vdare--2020-12-18--Americans: Stop Assuming You Still Have A Country—Organize!

We’re already in the post-American age and arbitrary law enforcement, restrictions on free speech, and mob justice are just the beginning. There will be no negative consequences for those who destroyed American cities via misguided policies and Leftist protests. Instead, the government will center on the Dissident Right the same way the Soviets did on kulaks: as the “wreckers” that are the one thing that is holding us back from egalitarian utopia. American “conservatism” will not be able to respond to this challenge because it is incapable (or unwilling) to recognize that the problem we face is here, not in Moscow or Beijing. My views: for now, Americans must geographically concentrate, establish as much economic independence as possible, politically mobilize for universal access to government programs, and expand their autonomy as much as possible while new institutions and movements are created.
We’re getting a sneak peek at what’s coming with the clearly coordinated Main Stream Media coverage of the Proud Boys at the recent Stop The Steal rally in Washington D.C. Your tax dollars subsidized an article from NPR that said “the widespread embrace of conspiracy and disinformation amounts to ‘mass radicalization’” that will lead to terrorism [Right-Wing Embrace of Conspiracy Is ‘Mass Radicalization,’ Experts Warn, by Hannah Allam, December 15, 2020]. There were many other slanted stories about the violence accompanying the protests:
There’s an obvious question here. Who did the stabbing? Naturally, most of the stories don’t report it—they simply associate “Proud Boys” and “stabbing.”
However, after some digging, you can find photo evidence that the Proud Boys appeared to be the victims here. The man arrested for stabbing is African-American. Of course, an arrest is not proof of guilt [Philip Johnson Accused in Four Washington D.C. Stabbings at Pro Trump Protest, by Jessica McBride, Heavy, December 13, 2020]. However, we do know that at least one of the victims was a Trump supporter—revealed in a Minneapolis StarTribune article that basically reads like a dox [Twin Cities man among Proud Boys demonstrators in D.C. is stabbed, police say, by Paul Walsh, December 15, 2020].
As Michelle Malkin noted, there was also widespread media coverage of several Black Lives Matter signs being burned during the D.C. disturbances. Now of course, stealing a church sign and burning it is a crime. It is property destruction. It should be punished. Yet it’s the MSM which has been lecturing us about why property destruction should either be tolerated, or, indeed, encouraged.
President Trump said he would ban flag burning. But he did not. Burning the American flag is barely even noticeable now.
In contrast, BLM, a movement which most people hadn’t even heard of a year ago, now has quasi-religious importance. It even has a communion of saints—Breonna Taylor, Jacob Blake, Mike Brown, George Floyd—and foundational myths that resemble something like a new religion than a political creed [BLMania and the New Progressive Faith, by Gregory Hood, American Renaissance, December 17, 2020]. Thus burning BLM signs isn’t just property destruction, it’s blasphemy.
Blacks are also becoming a semi-sovereign people, already enjoying government privileges and now even symbolic gestures like their own “national anthem.”
For that reason, the Narrative now clearly being set up that Trump supporters have been “radicalized” is deeply worrisome. Those in power want to censor and control information even more than they already do:
Experts on radicalization and deradicalization are less worried about what will happen with Trump—and more worried about what his diehard supporters will do in a post-Trump America. [“This keeps me up at night,” by Aymann Ismail, Slate, November 24, 2020]
One “expert,” Cynthia Miller-Idriss, runs the “Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab” [PERIL]. She too wants more speech control:
As long as people as consistently exposed to extremist rhetoric, we will likely continue to see extremist violence. This is true whether that exposure is in fringe internet forums or in the campaign speeches of mainstream politicians. [Stop calling far-right terrorists ‘crazy,’ Politico, February 20, 2020].
But of course the question is: who gets to decide what is “extremist?” Transgenderism in schools, or tearing down statues of George Washington, would have been considered impossible alarmism ten years ago. But it’s barely noticeable now.
And who determines the level of “exposure?” Despite all the cries about President Trump’s “authoritarianism,” it’s the supposed “free press” which has given up on democracy. Many MSM stories now are direct demands for a person, group, or movement to be deplatformed or stripped of basic financial services.
Of course, such actions serve to delegitimize the system because it shows that it actually is rigged, with Big Tech companies and media outlets making sure only one side is heard [Special Report: Big Tech Stole 2020 Election by Weaponizing Platforms, by Corinne Weaver, Newsbusters, December 17, 2020]. So why bother with the voting, especially when there’s reason to think that was fake too?
Regardless of whether the election was literally stolen with voter fraud and phony ballots, it was by no means a fair debate in the marketplace of ideas, as (small d) democratic apologists claim. The Biden-Harris Regime was imposed on the American people, and there’s little reason to think it’s any more legitimate than that of Alexander Lukashenko, Vladimir Putin, or Xi Jinping. The demographic policies pushed by the Regime on the Potomac aren’t any different than those China pushes in Tibet or India in Kashmir. Our government operates using the same tools as any supposed autocratic regime—the main difference is that our System pushes more destructive values than does Russia’s or China’s [America’s Social Credit System Is Worse than China’s, by Gregory Hood, American Renaissance, November 13, 2020].
Curtis Yarvin (aka Mencius Moldbug) is correct when he states that conservatives shouldn’t whine about this—this is simply the reality of the system. The “gigantic Paris-shelling railroad-gun bullhorn of pure proof by assertion” is the “fundamental backbone of 21st century democracy” because many people will believe what they’re told, even if there is no evidence [Vae Victis, Gray Mirror, December 16, 2020].
Today, power doesn’t come out of the barrel of a gun, but from a platform which can shape the mind. If you control those, elections, laws, and constitutions are practically irrelevant.
Of course, accepting this is going to be hard for American conservatives (or naïve patriots) who want to believe America isn’t just “free” but the “freest” country in the world. Indeed, many older Americans may still feel we must defend (or impose) this “freedom” for others. Witness Senator Marsha Blackburn showing her courage.
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
Yet jingoism against China is just a safety valve. It’s reminiscent, ironically, of a joke Ronald Reagan used to make about the Soviet Union.
Bashing China has few consequences.
(Except when it’s ” racist”—the police in Atlanta were called over people posting plastic signs with this picture. )
However, you can’t tweet about American election results, medical concerns, or political beliefs without being banned. It won’t just mean moving to Parler or Gab, because payment processors and even bank accounts might come next.
We’ve learned to work around all that, which leaves one option left—state repression. And with the FBI and DHS investigating “QAnon” of all things, there’s reason to believe hard tyranny will be on the way soon [Democrats seek intel on QAnon from DHS, FBI as backers join Congress, by Allison Pecorin, ABC News, December 8, 2020].
American conservatives should be working to defend liberties here at home before trying to rally us into another unnecessary war against a Chinese “enemy” that seems to hate Americans less than the typical daily newspaper.
What can be done in the face of this? Geographic concentration and even planned migration might be necessary to ensure physical safety. I also think that instead of cheering fiscal conservatism, white Americans currently left out of the ethnic spoils system should urge universal programs such as direct stimulus payments and universal basic income (UBI). Given that we are already paying for socialism, we might as well enjoy the benefits. If that makes the system untenable, so much the better.
Normal Americans are also going to have to get used to cryptocurrency and various alt-platforms simply to access content the Fourth Estate and its pet politicians don’t want us to see.
Of course, this does lead to a real danger of ghettoization and an echo chamber that actually can fuel extremism and violent fantasies. One wonders if this is the intent. When the next “Far Right” incident occurs—or is simply invented—it will provide the justification for the next crackdown, which will simply push the process further along until it ends in outright tyranny or national fragmentation.
VDARE.com talks about the “National Question,” whether the nation-state, the political expression of a particular people, has a role in this century. Americans are a nation, but it is no longer true to say Americans have a nation-state. “American nationalism” is an aspirational movement, not a defense of the existing order.
This isn’t unusual in history. Most people have never had any control over who governs. They’ve responded the way we should. Obey the law. Respect its authority. Don’t be stupid or violent. Be moral.
Yet understand that we are a stateless people with some degree of autonomy, like the Kurds. We can use that autonomy to build something new in the ruins in the old. But no progress is possible without recognizing our current subjugation.
None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.
James Kirkpatrick [Email him |Tweet him @VDAREJamesK] is a Beltway veteran and a refugee from Conservatism Inc. His latest book is Conservatism Inc.: The Battle for the American Right. Read VDARE.com Editor Peter Brimelow's Preface here.


vdare--2020-12-17--Allan Wall Interviewed By Silvio Canto, Jr.  Topics: COVID-19 In Mexico, The 2020 U.S. Election And

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vdare--2020-12-18--Brimelow vs. NEW YORK TIMES Headed For Second Circuit!

Our lawyer Frederick C. Kelly [ email him ] writes : The Southern District of New York , in a decision which avoids most of our arguments , has dismissed [ PDF ] Peter Brimelow 's libel complaint against the New York Times .
As the court did not grant oral argument , the result is not wholly surprising .
Interestingly , Judge Katherine Polk Failla found that smear in the original January 15 , 2019 article ( i.e .
that Brimelow was an `` open white nationalist '' ) was a factual allegation—and thus potentially libelous .
Amazingly , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saving grace in the `` stealth edit , '' which allegedly provided `` context . ''
The opinion nowhere addresses the ethical breaches evidenced by the stealth edit , or the New York Times ' staunch refusal to honor its own stated journalistic code .
These are only some of the court 's omissions .
One of the more interesting arguments submitted on behalf of Brimelow was that libel actions could actually serve the alleged purposes of the First Amendment by holding irresponsible parties to account , particularly where the libels were deployed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` permissible discussion . ''
As readers of VDARE.com know , that policing action narrows debate ; it does not conduce to `` uninhibited robust and wide open debate . ''
The New York Times did not respond to this argument .
Neither did Judge Failla .
We will appeal , and expect better jurisprudence from the Second Circuit .
As a veteran of some 40 years in national Main Stream Media ( Wall Street Journal , Barron 's , Fortune , Forbes ) , it does strike me as extraordinary that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it was wrong to call me an `` open white nationalist '' by stealth-editing its website , will not simply acknowledge this correction in print , despite making such acknowledgements a point of honor in its published code of conduct .
All The News That 's Fit To Woke ?
Like Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas , I do n't see how the Sullivan ruling is a sustainable standard in public discourse—especially given the current hypocritical Ruling Class harrumphing about `` disinformation . ''
I do n't know if I and VDARE.com will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
• The Sin Of SULLIVAN : Why Donald Trump , Tulsi Gabbard and I Are Suing For Libel • BRIMELOW vs. NEW YORK TIMES : We Respond To Motion To Dismiss—And Find Out The Use Of Ben Shapiro • MSM Claims License To Lie , Wants You Dead—BRIMELOW vs. NEW YORK TIMES Moves Forward • Our Libel Action Against The NEW YORK TIMES : A Quick Update Needless to say , this brutal struggle is expensive and I would be profoundly grateful to readers who can help us now .

