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JANUARY 2,  2022

SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – OVERNIGHT:

COURAGE – OVERNIGHT:  FROM COLLEGE FIX –  USA Swimming veteran official Cynthia Millen resigned after more than 30 years at the organization to protest the inclusion of “biological male” swimmers who compete against females.  Lia Thomas, the University of Pennsylvania transgender swimmer who is smashing women’s records after competing for two full seasons as a man, is “a biological male who is competing against women,” Millen said. Thomas took testosterone suppressants and has been cleared by the NCAA to compete against women.  “The fact is that swimming is a sport in which bodies compete against bodies. Identities do not compete against identities,” Millen said December 28 on Fox News. “Men are different from women, men swimmers are different from women, and they will always be faster than women.”  Millen said that dividing swimmers by sex as well as age group is a well-established practice that begins when competitiors are chldren:  “USA Swimming recognizes that boys swim differently from girls, and this is accentuated when boys and girls go through puberty,” Millen said.  “[N]o matter how many testosterone-suppressing drugs he takes, he will always be a biological male,” Millen said, in reference to Thomas.  Good for her.  The feminist groups have sold out women's sports, favoring instead the trendiness of the trans movement.  At least there are a few women standing up for justice. 

January 2, 2022       Permalink

YOU'D THINK THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP EARLIER – OVERNIGHT:  Everyone by now has heard of 5G, the new ultra-fast communications platform already built into the latest cell phones.  It's about to burst upon the scene.  Or maybe it's just gonna burst.  Seems there are problems, but I don't see anyone in the national administration noticing.  Remember, it's Trump's fault.  From the New York Post: 

Airline executives are sounding louder alarms about the impending rollout of 5G service, warning that the cellphone frequencies could lead to 350,000 delays each year by jamming their in-flight systems.

The ultra-fast so-called C-Band service is set to roll out nationally in big cities on Jan. 5, meaning any rules to limit its strength to address airline safety concerns need to happen soon.

Southwest Airlines CEO Greg Kelly has said 5G is his company’s “No. 1 concern” and an industry group said the new ultra-fast cellphone service could lead to more than $2 billion in flight delays each year.

Airlines are warning of widespread flight cancellations and delays. They say 5G signals will interfere with sensitive aircraft safety systems — which operate near the same frequencies — and could disrupt their ability to land safely during storms, cloudy weather or smog.

If the cell service is deployed as planned, hundreds of thousands of passengers could see their flights delayed, diverted or outright cancelled in 2022, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said in a Senate hearing last week.

“It would be a catastrophic failure of government,” Kirby said, predicting that the 5G rollout would affect about 4 percent of all flights.

Government?  Government?  Haven't they heard that this administration can't do aviation and Covid masks at the same time?  What do you want, efficiency?

Both executives called on AT&T and Verizon to delay the implementation of 5G C-Band service, warning of maddening delays for passengers and financial losses for an industry that’s been battered by the pandemic.

Regulators from the Federal Aviation Administration are analyzing cell tower and aircraft data to determine how to address the issue, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. About a week before C-Band service is rolled out on Jan. 5, the FAA is expected send out warnings to pilots about which airports will see 5G-related restrictions, according to the paper. 

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel of the Federal Communications Commission, which regulates 5G frequencies, have reportedly clashed over the issue.

COMMENT:  Read the rest.  Buttigieg is considered a Democratic presidential prospect.  This could be his first chance for a truly dramatic failure, something apparently respected in the Democratic Party.   At the same time he could declare airlines and 5G a threat to the environment.  Oh, the lefties in L.A. and Manhattan will love that, as long as their private jets aren't grounded. 

Oh, by the way, you'll notice that airlines are already cancelling hundreds of flights a day because they are short of aircrews and hit with the virus.  Just add this problem.  Fascinating week coming up.  Watch Kamala Harris swing into action.

January 2,  2022     Permalink

JANUARY 1,  2022

SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – OVERNIGHT:

THIS ISN'T WHAT THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IS ABOUT – FROM FOX:    The state of New York said it will prioritize non-White people in the distribution of COVID-19 treatments in short supply.  New York’s Department of Health released a document detailing their plan to distribute the treatments, such as monoclonal antibody treatment and antiviral pills.  The plan includes a section on eligibility for the scarce antiviral pills that people must meet to receive the treatment, including a line stating a person needs to have "a medical condition or other factors that increase their risk for severe illness." One such "risk factor" is being a race or ethnicity that is not White due to "longstanding systemic health and social inequities"  "Non-white race or Hispanic/Latino ethnicity should be considered a risk factor, as longstanding systemic health and social inequities have contributed to an increased risk of severe illness and death from COVID-19," the memo reads.  The Empire State's plan received backlash online for discriminating based on ethnicity and skin color.  This cannot stand.  There can be some reasonable medical adjustments, but clearly favoring one race over another violates the most profound beliefs of our society.  Just don't do it. 

January 1, 2022       Permalink

OFF AND PUNCHING – OVERNIGHT:  It didn't take long for the Republicans to start their 2022 campaign.  They took off the gloves as the calendar was changing.  From Fox: 

Republican House leadership took to Twitter on Saturday morning to wish their followers a happy new year and had a message for House Democrats ahead of the midterm elections in November.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., wasted no time taking a shot at his political rival, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., with a graphic of her that said "Lame duck speaker."

House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., wished his followers a "Happy New Year" and then laid out his goals for the upcoming year, saying he looks "forward to spending this year fighting for hardworking families, working with my colleagues to stand up against the Biden agenda, and taking back the House in November!"

Another member of the Republican House leadership, Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., tweeted a "happy, healthy, and blessed #NewYear!" to her constituents. Hours earlier she tweeted a thread recapping 2021 and then tweeted about how the crises under the Biden administration can be reversed.

"The only way to STOP #Bidenflation and the Far-Left Democrats’ agenda from hurting small businesses and families even more is to vote Republican next November," Stefanik tweeted. "2022 will be the year we #FIREPelosi once and for all!"

COMMENT:   That's what I like to see on our side, some real fight, not the old gentlemanly Republicans who got used to losing.  While we're in a good position politically, this year's battles will be raw and tough.  The Dems will fight for every seat, and the smears of "racist" and "anti-woman" will soon be taken out of storage.  Karl Rove was on TV today, and his predictions of Republican victory were far more modest and restrained than the assurances of others that it's all in the bag.

Remember – the Dems control the Department of Justice.  They have sympathetic judges in many jurisdictions, a legacy of Barack Obama.  Don't be shocked if they use the justice system as a political club.  Truth will not be a requirement.

January 1,  2022     Permalink