westernjournal--2020-12-05--Former Federal Prosector Disturbingly Links COVID and Serial Killing

A good friend of mine , announcing his positive COVID test on social media earlier this week with a bit of gallows humor , said he ’ d finally fulfilled his dream of “ becoming a biological weapon.
” Like every time you see a friend or relative post a message like this , it ’ s a bit of a kick in the teeth .
I ’ ve been blessed so far ; despite the fact my friends and relatives are mostly concentrated around COVID-napalmed New York and New Jersey , there ’ s been no worse damage than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the couch .
I know people who have fared much worse .
I spoke to my newly weaponized friend and he seemed to be doing well enough , spending his time awake playing video games and watching Netflix .
He didn ’ t seem to actually think of himself as human mustard gas or sarin , although I didn ’ t have the presence of mind to ask him when we talked .
I wish I had , because I ’ d like to know whether he ’ s more well-adjusted than former @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believes “ COVID-19 has turned every man , woman and child into a potential serial killer.
” TRENDING : Suspected PLA Agents Posing as 'Researchers ' Flee in Droves After Trump Crackdown Stern is currently best known as an opinion writer for USA Today .
In his Monday piece for the official newspaper of nine out of 10 Ramada Inns , he wrote that “ not a day goes by that I don ’ t wonder whether my streak of good luck is about to end , because the person in front of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a mask below his nose — expelling a cloud of radioactive COVID dust that I can not escape , short of dropping $ 50 on the conveyor belt and trying to outrun the security guard.
” “ If there ’ s anything that can make us hate our neighbors , it is the possibility that their very existence — every breath they exhale — could be lethal , ” he continued .
“ It ’ s bad enough that we have to fear contracting a deadly virus from a stranger at T.J. Maxx @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pillow .
What ’ s worse is the brutal reality that the people we love and trust most in this world bring us the same risk .
More risk , because these are the people with whom we have regular and close contact .
Any sustained encounter with those we love — kisses , hugs , laughs , conversations — could bring fever , blood clots , fluid-filled lungs , and death.
” Unsurprisingly , Stern says this kind of fear will be the legacy of COVID-19 .
“ If I hold my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will that spare me the Greek tragedy of killing them ?
This mental toll will last long after the threat fades , ” the subheadline on the article reads .
There ’ s a moment in the opinion piece that ought to have raised red flags for everyone , where Stern talked of how , “ [ f ] or those of us prone to worry , the fallout has been especially rough .
“ Watching people I care about take chances with their health , in ways that would have been considered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has kicked my obsessive-compulsive disorder into high gear , ” he wrote .
Stern mentioned his partner , who works in a hospital over in Britain .
While they ’ ve nixed multiple scheduled visits , Stern talked about the unpleasantness from the kind of “ argument that follows my head exploding as I watch him unwittingly rub his hands over his face , after spending the day in a hospital that treats COVID-19 patients .
“ Earlier this month , he went home with a fever , after vomiting several times .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and I spent the next 24 hours planning what quarantine laws I was going to break as I made my way to London to get to the hospital before he died , ” he wrote .
“ Turns out he had a stomach virus .
But the face rubbing , the related fights and the angst continue.
” The red flags , you may have noticed , is that Stern ’ s take is all contingent on those words : “ [ f ] or those of us prone to worry.
” This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s nothing to worry about .
I worry about my friend , for instance .
I ’ m sure he ’ s worried , too .
I ’ m not consumed by thoughts this “ could bring fever , blood clots , fluid-filled lungs , and death , ” and neither , I think , is he .
Despite his joke , he doesn ’ t think of himself as the John Wayne Gacy of the T.J. Maxx .
I ’ m similarly unconcerned .
Stern isn ’ t the only one , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just because he ’ s an inveterate worrier .
In a November paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research , Dartmouth College and Brown University researchers found COVID-19 news coverage in the United States is markedly more dire than it is overseas .
“ Ninety one percent of stories by U.S. major media outlets are negative in tone versus fifty four percent for non-U.S. major sources and sixty five percent for scientific journals , ” the paper read .
“ The negativity of the U.S. major media is notable even in areas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and vaccine trials , ” the authors found .
“ Stories of increasing COVID-19 cases outnumber stories of decreasing cases by a factor of 5.5 even during periods when new cases are declining.
” As Jon Miltimore pointed out at the Foundation for Economic Education , this gives us a skewed perspective as to what ’ s going on with COVID .
“ To be sure , pandemics are hardly a cheerful topic , ” Miltimore wrote in a piece published Tuesday .
“ We ’ re not talking about a firefighter rescuing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ local man winning the lottery .
But that wouldn ’ t explain the discrepancy in media coverage or the fact that positive developments do occur in pandemics.
” Of course , you ’ re going to get people on social media with this kind of take : Calling out Pollyanna-ish pronouncements in the midst of a global pandemic would be fair , except I doubt that ’ s what Miltimore intended to do .
What he did instead was point out that no , you ’ re not being a serial killer by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , quite frankly , if you ’ re going to inconvenience yourself going anywhere , it probably shouldn ’ t be that hot mess of scratched linoleum and failed fashion . )
You ’ re not a serial killer .
You ’ re not Aeschylus , so the likelihood of a “ Greek tragedy ” where you kill your parents is minimal .
And despite the jokes , you won ’ t become “ a biological weapon.
” COVID is horrible enough without baseless fear-mongering paralyzing people with anxiety .
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A good friend of mine, announcing his positive COVID test on social media earlier this week with a bit of gallows humor, said he’d finally fulfilled his dream of “becoming a biological weapon.”
Like every time you see a friend or relative post a message like this, it’s a bit of a kick in the teeth. I’ve been blessed so far; despite the fact my friends and relatives are mostly concentrated around COVID-napalmed New York and New Jersey, there’s been no worse damage than a few weeks lost pay sitting on the couch. I know people who have fared much worse.
I spoke to my newly weaponized friend and he seemed to be doing well enough, spending his time awake playing video games and watching Netflix. He didn’t seem to actually think of himself as human mustard gas or sarin, although I didn’t have the presence of mind to ask him when we talked.
I wish I had, because I’d like to know whether he’s more well-adjusted than former federal prosecutor Michael J. Stern, who believes “COVID-19 has turned every man, woman and child into a potential serial killer.”
My latest column, for @USATODAY: “The way we look at our own survival, and the dangers faced by those we love, will be stamped with COVID’s dirty fingerprint for years to come.”https://t.co/2QrHU79l16 — Michael J. Stern (@MichaelJStern1) December 3, 2020
Stern is currently best known as an opinion writer for USA Today. In his Monday piece for the official newspaper of nine out of 10 Ramada Inns, he wrote that “not a day goes by that I don’t wonder whether my streak of good luck is about to end, because the person in front of me in the grocery line is wearing a mask below his nose — expelling a cloud of radioactive COVID dust that I cannot escape, short of dropping $50 on the conveyor belt and trying to outrun the security guard.”
“If there’s anything that can make us hate our neighbors, it is the possibility that their very existence — every breath they exhale — could be lethal,” he continued.
“It’s bad enough that we have to fear contracting a deadly virus from a stranger at T.J. Maxx who reaches for the same decorative throw pillow. What’s worse is the brutal reality that the people we love and trust most in this world bring us the same risk. More risk, because these are the people with whom we have regular and close contact. Any sustained encounter with those we love — kisses, hugs, laughs, conversations — could bring fever, blood clots, fluid-filled lungs, and death.”
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Unsurprisingly, Stern says this kind of fear will be the legacy of COVID-19.
“If I hold my breath when I hug my parents, will that spare me the Greek tragedy of killing them? This mental toll will last long after the threat fades,” the subheadline on the article reads.
There’s a moment in the opinion piece that ought to have raised red flags for everyone, where Stern talked of how, “[f]or those of us prone to worry, the fallout has been especially rough.
“Watching people I care about take chances with their health, in ways that would have been considered innocuous at this time last year, has kicked my obsessive-compulsive disorder into high gear,” he wrote.
Stern mentioned his partner, who works in a hospital over in Britain. While they’ve nixed multiple scheduled visits, Stern talked about the unpleasantness from the kind of “argument that follows my head exploding as I watch him unwittingly rub his hands over his face, after spending the day in a hospital that treats COVID-19 patients.
“Earlier this month, he went home with a fever, after vomiting several times. I was certain he had COVID-19, and I spent the next 24 hours planning what quarantine laws I was going to break as I made my way to London to get to the hospital before he died,” he wrote. “Turns out he had a stomach virus. But the face rubbing, the related fights and the angst continue.”
The red flags, you may have noticed, is that Stern’s take is all contingent on those words: “[f]or those of us prone to worry.”
This isn’t to say there’s nothing to worry about. I worry about my friend, for instance. I’m sure he’s worried, too.
