U.S. government to Zuckerberg: ‘said anything that says vaccines have side effects, you need to take down.’
In Friday’s episode, Zuckerberg said a turning point for his approach to censorship under Biden came when the president publicly said social media memes combatting his pandemic narrative were ‘killing people.’ ‘All these different agencies and branches of government just started investigating and coming after our company,’ he said. ‘It was brutal, brutal.’
What better way to fight disease…who will need big pharma? Heritable polygenic editing: the next frontier in genomic medicine?
“For example, editing a relatively small number of genomic variants could make a substantial difference to an individual’s risk of developing coronary artery disease, Alzheimer’s disease, major depressive disorder, diabetes and schizophrenia. Similarly, large changes in risk factors, such as low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and blood pressure, could, in theory, be achieved by polygenic editing.”
Banks face growing risk as double defaults on commercial loans mount A bank practice known as ‘extend and pretend’ has delayed a write-off reckoning but may hide a growing systemic risk
For me Gold is a protective asset right now and an inflation hedge. As to the bounces, Bill is a much better guide. I’m terrible at trading 😿
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Project Agora:
More than 40 private sector financial firms, convened by the Institute of International Finance, will join the Bank for International Settlements and a group of leading central banks in Project Agorá to explore how tokenisation can enhance wholesale cross-border payments.
I am saddened by all the stories I am hearing from my friends who are impacted by the fires. My heart breaks for them. Just devastation. Friends have lost their primary residence and or their investment properties.
Now I am hearing about looters during this desperate time. I cannot understand how society tolerates this. LA DA is simply saying we will arrest you and it will be a felony. That is it? Wake up. Consequences must be high enough to prevent the crime in the 1st place. Not entice crime by some idiot doing an ROI analysis and saying duh ok let me go loot.
PS Check out this mansion that rents for $25k per month. Burned down.
An unidentified man was detained Wednesday after he allegedly tried to slip a machete and three knives into the US Capitol Visitor Center hours before President-elect Donald Trump was due to arrive. US Capitol Police said they plan to press charges against the suspect, who was stopped at an X-ray scanner at the entrance to the legislative complex.
Trump argues that he is entitled to full immunity from prosecution, and also sentencing, now that he is President-elect. Asks Supreme Court to halt his sentencing scheduled for Friday Jan 10. So basically he’s claiming that he is above the law.
I find it deeply offensive that Trump threatens to use the US military to achieve his goals of taking control of Greenland and the Panama Canal, citing national defense reasons.
He thinks nothing about threatening the sovereignty of other nations. Where does it stop with this despicable human being? I think he won’t hesitate to use the US military on Americans who resist his policies on mass deportation, for example.
During Trump 1.0, he forced NATO countries to agree to spend 2% of GNP on the military. Today, his demands are 5%. These are New York mafia tactics.
Now, I hear he likes the proposal of a dimwit congresswoman to rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America.
For those who think Trump isn’t acting like a dictator, I suggest you wake up to the Trump 2.0 reality.
Appended from msn.com
“Dear god, this presser is batsh-t even for Trump,” said one-time D.C. staffer and influencer @Angry_Staffer. “He’s b—-hing about water pressure. He’s talking about electric heaters making people itch. He says he’s going to try to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. He says windmills drive whales crazy.”
I think his words must be taken more seriously than “batsh-t.” This man is a clear and present danger to more than America; he is to the world.
Canadian voters should know that both leading Liberal Party leadership candidates attempting to replace Justin Trudeau are WEF leaders.
WEF is the scourge that brought Canadians the carbon tax.
WEF was instrumental in getting climate change ideology legislated in the form of carbon taxes in 2007 in Canada and Europe. The US rejected it. For those who care about how damaging it was to the economy in these regions of the world that adopted them, look at the growth of the GNP of Canada and the EU versus the US from 2008 until now. The difference is as stark as day and night.
