vdare--2020-12-20--MAKING SENSE OF RACE—Or, Refuting Race Deniers Like Angela Saini

British-born Indian science writer Angela Saini ’ s much-touted work of anti-science Superior : The Return of Race Science was widely written about on this site last year .
People who are easily swayed by fallacious arguments , emotional manipulation , and the need to feel morally “ superior ” may even be taken in by it .
My new book Making Sense of Race is the antidote .
In it , I pull apart of all the arguments that Saini ( right ) and her fellow-travellers level against the concept of “ race.
” As I demonstrate , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sub-species .
A “ race ” varies in genotypic frequencies , such that important and correct predictions can be made about it , rendering it as “ scientific ” a category as any other .
No category has concrete borders with any other .
Nevertheless , ignoring the reality of “ race ” can be deadly .
For example , “ races ” vary , for partly genetic reasons , in disease prevalence ( including Covid-19 ) .
They tend to require donor organs from the same race .
Indeed , all race @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all have health consequences .
Stripping away the supposedly “ superficial , ” a “ race ” can be accurately identified from a skeleton with 75 % accuracy .
The most ingenious argument against race is that “ that there are more differences within races than between them.
” As I show , this conclusion was reached using genetic loci that don ’ t vary much between races .
When you use genetic loci that do vary between races , because they are adaptations to different ecologies , 80 % of differences are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s a circular argument ; a sleight of hand .
shows that the “ social construct ” of race , the twelve races of classical anthropology , maps perfectly onto genetic analyses which prove that there are twelve genetic clusters ; twelve separate races .
My book explores of each of them , looking at how they are adapted to their environments physically and mentally , exploring related issues such as “ group selection ” —the battle between genetic clusters—and sexual selection .
One of the most fascinating races I discuss are the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ show , “ races ” are all adapted to ecologies that range from the “ fast Life History strategy ” to the “ slow Life History Strategy.
” In a fast , unstable yet easy ecology you “ live fast , die young ” and invest most of your energy in copulation .
As the ecology becomes harsher and more predictable , it begins to reach the carrying capacity for a species .
If you invest nothing in your offspring here then they may all just die .
So you take energy away @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nurture.
” Such an environment is more competitive as well as more predictable , which selects for intelligence , planning , cooperation , bonding and larger groups .
One of the changes this leads : sexual characteristics .
In a fast ecology , a male wants to copulate with as many genetically fit females as quickly as possible .
This leads to an arms-race of individuals advertising their genetic fitness by showing that they have bioenergetic resources left over to grow large secondary sexual characteristics .
In the case of Bushwomen , this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enormous buttocks—steatopygia—which their children can stand on , and labia which hang down inches between their legs .
In contrast , as we move to a very “ slow ” ecology , the males are forced to invest in the females and their offspring .
As such , not being cuckolded becomes very important .
So secondary sexual characteristics become smaller , because there is less of an arms-race to advertise genetic quality conspicuously , but there is an arms race for psychological qualities associated with constancy .
Thus , males are attracted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ secondary sexual characteristics , as in Northeast Asians .
In my book , I document that this is true even at the individual level .
Large breasts and buttocks correlate with “ sociosexuality ” ( “ promiscuity ” ) and men that like them tend to be sociosexual .
This is one of numerous taboo-breaking findings I address in my book .
I shows that there are race differences in intelligence , religiousness ( which I show is an adaptation to slow ecology ) , ethnocentrism , modal personality—all in the direction that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would predict .
I look at mixed-race relationships , highlighting their relative rarity as predicted by the fact that we tend to want to maximise the extent to which we pass on our genes , meaning that we are attracted to people who are similar to ourselves .
I also explore the rare evolutionary psychology of those who are attracted to different races .
Put simply , they are often fast Life History Strategists , so , in that you could die at any minute , you may as well select for difference @ @ @ @ @ @ @ useful adaptation .
Having little interest in personality , the males select for fertility ( in essence , looking youthful and feminine ) and this often means East Asian women , as they are highly “ neotenous.
” ( Neoteny is from a Greek word meaning `` extended youth '' —one blogger chose to illustrate the concept with this picture of Maeda Atsuko . )
For this reason , conversely , black women are heavily penalised .
Most intriguing for me—though it should have been obvious—is that races vary in pretty much anything @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s all due to being adapted to different ecologies : the extent of physical and psychological sex differences , testicle size , baldness , desire to have oral sex , ear wax composition ( ear wax conveys pheromones ) , pet ownership and child adoption , body odor , offensiveness of flatulence , standards of beauty , even whether or not they have “ lucid dreams , ” dreams in which they are aware they are dreaming .
( Blacks are far more likely to have these , reasons for which my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my colleagues who have attended the London Conference on Intelligence , I have taken a lot of flak for looking into the issue of race .
I been called the usual epithets and pilloried in Leftist newspapers and by anti-racist ( =anti-science ) activists .
The University of Oulu , in Finland , where I am a “ Docent ” ( something like “ honorary Associate professor ” ) removed my name from its website in 2019 , seemingly due to a furor over my research on race .
In 2017 , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that university , with my protests of an honest mistake made my elderly colleague on the paper in question ( Richard Lynn ) being dismissed out of hand .
I had been outed as “ race realist ” in the Finnish press the previous year , just before the investigation began .
Subsequently , in a further spasm of virtue-signaling , Lynn was stripped of his ( purely honorific ) emeritus professorship by the University of Ulster .
This is the kind of thing that happens if you pursue the truth , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are questioning the current de facto “ religion.
” Religions , in least in the Christian tradition , will tend to assert dogmatically that certain things are true and anathematize those who disagree as wicked .
This is a massive clue that these are not true , and if you want to pursue truth—which was once the ideal of science—then it these that will attract you .
That is why exploring “ race ” is so rewarding—and why I can not see myself ever ceasing to do so .
Edward Dutton ( email @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at Asbiro University , Łódź , Poland .

British-born Indian science writer Angela Saini’s much-touted work of anti-science Superior: The Return of Race Science was widely written about on this site last year. People who are easily swayed by fallacious arguments, emotional manipulation, and the need to feel morally “superior” may even be taken in by it. My new book Making Sense of Race is the antidote. In it, I pull apart of all the arguments that Saini (right) and her fellow-travellers level against the concept of “race.” As I demonstrate, a “race” is essentially a human sub-species. A “race” varies in genotypic frequencies, such that important and correct predictions can be made about it, rendering it as “scientific” a category as any other. No category has concrete borders with any other. Nevertheless, ignoring the reality of “race” can be deadly.
For example, “races” vary, for partly genetic reasons, in disease prevalence (including Covid-19). They tend to require donor organs from the same race. Indeed, all race differences—even skin color—are profound, as they all have health consequences. Stripping away the supposedly “superficial,” a “race” can be accurately identified from a skeleton with 75% accuracy.
The most ingenious argument against race is that “that there are more differences within races than between them.” As I show, this conclusion was reached using genetic loci that don’t vary much between races. When you use genetic loci that do vary between races, because they are adaptations to different ecologies, 80% of differences are “between races.” So it’s a circular argument; a sleight of hand.
Making Sense of Race shows that the “social construct” of race, the twelve races of classical anthropology, maps perfectly onto genetic analyses which prove that there are twelve genetic clusters; twelve separate races. My book explores each of them, looking at how they are adapted to their environments physically and mentally, exploring related issues such as “group selection”—the battle between genetic clusters—and sexual selection.
One of the most fascinating races I discuss are the Bushmen of southern Africa.
As I show, “races” are all adapted to ecologies that range from the “fast Life History strategy” to the “slow Life History Strategy.” In a fast, unstable yet easy ecology you “live fast, die young” and invest most of your energy in copulation. As the ecology becomes harsher and more predictable, it begins to reach the carrying capacity for a species. If you invest nothing in your offspring here then they may all just die. So you take energy away from copulation and invest it in “nurture.” Such an environment is more competitive as well as more predictable, which selects for intelligence, planning, cooperation, bonding and larger groups.
One of the changes this leads: sexual characteristics. In a fast ecology, a male wants to copulate with as many genetically fit females as quickly as possible. This leads to an arms-race of individuals advertising their genetic fitness by showing that they have bioenergetic resources left over to grow large secondary sexual characteristics. In the case of Bushwomen, this means not only large breasts, but enormous buttocks—steatopygia—which their children can stand on, and labia which hang down inches between their legs.
In contrast, as we move to a very “slow” ecology, the males are forced to invest in the females and their offspring. As such, not being cuckolded becomes very important. So secondary sexual characteristics become smaller, because there is less of an arms-race to advertise genetic quality conspicuously, but there is an arms-race for psychological qualities associated with constancy.
Thus, males are attracted to, and females possess, smaller secondary sexual characteristics, as in Northeast Asians. In my book, I document that this is true even at the individual level. Large breasts and buttocks correlate with “sociosexuality” (“promiscuity”) and men that like them tend to be sociosexual.
This is one of numerous taboo-breaking findings I address in my book.
I show that there are race differences in intelligence, religiousness (which I show is an adaptation to slow ecology), ethnocentrism, modal personality—all in the direction that a “Life History Strategy” model would predict.
I look at mixed-race relationships, highlighting their relative rarity as predicted by the fact that we tend to want to maximize the extent to which we pass on our genes, meaning that we are attracted to people who are similar to ourselves.
I also explore the rare evolutionary psychology of those who are attracted to different races. Put simply, they are often fast Life History Strategists, so, in that you could die at any minute, you may as well select for difference as “difference” may carry some useful adaptation. Having little interest in personality, the males select for fertility (in essence, looking youthful and feminine) and this often means East Asian women, as they are highly “neotenous.” (Neoteny is from a Greek word meaning "extended youth"—one blogger chose to illustrate the concept with this picture of Maeda Atsuko.)
For this reason, conversely, black women are heavily penalized.
Most intriguing for me—though it should have been obvious—is that races vary in pretty much anything you can think of. And it’s all due to being adapted to different ecologies: the extent of physical and psychological sex differences, testicle size, baldness, desire to have oral sex, ear wax composition (ear wax conveys pheromones), pet ownership and child adoption, body odor, offensiveness of flatulence, standards of beauty, even whether or not they have “lucid dreams,” dreams in which they are aware they are dreaming. (Blacks are far more likely to have these, reasons for which my book examines.)
Like many of my colleagues who have attended the London Conference on Intelligence, I have taken a lot of flak for looking into the issue of race. I been called the usual epithets and pilloried in Leftist newspapers and by anti-racist (=anti-science) activists.
The University of Oulu, in Finland, where I am a “Docent” (something like “honorary Associate professor”), removed my name from its website in 2019, seemingly due to a furor over my research on race.
In 2017, I was wrongly found guilty of plagiarism by that university, with my protests of an honest mistake made my elderly colleague on the paper in question (Richard Lynn) being dismissed out of hand. I had been outed as “race realist” in the Finnish press the previous year, just before the investigation began. Subsequently, in a further spasm of virtue-signaling, Lynn was stripped of his (purely honorific) emeritus professorship by the University of Ulster.
This is the kind of thing that happens if you pursue the truth, as I explore in my book. You are questioning the current de facto “religion.” Religions, in least in the Christian tradition, will tend to assert dogmatically that certain things are true and anathematize those who disagree as wicked.
This is a massive clue that these are not true, and if you want to pursue truth—which was once the ideal of science—then it is these that will attract you.
That is why exploring “race” is so rewarding—and why I cannot see myself ever ceasing to do so.
Edward Dutton (email him | Tweet him) is Professor of Evolutionary Psychology at Asbiro University, Łódź, Poland. You can see him on his Jolly Heretic video channels on YouTube and Bitchute.