I’m not consumed by thoughts this “could bring fever, blood clots, fluid-filled lungs, and death,” and neither, I think, is he. Despite his joke, he doesn’t think of himself as the John Wayne Gacy of the T.J. Maxx. I’m similarly unconcerned.
Stern isn’t the only one, though — and it’s not just because he’s an inveterate worrier.
In a November paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research, Dartmouth College and Brown University researchers found COVID-19 news coverage in the United States is markedly more dire than it is overseas.
“Ninety one percent of stories by U.S. major media outlets are negative in tone versus fifty four percent for non-U.S. major sources and sixty five percent for scientific journals,” the paper read.
“The negativity of the U.S. major media is notable even in areas with positive scientific developments including school re-openings and vaccine trials,” the authors found. “Stories of increasing COVID-19 cases outnumber stories of decreasing cases by a factor of 5.5 even during periods when new cases are declining.”
As Jon Miltimore pointed out at the Foundation for Economic Education, this gives us a skewed perspective as to what’s going on with COVID.
A new @nberpubs paper shows how US media created a climate of #COVID19 fear. “Ninety one percent of stories by US major media outlets are negative in tone versus fifty four percent for non-U.S. major sources and sixty five percent for scientific journals,” the authors concluded. pic.twitter.com/wIXRQYiuKw — Jon Miltimore (@miltimore79) December 1, 2020
“To be sure, pandemics are hardly a cheerful topic,” Miltimore wrote in a piece published Tuesday.
“We’re not talking about a firefighter rescuing a kitten from a tree or a local man winning the lottery. But that wouldn’t explain the discrepancy in media coverage or the fact that positive developments do occur in pandemics.”
Of course, you’re going to get people on social media with this kind of take:
C’mon guys, find the silver-lining in that pandemic! — Hot Takes (@HotTakes1) December 1, 2020
Calling out Pollyanna-ish pronouncements in the midst of a global pandemic would be fair, except I doubt that’s what Miltimore intended to do. What he did instead was point out that no, you’re not being a serial killer by going to T.J. Maxx. (Although, quite frankly, if you’re going to inconvenience yourself going anywhere, it probably shouldn’t be that hot mess of scratched linoleum and failed fashion.)
You’re not a serial killer. You’re not Aeschylus, so the likelihood of a “Greek tragedy” where you kill your parents is minimal.
And despite the jokes, you won’t become “a biological weapon.” COVID is horrible enough without baseless fear-mongering paralyzing people with anxiety.
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westernjournal--2020-12-05--Justice Department Sues Facebook for Discrimination Against the American Worker

The Department of Justice is suing Facebook claiming that the social media giant discriminates against U.S. workers .
“ The Department of Justice ’ s lawsuit alleges that Facebook engaged in intentional and widespread violations of the law , by setting aside positions for temporary visa holders instead of considering interested and qualified U.S. workers , ” said Assistant Attorney General Eric S. Dreiband of the Civil Rights Division said in a news release .
“ This lawsuit follows a nearly two-year investigation into Facebook ’ s practices and a ‘ reasonable cause ’ determination by the Justice Department ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
“ Our message to workers is clear : if companies deny employment opportunities by illegally preferring temporary visa holders , the Department of Justice will hold them accountable .
Our message to all employers — including those in the technology sector — is clear : you can not illegally prefer to recruit , consider , or hire temporary visa holders over U.S. workers.
” The lawsuit focused on about 2,600 positions that Facebook set aside for temporary visa holders sponsored through the permanent labor certification process , cited in the complaint @ @ @ @ @ @ @ averaged $ 156,000 per year in salary .
TRENDING : Suspected PLA Agents Posing as 'Researchers ' Flee in Droves After Trump Crackdown “ Facebook has been cooperating with the D.O.J .
in its review of this issue , and while we dispute the allegations in the complaint , we can not comment further on pending litigation , ” Facebook spokesman Andy Stone said in a statement , The New York Times said .
According to the complaint filed by the Justice Department , unlike the wide-open process used to fill most Facebook @ @ @ @ @ @ @ temporary immigration status ( ‘ temporary visa holders ’ ) at Facebook ask the company for permanent positions through the permanent labor certification process ( ‘ PERM ’ ) , Facebook creates a permanent position that is open only to that temporary visa holder.
” That , the complaint said , was step one .
“ Facebook then implements a recruitment process intentionally designed to deter U.S. workers from applying .
For these positions reserved for temporary visa holders , Facebook does not advertise the positions on its website , does not accept @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mail in their applications , ” the complaint said .
As a result “ Facebook often gets zero applications for these advertised positions .
And even when U.S. workers do apply , Facebook will not consider them for the advertised positions .
Instead , Facebook fills these positions exclusively with temporary visa holders .
Simply put , Facebook reserves these positions for temporary visa holders , ” the complaint said .
As such , the complaint said , “ Facebook intentionally discriminates against U.S. workers because of their citizenship or immigration status.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ dissuaded U.S. workers from applying to its PERM positions.
” According to the complaint , “ Facebook received zero or one U.S. worker applicants for 99.7 percent of its PERM positions , while comparable positions at Facebook that were advertised on its careers website during a similar time period typically attracted 100 or more applicants each.
” The lawsuit noted that the employees who take jobs carved out for temporary visa holders then become beholden to Facebook .
“ Not only do Facebook ’ s alleged practices discriminate against U.S. workers , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ holders by creating an employment relationship that is not on equal terms .
An employer that engages in the practices alleged in the lawsuit against Facebook can expect more temporary visa holders to apply for positions and increased retention post-hire .
Such temporary visa holders often have limited job mobility and thus are likely to remain with their company until they can adjust status , which for some can be decades , ” the release said .
RELATED : DOJ Accuses Facebook of Denying Jobs to American Workers in Favor of Foreigners “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pattern or practice of discriminatory recruitment and hiring , otherwise qualified applicants were denied hire for Facebook ’ s PERM-related positions because of Facebook ’ s preference to give the positions to temporary visa holders because of their citizenship or immigration status , ” the complaint added .
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The Department of Justice is suing Facebook claiming that the social media giant discriminates against U.S. workers.
“The Department of Justice’s lawsuit alleges that Facebook engaged in intentional and widespread violations of the law, by setting aside positions for temporary visa holders instead of considering interested and qualified U.S. workers,” said Assistant Attorney General Eric S. Dreiband of the Civil Rights Division said in a news release.
“This lawsuit follows a nearly two-year investigation into Facebook’s practices and a ‘reasonable cause’ determination by the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division,” he said.
“Our message to workers is clear: if companies deny employment opportunities by illegally preferring temporary visa holders, the Department of Justice will hold them accountable. Our message to all employers — including those in the technology sector — is clear: you cannot illegally prefer to recruit, consider, or hire temporary visa holders over U.S. workers.”
The lawsuit focused on about 2,600 positions that Facebook set aside for temporary visa holders sponsored through the permanent labor certification process, cited in the complaint against Facebook as PERM. The jobs averaged $156,000 per year in salary.
Facebook offered little in reply.
“Facebook has been cooperating with the D.O.J. in its review of this issue, and while we dispute the allegations in the complaint, we cannot comment further on pending litigation,” Facebook spokesman Andy Stone said in a statement, The New York Times said.
According to the complaint filed by the Justice Department, unlike the wide-open process used to fill most Facebook jobs, “when certain employees holding temporary immigration status (‘temporary visa holders’) at Facebook ask the company for permanent positions through the permanent labor certification process (‘PERM’), Facebook creates a permanent position that is open only to that temporary visa holder.”
That, the complaint said, was step one.
“Facebook then implements a recruitment process intentionally designed to deter U.S. workers from applying. For these positions reserved for temporary visa holders, Facebook does not advertise the positions on its website, does not accept applications online, and requires candidates to mail in their applications,” the complaint said.
As a result “Facebook often gets zero applications for these advertised positions. And even when U.S. workers do apply, Facebook will not consider them for the advertised positions. Instead, Facebook fills these positions exclusively with temporary visa holders. Simply put, Facebook reserves these positions for temporary visa holders,” the complaint said.
As such, the complaint said, “Facebook intentionally discriminates against U.S. workers because of their citizenship or immigration status.”
The Justice Department news release said Facebook “dissuaded U.S. workers from applying to its PERM positions.”
According to the complaint, “Facebook received zero or one U.S. worker applicants for 99.7 percent of its PERM positions, while comparable positions at Facebook that were advertised on its careers website during a similar time period typically attracted 100 or more applicants each.”
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The lawsuit noted that the employees who take jobs carved out for temporary visa holders then become beholden to Facebook.
“Not only do Facebook’s alleged practices discriminate against U.S. workers, they have adverse consequences on temporary visa holders by creating an employment relationship that is not on equal terms. An employer that engages in the practices alleged in the lawsuit against Facebook can expect more temporary visa holders to apply for positions and increased retention post-hire. Such temporary visa holders often have limited job mobility and thus are likely to remain with their company until they can adjust status, which for some can be decades,” the release said.
