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Posted Without Comment
Posted without comment. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-54328466 The Welsh Government plans to ban smoking in playgrounds by March. Smoking on the touchlines at children’s football matches is being banned by the Football Association of Wales. Health Minister Vaughan Gething praised the ban by … Continue reading
Killjoy Moral Crusaders
Taking :Liberties: A leading Labour-run council has banned staff from smoking at their desks if they are working from home, in what campaigners say is an emerging “moral crusade” by local authorities against tobacco lovers. Hammersmith and Fulham council, which … Continue reading
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Tagged agw, Coronavirus, Politics, smoking ban, Tobacco Control, Trump
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The Forgotten People
Something Michael Moore said (10:00 minutes): “I can say that from my end of the political spectrum, we don’t forget people. We’re actually about remembering the people who are forgotten, and fighting for them… The real forgotten people, the people … Continue reading
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Tagged antismokers, medicine, morality, NHS, Public Health, Tobacco Control
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The Selfish and the Selfless
I guess that Progressives believe in Progress, and Progress is something that makes the world a better place. They think the world can become a better place. Smoking bans are seen as Progressive. Smoking bans make for a smoke-free world. … Continue reading
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New Scares For Old
Via Chris Snowdon: Smoking continues to be a problem in multi-unit housing, and while stay-at-home orders have helped to reduce transmission of COVID-19, they have also increased exposure to secondhand smoke from neighbors. My interpretation of this is that, ever … Continue reading
Old Broadcast Media and New Internet Media
Mail: Donald Trump says he wants Joe Rogan to host US presidential debate against Joe Biden This is interesting. In the past the debate would have been hosted by CNN or NBC or something like that. Now the proposal is … Continue reading
A Marginalized and Underrepresented Population
Steve Turley on new Oscars guidelines: The first requirement includes hiring “at least one of the lead actors or significant supporting actors” that belongs to a marginalized population… Similarly, 30% or fewer “secondary or more minor roles” must be occupied … Continue reading
Bad Craziness, Getting Worse
Where will it end? UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson laid out the future for the nation the government is working towards, where daily coronavirus testing becomes a fact of life for millions and failing a test means being banned from … Continue reading
Trump Will Win
I’m not a betting man, but back in 2016 I placed a bet that Donald Trump would win the US presidential election. I won, and my only regret was that I didn’t place the bet a bit earlier, when I … Continue reading
The Supremacy of Public Health
Apparently you’re a Nazi if you protest against the official Coronavirus narrative in Germany: On Wednesday, three days before the demo, having successfully whipped the New Normal masses up into a state of wide-eyed panic over the imminent neo-Nazi invasion, the … Continue reading
