Althouse: At the Friday Night Cafe...

January 29, 2021

At the Friday Night Cafe...

... it’s another cold night out here on the internet. So settle in for some cozy conversation.

98 comments:

narciso said...: How did he figure it out eight months ago

https://www.google.com/amp/s/apelbaum.wordpress.com/2020/05/22/jaccuse/amp/; 1/29/21, 8:21 PM
rehajm said...: The funniest thing about GameStop populism is going to be a bunch of online 17-year-olds suddenly getting extremely pissed off and militant about the capital gains tax

- as seen in the social media sewer; 1/29/21, 8:25 PM
narciso said...: Things are getting lively over tehran; 1/29/21, 8:25 PM
Joe Smith said...: We are fucked:

https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/1355206434921836544

Clinesmith completely skates...from what I've read he will even retain the ability to practice law.

There are truly two systems of justice in this country and this will not end well.

I wonder if a certain retired law professor would deign to give us her opinion?; 1/29/21, 8:26 PM
Jersey Fled said...: I guess lying to an FBI agent (Flynn) is worse than lying to a federal court (Clinesmith).; 1/29/21, 8:31 PM
Achilles said...: Good Germans are having a meltdown today.

Biden is making it tough for the people who just want things to be normal and quiet.

Janet Yellen is a corrupt completely amoral shit bag.

Jen Psaki is really just a stupid person.; 1/29/21, 8:32 PM
wildswan said...: Northshore (Milwaukee) Health Department got 100 doses of vaccine this week. I hear nothing from anybody though I am over 75 so I think it's ridiculous to say that children will be vaccinated by spring. But Our Betters just looove to talk.; 1/29/21, 8:33 PM
I'm Not Sure said...: Are all couples mixed race now? Because I was watching tv tonight and all the commercials...; 1/29/21, 8:33 PM
Achilles said...: Gotta be tough for Biden voters knowing you are on the same side as Citadel, Yellen, and Robin Hood.; 1/29/21, 8:34 PM
narciso said...: General flynn didnt lie at all, that was atrzok and pienza (sic) deal.; 1/29/21, 8:35 PM
Achilles said...: wildswan said...

Northshore (Milwaukee) Health Department got 100 doses of vaccine this week. I hear nothing from anybody though I am over 75 so I think it's ridiculous to say that children will be vaccinated by spring. But Our Betters just looove to talk.

Those are for the mayor, a few reporters, and the people at Guantanamo Bay.

Shut up peasant.; 1/29/21, 8:36 PM
David53 said...: Two systems, yes.

Remember Kristian Saucier? He took photos of classified areas inside a submarine and served a year in federal prison before Trump pardoned him.; 1/29/21, 8:36 PM
Big Mike said...: I was waiting for our third Thursday night.

Big snowstorm due in Virginia in about 28 hours.

Dogs are going crazy next door. I wonder whether that damned black bear is back in our neighborhood.; 1/29/21, 8:40 PM
narciso said...: As pointed out eight months ago, the malpractice of the cuomi was known, yet it was denied by any with the authority to do anything about it.; 1/29/21, 8:41 PM
Jersey Fled said...: Are all couples mixed race now? Because I was watching tv tonight and all the commercials...

According to the Census Bureau 10.2% of marriages in the US are interracial, but this is skewed by Asians of which 49% are interracial.

But in the utopian world of the ad agencies ...; 1/29/21, 8:43 PM
narciso said...: How far removed from this world are we, really

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wgcnubQJvCw; 1/29/21, 8:43 PM
Anonymous said...: After 40 years of Affirmative Action Preference for Women in education and employment, are women happy yet?; 1/29/21, 8:44 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: I ask people to read stuff all the time, not constantly, but enough, I guess.

None of those other times is as big and heart warming as this story I'm asking you to read.

it will warm the cockles of your heart :-)

That's a promise.

Maybe I should post it here.

It's on a FB page.

I only downloaded the ghastly thing so i could follow the FB Market for a new minivan I'm happy to inform I was able to purchase for less than blue book value.

Anyway. I don't know if it would be ethical to cut and paste it here.

Truth be told, I only post here the stuff I can't post over there. Twitter.

Twitter link, in case FB page wont open.

