The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (No. 71)

August 7, 2024

Apologies for getting this out a day late, but I’ve been in Canada for the last six days, and I’m now in Morgantown, WV helping my daughter move here from South Carolina.

I will have a new long-form essay next week. I’m torn between three titles. Let’s do a poll and find out which one you like best.

THE GOOD

MUST READS OF THE WEEK:

• The March of Dimes Syndrome.

• Capitalism Is the Real Target

MILEI: IS THERE ANYTHING HE CAN’T DO? How much more awesomeness does he have left in him?

• In Argentina, Milei’s exhilarating chainsaw revolution is underway.

• Argentina’s Milei To Cut 50,000 State Jobs Amid Legislative Challenges.

• Milei’s Economic Reforms Advance

• Javier Milei Leads Argentina to a Week With No Food Inflation for First Time in 30 Years.

THIS IS KINDA COOL: Mapping Global Millionaire Migration Patterns In 2024

AMERICANS SHOULD BE JEALOUS: Swedes Embrace Nuclear & Join Europe’s Grand Rejection Of Wind & Solar Transition.

IT’S ON: 13 Oregon counties have now joined the Greater Idaho movement.

MEDICINE/HEALTH ROUNDUP:

• New project seeks to guide AI use in treating neurodegenerative illnesses.

• Hidden army of virus-eating cells that protect lungs from flu discovered

• Why Orgasms Are Good for Your Health.

• FDA approves first severe frostbite medication to prevent amputations.

• Breakthrough: New Drug Might Halt Rheumatoid Arthritis in Those Most at Risk.

GOOD TO KNOW: Intermittent Fasting May Supercharge ‘Natural Killer’ Cell To Destroy Cancer

THE REDNECK INTELLECTUAL SUPPORTS: Doctors urge top U.S. medical orgs to stop harming kids with transgender surgeries, hormones

ARCHEOLOGY/ANTHROPOLOGY ROUNDUP:

• Woman out for a walk stumbles upon once-in-a-decade discovery of buried treasure

• WATCH: 2,300-year-old gold ring found in Jerusalem's City of David

• History-hunting diver makes stunning ancient find off the coast of the US

• Prehistoric Puzzle Piece: Scientists Discover New Species of Dinosaur in Zimbabwe.

• 3 Boys Discover Massive T-Rex Fossil In North Dakota

WIN. Merit-Excellence-Intelligence (MEI) is to replace DEI: Tech boss wins fans including Elon Musk for anti-woke hiring policy

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY ROUNDUP

• Straight Out of Sci-Fi: NASA Advances Six Pioneering Space Technologies for Tomorrow.

• Gobsmacking Study Finds Life on Earth Emerged 4.2 Billion Years Ago.

MUST WATCH TV: Should 'Jews' be allowed to live in 'Judea'?

THIS IS WHAT “RESTORING OUR DEMOCRACY” LOOKS LIKE IN REALITY: RFK Jr. is right — paper ballots will restore faith in our elections.

THE BAD

THIS IS HOW YOU KNOW THEY’RE LYING ABOUT, MUH, DEMOCRACY . . . The Left's Attack on the Secret Ballot and on Same Day Voting

HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO SAY IT, “AMERICA HAS THE WORLD’S BEST RULING CLASS”:

• Scathing report reveals Biden-Harris admin has released dozens of migrants on terror watchlist into US.

• Ukraine Had A Chance To Blow Up Russia’s Best Warplanes On The Tarmac. The White House Said No—And Now It’s Too Late.

• SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY: Biden Warns European Allies Not to Rebuke Iran’s Nuclear Program.

• Top Intel Agency Providing Pride Month LGBTQ+ Manicures, Gay Flag Crochet Classes

THE RISE OF THE “COVID DEEP STATE” MAY VERY WELL HAVE BEEN THE WORST THING TO HAPPEN TO THE UNITED STATES SINCE 9-11: How the Deep State Played Trump During the Pandemic.

THE FIRST LAW OF SOCIAL PHYSICS: THE LEFT DESTROYS EVERYTHING IT TOUCHES:  “City Journal” Details the Ideological Capture of Science Journalism.

BUT, BUT, BUT THEY TOLD US THAT THE VACCINES WERE 100 PERCENT SAFE . . .

• Scientists Decode Deadly Blood Clot Disorder Triggered by COVID Vaccines.

• We were right! The ONS lied about covid vaccine safety.

THERE IS A SERIOUS TERRORIST ATTACK ON THE UNITED STATES COMING, AND IF YOU VOTED FOR BIDEN, IT’S ON YOU: Admiral warns that foreign nationals are breaching U.S. naval bases 2-3 times a week now.

CHINA’S WEAPONIZED FOREIGN POLICY:

• Chinese hackers preparing to attack critical US infrastructure: FBI

• Former CIA Officer Pleads Guilty To Spying For China

HOAX OF THE CENTURY: A CBS News Report From Over 40 Years Ago Proves Global Warming Is the Ultimate Hoax.

TODAY’S CRAZY LEFTIST PROPOSAL BECOMES TOMORROW’S REPUBLICAN-SUPPORTED POLICY. That’s how it always works: Universal Basic Income Could Double World’s GDP And Slash Emissions.

WHAT BIDENOMICS IS DOING FOR YOU:

• BIDEN RUINS RETIREMENT

• Bidenomics In One Lesson: Latest Job Gains Fueled By Foreign-Born Workers, Gov’t Employees

• Bidenflation Worsens, Taking Severe Toll On Consumers: Report

• #Bidenomics: House Buying Costs Hit Record High

• Mounting Evidence Is Pointing To A Nightmare Scenario For The US Economy

IT’S ALMOST AS IF BIDEN IS INTENTIONALLY TRYING TO DESTROY AMERICA. Oh, but wait, I keep forgetting that you voted for him because of . . . ah . . . his “statesman-like” qualities: Twenty-Five State Attorneys General Sue Biden EPA over Economy-Crushing Emissions Mandates.

SERIOUSLY, AMERICA HAS THE WORST RULING CLASS IN THE WORLD IF NOT WORLD HISTORY: Pentagon Wants To Feed Troops Lab-Grown ‘Meat’ To ‘Reduce CO2 Footprint’

CHINA WATCH:

• With Evergrande’s liquidation, is China’s Potemkin economy nearing its end?

• CCP-Backed Hackers Secretly Embedded In US Infrastructure ‘At Least 5 Years’: Report

• 'What are these guys doing here?' U.S. general says Chinese 'coming to kill us'

• Leaked Documents Shed New Light On China’s Sweeping Surveillance State

• Why Are We Still Reliant on China for Our Biosecurity?

ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, THIS IS REALLY BAD NEWS. I love Rubios and always try to find one when I travel west of the Mississippi River: Rubio’s Coastal Grill, citing rising business costs, abruptly shuts down 48 restaurants in California.

AMERICA’S TWO-TIER SYSTEM OF JUSTICE: Manhattan DA Drops Charges Against 30 Columbia Protesters Arrested Over Campus Building Occupation.