From the moment Canada legislated its carbon tax, I wrote in these pages that I was 100% opposed. Trump is not too far wrong when he points out that the Canadian and EU economies are disasters.
The point I have always made should be easy to understand. Canada has a population of 40 million. The world’s major polluters are China and India; their populations are 1.43 billion each. Neither country gives a damn about WEF ideologies.
While we care about a clean environment, these other nations are watching us destroy our economies with idiotic legislation. Let’s be practical. Canadians cannot save the world.
Jan 6 rolls around again. Given Trump’s penchant to pardon these people (a few have already asked to be pardoned) I researched these names:
Stewart Rhodes, Oath Keepers founder; sentenced to 18 years. Kelly Meggs, Oath Keepers Florida; sentenced to 12 years. Enrique Tarrio; Proud Boys “chairman”; 22 years. Gavin McInnes; Proud Boys founder; 22 years. Joe Biggs; Proud Boys lieutenant; convicted felon; 17 years. Zachary Rehl; Proud Boys; convicted felon; 15 years. Ethan Nordean; Proud Boys; convicted felon; 18 years. Dominic Pezzola; Proud Boys; convicted felon; 10 years. Jessica Watkins; Oath Keepers member; convicted felon; 8 1/2 years. Ray Epps; Oath Keepers Arizona chapter; 1 year probation.
Less serious:
Richard “Bigo” Barnett; had his feet up on Pelosi’s desk; convicted felon; 54 months. Jacob Chansley; the “QAnon Shaman”; 41 months; released in March 2023. Adam Johnson; moron who walked out with Pelosi’s lectern; 75 days and a $5000 fine. Tim Gionet; so-called “Baked Alaska”; 60 days and a $2000 fine.
Thanks goldbug58. The nation and the world watched Jan 6 with horror. We cannot allow a few politicians to change history by pardoning these people for their acts. That day was not a ‘walk in the park’ or ‘parade.’ It was a flat-out insurrection that damaged America’s reputation of being the global core of democracy. Shame on these people. They did the crime; now let them do the time.
Beware of the WEF Young Global Leaders who will speak at Davos this month.
It’s a con job that WEF holds these young people out as representatives of global society. They have been carefully recruited to represent the WEF Old Guard, the network that threatens global freedoms.
Bernie is a socialist, and I am not. I am pretty much right-wing. However, I also believe in social equity, which is that the systems of democratic government and free enterprise must be fair to all. In this regard, Bernie speaks the truth. When three individuals own wealth equal to the total wealth of 50% of America’s 335 million people, there is a serious equity problem. That problem is getting worse by the month and must be solved ASAP.
Trump quote from yesterday. Does this make sense to anyone? I always thought American’s industrialism, dedication to hard work, plus thrift, made us wealthy…
“The Tariffs, and Tariffs alone, created this vast wealth for our Country. Then we switched over to Income Tax. We were never so wealthy as during this period. Tariffs will pay off our debt and, MAKE AMERICA WEALTHY AGAIN”
Tariffs are paid by all Americans regardless of their wealth. Trump favors the most wealthy and stands opposed to progressive taxation. The income and wealth inequality situation is at the breaking point, and Trump wants to make it worse. Shame on him.
Ohio State over Oregon in a sleeper. Did not see that coming. Quit watching at 17-0. Sad because Oregon was my favorite to win it all.
Texas barely beat Arizona State in a double overtime thriller. In the first OT, Texas was 3rd and 13 from well out, I think, and I figured ASU had won the game. But the next play kept Texas alive. Terrific game.
The earlier game between Penn State and Boise State went as expected for the Nittany Lions. I was a bit surprised at the strength of the Boise State team in the first quarter until I realized they had the previous week off because they had been unfairly ranked in the top four. That should have been an 8th ranked team at best.
Tonight we have Georgia and Notre Dame. I expect Georgia to win a close low-scoring game.
The location was beside the Royal Sonesta Hotel, a hotel that Pat, me and our children have stayed at.
