 

But you could actually argue that it could have been the COVID-19 that caused him to crash. I don’t know the conclusion of that one.”

There are still two people in their 20s on Orange County’s data list for coronavirus deaths...Read all.

Honesty in MI not on the near horizon.

FBI Opens An Investigation Into Twitter Hack Amid National Security Concerns: Report | The Daily Caller

FBI Opens An Investigation Into Twitter Hack Amid National Security Concerns: Report | The Daily Caller:

The FBI is leading an investigation into a hacking campaign that compromised several high-profile Twitter accounts, The Wall Street Journal and Reuters reported Thursday, citing sources familiar with the probe.

Miss Swimsuit UK, 23, is stripped of her title after she posted 'All Lives Matter' | Daily Mail Online

Miss Swimsuit UK, 23, is stripped of her title after she posted 'All Lives Matter' | Daily Mail Online

"Miss Swimsuit UK, 23, is stripped of title over 'All Lives Matter' Facebook post - as it emerges her actor boyfriend shared anti-BLM meme stating 'white privilege is a leftist lie'

• Miss Swimsuit UK 2019 was deleted from competition's site after Facebook post 
• Jasmine Archer-Jones, 23, wrote in a now deleted post: 'ALL lives matter' 
• She went on to state that she hadn't seen evidence George Floyd was innocent

AM Fruitcake

History for July 18

History for July 18 - On-This-Day.com
S.I. Hayakawa 1906, Nelson Mandela 1918 - President of South Africa, 
John Glenn 1921 - Astronaut


Dick Button 1929, Hunter S. Thompson 1937, Martha Reeves (Martha and the Vandellas) 1941


1936 - The first Oscar Meyer Wienermobile rolled out of General Body Company’s factory in Chicago, IL.


1936 - The Spanish Civil War began as Gen. Francisco Franco led an uprising of army troops based in Spanish North Africa.

‘Protect Our Police’ PAC, set up to elect pro-cop candidates, brings in $100G in first week | Fox News

‘Protect Our Police’ PAC, set up to elect pro-cop candidates, brings in $100G in first week | Fox News:

A political action committee set up to elect pro-police candidates into office at the state and local level raked in more than $100,000 in its first week – a figure that its founders are saying is proof that Americans want political leaders who “back the blue.”

The way we were-----50 Years Of Change: 1968 to 2018

Boob-tube-----Tarzan and the Green Goddess (1935) [Action] [Adventure]

"They are trying to compel speech - but only speech of which they approve."--Fans of Best of the Web Today

Fans of Best of the Web Today--Michael Smith shared a link.
"When people hear the phrase "freedom of speech", most think it means that an individual has the right to say what they want, when they want and where they want - and to a large extent, that is true.
But there is another, perhaps more important aspect.
I wrote the other day that "BlackLivesMatter" had become a new oath, something that was required to be proclaimed publicly in order to gain access to certain organizations, to pursue commercial activities and to be granted membership to certain groups. 

We also hear from these groups that "Silence is Violence" - there's a reason for that. 

They are trying to compel speech - but only speech of which they approve.
The other aspect of the right to free speech also applies to this new "oath" in that our First Amendment guarantees not only the right to speak, it protects the right to not speak. 

Americans may not to be compelled by society or government to utter speech with which we disagree. 

This is why people cannot be forced to utter the Pledge of Allegiance or even stand for the Star Spangled Banner...Read all.

The Two Clashing Meanings of 'Free Speech'

Today’s campus controversies reflect a battle between two distinct conceptions of the term—what the Greeks called isegoria and parrhesia.

No religion could have achieved this universal level of obedience--Scientists Skeptical of Anthropogenic Global Warming

Scientists Skeptical of Anthropogenic Global Warming--Barrie Shiroh 

"No religion could have achieved this universal level of obedience, and certainly no political organization.

In the time of #COVID19, scientists and their statistics rule our world." 

Public trust has even given scientists the power to challenge any political leader who takes a contrary position on how to manage the pandemic, regardless of the system of government. 

The delicate dance between scientists and politicians has become especially important because the public has turned overwhelmingly to their governments to lead them through the crisis.
Scientists may suggest a course for us to take but it is up to the government to get us there. 

Most political leaders who have decided to go against the scientific "con-sensus" have experienced a decline in public support. 

Most political leaders who have taken a more scientifically aligned approach to managing COVID-19 have seen their public approval numbers shoot up."

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Pompeo Announces Sanctions Against Huawei, Other Chinese Companies

Pompeo Announces Sanctions Against Huawei, Other Chinese Companies:

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday announced sanctions against certain employees of Chinese technology companies — such as Huawei — that support regimes engaging in human rights violations, such as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
“The State Department will impose visa restrictions on certain employees of Chinese technology companies like Huawei that provide material support to regimes engaging in human rights violations and abuses globally,” he said during a press briefing at the State Department.

