If you accept it you deserve it
‘They want you in masks forever’: World Economic Forum’s smart ‘mask of the future’ tweet spooks Twitter users
Bacchanalian food fests for French lawmakers
French investigators are allegedly investigating the participation of politicians in clandestine wild feast and parties. Outraged French demand that politicians be held accountable after they secretly participate in clandestine parties in expensive restaurants in Paris.
When Belgium’s Loony-Left run the asylum
In 2015, the Belgian left-wing regime decided to do away with the country’s strategic stock of 63 million protective face masks to make room for migrant housing, with the army officer responsible for the masks at the time saying they could have now saved lives.
George Soros will invest tens of millions in support of Biden’s plans
The Open Society Foundations of Jewish billionaire financier George Soros are set to invest $20 million in a campaign to support what the notorious organisation describes as ‘progressive’ activists for infrastructure and social reforms proposed by US President Joe Biden.
Lockdowns don’t work admits England’s hapless Chief Medical Officer
Given the timing, many thought the announcement was an April 1 joke ~ maybe in bad taste. However, it seems that England’s chief medical officer has in effect conceded that lockdowns have never worked and Covid-19 should be treated the same as flu.
Repression in England worse than Northern Ireland during the troubles
Tens of thousands of concerned British citizens are outraged after learning in sneak previews the scale of Stalinist-like repression descending on the British Isles. The lights of free expression and the rights to demonstrate, even to hold the authorities to account, are about to be snuffed out.
England’s Chief Medical Officer promises no more lockdowns
Lockdowns are unlikely to be needed again as Britain learns to treat coronavirus like flu, Prof Chris Whitty has said. England’s chief medical officer said that up to 25,000 people die in a bad flu year without anyone noticing and that accepting some Covid deaths would be the price of keeping schools and business open and allowing people to live a ‘whole life’.
Live by the sword die by the sword
Julius Caesar got himself captured by pirates and held for ransom when he was twenty-five. Before you feel sorry for him, this was a fairly common practice at the time (75 BCE). His captors required a ransom of 20 talents of silver (about $600,000 in today’s value).
Overton window
The Overton window is the range of policies politically acceptable to the mainstream population at a given time. It is also known as the window of discourse. The term is named after American policy analyst Joseph P. Overton, who stated that an idea’s political viability depends mainly on whether it falls within this range, rather than on politicians’ individual preferences. According to Overton, the window frames the range of policies that a politician can recommend without appearing too extreme to gain or keep public office given the climate of public opinion at that time.
Alchemy or how to turn poison into nectar
If your brand has attracted only mockery and mirth then simply change the name of your brand so that bad vibes about it disappear. This appears to be the marketing strategy adopted by AstraZeneca, whose vaccines should be labelled with the skull and crossbones.
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