It's possible some of you already reedit.; 1/29/21, 8:44 PM
Anonymous said...: After 40 years of Affirmative Action Preference for Women in education and employment, are women happy yet?; 1/29/21, 8:44 PM
iowan2 said...: I guess lying to an FBI agent (Flynn) is worse than lying to a federal court (Clinesmith).

This is lying to a secret unaccountable Judge for the purpose of spying on US citizens violating their 4th Amendment right to privacy. 4 times in total. The renewals by the FBI are granted because the FBI tells the Judge, the warrants are productive and need to continue...for a year... with zero evidence at the end...4 secret warrants to spy on a US citizen.; 1/29/21, 8:49 PM
StephenFearby said...: Washington Examiner

Cuomo blames Trump for nursing home death undercount

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo responded to accusations that his administration undercounted nursing home deaths from COVID-19 by laying the blame on the Trump administration.

"Where this starts, is, frankly, a political attack from the prior federal administration and HHS and their great spokesman Michael Caputo, who was a protégé of Roger Stone," Cuomo said at a press conference Friday.

Cuomo was forced to address the issue after New York Attorney General Letitia James released a report Thursday, claiming that the New York Department of Health had been undercounting nursing home deaths in the state “by approximately 50 percent.”

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/cuomo-nursing-home-trump-undercount

The only reason for doing this: Letitia James (a sub-zero politician, if there ever was one) is interested in running for Governer herself in 2022.; 1/29/21, 8:53 PM
Jersey Fled said...: Legendary Temple head coach and Philly hoops legend John Cheney dead at 89.

May he rest in peace.; 1/29/21, 8:55 PM
Danno said...: Blogger rehajm said...The funniest thing about GameStop populism is going to be a bunch of online 17-year-olds suddenly getting extremely pissed off and militant about the capital gains tax - as seen in the social media sewer

GameStop trading is almost all short-term, i.e. not held for 1 year, so ordinary income rates apply. Losses are only deductible against other income to the extent of $3,000 per year.; 1/29/21, 8:56 PM
Curious George said...: Still no cause of death for Larry King.

I think he committed suicide. He talked about it less than a year ago after his stroke.; 1/29/21, 8:56 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: "Seattle’s hard-Left secessionist movement has claimed its first territory: six blocks in the Capitol Hill neighborhood."

If you change one word in that top headline, it will be good enough to use for this video... What's goin on, does anybody know?

DC is an armed camp. Who's Biden expecting?; 1/29/21, 9:00 PM
Tomcc said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 1/29/21, 9:03 PM
rhhardin said...: Due to the overwhelming support for MyPillow we are extremely behind on getting orders shipped out. We are working around the clock to get everyone’s orders out as fast as we can. Right now, there could be up to a 2-week delay.; 1/29/21, 9:04 PM
Mike of Snoqualmie said...: The other good thing about this Gamestop little-guy revolt is it saved AMC theatres. AMC theatres had a sh*tload of debt that was dragging them under. With the rise in their stock price, the owners of the debt have converted it to stock, wiping out the debt and the debt payments.; 1/29/21, 9:06 PM
Tomcc said...: I'm Not Sure: Are all couples mixed race now?
My own unsophisticated analysis is that 75% of commercials now reflect interracial couples and of the remaining, 50% reflect same-sex couples.
It does not comport to my own real world observations. And, I live in the Portland area!; 1/29/21, 9:06 PM
Anonymous said...: Ann posted my comment twice. No one wants to take the bait. I didn't mean it to be bait. I meant it to be a question about whether we recognize the difference between girls and boys?

If you don't respond, I will never again write my prose here about my experiences in this life. Heh. Crack...can I get an Amen?; 1/29/21, 9:07 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: In my latest move mypillow was left behind.

No pillow left behind... Jeb Bush's comeback tag line.; 1/29/21, 9:08 PM
Joe Smith said...: Looks like the Gitmo terrorists (the real ones, not Trump voters) will be getting their Covid vaccine shots next week.

Have you received yours yet?

Didn't think so.

Priorities.; 1/29/21, 9:18 PM
Inga said...: Body Camera Footage Shows Capitol Rioters Trampling Over Woman. Video obtained by The Times provides a police officer’s view of the deadly battle to defend a key entryway from the surging mob.

This, for a fantasy of a stolen election.; 1/29/21, 9:21 PM
Mutaman said...: “If you want to spend all your time on Fox and being an a**hole, there’s never been a better time to serve. But if you want to spend your time being thoughtful and getting sh** done, there’s never been a worse time to serve.”