vdare--2020-12-18--A Free Speech Judicial Triumph In The UK: "Freedom Only To Speak Inoffensively Is Not Worth Having."

The Daily Mail relates a story from Across the Pond about some judges who understand free speech .
Good for them .
Judges have insisted that freedom of speech includes the 'right to offend ' in a landmark ruling which could help to turn the tide on 'woke ' intolerance after a feminist who called a transgender woman a 'pig in a wig ' and a 'man ' was cleared .
Presiding over a case in the Court of Appeal , Lord Justice Bean and Mr Justice Warby said : 'Freedom only to speak inoffensively is not worth having .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the right to offend , and indeed to abuse another ' .
The judgment from two senior members of the judiciary will set a precedent for future cases involving freedom of speech .
[ Victory in the war on woke : Judges ' landmark ruling in case of mother who called trans woman 'he ' on Twitter means freedom of speech DOES includes the 'right to offend ' , by Daily Mail Reporter and Martin Robinson , Daily Mail , December 18 , 2020 ] Note the argument : `` Freedom only to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' After all , who defines what speech is `` offensive '' or `` inoffensive '' ?
So how did this case begin ?
Miss Scottow was arrested in 2018 and taken from her children and into custody after referring to trans woman Stefanie Hayden as a man , a 'racist ' and a 'pig in the wig ' .
Miss Hayden , 47 , reported the online remarks to police .
She had been arrested by three police officers in 2019 at her home in Pirton near Hitchin , Hertfordshire , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and son , 20 months .
Arrested and taken away from her children , for what she said .
The case at some point came to the attention of Prime Minister Boris Johnson Note that Kate Scottow is considered a `` radical feminist '' , but it was n't enough to save her from trans wrath .
What an outrage .
Later though , relief came from a higher court .
But , overturning the decision , Mr Justice Warby explained that the relevant parts of the Communications Act 'were not intended by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the content of which is no worse than annoying or inconvenient in nature ' .
Mr Justice Warby also suggested that the prosecution had been an 'unjustified state interference with free speech ' .
Lord Justice Bean said the appeal illustrated the need for decision-makers in the criminal justice system to have regard to issues of freedom of speech .
As for the so-called victim ...
Activist Miss Hayden , who began medically transitioning in 2007 and was given a gender recognition certificate in 2018 , won a landmark case at the High @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mumsnet was forced to reveal the identity of an anonymous user who had been accused of bullying her online .
In February Ms Scottow , 39 , was found guilty of persistently making use of a public communications network to cause annoyance , inconvenience , and anxiety to Stephanie Hayden , 48 , between September 2018 and last May .
The 'radical feminist ' was accused of deliberately 'misgendering ' Ms Hayden by referring to her as 'he ' or 'him ' during a period of 'significant online abuse ' .
And there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the trial her supporters gathered outside St Albans Magistrates ' Court to protest the verdict , chanting 'pig in a wig ' and 'he 's a man - go on prosecute me ' .
Holding banners which read 'we love free speech ' , the mob tied scarves in the Suffragettes ' purple , green , and white to lampposts outside the courthouse .
But Ms Hayden argued the defendant was guilty of 'harassment ' and had 'misgendered ' her 'to annoy people like me ' , adding : 'It 's calculated to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ' Trumpeting her Gender Recognition Certificate , the complainant told the court how Ms Scottow was bound by law to refer to her as a woman .
Ms Scottow was handed a two-year conditional discharge , and was ordered by the court to pay £1,000 compensation within six months .
But now after a successful appeal the prosecution has been quashed .
Kate Scottow was not the only person this bearer of the `` Gender Recognition Certificate '' has reported .
In a separate incident Father Ted creator Graham Linehan was given a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after Miss Hayden reported him for referring to her by previous names and pronouns on Twitter in 2018 .
Police faced a backlash for phoning a 74-year-old woman to warn her that her online posts about gender identity had offended transgender people .
Former local journalist Margaret Nelson wrote in her blog that if a transgender person 's body was dissected post-mortem , 'his or her sex would be obvious to a student or pathologist ' .
But she was later contacted by Suffolk Police , who woke her with a morning phone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ provoked complaints from members of the trans community .
Kate Scottow was not the only person this bearer of the `` Gender Recognition Certificate '' has reported .

The Daily Mail relates a story from Across the Pond about some judges who understand free speech. Good for them.
Judges have insisted that freedom of speech includes the 'right to offend' in a landmark ruling which could help to turn the tide on 'woke' intolerance after a feminist who called a transgender woman a 'pig in a wig' and a 'man' was cleared. Presiding over a case in the Court of Appeal, Lord Justice Bean and Mr Justice Warby said: 'Freedom only to speak inoffensively is not worth having.' They added that 'free speech encompasses the right to offend, and indeed to abuse another'. The judgment from two senior members of the judiciary will set a precedent for future cases involving freedom of speech. [Victory in the war on woke: Judges' landmark ruling in case of mother who called trans woman 'he' on Twitter means freedom of speech DOES includes the 'right to offend,' by Daily Mail Reporter and Martin Robinson, Daily Mail, December 18, 2020]
Note the argument: "Freedom only to speak inoffensively is not worth having." After all, who defines what speech is "offensive" or "inoffensive"?
The ruling has emerged only now, but came in the successful appeal decided last week in favour of mother-of-two Kate Scottow, from Hitchin in Hertfordshire, after she had been found guilty under the 2003 Communications Act earlier in the year. Miss Scottow told The Daily Telegraph: 'It was necessary to enshrine one of the most fundamental rights of every living being in a democratic society – the right to freedom of speech that is now routinely attacked...' But Miss Hayden said: 'This is... a kick in the teeth to the entire LGBT community.'
So how did this case begin? As explained by the Daily Mail:
Miss Scottow was arrested in 2018 and taken from her children and into custody after referring to trans woman Stefanie Hayden as a man, a 'racist' and a 'pig in the wig'. Miss Hayden, 47, reported the online remarks to police. She had been arrested by three police officers in 2019 at her home in Pirton near Hitchin, Hertfordshire, in front of her daughter, 10, and son, 20 months.
Arrested and taken away from her children, for what she said.
The case at some point came to the attention of Prime Minister Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson later called it an abuse of power.
Note that Kate Scottow is considered a "radical feminist," but it wasn't enough to save her from trans wrath.
In February this year radical feminist Miss Scottow, 40, was handed a two-year conditional discharge, and ordered to pay £1,000 compensation, with district judge Margaret Dodds telling her: 'Your comments contributed nothing to a debate. We teach children to be kind to each other and not to call each other names in the playground.'
What an outrage. Later though, relief came from a higher court.
But, overturning the decision, Mr Justice Warby explained that the relevant parts of the Communications Act 'were not intended by Parliament to criminalise forms of expression, the content of which is no worse than annoying or inconvenient in nature'. Mr Justice Warby also suggested that the prosecution had been an 'unjustified state interference with free speech'. Lord Justice Bean said the appeal illustrated the need for decision-makers in the criminal justice system to have regard to issues of freedom of speech.
This is good.
The two appeal judges, who outlined their reasoning in a written ruling published on Wednesday [December 16], said prosecutors had not obtained 'all the contextual material for the offending messages', and had presented the case in a 'somewhat disorderly way' at the trial.
As for the so-called victim...


vdare--2020-12-20--CDC: Maybe Our Vaccine Priority Philosophy of Diversity-Inclusion-Equity You Trailertrash [or DIE YT

CDC: Maybe Our Vaccine Priority Philosophy of Diversity-Inclusion-Equity You Trailertrash [or DIE YT for Short] Needs a Bit of a Rethink