“As a result of Facebook’s pattern or practice of discriminatory recruitment and hiring, otherwise qualified applicants were denied hire for Facebook’s PERM-related positions because of Facebook’s preference to give the positions to temporary visa holders because of their citizenship or immigration status,” the complaint added.
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westernjournal--2020-12-05--Couple Says ‘I Do’ Through Window of Two-Story Home After Wedding Day Doesn’t Go as Planned

Plenty of brides- and grooms-to-be were sent scrambling this year to modify their plans because of COVID-19 — not because they had COVID-19 .
But bride Lauren Jimenez of Ontario , California , did have the virus , and she was determined that it wouldn ’ t stop her from marrying the love of her life , Patrick Delgado , on Nov. 20 .
The couple already had adjusted their initial wedding plan multiple times , with their most recent arrangement being a micro party of 10 people .
“ We actually changed [ our plans ] about three times @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We first cut friends , then extended family.
” And with the big day approaching , both Delgado and Jimenez were doing everything in their power to stay healthy .
TRENDING : Suspected PLA Agents Posing as 'Researchers ' Flee in Droves After Trump Crackdown “ We were cautious throughout the entire time , making sure that we always wore our masks everywhere , ” Delgado said .
“ When she got that positive test result , I ’ ll be honest , it took a massive toll on her.
” And she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wedding was set to go off .
Despite the crushing news , the couple persevered and decided to make the best of it rather than cancel .
Jimenez was posted in the second-story window of her family ’ s home in Ontario while Delgado stood below , and that ’ s where they said their vows .
Though they weren ’ t standing side-by-side as expected , they were connected by a long white ribbon between them .
Their wedding photographer , Jessica Jackson , caught the unique ceremony and shared it on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if you test positive three days before your wedding , but everyone else around you is negative ?
” she wrote .
“ Let ’ s up the stakes : your marriage license expires on your wedding day and the county is closed so you don ’ t know when you ’ ll be able to get married !
” “ The only reasonable answer to channel all those years of watching the best Disney princess movie…Tangled…and create a beautiful ceremony where you still get to marry the love of your life , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hundreds in Need After Canceling Wedding “ Yesterday was an actual COVID wedding and we had an actual COVID bride , but through the very extreme and rough circumstances , Lauren and Patrick still exchanged vows , rings , and an undying love for one another !
” “ I seriously love you guys so much and your positive attitude to make the best out of every situation inspires me !
” Their attitude has been inspiring many others , too , based on the comments the album has received , and one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ special day was unique and memorable .
“ I ’ ve always dreamt of getting married , ” Jimenez said .
“ I would have never expected this is how it would turn out.
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Plenty of brides- and grooms-to-be were sent scrambling this year to modify their plans because of COVID-19 — not because they had COVID-19.
But bride Lauren Jimenez of Ontario, California, did have the virus, and she was determined that it wouldn’t stop her from marrying the love of her life, Patrick Delgado, on Nov. 20.
The couple already had adjusted their initial wedding plan multiple times, with their most recent arrangement being a micro party of 10 people.
“We actually changed [our plans] about three times,” Delgado told KTLA-TV. “We first cut friends, then extended family.”
And with the big day approaching, both Delgado and Jimenez were doing everything in their power to stay healthy.
“We were cautious throughout the entire time, making sure that we always wore our masks everywhere,” Delgado said. “When she got that positive test result, I’ll be honest, it took a massive toll on her.”
And she got the positive just days before the wedding was set to go off. Despite the crushing news, the couple persevered and decided to make the best of it rather than cancel.
Jimenez was posted in the second-story window of her family’s home in Ontario while Delgado stood below, and that’s where they said their vows. Though they weren’t standing side-by-side as expected, they were connected by a long white ribbon between them.
Their wedding photographer, Jessica Jackson, caught the unique ceremony and shared it on Facebook.
“What do you do if you test positive three days before your wedding, but everyone else around you is negative?” she wrote. “Let’s up the stakes: your marriage license expires on your wedding day and the county is closed so you don’t know when you’ll be able to get married!”
“The only reasonable answer to channel all those years of watching the best Disney princess movie…Tangled…and create a beautiful ceremony where you still get to marry the love of your life, while quarantining.”
“Yesterday was an actual COVID wedding and we had an actual COVID bride, but through the very extreme and rough circumstances, Lauren and Patrick still exchanged vows, rings, and an undying love for one another!”
“I seriously love you guys so much and your positive attitude to make the best out of every situation inspires me!”
Their attitude has been inspiring many others, too, based on the comments the album has received, and one thing’s for sure — their special day was unique and memorable.
“I’ve always dreamt of getting married,” Jimenez said. “I would have never expected this is how it would turn out.”
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westernjournal--2020-12-05--45 Years After Founding Apple with Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak Announces He’s Started a Second Company

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak announced Friday he is starting a second company , this time in the green tech and blockchain space , almost 45 years after he helped Steve Jobs launch Apple in 1976 .
The new business is called Efforce and will serve as a marketplace for corporate or industrial building owners to get “ green ” projects funded , CNBC reported .
Efforce brings together investors looking to participate in energy efficiency projects and companies making energy efficiency improvements using blockchain , a smart contract used to redistribute savings to each of the parties involved , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Investors “ can participate in energy efficiency projects by acquiring tokenized future savings ” and companies benefit by making energy-efficient improvements “ at no cost , ” the site says .
“ This alignment of interest creates a win-win ecosystem for all parties making EFFORCE the only viable technology bridge into a $ 250Bn market with 10 % annual growth which can bring meaningful change to our environmental future , ” the company wrote on Medium .
TRENDING : Suspected PLA Agents Posing as 'Researchers ' Flee in Droves After Trump Crackdown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was listed on two leading exchanges Thursday , the company said .
“ After spending most of this year in stealth mode to build its architecture and service the first batch of test projects , EFFORCE is ready to begin its journey to become the gateway towards a more sustainable future by merging cutting edge technology with over a decade of direct market experience in the energy sector , ” Efforce wrote on Medium .
Efforce co-founder Wozniak is an engineer who has spent his life striving to create more efficient systems .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ now worth over $ 2 trillion , and creating “ some of the most beautiful computers in the world , ” he has now decided to revolutionize how people interact with energy efficiency project , Efforce said .
“ Energy consumption and CO2 emissions worldwide have grown exponentially , leading to climate change and extreme consequences to our environment .
We can improve our energy footprint and lower our energy consumption without changing our habits .
We can save the environment simply by making more energy improvements , ” Wozniak said in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ We created Efforce to be the first decentralized platform that allows everyone to participate and benefit financially from worldwide energy efficiency projects , and create meaningful environmental change.
” “ The market for energy efficiency projects has reached a staggering $ 250 billion , ” Efforce ’ s news release said , citing the International Energy Agency ’ s World Energy Investment 2020 report .
RELATED : LA County Sheriff Says He Wo n't Enforce Newsom 's New Business Orders “ However , in order to achieve the International Energy Agency ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ still must double the size of investments to $ 580 billion by 2025.
” Efforce says it seeks to democratize a market typically dominated by energy services companies that have to have large amounts of capital to undertake energy efficiency improvements by allowing anyone to participate .
“ In these difficult times , many small companies are struggling , ” co-founder Jacopo Visetti said in a statement .
“ They can ’ t afford to switch to LED lighting , streamline production processes , or even insulate to conserve heat , all of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long term.
” “ Efforce allows business owners to safely register their energy upgrade project on the web and secure funding from all types of investors around the world .
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Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak announced Friday he is starting a second company, this time in the green tech and blockchain space, almost 45 years after he helped Steve Jobs launch Apple in 1976.
The new business is called Efforce and will serve as a marketplace for corporate or industrial building owners to get “green” projects funded, CNBC reported.
Efforce brings together investors looking to participate in energy efficiency projects and companies making energy efficiency improvements using blockchain, a smart contract used to redistribute savings to each of the parties involved, according to the new ccompany’s website.
Investors “can participate in energy efficiency projects by acquiring tokenized future savings” and companies benefit by making energy-efficient improvements “at no cost,” the site says.
“This alignment of interest creates a win-win ecosystem for all parties making EFFORCE the only viable technology bridge into a $250Bn market with 10% annual growth which can bring meaningful change to our environmental future,” the company wrote on Medium.
Efforce’s official cryptocurrency token WOZX was listed on two leading exchanges Thursday, the company said.
“After spending most of this year in stealth mode to build its architecture and service the first batch of test projects, EFFORCE is ready to begin its journey to become the gateway towards a more sustainable future by merging cutting edge technology with over a decade of direct market experience in the energy sector,” Efforce wrote on Medium.
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Efforce co-founder Wozniak is an engineer who has spent his life striving to create more efficient systems.