Our lawyer Frederick C. Kelly [email him] writes:
The Southern District of New York, in a decision which avoids most of our arguments, has dismissed [PDF] Peter Brimelow's libel complaint against the New York Times. As the court did not grant oral argument, the result is not wholly surprising. Interestingly, Judge Katherine Polk Failla found that smear in the original January 15, 2019 article (i.e. that Brimelow was an "open white nationalist") was a factual allegation—and thus potentially libelous. Amazingly, however, the good judge then found saving grace in the "stealth edit," which allegedly provided "context." The opinion nowhere addresses the ethical breaches evidenced by the stealth edit, or the New York Times' staunch refusal to honor its own stated journalistic code. These are only some of the court's omissions. One of the more interesting arguments submitted on behalf of Brimelow was that libel actions could actually serve the alleged purposes of the First Amendment by holding irresponsible parties to account, particularly where the libels were deployed to police and enforce the bounds of "permissible discussion." As readers of VDARE.com know, that policing action narrows debate; it does not conduce to "uninhibited robust and wide open debate." The New York Times did not respond to this argument. Neither did Judge Failla. We will appeal, and expect better jurisprudence from the Second Circuit. Merry Christmas! Frederick C. Kelly, Esq.
As a veteran of some 40 years in national Main Stream Media (Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Fortune, Forbes), it does strike me as extraordinary that the New York Times, having conceded that it was wrong to call me an "open white nationalist" by stealth-editing its website, will not simply acknowledge this correction in print, despite making such acknowledgements a point of honor in its published code of conduct.
All The News That's Fit To Woke?
Like Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, I don't see how the Sullivan ruling is a sustainable standard in public discourse—especially given the current hypocritical Ruling Class harrumphing about "disinformation."
I don't know if I and VDARE.com will make this breakthrough. But someone will.
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Needless to say, this brutal struggle is expensive and I would be profoundly grateful to readers who can help us now.
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vdare--2020-12-18--CDC: All Lives Matter Less Than Black Lives Matter

Our government ’ s most fundamental ethical assumption of 2020 is that Black Lives Matter more than All Lives Matter , as seen in this CDC presentation on vaccine priorities : The CDC ’ s advisory group ’ s thinking is that 21 million healthcare personnel should go first of all .
First , that ’ s 42 million doses , which will take into the New Year to deliver .
And that ’ s the smallest of the four groups the CDC is thinking about prioritizing .
A general criticism is that the CDC ’ s approach is way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the critical early weeks of vaccine distribution during the current Third Wave .
We have a tool to do something right now , but the feds aren ’ t thinking about how to get the most bang for the currently limited buck , they are instead thinking : Assume we have 300 million doses .
Here ’ s the CDC ’ s framework : “ Science ” means saving lives vs. slowing the spread .
The CDC mostly throws up its hands on that .
“ Implementation ” means ease of delivery .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Matter : As the CDC ’ s document admits , men are considerably more vulnerable to hospitalization and death from Covid than are women , but of course that is not Ethics , because men are Privileged .
Or something .
Nobody needs to explain this conundrum because nobody who isn ’ t sexist and racist would dare mention it .
Ultimately , the 87 million Essential Workers win 8 to 7 to 7 over the 100 million Adults with High-Risk Medical Conditions and 53 million Adults Age > =65 due to Essential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which is largely due to Essential Workers being more nonwhite than the other two categories : This is not confidence-inducing , to say the least .
At minimum , shouldn ’ t they be thinking in multiplicative terms , such as that an elderly essential worker with a high risk condition should go ahead of a 25-year-old essential worker who runs marathons ?

Our government’s most fundamental ethical assumption of 2020 is that Black Lives Matter more than All Lives Matter, as seen in this CDC presentation on vaccine priorities:
The CDC’s advisory group’s thinking is that 21 million healthcare personnel should go first of all.
First, that’s 42 million doses, which will take into the New Year to deliver. And that’s the smallest of the four groups the CDC is thinking about prioritizing. A general criticism is that the CDC’s approach is way too ham-handed to provide much guidance during the critical early weeks of vaccine distribution during the current Third Wave. We have a tool to do something right now, but the feds aren’t thinking about how to get the most bang for the currently limited buck, they are instead thinking: Assume we have 300 million doses.
Here’s the CDC’s framework: “Science” means saving lives vs. slowing the spread. The CDC mostly throws up its hands on that. “Implementation” means ease of delivery. “Ethics” mostly means Black Lives Matter:
Here’s the Ethics framework:
As the CDC’s document admits, men are considerably more vulnerable to hospitalization and death from Covid than are women, but of course that is not Ethics, because men are Privileged. Or something. Nobody needs to explain this conundrum because nobody who isn’t sexist and racist would dare mention it.
Ultimately, the 87 million Essential Workers win 8 to 7 to 7 over the 100 million Adults with High-Risk Medical Conditions and 53 million Adults Age >=65 due to Essential Workers’ crushing win in Ethics, which is largely due to Essential Workers being more nonwhite than the other two categories:
This is not confidence-inducing, to say the least. At minimum, shouldn’t they be thinking in multiplicative terms, such as that an elderly essential worker with a high risk condition should go ahead of a 25-year-old essential worker who runs marathons?


vdare--2020-12-18--[VIDEO] Ann Coulter: "It’s Stunning How Many People Read VDARE.com!"

Ann Coulter : “ It ’ s stunning how many people read VDARE.com !
” As VDARE.com ’ s 20th Anniversary Celebration comes to a close , we are honored to look back on the kind words and strong support from columnist Ann Coulter , offered at our kickoff .
Click here to watch , or watch below .
This milestone for VDARE.com coincides beautifully with the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower Compact , and the significance of the timing is not lost on us .
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On the subject of VDARE.com ’ s 20th Anniversary , Ann had this to say : I don ’ t remember the first time I saw VDARE.com , but I know I had to stop reading it when I was writing Adios , America , so that I wouldn ’ t just be ripping off VDARE.com !
“ So it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year and a half – I could not go to VDARE.com , and I ’ m slowly getting back in the habit .
It doesn ’ t matter , you can be socialist , communist , feminist , environmentalist , if you are a patriot on immigration , VDARE.com will have you !
“ 20 Years for VDARE.com , that ’ s how long we ’ ve been losing .
That is so depressing .
VDARE should have been a website that ’ s created and Americans read it and ‘ Oh my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ save our country .
Let ’ s have an immigration moratorium !
’ “ Alas , that has not happened .
“ Oh , that ’ s right , because we have a lot of plutocrats who want their cheap labor and don ’ t care about the country .
And that ’ s why VDARE.com will apparently be publishing until the end of all of our lives .
“ VDARE.com has been saying a lot of this stuff for a long time and woke a lot of people up and it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It was a completely respectable site until Trump got elected , suddenly this completely legitimate website , that writes about nothing but immigration , “ it ’ s white nationalist !
” “ Why ?
Because it supports Trump .
Because it is dangerous to give people correct information .
And as the great Peter Brimelow has said , “ the definition of a racist is a conservative winning an argument with a liberal.
” When asked what advice she has for members of the Dissident Right , Ann said : And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ !

Ann Coulter: “It’s stunning how many people read VDARE.com!”
As VDARE.com’s 20th Anniversary Celebration comes to a close, we are honored to look back on the kind words and strong support from columnist Ann Coulter, offered at our kickoff.
Click here to watch, or watch below.
Watch the latest video at bitchute.com
This milestone for VDARE.com coincides beautifully with the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower Compact, and the significance of the timing is not lost on us. VDARE.com moves forward with determination, inspired by the Pilgrims’ persistence in the face of overwhelming odds, to keep America American.
Please give your most generous donation today, to ensure VDARE.com’s next 20 years in service to the Historic American Nation are even better than the last!
On the subject of VDARE.com’s 20th Anniversary, Ann had this to say:
I don’t remember the first time I saw VDARE.com, but I know I had to stop reading it when I was writing Adios, America, so that I wouldn’t just be ripping off VDARE.com! “So it was kind of painful for like a year and a half – I could not go to VDARE.com, and I’m slowly getting back in the habit. It doesn’t matter, you can be socialist, communist, feminist, environmentalist, if you are a patriot on immigration, VDARE.com will have you! “20 Years for VDARE.com, that’s how long we’ve been losing. That is so depressing. VDARE should have been a website that’s created and Americans read it and ‘Oh my gosh, we’ve got to save our country. Let’s have an immigration moratorium!’ “Alas, that has not happened. “Oh, that’s right, because we have a lot of plutocrats who want their cheap labor and don’t care about the country. And that’s why VDARE.com will apparently be publishing until the end of all of our lives. “VDARE.com has been saying a lot of this stuff for a long time and woke a lot of people up and it’s stunning how many people read VDARE.com. It was a completely respectable site until Trump got elected, suddenly this completely legitimate website, that writes about nothing but immigration, “it’s white nationalist!” “Why? Because it supports Trump. Because it is dangerous to give people correct information. And as the great Peter Brimelow has said, “the definition of a racist is a conservative winning an argument with a liberal.”
When asked what advice she has for members of the Dissident Right, Ann said:
You must embrace being called names. Just realize it’s like a two-year-old throwing a tantrum. They don’t have a real argument. The world has gone mad; we are not mad. You’re right. Keep reading!
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vdare--2020-12-18--CDC Vaccine Advisory Committee:  Let  Elderly ("Overwhelmingly White ") And Teachers ("Often Very Wh

CDC Vaccine Advisory Committee:  Let  Elderly ("Overwhelmingly White ") And Teachers ("Often Very White") Die Waiting For Vaccines