From the New York Times news section : Frontline Workers and People Over 74 Should Get Shots Next , C.D.C .
Panel Says The recommendation was a compromise aimed at getting the coronavirus vaccine to the most vulnerable of two high-risk groups .
Striking a compromise between two high-risk population groups , a panel advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted Sunday to recommend that people age 75 and older be next in line to receive the coronavirus vaccine in the United States , along with about 30 million “ frontline essential workers , ” such as emergency @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
… The panel of doctors and public health experts had previously indicated it would recommend a much broader group of Americans defined as essential workers — about 90 million people with jobs designated by a division of the Department of Homeland Security as critical to keeping society functioning — as the next priority population , and that older people who live independently should come later .
But in hours of discussion on Sunday , conducted remotely , the committee members concluded that given the limited initial supply of vaccine and the higher @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it made more sense to allow the oldest among them to go next , along with workers whose jobs put them “ at substantially higher risk of exposure ” to the virus .
“ I feel very strongly we do need to have that balance of saving lives and keeping our infrastructure in place , ” said Dr. Helen Talbot , a member of the panel and an infectious-disease specialist at Vanderbilt University .
Other types of essential workers , such as construction and restaurant workers , would qualify for a third wave @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recommendations .
… Together , the two groups the committee recommended be vaccinated next number about 51 million people .
Federal health officials have estimated that there could be enough vaccine supply to inoculate 100 million people before the end of February , including the nation ’ s 21 million health care workers and three million residents of long-term care facilities .
The C.D.C .
reported on Sunday that more than 556,000 people had received an initial shot over the last week ; both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines require a second dose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of 556k inoculations per week of a double dose vaccine , we should zoom through the first 100 million people in only … uh , 360 weeks .
By November 2027 , we should be ready to figure out who is next in priority .
Is that going to be sped up ?
The director of the C.D.C.
, Dr. Robert Redfield , will now review the panel ’ s latest recommendation and decide , likely by Monday , whether to embrace it as the agency ’ s official guidance to states .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ it would recommend that essential workers get vaccinated ahead of older people , Dr. Redfield urged its members in a statement to “ demonstrate that we as a nation also prioritize the elderly.
” A working group of the committee suggested that in addition to teachers , firefighters and police , “ frontline essential workers ” should include school support staff , day care employees , corrections personnel , public transit , grocery store and postal workers , and those in working in food production and manufacturing… .
When the committee signaled last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 65 and older , many members supported that view , expressing alarm that these workers , who are often low-wage people of color , were being hit disproportionately hard by the virus and were additionally disadvantaged because of their limited access to good health care .
… But when word of that proposal emerged , the public reaction was frequently harsh because many people felt that the elderly deserved protection first , as they , too , are dying at disproportionately high rates and overwhelming health care facilities .
In addition , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accusations that it was prioritizing other racial groups over white people .
Vicious , I tell you , vicious .
Anybody who questions the federal government valuing Black Lives over all lives is a vicious dog of a racist .
They are barely human , if that .
They need to be taught the true meaning of Diversity-Inclusion-Equity .
The position the committee ultimately endorsed was intended to mediate between competing and compelling concerns .
The latest recommendation now trims back essential workers to a smaller category and narrows the eligible older population @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also voted to recommend a third priority group to get the vaccine after people who are older than 75 and those who are “ frontline ” essential workers : people ages 65 to 74 ( roughly 32 million ) ; people ages 16 to 64 with high-risk medical conditions ( more than 110 million ) ; and all other essential workers , including those with jobs in restaurants , construction , law , transportation other than public transit and water treatment .
Dr. Grace M. Lee , a committee member who is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ School of Medicine , noted that while the C.D.C .
currently lists 11 “ high-risk ” conditions that make people more vulnerable to a life-threatening case of Covid-19 , such as severe obesity , sickle cell disease or Type 2 diabetes , the list needs to be constantly updated as clinicians learn about more conditions that can leave patients exposed .
… Some on the committee called for refining priorities further within each large group , if only to help states and local governments make difficult decisions in the coming weeks .
For @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t older frontline essential workers go before younger ones ?
But older workers tend to be whiter , so that would be racist .
The committee members said that the overarching consideration should be for those who could not do their jobs without social distancing or who did not have ready access to personal protective equipment .
Those who can work remotely and otherwise don ’ t fall into a higher priority group , they said , should wait .
But the group also suggested that the categories would be fluid , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the next if supply increased , if data suggested that most people in a group had gotten vaccinated , How about asking people if they have had Covid and not giving the vaccine right now to people who say , “ Yes ” ?

From the New York Times news section:
Frontline Workers and People Over 74 Should Get Shots Next, C.D.C. Panel Says The recommendation was a compromise aimed at getting the coronavirus vaccine to the most vulnerable of two high-risk groups. By Abby Goodnough and Jan Hoffman
Dec. 20, 2020 Striking a compromise between two high-risk population groups, a panel advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted Sunday to recommend that people age 75 and older be next in line to receive the coronavirus vaccine in the United States, along with about 30 million “frontline essential workers,” such as emergency responders, teachers and grocery store employees. … The panel of doctors and public health experts had previously indicated it would recommend a much broader group of Americans defined as essential workers — about 90 million people with jobs designated by a division of the Department of Homeland Security as critical to keeping society functioning — as the next priority population, and that older people who live independently should come later. But in hours of discussion on Sunday, conducted remotely, the committee members concluded that given the limited initial supply of vaccine and the higher Covid-19 death rate among older Americans, it made more sense to allow the oldest among them to go next, along with workers whose jobs put them “at substantially higher risk of exposure” to the virus. “I feel very strongly we do need to have that balance of saving lives and keeping our infrastructure in place,” said Dr. Helen Talbot, a member of the panel and an infectious-disease specialist at Vanderbilt University. Other types of essential workers, such as construction and restaurant workers, would qualify for a third wave of prioritization under the panel’s recommendations. … Together, the two groups the committee recommended be vaccinated next number about 51 million people. Federal health officials have estimated that there could be enough vaccine supply to inoculate 100 million people before the end of February, including the nation’s 21 million health care workers and three million residents of long-term care facilities. The C.D.C. reported on Sunday that more than 556,000 people had received an initial shot over the last week; both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines require a second dose several weeks later.
At a rate of 556k inoculations per week of a double dose vaccine, we should zoom through the first 100 million people in only … uh, 360 weeks. By November 2027, we should be ready to figure out who is next in priority.
Is that going to be sped up?
The director of the C.D.C., Dr. Robert Redfield, will now review the panel’s latest recommendation and decide, likely by Monday, whether to embrace it as the agency’s official guidance to states. After the committee suggested last month that it would recommend that essential workers get vaccinated ahead of older people, Dr. Redfield urged its members in a statement to “demonstrate that we as a nation also prioritize the elderly.” A working group of the committee suggested that in addition to teachers, firefighters and police, “frontline essential workers” should include school support staff, day care employees, corrections personnel, public transit, grocery store and postal workers, and those in working in food production and manufacturing…. When the committee signaled last month that essential workers should precede adults 65 and older, many members supported that view, expressing alarm that these workers, who are often low-wage people of color, were being hit disproportionately hard by the virus and were additionally disadvantaged because of their limited access to good health care. … But when word of that proposal emerged, the public reaction was frequently harsh because many people felt that the elderly deserved protection first, as they, too, are dying at disproportionately high rates and overwhelming health care facilities. In addition, the committee faced a flood of often vicious accusations that it was prioritizing other racial groups over white people.
Vicious, I tell you, vicious. Anybody who questions the federal government valuing Black Lives over all lives is a vicious dog of a racist. They are barely human, if that. They need to be taught the true meaning of Diversity-Inclusion-Equity.
In a strongly worded statement before the panel’s vote on Sunday, its chairman, Dr. Romero, pushed back. “Our attempt has been always to achieve equitable ethical and fair distribution of that resource. We have never targeted a specific ethnic nor racial group for receipt of the vaccine,” he said.
Uh, sure.
The position the committee ultimately endorsed was intended to mediate between competing and compelling concerns. The latest recommendation now trims back essential workers to a smaller category and narrows the eligible older population by a decade. The full committee also voted to recommend a third priority group to get the vaccine after people who are older than 75 and those who are “frontline” essential workers: people ages 65 to 74 (roughly 32 million); people ages 16 to 64 with high-risk medical conditions (more than 110 million); and all other essential workers, including those with jobs in restaurants, construction, law, transportation other than public transit and water treatment. Dr. Grace M. Lee, a committee member who is a professor of pediatrics at the Stanford University School of Medicine, noted that while the C.D.C. currently lists 11 “high-risk” conditions that make people more vulnerable to a life-threatening case of Covid-19, such as severe obesity, sickle cell disease or Type 2 diabetes, the list needs to be constantly updated as clinicians learn about more conditions that can leave patients exposed. … Some on the committee called for refining priorities further within each large group, if only to help states and local governments make difficult decisions in the coming weeks. For example, one asked, shouldn’t older frontline essential workers go before younger ones?
But older workers tend to be whiter, so that would be racist.
The committee members said that the overarching consideration should be for those who could not do their jobs without social distancing or who did not have ready access to personal protective equipment. Those who can work remotely and otherwise don’t fall into a higher priority group, they said, should wait. But the group also suggested that the categories would be fluid, and that states could move from one phase to the next if supply increased, if data suggested that most people in a group had gotten vaccinated,
How about asking people if they have had Covid and not giving the vaccine right now to people who say, “Yes”?


vdare--2020-12-20--What Have America's Numerous Bioethicists Been Doing with Their Time?

Here ’ s a question I asked on Twitter that has received numerous intelligent responses , although no consensus has @ @ @ @ @ our squads of bioethicists have been laying out this question over the last 9 months @ @ @ @ @ doing ?