Decades after co-founding Apple, which is now worth over $2 trillion, and creating “some of the most beautiful computers in the world,” he has now decided to revolutionize how people interact with energy efficiency project, Efforce said.
“Energy consumption and CO2 emissions worldwide have grown exponentially, leading to climate change and extreme consequences to our environment. We can improve our energy footprint and lower our energy consumption without changing our habits. We can save the environment simply by making more energy improvements,” Wozniak said in a statement, according to PR Newswire.
“We created Efforce to be the first decentralized platform that allows everyone to participate and benefit financially from worldwide energy efficiency projects, and create meaningful environmental change.”
“The market for energy efficiency projects has reached a staggering $250 billion,” Efforce’s news release said, citing the International Energy Agency’s World Energy Investment 2020 report.
“However, in order to achieve the International Energy Agency’s Efficient World Scenario, the sector still must double the size of investments to $580 billion by 2025.”
Efforce says it seeks to democratize a market typically dominated by energy services companies that have to have large amounts of capital to undertake energy efficiency improvements by allowing anyone to participate.
“In these difficult times, many small companies are struggling,” co-founder Jacopo Visetti said in a statement. “They can’t afford to switch to LED lighting, streamline production processes, or even insulate to conserve heat, all of which could save them money in the long term.”
“Efforce allows business owners to safely register their energy upgrade project on the web and secure funding from all types of investors around the world. The companies will then have more available cash to use for other critical projects such as infrastructure or hiring.”
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westernjournal--2020-12-05--Fact Check: Leftist Rag Implies GOP Gov Killed Her Own Grandma with COVID Policies

The Daily Beast , for the unaware , takes its name from the sensationalistic , fact-challenged London tabloid in Evelyn Waugh ’ s classic novel “ Scoop.
” “ News is what a chap who doesn ’ t care much about anything wants to read , ” a veteran journalist tells a newcomer to the fictional Beast in the most-repeated quote from the 1938 journalism satire .
One assumed when the leftist digital publication christened itself after the tabloid , it was being playful about the matter .
Apparently , though , the name presciently foretold the quality of its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden takes office on Jan. 20 as the next president , therefore , The Beast ’ s Tuesday story about the death of South Dakota GOP Gov .
Kristi Noem ’ s grandmother should serve as a fitting farewell to this epoch in the outlet ’ s history .
By way of context , Noem has been pilloried by the establishment media since the coronavirus crisis began for refusing to either lock down or issue a statewide mask order .
Whatever the efficacy of mask mandates or stay-at-home policies may be , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to COVID-related suffering has led to some cringeworthy overreaches .
Most notably , when President Donald Trump held his Independence Day event at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota , the media foregrounded Noem ’ s refusal to insist on face coverings and branded the shindig a super-spreader event .
When no spread ( super or not ) could be traced back to the event , the matter was quietly dropped .
TRENDING : Suspected PLA Agents Posing as 'Researchers ' Flee in Droves After Trump Crackdown But the cause endures and the narrative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Noem lost her 98-year-old grandmother , Aldys Arnold .
This would only merit coverage for one reason — and , judging by The Beast ’ s headline , that ’ s the reason the outlet was reporting on it : “ Headless Body in Topless Bar ” it ’ s not , but it does the job .
It ties Noem ’ s policies to her own grandmother ’ s death from COVID-19 at the Estelline Nursing Home , about an hour ’ s drive north of Sioux Falls .
Daily Beast @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the home , who said COVID had been “ devastating.
” Daly also spoke to the family of another Estelline Nursing Home resident who died of COVID on the same day Noem ’ s grandmother died , a woman Daly wrote “ was just the sort of person a governor of whatever politics should eulogize.
” The article tacitly accused Noem of heartlessness , pointing out she tweeted about Small Business Saturday as two more people died of the novel coronavirus at Estelline .
“ None of this is to say that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lives include one of her own clan , ” Daly wrote , noting the governor had “ tweeted a moving tribute ” to her grandmother .
Apparently , if you want to balance business interests and personal responsibility in the time of COVID , you ’ d better be ready to don sackcloth over every death in your state , however — not just your grandmother ’ s .
Daly ’ s empurpled piece meandered on for more than 1,000 words .
The vast majority came after he elided over this problematic fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s grandmother didn ’ t die of COVID-19 .
Not that Daly believes this .
He wrote that Arnold “ is said by Noem ’ s office to have tested negative for the virus , though no cause of death was given .
The other 12 of the 13 deaths between Nov. 14 and Nov. 28 at the Estelline Nursing Home are described by the administrator , Mike Ward , as ‘ COVID-related . '
” If there was any evidence there ’ s some kind of conspiracy in Noem ’ s office @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cause of death — something that ’ d make her the most politically radioactive person in America — Daly didn ’ t produce it , even though he spoke to the man who ran the nursing home in which Arnold died .
Instead , the evidence that a 98-year-old must have died of COVID seems to be that Estelline was a “ top-rated nursing home ” and that “ all but two of the surviving 38 residents and at least 16 of the staff had tested positive.
” But , yes , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ residents there — and as we know , The Daily Beast cares deeply about COVID policies that endanger those in nursing homes .
Just in case you want hard-hitting coverage on the Empire State governor ’ s handling of the pandemic , never fear .
The Daily Beast has you covered : “ Pierced or Not ?
The Mystery Over New York Governor Andrew Cuomo ’ s Nipples , ” one representative headline from April read .
Am I being unfair to The Daily Beast ’ s coverage , given it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but no less fair than a writer who uses the death of Noem ’ s almost-centenarian grandmother from causes unrelated to COVID to condemn her for nursing home deaths related to COVID .
And it ’ s not just that the conceit behind the piece is terminally flawed , although that fact doesn ’ t help .
Daly ’ s prose is so grimly self-parodying it seems like it would be more at home in a 2020 reboot of “ Scoop ” than in a serious attack on Noem .
Here ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who died on the same day Noem ’ s grandmother did , 90-year-old Ardyce Apland : “ Apland was just the sort of person a governor of whatever politics should eulogize .
She had raised three kids on a family farm and they would remember being awakened by the smell of the lefse — Norwegian flatbread — that she baked on the pancake griddle .
She worked for years as a secretary at the local Lutheran church and sang in the choir for nearly six decades .
“ But to speak of Apland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of her death and COVID-19 , ” Daly added .
“ Noem continues to downplay the danger of the virus.
” He also continually returned to the 12 other people who died in the Estelline Nursing Home and the fact Kristi Noem refused to eulogize them , even though she wasn ’ t related to them .
Here ’ s how he closed the piece : “ And on a day when Noem was both burying her grandmother and celebrating her 49th birthday , her office was asked if she had anything to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ She said nothing at all.
” Daly , by the way , has both long been on the Noem-bashing beat , calling her “ COVID ’ s Cartoon Villain ” in an October piece .
In November , Daly attacked her for visiting Washington , D.C. , during the second wave of the coronavirus , comparing her unfavorably to a certain Roman emperor by writing that “ [ a ] t least Nero fiddled in Rome the whole time it burned.
” Are we supposed to be shocked and dismayed Noem ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a quote when they found out he was writing what they likely deduced was another hit piece using the death of Noem ’ s grandmother as a springboard ?
If you think I ’ m being flip , Daly is writing in a publication that speculated on the state of Andrew Cuomo ’ s nipples as the pandemic began .
If you think it ’ s sobered up in the interim , here ’ s one of the outlet ’ s Friday headlines : Gov .
Noem is apparently evil because she didn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of COVID in her grandmother ’ s nursing home , but a California preacher who died of COVID merits a “ Holy Moly.
” Such are the current editorial standards at The Daily Beast , which are apparently not dissimilar from its fictional 1930s namesake .
Daly ’ s piece deliberately misled readers into thinking Noem ’ s grandmother died of coronavirus .
It then muddied the waters by insinuating that even though she hadn ’ t tested positive for COVID-19 — well , we couldn ’ t really be sure she didn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Then , after ushering everyone past those facts with all due rapidity , Daly used his misleading insinuation to ascribe a lack of empathy to the governor because she didn ’ t eulogize Ardyce Apland or talk about the Norwegian flatbread the 90-year-old used to cook on the pancake griddle .
This is a disgusting cheap shot at a grieving family .
Holy moly , indeed .
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The Daily Beast, for the unaware, takes its name from the sensationalistic, fact-challenged London tabloid in Evelyn Waugh’s classic novel “Scoop.”
“News is what a chap who doesn’t care much about anything wants to read,” a veteran journalist tells a newcomer to the fictional Beast in the most-repeated quote from the 1938 journalism satire. One assumed when the leftist digital publication christened itself after the tabloid, it was being playful about the matter.
