Wednesday Overnight Open Thread (1/5/22)

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“Instead of protecting the academic freedom of this leading medical ethicist and one of UC's most respected medical teachers, UC fired him," Bowman continued. Zephyr Institute Executive Director Matt Bowman

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“What I want to do is get that digital health card [and] make it available to every single business, restaurant, store. Let them make the right decision in terms of allowing people into their facility. Letting them have the information [that] if a person’s unvaccinated, they’ve got to wear a mask. I don’t think we need more mandates than that.” Gov. Ned Lamont (D-CT)

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“I don’t want reject those who still haven’t done the right thing. I’ll condemn them. I’ll shame them. I’ll blame them, but I don’t want to exclude them…so we can’t write them off. We can penalize them more; we can say ‘you’re gonna pay more on your hospital bill if you weren’t vaccinated. You can’t get life insurance or disability insurance at affordable rates if you aren’t vaccinated.’ Those companies should not treat us as equals in terms of what the financial burdens are for that disease imposes. So I can think of a number of ways in which we should say ‘here’s the stick; get on board.'” NYU Professor Arthur Caplan

A charming fellow.

'Good News': mRNA Scientist Says Omicron Looks Like Something Vaccinologist Would Design on Purpose

Vaccine scientist Dr. Robert Malone believes there is some very good news emerging from the rapid spread of the coronavirus, suggesting that God may have given the world a “Christmas present” in the form of the omicron variant.

Malone helped invent the mRNA technology used in the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines.

Appearing on the Fox News program “The Ingraham Angle,” he said omicron may well do what vaccines have not been able to fully accomplish to date: provide strong immunity.

Ahhh the best laid plans don't always work out. A Feel Good Story if you ask me.

Whoopsie! Old Town hijacking fails when carjacker is hit by their tail car

Here’s a story that will warm the coldest corners of your heart on this 15-degree day.

An attempted carjacking in the Old Town neighborhood failed early Wednesday when the hijacker fell during the crime and was then struck by their tail car.

CPD spokesperson Kellie Bartoli said a 26-year-old man was trying to park on the 1300 block of North LaSalle around 4:15 a.m. when a black Chrysler 300 with tinted windows pulled to a stop nearby.

A man stepped out of Chrysler’s back seat, opened the victim’s door, and ordered him to get out.

That’s when the would-be carjacker lost his footing and fell to the pavement, Bartoli said.

Then, whoever was driving the Chrysler hit him with their car.

I feel better knowing that down on their luck perps can get out of jail without posting bail. More lunacy involving those charged with serious crimes.

Illegal Alien Charged With Murder Was Out On Bond For Stabbing
MARION, NC - On Monday, police arrested Emillio Jesus Villarreal, 24, after he reportedly shot another man at a house located at 153 Park Avenue.

When officers arrived on the scene, they found 20-year-old Ethan Dakota Troutman lying in the street, with a single gunshot wound to the chest.

Anything for better ratings. Tater Brian Stelter inks up.

ATLANTA, GA—In light of recent shake-ups at the network, comedian Brian Stelter is working hard to boost his ratings at CNN in an attempt to capitalize on the network’s talent vacuum before Chris Wallace’s show begins airing. To accomplish this, he got a series of random tattoos and began openly discussing elk meat, MMA, and DMT on his program.

“I like drugs,” said Stelter, referring to the hallucinogenic drug known as DMT. “I like to feel the things and see shapes...and fight people. I like punching and kicking.”

Thus far, the gambit appears to have paid off. Stelter received his highest ratings bump ever this past week when millions tuned in to watch him interview Machine Elves from another dimension. He grilled them for forty minutes about how slippery Jake Paul is in the Octagon.

“Someone’s going to send him to Queer Street!” Stelter shouted to an empty chair.

I'm embarrassed to say he has better sleeves than I do.

The State of Arizona has a real Maverick US Senator.