Here’s a question I asked on Twitter that has received numerous intelligent responses, although no consensus has emerged:
Should a vaccine prioritization plan try to maximize lives saved or years of life saved?
Say one strategy saves 25 people who would have lived one year longer and another saves one person who would have lived 30 years longer. Which is better? — Steve Sailer (@Steve_Sailer) December 20, 2020
Shouldn’t our squads of bioethicists have been laying out this question over the last 9 months. What have they been doing?
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-12-20--Good News! Ted Cruz Blocks Chinese Influx Bill And Indian Overclass Importation Bill Stalls

Previously : “ Learned Nothing , Forgotten Nothing ” —Texas Senator John Cornyn Leads GOP Establishment Rush To Dump Trumpism .
But Base Doesn ’ t Agree .
Thanks to the lone opposition of Texas GOP Senator Ted Cruz , a bill that would have allowed tens of thousands of Hong Kongers to move here failed in the Senate last week [ Hong Kong activists silent after US Senator Ted Cruz blocks bill giving special refugee status to dissidents , by Owen Churchill , South China Morning Post , December 19 , 2020 ] .
The House of Representatives had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which is what its boosters , including the usual GOP suspects , expected to do in the Senate .
But Cruz boldly said no , and for good reason .
The GOP Establishment claimed the bill would be a blow against Chinese Communism , but in fact it would have opened the door not merely to more Chinese espionage ( Cruz ’ s stated objection ) but also to continued swamping of the Historic American Nation .
The real way for the U.S. to respond to China : stop immigration from the Middle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are , well , too stupid to get it .
The Hong Kong People ’ s Freedom and Choice Act should never have received any GOP support .
It would have given “ Temporary Protected Status , ” an immigration quirk President Trump wants to end , to any Hong Konger who sought it .
Obvious result : a gazillion more Chinese here , many never to leave .
Of course , TPS is intended to last for no more than five years , but thousands of TPS recipients simply hang on indefinitely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the potential for Beijing to put even more secret agents into universities and corporations was nearly limitless [ There Would Be Nothing Temporary About TPS for Hong Kong Residents , by Dan Cadman , Center for Immigration Studies , December 7 , 2020 ] .
Disgracefully , and sadly indicative how far immigrant patriots have to go to penetrate the GOP mindset , cosponsored this bill in the House , including stalwart conservatives Ted Yoho of Florida and Joe Wilson of South Carolina [ H.R.8428 - Hong Kong People 's Freedom and Choice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ GOP sponsor , Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger , is a vocal Never Trumper : “ Throughout history , from Iran to the Soviet Union , the United States has looked out for persecuted populations looking for basic human freedoms , ” he said .
“ [ T ] hese actions are a clear first step at ensuring innocent men , women , and children do not need to live in fear under the hand of this communist regime.
” How this posturing helped a single constituent in Illinois-16 , Kinzinger ’ s district @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Connecticut ’ s Richard “ Stolen Valor ” Blumenthal hoped to pass the bill by unanimous consent .
Just one senator needed to object .
But that was Cruz , who stood up for Americans on the Senate floor .
Cruz also offered a bracing attack on Open Borders and Chinese duplicity : espionage under the guise of student and business exchanges : Cruz proposed the Senate take up his own bill that would target Hollywood for its complicity in Chinese tyranny .
The bill would have set a precedent for letting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Uighurs , Tibetans , and Mongolians .
Millions would receive TPS .
Of course , the ChiComs would be more than happy to dump their angry minorities on us ; it ’ s easier than rounding them up and shooting them .
TPS for the Hong Kongers would be Fidel Castro ’ s Mariel disastrous boatlift on steroids .
If anything , it ’ s time to stop immigration from China .
Prior to the Coronavirus outbreak , China produced the most immigrants to our country every year .
At 2.5 million-strong , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in America [ Chinese Immigrants in the United States , by Carlos Echeverria-Estrada and Jeanne Batalova , Migration Policy Institute , January 15 , 2020 ] .
Many , again , are spies .
The Communist regime obliges all of its citizens to provide intelligence [ The Unpleasant Truth About Chinese Espionage , by John R. Schindler , Observer , April 22 , 2016 ] .
Chinese immigrants in the U.S. also turn out to be Leftists .
Seventy-three percent picked Hillary Clinton in 2016 .
[ The Asian American Vote 2016 : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Defense and Education Fund , AALDF , 2017 ] And 56 percent were set on Joe Biden before the election ( only 20 percent considered voting for Trump this year ) [ How Asian Americans Are Thinking About The 2020 Election , by Dhrumil Mehta , FiveThirtyEight , September 18 , 2020 ] .
One more thing .
In October , when a federal court ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement to release more than 200 criminal illegal aliens from a detention facility in California , 19 were Chinese [ California ruling forces ICE @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Adelanto , ICE.gov , October 27 , 2020 ] .
Fifteen had final orders of deportation .
Why import more of these hostiles who , when they obtain citizenship , vote for hard Leftists ?
Republicans simply accelerate their own electoral doom by supporting mass Chinese immigration .
Thankfully , some Republicans beside Cruz have tackled ChiCom immigration .
Thus the Senate recently passed the horrible Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act , which VDARE.com more accurately calls the Indian Overclass Importation Bill .
It gives 90 percent of professional employment-based green cards to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But it now contains an important restriction thanks to Florida Senator Rick Scott .
He wouldn ’ t let the unanimous consent motion move forward until It barred green cards for Chinese with ties to the Communist Party .
The butthurt Asian lobby , of course , calls the restriction a new “ Chinese Exclusion Act ” [ Asian American groups oppose anti-Chinese ‘ xenophobic language ’ in S.386 , by Arun Kumar , The American Bazaar , December 17 , 2020 ] .
But given the circumstances these days , that would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aside , Scott won ’ t budge .
If the House and Senate versions aren ’ t reconciled , Scott might have doomed the Indian green-card giveaway .
The Trump administration is also targeting Chinese immigration .
In early December , the administration announced that non-immigrant business and tourist visas for ChiComs would expire after one month instead of 10 years [ United States imposes visa curbs on members of Chinese Communist Party , by Ted Hesson and David Brunnstrom , Reuters , December 2 , 2020 ] .
In September , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ visas due to security concerns [ US revokes visas for 1,000 Chinese students deemed security risk , BBC , September 10 , 2020 ] .
It ’ s a good start , but more must be done .
In 2019 , about 370,000 Chinese students were in the U.S. [ Data show Chinese students are steering clear of the US , by Dan Kopf , Quartz , October 28 , 2020 ] .
That ’ s a little less than the population of Cleveland , Ohio .
And it has to stop .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ enemy or permit him to spy on us .
Yet the GOP ’ s baiting China over “ freedom ” and immigration has another problematic dimension : the abiding concern among Republicans for censorship for or by the ChiComs .
During the summer , Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley and several others raised a huge fuss over the NBA not making customizable # FreeHongKong jerseys [ Sen. Josh Hawley blasts NBA for pulling custom gear following ‘ Free Hong Kong ’ uproar , by Joseph Wulfsohn , Fox News , July 16 , 2020 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But Hawley suggested that the survival of civilization depended on basketball jerseys .
He got one , but shockingly , the NBA is now no less left-wing .
At the same time , the NBA endlessly promoted Black Lives Matter and its anti-white , anti-American agenda [ How the NBA ’ s social justice efforts dominated the season , Marc J. Spears , The Undefeated , October 12 , 2020 ] .
That ’ s far more relevant to Americans , but Hawley & Co. ignored it .
Freedom for Hong Kongers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Marsha Blackburn .
She attacked China ’ s lack of free speech with a tweeted photo of Xi Jinping as Winnie the Pooh .
“ Freedom of speech is being able to tweet this photo of Xi Jinping looking like Winnie , ” Blackburn tweeted .
“ If you did this in Communist China , you ’ d be arrested.
” It ’ s none of our business .
For Americans , the far more pressing problem is freedom of speech here .
Blackburn can proudly tweet the Xi the Pooh @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the 2020 election on YouTube .
In October , she was forbidden to share the New York Post ’ s Hunter Biden story on either Twitter or Facebook .
So Blackburn frets about censorship in China , while Leftist censors here target the people who elected her .
Likewise for Hawley .
He should be worried about how Facebook censors Show-Me-Staters , not what the NBA says or doesn ’ t say about Hong Kongers .
Let ’ s forget about them and the censorship and focus on national security .
China is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We have plenty of ways to protect ourselves : • Impose sanctions for the coronavirus pandemic , which began in a U.S. taxpayer-subsidized lab in Wuhan [ Fauci Backed Controversial Wuhan Lab with U.S .
Dollars for Risky Coronavirus Research by Fred Guterl , Newsweek , April 28 , 2020 ] .
• Impose tariffs to deflate their economic growth and bring back our manufacturing .
• Target their insidious methods of influencing our universities and our entertainment industry .
• Most importantly , stop Chinese immigration to protect our jobs and our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do now is increase Chinese immigration .
Cruz gets it .
It ’ s time for the rest of the Stupid Party to wise up too and close the borders .
Washington Watcher II [ Email him ] is an anonymous DC insider .