Apparently, though, the name presciently foretold the quality of its Trump-era reportage. If presumptive President-elect Joe Biden takes office on Jan. 20 as the next president, therefore, The Beast’s Tuesday story about the death of South Dakota GOP Gov. Kristi Noem’s grandmother should serve as a fitting farewell to this epoch in the outlet’s history.
By way of context, Noem has been pilloried by the establishment media since the coronavirus crisis began for refusing to either lock down or issue a statewide mask order. Whatever the efficacy of mask mandates or stay-at-home policies may be, the attempts to link Noem’s policies to COVID-related suffering has led to some cringeworthy overreaches. Most notably, when President Donald Trump held his Independence Day event at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, the media foregrounded Noem’s refusal to insist on face coverings and branded the shindig a super-spreader event.
When no spread (super or not) could be traced back to the event, the matter was quietly dropped.
But the cause endures and the narrative shall never die. On Nov. 22, Noem lost her 98-year-old grandmother, Aldys Arnold. This would only merit coverage for one reason — and, judging by The Beast’s headline, that’s the reason the outlet was reporting on it:
“Headless Body in Topless Bar” it’s not, but it does the job. It ties Noem’s policies to her own grandmother’s death from COVID-19 at the Estelline Nursing Home, about an hour’s drive north of Sioux Falls.
Daily Beast writer Michael Daly talked to the administrator of the home, who said COVID had been “devastating.” Daly also spoke to the family of another Estelline Nursing Home resident who died of COVID on the same day Noem’s grandmother died, a woman Daly wrote “was just the sort of person a governor of whatever politics should eulogize.”
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The article tacitly accused Noem of heartlessness, pointing out she tweeted about Small Business Saturday as two more people died of the novel coronavirus at Estelline.
“None of this is to say that Noem is at all cold-blooded when the lives include one of her own clan,” Daly wrote, noting the governor had “tweeted a moving tribute” to her grandmother. Apparently, if you want to balance business interests and personal responsibility in the time of COVID, you’d better be ready to don sackcloth over every death in your state, however — not just your grandmother’s.
Daly’s empurpled piece meandered on for more than 1,000 words. The vast majority came after he elided over this problematic fact in the second paragraph: Noem’s grandmother didn’t die of COVID-19.
Not that Daly believes this. He wrote that Arnold “is said by Noem’s office to have tested negative for the virus, though no cause of death was given. The other 12 of the 13 deaths between Nov. 14 and Nov. 28 at the Estelline Nursing Home are described by the administrator, Mike Ward, as ‘COVID-related.'”
“’All but one,’ Ward told The Daily Beast.”
If there was any evidence there’s some kind of conspiracy in Noem’s office to hide her own grandmother’s cause of death — something that’d make her the most politically radioactive person in America — Daly didn’t produce it, even though he spoke to the man who ran the nursing home in which Arnold died.
Instead, the evidence that a 98-year-old must have died of COVID seems to be that Estelline was a “top-rated nursing home” and that “all but two of the surviving 38 residents and at least 16 of the staff had tested positive.”
But, yes, the coronavirus apparently took a toll on the residents there — and as we know, The Daily Beast cares deeply about COVID policies that endanger those in nursing homes.
Oh.
Just in case you want hard-hitting coverage on the Empire State governor’s handling of the pandemic, never fear. The Daily Beast has you covered: “Pierced or Not? The Mystery Over New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Nipples,” one representative headline from April read.
Am I being unfair to The Daily Beast’s coverage, given it’s an openly partisan publication? Perhaps, but no less fair than a writer who uses the death of Noem’s almost-centenarian grandmother from causes unrelated to COVID to condemn her for nursing home deaths related to COVID.
And it’s not just that the conceit behind the piece is terminally flawed, although that fact doesn’t help. Daly’s prose is so grimly self-parodying it seems like it would be more at home in a 2020 reboot of “Scoop” than in a serious attack on Noem.
Here’s a passage where he eulogized the woman who died on the same day Noem’s grandmother did, 90-year-old Ardyce Apland: “Apland was just the sort of person a governor of whatever politics should eulogize. She had raised three kids on a family farm and they would remember being awakened by the smell of the lefse — Norwegian flatbread — that she baked on the pancake griddle. She worked for years as a secretary at the local Lutheran church and sang in the choir for nearly six decades.
“But to speak of Apland’s life is to risk talk of her death and COVID-19,” Daly added. “Noem continues to downplay the danger of the virus.”
He also continually returned to the 12 other people who died in the Estelline Nursing Home and the fact Kristi Noem refused to eulogize them, even though she wasn’t related to them.
Here’s how he closed the piece: “And on a day when Noem was both burying her grandmother and celebrating her 49th birthday, her office was asked if she had anything to say about the dozen other dead.
“She said nothing at all.”
Good grief.
Daly, by the way, has both long been on the Noem-bashing beat, calling her “COVID’s Cartoon Villain” in an October piece. In November, Daly attacked her for visiting Washington, D.C., during the second wave of the coronavirus, comparing her unfavorably to a certain Roman emperor by writing that “[a]t least Nero fiddled in Rome the whole time it burned.”
Are we supposed to be shocked and dismayed Noem’s office didn’t give Daly a quote when they found out he was writing what they likely deduced was another hit piece using the death of Noem’s grandmother as a springboard?
If you think I’m being flip, Daly is writing in a publication that speculated on the state of Andrew Cuomo’s nipples as the pandemic began. If you think it’s sobered up in the interim, here’s one of the outlet’s Friday headlines:
Gov. Noem is apparently evil because she didn’t acknowledge 12 people who died of COVID in her grandmother’s nursing home, but a California preacher who died of COVID merits a “Holy Moly.” Such are the current editorial standards at The Daily Beast, which are apparently not dissimilar from its fictional 1930s namesake.
Daly’s piece deliberately misled readers into thinking Noem’s grandmother died of coronavirus. It then muddied the waters by insinuating that even though she hadn’t tested positive for COVID-19 — well, we couldn’t really be sure she didn’t have it, could we?
Then, after ushering everyone past those facts with all due rapidity, Daly used his misleading insinuation to ascribe a lack of empathy to the governor because she didn’t eulogize Ardyce Apland or talk about the Norwegian flatbread the 90-year-old used to cook on the pancake griddle.
This is a disgusting cheap shot at a grieving family. Holy moly, indeed.
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westernjournal--2020-12-05--Third-Grade Teacher Donates Kidney to Her School Custodian in Selfless Act

A third-grade teacher in Minnesota donated one of her kidneys this past July , saving the life of a school custodian she had befriended .
The Washington Post reported Wednesday that Erin Durga , upon seeing a plea for help on Facebook , underwent the kidney transplant process July 3 for a friendly custodian at her school in Kimball , Minnesota .
Durga , 38 , started teaching third grade at Kimball Elementary in 2011 .
As the daughter of a school band instructor , Durga had always heard that members of the maintenance staff were the first people she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was during her time at Kimball that Durga met Patrick Mertens , a custodian who started working there in the same year , and Durga finally was able to gain an appreciation for her father ’ s wise words .
Durga and Mertens quickly struck up a friendship , frequently seeing one another at the end of a school day .
The teacher even began sending her children to the day care that Mertens ’ wife ran .
TRENDING : Suspected PLA Agents Posing as 'Researchers ' Flee in Droves After Trump Crackdown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ woke up in the middle of the night with pain and was rushed to the emergency room at a local hospital .
He learned there that his kidneys were failing and he would need a transplant as soon as possible , according to the Post .
Most people can function well with only one kidney or with one whole kidney and a portion of the second , according to the Mayo Clinic .
Local doctors told Mertens ’ wife , Lynda , that her husband probably would die within five years if he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Doctors also said that finding a match likely would take three to 10 years .
Unfortunately , the Living Kidney Donors Network reports that the current waiting list for a kidney transplant is 93,000 people .
Mertens , now 64 , has Type O blood , the hardest type to match , which would leave him restricted to transplants from a Type O donor , Annie Doyle , a living-donor coordinator in Minnesota , said , according to the Post .
This made the transplant process even more difficult for Mertens and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ loved one go through that , it ’ s just so heartbreaking , ” Lynda Mertens said .
“ They can ’ t do the things that they used to do.
” In desperation , Mertens ’ daughter , Kayla , took to Facebook last January to ask friends if a donor could be found for her father before it was too late .
Durga saw the post and decided it was time to take action .
Despite not knowing her blood type , the teacher believed she was meant to help Mertens @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 'Miracle ' : ' I Got Off the Phone and Bawled' “ I felt in my heart , from the very beginning , that this was my thing , ” she said .
“ I felt really good about it , and I was at peace with it throughout the entire thing.
” In addition to setting up a GoFundMe page for her friend , Durga completed the necessary blood tests from her home , unable to do so at local hospitals as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic .
By June , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ match .
Durga was going to give Mertens one of her kidneys .
The teacher informed Mertens of the fantastic news right away , and the two went in for surgery the next month .