Earlier : ( December 6 ) by Steve Sailer : NYT : Too Many Whites Might Get Vaccine This should just about end any discussion of white privilege/systemic racism/implicit bias/redlining/structural inequality/food deserts/white supremacy in America .
From Twitter today – “ An independent committee of medical experts that advices the CDC told them that frontline workers should receive the vaccine before seniors because seniors were overwhelmingly white.
” Steve Sailer blogged on this story when it first was published on December 5 , but the reality of this piece and what was admitted in it is finally starting to dawn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ amounts to letting old white people die as a way to “ level the playing field.
” Also , because teachers are “ very often white , ” they should not be included as essential workers in need of immunization .
To sum up : let white people die .
An independent committee of medical experts that advises the C.D.C .
on immunization practices will soon vote on whom to recommend for the second phase of vaccination — “ Phase 1b.
” In a meeting last month , all voting members of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ahead of people 65 and older and those with high-risk health conditions .
Historically , the committee relied on scientific evidence to inform its decisions .
But now the members are weighing social justice concerns as well , noted Lisa A. Prosser , a professor of health policy and decision sciences at the University of Michigan .
... Marc Lipsitch , an infectious-disease epidemiologist at Harvard ’ s T.H .
Chan School of Public Health , argued that teachers should not be included as essential workers , if a central goal of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Teachers have middle-class salaries , are very often white , and they have college degrees , ” he said .
“ Of course they should be treated better , but they are not among the most mistreated of workers.
” ... .
Moreover , vaccine trial results so far show only that the shots can protect the individuals who receive them .
The trials have not yet demonstrated that a vaccinated person would not infect others .
Though scientists believe that is likely to be the case , it has yet to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expert in ethics and health policy at the University of Pennsylvania , said that it is reasonable to put essential workers ahead of older adults , given their risks , and that they are disproportionately minorities .
“ Older populations are whiter , ” Dr. Schmidt said .
“ Society is structured in a way that enables them to live longer .
Instead of giving additional health benefits to those who already had more of them , we can start to level the playing field a bit.
” But to protect older people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the C.D.C .
committee to also integrate the agency ’ s own “ social vulnerability index.
” And because public school teachers are “ very often white , ” they don ’ t deserve the vaccine either .
So for those keeping score at home , from a triage standpoint , white seniors need to be jettisoned to the ash heap of history and allowed to die from COVID .
That ’ s how “ we can start to level the playing field a bit , ” in the eyes of an expert @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the University of Pennsylvania .
As usual , Steve Sailer was ahead of the curve when he noticed this story , but the true sinister nature of what it espouses is finally being shared across the Twittersphere .

Earlier: (December 6) by Steve Sailer: NYT: Too Many Whites Might Get Vaccine
This should just about end any discussion of white privilege/systemic racism/implicit bias/redlining/structural inequality/food deserts/white supremacy in America.
From Twitter today – “An independent committee of medical experts that advices the CDC told them that frontline workers should receive the vaccine before seniors because seniors were overwhelmingly white.”
Steve Sailer blogged on this story when it first was published on December 5, but the reality of this piece and what was admitted in it is finally starting to dawn on people. Simply put, it amounts to letting old white people die as a way to “level the playing field.” Also, because teachers are “very often white,” they should not be included as essential workers in need of immunization.
To sum up: let white people die.
An independent committee of medical experts that advises the C.D.C. on immunization practices will soon vote on whom to recommend for the second phase of vaccination — “Phase 1b.” In a meeting last month, all voting members of the committee indicated support for putting essential workers ahead of people 65 and older and those with high-risk health conditions. Historically, the committee relied on scientific evidence to inform its decisions. But now the members are weighing social justice concerns as well, noted Lisa A. Prosser, a professor of health policy and decision sciences at the University of Michigan.
Marc Lipsitch, an infectious-disease epidemiologist at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health, argued that teachers should not be included as essential workers, if a central goal of the committee is to reduce health inequities. “Teachers have middle-class salaries, are very often white, and they have college degrees,” he said. “Of course they should be treated better, but they are not among the most mistreated of workers.” ....
Moreover, vaccine trial results so far show only that the shots can protect the individuals who receive them. The trials have not yet demonstrated that a vaccinated person would not infect others. Though scientists believe that is likely to be the case, it has yet to be proved. Harald Schmidt, an expert in ethics and health policy at the University of Pennsylvania, said that it is reasonable to put essential workers ahead of older adults, given their risks, and that they are disproportionately minorities. “Older populations are whiter, ” Dr. Schmidt said. “Society is structured in a way that enables them to live longer. Instead of giving additional health benefits to those who already had more of them, we can start to level the playing field a bit.” But to protect older people more at risk, he called on the C.D.C. committee to also integrate the agency’s own “social vulnerability index.” And because public school teachers are “very often white,” they don’t deserve the vaccine either.
So for those keeping score at home, from a triage standpoint, white seniors need to be jettisoned to the ash heap of history and allowed to die from COVID. That’s how “we can start to level the playing field a bit,” in the eyes of an expert in ethic and healthy policy employed by the University of Pennsylvania.
As usual, Steve Sailer was ahead of the curve when he noticed this story, but the true sinister nature of what it espouses is finally being shared across the Twittersphere.
To put bluntly: let white people die.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-12-18--Murders Up 28.3% This Year Across 223 Cities

From the Police Executive Research Foundation on 11/17/2020 : Now , data compiled by PERF ( with support from the Major Cities Chiefs Association ) confirm another major issue confronting the police : a sharp spike in some violent crimes .
Earlier , I reported on the 28.7 % homicide increase year-to-date in 67 cities scanned by the Major Cities Chiefs Association .
Now , the Police Executive Research Foundation has added in data from 153 smaller agencies , up through September 30 , 2020 , which lowers the increase to 28.3 % : in other words , the post-Memorial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ George Floyd is very large and nationally pervasive .
… To explore whether these findings are occurring in jurisdictions of other sizes across the United States , PERF asked our members to provide data in the same format as collected by the MCCA : preliminary reports of homicides , rapes , robberies , and aggravated assaults Jan. 1-Sept. 30 , 2020 , and for comparison , actual data for the same period of 2019 .
( Because they are preliminary , the 2020 numbers are subject to change . )
A total of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Thus , when combined with the 67 U.S. agencies in the MCCA report , the analysis in this Daily Report is based on data from 223 agencies of various sizes .
The breakdown of agencies by size is as follows : The 223 agencies in PERF ’ s analysis reported a total of 7,158 homicides from January through September of 2020 .
That represents an increase of 28 % over the 5,583 homicides those agencies reported during the first nine months of 2019 .

From the Police Executive Research Foundation on 11/17/2020:
Now, data compiled by PERF (with support from the Major Cities Chiefs Association) confirm another major issue confronting the police: a sharp spike in some violent crimes.
Earlier, I reported on the 28.7% homicide increase year-to-date in 67 cities scanned by the Major Cities Chiefs Association. Now, the Police Executive Research Foundation has added in data from 153 smaller agencies, up through September 30, 2020, which lowers the increase to 28.3%: in other words, the post-Memorial Day surge in killings is honor of George Floyd is very large and nationally pervasive.
… To explore whether these findings are occurring in jurisdictions of other sizes across the United States, PERF asked our members to provide data in the same format as collected by the MCCA: preliminary reports of homicides, rapes, robberies, and aggravated assaults Jan. 1-Sept. 30, 2020, and for comparison, actual data for the same period of 2019. (Because they are preliminary, the 2020 numbers are subject to change.)
A total of 156 additional agencies provided data to PERF. Thus, when combined with the 67 U.S. agencies in the MCCA report, the analysis in this Daily Report is based on data from 223 agencies of various sizes.
The breakdown of agencies by size is as follows:
The 223 agencies in PERF’s analysis reported a total of 7,158 homicides from January through September of 2020. That represents an increase of 28% over the 5,583 homicides those agencies reported during the first nine months of 2019.


vdare--2020-12-17--Remembering Raymond Wolters And VDARE. Com

See also Raymond Wolters—A Good Friend Of VDARE.com And AMERICAN RENAISSANCE—Has Died As Jared Taylor writes below , Raymond Wolters was brave enough to write , in The Burden Of Brown , [ 1984 ] that Thirty Years Of School Desegregation were n't working .
Sam Francis quoted Wolters here in his 2004 article Fifty Years Of Brown Blunder : Ruling Class Learns Nothing .
Now both Francis and Wolters are dead , Brown v Board Of Education is 66 .
If it were a human being , it would be looking a retirement , but it is n't .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ by and about Wolters on VDARE.com .
Lamb : There is a body of research in the social and behavioral sciences , such as behavioral genetics , that rarely penetrates the public domain or informs public policy [ The controversy that engulfed The Bell Curve is one exception , see here and here . ]
Will this taboo ever be lifted ?
Wolters : I believe it has been a mistake to quarantine research on IQ and racial differences .
In Race and Education I made a point of discussing these subjects .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of the most important bodies of work that must be pondered in order to understand the history of American education by Kevin Lamb , March 25 , 2009 by Kevin Lamb , March 25 , 2009 Race and Education : An Interview With Professor Raymond Wolters , by Kevin Lamb , March 25 , 2009 A John Derbyshire review of Wolters ' The Long Crusade : Profiles in Education Reform , 1967-2014 : A naïve inquirer might ask why , after a century of effort , we still haven ’ t got @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reply that there are many careers , much prestige , and boxcar-loads of public and private money in education reform , along with endless opportunities for politicians to pose as champions of some completely new approach !
—for the sake of our children , you know .
Ray Wolters is not that cynical responder .
He is a historian by trade—Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Delaware—and writes as a historian should , proceeding through these decades with a straightforward account built around profiles of the main reformers and their critics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ same book : My old friend Raymond Wolters , a professor of history at the U. of Delaware for 50 years , has come back from five months in the hospital waiting for his lung transplant to write the first narrative account to make sense of the fads and fashions that have roiled K–12 public schools since the failure of forced busing to prove a panacea for racial disparities in school achievement : The Long Crusade : Profiles in Education Reform , 1967–2014 .
I ’ m biased in favor of The Long @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t have much hope that Professor Wolters would live through his health woes to write it , in part because I am quoted a few dozen times in it .
Sailer Review Of THE LONG CRUSADE : A Magisterial HBD-aware History Of Education Reform , November 4 , 2015 A report of the time a review by Wolters of a book on educations was memory-holed ( deleted and depublished ) by the American Historical Review .
Now I see from one of Steve 's commenters that Prof. Wolters has come to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What happened was that the American Historical Review , which is an academic journal , commissioned a book review from Prof. Wolters ( who is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Delaware ) .
The book to be reviewed was Ansley Erickson 's Making the Unequal Metropolis : School Desegregation and Its Limits , published last year .
Prof. Erickson is Assistant Professor of History and Education at Columbia University Teachers College .
I have n't read Prof. Erickson 's book ; but the promotional blurb at Amazon.com gives off a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Be that as it may , the fact of American Historical Review having assigned this book to Prof. Wolters caused historians nationwide to take to the fainting couch .
One of their complaints : Wolters responded to that attack with an article published on VDARE.com : We are living in a new Dark Age , Scholars are expected to stay away from sociobiology , not because E. O. Wilson and Carl Degler were mistaken but because modern egalitarians are reacting badly to a challenge similar to the one that evolution once posed for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Christians denounced Darwin ’ s theory of evolution as , in the words of William Jennings Bryan , jeopardizing “ the doctrine of brotherhood , ” undermining “ the sympathetic activities of a civilized society , ” and “ paralyzing the hope of reform.
” And now sociobiology is under attack by Social Justice Warriors who are concerned about the implications that racial genetics may have for racial policies .
I do not wish to minimize the sensitivity of this situation .
There may be good reasons for public leaders to avoid discussion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recording of a 1971 conversation reveals that President Richard Nixon and his advisor , Daniel Patrick Moynihan , understood the implications of evolution but nevertheless insisted that it was not their responsibility to disseminate this knowledge .
But the obligations of scientists and scholars ( and journalists ) differ from those of politicians .
Academics should pursue the truth .
They should not conspire to suppress it – not by “ historicizing , ” not by “ problematizing , ” not by any means at all .
Whatever the implications for social policy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for scholars , for reasons of expedience , to lie to the world as Galileo once lied when his mind held the truth .
`` We Are Living In A New Dark Age '' —Raymond Wolters On His Blacklisting By AMERICAN HISTORICAL REVIEW , June 5 , 2017 We also published a talk Wolters gave at the H. L. Mencken Club , November 7 , 2015 : My father fought in the First World War , and my paternal grandfather farmed virgin land in Kansas .
They were not disciples of Charles Darwin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were obvious and important .
They disapproved of bigots and told me to treat everyone with respect .
But they also knew there was a difference between equality of opportunity for individuals and equality of results for groups .
They recognized something that , until recent decades , seemed obvious to most people : that the different races of mankind inherently differ statistically in the distribution of certain traits .
My own generation was taught the opposite ; that any statistical differences were the result of privilege , discrimination , or lack of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and their progeny ?
What will they think ?
Read the whole thing , there is n't going to be any more .
James Fulford [ Email him ] has been a writer and editor for VDARE.com for almost 20 years .