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Previously: “Learned Nothing, Forgotten Nothing”—Texas Senator John Cornyn Leads GOP Establishment Rush To Dump Trumpism. But Base Doesn’t Agree.
Thanks to the lone opposition of Texas GOP Senator Ted Cruz, a bill that would have allowed tens of thousands of Hong Kongers to move here failed in the Senate last week [Hong Kong activists silent after US Senator Ted Cruz blocks bill giving special refugee status to dissidents, by Owen Churchill, South China Morning Post, December 19, 2020]. The House of Representatives had passed the bill by unanimous consent, which is what its boosters, including the usual GOP suspects, expected to do in the Senate. But Cruz boldly said no, and for good reason. The GOP Establishment claimed the bill would be a blow against Chinese Communism, but in fact it would have opened the door not merely to more Chinese espionage (Cruz’s stated objection) but also to continued swamping of the Historic American Nation. The real way for the U.S. to respond to China: stop immigration from the Middle Kingdom. But cheap-labor Business-First Stupid-Party Republicans are, well, too stupid to get it.
The Hong Kong People’s Freedom and Choice Act should never have received any GOP support. It would have given “Temporary Protected Status,” an immigration quirk President Trump wants to end, to any Hong Konger who sought it. Obvious result: a gazillion more Chinese here, many never to leave.
Of course, TPS is intended to last for no more than five years, but thousands of TPS recipients simply hang on indefinitely (with Democrat help). And the potential for Beijing to put even more secret agents into universities and corporations was nearly limitless [There Would Be Nothing Temporary About TPS for Hong Kong Residents, by Dan Cadman, Center for Immigration Studies, December 7, 2020].
Disgracefully, and sadly indicative how far immigrant patriots have to go to penetrate the GOP mindset, six Republicans cosponsored this bill in the House, including stalwart conservatives Ted Yoho of Florida and Joe Wilson of South Carolina [H.R.8428 - Hong Kong People's Freedom and Choice Act of 2020] But the lead GOP sponsor, Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger, is a vocal Never Trumper: “Throughout history, from Iran to the Soviet Union, the United States has looked out for persecuted populations looking for basic human freedoms,” he said. “[T]hese actions are a clear first step at ensuring innocent men, women, and children do not need to live in fear under the hand of this communist regime.”
How this posturing helped a single constituent in Illinois-16, Kinzinger’s district, is unknown.
In the Senate, Connecticut’s Richard “Stolen Valor” Blumenthal hoped to pass the bill by unanimous consent. Just one senator needed to object. But that was Cruz, who stood up for Americans on the Senate floor. Cruz also offered a bracing attack on Open Borders and Chinese duplicity: espionage under the guise of student and business exchanges:
House Democrats made a cynical decision to try to exploit the crisis in Hong Kong to advance their long-standing goal on changing immigration laws. ... [O]ur Democratic colleagues embrace Open Borders. Their preference is to make all immigration legal. This bill advances that long-time, partisan political agenda.
Cruz proposed the Senate take up his own bill that would target Hollywood for its complicity in Chinese tyranny.
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Cruz nailed it.
The bill would have set a precedent for letting in all China’s oppressed: Uighurs, Tibetans, and Mongolians. Millions would receive TPS.
Of course, the ChiComs would be more than happy to dump their angry minorities on us; it’s easier than rounding them up and shooting them. TPS for the Hong Kongers would be Fidel Castro’s Mariel disastrous boatlift on steroids.
If anything, it’s time to stop immigration from China. Prior to the Coronavirus outbreak, China produced the most immigrants to our country every year. At 2.5 million-strong, Chinese are the third largest foreign-born population in America [Chinese Immigrants in the United States, by Carlos Echeverria-Estrada and Jeanne Batalova, Migration Policy Institute, January 15, 2020].
Many, again, are spies. The Communist regime obliges all of its citizens to provide intelligence [The Unpleasant Truth About Chinese Espionage, by John R. Schindler, Observer, April 22, 2016]. Chinese immigrants in the U.S. also turn out to be Leftists. Seventy-three percent picked Hillary Clinton in 2016. [The Asian American Vote 2016: A Report by the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, AALDF, 2017] And 56 percent were set on Joe Biden before the election (only 20 percent considered voting for Trump this year) [How Asian Americans Are Thinking About The 2020 Election, by Dhrumil Mehta, FiveThirtyEight, September 18, 2020].
One more thing. In October, when a federal court ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement to release more than 200 criminal illegal aliens from a detention facility in California, 19 were Chinese [California ruling forces ICE to release criminal aliens from detention in Adelanto, ICE.gov, October 27, 2020]. Fifteen had final orders of deportation.
Why import more of these hostiles who, when they obtain citizenship, vote for hard Leftists?
Republicans simply accelerate their own electoral doom by supporting mass Chinese immigration.
Thankfully, some Republicans beside Cruz have tackled ChiCom immigration. Thus the Senate recently passed the horrible Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act, which VDARE.com more accurately calls the Indian Overclass Importation Bill. It gives 90 percent of professional employment-based green cards to Indians over the next 10 years.
But it now contains an important restriction thanks to Florida Senator Rick Scott. He wouldn’t let the unanimous consent motion move forward until It barred green cards for Chinese with ties to the Communist Party.
The butthurt Asian lobby, of course, calls the restriction a new “Chinese Exclusion Act” [Asian American groups oppose anti-Chinese ‘xenophobic language’ in S.386, by Arun Kumar, The American Bazaar, December 17, 2020]. But given the circumstances these days, that would actually be a good idea.
That aside, Scott won’t budge. If the House and Senate versions aren’t reconciled, Scott might have doomed the Indian green-card giveaway.
Fixing the language isn't that hard. But I understand Senator Scott is being obstinate and refusing modifications. 3 — Greg Siskind (@gsiskind) December 16, 2020
Hearing 1044/386 isn't going to be in the omnibus because Scott refused to budge. Seems like it's over until next year. The good news is Biden has ending country caps in his immigration plan (along with early adjustment and expanding green card numbers for everyone). — Greg Siskind (@gsiskind) December 16, 2020
The Trump administration is also targeting Chinese immigration. In early December, the administration announced that non-immigrant business and tourist visas for ChiComs would expire after one month instead of 10 years [United States imposes visa curbs on members of Chinese Communist Party, by Ted Hesson and David Brunnstrom, Reuters, December 2, 2020]. In September, the administration revoked more than 1,000 Chinese student visas due to security concerns [US revokes visas for 1,000 Chinese students deemed security risk, BBC, September 10, 2020].
It’s a good start, but more must be done. In 2019, about 370,000 Chinese students were in the U.S. [Data show Chinese students are steering clear of the US, by Dan Kopf, Quartz, October 28, 2020]. That’s a little less than the population of Cleveland, Ohio. And it has to stop. We have no reason to educate the enemy or permit him to spy on us.
Yet the GOP’s baiting China over “freedom” and immigration has another problematic dimension: the abiding concern among Republicans for censorship for or by the ChiComs.
During the summer, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley and several others raised a huge fuss over the NBA not making customizable #FreeHongKong jerseys [Sen. Josh Hawley blasts NBA for pulling custom gear following ‘Free Hong Kong’ uproar, by Joseph Wulfsohn, Fox News, July 16, 2020]. This issue affected zero Americans. But Hawley suggested that the survival of civilization depended on basketball jerseys. He got one, but shockingly, the NBA is now no less left-wing.
At the same time, the NBA endlessly promoted Black Lives Matter and its anti-white, anti-American agenda [How the NBA’s social justice efforts dominated the season, Marc J. Spears, The Undefeated, October 12, 2020]. That’s far more relevant to Americans, but Hawley & Co. ignored it. Freedom for Hong Kongers is what mattered.
Likewise with Tennessee’s Marsha Blackburn. She attacked China’s lack of free speech with a tweeted photo of Xi Jinping as Winnie the Pooh. “Freedom of speech is being able to tweet this photo of Xi Jinping looking like Winnie,” Blackburn tweeted. “If you did this in Communist China, you’d be arrested.”
Freedom of speech is being able to tweet this photo of Xi Jinping looking like Winnie. If you did this in Communist China, you’d be arrested. pic.twitter.com/0AnVtA3JYM — Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) December 16, 2020
And?
It’s none of our business.
For Americans, the far more pressing problem is freedom of speech here. Blackburn can proudly tweet the Xi the Pooh, but she can’t question the 2020 election on YouTube. In October, she was forbidden to share the New York Post’s Hunter Biden story on either Twitter or Facebook.
So Blackburn frets about censorship in China, while Leftist censors here target the people who elected her.
Likewise for Hawley. He should be worried about how Facebook censors Show-Me-Staters, not what the NBA says or doesn’t say about Hong Kongers.
Let’s forget about them and the censorship and focus on national security.
China is America’s main global enemy. We have plenty of ways to protect ourselves:
Impose sanctions for the coronavirus pandemic, which began in a U.S. taxpayer-subsidized lab in Wuhan [Fauci Backed Controversial Wuhan Lab with U.S. Dollars for Risky Coronavirus Research, by Fred Guterl, Newsweek, April 28, 2020].
Impose tariffs to deflate their economic growth and bring back our manufacturing.
Target their insidious methods of influencing our universities and our entertainment industry.
Most importantly, stop Chinese immigration to protect our jobs and our security.
The last thing we should do now is increase Chinese immigration.
Cruz gets it. It’s time for the rest of the Stupid Party to wise up too and close the borders.
Washington Watcher II [Email him] is an anonymous DC insider.


vdare--2020-12-20--The Great Reset Comes For The Dalton School

The Dalton School ( tuition $ 54,000 ) on the Upper East Side is one of the half dozen most famous private schools in New York City , with a heavy enrollment of children and grandchildren of people you ’ ve heard of .
Dalton ’ s demographics are interesting because they reflect what Celebrity/Master of the Universe Tier Americans want for their children ’ s classmates these days : In other words , elite whites want their kids to go to school with other whites ( 67.7 % ) , plus a sizable sprinkling of blacks ( 11.0 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 10.4 % ) , but not so many Asians ( 8.2 % ) .
As for Hispanics ( 2.7 % ) … If you ever wonder why less than one percent of students at Manhattan ’ s Stuyvesant public STEM exam school are black , well , one reason is because Dalton is on the lookout for smart blacks and will often subsidize them with scholarships .
Why go to Stuyvesant when you can go to Dalton ?
Not surprisingly , Dalton is Woke ( here ’ s the high school ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Woke enough for 100 of its staffers , who have submitted an 8 page list of 24 recommendations for getting even more anti-racistier than Dalton already is .
Obviously , Dalton is a boutique school for the rich ; but this list is likely a good leading indicator of what your suburban school district will think mandatory in the future .
• Collect and publish data regarding race , grades , retention , and graduation rates .
• Collect and publish data regarding race and discipline ( including suspensions ) .
• Commit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2023 ; at that time , if membership and performance of Black students are not at parity with non-Black students , leveled courses should be abolished .
• Publish data regarding faculty , staff , and administration salaries , including mean and median salaries of employees by race and gender .
• Develop a systematic and robust approach to assessing the experience of Black students and their families , and Black faculty , staff , and administration .
Publish an annual report detailing institutional progress towards equity and inclusion .
• Convene a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and faculty to audit progress and develop new suggestions to supplement these measures by 2023 .
At least half of the committee participants should be Black .
• Adopt a two-pronged approach to course-related content changes : 1 ) Institute a divisional requirement for courses that explicitly center Black liberation and challenges to white supremacy .
The requirement should be equivalent to or greater than the smallest requirement for any other department .
2 ) All other existing course content and departmental work via Dalton by Design should undergo an audit to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s commitment to anti-racist education and diversity , equity , and inclusion .
• Allow faculty members to earn a course release if they partner with a Black-led community organization to teach a class or volunteer in other meaningful ways .
• All faculty , staff , administration , Parent Association volunteers , and trustees should undergo yearly anti-racist training .
• Administrators , faculty , and staff should produce individual public anti-racism statements .
Faculty should also include anti-racist resources for each class they teach .
Each department/grade level should publish @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
• Expand the Office of Diversity , Equity , and Inclusion to include at least 12 full-time positions : one Director , one Office Assistant , three full-time staff members per division , and one full-time staff member for PE/Athletics .
12 .
Hire a staff member outside of the DEI office whose entire role is to support Black students and students of color who come forward with complaints and/or face disciplinary action .
13 .
Hire a psychologist in every division with a specialization on psychological issues affecting “ ethnic minority @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Council of National Psychological Associations for the Advancement of Ethnic Minority Interests .
Expand services to support students coping with race-based traumatic stress .
14 .
Implement name- , school- , and salary history-blind recruitment and hiring practices for faculty , staff , and administrative roles ; require diversity statements as part of every application ; publish expected salary range in every job posting ; and publish data regarding the racial makeup of every stage of every hire .
15. Review and audit all vendor and third-party contracts to ensure that Dalton is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Publish yearly reports detailing Dalton ’ s vendors and third-party contracts .
16 .
Retain all security/maintenance/dining/other contracted staff without reduction in salary or benefits , regardless of whether Dalton is able to physically re-open facilities .
17 .
Offer a special orientation session for incoming students and families of underrepresented racial and ethnic backgrounds .
Provide anti-racist orientations for all families on a yearly basis .
18 .
Provide child and elder care support for faculty and staff , and any families who qualify for financial aid , especially if Dalton remains @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should also restructure its parental leave policies for employees ; rather than 6 weeks of paid leave and 6 weeks of unpaid leave , Dalton should follow the lead of companies like Netflix and offer a full year of paid leave for new parents .
19 .
Commit to paying all Dalton employees—especially staff and independent contractors—at minimum a living wage for New York , as calculated by MIT ’ s Living Wage Calculator .
Ensure racial equity in the proportion of full- and part-time workers ; independent contractors ; faculty , staff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and publish information regarding the racial makeup of each of these categories every year .
20 .
Double individual faculty and staff professional development ( PD ) allotment if it is used to service student debt .
One of the most meaningful changes Dalton could make for the long-term financial safety of its Black faculty and staff would be to commit to paying any outstanding student debt upon employment ; failing that , Dalton should double the PD allotment for employees who use the money to service student debt .
21 .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Dalton should immediately divest from the “ criminalizing , caging , and harming of Black people.
” 22 .
If Dalton is unable to diversify per Proposal 5 , the school should make a financial commitment to institutions that serve a student body more closely representative of New York City , and contribute 50¢ [ % ? ]
of every dollar raised via any form of fundraising to the NYC Fund for Public Schools .
23 .
Going forward , any Black student or student of color who appears in Dalton ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , or be retroactively compensated the equivalent amount if they graduate before their likeness is used .
24 .
Similarly , any Black student or student of color who does work or provides consultation with the school regarding anti-racist and/or DEI initiatives should receive reduced tuition .