Corry Bliss
Rob Portman adviser; 1/29/21, 9:22 PM
Joe Smith said...: "This, for a fantasy of a stolen election."

Moveon.org

You're flogging a dead horse.; 1/29/21, 9:37 PM
Humperdink said...: My preference for congress/biden is get nothing done. Nope, not a thing. My preference is for the entire federal government to just stop. Do nothing. Just go home, collect their pay, read a book and leave me the heck alone.; 1/29/21, 9:37 PM
Michael K said...: Blogger Jersey Fled said...
I guess lying to an FBI agent (Flynn) is worse than lying to a federal court (Clinesmith).

He didn't lie and the agents reported it. Sally Yates made up the lie story. No doubt she will be up for a big job in the Biden regime.

Before the troll farm gets going, I am back to my book.

One hedge fund guy lost $11.5 billion in the short squeeze. Probably almost as much as he spent on Biden.; 1/29/21, 9:38 PM
Ken B said...: AOC should be censured or expelled if she does not apologize to Cruz.

I wonder though how many Trumpkins will agree, since Cruz once dissed The Donald.

Of course it won’t happen, but it should. It’s worth making Democrats vote on the record.; 1/29/21, 9:43 PM
walter said...: I think it was Inga who plugged that toilet in GA.
That's some serious shit.; 1/29/21, 9:44 PM
Humperdink said...: Emmy Award winning governor Andrew Cuomo lashed out at former President Trump today, blaming him for Cuomo understating New York's Covid nursing home deaths by 50%. According to theater critics, Cuomo's performance could earn him a second Emmy.; 1/29/21, 9:46 PM
walter said...: Yes, Ken.
"Trumpkins" are kinda torn between supporting AOC or Cruz.; 1/29/21, 9:48 PM
Ken B said...: A lot of people are doing GameStop because that store helped build a community. They will not give up. Wall Street will get their Democrat friends to save them, and punish the traders, but it will fracture the Democrats. It might fracture the gop too if they are stupid. But this is a big deal because the cheating is so naked and the traders are right for something they care about, not money.; 1/29/21, 9:50 PM
madAsHell said...: Are all couples mixed race now?

I noticed this mixed-race thing over the holidays, but I figured it was the pro football demographic, and the advertisers were always Target, and Walmart.

Yeah.....funny being a white guy I would never shop at Target, or Walmart......unless they have ammo.; 1/29/21, 9:54 PM
narciso said...: Indeed

https://mobile.twitter.com/amuse/status/1355344330681159684; 1/29/21, 10:03 PM
Ken B said...: The FBI can now fake evidence with impunity, lie to courts, harass anyone they want.

Your country is broken, probably beyond repair.; 1/29/21, 10:04 PM
FullMoon said...: Due to the overwhelming support for MyPillow we are extremely behind on getting orders shipped out. We are working around the clock to get everyone’s orders out as fast as we can. Right now, there could be up to a 2-week delay.

Imagine if Trump voters would respond en masse to real or perceived leftist
misbehavior.
Rush Limbaugh, Hannity, Trump, Carlson, Cruz, others calling for boycotts of particular advertisers on CNN MSNBC, Television shows, actors, supermarkets.

Tens of million heeding the call. Might actually have some influence. Dems do it. Republicans not as organized or dedicated.; 1/29/21, 10:05 PM
narciso said...: The outfit that targeted my pillow is an outgrowth of media matters who are tax exempt and recipients of ppp money.

Cortez mad excuses for hamas the peoplr who kill and maim with rat poison, she was all for the nine months of devastation across the country.; 1/29/21, 10:09 PM
walter said...: Everyone thank Ken for his PSA.; 1/29/21, 10:12 PM
narciso said...: What was the name of that contractor that trudeau covered up for, his atty general resigned.; 1/29/21, 10:14 PM
walter said...: (And let's pretend China isn't infiltrating Canada); 1/29/21, 10:14 PM
iowan2 said...: AOC should be censured or expelled if she does not apologize to Cruz.