See also Raymond Wolters—A Good Friend Of VDARE.com And AMERICAN RENAISSANCE—Has Died
As Jared Taylor writes below, Raymond Wolters was brave enough to write, in The Burden Of Brown, [1984] that Thirty Years Of School Desegregation weren't working. Sam Francis quoted Wolters here in his 2004 article Fifty Years Of Brown Blunder: Ruling Class Learns Nothing.
Now both Francis and Wolters are dead, Brown v Board Of Education is 66. If it were a human being, it would be looking a retirement, but it isn't.
Here are some of the things writed by and about Wolters on VDARE.com.
A 2009 interview:
A John Derbyshire review of Wolters' The Long Crusade: Profiles in Education Reform, 1967-2014:
A naïve inquirer might ask why, after a century of effort, we still haven’t got schools right. A cynical responder might reply that there are many careers, much prestige, and boxcar-loads of public and private money in education reform, along with endless opportunities for politicians to pose as champions of some completely new approach!—for the sake of our children, you know. Ray Wolters is not that cynical responder. He is a historian by trade—Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Delaware—and writes as a historian should, proceeding through these decades with a straightforward account built around profiles of the main reformers and their critics. John Derbyshire: Ray Wolters' THE LONG CRUSADE And VDARE.com, April 15, 2015.
A Steve Sailer review of the same book:
My old friend Raymond Wolters, a professor of history at the U. of Delaware for 50 years, has come back from five months in the hospital waiting for his lung transplant to write the first narrative account to make sense of the fads and fashions that have roiled K–12 public schools since the failure of forced busing to prove a panacea for racial disparities in school achievement: The Long Crusade: Profiles in Education Reform, 1967–2014. I’m biased in favor of The Long Crusade, in part because I didn’t have much hope that Professor Wolters would live through his health woes to write it, in part because I am quoted a few dozen times in it. (By the way, seeing myself quoted alongside more respectable figures, I have to admit that I really do come across as a sarcastic bastard.) Sailer Review Of THE LONG CRUSADE: A Magisterial HBD-aware History Of Education Reform, November 4, 2015
A report of the time a review by Wolters of a book on educations was memory-holed (deleted and depublished) by the American Historical Review.
One of their complaints:
I reviewed [Prof. Wolters'] book Race and Education in Teachers College Record in 2009. At that time I pointed out that … he had granted a personal interview to a website called vdare.com, which is classified as a “white nationalist hate website” by the Southern Poverty Law Center … (Zoe Burkholder, Montclair State University).
Wolters responded to that attack with an article published on VDARE.com:
We are living in a new Dark Age, Scholars are expected to stay away from sociobiology, not because E. O. Wilson and Carl Degler were mistaken but because modern egalitarians are reacting badly to a challenge similar to the one that evolution once posed for Christian fundamentalists. At first, most Christians denounced Darwin’s theory of evolution as, in the words of William Jennings Bryan, jeopardizing “the doctrine of brotherhood,” undermining “the sympathetic activities of a civilized society,” and “paralyzing the hope of reform.” And now sociobiology is under attack by Social Justice Warriors who are concerned about the implications that racial genetics may have for racial policies. I do not wish to minimize the sensitivity of this situation. There may be good reasons for public leaders to avoid discussion of sociobiology. A recently released tape recording of a 1971 conversation reveals that President Richard Nixon and his advisor, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, understood the implications of evolution but nevertheless insisted that it was not their responsibility to disseminate this knowledge. But the obligations of scientists and scholars (and journalists) differ from those of politicians. Academics should pursue the truth. They should not conspire to suppress it – not by “historicizing,” not by “problematizing,” not by any means at all. Whatever the implications for social policy may be, it will never do for scholars, for reasons of expedience, to lie to the world as Galileo once lied when his mind held the truth. "We Are Living In A New Dark Age"—Raymond Wolters On His Blacklisting By AMERICAN HISTORICAL REVIEW, June 5, 2017
We also published a talk Wolters gave at the H. L. Mencken Club, November 7, 2015:
Read the whole thing, there isn't going to be any more.
James Fulford [Email him] has been a writer and editor for VDARE.com for almost 20 years.


vdare--2020-12-17--ABC News: Masks Contribute To Surge In Carjackings

Why carjackings have skyrocketed in parts of the country during the pandemic Carjackings have shot up 537 % in Minneapolis this year .
By Andy Fies December 12 , 2020 , 9:40 AM After almost 30 years working as a firefighter in Chicago , Lt. Dwain Williams was familiar with danger .
So perhaps it is not surprising that when confronted by three men trying to take his car , he was prepared to fight rather than forfeit his SUV .
He drew the gun that he legally carried .
But the carjackers also had guns and fatally shot him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A week later , they remain on the loose .
The assault on Williams , captured on surveillance video recently released by the Chicago police in an effort to identify and catch his killers , focused attention on a dramatic spike in carjackings there .
In all of 2019 , there were 501 incidents of that crime .
So far that number has more than doubled to 1,125 this year , according to the latest Chicago police statistics .
But Chicago is neither the only nor the worst example of this disturbing crime @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there have shot up 537 % this year .
… Data for auto theft is easier to come by and , according to Herrmann , the numbers show that crime is also spiking in many cities this year , including a rise of 68 % in New York , 36 % in Los Angeles and 34 % in Philadelphia .
But carjackings draw attention as the violent , potentially fatal version of auto theft .
“ Carjacking is just lazy car thieves or violent car thieves , ” said Herrmann .
“ The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your car while you ’ re working or sleeping and you ’ re not going to find out your car is stolen until six hours later.
” And he explains that the pandemic , which has normalized mask-wearing , makes these thefts easier .
“ If we weren ’ t in a pandemic and you saw a guy coming up to your car with a mask on , you probably would freak out and hit the gas pedal , ” he explained .
“ But nowadays , everyone ’ s wearing masks .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the pandemic that I think a lot of criminals are taking advantage of .
”

From ABC News:
Why carjackings have skyrocketed in parts of the country during the pandemic
Carjackings have shot up 537% in Minneapolis this year.
By Andy Fies
December 12, 2020, 9:40 AM
After almost 30 years working as a firefighter in Chicago, Lt. Dwain Williams was familiar with danger.
So perhaps it is not surprising that when confronted by three men trying to take his car, he was prepared to fight rather than forfeit his SUV. He drew the gun that he legally carried. But the carjackers also had guns and fatally shot him, fleeing as they did so. A week later, they remain on the loose.
The assault on Williams, captured on surveillance video recently released by the Chicago police in an effort to identify and catch his killers, focused attention on a dramatic spike in carjackings there. In all of 2019, there were 501 incidents of that crime. So far that number has more than doubled to 1,125 this year, according to the latest Chicago police statistics.
But Chicago is neither the only nor the worst example of this disturbing crime trend. Minneapolis police report that carjackings there have shot up 537% this year. …
Data for auto theft is easier to come by and, according to Herrmann, the numbers show that crime is also spiking in many cities this year, including a rise of 68% in New York, 36% in Los Angeles and 34% in Philadelphia. But carjackings draw attention as the violent, potentially fatal version of auto theft.
“Carjacking is just lazy car thieves or violent car thieves,” said Herrmann. “The normal car thief is going to steal your car while you’re working or sleeping and you’re not going to find out your car is stolen until six hours later.”
And he explains that the pandemic, which has normalized mask-wearing, makes these thefts easier.
“If we weren’t in a pandemic and you saw a guy coming up to your car with a mask on, you probably would freak out and hit the gas pedal,” he explained. “But nowadays, everyone’s wearing masks. So there’s this anonymity part of the pandemic that I think a lot of criminals are taking advantage of.”