The Dalton School (tuition $54,000) on the Upper East Side is one of the half dozen most famous private schools in New York City, with a heavy enrollment of children and grandchildren of people you’ve heard of.
Dalton’s demographics are interesting because they reflect what Celebrity/Master of the Universe Tier Americans want for their children’s classmates these days:
In other words, elite whites want their kids to go to school with other whites (67.7%), plus a sizable sprinkling of blacks (11.0%) and Two or More Ethnicities (10.4%), but not so many Asians (8.2%). As for Hispanics (2.7%) …
If you ever wonder why less than one percent of students at Manhattan’s Stuyvesant public STEM exam school are black, well, one reason is because Dalton is on the lookout for smart blacks and will often subsidize them with scholarships. Why go to Stuyvesant when you can go to Dalton?
Not surprisingly, Dalton is Woke (here’s the high school’s list of classes), but not Woke enough for 100 of its staffers, who have submitted an 8 page list of 24 recommendations for getting even more anti-racistier than Dalton already is. Obviously, Dalton is a boutique school for the rich; but this list is likely a good leading indicator of what your suburban school district will think mandatory in the future.
Collect and publish data regarding race, grades, retention, and graduation rates. Collect and publish data regarding race and discipline (including suspensions). Commit to racial equity in leveled courses by 2023; at that time, if membership and performance of Black students are not at parity with non-Black students, leveled courses should be abolished. Publish data regarding faculty, staff, and administration salaries, including mean and median salaries of employees by race and gender. Develop a systematic and robust approach to assessing the experience of Black students and their families, and Black faculty, staff, and administration. Publish an annual report detailing institutional progress towards equity and inclusion. Convene a committee of students, alumni, parents, and faculty to audit progress and develop new suggestions to supplement these measures by 2023. At least half of the committee participants should be Black. Adopt a two-pronged approach to course-related content changes: 1) Institute a divisional requirement for courses that explicitly center Black liberation and challenges to white supremacy. The requirement should be equivalent to or greater than the smallest requirement for any other department. 2) All other existing course content and departmental work via Dalton by Design should undergo an audit to ensure that content is guided by Dalton’s commitment to anti-racist education and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Allow faculty members to earn a course release if they partner with a Black-led community organization to teach a class or volunteer in other meaningful ways. All faculty, staff, administration, Parent Association volunteers, and trustees should undergo yearly anti-racist training. Administrators, faculty, and staff should produce individual public anti-racism statements. Faculty should also include anti-racist resources for each class they teach. Each department/grade level should publish its DEI-related efforts in an annual report. Expand the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to include at least 12 full-time positions: one Director, one Office Assistant, three full-time staff members per division, and one full-time staff member for PE/Athletics.
Dalton only has 1274 students.


vdare--2020-12-20--NYT: If Black Lives Truly Matter, Why Aren't Blacks Awarded Titles And Lands And Dukedoms?

From the New York Times news section : With ‘ Bridgerton , ’ Scandal Comes to Regency England For her first Netflix series , Shonda Rhimes and her team infuse period-drama escapism with modern-day sensibilities .
… The prolific showrunner [ Shonda Rhimes ] does not consider herself an avid romance reader , but she devoured Julia Quinn ’ s “ Bridgerton ” series about the moneyed marriage market of 19th century England , and like the fan , she did not understand why more books of that genre have not been adapted onto the screen , while Jane Austen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jane Austen novels are better than romance novels ?
When I used to watch TV , I ’ d occasionally land upon Grey ’ s Anatomy .
I ’ d say , “ Oh , look , there ’ s Sandra Oh , she was on Arliss .
Didn ’ t she used to be married to director Alexander Payne ?
” And then about five minutes later : “ This show is really stupid.
” Click .
“ Private Practice ” and “ Scandal , ” and was an executive producer for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ including “ How to Get Away With Murder , ” before signing her multiyear pact with Netflix in 2017 .
With its speedy pacing , fervent monologues and strong matriarchal characters , “ Bridgerton ” bears Rhimes ’ s unmistakable imprint .
But the person tasked with bringing the show to life was her protégé , the showrunner Chris Van Dusen , who started as Rhimes ’ s assistant on “ Grey ’ s Anatomy ” 15 years ago and eventually rose to co-executive producer of “ Scandal.
” … The show aims @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of escapism , setting luxurious ball gowns against a backdrop of lush garden parties as the young ladies and gentlemen of Regency-era England try to find love — or at least a bearable spouse .
… But Van Dusen did not want a story that was informed exclusively by the 19th century , which he worried would make “ Bridgerton ” feel too uptight .
Instead , he imagined a show that reflected today ’ s society through a racially diverse cast and lustful scenes shot from the “ female gaze.
” The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1800s — bows and curtsies , bushy sideburns , pushed-up bosoms — while diverging from the historical reality enough to excite today ’ s audience .
… One of the show ’ s most dramatic departures from its period is immediately apparent : Black actors star not only as landowning aristocracy — including Daphne Bridgerton ’ s love interest , the Duke of Hastings — but as the queen herself , a majestic but mercurial sovereign played by Golda Rosheuvel .
Cast diversity is another of Rhimes ’ s signatures .
But in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the overwhelming whiteness of most 19th-century costume dramas — consider almost any Austen adaptation — it raised a pertinent question : How and to what extent should “ Bridgerton ” address race ?
The solution came from Van Dusen , who had learned that some historians believe that the reigning queen at the time , Queen Charlotte , was the descendant of a Portuguese royal family with African ancestry .
( The long-running debate over Queen Charlotte ’ s race was revived when Meghan Markle got engaged to Prince Harry in 2017 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ consider whether she would be the first Black British royal . )
Queen Charlotte was a redhead from North Germany .
If you search on her name , you see a lot of pictures based on Allan Ramsay ’ s 1761 portrait that looks a bit like Maya Rudolph , the mulatto ( daughter of singer Minnie Riperton , who who died young of cancer and her producer Paul Rudolph ) who plays Kamala Harris on Saturday Night Live .
On the other hand , the Wikipedia article about her shows many contemporary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appears to be a typical northern European woman .
She was the youngest daughter of Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg ( 1708–1752 ; known as “ Prince of Mirow ” ) and of his wife Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen ( 1713–1761 ) .
Mecklenburg-Strelitz was a small north-German duchy in the Holy Roman Empire… .
Since 1940 , there have been evolving claims about the supposed African ancestry and ethnicity of Charlotte .
[ 61 ] Critics of these claims point out that dozens of portraits and descriptions depict her appearance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ [ 62 ] that there is no evidence that her distant ancestor Margarita de Castro e Souza was “ black ” or from a “ black ” Portuguese noble family , that her even more distant ancestor Madragana was likely Mozarab and not Moorish , [ 63 ] [ 64 ] [ 65 ] [ 66 ] [ 67 ] and that Charlotte shared descent from Madragana with a large proportion of European royalty , including her husband , King George III .
[ 68 ] Queen Charlotte was 15 generations after Madragana @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was likely an Iberian Christian .
In the movie The Madness of King George , Queen Charlotte is played by Helen Mirren , who is usually considered to be a fine specimen of a white woman .
Madragana ( b. c. 1230 ) was the mistress of the King of Portugal .
Van Dusen ’ s idea was to base the show in an alternative history in which Queen Charlotte ’ s mixed race heritage was not only well-established but was transformative for Black people and other people of color in England .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ could have looked like , ” he said .
“ Could she have used her power to elevate other people of color in society ?
Could she have given them titles and lands and dukedoms ?
” Basically , that ’ s what African-Americans want in the George Floyd Era : to be given “ titles and lands and dukedoms.
” As a commenter recently pointed out , the current outrage over cases of blacks being arrested merely for breaking the law is redolent of their privileged status : how dare some white @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s noblemen just for some technical infraction , such as driving drunk or passing counterfeit bills or sexual assault ?
Don ’ t they understand the meaning of Privilege ?
When Netflix began releasing news about “ Bridgerton ” and its cast , many referred to the approach as colorblind casting , which was irksome to the creators .
“ That would imply that color and race were never considered , ” Van Dusen said , “ when color and race are part of the show.
” Though it is not explained until @ @ @ @ @ @ @ character of Queen Charlotte — who is brought to life with towering coiffures , pet Pomeranians and a hunger for gossip — provides the explanation for the diverse gentry .
It was she who bestowed nobility upon the Duke of Hastings ’ predecessors , positioning him to inherit a dukedom .

