Nadsat was the fictional slang which in the book (and later movie) that was influenced by Russian via “subliminal penetration” by Communists. These days, a woke equivalent can be found, also influenced by a Marxism-derived ideology. Case in point:
Not a single word in this video makes sense pic.twitter.com/dpeOrrPtIl
— Libs of Tik Tok (@libsoftiktok) August 2, 2021
So, if you identify as a clockwork orange, then you are a clockwork orange, right?
News of the Week for Aug. 8th, 2021
In the hopes of encouraging a more civil, and illuminating, discourse, here is another episode of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s “Firing Line”.
With the cry of “social justice” and “racial justice” this past year and a half from the Marxist inspired #BlackLivesMatter and Critical Race Theory crowd, let us look back upon an examination of the “justice” meted out by another Marxist inspired entity: The Soviet Union. William F. Buckley, Jr. and Telford Taylor talk about how a country that promised, on paper, a plethora of rights and guarantees was anything but.
The focus this time: These people make Dr. Frankenstein seem sensible
First, a little mood music:
Carrying on…
The struggle sessions have taken over the medical schools.
“Why would medical school professors apologize for referring to a patient’s biological sex? Because, Lauren explains, in the context of her medical school “acknowledging biological sex can be considered transphobic.”
“When sex is acknowledged by her instructors, it’s sometimes portrayed as a social construct, not a biological reality, she says. In a lecture on transgender health, an instructor declared: “Biological sex, sexual orientation, and gender are all constructs. These are all constructs that we have created.”
“In other words, some of the country’s top medical students are being taught that humans are not, like other mammals, a species comprising two sexes. The notion of sex, they are learning, is just a man-made creation.
“The idea that sex is a social construct may be interesting debate fodder in an anthropology class. But in medicine, the material reality of sex really matters, in part because the refusal to acknowledge sex can have devastating effects on patient outcomes.”
If you want to understand where, within and by the Biden administration, Critical Race Theory and its evil ideology centers itself, there would be fewer better places to look than Bettina Love.
“For Love, ‘civics,’ understood as agitation for system transformation, is the very core of education itself. ‘Abolitionist teaching,’ she says, ‘is not a teaching approach: It is a way of life, a way of seeing the world, and a way of taking action against injustice.’”
A proposal in Australia would not only ban anonymous social media accounts, but require one hundred different means of identification!
Australia are going full on CCP.
Australians will need to submit 100 points of identification to use social media. 👇🏼 pic.twitter.com/gCrYbYXXDJ
— Willow (@Willow__Bella) July 26, 2021
This particular proposal probably won’t pass… this time, but calls to ban anonymity and require that a person be identified with any and all social media accounts is an attack on anonymous speech which is necessary to protect in a free society, especially when those who know that information don’t have to reveal what they do
If there was any doubt that the leaders of the U.K. consider George Orwell’s “1984” to be a “how-to” guide, look no further than their schemes to sucker people into letting Big Brother monitor their food purchases in rewards for doubleplusgood rewards.
“Boris Johnson is to launch a government-backed rewards programme for families switching to healthier food and exercising under radical plans to tackle Britain’s obesity crisis.
“The scheme will monitor family supermarket spending, rewarding those who reduce their calorie intake and buy more fruit and vegetables. People increasing their exercise by taking part in organised events or walking to school will also accumulate extra “points” in a new app.
“On Friday night, Lord Stevens, the outgoing head of the NHS, warned that the health service would struggle struggle to cope in future if there were not radical moves to tackle obesity.
“Under the new plan, ‘loyalty points’ accumulated would be exchanged for discounts, free tickets or other incentives.”
News of the Week for Aug. 1st, 2021
In the hopes of encouraging a more civil, and illuminating, discourse, here is another episode of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s “Firing Line”.
Now-a-days “sex education” means teaching the transcendental “truth” of transgendersim, normalization of sexual activity and younger and younger ages, and denying science. This is quite a change from whether the bird and the bees should be taught, and if so, then what exactly, as Wlliam F. Buckley, Jr. discusses with Ernest van den Haag, Joel Fort, and Mary Steichen Calderone.
Until next Friday.
…with Washington, Oregon, Hawaii, Colorado, and Vermont quickly following suit.
Some people in six states started out July leaning that those states won’t let them have personal computers that are considered too powerful.
What prompted this? Gamers who like to play videogames on computers (and also crypto-currency miners), and use high-end personal computers to do it.
“Yes, this was driven by the California Energy Commission (CEC) Tier 2 implementation that defined a mandatory energy efficiency standard for PCs – including desktops, AIOs and mobile gaming systems. This was put into effect on July 1, 2021. Select configurations of the Alienware Aurora R10 and R12 were the only impacted systems across Dell and Alienware.”
Not everyone using high-end personal computers are gamers or crypto-currency barons. Many small businesses and individuals use these more powerful computers for business, research, or a myriad of other reasons.
“California in 2016 passed new regulations that mandate energy efficiency standards for different categories of consumer appliances, but the regulations have rolled out in tiers. The Tier II rules went into effect on July 1 and cover PCs including desktops, AIOs, and mobile gaming systems. Most gaming machines machines made after July 1 are restricted to using no more than 50, 60, or 70 kWH of power a year, depending on the type of computer in question. These need to be tested by California-approved laboratories. Some high-powered gaming PCs cannot be sold in California and several other states as new regulations cap power consumption.
“Dell’s Alienware rigs consume 63 kWH a year when they’re idle and 563 kWH a year when working in overdrive. So the new requirements are quite restrictive. Dell for its part says that only two systems are restricted in California, the Alienware Aurora R10 and R12.”
That’s right, in order to sell a computer in California, the computer must be “tested by California-approved laboratories”. This is eerily similar to the testing requirements for handguns in California imposed over two decades ago.
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