vdare--2020-12-17--Graphing Total Deaths In The US In 2020

Graphing Total Deaths In The US In 2020

A couple of the graphs in my new Taki ’ s Magazine column “ Let ’ s Be Over and Done in ’ 21 ” are drawn from some emails I received recently from somebody I ’ ve distantly known for a long time as a reliable , sensible analyst .
Here ’ s his first email , with graphs and commentary beneath the graph ( i.e.
, when he says , “ Here is a graph ” he ’ s referring to the graph above his text , not below ) .
I put together some graphs about COVID @ @ @ @ @ @ @ commentary here : https : //imgur.com/a/JBjbJCw You ’ ll have seen ones like most of them , but some may be of interest to you.I haven ’ t published the post anywhere yet .
Maybe I ’ ll put in on twitter .
Have I mentioned how much I hate twitter ?
Some graphs about the seriousness of the COVID pandemic in the United States Let me point out that these graphs cautiously cut off around the end of the third quarter before the current third wave really got going over the last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deaths to the date on the death certificates .
But it can take each state ’ s death certificates up to 8 weeks to trickle into the CDC .
The CDC has not released any numbers on non-natural cause deaths , but we can subtract the number of natural cause deaths from the number of all deaths and get this graph .
We see that the number of non-natural cause deaths is significantly elevated , but nothing to the extent of natural cause deaths .
I estimate that the increase in non-natural cause @ @ @ @ @ @ @ week 35 , accounting for 5 to 6 percent of excess deaths in that period .
There is apparently a lot more lag in reporting of these deaths —presumably because of delays in forensic autopsies— so I put in a dashed line for numbers that will rise as more data comes in .
We won ’ t have a firm grasp on the number of deaths in November and December until February or March of next year , but the total deaths in 2020 will be at least 3.2 million and likely above @ @ @ @ @ @ @ jump to at least 9.8 deaths per 1,000 population and probably to 9.9 or higher .
This graph shows an estimate of 9.8 .
This year will have the highest death rate in more than 70 years .
The one-year jump in death rates will be 13 % or more .
Since penicillin was invented , the highest one-year jump had been 3.5 % , so 2020 is about 4 times worse than the previous worst year since World War II .
The only worse year on record is 1918 , where deaths @ @ @ @ @ @ @ records go back to 1900 , but before 1933 only some states ( “ death-registration states ” ) were included .
Anyway , there are spreadsheets on Google to go with them : US Deaths by year and week https : //docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qucznpabG1aUz0GSiDbiv0-Uy16wUhxOqiEdDYHyqYE/editExcess deaths and COVID deaths https : //docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Lj_ALt5YY9x2Fx3jTZj6XTVDZXjJBnrigrMNZSy4Pew/editWeekly counts of deaths by select causes , United States https : //docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1G31ODc4eVgzg7etmcCV5SUfeFTtFYWN8YA4M3RkXYSw/editU.S .
death rate https : //docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1m3YJ55Zw5AdKaYb8b1HAHsfcPAintWIVDZFOdjb-VVo/editComparison of deaths by age Weeks 11 and 15 https : //docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/132VrxxZMYpVwa1Flhvd32iBDJAvtG-mVkKQ7ECItPPc/edit This one is because of the controversy about that article in the Johns Hopkins student @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : //docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rcGoWRsNxS_zJQ3pJtbWn-eh-i4kxMTSWmhh4qlTFl4/edit Feel free to do what you want with these .
Let me know if you have any comments or questions .
And here ’ s a later email with some more technical analyses of common objections to the earlier work : A couple of extra points that were not in my imgur album .
The spreadsheet “ Weekly counts of death by select causes ” has deaths categorized by the Underlying Cause of Death ( UCOD ) except for the one sheet that ’ s labeled “ COVID-19 ( Multiple Cause @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re not familiar with death certificates ( I wasn ’ t until October ) , there ’ s a PDF about how to fill them out for COVID here : https : //www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvss/vsrg/vsrg03-508.pdf So the sheet Influenza and Pneumonia in the “ Weekly counts of death by select causes ” spreadsheet is only those deaths where the UCOD is influenza or pneumonia .
There was an average flu/pneumonia season up through week 10 , then there ’ s a surge of pneumonia , which is obviously undiagnosed COVID .
For most of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of pneumonia deaths is very close to other years , which leads me to think that doctors are doing a good job separating COVID pneumonia from other pneumonia on death certificates .
But the CDC also publishes numbers on all deaths involving pneumonia , even when it ’ s not the UCOD .
That is on a sheet in one of the other spreadsheets : https : //docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qucznpabG1aUz0GSiDbiv0-Uy16wUhxOqiEdDYHyqYE/edit # rangeid=374070885 You probably saw the bullshit going around a couple of months ago about how “ only 6 percent of COVID deaths are really @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID death certificates just had COVID and no other conditions ( in either part 1 or part 2 of death certificate ) .
The number one comorbidity is and was “ Influenza and pneumonia ” which is almost all pneumonia .
At the time there were about 90,000 COVID death certificates with “ Influenza and pneumonia ” as a contributing condition .
And there were also about 90,000 more pneumonia deaths in 2020 than 2019 .
It ’ s also interesting to compare the comorbidities table to a table in my spreadsheets : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some things about flu that I have learned ( I vaguely knew some of this before ) .
The number of reported deaths for flu ( influenza on the death certificate ) is much smaller than the number that the CDC estimates from a model .
∗ Note : 2017-2018 and later are preliminary estimates .
Flu deaths are extremely seasonal .
About 96 % of flu deaths occur in 26 weeks and only 4 % in the other 26 weeks .
See also this graphic from the CDC :

A couple of the graphs in my new Taki’s Magazine column “Let’s Be Over and Done in ’21” are drawn from some emails I received recently from somebody I’ve distantly known for a long time as a reliable, sensible analyst. Here’s his first email, with graphs and commentary beneath the graph (i.e., when he says, “Here is a graph” he’s referring to the graph above his text, not below).
I put together some graphs about COVID deaths and overall deaths with a little commentary here: https://imgur.com/a/JBjbJCw You’ll have seen ones like most of them, but some may be of interest to you.I haven’t published the post anywhere yet. Maybe I’ll put in on twitter. Have I mentioned how much I hate twitter? Some graphs about the seriousness of the COVID pandemic in the United States
The dashed line is CDC’s “Average Expected Count” of deaths. It is a smoothed extrapolation of recent years trends in deaths. Because it is a trend analysis, it implicitly accounts for population growth and aging. The number of deaths this year is extremely elevated above the expected deaths line.
Let me point out that these graphs cautiously cut off around the end of the third quarter before the current third wave really got going over the last month or so. The CDC assigns deaths to the date on the death certificates. But it can take each state’s death certificates up to 8 weeks to trickle into the CDC.
Sometimes people claim that the number of COVID deaths is exaggerated. But even if you subtract the number of COVID deaths from the number of total deaths, what’s left over is still an alarmingly elevated death rate.
Another way of graphing the same data. Again we see that even if you subtract the number of COVID deaths from the number of excess deaths, what you’re left with is still a huge number. The residual deaths are still in the shape of the COVID deaths, strongly suggesting that COVID deaths are undercounted.
Excess deaths by age group also matches well with COVID deaths by age group.
Sometimes people suggest that many of the excess deaths could be due to suicides, overdoses, etc., caused by the hardships of lockdowns. Here we graph deaths from natural causes (which excludes homicide, suicide, accidents, overdose, poisonings). The increase in natural deaths account for about 95% of the excess deaths.
The CDC has not released any numbers on non-natural cause deaths, but we can subtract the number of natural cause deaths from the number of all deaths and get this graph. We see that the number of non-natural cause deaths is significantly elevated, but nothing to the extent of natural cause deaths. I estimate that the increase in non-natural cause deaths is about 13,000 to 16,000 through week 35, accounting for 5 to 6 percent of excess deaths in that period. There is apparently a lot more lag in reporting of these deaths —presumably because of delays in forensic autopsies— so I put in a dashed line for numbers that will rise as more data comes in.
Here we have the 2020 death rate (deaths divided by population) compared to the previous decade. Anybody who says this is like a bad flu season is very wrong.
We won’t have a firm grasp on the number of deaths in November and December until February or March of next year, but the total deaths in 2020 will be at least 3.2 million and likely above 3.3 million. The death rate will jump to at least 9.8 deaths per 1,000 population and probably to 9.9 or higher. This graph shows an estimate of 9.8. This year will have the highest death rate in more than 70 years. The one-year jump in death rates will be 13% or more. Since penicillin was invented, the highest one-year jump had been 3.5%, so 2020 is about 4 times worse than the previous worst year since World War II. The only worse year on record is 1918, where deaths rose an estimated 29%. National records go back to 1900, but before 1933 only some states (“death-registration states”) were included.
Anyway, there are spreadsheets on Google to go with them: US Deaths by year and week
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qucznpabG1aUz0GSiDbiv0-Uy16wUhxOqiEdDYHyqYE/editExcess deaths and COVID deaths
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Lj_ALt5YY9x2Fx3jTZj6XTVDZXjJBnrigrMNZSy4Pew/editWeekly counts of deaths by select causes, United States
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1G31ODc4eVgzg7etmcCV5SUfeFTtFYWN8YA4M3RkXYSw/editU.S. death rate
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1m3YJ55Zw5AdKaYb8b1HAHsfcPAintWIVDZFOdjb-VVo/editComparison of deaths by age Weeks 11 and 15
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/132VrxxZMYpVwa1Flhvd32iBDJAvtG-mVkKQ7ECItPPc/edit
This one is because of the controversy about that article in the Johns Hopkins student magazine.U.S. Excess deaths by age
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rcGoWRsNxS_zJQ3pJtbWn-eh-i4kxMTSWmhh4qlTFl4/edit
Feel free to do what you want with these. Let me know if you have any comments or questions.
And here’s a later email with some more technical analyses of common objections to the earlier work:
A couple of extra points that were not in my imgur album. The spreadsheet “Weekly counts of death by select causes” has deaths categorized by the Underlying Cause of Death (UCOD) except for the one sheet that’s labeled “COVID-19 (Multiple Cause of Death)”. If you’re not familiar with death certificates (I wasn’t until October), there’s a PDF about how to fill them out for COVID here: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvss/vsrg/vsrg03-508.pdf That’s from this page: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/covid19/coding-and-reporting.htm So the sheet Influenza and Pneumonia in the “Weekly counts of death by select causes” spreadsheet is only those deaths where the UCOD is influenza or pneumonia. It looks like this:
There was an average flu/pneumonia season up through week 10, then there’s a surge of pneumonia, which is obviously undiagnosed COVID. For most of the rest of the year the number of pneumonia deaths is very close to other years, which leads me to think that doctors are doing a good job separating COVID pneumonia from other pneumonia on death certificates. But the CDC also publishes numbers on all deaths involving pneumonia, even when it’s not the UCOD. That is on a sheet in one of the other spreadsheets: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qucznpabG1aUz0GSiDbiv0-Uy16wUhxOqiEdDYHyqYE/edit#rangeid=374070885
Holy shit! You probably saw the bullshit going around a couple of months ago about how “only 6 percent of COVID deaths are really COVID” because only 6% of COVID death certificates just had COVID and no other conditions (in either part 1 or part 2 of death certificate). Table: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid_weekly/index.htm#Comorbidities The number one comorbidity is and was “Influenza and pneumonia” which is almost all pneumonia. At the time there were about 90,000 COVID death certificates with “Influenza and pneumonia” as a contributing condition. And there were also about 90,000 more pneumonia deaths in 2020 than 2019. It’s also interesting to compare the comorbidities table to a table in my spreadsheets: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1G31ODc4eVgzg7etmcCV5SUfeFTtFYWN8YA4M3RkXYSw/edit#gid=103941076 Here are some things about flu that I have learned (I vaguely knew some of this before). The number of reported deaths for flu (influenza on the death certificate) is much smaller than the number that the CDC estimates from a model. Flu season Reported deaths Estimated deaths Range
2010-2011 1,940 37,000 (32,000 – 51,000)
2011-2012 738 12,000 (11,000 – 23,000)
2012-2013 4,626 43,000 (37,000 – 57,000)
2013-2014 4,485 38,000 (33,000 – 50,000)
2014-2015 8,197 51,000 (44,000 – 64,000)
2015-2016 3,448 23,000 (17,000 – 35,000)
2016-2017 6,954 38,000 (29,000 – 61,000)
2017-2018∗ 15,620 61,000 (46,000 – 95,000)
2018-2019∗ 7,175 34,000 (26,000 – 53,000)
2019-2020∗ 9,427 22,000 (18,000 – 29,000) ∗ Note: 2017-2018 and later are preliminary estimates. Flu deaths are extremely seasonal. About 96% of flu deaths occur in 26 weeks and only 4% in the other 26 weeks. See also this graphic from the CDC:
There is a real drop in the amount of flu virus going around. See this article: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/flu-season-never-came-to-the-southern-hemisphere1/ Also, compare the numbers (especially positivity rate) from the CDC in 2020-2021 to 2019-2020 season: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yjc2QA30sRtra87BSClCR0ctcXwrC7amazBWMcevDiA/edit#gid=1017897125 Flu deaths normally increase rapidly in the last week or two of December and then stay high through March. I think it will be much lower this season.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-12-17--Defund The Crime Beat?