From the New York Times news section:
With ‘Bridgerton,’ Scandal Comes to Regency England For her first Netflix series, Shonda Rhimes and her team infuse period-drama escapism with modern-day sensibilities. By Julia Jacobs
Dec. 18, 2020 … The prolific showrunner [Shonda Rhimes] does not consider herself an avid romance reader, but she devoured Julia Quinn’s “Bridgerton” series about the moneyed marriage market of 19th century England, and like the fan, she did not understand why more books of that genre have not been adapted onto the screen, while Jane Austen novels have been wrung dry.
Because Jane Austen novels are better than romance novels?
The show is a career landmark for Rhimes, the first series in her exclusive, nine-figure deal with Netflix after a string of hits for ABC made her one of TV’s most successful showrunners. Rhimes created “Grey’s Anatomy,”
When I used to watch TV, I’d occasionally land upon Grey’s Anatomy. I’d say, “Oh, look, there’s Sandra Oh, she was on Arliss. Didn’t she used to be married to director Alexander Payne?” And then about five minutes later: “This show is really stupid.” Click.
“Private Practice” and “Scandal,” and was an executive producer for several other shows on the network, including “How to Get Away With Murder,” before signing her multiyear pact with Netflix in 2017.
With its speedy pacing, fervent monologues and strong matriarchal characters, “Bridgerton” bears Rhimes’s unmistakable imprint. But the person tasked with bringing the show to life was her protégé, the showrunner Chris Van Dusen, who started as Rhimes’s assistant on “Grey’s Anatomy” 15 years ago and eventually rose to co-executive producer of “Scandal.” … The show aims to be a vibrant and indulgent dose of escapism, setting luxurious ball gowns against a backdrop of lush garden parties as the young ladies and gentlemen of Regency-era England try to find love — or at least a bearable spouse. … But Van Dusen did not want a story that was informed exclusively by the 19th century, which he worried would make “Bridgerton” feel too uptight. Instead, he imagined a show that reflected today’s society through a racially diverse cast and lustful scenes shot from the “female gaze.” The result reflects the trappings of the early 1800s — bows and curtsies, bushy sideburns, pushed-up bosoms — while diverging from the historical reality enough to excite today’s audience. … One of the show’s most dramatic departures from its period is immediately apparent: Black actors star not only as landowning aristocracy — including Daphne Bridgerton’s love interest, the Duke of Hastings — but as the queen herself, a majestic but mercurial sovereign played by Golda Rosheuvel. Cast diversity is another of Rhimes’s signatures. But in this case, given the historical setting and the overwhelming whiteness of most 19th-century costume dramas — consider almost any Austen adaptation — it raised a pertinent question: How and to what extent should “Bridgerton” address race? The solution came from Van Dusen, who had learned that some historians believe that the reigning queen at the time, Queen Charlotte, was the descendant of a Portuguese royal family with African ancestry. (The long-running debate over Queen Charlotte’s race was revived when Meghan Markle got engaged to Prince Harry in 2017, which led journalists and historians to consider whether she would be the first Black British royal.)
Queen Charlotte was a redhead from North Germany. If you search on her name, you see a lot of pictures based on Allan Ramsay’s 1761 portrait that looks a bit like Maya Rudolph, the mulatto (daughter of singer Minnie Riperton, who who died young of cancer and her producer Paul Rudolph) who plays Kamala Harris on Saturday Night Live.
On the other hand, the Wikipedia article about her shows many contemporary pictures by well-known artists in which she appears to be a typical northern European woman.
Wikipedia writes:
She was the youngest daughter of Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg (1708–1752; known as “Prince of Mirow”) and of his wife Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1713–1761). Mecklenburg-Strelitz was a small north-German duchy in the Holy Roman Empire…. Since 1940, there have been evolving claims about the supposed African ancestry and ethnicity of Charlotte.[61] Critics of these claims point out that dozens of portraits and descriptions depict her appearance as a typical Northern European woman,[62] that there is no evidence that her distant ancestor Margarita de Castro e Souza was “black” or from a “black” Portuguese noble family, that her even more distant ancestor Madragana was likely Mozarab and not Moorish,[63][64][65][66][67] and that Charlotte shared descent from Madragana with a large proportion of European royalty, including her husband, King George III.[68]
Queen Charlotte was 15 generations after Madragana, who, in any case, was likely an Iberian Christian.
In the movie The Madness of King George, Queen Charlotte is played by Helen Mirren, who is usually considered to be a fine specimen of a white woman.
Madragana (b. c. 1230) was the mistress of the King of Portugal.
The NYT rambles on:
Van Dusen’s idea was to base the show in an alternative history in which Queen Charlotte’s mixed race heritage was not only well-established but was transformative for Black people and other people of color in England. “It made me wonder what that could have looked like,” he said. “Could she have used her power to elevate other people of color in society? Could she have given them titles and lands and dukedoms?”
Basically, that’s what African-Americans want in the George Floyd Era: to be given “titles and lands and dukedoms.” As a commenter recently pointed out, the current outrage over cases of blacks being arrested merely for breaking the law is redolent of their privileged status: how dare some white trash cop arrest one of nature’s noblemen just for some technical infraction, such as driving drunk or passing counterfeit bills or sexual assault? Don’t they understand the meaning of Privilege?
When Netflix began releasing news about “Bridgerton” and its cast, many referred to the approach as colorblind casting, which was irksome to the creators. “That would imply that color and race were never considered,” Van Dusen said, “when color and race are part of the show.” Though it is not explained until the middle of the season, the character of Queen Charlotte — who is brought to life with towering coiffures, pet Pomeranians and a hunger for gossip — provides the explanation for the diverse gentry. It was she who bestowed nobility upon the Duke of Hastings’ predecessors, positioning him to inherit a dukedom.
Indeed.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-12-20--Thanks, Trump Administration: The Great Reset Comes for the Military

Earlier : US Special Operations Chief To Black Officers ' Group : `` Diversity And Inclusion '' A Major Priority Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller has accepted all 15 recommendations proposed by the Diversity and Inclusion Board chartered by former Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper in July .
Miller signed a memo entitled “ Actions to Improve Racial and Ethnic Diversity and Inclusion in the U.S. Military ” that examined the culture of the military following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis .
… The first recommendation is for military recruiting content to reflect the current and future @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the United States .
It ’ s almost as if the friends of Tiger Woods in the Navy Seals are about as white as the PGA tour : The second recommendation deals with the dearth of diversity at the higher levels of the military .
The recommendation calls for the department to develop a data-driven accessions and retention strategy .
The deadline for the DOD to develop this strategy is March 31 .
The third recommendation looks to increase the diversity of the officer corps itself .
It recommends the DOD expand sponsorship @ @ @ @ @ @ @ available pool of qualified applicants for ROTC enrollments , scholarships and commissions from students enrolled at minority-serving institutions .
These institutions include historically Black colleges and universities , Hispanic-serving institutions , tribal colleges and universities , and institutions serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders .
The board calls for a thorough review of DOD aptitude tests to ensure they do not adversely impact diversity .
The DOD will develop plans for a rigorous and thorough assessment of all aptitude tests currently administered .
The goal of this assessment will be to analyze , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ barriers that adversely impact diversity while retaining rigorous screening processes necessary to access a high-quality force , ” the board recommendation states .
Uh-oh… Congress banned the military from enlisting very low IQ individuals in 1952 .
The military has twice tried letting low IQ people in , during the McNamara ’ s Moron ’ s fiasco of the 1960s and the Stripes era fiasco of the late 1970s when either accidentally or on purpose the military let in low test score applicants until Senator Sam Nunn kept pestering the Pentagon about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new recruits of the Volunteer Army weren ’ t all quite right in the brain .
Finally , the Pentagon admitted that they ’ d screwed up on grading the AFQT test ( whether accidentally or intentionally remains a mystery ) and then Reagan raised pay for enlisted men , leading to the kick-ass military that crushed Saddam in 1991 .

Earlier: US Special Operations Chief To Black Officers' Group: "Diversity And Inclusion" A Major Priority
From Defense.gov:
Acting Secretary Accepts Inclusion Board’s 15 Recommendations
DEC. 18, 2020 | BY JIM GARAMONE, DOD NEWS Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller has accepted all 15 recommendations proposed by the Diversity and Inclusion Board chartered by former Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper in July. Miller signed a memo entitled “Actions to Improve Racial and Ethnic Diversity and Inclusion in the U.S. Military” that examined the culture of the military following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. … The first recommendation is for military recruiting content to reflect the current and future racial, ethnic and gender demographics of the United States.
It’s almost as if the friends of Tiger Woods in the Navy Seals are about as white as the PGA tour:
The second recommendation deals with the dearth of diversity at the higher levels of the military. The recommendation calls for the department to develop a data-driven accessions and retention strategy. The deadline for the DOD to develop this strategy is March 31. The third recommendation looks to increase the diversity of the officer corps itself. It recommends the DOD expand sponsorship of programs and initiatives to increase the available pool of qualified applicants for ROTC enrollments, scholarships and commissions from students enrolled at minority-serving institutions. These institutions include historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, tribal colleges and universities, and institutions serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. The board calls for a thorough review of DOD aptitude tests to ensure they do not adversely impact diversity. The DOD will develop plans for a rigorous and thorough assessment of all aptitude tests currently administered. The goal of this assessment will be to analyze, identify and remove — as applicable — “barriers that adversely impact diversity while retaining rigorous screening processes necessary to access a high-quality force,” the board recommendation states.
Uh-oh… Congress banned the military from enlisting very low IQ individuals in 1952. The military has twice tried letting low IQ people in, during the McNamara’s Moron’s fiasco of the 1960s and the Stripes era fiasco of the late 1970s, when either accidentally or on purpose the military let in low test-score applicants until Senator Sam Nunn kept pestering the Pentagon about what drill instructors told him that the new recruits of the Volunteer Army weren’t all quite right in the brain. Finally, the Pentagon admitted that they’d screwed up on grading the AFQT test (whether accidentally or intentionally remains a mystery) and then Reagan raised pay for enlisted men, leading to the kick-ass military that crushed Saddam in 1991.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-12-20--Life Expectancy: Men And Whites Are Discriminated Against

With the CDC arguing that white men don ’ t deserve to get vaccinated against Covid because they live so @ @ @ @ @ worth checking out the CDC ’ s own statistics , which show that Hispanics live @ @ @ @ @ longer than whites : Asians live even longer than Hispanics , but nobody pays attention @ @ @ @ @ , men live shorter lives on average than women and are especially vulnerable to Covid @ @ @ @ @ them ?
Bad men bad .