According to the Post , Durga told hospital staff at the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis that she had to see Mertens before the surgery .
While staff members initially denied the request , Durga persisted and eventually was allowed to speak with her friend .
She told him she was sure the transplant would be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nervous about .
To the relief of both families , Durga was right .
“ I told Erin , when I first woke up out of surgery , it was nothing I ’ ve ever felt before , ” Mertens said after the transplant .
“ It was a new life.
” Durga and Mertens both were well enough in light of the procedure to start the 2020 school year together at Kimball this past August .
Mertens reportedly sent Durga flowers at Thanksgiving and calls her often to thank her for her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our miracle , our angel , ” Lynda Mertens said .
“ We ’ ll forever be grateful for her.
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A third-grade teacher in Minnesota donated one of her kidneys this past July, saving the life of a school custodian she had befriended.
The Washington Post reported Wednesday that Erin Durga, upon seeing a plea for help on Facebook, underwent the kidney transplant process July 3 for a friendly custodian at her school in Kimball, Minnesota.
Durga, 38, started teaching third grade at Kimball Elementary in 2011. As the daughter of a school band instructor, Durga had always heard that members of the maintenance staff were the first people she should befriend in any school.
It was during her time at Kimball that Durga met Patrick Mertens, a custodian who started working there in the same year, and Durga finally was able to gain an appreciation for her father’s wise words.
Durga and Mertens quickly struck up a friendship, frequently seeing one another at the end of a school day. The teacher even began sending her children to the day care that Mertens’ wife ran.
In February 2018, however, Mertens woke up in the middle of the night with pain and was rushed to the emergency room at a local hospital. He learned there that his kidneys were failing and he would need a transplant as soon as possible, according to the Post.
Most people can function well with only one kidney or with one whole kidney and a portion of the second, according to the Mayo Clinic.
Local doctors told Mertens’ wife, Lynda, that her husband probably would die within five years if he didn’t get a new kidney. Doctors also said that finding a match likely would take three to 10 years.
Unfortunately, the Living Kidney Donors Network reports that the current waiting list for a kidney transplant is 93,000 people.
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Mertens, now 64, has Type O blood, the hardest type to match, which would leave him restricted to transplants from a Type O donor, Annie Doyle, a living-donor coordinator in Minnesota, said, according to the Post.
This made the transplant process even more difficult for Mertens and his family.
“To watch your loved one go through that, it’s just so heartbreaking,” Lynda Mertens said. “They can’t do the things that they used to do.”
In desperation, Mertens’ daughter, Kayla, took to Facebook last January to ask friends if a donor could be found for her father before it was too late.
Durga saw the post and decided it was time to take action. Despite not knowing her blood type, the teacher believed she was meant to help Mertens.
“I felt in my heart, from the very beginning, that this was my thing,” she said. “I felt really good about it, and I was at peace with it throughout the entire thing.”
In addition to setting up a GoFundMe page for her friend, Durga completed the necessary blood tests from her home, unable to do so at local hospitals as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
By June, she discovered her blood type was a match. Durga was going to give Mertens one of her kidneys.
The teacher informed Mertens of the fantastic news right away, and the two went in for surgery the next month.
According to the Post, Durga told hospital staff at the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis that she had to see Mertens before the surgery.
While staff members initially denied the request, Durga persisted and eventually was allowed to speak with her friend. She told him she was sure the transplant would be successful and he had nothing to be nervous about.
To the relief of both families, Durga was right.
“I told Erin, when I first woke up out of surgery, it was nothing I’ve ever felt before,” Mertens said after the transplant. “It was a new life.”
Durga and Mertens both were well enough in light of the procedure to start the 2020 school year together at Kimball this past August.
Mertens reportedly sent Durga flowers at Thanksgiving and calls her often to thank her for her life-saving gesture.
“She’s our miracle, our angel,” Lynda Mertens said. “We’ll forever be grateful for her.”
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westernjournal--2020-12-05--Heartwarming: How a Physical Therapist Helped This Tiny Paralyzed Puppy

Goldie — a pup in Fort Lauderdale , Florida — hasn ’ t known much of life yet , but much of what she knew in her earliest days was misery .
Starved .
Neglected .
Born with a spine deformity , unable to walk and left with a mangled tail thanks to a botched dock attempt .
Goldie was a mess when she came to Good Karma Pet Rescue .
Thankfully , from that point on , she has known nothing but love and care .
April Lowe , a volunteer with the rescue , has been caring for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ following on Facebook .
“ Went to the vet today and all tests came back negative , ” Lowe posted on Nov. 14 .
“ She ’ s on antibiotics for her eyes , her rash and her little nub ( they were able to remove her partially hanging tail ) .
” “ We are so grateful to everyone who donated to her medical care .
We are still awaiting her X-ray results but so far everything is looking really good !
” TRENDING : Suspected PLA Agents Posing as 'Researchers ' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ started to eat well .
She gained weight .
Slowly but surely , she was regaining strength — but she still wasn ’ t able to walk well .
More tests later , the doctor determined that the puppy didn ’ t have swimmers syndrome , but rather her inability to walk was due to the harsh conditions she had been kept in .
“ I spoke with the vet this evening , he ’ s not so sure she has swimmers syndrome , rather he believes she was kept in a very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her tail was the result of a botched docking ) , ” Lowe said in an update on Nov. 15 .
“ It ’ s sickening to think about BUT the take away here is that with our exercise and good nutrition she will be able to use her back legs.
” And Lowe had the connections to help with that .
Her brother and sister-in-law built a special box that would teach Goldie to walk by giving her “ bumpers ” to corral and guide her little legs .
Then an unorthodox @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , so they went to a physical therapist — a human physical therapist .
Lowe herself uses Athletix Rehab and Recovery ’ s services , so they met with Kyle Krupa , who took on the pup ’ s case .
“ Goldie is suffering from a tremendous loss of bone mineral density , muscle atrophy , and poor motor control of her hind legs , ” Krupa said , according to WTSP-TV .
RELATED : 'This Has Never Happened ' : Every Single Dog Adopted from Shelter “ Once her hind legs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her to walk more frequently with proper form , starting with a narrow box/tunnel , then having her observe and play with other dogs that she can mirror.
” “ My amazing physical therapist , Kyle Krupa from Athletix Rehab and Recovery , worked with Goldie today , ” Lowe posted on Nov. 21 .
“ He sent me home with exercises to do with her and we will follow up next week .
So grateful to him for donating his time to help this miracle baby get as strong as she possibly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in her recovery and has started walking more and better , thanks to the dedication of her team .
Based on the comments the updates have received , Goldie will have no problem finding a forever home once she ’ s healthy and fully vetted .
Thanks to people like Lowe and Krupa , she ’ ll get that chance .
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Goldie — a pup in Fort Lauderdale, Florida — hasn’t known much of life yet, but much of what she knew in her earliest days was misery.
Starved. Neglected. Born with a spine deformity, unable to walk and left with a mangled tail thanks to a botched dock attempt. Goldie was a mess when she came to Good Karma Pet Rescue. Thankfully, from that point on, she has known nothing but love and care.
April Lowe, a volunteer with the rescue, has been caring for Goldie and posting updates for her ever-growing following on Facebook.
“Went to the vet today and all tests came back negative,” Lowe posted on Nov. 14. “She’s on antibiotics for her eyes, her rash and her little nub (they were able to remove her partially hanging tail).”
“We are so grateful to everyone who donated to her medical care. We are still awaiting her X-ray results but so far everything is looking really good!”
Goldie started to eat well. She gained weight. Slowly but surely, she was regaining strength — but she still wasn’t able to walk well.
More tests later, the doctor determined that the puppy didn’t have swimmers syndrome, but rather her inability to walk was due to the harsh conditions she had been kept in.
“I spoke with the vet this evening, he’s not so sure she has swimmers syndrome, rather he believes she was kept in a very small cage and starved (and yes her tail was the result of a botched docking),” Lowe said in an update on Nov. 15. “It’s sickening to think about BUT the take away here is that with our exercise and good nutrition she will be able to use her back legs.”
And Lowe had the connections to help with that. Her brother and sister-in-law built a special box that would teach Goldie to walk by giving her “bumpers” to corral and guide her little legs.
Then an unorthodox twist: Goldie needed extensive physical therapy, so they went to a physical therapist — a human physical therapist. Lowe herself uses Athletix Rehab and Recovery’s services, so they met with Kyle Krupa, who took on the pup’s case.
“Goldie is suffering from a tremendous loss of bone mineral density, muscle atrophy, and poor motor control of her hind legs,” Krupa said, according to WTSP-TV.
“Once her hind legs are strong enough we can start encouraging her to walk more frequently with proper form, starting with a narrow box/tunnel, then having her observe and play with other dogs that she can mirror.”