Because of the Hard Money Conference and also the city was a midway stop between my offices in Dallas and Atlanta, New Orleans is one of my favorite travel cities. Been many times and always had time for Bourbon Street and the French Quarter.
Tesla cybertruck explodes parked outside the lobby of Trump Hotel in Vegas. Already the conspiracy theories trickle in; “it’s the left”; “no, it’s Mossad”; “nah, Trump and Elon wanting support from far right crazies”.
Four years of this lies ahead and we’re not even started yet.
I agree the chaos has just begun. My worry is that these events play right into Trump’s plans and as they build, Trump will tell the people he needs the military to get involved inside the country. Americans will soon discover if their country is a democracy or a banana republic ruled by a dictator.
US military leadership must be fearing the day when Commander In Chief Bone Spurs gives them an order they will have to refuse. Isn’t that why Trump has nominated a Fox weekend show co-host to be head of the military?
My HAPPY NEW YEAR wish for 2025 was delivered today.
On Friday, I had a fourth CT Scan in the past nine months, the first one identifying stage 3 Transitional Cell Carcinoma (TCC) of the renal pelvis and ureter. That led to a nephroureterectomy, six nights in the hospital, and a three-month recovery period. I have had three more CT scans since. This one was a CT Urogram Triphasic.
The results were delivered this morning, and I’ll be celebrating today.
*FINAL REPORT*
INDICATION: Left urothelial cancer surveillance/staging
PREVIOUS: 17/10/2024
FINDINGS:
Stable left nephrectomy. A left retroperitoneal lymph node in image 43 measures 6 mm, unchanged. Wispy densities in the left retroperitoneum about the aorta are stable. A proximal left iliac chain lymph node image 97 measures 5 mm, unchanged. A distal left iliac chain lymph node image 125 measures 4 mm, unchanged. There are no enlarged lymph nodes.
Ill-defined soft tissue within the left retroperitoneum seen in the pelvis axial series image 126 extending to the left UVJ is stable and likely postoperative in nature. Overall, there are no new or enlarging nodules. The right kidney and renal collecting system are stable demonstrating no filling defects to suggest urothelial carcinoma. There is a stable right lower pole exophytic posterior renal cyst measuring 4 cm. The urinary bladder is a similar but grossly normal. The prostate remains enlarged, measuring 5.3 x 6.5 x 6.6 cm. There are no new or suspicious osseous findings in this patient with osseous demineralization. The remainder of the study demonstrates no suspicious findings.
CONCLUSION:
No concerning change, particularly left iliac chain lymph nodes. No evidence of recurrence or metastases.
On March 5, I return for a fifth cystoscopy, cytology visit. These procedures and scans will now be regular but probably once per year. My life should return to normal after a tough year with over 60 tests and procedures in three hospitals and many more in a private lab.
New Year’s Eve is a time to celebrate life, and I certainly will tonight. HAPPY NEW YEAR 2025!
To see a relative I visited today a senior care named D’Youville Life & Wellness Community.A commitment to care. A legacy of compassion. This is D’Youville.Since 1960, D’Youville Life & Wellness Community has provided Greater Lowell and surrounding communities with exceptional elder care, earning the respect of its peers and the trust of the community at large.
it is non profit –run by catholic charity from canada
95% resident were white, , staff of over 200 were african and central american immigrants, few RN nurse were white,
I assume many were Illegal,
who will take care of our elder if all immigrants were deported or if immigration is restricted?
will be interested to see what happen in next few years,
CES: 6th Gen WAYMO DRIVER on Zeekr and Hyundai EVs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg2NELoT8S0
U.S. government to Zuckerberg: ‘said anything that says vaccines have side effects, you need to take down.’
In Friday’s episode, Zuckerberg said a turning point for his approach to censorship under Biden came when the president publicly said social media memes combatting his pandemic narrative were ‘killing people.’
‘All these different agencies and branches of government just started investigating and coming after our company,’ he said.
‘It was brutal, brutal.’
