Monthly Archives: August 2020

Distrust and Disbelief

Posted on August 31, 2020 by the archivist

Anti-vax protest placard in Daily Mail: Regardless of Covid-19, as a general injunction for our times, this might even be good advice. I think the Covid scare is overblown (even though I suspect it’s what I came down with back … Continue reading →

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The Megalith Builders

Posted on August 28, 2020 by the archivist

For the past 2 or 3 years I’ve been taking an interest in ice ages. In part this has been because it’s seemed to me that our current Holocene warm  interglacial is more likely to come to an end soon … Continue reading →

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Strange Times

Posted on August 25, 2020 by the archivist

It’s all rather surreal. Tucker Carlson: WHO director Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: “The Covid-19 pandemic has given new impetus to the need to accelerate efforts to respond to climate change.” What the hell has Covid-19 got to do with climate … Continue reading →

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Scares and Counter-Scares

Posted on August 23, 2020 by the archivist

James Delingpole: Unless you live somewhere enlightened like Sweden, you’ll have had personal experience of this authoritarian lunacy – compulsory masks, extended quarantines, and so on. To anyone familiar with the nature of the pandemic it seems as if the … Continue reading →

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A Bit Of Fun

Posted on August 21, 2020 by the archivist

Asked about QAnon a couple of days back, Donald Trump had an interesting response: WASHINGTON — President Trump on Wednesday offered encouragement to proponents of QAnon, a viral conspiracy theory that has gained a widespread following among people who believe … Continue reading →

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Why Worry?

Posted on August 18, 2020 by the archivist

Hot on the heels of the news from Simon Clark that ASH is having its government funding slashed is the news that Public Health England is going to be abolished. Public Health England – goodbye and good riddance It seems to … Continue reading →

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A New Wolf

Posted on August 15, 2020 by the archivist

Taking Liberties: ASH campaign grant slashed from £350,000 to £70,000 This looks like a large (and long-overdue) cut in funding for ASH. But perhaps it just reflects the fact that there’s a new kid in town: the coronavirus pandemic. And this … Continue reading →

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A Separate Reality

Posted on August 12, 2020 by the archivist

A couple of days ago I watched Forest’s latest Zoom webinar on The Nanny State of the Nation. It featured two people from Public Health. Both wanted more nanny state. I’ve been calling these kinds of people bullying bastards (and … Continue reading →

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Complete Contempt

Posted on August 9, 2020 by the archivist

Something Rose drew attention to: WHO LAUNCHES PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY TO HELP SMOKERS QUIT Read that again:To help smokers quit. They do it to help smokers quit. That’s their moral justification. They’re helping people. They’re helping people do … Continue reading →

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They’ll Never Stop

Posted on August 5, 2020 by the archivist

Antismoking zealots are idealists trying to create an ideal world. It’s what all idealists everywhere are always trying to do. It’s what all progressives everywhere are always trying to do. And that’s why they’ll never go away. They’ll just carry … Continue reading →

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