Defund The Crime Beat?

From the Nieman Lab , a media criticism think tank , calling for less news coverage : It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ clickbait masking as journalism .
It creates lasting harm for the communities that newsrooms are @ @ @ @ @ because it so rarely meets the public ’ s needs , it ’ s almost @ @ @ @ @ Grizzled Gary in his coffee-stained shirt says from his perch at the copy desk .
@ @ @ @ @ where we finally abolish the crime beat .
Study after study shows how the media @ @ @ @ @ makes people feel less safe than they really are and negatively shapes public policy around @ @ @ @ @ study after study shows that it ’ s racist and inhumane .
While crime coverage @ @ @ @ @ , it does serve three powerful constituencies : white supremacy , law enforcement , and @ @ @ @ @ ’ s bottom line .

From the Nieman Lab, a media criticism think tank, calling for less news coverage:
Defund the crime beat
by TAUHID CHAPPELL AND MIKE RISPOLI
Let’s be honest: Crime coverage is terrible.
It’s racist, classist, fear-based clickbait masking as journalism. It creates lasting harm for the communities that newsrooms are supposed to serve. And because it so rarely meets the public’s needs, it’s almost never newsworthy, despite what Grizzled Gary in his coffee-stained shirt says from his perch at the copy desk.
This should be the year where we finally abolish the crime beat. Study after study shows how the media’s overemphasis on crime makes people feel less safe than they really are and negatively shapes public policy around the criminal–legal system. And study after study shows that it’s racist and inhumane.
While crime coverage fails to serve the public, it does serve three powerful constituencies: white supremacy, law enforcement, and newsrooms — specifically a newsroom’s bottom line.


vdare--2020-12-17--Raymond Wolters—A Good Friend Of VDARE.com And AMERICAN RENAISSANCE—Has Died

Raymond Wolters , a long-time friend of American Renaissance , has died .
He was a distinguished historian at the University of Delaware , a prolific author , and a speaker at two American Renaissance conferences .
He was 82 years old .
Prof. Wolters was an honest historian ; he wanted to know what really happened .
He was therefore an endangered species in a profession now preoccupied with unmasking the alleged horrors of “ race , class , and gender.
” His books were jarring to modern sensibilities , but were so carefully researched and argued that ideologues @ @ @ @ @ @ @ won prizes .
I first became aware of Prof. Wolters when his 1984 The Burden of Brown was released in paperback in 1992 .
I was struck by the title : What could have been the burden of the famous Supreme Court case of Brown v Board of Education that struck down school segregation ?
In my review , I summarized that burden : “ Nine unelected justices have repeatedly endorsed ruinous policies that flouted the Constitution , the Congress , and the will of the American people .
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[ and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ destroyed the American public school system.
” Needless to say , my words were much more inflammatory than anything in the book , but they were justified by the events Prof. Wolters described .
This was part of his genius : present the facts even-handedly and let others draw conclusions .
This is how The Burden of Brown had the unique distinction of both an admiring review in American Renaissance and the American Bar Association ’ s prestigious Silver Gavel Award .
Prof. Wolters and I started corresponding , and he sent me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Right Turn , Race and Education , and The Long Crusade , every one an impressive study of American race relations .
But I balked when he sent me Du Bois and His Rivals .
Did I really want to read a biography of the man who pioneered the it ’ s-all-whitey ’ s-fault school of blackness ?
Out of respect for Prof. Wolters , I decided to drag myself through what would surely be 300 tedious pages .
How wrong I was .
I was captivated by Prof. Wolters ’ dispassionate portrait @ @ @ @ @ @ @ friendship deepened , I began to wonder whether I would dare invite Prof. Wolters to speak at an American Renaissance conference .
An award-winning historian with an endowed chair at a major university has a lot to lose by public association with the likes of me .
I was happy but a little worried when he agreed .
His 2004 talk , “ Fifty Years Since Brown v Board of Education , ” was widely applauded , as was “ Closing the Gaps : Education Reform Since the 1950s ” at a nearly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lefties yelled mightily about Prof. Wolters ’ appearances , but he was doubly protected : by tenure and by his unimpeachable and dignified character .
Prof. Wolters went on to write several excellent articles for AmRen that showcased his unique combination of broad learning and careful judgement .
In person , Prof. Wolters was as charming and incisive as his writing .
At any gathering , he was always in a circle of admirers .
Newcomers were surprised to find a man of his distinction to be so gentle and approachable .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the pleasure of getting to know Mrs. Mary Wolters , his wife of 38 years , who survives him .
Their affection and mutual appreciation added a special warmth to any occasion .
Prof. Wolters joins two other AmRen-conference alumni taken from us too early : Philippe Rushton and Sam Francis .
Each , in his field , was quietly courageous in the pursuit of truth and the fight against cant .
All of us who knew and respected Prof. Wolters are grieved by this loss .

Raymond Wolters, a long-time friend of American Renaissance, has died. He was a distinguished historian at the University of Delaware, a prolific author, and a speaker at two American Renaissance conferences. He was 82 years old.
Prof. Wolters was an honest historian; he wanted to know what really happened. He was therefore an endangered species in a profession now preoccupied with unmasking the alleged horrors of “race, class, and gender.” His books were jarring to modern sensibilities, but were so carefully researched and argued that ideologues could not dismiss them. Some even won prizes.
I first became aware of Prof. Wolters when his 1984 The Burden of Brown was released in paperback in 1992. I was struck by the title: What could have been the burden of the famous Supreme Court case of Brown v Board of Education that struck down school segregation? In my review, I summarized that burden: “Nine unelected justices have repeatedly endorsed ruinous policies that flouted the Constitution, the Congress, and the will of the American people . . . [and imposed] the mandatory racial mixing that destroyed the American public school system.”
Needless to say, my words were much more inflammatory than anything in the book, but they were justified by the events Prof. Wolters described. This was part of his genius: present the facts even-handedly and let others draw conclusions. This is how The Burden of Brown had the unique distinction of both an admiring review in American Renaissance and the American Bar Association’s prestigious Silver Gavel Award.
Prof. Wolters and I started corresponding, and he sent me more of his books to review: Right Turn, Race and Education, and The Long Crusade, every one an impressive study of American race relations. But I balked when he sent me Du Bois and His Rivals. Did I really want to read a biography of the man who pioneered the it’s-all-whitey’s-fault school of blackness? Out of respect for Prof. Wolters, I decided to drag myself through what would surely be 300 tedious pages. How wrong I was. I was captivated by Prof. Wolters’ dispassionate portrait of a fascinating man.
As our friendship deepened, I began to wonder whether I would dare invite Prof. Wolters to speak at an American Renaissance conference. An award-winning historian with an endowed chair at a major university has a lot to lose by public association with the likes of me. I was happy but a little worried when he agreed. His 2004 talk, “Fifty Years Since Brown v Board of Education,” was widely applauded, as was “Closing the Gaps: Education Reform Since the 1950s” at a nearly scuttled conference four years later. Campus lefties yelled mightily about Prof. Wolters’ appearances, but he was doubly protected: by tenure and by his unimpeachable and dignified character. Prof. Wolters went on to write several excellent articles for AmRen that showcased his unique combination of broad learning and careful judgement.
In person, Prof. Wolters was as charming and incisive as his writing. At any gathering, he was always in a circle of admirers. Newcomers were surprised to find a man of his distinction to be so gentle and approachable. It was on these occasions that I had the pleasure of getting to know Mrs. Mary Wolters, his wife of 38 years, who survives him. Their affection and mutual appreciation added a special warmth to any occasion.
Prof. Wolters joins two other AmRen-conference alumni taken from us too early: Philippe Rushton and Sam Francis. Each, in his field, was quietly courageous in the pursuit of truth and the fight against cant. All of us who knew and respected Prof. Wolters are grieved by this loss.
[Comment at Amren.com]