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14271935/mark-zuckerberg-joe-rogan-podcast-joe-biden-censor-memes-episode.html
What better way to fight disease…who will need big pharma?
Heritable polygenic editing: the next frontier in genomic medicine?
“For example, editing a relatively small number of genomic variants could make a substantial difference to an individual’s risk of developing coronary artery disease, Alzheimer’s disease, major depressive disorder, diabetes and schizophrenia. Similarly, large changes in risk factors, such as low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and blood pressure, could, in theory, be achieved by polygenic editing.”
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39779842/
What will happen to the legacy automakers
BYD escalates Australia’s EV price war with $19,000 USD BYD Dolphin EV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjbnbRJTAYs
Banks face growing risk as double defaults on commercial loans mount
A bank practice known as ‘extend and pretend’ has delayed a write-off reckoning but may hide a growing systemic risk
https://archive.is/3QrWz#selection-1741.0-1745.116
An important read. Does this account for the bounce in today’s gold price?
For me Gold is a protective asset right now and an inflation hedge. As to the bounces, Bill is a much better guide. I’m terrible at trading 😿
Project Agora:
More than 40 private sector financial firms, convened by the Institute of International Finance, will join the Bank for International Settlements and a group of leading central banks in Project Agorá to explore how tokenisation can enhance wholesale cross-border payments.
https://www.bis.org/about/bisih/topics/fmis/agora.htm
I am saddened by all the stories I am hearing from my friends who are impacted by the fires. My heart breaks for them. Just devastation. Friends have lost their primary residence and or their investment properties.
Now I am hearing about looters during this desperate time. I cannot understand how society tolerates this. LA DA is simply saying we will arrest you and it will be a felony. That is it? Wake up. Consequences must be high enough to prevent the crime in the 1st place. Not entice crime by some idiot doing an ROI analysis and saying duh ok let me go loot.
PS Check out this mansion that rents for $25k per month. Burned down.
https://www.realtor.com/rentals/details/1366-Lachman-Ln_Pacific-Palisades_CA_90272_M29755-88984
Google Gemini’s Deep Research: What is it and How to Use it?
https://techwiser.com/google-geminis-deep-research-what-is-it-and-how-to-use-it/
An unidentified man was detained Wednesday after he allegedly tried to slip a machete and three knives into the US Capitol Visitor Center hours before President-elect Donald Trump was due to arrive.
US Capitol Police said they plan to press charges against the suspect, who was stopped at an X-ray scanner at the entrance to the legislative complex.
Trump argues that he is entitled to full immunity from prosecution, and also sentencing, now that he is President-elect. Asks Supreme Court to halt his sentencing scheduled for Friday Jan 10. So basically he’s claiming that he is above the law.
A dangerous night in LA
I cannot imagine the consequences of fire and 80 mph winds.
God bless those firefighters.
A report from the streets.
NYC sees ‘staggering’ 146.5% spike in felony assaults by repeat offenders as top cops blame ‘broken system.
PS that is a man with 87 convictions and a 8 inch plus knife.
Google “speedy trial laws’
Unless the prosecutor can become famous from the prosecution, no crime is being fought in NYC.
I find it deeply offensive that Trump threatens to use the US military to achieve his goals of taking control of Greenland and the Panama Canal, citing national defense reasons.
He thinks nothing about threatening the sovereignty of other nations. Where does it stop with this despicable human being? I think he won’t hesitate to use the US military on Americans who resist his policies on mass deportation, for example.
During Trump 1.0, he forced NATO countries to agree to spend 2% of GNP on the military. Today, his demands are 5%. These are New York mafia tactics.
Now, I hear he likes the proposal of a dimwit congresswoman to rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America.
For those who think Trump isn’t acting like a dictator, I suggest you wake up to the Trump 2.0 reality.
