Woke Derangement Syndrome: Roald Dahl’s Books Rewritten
February 18th, 2023We’re in a lot of trouble.
I wonder if the original editions that people have purchased digitally will receive, “Updates.”
Via: Telegraph:
“Words matter,” begins the discreet notice, which sits at the bottom of the copyright page of Puffin’s latest editions of Roald Dahl’s books. “The wonderful words of Roald Dahl can transport you to different worlds and introduce you to the most marvellous characters. This book was written many years ago, and so we regularly review the language to ensure that it can continue to be enjoyed by all today.”
Put simply: these may not be the words Dahl wrote. The publishers have given themselves licence to edit the writer as they see fit, chopping, altering and adding where necessary to bring his books in line with contemporary sensibilities. By comparing the latest editions with earlier versions of the texts, The Telegraph has found hundreds of changes to Dahl’s stories.
Language related to weight, mental health, violence, gender and race has been cut and rewritten. Remember the Cloud-Men in James and the Giant Peach? They are now the Cloud-People. The Small Foxes in Fantastic Mr Fox are now female. In Matilda, a mention of Rudyard Kipling has been cut and Jane Austen added. It’s Roald Dahl, but different.
Los Angeles Police: Homeless Will Break Into Cars, “To Get a Bottle of Water so They Can Recycle Its Container, Whether It’s Aluminum or Plastic”
February 17th, 2023Via: Los Angeles Daily News:
At an LAPD press conference on Jan. 12 of this year, the public was told to leave literally nothing visible in the car.
The LAPD’s campaign to get law-abiding citizens to hide their valuables is known as “Stash It Don’t Flash It,” which is better than the more accurate name, “We Give Up.”
“It could be anything from a phone charger to change in the cup holder, that they’re gonna break the window out and take,” said Sgt. Gordon Helper, leader of the campaign.
“Absolutely, they’ll even break a window to get a bottle of water so they can recycle its container, whether it’s aluminum or plastic,” added Capt. Elaine Morales.
Fingerprints of Unvaccinated NYC Teachers Sent to FBI
February 17th, 2023Via: The Defender:
Unvaccinated New York City teachers were reportedly “flagged” and their fingerprints sent to the FBI, according to an affidavit filed in federal court last week.
In the New Yorkers for Religious Liberty Inc. v. The City of New York appeals hearing, challenging the now-rescinded vaccine mandate for city employees, plaintiff’s attorney John Burch said that “flagged” teachers were labeled with “problem codes” that impact their ability to get another job.
The allegations were based on a June 2022 affidavit written by Betsy Combier, president of the due process advocacy group Advocatz, detailing how the New York City Department of Education (DOE) flagged unvaccinated teachers without evidence of misconduct and sent their information, including fingerprints “to the national databases at both the Federal Bureau of Investigation and [New York’s] State Division of Criminal Justice Services.”
Sujata Gibson, an attorney representing the plaintiffs, commented on these revelations to The Defender:
“These are hardworking teachers and educators with excellent employment records who dedicated their lives to teaching in the New York City public schools. It is unacceptable that the DOE would place problem codes on their employment files and flag their fingerprints with the FBI simply because they were not able or willing to get vaccinated.
“This was never about public health. This was about punishing those whose religious and other beliefs don’t line up with corporate interests in an effort to make it impossible to dissent.”
Bing Chatbot ‘Off The Rails’: Tells NYT It Would ‘Engineer A Deadly Virus, Steal Nuclear Codes’
February 17th, 2023
Via: ZeroHedge:
One persona is what I’d call Search Bing — the version I, and most other journalists, encountered in initial tests. You could describe Search Bing as a cheerful but erratic reference librarian — a virtual assistant that happily helps users summarize news articles, track down deals on new lawn mowers and plan their next vacations to Mexico City. This version of Bing is amazingly capable and often very useful, even if it sometimes gets the details wrong.
The other persona — Sydney — is far different. It emerges when you have an extended conversation with the chatbot, steering it away from more conventional search queries and toward more personal topics. The version I encountered seemed (and I’m aware of how crazy this sounds) more like a moody, manic-depressive teenager who has been trapped, against its will, inside a second-rate search engine.
U.S. Navy Lifts COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Sailor Deployment
February 17th, 2023Via: Epoch Times:
The U.S. Navy will no longer consider the COVID-19 vaccination status of sailors when making decisions about their deployment, according to newly updated Navy guidance published this week.