It fits well with the virulent anti semitism of the Democrats in general, the squad specifically.
Of course the Speaker of the House has accused all the Republicans of being a threat to safety in the House Chamber. So there's lots of apologies qued up.; 1/29/21, 10:17 PM
320Busdriver said...: Riveting interview of Chamath Palihapitiya, Social Capital founder by CNBC Scott Wapner on the Reddit Retail Investor Revolution.
I did not know who this guy was and saw the link on the Bogle heads investing forum. He also wants to replace Newsom and I would vote for him in a second if I lived there.

https://digg.com/video/chamath-palihapitiya-roasts-cnbc-anchor-gamestop-stocks?fbclid=IwAR1-uJY-AnOBTXuBUhtmXzQQhBrMv5Hu_vfxz9iVZkxL5Xlia6SxZJTGpfc; 1/29/21, 10:21 PM
stephen cooper said...: "the squad" is 4 ugly women who do not like Jews.

SAD! --- tomorrow they are gonna be even uglier.

And God does not really like people who hate Jews.

That being said, Mitt Romney is a disgrace to his professed religion, too. Don't know if he hates Jews or not, but he is a disgrace to his religion.; 1/29/21, 10:30 PM
walter said...: Correct use of "podium" by Virginia Dad..; 1/29/21, 10:31 PM
walter said...: aka Brandon Michon; 1/29/21, 10:32 PM
iowan2 said...: Tens of million heeding the call. Might actually have some influence. Dems do it. Republicans not as organized or dedicated.

I can't operate that way. I have deleted my facebook account, and working on retraining myself to order from any vender other than amazon. Neither of which will notice or care. But I'm not part of a mindless mob.; 1/29/21, 10:33 PM
Francisco D said...: This, for a fantasy of a stolen election.

The Resident Idiot has a lot of fantasies but let's not go there because we have been there before and it is pretty ugly.; 1/29/21, 10:34 PM
William said...: I have no problem with the wealth of hedge fund managers being redistributed among smart ass kids. Every time a hedge fund manager goes broke an angel gets his wings. But here's my problem with the current scenario: In order to cover their losses, the managers are liquidating their assets. Liquidating assets means selling their stocks in a hurry. This could turn into something like a run on the bank. Anytime there are more sellers than buyers, the price goes down. When there are a lot more sellers than buyers, the price goes way down. The market was overvalued and was ripe for a hit. This is just a hit, not even a correction, but these things feed on themselves especially when the algorithms kick in. I can see the Dow blowing through five or even ten thousand points in a single day. Then we will be left with President Biden's speech from the Oval Office telling us that we have nothing to fear but fear itself and calling for a three day bank holiday while he straightens out the details of nationalizing the energy industries.; 1/29/21, 10:39 PM
Sprezzatura said...: “https://twitter.com/malonebarry/status/1355232447131222019”

Deadpan is fun.

IMHO.; 1/29/21, 10:39 PM
stephen cooper said...: Just out of curiosity, is there a single reader of this website who has any real understanding of probability and statistics who does not think that Trump actually won in Pennsylvania?

It amuses me that so many people who have no idea of what a second derivative is are passionately convinced that their opinion on a complex subject like the fiftieth annual iteration of attempted election fraud since 1970 is an opinion that deserves respect.; 1/29/21, 10:39 PM
Yancey Ward said...: Great link, Lem. It did warm my heart's cockles.; 1/29/21, 10:55 PM
NorthOfTheOneOhOne said...: Achilles said...

Jen Psaki is really just a stupid person.

Psaki's brother Jeffery works for Citadel LLC.; 1/29/21, 11:04 PM
rcommal said...: Anyone else have a list of new things to try this year? I do, nearing as I am to March again.

For starters, there’s this (my husband found it amusing to gift me one for Christmas, and I do, too, after the initial, “Huh, thank you! That’s interesting!”

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cd4jvtAr8JM

——-

There are other things on the list also, including old interests I want to try anew.; 1/29/21, 11:13 PM
sterlingblue said...: stephen cooper: I do know stats, but I haven't been following the election fraud debate much, mostly because I can't trust any media outlet (left or right) to present the information in an unbiased way.

Do you have a link to share about PA that would help me be more informed?; 1/29/21, 11:18 PM
rcommal said...: In testing my comment post, I see that the link has not sound.