Appended from msn.com
“Dear god, this presser is batsh-t even for Trump,” said one-time D.C. staffer and influencer @Angry_Staffer. “He’s b—-hing about water pressure. He’s talking about electric heaters making people itch. He says he’s going to try to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. He says windmills drive whales crazy.”
I think his words must be taken more seriously than “batsh-t.” This man is a clear and present danger to more than America; he is to the world.
Canadian voters should know that both leading Liberal Party leadership candidates attempting to replace Justin Trudeau are WEF leaders.
WEF is the scourge that brought Canadians the carbon tax.
WEF was instrumental in getting climate change ideology legislated in the form of carbon taxes in 2007 in Canada and Europe. The US rejected it. For those who care about how damaging it was to the economy in these regions of the world that adopted them, look at the growth of the GNP of Canada and the EU versus the US from 2008 until now. The difference is as stark as day and night.
From the moment Canada legislated its carbon tax, I wrote in these pages that I was 100% opposed. Trump is not too far wrong when he points out that the Canadian and EU economies are disasters.
The point I have always made should be easy to understand. Canada has a population of 40 million. The world’s major polluters are China and India; their populations are 1.43 billion each. Neither country gives a damn about WEF ideologies.
While we care about a clean environment, these other nations are watching us destroy our economies with idiotic legislation. Let’s be practical. Canadians cannot save the world.
Jan 6 rolls around again. Given Trump’s penchant to pardon these people (a few have already asked to be pardoned) I researched these names:
Stewart Rhodes, Oath Keepers founder; sentenced to 18 years.
Kelly Meggs, Oath Keepers Florida; sentenced to 12 years.
Enrique Tarrio; Proud Boys “chairman”; 22 years.
Gavin McInnes; Proud Boys founder; 22 years.
Joe Biggs; Proud Boys lieutenant; convicted felon; 17 years.
Zachary Rehl; Proud Boys; convicted felon; 15 years.
Ethan Nordean; Proud Boys; convicted felon; 18 years.
Dominic Pezzola; Proud Boys; convicted felon; 10 years.
Jessica Watkins; Oath Keepers member; convicted felon; 8 1/2 years.
Ray Epps; Oath Keepers Arizona chapter; 1 year probation.
Less serious:
Richard “Bigo” Barnett; had his feet up on Pelosi’s desk; convicted felon; 54 months.
Jacob Chansley; the “QAnon Shaman”; 41 months; released in March 2023.
Adam Johnson; moron who walked out with Pelosi’s lectern; 75 days and a $5000 fine.
Tim Gionet; so-called “Baked Alaska”; 60 days and a $2000 fine.
Thanks goldbug58. The nation and the world watched Jan 6 with horror. We cannot allow a few politicians to change history by pardoning these people for their acts. That day was not a ‘walk in the park’ or ‘parade.’ It was a flat-out insurrection that damaged America’s reputation of being the global core of democracy. Shame on these people. They did the crime; now let them do the time.
Justin Trudeau Resigned as Canada’s Prime Minister.
Liberal Party leadership campaign will follow.
Mark Carney and Chrystia Freeland will be the frontrunners. Neither is acceptable to voters who want change.
The Parliament has been shut down for months. The House of Commons wasn’t doing anything anyway.
Time for a change!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Carney
Mark Carney is a bully and a snake!
Trust me on this.
Mike Green is a man on a mission:
“…he argues, the growing dominance of passive investing distorts capital formation, creates market instability, and carries the potential for a crash”
https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/2e5um1swovwbm3x5yyk1s/corner-office/why-michael-green-is-known-as-the-cassandra-of-passive-investing
Beware of the WEF Young Global Leaders who will speak at Davos this month.
It’s a con job that WEF holds these young people out as representatives of global society. They have been carefully recruited to represent the WEF Old Guard, the network that threatens global freedoms.
Bernie Sanders speaks the truth about the problems related to income and wealth inequality.