With the CDC arguing that white men don’t deserve to get vaccinated against Covid because they live so long, it’s worth checking out the CDC’s own statistics, which show that Hispanics live an average of three years longer than whites:
Asians live even longer than Hispanics, but nobody pays attention to them.
Of course, men live shorter lives on average than women and are especially vulnerable to Covid.
But who cares about them? Bad men bad.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-12-20--White Lives Don't Matter: Every US State Advised To Prioritize Non-whites Over Whites For COVID Vacc

White Lives Don't Matter: Every US State Advised To Prioritize Non-whites Over Whites For COVID Vaccination

• None Half of US states mentioned racial equity in their plans for vaccine rollout • None Of these , 12 states specifically mention efforts to ‘ reach diverse populations ’ • None California , Louisiana , New Mexico , North Carolina , and Indiana are among those who have listed equity as a ‘ key principle for vaccine distribution ’ • None New Jersey , California and Kansas will focus on improving access to the vaccine by targeting transportation issues • None New Mexico will focus on Native American communities • None Many states will be focusing on their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in increased hestitance to take a vaccine • None In the US , black and Hispanic people are almost three times more likely to die from Covid-19 than whites Every US state has been advised to consider ethnic minorities as a critical and vulnerable group in their vaccine distribution plans , according to Centers for Disease Control guidance .
As a result , half of the nation ’ s states have outlined plans that now prioritize black , Hispanic and indigenous residents over white people in some way , as the vaccine rollout @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 25 states have committed to a focus on racial and ethnic communities as they decided which groups should be prioritized in receiving a coronavirus vaccine dose .
These include New Mexico , where collaboration with Native Americans is being prioritized ; California , which has committed to ensuring black and Hispanic people have greater access to the vaccine ; and Oregon , where health officials have said that ethnic minorities with have ‘ equitable access ’ to the shot .
Some states have made even more specific plans to prioritize communities of color @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to partner with healthcare providers in areas with a large minority population to reach ‘ diverse populations ’ , according to Kaiser Family Foundation .
New Jersey and California plan to prioritize minorities by working to remove barriers to accessibility such as transportation and wait times .
In California , Governor Gavin Newsom has said that experts are ‘ making sure black and brown communities disproportionately are benefited because of the impact they have felt disproportionately because of COVID-19 ’ .
Latinos make up 60 percent of Covid cases in the state , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the population , according to the Guardian , with farmworkers being significantly effected .
Governor Andrew Cuomo echoed these thoughts in New York .
‘ We know that our Black , brown and poorer communities have fewer health care institutions , ’ he said last month .
‘ Their communities too often have health care deserts .
’

White lives don’t matter…
Half of US states mentioned racial equity in their plans for vaccine rollout
Of these, 12 states specifically mention efforts to ‘reach diverse populations’
California, Louisiana, New Mexico, North Carolina, and Indiana are among those who have listed equity as a ‘key principle for vaccine distribution’
New Jersey, California and Kansas will focus on improving access to the vaccine by targeting transportation issues
New Mexico will focus on Native American communities
Many states will be focusing on their communication to black communities who have shown in increased hestitance to take a vaccine
In the US, black and Hispanic people are almost three times more likely to die from Covid-19 than whites
Every US state has been advised to consider ethnic minorities as a critical and vulnerable group in their vaccine distribution plans, according to Centers for Disease Control guidance.
As a result, half of the nation’s states have outlined plans that now prioritize black, Hispanic and indigenous residents over white people in some way, as the vaccine rollout begins.
According to our analysis, 25 states have committed to a focus on racial and ethnic communities as they decided which groups should be prioritized in receiving a coronavirus vaccine dose.
These include New Mexico, where collaboration with Native Americans is being prioritized; California, which has committed to ensuring black and Hispanic people have greater access to the vaccine; and Oregon, where health officials have said that ethnic minorities with have ‘equitable access’ to the shot.
Some states have made even more specific plans to prioritize communities of color, with 12 states specifically mentioning efforts to partner with healthcare providers in areas with a large minority population to reach ‘diverse populations’, according to Kaiser Family Foundation.
New Jersey and California plan to prioritize minorities by working to remove barriers to accessibility such as transportation and wait times.
In California, Governor Gavin Newsom has said that experts are ‘making sure black and brown communities disproportionately are benefited because of the impact they have felt disproportionately because of COVID-19’.
Latinos make up 60 percent of Covid cases in the state, even though they are 40 percent of the population, according to the Guardian, with farmworkers being significantly effected .
Governor Andrew Cuomo echoed these thoughts in New York.
‘We know that our Black, brown and poorer communities have fewer health care institutions,’ he said last month. ‘Their communities too often have health care deserts.’


vdare--2020-12-16--A Patriot Lawyer Says Cuomo's Alleged "Ban" On Confederate Battle Flag Will Probably Encourage Resis

A Patriot Lawyer Says Cuomo's Alleged "Ban" On Confederate Battle Flag Will Probably Encourage Resistance

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I just saw that Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill that banned the sale and display of the Confederate Battle Flag. Being that he, his brother, and his father all went to law school, I figured that there had to be more to the story. He should certainly know better, especially if he might end up being Attorney General of the United States. The bill is slightly narrower in scope than I was initially led to believe. It limits the Battle Flag's sale and display on state property, which would also include things like state fairs. Even that narrowing, however, will not pass Constitutional muster. The Government of New York has a positive duty to protect the First Amendment rights of its citizens pursuant to the mandates of the Fourteenth Amendment. If someone sets up a booth at a New York State fair, they have an absolute right to fly the Battle Flag.
While I understand that he did this to curry favor with the radicals of his Party, he probably did not do New York any favors. Someone is eventually going to sue the State because of this law. That person is going to win—rather easily. New York is then very likely going to have to pay attorney fees to the litigant's lawyer. Those fees are often awarded in cases like this because the Government's actions infringed upon a "fundamental right." This happens a lot in abortion restriction cases. Since abortion is considered a "fundamental right" by the Courts, any litigation that is taken to strike down that "undue burden" is not imposed upon the winning side. The rationale is that a person should not have to pay money to enforce their own rights against the Government.
So, Governor Cuomo has signed a bill that is almost certainly going to cost the taxpayers of New York thousands of dollars. The biggest beneficiary of this law is going to be some trial lawyer trying to make a quick buck and a name for himself. If I were an advisor to Governor Cuomo I would be imploring him to veto this bill. In the long run, it is just going to make his political opponents wealthier and famous.


vdare--2020-12-21--War On Christmas, Huffington Post-Style: Conservatives Defending Christmas Have Blood On Their Hands

Earlier: The War On Christmas Goes On, With COVID-19 Piling On. And Christophobia Is Getting Worse
From the Huffington Post, along with standard "War On Christmas Denial" is saying that any objection to Christmas being cancelled is the equivalent of mass murder:
Each year, right-wing media ritually attempts to stir up a moral panic over a “war on Christmas.” Conservative pundits claim Democrats’ fixation on saying “happy holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas” is an affront to American values.
It’s happening again this year, but the debate has taken on a new meaning amidst the coronavirus pandemic — and the stakes are actually incredibly high. Fox News hosts and right-wing media influencers are aggressively claiming that the secular warriors are fighting Christmas with social distancing measures and government restrictions. Convincing people that these basic public health efforts are illegitimate and offensive is incredibly dangerous as COVID-19 cases surge around the country and the United States surpasses its record for the number of deaths from the virus in a single day....
And in the weeks ahead of Christmas, right-wing media figures have been warning that attempts to control the spread of the virus are evidence of leftist efforts to cancel the holiday.
Tucker Carlson, a top-rated Fox News host and informal adviser to President Donald Trump, recently gave a nonsensical monologue about “power-hungry leaders trying to cancel Christmas.” He claimed politicians were attempting to ruin Christmas because they viewed the holiday as diminishing their authority.
“They’ve figured out that Christmas is bigger than they are, and therefore, it’s a threat to them. Better cancel it ― and, in fact, they’re trying hard,” Carlson said. He also told viewers that “death is inevitable” and that “maybe we should pause before we destroy the living in the name of trying to eliminate it.”
In a tweet featuring a video of Dr. Anthony Fauci talking with Jake Tapper about social distancing measures, One America News correspondent and neo-Nazi collaborator Jack Posobiec wrote that the CNN host “does not get to tell me whether or not my family celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ.” Breitbart ran a column asking if readers would allow “fascist governors” to “cancel your Christmas.” Right-wing radio host Mark Levin tweeted that “the government doesn’t have the power to cancel Thanksgiving or Christmas!”
Right-Wing Media’s 'War On Christmas' Claims May Have A Death Toll This Year
Conservative pundits are spreading dangerous misinformation as they attack attempts to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
By Nick Robins-Early, HuffPost US, December 19, 2020