“My amazing physical therapist, Kyle Krupa from Athletix Rehab and Recovery, worked with Goldie today,” Lowe posted on Nov. 21. “He sent me home with exercises to do with her and we will follow up next week. So grateful to him for donating his time to help this miracle baby get as strong as she possibly can.”
Goldie has been making strides in her recovery and has started walking more and better, thanks to the dedication of her team.
Based on the comments the updates have received, Goldie will have no problem finding a forever home once she’s healthy and fully vetted. Thanks to people like Lowe and Krupa, she’ll get that chance.
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westernjournal--2020-12-05--64 State Legislators Beg US Congress To Reject PA’s Electors Over Dem Gov’s ‘Undermining’ of Electio

64 State Legislators Beg US Congress To Reject PA’s Electors Over Dem Gov’s ‘Undermining’ of Election

Dozens of members of the Pennsylvania legislature asked their state ’ s congressional delegation to reject Pennsylvania ’ s slate of electors on Friday .
The lawmakers are seeking to have Pennsylvania ’ s 20 Electoral College votes , which are likely to be cast for Joe Biden later this month and certified by Congress in January , be disputed .
In a letter addressed to Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican Sen. Pat Toomey , as well as the state ’ s representatives in the U.S. House , 64 Republican state-level legislators called out Pennsylvania ’ s election results @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state officials .
The letter originally included 64 signatories , but 11 names were then removed , with Republicans blaming the original count on a clerical error , according to WCAU-TV .
Those results showed Biden had won the state by more than 80,000 votes , though that number is of course disputed by President Donald Trump and many others .
In their letter , the lawmakers accused Pennsylvania Gov .
Tom Wolf and Secretary of State Kathryn Boockvar , both Democrats , of undermining election security .
TRENDING : Suspected PLA Agents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ After Trump Crackdown “ In 2019 the Pennsylvania General Assembly enacted comprehensive changes to our Commonwealth ’ s Election Code .
These changes both expanded voting access by permitting no-excuse mail-in ballots while also implementing reasonable safeguards to ensure that this new system would be secure , transparent , and would ensure that all Americans could have confidence in Pennsylvania ’ s election results , ” the letter said .
“ These changes received bipartisan support , including the signature of Governor Tom Wolf , a Democrat.
” The letter accused Wolf and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ provided under this law .
For instance , the letter continued , “ The Pennsylvania Election Code requires that all mail-in ballots be received by 8 p.m. on Election Day ; Governor Wolf ordered that this statutory deadline be waived in some counties during the Primary Election , then sought its waiver statewide for the General Election.
” The lawmakers also said that Boockvar encouraged counties to inspect mail-in ballots earlier than permitted , which is a violation of Pennsylvania ’ s election code , and that state officials illegally included thousands of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Furthermore , the letter accused some polling locations of blocking poll watchers from “ meaningfully observing the pre-canvassing and canvassing ” of absentee and mail-in ballots .
The argument is that the election results should not have been certified , and that due to doubts about election integrity , the certified results can not be trusted .
Citing the Electoral Count Act of 1887 , the letter said , “ 3 U.S.C .
§15 , empowers Congress to reject electoral votes that are not ‘ regularly given ’ or ‘ lawfully certified.
’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lawful certification of Pennsylvania ’ s delegation to the Electoral College .
RELATED : Biden 's Explanation of Foot Injury Conjures Up a Disturbing but Hilarious Image “ For these reasons , we the undersigned members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly urge you to object , and vote to sustain such objection , to the Electoral College votes received from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania during the Joint Session of Congress on January 6 , 2021 , ” the letter concluded .
The letter from Republicans asking for a rejection of Pennsylvania ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , according to procedures outlined by the Congressional Research Service .
A U.S. House representative would have to join a U.S. senator ( though they don ’ t have to be from Pennsylvania ) in signing an objection before the matter could be debated .
Casey is a Democrat and Toomey , the state ’ s GOP senator , is ready to accept the certified election results and move on , even after reading the letter .
“ Senator Toomey will not be objecting to Pennsylvania ’ s slate of electors , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Call .
Even if another Republican senator and at least one House member were onboard , the House and Senate would both have to vote to reject the state ’ s slate of electors .
Since it ’ s highly unlikely that both chambers of Congress would do so , it appears probable that the state ’ s certified results will stand .
And even if this scenario did play out like some Trump supporters hope , it likely wouldn ’ t restore confidence that the election in the state was conducted fairly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ course could have been avoided , had the state ’ s majority liberal court not legislated from the bench .
But the court did exactly that by allowing for the possibility of untold mail-in ballots flooding the state ’ s election after Nov. 3 with a decision in September .
When challenged by Republicans in the then-eight person U.S. Supreme Court , Chief Justice John Roberts sided with that court ’ s liberal justices , that ruling stood and the rest is history .
How the next few weeks will play out remains @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 64 elected officials in Pennsylvania were willing to stand up for election integrity , and against their state ’ s highly questionable election results , on Friday .
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Dozens of members of the Pennsylvania legislature asked their state’s congressional delegation to reject Pennsylvania’s slate of electors on Friday.
The lawmakers are seeking to have Pennsylvania’s 20 Electoral College votes, which are likely to be cast for Joe Biden later this month and certified by Congress in January, be disputed.
In a letter addressed to Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican Sen. Pat Toomey, as well as the state’s representatives in the U.S. House, 64 Republican state-level legislators called out Pennsylvania’s election results, which have already been certified by state officials. The letter originally included 64 signatories, but 11 names were then removed, with Republicans blaming the original count on a clerical error, according to WCAU-TV.
Those results showed Biden had won the state by more than 80,000 votes, though that number is of course disputed by President Donald Trump and many others.
In their letter, the lawmakers accused Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and Secretary of State Kathryn Boockvar, both Democrats, of undermining election security.
“In 2019 the Pennsylvania General Assembly enacted comprehensive changes to our Commonwealth’s Election Code. These changes both expanded voting access by permitting no-excuse mail-in ballots while also implementing reasonable safeguards to ensure that this new system would be secure, transparent, and would ensure that all Americans could have confidence in Pennsylvania’s election results,” the letter said.
“These changes received bipartisan support, including the signature of Governor Tom Wolf, a Democrat.”
The letter accused Wolf and others of “undermining the many protections provided under this law.
For instance, the letter continued, “The Pennsylvania Election Code requires that all mail-in ballots be received by 8 p.m. on Election Day; Governor Wolf ordered that this statutory deadline be waived in some counties during the Primary Election, then sought its waiver statewide for the General Election.”
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The lawmakers also said that Boockvar encouraged counties to inspect mail-in ballots earlier than permitted, which is a violation of Pennsylvania’s election code, and that state officials illegally included thousands of defective ballots in the certified count.
Furthermore, the letter accused some polling locations of blocking poll watchers from “meaningfully observing the pre-canvassing and canvassing” of absentee and mail-in ballots.
The argument is that the election results should not have been certified, and that due to doubts about election integrity, the certified results cannot be trusted.
Citing the Electoral Count Act of 1887, the letter said, “3 U.S.C. §15, empowers Congress to reject electoral votes that are not ‘regularly given’ or ‘lawfully certified.’
“The aforementioned conduct has undermined the lawful certification of Pennsylvania’s delegation to the Electoral College.
“For these reasons, we the undersigned members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly urge you to object, and vote to sustain such objection, to the Electoral College votes received from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania during the Joint Session of Congress on January 6, 2021,” the letter concluded.
The letter from Republicans asking for a rejection of Pennsylvania’s slate of electors is a long shot, according to procedures outlined by the Congressional Research Service.
A U.S. House representative would have to join a U.S. senator (though they don’t have to be from Pennsylvania) in signing an objection before the matter could be debated.
Casey is a Democrat and Toomey, the state’s GOP senator, is ready to accept the certified election results and move on, even after reading the letter.
“Senator Toomey will not be objecting to Pennsylvania’s slate of electors,” Toomey spokesman Steve Kelly told The Morning Call.
Even if another Republican senator and at least one House member were onboard, the House and Senate would both have to vote to reject the state’s slate of electors. Since it’s highly unlikely that both chambers of Congress would do so, it appears probable that the state’s certified results will stand.
And even if this scenario did play out like some Trump supporters hope, it likely wouldn’t restore confidence that the election in the state was conducted fairly.
Much of the election fiasco of course could have been avoided, had the state’s majority liberal court not legislated from the bench.
But the court did exactly that by allowing for the possibility of untold mail-in ballots flooding the state’s election after Nov. 3 with a decision in September.
When challenged by Republicans in the then-eight person U.S. Supreme Court, Chief Justice John Roberts sided with that court’s liberal justices, that ruling stood and the rest is history.
How the next few weeks will play out remains to be seen.
But at least 64 elected officials in Pennsylvania were willing to stand up for election integrity, and against their state’s highly questionable election results, on Friday.