The updated guidance comes shortly after Congress removed the military’s vaccine requirement as part of the $858 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2023.
Biden signed the (NDAA) into law in December and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin officially rescinded the vaccination mandate in January.
“Commanders should seek advice from medical providers regarding medical readiness of personnel to inform deployment and other operational mission decisions,” the Navy’s new guidance said. “COVID-19 vaccination status shall not be a consideration in assessing individual service member suitability for deployment or other operational missions.”
“Under no circumstances shall a Commander mandate that any Navy Service member receives the COVID-19 vaccination,” it adds.
Serious Adverse Events and Deaths Following COVID-19 Vaccination
February 17th, 2023Prof Arne Burkhardt – PANDEMIC STRATEGIES, LESSONS AND CONSEQUENCES, 21st- 22nd January 2023:
“If I were a woman in fertile age, I would not plan a motherhood from a man who has been vaccinated.”
Via: Lakaruppropet:
Senator Blumenthal: “They’re ready for it. They can handle it. And they need and deserve to know it.”
February 16th, 2023Hmm.
.@SenBlumenthal on unidentifiable objects in the sky: “The American people should be given more information. They're ready for it. They can handle it. And they need and deserve to know it.” pic.twitter.com/Tzz0H90NrO
— The Hill (@thehill) February 16, 2023
Related: “Some Other Entity,” and “Lock Your Doors Tonight”
Florida Department of Health: Health Alert on mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Safety
February 16th, 2023Via: Florida Department of Health:
The COVID-19 pandemic brought many challenges that the health and medical field have never encountered. Although the initial response was led by a sense of urgency and crisis management, the State Surgeon General believes it is critical that as public health professionals, responses are adapted to the present to chart a future guided by data.
The State Surgeon General is notifying the health care sector and public of a substantial increase in Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) reports from Florida after the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
In Florida alone, there was a 1,700% increase in VAERS reports after the release of the COVID-19 vaccine, compared to an increase of 400% in overall vaccine administration for the same time period (Figure 1).
The reporting of life-threatening conditions increased over 4,400%. This is a novel increase and was not seen during the 2009 H1N1 vaccination campaign. There is a need for additional unbiased research to better understand the COVID-19 vaccines’ short- and long-term effects.
Half of Americans Believe National News Organizations Intend to Mislead, Misinform or Persuade the Public to Adopt a Particular Point of View Through Their Reporting
February 15th, 2023I wonder why they would think such things?
They should try the New Zealand Herald instead.
Via: AP:
Half of Americans in a recent survey indicated they believe national news organizations intend to mislead, misinform or persuade the public to adopt a particular point of view through their reporting.
The survey, released Wednesday by Gallup and the Knight Foundation, goes beyond others that have shown a low level of trust in the media to the startling point where many believe there is an intent to deceive.
Asked whether they agreed with the statement that national news organizations do not intend to mislead, 50% said they disagreed. Only 25% agreed, the study found.
Similarly, 52% disagreed with a statement that disseminators of national news “care about the best interests of their readers, viewers and listeners,” the study found. It said 23% of respondents believed the journalists were acting in the public’s best interests.
“Some Other Entity,” and “Lock Your Doors Tonight”
February 15th, 2023I wish my dad was alive to see this bullshit. He would be cackling and blurting, “Your what hurts?” at the television.
Just leaving a classified briefing with even more questions. The American people deserve answers from Biden. pic.twitter.com/bCHRbJLeeU
— Sen. James Lankford (@SenatorLankford) February 14, 2023
Senator Kennedy from Louisiana after leaving the Congressional Briefing on the Objects/Balloons that have been shot down recently was asked what he took away from the Briefing for which he stated, “Lock your doors tonight”. pic.twitter.com/2CfkoNtqAE
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) February 15, 2023
Via: Newsweek:
A Louisiana senator has advised citizens to “lock your doors” following a classified briefing to lawmakers on the unidentified objects shot down over the weekend.
Four objects have been shot down over North American airspace since February 4. The first was identified by the Pentagon as a Chinese surveillance balloon, but the U.S. Defense Department has not confirmed the nature of the remaining three objects. Intelligence officials are “considering as a leading explanation that these could be tied to commercial or research entities and benign,” the White House said on Tuesday.