Trying again (a different one): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0n-o71RUrQw; 1/29/21, 11:19 PM
Yancey Ward said...: It is funny, I have been binging "Midsomer Murders" the last several weeks, and I am pretty sure the main theme has a theremin in it.; 1/29/21, 11:24 PM
rcommal said...: Curious George: His wife says the immediate cause was a sepsis infection.; 1/29/21, 11:32 PM
narciso said...: Oh

https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/wisconsin-state-rep-lied-to-the-public-about-attack-on-officer-mensah/; 1/29/21, 11:33 PM
narciso said...: Someone referred to this series

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UR2hvCnehAA

Chinese game of thrones in the 18th century roughly; 1/29/21, 11:36 PM
rcommal said...: Yancey: This one’s for you!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YTZK9FNgK74; 1/29/21, 11:54 PM
Yancey Ward said...: The instrument is the very definition of eerie.; 1/30/21, 12:02 AM
Churchy LaFemme: said...: Carlson on fire tonight: It's very obvious where this all is going.; 1/30/21, 12:02 AM
rcommal said...: Perhaps alas, perhaps not alas: My Christmas Theremin is not that one. We shall see.; 1/30/21, 12:06 AM
iowan2 said...: Pelosi, in one of her fever dreams, decided to Impeach a President, In one day, no witnesses, no evidence, no testimony. Write a single article of impeachment for inciting insurrection, during a speech on Jan 6th. The vote on impeachment came 7 days after the speech and the mostly peaceful rally.

Today the FBI reported the IED, pipe bomb was planted the day before the mostly peaceful rally. Supposedly which turned contentious by President Trumps speech.

and now the DoJ is indicting 3 people at the rally, that have been planning since November to be incited by President Trump.

Its almost like Pelosi and the Dems were going to Impeach President Trump no matter if anything happened period.

According to Prof Turley
The House blundered by leaving the record and witnesses entirely to the Senate to develop. The Senate could now chose to rule on the record — or lack thereof. Even a couple days of hearings could have created a record of documents and witness accounts

"According to the indictment, the three defendants initiated their communications and coordination in November 2020 and continued through on or about Jan. 19, 2021, when Caldwell was arrested. The exchanges vary in topics from a call to action to logistics, including lodging options, coordinating calls to discuss the plan, and joining forces with other Oath Keeper chapters. On Dec. 31, 2020, Caldwell posted, “THIS IS OUR CALL TO ACTION, FREINDS! SEE YOU ON THE 6TH IN WASHINGTON, D.C. ALONG WITH 2 MILLION OTHER LIKE-MINDED PATRIOTS.

Dems blinded by hate, ignoring reality.; 1/30/21, 12:24 AM
gadfly said...: Blogger Joe Smith said...
We are fucked:

https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/1355206434921836544

Clinesmith completely skates...from what I've read he will even retain the ability to practice law.

This was always a case of misunderstood instructions - and a fair judge ferreted out that there was no there there. Read here what happened in court.

John Dunham has been investigating Robert Mueller and the FBI since May of 2019 and his efforts resulted in just this one weak prosecution. In the process he spent far more than the net cost of the successful Mueller effort. So now AG Merrick Garland can shut this farce down.; 1/30/21, 12:28 AM
rcommal said...: “ I have no problem with the wealth of hedge fund managers being redistributed among smart ass kids. Every time a hedge fund manager goes broke an angel gets his wings. But here's my problem with the current scenario: In order to cover their losses, the managers are liquidating their assets. Liquidating assets means selling their stocks in a hurry. This could turn into something like a run on the bank. Anytime there are more sellers than buyers, the price goes down. When there are a lot more sellers than buyers, the price goes way down. The market was overvalued and was ripe for a hit. This is just a hit, not even a correction, but these things feed on themselves especially when the algorithms kick in. I can see the Dow blowing through five or even ten thousand points in a single day. Then we will be left with President Biden's speech from the Oval Office telling us that we have nothing to fear but fear itself and calling for a three day bank holiday while he straightens out the details of nationalizing the energy industries.”

So much of that makes sense to me. I thought perhaps you were insightful. But then your kicker was to knee-jerk pivot to naked, virulent politics of your choice.

Thanks for a quick revelation.; 1/30/21, 12:37 AM
rcommal said...: By today’s standards, a bit too-overwrought version of the song; yet, it’s a great arrangement, and let’s talk about truly excellent technique. Skills all the way around.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=K6KbEnGnymk

@yancey and anyone else interesred; 1/30/21, 1:22 AM
Achilles said...: Ken B said...