Federal probe reveals disturbing trend of researchers with foreign ties, most to China

Federal probe reveals disturbing trend of researchers with foreign ties, most to China

• The vast majority- 93 percent- of the undisclosed ties were linked to China.
• The same investigation effort led to the arrest of Harvard Professor Charles Lieber.

"As part of an ongoing investigation by the National Institutes of Health, 54 scientists have lost their jobs as a result of their failure to disclose foreign ties. So far, 93 percent of the 189 scientists investigated have been tied to China...Read all!

The Housing Crisis Of 2020: Millions Of Americans Missed Their Last Rent Payments, And Tens Of Millions Could Soon Be Evicted

The Housing Crisis Of 2020: Millions Of Americans Missed Their Last Rent Payments, And Tens Of Millions Could Soon Be Evicted
"Week after week we continue to get economic numbers that are absolutely horrific, and it appears that we are heading for a housing crisis that will be even worse than what we witnessed in 2008.  
Back then, millions of Americans lost their homes, but this time around it could be tens of millions.  

...Overall, more than 51 million Americans have filed new claims for unemployment benefits over the last 17 weeks, and that is by far the largest spike in unemployment in all of U.S. history.
...I know that some people are hesitant to use the term “economic collapse”, but what else are we supposed to call this?...Read all.

Lunch video-----Cancel "Cancel Culture"

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GOP Sen. Kennedy: 'Keeping the Schools Closed Is Going to Do Far More Harm to Our Kids Than the Coronavirus Ever Can'

GOP Sen. Kennedy: 'Keeping the Schools Closed Is Going to Do Far More Harm to Our Kids Than the Coronavirus Ever Can':

Wednesday on Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) discussed the reopening of schools this fall amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Kennedy, noting that the coronavirus is less harmful to children, emphasized that keeping schools closed “is going to do far more harm to our kids than the coronavirus ever can.” The Louisiana senator added that the decision should be up to the parents, but he stressed the importance of schooling for kids’ mental health, education, healthcare, counseling and more.

New From Teen Vogue: Sleep Is Systemically Racist

New From Teen Vogue: Sleep Is Systemically Racist
"Teen Vogue, in its imperishable desire to act as the spearhead for political correctness, published an article titled “Black Power Naps Is Addressing Systemic Racism in Sleep,” in which they plugged an artistic initiative entitled “Black Power Naps,” which argues that blacks have had shorter lives than whites because blacks were not permitted to sleep, and thus reparations must be given in the form of time off from work...
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Well, are you?

From April but worse today!-----US Virus Numbers Now Include Probable Cases Without Tests | New York News | US News

US Virus Numbers Now Include Probable Cases Without Tests | New York News | US News:

• The U.S. tally of coronavirus cases and deaths might jump, because federal health officials will now count illnesses that are not confirmed by lab testing.

"NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. tally of coronavirus cases and deaths could soon jump because federal health officials will now count illnesses that are not confirmed by lab testing.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told states Tuesday to include probable COVID-19 cases in their reports to the agency. Previously, most states reported only lab-confirmed cases and deaths...Read all.

#1 This day 1969-----Zager and Evans - In The Year 2525

Thank God I'm no longer in the corporate world and within the reach of big corporate HR.

Fans of Best of the Web Today--Michael Smith
"Thank God I'm no longer in the corporate world and within the reach of big corporate HR.
Yesterday, I was speaking to a friend who jut came back from an expat assignment in Europe to become the head of a division of a Fortune 500 company here in the US.
He told me that the explosion of mandatory "race sensitivity" and "white privilege" training flowing down from all corporate HQ was unbelievable in both volume and speed. 
He said it is at least double - maybe triple - the wave of #MeToo indoctrination that was just beginning to wind down.
The commonality he noted with the former "training" was that it isn't enough to not be a racist, you have to be "anti-racist", which means you have to actively cheerlead for BLM.
He noted that was exactly what the HR leadership promoted for sexual orientation and how the corporation began promoting "Pride" events and the ritual shaming of #MeToo where males were afraid to compliment a female colleague.
The premise put forth in both cases was that if you didn't celebrate LGBTQ causes, you were a homophobe and if you didn't parse every word spoken to a female employee, you were a sexual predator...
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Your choice?

COMMENTARY: Masks-for-all for COVID-19 not based on sound data | CIDRAP

COMMENTARY: Masks-for-all for COVID-19 not based on sound data | CIDRAP:

In response to the stream of misinformation and misunderstanding about the nature and role of masks and respirators as source control or personal protective equipment (PPE), we critically review the topic to inform ongoing COVID-19 decision-making that relies on science-based data and professional expertise.
As noted in a previous commentary, the limited data we have for COVID-19 strongly support the possibility that SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19—is transmitted by inhalation of both droplets and aerosols near the source. It is also likely that people who are pre-symptomatic or asymptomatic throughout the duration of their infection are spreading the disease in this way.
Data lacking to recommend broad mask use
We do not recommend requiring the general public who do not have symptoms of COVID-19-like illness to routinely wear cloth or surgical masks because: