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Of all the recent Star Trek spin-offs, Discovery is currently the worst, The captain, who is supposed to lead, is emoting all over the place (although this season she is not crying in every episode) and the writing is just terrible.

Death by a thousand small cuts. The racists do not think they can bring back blatant Jim Crow legislation, so they are chipping away at any and all actions that offer equality and dignity to non-white people. A strong parallel to how the GOP is rigging the elections to come.

They were obviously expecting that pictures of the UC party would give them VIP access.

Verizon, AT&T Delay 5G Rollout Near Airports After Warning Of ‘Catastrophic Disruption’ Major telecommunications companies Verizon and AT&T delayed the rollout of their 5G technology near certain airports after a letter from the heads of major U.S. airlines warned of “catastrophic disruption” to travel. Verizon said in a statement Tuesday that it would go forward with its planned Wednesday launch of the 5G Ultra Wideband network, but “voluntarily decided to limit” its implementation around airports. AT&T similarly said it would “temporarily defer turning on a limited number of towers around certain airport runways.” The company took aim at the Federal Aviation Administration, saying it was “frustrated by the FAA’s inability … to safely deploy 5G technology without disrupting aviation services.” In a letter to the FAA and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Monday, the CEOs of major U.S. airlines — including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways and United Airlines — called for “immediate action to address 5G interference with [the] national aviation system.” Airline heads warned of potential “catastrophic disruption” to air travel and shipping if 5G were to be deployed around airports, asking that the technology not be implemented within 2 miles of airport runways. “Unless our major hubs are cleared to fly, the vast majority of the traveling and shipping public will essentially be grounded,” the airlines warned. Verizon, AT&T Delay 5G Rollout Near Airports After Warning Of ‘Catastrophic Disruption’ | HuffPost Latest News

This New Tool Predicts COVID Survival From a Blood Sample As the Omicron variant rages across the U.S. and the rest of the globe, we’re seeing hospitals everywhere maxing out their capacity to treat critically ill COVID-19 patients—not all of whom have an obvious risk factor. In the ICU, it’s often difficult to determine who might survive and beat the infection, and who might end up succumbing to the disease. That could change very soon thanks to a new AI tool that can predict the survival outcome of severe cases of COVID weeks in advance—all from a single blood sample. The new model, described in a peer-reviewed paper published in PLOS Digital Health on Tuesday, could help doctors make more informed treatment plans for COVID patients during initial hospitalization, to minimize the odds of mortality and improve patient care down the road. “The clinical picture of COVID-19 is exceptionally diverse, ranging from asymptomatic infection to very severe disease and death,” Florian Kurth, a clinical researcher at Charity-University Medicine in Berlin and a lead author of the new study, said in a statement. “For physicians, it is difficult to estimate the individual risk for a patient of deterioration and/or death from COVID-19.” The new AI model “can fairly well predict the probability that an individual patient will die or survive COVID-19.” The new study can be split into two parts. First, the researchers studied hundreds of blood samples from 50 critically ill COVID patients treated in Germany and Austria, to learn how the levels of 321 different proteins changed over the course of infection. All patients were in intensive care, requiring ventilation and additional organ replacement therapy. Fifteen patients died and 35 survived. The researchers learned that there were 14 proteins that were most strongly associated with either COVID survival or death, and that these protein levels were altered early by the disease. The most important were proteins involved in blood coagulation and antibody function. In the second part, the new AI model was built and trained to make prognoses of COVID patients based on the levels of these 14 proteins in a single blood sample. Kurth and his colleagues tested this model on samples from a new cohort of 24 critically ill patients. Of that cohort, 19 patients survived and five died—and the model was able to accurately predict the outcomes for all but one of these patients. These prognoses were “far better” than ones used in current clinical care risk assessments, said Kurth. The current study is based on an extremely small sample size, so the authors want to run the model through much wider testing to prove it could be a valuable predictor of COVID-19 outcomes in real-world hospital settings. AI Machine Learning Tool Predicts COVID-19 Survival From Blood Sample From Critically Ill Patients (thedailybeast.com)

Bread and circuses, bread and circuses.

My sympathy and anger is reserved for the dependent children and adults in the care of these idiots. On CBC news last night, there was an article about a world-class immunologists who had been convinced to come to Canada to help out with the pandemic. Since her arrival was announced in Ottawa a few months ago, she has been the target of ugly insults and veiled threats. Just sad.

It has been announced that the Matrix sequel will loose about $100,000,000. Ouch.

Observing war games in Redford, New York - 1939

I should think that Mr. Bighill (sounds like he ought to be living in Bag's End) is enthused about all the offensive and special teams talent being re-signed. Every minute the offence is on the field is a minute he is not out there running after gazelles or trying to not get trampled by elephants.

Novak Djokovic Deported to Southern Manitoba Controversial tennis star Novak Djokovic was given a one-way ticket out of Australia this week and has selected a dairy farm south of Winkler as “the only place I really feel at home.” “I’m not so keen on the suspenders and **** kicker boots,” said Djokovic, “and I’m going to have to brush up on my Plautdietsch, but when it comes to defying public health orders I think I’ll fit right in.” Djokovic had also considered fleeing in exile to conservative Mennonite colonies in Paraguay or Brazil, but ultimately decided a shed church near Hofnungschanzenhimmelsfeld, Manitoba was the best fit for him. “They’ve even got a ping pong table set up in the youth room out back,” said Djokovic. “I’m also hoping to be the world number one ranked Uno player by the end of the year.” Djokovic was quickly signed up to teach Sunday school and has also been put on the Sunday morning sermon schedule, as he was considered the most theologically-trained individual the church had in their pulpit rotation. (Figures-)

Obby would have a major millstone around his neck- the PC government record of the past few years. Pallister got out just in time to avoid most of the flak.

There's more fun to come for most of us- like having your back spasm when you are reaching for the table lamp switch.

But that's part of his appeal.

Unless Collaros is already suffering from brain damage, he and his wife have to know that a couple-few big hits on him and he will likely suffer permanent, career-ending damage. He is far, far better off re-signing with the Blue where his career will be longer and at the end of it, he will still be able to recognize his wife and kids.

Agreed. Even though the overt racism surfaced in the Reagan era, and he was completely addled with dementia for the last two years of his presidency, it has always been there in one form or another. In the late 30's Nazis held huge rallies in the US and even had a large "Hitler Youth movement" then. Charles Lindbergh and Henry Ford were heavily involved. Trump's death would change nothing and the only way to drive these human reptiles back under the rocks they climbed out from under would be to convict them and send them to jail for lengthy sentences.

Any word about where and when Church's Chicken is opening?

Who had volcanoes?

Trump has a lot of blood on his hands and surely more will follow. Sociopaths do that sort of thing.

‘GOLDEN NECTAR’ The Alex Jones Pal Behind The Urine-Drinking COVID ‘Cure’ An infamous anti-vaxxer drew mockery by touting urine as a COVID cure. He got the idea from Infowars’ fave chiropractor, who claims drinking pee can also ward off HIV and cancer. Earlier this week, the anti-vax “Vaccine Police” leader Christopher Paul Key, who set out on a road trip seeking to conduct citizen’s arrests of Democratic governors and was arrested for criminal trespass, urged his followers to swear off COVID-19 inoculation and to instead drink their own urine as a cure. As it turns out, the anti-vaccine activist got that unscientific medical advice from Dr. Edward Group, a chiropractor who is a pal of Alex Jones, and who sells online coursework for learning the benefits of drinking the “golden nectar.” Key said in a video posted on Telegram, a platform favored by the far right, last weekend that the COVID-19 vaccine “is the worst bioweapon I have ever seen.” Instead, he told followers, “The antidote that we have seen now, and we have tons and tons of research, is urine therapy. OK, and I know to a lot of you this sounds crazy, but guys, God’s given us everything we need.” He proudly declared: “I drink my own urine!” In a subsequent conversation with The Daily Beast, Key identified Group as his guru on drinking piss. The anti-vaccine activist said he spoke with Group after getting out of jail for his trespassing charges, and “he told me that he and his team have been looking over those who have been vaccinated and taken the jab, and they have anecdotal evidence of blood clots totally disappearing from using urine therapy.” The Alex Jones Pal Behind the Anti-Vaccine Right’s Urine Drinking COVID ‘Cure’ (thedailybeast.com) Group is a Houston-based, self-styled “natural health” expert whose dubious credentials and connection to Alex Jones were explored in a 2017 torching by HBO’s John Oliver. In that segment, Oliver revealed how Group—who reportedly has a chiropractic certification but no undergraduate degrees—frequently appeared in ads touting InfoWars supplements on behalf of Jones, in one clip claiming the far-right conspiracy website’s health products could ward off any number of ailments, including the “mass amount of parasites or harmful organisms” he claimed were carried by refugees.

‘Push the cap’: Glen Suitor wants Riders to load up on playmakers for home Grey Cup, even if it means ‘a little bit of a fine’ With free agency right around the corner, teams around the CFL are already wheeling and dealing to get ready for the 2022 season, but for some on the prairies, the hunt for the 109th Grey Cup means just a little more. The Saskatchewan Roughriders will host the event in Mosaic Stadium and a chance at a home Grey Cup win doesn’t come around very often. In the eyes of long-time Rider turned CFL broadcaster Glen Suitor, the team must pull out all the stops to make it happen, even if that means bending the rules. “You’ve got to load up this year if you’re Saskatchewan. If you were ever in a year where you were going to push the cap and push the restrictions and maybe even pay a little bit of a fine for going over, this is the year to do it,” Suitor told guest host Clayton Kroeker during his regular appearance on the SportsCage. “I mean, you’ve got the game and the countdown is on. We’re playing the Grey Cup in Regina this year, so you get those playmakers back, as many as you possibly can, and continue to add.” ‘Push the cap’: Glen Suitor wants Riders to load up on playmakers for home Grey Cup, even if it means ‘a little bit of a fine’ | 3DownNation (It would be everlastingly sweet if the Bombers won their third straight Cup at Mosaic Stadium)

(Not Only Racist, But Also Very Stupid) Rioters Who Stormed Capitol Called Nancy Pelosi's Office Wanting Their Stuff Back Think rioting at the U.S. Capitol is a bad idea? Try calling Nancy Pelosi’s office the next day asking to get your stuff back. According to Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), many people who participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection called the House Speaker’s office the next day asking about a “lost and found.” Raskin told Business Insider that people were “asking whether there was a lost and found because they forgot their phone there, or they left their purse or what have you.” The staffers answering the calls handed them off to the police, the lawmaker said, who then asked for their names, addresses and other details so they could, in Raskin’s words, “tie up those loose ends.” More than 700 people have been charged in connection to the assault on the Capitol so far. It might seem shocking that people who stormed the Capitol one day would have no qualms about calling the next day in search of their lost items, but Raskin said that points to former President Donald Trump’s complicity in the events of Jan. 6. “When they were told that they were trespassing and invading the Capitol, they said the president invited them to be there,” Raskin said. “They didn’t have any kind of subtle understanding of the separation of powers. They just thought that the number one person in the U.S. government had invited them to be there, and therefore they had a right.” “It underscores the central role that Donald Trump played in it,” Raskin added. Rioters Who Stormed Capitol Called Nancy Pelosi's Office Wanting Their Stuff Back | HuffPost Latest News

De facto triage protocols have been in place forever, but these have largely been restricted to ERs and EMT attendance on scene. Don't kid yourselves that hospital administrators have not discussed and are ready to implement treatment priorities on the basis of best survivability. No doubt they do not want this to become public knowledge for fear of provoking fear and outrage.

Mike Lindell claims banks want to sever ties with him due to potential bad press MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell is now claiming that some financial institutions no longer want to do business with him because he poses a "reputation risk" as he continues to push former President Donald Trump's false claims of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election. On Friday, January 14, Lindell appeared on Steve Bannon's podcast "War Room" where he claimed "Heartland Financial and Minnesota Bank and Trust are attempting to 'de-bank' him over concerns that they could face fallout related to having him as a client," Newsweek reports. During the broadcast, the two right-wing enthusiasts played an audio recording of what they claim was a discussion between Lindell and a banking official. "Just because of our organization saying, 'Well, why are we connected with somebody that could be in the news.' And, not that the FBI is even sniffing and looking, but what if somebody came in and said, 'You know what, we are gonna subpoena all his account records...and then also we make the news,'" the person was reportedly heard saying in the recording. "So it's more of a reputation risk." According to Lindell, he has been given 30 days to close his accounts but he has no plan to comply with the order. Mike Lindell claims banks want to sever ties with him due to potential bad press - Alternet.org