Bernie is a socialist, and I am not. I am pretty much right-wing. However, I also believe in social equity, which is that the systems of democratic government and free enterprise must be fair to all. In this regard, Bernie speaks the truth. When three individuals own wealth equal to the total wealth of 50% of America’s 335 million people, there is a serious equity problem. That problem is getting worse by the month and must be solved ASAP.
Trump quote from yesterday. Does this make sense to anyone? I always thought American’s industrialism, dedication to hard work, plus thrift, made us wealthy…
“The Tariffs, and Tariffs alone, created this vast wealth for our Country. Then we switched over to Income Tax. We were never so wealthy as during this period. Tariffs will pay off our debt and, MAKE AMERICA WEALTHY AGAIN”
Tariffs are paid by all Americans regardless of their wealth. Trump favors the most wealthy and stands opposed to progressive taxation. The income and wealth inequality situation is at the breaking point, and Trump wants to make it worse. Shame on him.
Ohio State over Oregon in a sleeper. Did not see that coming. Quit watching at 17-0. Sad because Oregon was my favorite to win it all.
Texas barely beat Arizona State in a double overtime thriller. In the first OT, Texas was 3rd and 13 from well out, I think, and I figured ASU had won the game. But the next play kept Texas alive. Terrific game.
The earlier game between Penn State and Boise State went as expected for the Nittany Lions. I was a bit surprised at the strength of the Boise State team in the first quarter until I realized they had the previous week off because they had been unfairly ranked in the top four. That should have been an 8th ranked team at best.
Tonight we have Georgia and Notre Dame. I expect Georgia to win a close low-scoring game.
I watched both teams this year and figured Georgia would shut down Notre Dame. Like Ohio State vs Oregon, I was wrong about this one, too.
New Orleans attack hit close to home.
The location was beside the Royal Sonesta Hotel, a hotel that Pat, me and our children have stayed at.
Because of the Hard Money Conference and also the city was a midway stop between my offices in Dallas and Atlanta, New Orleans is one of my favorite travel cities. Been many times and always had time for Bourbon Street and the French Quarter.
Tesla cybertruck explodes parked outside the lobby of Trump Hotel in Vegas. Already the conspiracy theories trickle in; “it’s the left”; “no, it’s Mossad”; “nah, Trump and Elon wanting support from far right crazies”.
Four years of this lies ahead and we’re not even started yet.
I agree the chaos has just begun. My worry is that these events play right into Trump’s plans and as they build, Trump will tell the people he needs the military to get involved inside the country. Americans will soon discover if their country is a democracy or a banana republic ruled by a dictator.
US military leadership must be fearing the day when Commander In Chief Bone Spurs gives them an order they will have to refuse. Isn’t that why Trump has nominated a Fox weekend show co-host to be head of the military?
My HAPPY NEW YEAR wish for 2025 was delivered today.
On Friday, I had a fourth CT Scan in the past nine months, the first one identifying stage 3 Transitional Cell Carcinoma (TCC) of the renal pelvis and ureter. That led to a nephroureterectomy, six nights in the hospital, and a three-month recovery period. I have had three more CT scans since. This one was a CT Urogram Triphasic.
The results were delivered this morning, and I’ll be celebrating today.
On March 5, I return for a fifth cystoscopy, cytology visit. These procedures and scans will now be regular but probably once per year. My life should return to normal after a tough year with over 60 tests and procedures in three hospitals and many more in a private lab.
New Year’s Eve is a time to celebrate life, and I certainly will tonight.
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2025!
To see a relative I visited today a senior care named
D’Youville Life & Wellness Community.A commitment to care. A legacy of compassion. This is D’Youville.Since 1960, D’Youville Life & Wellness Community has provided Greater Lowell and surrounding communities with exceptional elder care, earning the respect of its peers and the trust of the community at large.
it is non profit –run by catholic charity from canada
95% resident were white, , staff of over 200 were african and central american immigrants, few RN nurse were white,
I assume many were Illegal,
who will take care of our elder if all immigrants were deported or if immigration is restricted?
will be interested to see what happen in next few years,