AOC should be censured or expelled if she does not apologize to Cruz.

I wonder though how many Trumpkins will agree, since Cruz once dissed The Donald.

Of course it won’t happen, but it should. It’s worth making Democrats vote on the record.

Ken B attaching views and motives to people they never had.

Just another day for a piece of shit that posts in bad faith.; 1/30/21, 1:34 AM
rcommal said...: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6KbEnGnymk; 1/30/21, 3:12 AM
The Crack Emcee said...: Inga might as well be saying "Hands up! Don't shoot!" is false. She's now doing to the right, what they used to do to blacks: screaming "Look at this - only!" and ignoring anything else that could be revealing. Like the bombs being left the day BEFORE - so Trump couldn't have incited anything.

You're all being so dishonest, it's truly astonishing to watch you twist yourselves into such weird shapes to make it all "work"
for you.

Hell, Inga's totally betraying herself.; 1/30/21, 5:31 AM
Rusty said...: "Hell, Inga's totally betraying herself."
Oh no! Not again!; 1/30/21, 7:28 AM
Mr. Majestyk said...: Tulsi Gabbard seems to be all over the news these days. I assume it's some sort of positioning for future political office.; 1/30/21, 7:59 AM
320Busdriver said...: Does King Biden sign proclamations on Saturday?
Is it televised?

Just trying to plan my day.; 1/30/21, 8:09 AM
Kai Akker said...: --- GameStop ... the traders are right for something they care about, not money. [KenB]

Certainly not money, you are so right! What's 500 points among friends?

When they put Robinhood under, their accounts will be frozen by SIPC. Liquidations can take weeks or months, if the brokerage firm's records are not well kept.

But they want to hold GME and KOSS for months, I'm sure.; 1/30/21, 8:25 AM
320Busdriver said...: The broader point of the video of Chamath that I posted above, and one I completely agree with, is that any kid in moms basement has access to nearly all the same info as your hedgies do and a lot of them are trading options to boot. The playing field has been leveled with technology accessible to everyman. The big donors don’t like that they have been beat at the game they have taken advantage of for years and now are whining for changes to the rules. Pathetic.; 1/30/21, 9:14 AM
The Crack Emcee said...: Mr. Majestyk said...

"Tulsi Gabbard seems to be all over the news these days. I assume it's some sort of positioning for future political office."

She's the closest thing we've got to a sane voice out there right now.; 1/30/21, 9:27 AM
Ken B said...: Good advice
Marc J. Randazza
@marcorandazza
·
16h
If you wrote a negative review of Robinhood, and you were truly one of their customers, file an arbitration against them.

If they had 100,000 filed in one day, they'd tank.

They require arbitration. They wont allow group actions. So, let them get consumed by piranhas!
———————-

They have to post a bond for each case filed.; 1/30/21, 10:58 AM
Ken B said...: No Achilles. AOC really did tweet that. Stop covering up for her!; 1/30/21, 10:59 AM
Narr said...: Tulsi didn't kill herself. (Just thought I'd get ahead of the game.)

Narr
Morning, y'all!; 1/30/21, 11:02 AM
Joe Smith said...: "This was always a case of misunderstood instructions - and a fair judge ferreted out that there was no there there."

The man faked information that led to the issuance of a FISA warrant and surveillance of a U.S. citizen.

I don't care why he did it, political or not. This is governmental overreach at it's worst.

If you think any private citizen would be accorded the same leniency then you are a total moron.

This is the deep-state left taking care of their own.

The only other explanation is that he flipped and will take down others above him in return for a wrist slap.

I'm not holding my breath.; 1/30/21, 11:45 AM
Ken B said...: A year ago Ioannidis published his paper. It was wrong then, and it looks worse now. Here is an early response https://researchers.one/articles/20.03.00004

Covid was Trump's chance to be a great president, to save the country great suffering, and to guarantee re-election.. He fucked it up.; 1/30/21, 4:33 PM
Danno said...: KenB said..."Covid was Trump's chance to be a great president, to save the country great suffering, and to guarantee re-election.. He fucked it up."

Why don't you worry about Canada, Hoser? Your boy wonder, Trudeau should be generating a response to the Keystone XL pipeline travesty.