vdare--2020-12-16--Ann Coulter: Breonna Taylor—The True Story Of A BLM Hero

Earlier : NYT : Bad People Are Skeptical Of The Sainthood Of Breonna Taylor And Michael Brown , and Two Whites Murdered in Louisville by Black Lives Matter Activist Wearing 'Justice for Breonna Taylor ’ Shirt Hey , guys , I found out the true facts in the Breonna Taylor case !
Remember the “ botched raid ” ( New York Times ) on Breonna ’ s apartment in Louisville , Kentucky , last March , when police officers killed this innocent black woman as she slept peacefully in her bed ?
Yes , apparently , without announcing themselves , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the WRONG APARTMENT .
Their warrant was for a man Breonna had dated eons ago and barely knew anymore , and whom they already had in custody !
Assuming the police were home invaders , Breonna ’ s boyfriend pulled out a gun—again , police were at the WRONG APARTMENT—whereupon the officers opened fire , killing Breonna and wounding one of their own in friendly fire .
You probably won ’ t believe this , but it turns out , none of that is true .
Contrary to the repeated claim that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the wrong person and the person was in custody ” —as the Rev .
Al Sharpton put it—the police were not at the wrong house at all .
It seems that Breonna Taylor was knee-deep in the criminal enterprise of her sometime-boyfriend , Jamarcus Glover , who was running a massive drug operation , selling crack cocaine and fentanyl to the citizens of Louisville .
The morning after Breonna was killed , for example , Jamarcus told his baby mama ( on a police-recorded phone call ) : “ This is what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t take it wrong , but Bre been handling all my money , she been handling my money … She been handling sh*t for me and Cuz , it ain ’ t just me.
” He detailed the amounts when an unidentified male got on the line , saying , “ Tell Cuz , Bre got down like $ 15 ( grand ) , she had the $ 8 ( grand ) I gave her the other day and she picked up another $ 6 ( grand ) .
” And yet , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ knew Jamarcus , based on the family ’ s lawyer , Sam Aguiar , saying that they had broken up two years earlier and had only a “ passive friendship.
” In addition to “ handling sh*t ” for Jamarcus , Breonna had bailed Jamarcus out of jail , driven with him to a “ trap house ” ( where the drugs were sold ) , and allowed him to use her address—the site of the raid—for his mail , phone bills , a bank account and jail bookings .
All this in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jamarcus had been to Breonna ’ s apartment six times in January alone , and had called her from jail dozens of times since they had allegedly broken up .
More significantly , police had photos of Jamarcus picking up USPS packages at Breonna ’ s apartment as recently as Jan. 16 , 2020 , then taking them directly to a trap house .
The photos are available online .
( If only our media had access to the internet ! )
And of course , back in 2016 , after Breonna had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ showed up at her door because … a dead body was found in the trunk .
The murdered man turned out to be the brother of one of Jamarcus ’ co-conspirators .
Surely that gave Breonna an inkling that Jamarcus was not walking on the right side of the law .
These are a few of the reasons why , on March 13 , Louisville police planned to execute four simultaneous no-knock search warrants on homes associated with Jamarcus ’ drug operation : 2424 Elliott Avenue ( the trap house , where vast @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and guns were found ) , 2425 Elliott Avenue , 2426 Elliott Avenue ( the houses next door , used to hide guns and drugs ) , and 3003 Springfield Drive No .
4 ( Breonna ’ s apartment ) .
Although all the warrants were written as “ no-knock ” to protect the officers and prevent the destruction of evidence , the police did knock and announce themselves at Breonna ’ s apartment .
The officers say so , and at least one brave neighbor broke with “ the community ” to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The media make the inane point that a dozen neighbors didn ’ t hear the police announce themselves .
Even assuming they ’ re telling the truth , that proves : A dozen neighbors didn ’ t hear the police announce themselves .
It doesn ’ t prove that the officers didn ’ t announce themselves .
( This is why there are LSATs to get into law school . )
Even Breonna ’ s boyfriend says they knocked .
You ’ re the bagwoman for a major crack cocaine operation , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ door after midnight , and your reaction is : The last thing I imagined was that it could be the police !
Team Breonna makes a big point of the fact that the police found no drugs or money at her apartment .
Yeah , that ’ s because they didn ’ t look .
The first officer through the door was shot by Breonna ’ s boyfriend—who eventually admitted he shot first—and the officers returned fire , hitting Breonna five times , one fatally .
( All proved by federal ballistics reports @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shootout , the officers never executed the search warrant .
That was confirmed by a police investigator to the grand jury—and also by Jamarcus , who said in jailhouse recordings that his money was still at Breonna ’ s house : But how on earth did the officers hit Breonna , when she was sound asleep in the next room ?
She wasn ’ t .
She was standing in the hallway right next to her boyfriend … who , again , was shooting at the police .
He ducked , she didn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ happened to Breonna in a jailhouse phone call : “ that n @ gga did this shit .
At the end of the day , if I would have been at that house , Bre would be alive , bruh .
I don ’ t shoot at no police.
” For this , Breonna ’ s family got $ 12 million from the city and the rest of us got endless nights of violent riots .
Ann Coulter is the author of THIRTEEN New York Times bestsellers—collect them here .
Her book , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Plan To Turn Our Country Into A Third World Hell Hole , was released on June 1 , 2015 .
Her latest book , Resistance Is Futile !
: How the Trump-Hating Left Lost Its Collective Mind , was released on August 21 , 2018 .

Earlier: NYT: Bad People Are Skeptical Of The Sainthood Of Breonna Taylor And Michael Brown, and Two Whites Murdered in Louisville by Black Lives Matter Activist Wearing 'Justice for Breonna Taylor’ Shirt
Hey, guys, I found out the true facts in the Breonna Taylor case!
Remember the “botched raid” (New York Times) on Breonna’s apartment in Louisville, Kentucky, last March, when police officers killed this innocent black woman as she slept peacefully in her bed?
Yes, apparently, without announcing themselves, the police smashed in the front door of the WRONG APARTMENT. Their warrant was for a man Breonna had dated eons ago and barely knew anymore, and whom they already had in custody! Assuming the police were home invaders, Breonna’s boyfriend pulled out a gun—again, police were at the WRONG APARTMENT—whereupon the officers opened fire, killing Breonna and wounding one of their own in friendly fire.
You probably won’t believe this, but it turns out, none of that is true.
Contrary to the repeated claim that the police “had the wrong address and the wrong person and the person was in custody”—as the Rev. Al Sharpton put it—the police were not at the wrong house at all.
It seems that Breonna Taylor was knee-deep in the criminal enterprise of her sometime-boyfriend, Jamarcus Glover, who was running a massive drug operation, selling crack cocaine and fentanyl to the citizens of Louisville.
The morning after Breonna was killed, for example, Jamarcus told his baby mama (on a police-recorded phone call): “This is what you got to understand, don’t take it wrong, but Bre been handling all my money, she been handling my money … She been handling sh*t for me and Cuz, it ain’t just me.”
He detailed the amounts when an unidentified male got on the line, saying, “Tell Cuz, Bre got down like $15 (grand), she had the $8 (grand) I gave her the other day and she picked up another $6 (grand).”
And yet, the media credulously repeated that Breonna barely knew Jamarcus, based on the family’s lawyer, Sam Aguiar, saying that they had broken up two years earlier and had only a “passive friendship.”
In addition to “handling sh*t” for Jamarcus, Breonna had bailed Jamarcus out of jail, driven with him to a “trap house” (where the drugs were sold), and allowed him to use her address—the site of the raid—for his mail, phone bills, a bank account and jail bookings. All this in 2020.
Police GPS tracking showed that Jamarcus had been to Breonna’s apartment six times in January alone, and had called her from jail dozens of times since they had allegedly broken up.
Jan. 3, 2020: Jamarcus: “Just be on standby so you can come get me. Love you.” Breonna: “Love you, too.”
More significantly, police had photos of Jamarcus picking up USPS packages at Breonna’s apartment as recently as Jan. 16, 2020, then taking them directly to a trap house.
The photos are available online. (If only our media had access to the internet!)
And of course, back in 2016, after Breonna had rented a car for Jamarcus, police showed up at her door because … a dead body was found in the trunk. The murdered man turned out to be the brother of one of Jamarcus’ co-conspirators. Surely that gave Breonna an inkling that Jamarcus was not walking on the right side of the law.
These are a few of the reasons why, on March 13, Louisville police planned to execute four simultaneous no-knock search warrants on homes associated with Jamarcus’ drug operation: 2424 Elliott Avenue (the trap house, where vast amounts of crack cocaine, fentanyl pills and guns were found), 2425 Elliott Avenue, 2426 Elliott Avenue (the houses next door, used to hide guns and drugs), and 3003 Springfield Drive No. 4 (Breonna’s apartment).
Although all the warrants were written as “no-knock” to protect the officers and prevent the destruction of evidence, the police did knock and announce themselves at Breonna’s apartment. The officers say so, and at least one brave neighbor broke with “the community” to admit he heard the police announce themselves.
The media make the inane point that a dozen neighbors didn’t hear the police announce themselves. Even assuming they’re telling the truth, that proves: A dozen neighbors didn’t hear the police announce themselves. It doesn’t prove that the officers didn’t announce themselves. (This is why there are LSATs to get into law school.)
Even Breonna’s boyfriend says they knocked. You’re the bagwoman for a major crack cocaine operation, there’s loud banging on your door after midnight, and your reaction is:The last thing I imagined was that it could be the police!
Team Breonna makes a big point of the fact that the police found no drugs or money at her apartment. Yeah, that’s because they didn’t look.
The first officer through the door was shot by Breonna’s boyfriend—who eventually admitted he shot first—and the officers returned fire, hitting Breonna five times, one fatally. (All proved by federal ballistics reports.) In the commotion after the shootout, the officers never executed the search warrant.
That was confirmed by a police investigator to the grand jury—and also by Jamarcus, who said in jailhouse recordings that his money was still at Breonna’s house:
Jamarcus: “It was there, it was there, it was there … They didn’t do nothing though that’s the problem … [Breonna’s boyfriend] said ain’t none of that go on.” [Unidentified man] to Jamarcus: “So they didn’t take none of the money?” Jamarcus: “[Breonna’s boyfriend] said that none of that go on. He said Homicide came straight on the scene and they went to packaging Bre and they left.”
But how on earth did the officers hit Breonna, when she was sound asleep in the next room? She wasn’t. She was standing in the hallway right next to her boyfriend … who, again, was shooting at the police. He ducked, she didn’t.
As Jamarcus summarized what happened to Breonna in a jailhouse phone call: “that n@gga did this shit. At the end of the day, if I would have been at that house, Bre would be alive, bruh. I don’t shoot at no police.”
For this, Breonna’s family got $12 million from the city and the rest of us got endless nights of violent riots.
COPYRIGHT 2020 ANN COULTER
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Ann Coulter is the author of THIRTEEN New York Times bestsellers—collect them here.
Her book, ¡Adios America! The Left’s Plan To Turn Our Country Into A Third World Hell Hole, was released on June 1, 2015.
Her latest book, Resistance Is Futile!: How the Trump-Hating Left Lost Its Collective Mind, was released on August 21, 2018.