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westernjournal--2020-12-05--DeVos Throws Life Preserver to Sinking Students, Urges Congress To ‘Do Its Job’ Amid Lockdown

The Trump administration on Friday suspended all federal student loan payments through the end of January and kept interest rates at 0 percent , extending a moratorium that started early in the pandemic but was set to expire at the end of this month .
The measure was included in a March relief package and the White House extended it in August , but its fate was in doubt amid stalemate over a new relief bill .
“ The added time also allows Congress to do its job and determine what measures it believes are necessary and appropriate , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ statement .
“ The Congress , not the Executive Branch , is in charge of student loan policy.
” Under the measure , students will not be required to make payments , their loans will not accrue interest and all collection activity will halt until the end of January .
TRENDING : Suspected PLA Agents Posing as 'Researchers ' Flee in Droves After Trump Crackdown DeVos used her authority to pause federal student loan payments in March .
Congress later cemented the measure in legislation and President Donald Trump extended it through December @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Education and dozens of other higher education associations urged DeVos to extend the relief .
“ Bringing millions of Americans back into repayment in the thick of this crisis will cause additional financial hardship and force borrowers to make difficult decisions about their limited resources , ” the groups wrote in a letter to DeVos .
Presumptive president-elect Joe Biden has not directly addressed the moratorium but on Tuesday called for “ relief from rent and student loans.
” He has also supported proposals to erase up to $ 10,000 in student @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a future virus relief package .
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The Trump administration on Friday suspended all federal student loan payments through the end of January and kept interest rates at 0 percent, extending a moratorium that started early in the pandemic but was set to expire at the end of this month.
The measure was included in a March relief package and the White House extended it in August, but its fate was in doubt amid stalemate over a new relief bill.
“The added time also allows Congress to do its job and determine what measures it believes are necessary and appropriate,” Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said in a statement.
“The Congress, not the Executive Branch, is in charge of student loan policy.”
Under the measure, students will not be required to make payments, their loans will not accrue interest and all collection activity will halt until the end of January.
DeVos used her authority to pause federal student loan payments in March. Congress later cemented the measure in legislation and President Donald Trump extended it through December.
Last month, the American Council on Education and dozens of other higher education associations urged DeVos to extend the relief.
“Bringing millions of Americans back into repayment in the thick of this crisis will cause additional financial hardship and force borrowers to make difficult decisions about their limited resources,” the groups wrote in a letter to DeVos.
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Presumptive president-elect Joe Biden has not directly addressed the moratorium but on Tuesday called for “relief from rent and student loans.”
He has also supported proposals to erase up to $10,000 in student debt for all borrowers as part of a future virus relief package.
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westernjournal--2020-12-06--China Activates ‘Artificial Sun’ Developed While Critical Race Theory Muddled Our Own Nuclear Resear

China Activates ‘Artificial Sun’ Developed While Critical Race Theory Muddled Our Own Nuclear Research

The People ’ s Republic of China claims to have made one of the largest leaps in modern nuclear technology with the launch of an “ artificial sun , ” a powerful fusion reactor that burns 10 times hotter than our solar system ’ s star .
The reactor is the most advanced in the country , and appears to be the most powerful of its type in the world .
China National Nuclear Corp. first fired up the new HL-2M Tokamak reactor , installed on Friday in southwestern China city of Chengdu , according to state-owned newspaper People ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the reactor can reach over 150 million degrees Celsius , more than 10 times hotter than the core of our sun .
Using a process similar to what happens naturally inside of stars , the device is expected to provide clean energy while giving researchers the ability to observe and improve its function , People ’ s Daily reported .
TRENDING : Candace Owens Teaches AOC What Real Work Is : 'You Spoiled Rotten Brat' The development of a functioning fusion reactor of this scale appears to be a first in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is king .
“ Fission is the splitting of a heavy , unstable nucleus into two lighter nuclei , and fusion is the process where two light nuclei combine together releasing vast amounts of energy , ” Duke Energy ’ s Nuclear Information Center explains .
“ Fission is used in nuclear power reactors since it can be controlled , while fusion is not utilized to produce power since the reaction is not easily controlled and is expensive to create the needed conditions for a fusion reaction.
” However , the potential benefits @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Scientists continue to work on controlling nuclear fusion in an effort to make a fusion reactor to produce electricity .
Some scientists believe there are opportunities with such a power source since fusion creates less radioactive material than fission and has a nearly unlimited fuel supply , ” the Duke center continued .
“ However , progress is slow due to challenges with understanding how to control the reaction in a contained space.
” According to the People ’ s Daily report , Chinese scientists appear to have overcome at least some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leap comes as our own sciences are tainted with critical race theory , anti-American propaganda hiding under the guise of social justice .
The cult-like ideology blames the evils and ills of society on whites and men , and enjoyed a fair amount of engagement in government workplaces until President Donald Trump banned it .
This radical thinking even made it into one of the United States ’ top nuclear research laboratory , where employees were seemingly subjected to shaming over their race and sex instead of being allowed to build our energy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , white male executives of Sandia National Laboratories were reportedly made to participate in a mandatory three-day program built around the idea of critical race theory , according to Fox News .
While 2019 saw social justice re-education camps for top American energy research figures , Chinese scientists were proudly installing their fusion reactor , if the People ’ s Daily report is accurate .
RELATED : As US , Allies Rally Around Vaccine Effort , China 's Own Ally Tries Sabotaging It One of America ’ s only large fusion reactors , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over three years after a part failure .
According to Science Magazine , the NSTX reactor could only reach 100 million degrees Celsius when it was operational , requiring a 50 percent increase in temperature to match what China ’ s device can reportedly do .
Critical race theory and social justice activism in our science and technology industries pit Americans against each other in causes that have nothing to do with scientific progress .
For the U.S. scientific community to follow this could give an advantage to Chinese scientific programs , paving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the aftermath of a chaotic 2020 .
Considering the Chinese government ’ s well-documented cruelty , the rise of this communist power is something the world can not afford .
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The People’s Republic of China claims to have made one of the largest leaps in modern nuclear technology with the launch of an “artificial sun,” a powerful fusion reactor that burns 10 times hotter than our solar system’s star.
The reactor is the most advanced in the country, and appears to be the most powerful of its type in the world.
China National Nuclear Corp. first fired up the new HL-2M Tokamak reactor, installed on Friday in southwestern China city of Chengdu, according to state-owned newspaper People’s Daily.
Scientists claim plasma generated by the reactor can reach over 150 million degrees Celsius, more than 10 times hotter than the core of our sun.
Using a process similar to what happens naturally inside of stars, the device is expected to provide clean energy while giving researchers the ability to observe and improve its function, People’s Daily reported.
The development of a functioning fusion reactor of this scale appears to be a first in the global nuclear community, where fission technology is king.
“Fission is the splitting of a heavy, unstable nucleus into two lighter nuclei, and fusion is the process where two light nuclei combine together releasing vast amounts of energy,” Duke Energy’s Nuclear Information Center explains. “Fission is used in nuclear power reactors since it can be controlled, while fusion is not utilized to produce power since the reaction is not easily controlled and is expensive to create the needed conditions for a fusion reaction.”
However, the potential benefits of a fusion reactor are tangible.
“Scientists continue to work on controlling nuclear fusion in an effort to make a fusion reactor to produce electricity. Some scientists believe there are opportunities with such a power source since fusion creates less radioactive material than fission and has a nearly unlimited fuel supply,” the Duke center continued. “However, progress is slow due to challenges with understanding how to control the reaction in a contained space.”
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According to the People’s Daily report, Chinese scientists appear to have overcome at least some of those challenges — a huge scientific leap comes as our own sciences are tainted with critical race theory, anti-American propaganda hiding under the guise of social justice.
The cult-like ideology blames the evils and ills of society on whites and men, and enjoyed a fair amount of engagement in government workplaces until President Donald Trump banned it.
This radical thinking even made it into one of the United States’ top nuclear research laboratory, where employees were seemingly subjected to shaming over their race and sex instead of being allowed to build our energy future.
As late as last year, white male executives of Sandia National Laboratories were reportedly made to participate in a mandatory three-day program built around the idea of critical race theory, according to Fox News.
While 2019 saw social justice re-education camps for top American energy research figures, Chinese scientists were proudly installing their fusion reactor, if the People’s Daily report is accurate.
One of America’s only large fusion reactors, the NSTX, has remained offline for over three years after a part failure.
According to Science Magazine, the NSTX reactor could only reach 100 million degrees Celsius when it was operational, requiring a 50 percent increase in temperature to match what China’s device can reportedly do.
Critical race theory and social justice activism in our science and technology industries pit Americans against each other in causes that have nothing to do with scientific progress.
For the U.S. scientific community to follow this could give an advantage to Chinese scientific programs, paving the way for a shifting world order in the aftermath of a chaotic 2020.
Considering the Chinese government’s well-documented cruelty, the rise of this communist power is something the world cannot afford.
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