Kyrsten Sinema Tells Chuck Schumer to Pound Sand and Leaves Democrats With Nowhere to Go

What exactly is Chuck Schumer doing? That’s the big question that’s emerged in light of his push to hold a vote on blowing up the filibuster. Ostensibly, he’s doing so in order to pass “voting rights” and save our “democracy” by having the federal government rig the 2022 election. But is that really his plan here?

A wonder truck for $100,000. Yeah, I wonder how many will buy this with a range of 400 miles.

The Chevrolet Silverado and Ford F-150 have been fighting for dominance in the domestic pickup-truck market longer than some of us have been alive. Now, it's about to enter a new generation, thanks to electrification. We've already seen a fair bit on Ford's F-150 Lightning, and now it's time to bring the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV into the fray.

Chevrolet on Wednesday unveiled the 2024 Silverado EV electric pickup truck at CES 2022 in Las Vegas. When it starts rolling off the line at GM's Factory Zero in Detroit in 2023, it will be available in two trims to start: the fully loaded, consumer-oriented RST (Rally Sport Truck) First Edition and the pared-back, fleet-centric WT (Work Truck).

No you didn't do everything you "needed" to do Whoopi.

"The View" co-host Whoopi Goldberg described being shocked Wednesday when she learned she tested positive for coronavirus during the show's break for the Christmas and New Year holidays.

During a remote appearance on the program while isolating at home, Goldberg declared that she was surprised when she received the positive test result because, according to her, she had been taking every necessary precaution to avoid contracting the virus.

But do they know the left lane is for the fast?

In one of the weirdest scientific experiments yet, goldfish have been trained to 'drive' a robotic tank around a room.

Scientists in Israel constructed a 'fish operated vehicle' consisting of a water-filled tank, a camera and a computer on top of a set of wheels.

In tests, the onboard camera and computer were able to detect the fish's position in real time and activate the vehicle motors to move the vehicle in the same direction.

So how is that Joe Biden Foreign Policy working out?

Kazahstan In Chaos, Government Buildings Burnt, Government Collapses…

People do collect the darnedest things. But nothing surprises me anymore.

Tiny East Lansing museum has more than 1,000 moist towelettes

EAST LANSING, Mich. — The past two years have made many of us want to stock up on sanitizing supplies. John French was ahead of the game.

The production coordinator at Michigan State University's Abrams Planetarium has been collecting moist towelettes since the 1990s, and his collection of wipes is now well into the thousands.

Let's Go Brandon!!!

Last year, the US faced inflation rates unseen in several decades, as the CPI jumped 6.8% on a year-on-year basis, according to the latest index compiled in December. The White House blamed the price increases on supply-chain bottlenecks and other pandemic-related economic disruptions, while Republicans pointed at Biden's huge spending agenda.
Car prices could stay high for another two years owing to a lack of Chinese-made semiconductor chips, which is causing dealerships to struggle to maintain their inventory of used and new cars, Fox News reported Wednesday.

Considering being pricked and boosted doesn't work: This is just plain retarded.

Mayo Clinic has fired about 700 employees for not complying with its COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

This firing reduces the company’s workforce of 73,000 by about 1%, NBC News reports. There were exemptions for religious or medical reasons that were accepted by the nonprofit medical center.

In a statement released to the media, the clinic said that roughly 99% of its staff followed the vaccine mandate and the Jan. 3 deadline to get at least their first shot against the virus. Mayo Clinic justified the firings by citing its need to keep “patients, workforce, visitors, and communities safe.”

The clinic said that employees can return to work by applying for job openings after they get the vaccines that protect against COVID-19.

Peggy Bennett, R-Minn., a member of the Minnesota State House of Representatives, penned a letter last month which was also signed by 38 of her fellow representatives that demanded Mayo Clinic reconsider the mandate. The letter cited an inconsistent approach by the Mayo Clinic in handling religious exemptions and its “heavy-handed, all-or-none” policy.

The inmates are going to be running the asylum shortly.

