Cuomo threats against medical providers will make abysmal NY State vaccine rollout worse

I think Republican plans to raise objections is all theater that does more harm then good unless they have evidence in hand to name names and bring charges. But I get tired of hearing how unprecedented it is. Democrats Have Objected to Electoral Vote Certification for the Last Three GOP Presidents

Coronavirus: German police raid church service with over 100 maskless worshippers

Proposed NY bill would grant Gov. Cuomo the power to forcibly detain any individual or group suspected of being a carrier of any contagious disease and require “treatment, preventative medication or vaccination.”

If you told me that the push to replace Mrs and Miss with Ms. would lead to this I would not have believed you. Congress Goes Woke With New Gender-Neutral Rules. Along the same lines, here is more proof that the Bee is falling behind the times.

Thanks to the climbing price of Bitcoin, this week the cryptocurrency’s energy consumption topped that of Pakistan–a nation of more than 200 million people.

COVID Fatigue: Seoul Subway Data Shows Koreans are Tired of Social Distancing

US COVID case numbers would be on the decline if not for California increases

Are we allowed to whisper about the transition to President Harris?

EV Battery Prices Plunge 89% In Ten Years

In the long run the crisis may be more about what we did to ourselves than what the actual virus did to us.

Nashville’s Big Bomb Was a Very Rare Device, Experts Think

DeepMind’s New AI Masters Games Without Even Being Taught the Rules

Violence adds to NYC’s 2020 death toll, with 97% jump in shootings and 45% increase in murders — criminal carnage not seen in 14 years

Study of More Than 1 Million People Finds Intriguing Link Between Iron Levels And Lifespan

Brain damage of patients with Covid-19

If you don’t have time to read this, just scroll down a bit and look at the charts. Employment recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic

Extinct woolly rhinoceros found frozen in Siberian permafrost

Israel continues its campaign of targeting Iranian-affiliated sites in Syria

China Clamps Down in Hidden Hunt for Coronavirus Origins

This dog-size lizard is spreading through the southeastern U.S.

The “Democratic Centralism” of COVID

Vaccine Roundup, Late December

The two sides of inflammation—the cure and the curse

Coronavirus Vaccine: Spain to Keep Registry of Citizens Who Refuse

I will admit that I am confused by this rebuttal. But I offer it up for the perusal of people less easily confused then me. Is The Dunning – Kruger Effect An Artifact ?

The Dunning-Kruger Effect Is Probably Not Real

She didn’t know her kidnapper. But he was using Google Maps — and that cracked the case.

Israel’s Gantz presides over collapse of Blue and White

Oil Jumps On Significant Crude Inventory Draw

Murder rate rose by 37% in U.S. cities in 2020

The ‘new strain’ of COVID propaganda

Croatia: Deadly earthquake causes huge damage, kills child

U.S. appeals court blocks NY governor’s limits on religious gatherings

New variant of Covid-19 hits Japan, South Korea

This is a story about the New York Times and a University, not some jerk. He Was Offended By A Private Video She Sent To A Friend. So He Waited A Year To Post It And Ruin Her Life.

Honestly, I am surprised by this. I wonder if it is variant dependent. Asymptomatic transmission of COVID-19 didn’t occur at all, study of 10 million finds

Out producing is easy. But truly with less energy inputs? 2-Acre Vertical Farm Run By AI And Robots Out-Produces 720-Acre Flat Farm

No Families, No Children, No Future

Vaccine incentives matter

Locked-down California runs out of reasons for surprising surge

And We Should Trust You Now, Dr. Fauci, Because …?

Lava lake continues growing inside Halemaumau Crater on Hawaii island