vdare--2020-12-15--Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Kansas Voter ID—Proof Of Citizenship Not Necessary To Register To Vote

Once again , the U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear an important case .
This time it 's about voter @ @ @ @ @ you have to do to prove your citizenship in Kansas in order to register to @ @ @ @ @ article , applicants for Voter ID must only `` attest to their citizenship status with @ @ @ @ @ wow .
In Mexico , meanwhile , in order to obtain a voter ID card @ @ @ @ @ a nationality document , either birth certificate or naturalization certificate .
The U.S. voter registration @ @ @ @ @ And the Supreme Court would n't even hear this case .
Our country is becoming @ @ @

Once again, the U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear an important case. This time it's about voter registration.
From the Kansas City Star:
So what do you have to do to prove your citizenship in Kansas in order to register to vote? According to the article, applicants for Voter ID must only "attest to their citizenship status with their signatures." Oh wow.
In Mexico, meanwhile, in order to obtain a voter ID card, an applicant must present a nationality document, either birth certificate or naturalization certificate.
The U.S. voter registration system is a joke. And the Supreme Court wouldn't even hear this case.
Our country is becoming a joke.


vdare--2020-12-19--Atlantic: Women and BIPOC Scientists Fail to Contribute Their Share During Covid Fight

Earlier : NATURE Magazine : Coronavirus Crisis Will Cause Science to Concentrate on the Competent Rather Than the Diverse , and That 's BAD and ( in May ) Should n't They Just Make the Movie About How Kizzmekia Corbett Will Invent the Vaccine Right Now ?
How Science Beat the Virus And what it lost in the process This article was published online on December 14 , 2020 .
1. in fall of 2019 , exactly zero scientists were studying COVID‑19 , because no one knew the disease existed .
The coronavirus that causes it , SARS‑CoV‑2 , had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been neither identified nor named .
But by the end of March 2020 , it had spread to more than 170 countries , sickened more than 750,000 people , and triggered the biggest pivot in the history of modern science .
Thousands of researchers dropped whatever intellectual puzzles had previously consumed their curiosity and began working on the pandemic instead .
In mere months , science became thoroughly COVID-ized .
As of this writing , the biomedical library PubMed lists more than 74,000 COVID-related scientific papers—more than twice as many as there are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dengue , or other diseases that have plagued humanity for centuries .
… But the COVID‑19 pivot has also revealed the all-too-human frailties of the scientific enterprise .
… Racial and gender inequalities in the scientific field widened .
… Among scientists , as in other fields , women do more child care , domestic work , and teaching than men , and are more often asked for emotional support by their students .
These burdens increased as the pandemic took hold , leaving women scientists “ less able to commit their time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ study , and less able to start a whole new research project , ” says Molly M. King , a sociologist at Santa Clara University .
Women ’ s research hours fell by nine percentage points more than did men ’ s because of the pressures of COVID‑19 .
And when COVID‑19 created new opportunities , men grabbed them more quickly .
In the spring , the proportion of papers with women as first authors fell almost 44 percent in the preprint repository medRxiv , relative to 2019 .
And published COVID‑19 papers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ authors compared with papers from the same journals in the previous year .
Men led more than 80 percent of national COVID‑19 task forces in 87 countries .
Male scientists were quoted four times as frequently as female scientists in American news stories about the pandemic .
American scientists of color also found it harder to pivot than their white peers , because of unique challenges that sapped their time and energy .
Black , Latino , and Indigenous scientists were most likely to have lost loved ones , adding mourning to their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ too , after the killings of Breonna Taylor , George Floyd , Ahmaud Arbery , and others .
They often faced questions from relatives who were mistrustful of the medical system , or were experiencing discriminatory care .
They were suddenly tasked with helping their predominantly white institutions fight racism .
Neil Lewis Jr. at Cornell , who studies racial health disparities , told me that many psychologists had long deemed his work irrelevant .
“ All of a sudden my inbox is drowning , ” he said , while some of his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has died .
Science suffers from the so-called Matthew effect , whereby small successes snowball into ever greater advantages , irrespective of merit .
Similarly , early hindrances linger .
Young researchers who could not pivot because they were too busy caring or grieving for others might suffer lasting consequences from an unproductive year .
COVID‑19 “ has really put the clock back in terms of closing the gap for women and underrepresented minorities , ” Yale ’ s Akiko Iwasaki says .
“ Once we ’ re over the pandemic , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ again .
”

Earlier: NATURE Magazine: Coronavirus Crisis Will Cause Science to Concentrate on the Competent Rather Than the Diverse, and That's BAD and (in May) Shouldn't They Just Make the Movie About How Kizzmekia Corbett Will Invent the Vaccine Right Now?
From The Atlantic:
How Science Beat the Virus
And what it lost in the process
Story by Ed Yong
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2021 ISSUE
This article was published online on December 14, 2020.
1.
in fall of 2019, exactly zero scientists were studying COVID‑19, because no one knew the disease existed. The coronavirus that causes it, SARS‑CoV‑2, had only recently jumped into humans and had been neither identified nor named. But by the end of March 2020, it had spread to more than 170 countries, sickened more than 750,000 people, and triggered the biggest pivot in the history of modern science. Thousands of researchers dropped whatever intellectual puzzles had previously consumed their curiosity and began working on the pandemic instead. In mere months, science became thoroughly COVID-ized.
As of this writing, the biomedical library PubMed lists more than 74,000 COVID-related scientific papers—more than twice as many as there are about polio, measles, cholera, dengue, or other diseases that have plagued humanity for centuries. …
But the COVID‑19 pivot has also revealed the all-too-human frailties of the scientific enterprise. … Racial and gender inequalities in the scientific field widened. …
Among scientists, as in other fields, women do more child care, domestic work, and teaching than men, and are more often asked for emotional support by their students. These burdens increased as the pandemic took hold, leaving women scientists “less able to commit their time to learning about a new area of study, and less able to start a whole new research project,” says Molly M. King, a sociologist at Santa Clara University. Women’s research hours fell by nine percentage points more than did men’s because of the pressures of COVID‑19. And when COVID‑19 created new opportunities, men grabbed them more quickly. In the spring, the proportion of papers with women as first authors fell almost 44 percent in the preprint repository medRxiv, relative to 2019. And published COVID‑19 papers had 19 percent fewer women as first authors compared with papers from the same journals in the previous year. Men led more than 80 percent of national COVID‑19 task forces in 87 countries. Male scientists were quoted four times as frequently as female scientists in American news stories about the pandemic.
American scientists of color also found it harder to pivot than their white peers, because of unique challenges that sapped their time and energy. Black, Latino, and Indigenous scientists were most likely to have lost loved ones, adding mourning to their list of duties. Many grieved, too, after the killings of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and others. They often faced questions from relatives who were mistrustful of the medical system, or were experiencing discriminatory care. They were suddenly tasked with helping their predominantly white institutions fight racism. Neil Lewis Jr. at Cornell, who studies racial health disparities, told me that many psychologists had long deemed his work irrelevant. “All of a sudden my inbox is drowning,” he said, while some of his own relatives have become ill and one has died.
Science suffers from the so-called Matthew effect, whereby small successes snowball into ever greater advantages, irrespective of merit. Similarly, early hindrances linger. Young researchers who could not pivot because they were too busy caring or grieving for others might suffer lasting consequences from an unproductive year. COVID‑19 “has really put the clock back in terms of closing the gap for women and underrepresented minorities,” Yale’s Akiko Iwasaki says. “Once we’re over the pandemic, we’ll need to fix it all again.”


vdare--2020-12-18--NYC: Major Increase In Shootings, But Marginal Marksmanship

See , earlier : The “ Leaded Law ” And Mass Shootings—Poor Black Marksmanship Is Saving Lives As I ’ @ @ @ @ @ in New York City are up ( 103 % ) this year over last far @ @ @ @ @ 39 % ) , suggesting that the marginal shooters ’ marksmanship is rather marginal .
@ @ @ @ @ last year , there were 8 people shot in New York City and 6 murders @ @ @ @ @ victims are also shooting victims , but most are . )
This week this year @ @ @ @ @ in NYC but there were only 3 murders .
Seriously , this suggests a cultural @ @ @ @ @ murderers to spray down the place shooters .
For much of this century , New @ @ @ @ @ a culture of shooting up the block party or funeral the way other American inner @ @ @ @ @ that ’ s over .

See, earlier: The “Leaded Law” And Mass Shootings—Poor Black Marksmanship Is Saving Lives
As I’ve noted before, shootings in New York City are up (103%) this year over last far more than are murders (39%), suggesting that the marginal shooters’ marksmanship is rather marginal.
For example, this week last year, there were 8 people shot in New York City and 6 murders. (Not all murder victims are also shooting victims, but most are.) This week this year, 42 people were shot in NYC but there were only 3 murders.
Week to Date Year to Date* 2020 2019 % Chg 2020 2019 % Chg Murder 3 6 -50.0 432 311 38.9 Shooting Vic. 42 8 425.0 1,799 885 103.3 Murders/shooting victims 7% 75% 24% 35%
Amateur hour …
Seriously, this suggests a cultural change in NYC from serious murderers to spray down the place shooters. For much of this century, New York didn’t have a culture of shooting up the block party or funeral the way other American inner cities do. But now that’s over.
[Comment at Unz.com]