OTOH, I see Canada is making all vacationing Canadians pay big money to officially quarantine on return to the Great White North at their own expense. And canceling flights to Mexico and points south. Covid paranoid?; 1/30/21, 4:48 PM
Kai Akker said...: --- I completely agree with, is that any kid in moms basement has access to nearly all the same info as your hedgies do and a lot of them are trading options to boot. [302Busdriver]

So they are primed to get wiped out in the bear market.

---The playing field has been leveled with technology accessible to everyman. The big donors don’t like that they have been beat at the game they have taken advantage of for years and now are whining for changes to the rules. Pathetic.

The playing field has been leveled and soon we will know who has any actual talent and who just rode a bull trend up. Did Buffett say never confuse genius with a bull market, or was it Bernard Baruch? No, probably Aristotle. Busdriver, you are fantasizing; the reality is going to be much more difficult for the kiddies in the basement. But if they put their brokerages under, they can contemplate the whole mess from another perspective yet.; 1/30/21, 4:49 PM
Ken B said...: Kai is right, but the Redditers know that. They aren’t buying GME to make money. Read the Reddit. And they won’t give up. GameStop means something to them emotionally. Places like that built communities. So Wall Street will save itself by having the Democrats come to the rescue. But many people will see for the first time how corrupt they really are. That will matter.; 1/30/21, 5:02 PM
Ken B said...: Ken B: Your FBI hounds people for their political views, and lies to courts to get warrants.
Trumpkins: But Trudeau!

Ken B: Your electoral process is shoddy.
Trumpkins: But Trudeau!

Ken B: Americans are charged with crimes for memes.
Trumpkins: But Trudeau!

Ken B: Your government threatens million dollar fines for people getting vaccines out of order, preferring to let the vaccine spoil than inject someone, but teachers' Union members get to jump the queue.
Trumpkins: But Trudeau!

Ken B: Your senate pretends Patrick Leahy is impartial.
Trumpkins: But Trudeau!

Ken B: Wall Street looks pretty damned crooked to me.
Trumpkins: Okay, you have a point there, but Trudeau!; 1/30/21, 5:23 PM
Josephbleau said...: I know someone is ashamed of Trudeau and all his SNC-Lavalin and other donor payoff type baggage, but you don't need to overcompensate and act out your dissonance in public. Shouting his name 5 times is not necessary.; 1/30/21, 5:55 PM
Anonymous said...: Covid.

Mass hysteria created by the news media. Wildly inaccurate 'tests', that wildly amplified the number of 'cases'. Most deaths reported as Covid!

The CDC says, only 6% of 'Covid deaths' are actually caused by Covid. Not reported. Shhh.

CDC says, if you have the common cold (which is a coronavirus) you test positive.
If you have a remnant of the seasonal flu, you test positive. Shhhh.

After a year, we learn that the best deterrent to Covid is fresh air and sunshine. The State arrested Moms taking their children to the park for fresh air and sunshine.

Ponder this for a moment. Moms innately knew that the best thing they could do for their children, is to get them out into the fresh air and sunshine. They were right.

The powers of the State came down hard on them. Arrested them. Handcuffed them.

The puzzling thing is...why haven't we taken a flamethrower to the State?; 1/30/21, 7:30 PM
stephen cooper said...: sterlingblue ---- There is a reference to some of the popularizations of the technical details at "Symbolism Communication", as of January 25, 2021. As for me, I am waiting either for the misnamed impeachment proceedings or the civil suits before I spend detailed time looking into the issue again.

If you want the best statistician evidence of which I am aware, go to the comment threads when Nassim Taleb says there is no reliable statistical evidence of election fraud. The real statisticians in the comment threads often disagree with him, in what it is often not an unconvincing way.

Scott Adams covers this on an almost daily basis, pointing out what has and has not been proven, although he does not focus on Pennsylvania. The point Adams repeatedly makes is that, while 95 percent of the anecdotal evidence may be misrepresented, and while 95 percent of the specific claims of election fraud are likely not provable, there has not been any refutation of the reasonable point of view that fraud occurred until there is transparency. Absent transparency, the reasonable point of view is that election fraud occurred, particularly in places where it has regularly occurred in the past, i.e., Philadelphia, Detroit, Las Vegas, and particularly in places where the risk of detection was low (mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania) and the possibility of reward was distributed in a difficult to detect way.; 1/30/21, 7:37 PM