Leaked Executive Order Directs Bureau of Prisons to Place Biological Males in Female Prisons

A draft executive order from President Biden would reinstitute a federal policy, revoked under the Trump administration, allowing biological male criminals to transfer to women’s prisons if they claim to identify as female.

Biden would direct the U.S. attorney general to “within 30 days of the date of this order, begin the process of identifying any necessary changes to the [Bureau of Prisons] Transgender Offender Manual … to enable BOP to designate individuals to facilities in accordance with their gender identity,” according to a copy of the proposal obtained by The Federalist.

Is this a good thing, a bad thing, or it really doesn't matter?

A record number of Americans quit their jobs in November and the media wants you to believe that’s a GOOD thing???

I’m a little dumbfounded at a breaking news story and the way it’s being heralded by the media. According to new BLS numbers, 4.5 million Americans quit their jobs in November and the AP is saying that’s a sign of ‘confidence’:

A record 4.5 million American workers quit their jobs in November, a sign of confidence and more evidence that the U.S. job market is bouncing back strongly from last year’s coronavirus recession.

A record number of Americans being ‘hired’ would be a sign of confidence to me. Americans quitting their jobs before Christmas? That sounds like something is bad wrong.

Maybe society is better off without people having children.

Pope Francis, 85, had some choice words for the childless at the Vatican on Wednesday. In remarks to a general audience, the Catholic Church head called out couples who have chosen not to have children and opted to have pets instead.

“Today we see a form of selfishness,” the pope said, according to Fox News. “We see that some people do not want to have a child. Sometimes they have one, and that’s it, but they have … dogs and cats that take the place of children.”

He suggested that couples who can’t bear children should look into adoption — the cost of which can tally up to $70,000, according to Child Welfare Information Gateway.

On this day: 1/5/1979 - Charles Mingus
American jazz double bassist, pianist, composer and bandleader Charles Mingus died aged 56. His compositions retained the hot and soulful feel of hard bop, drawing heavily from black gospel music and blues. His final project was 'Mingus' a collaboration with Joni Mitchell. via thisdayinmusic.com

Born on this day: 1/5/1957 - Maartin Allcock
Maartin Allcock, English multi-instrumentalist musician and record producer who was a member of British folk rock band Fairport Convention and then Jethro Tull. Allcock died 16 September 2018 aged 61.via thisdayinmusic.com

It's the little things that trip you up. Genius Award Winner.

Police in Poland have arrested a convicted murderer who had been on the run for 20 years because he was not wearing a face mask.

Warsaw police said they had detained the 45-year-old fugitive at a shop northeast of the capital.

"The man was stopped by police in the Bielany district because he did not have a mask," sub-inspector Elwira Kozlowska told AFP on Tuesday.

The man has now been transported to a prison where he is due to serve a 25-year sentence for murder. No further details were provided.

Filtering through the news is depressing. However I was able to find these 2 wonderful stories. Both qualify as "Tonight's Feel Good Story of The Day".

No, it's not a mass of goo. And it's not a choice. It's a real live baby.

A miracle premature baby born the size of an iPhone spent Christmas at home after a “rollercoaster” year where his parents feared he may not survive.

Little Myles weighed just 1lb 8oz when he was born 14 weeks premature on June 19.

24-year-old mom Rebecca Grainger was rushed into hospital for an emergency Caesarian section after being diagnosed with pre-eclampsia at 26 weeks.

Myles was immediately placed on a ventilator as he was unable to breathe for himself and endured a 15-week battle for life.

Cute youngsters receive a surprise letter.

The scramble to find a memorable Halloween costume is something many parents deal with every year.

Katelyn Sutherland from Ohio certainly made an impact with her daughter’s adorable outfit last Halloween, which has made headlines around the world for its cuteness and the heartwarming story that goes along with it.

Jalayne, 1, spent Halloween dressed as Queen Elizabeth II. She had a powder-blue jacket and hat, matching gloves, tights, pearls, brooch and clutch — and she even wore a short, curly white wig.

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