Monthly Archives: May 2020

China is Drowning Russia in Coronavirus

Posted on 31 May, 2020 by alfin2101

Xi’s Virus Giving Putin Giant Headache [Putin was] on track to achieve his ultimate goal, eliminating the term limits of his presidency and allowing him to rule, more or less, as Czar of All the Russias for life. Only the … Continue reading →

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US Economy Over 50% Larger Than China’s

Posted on 29 May, 2020 by alfin2101

The truth is that China has always been weak, even if its outward behavior is aggressive, even obnoxious. But beneath the confident exterior is a nation that still cannot feed itself, lacks stable sources of energy and is addicted to … Continue reading →

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Contemplating the Aftermath: Round One

Posted on 28 May, 2020 by alfin2101

The First Round of the Wuhan CoV-19 Pandemic is Approaching Aftermath Stage Update: Everything else is locked down, making riots the only game in town Leftist lockdowns destroyed their businesses, took their jobs, closed their schools, closed their pools and … Continue reading →

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Life Beyond the Lockdown

Posted on 26 May, 2020 by alfin2101

Here is an account of a recent visit to a brewpub: Yes, the owner and servers were wearing masks, as mandated by the government. Still, you could almost see the smiles through them. They were practically yelling with delight to … Continue reading →

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China is the Virus; CCP is the Plague

Posted on 24 May, 2020 by alfin2101

“The Chinese, behind the shield of the World Health Organization for two months, hid the virus from the world, and then sent hundreds of thousands of Chinese on aircraft to Milan, New York and around the world to seed [the … Continue reading →

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The Lies We Tell Ourselves About Wuhan CoV-19

Posted on 23 May, 2020 by alfin2101

Almost everything we have been told about this Chinese virus is being revealed as a lie. We Need to be More Careful, and to Have More Humility: Humility about CoV models To get an idea of how serious the COVID … Continue reading →

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Finally an Authentic Approach to Anti-Aging

Posted on 22 May, 2020 by alfin2101

DNA damage is common to our cells, but when we’re young our bodies can fix it pretty easily. Unfortunately we lose that ability over time, leading to many of the symptoms of aging that we know all too well. A … Continue reading →

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This is Mind Control to Major Tom

Posted on 21 May, 2020 by alfin2101

This is mind control to major Tom, you’ve really made the grade And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear Now it’s time to leave the capsule if you dare This is major Tom to mind control, I’m … Continue reading →

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The Revolutionary Disulfiram Miracle Cure?

Posted on 19 May, 2020 by alfin2101

Curing Obesity, Type II Diabetes, and More Disulfiram is also known as “Antabuse,” an old drug sometimes used to combat alcoholism. But this old drug is on the cusp of finding some new and revolutionary uses. “When we first went … Continue reading →

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China: The Asshole that Demands Gratitude

Posted on 19 May, 2020 by alfin2101

China is the country that dishes out death by pandemic, but demands the world’s gratitude. Chinese officials initially covered up the outbreak in Wuhan. They have also appeared to be censoring research into the origins of the virus, and German … Continue reading →

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The Tragic Shooting Death of Ahmaud Arbery

Posted on 18 May, 2020 by alfin2101

A young man’s shooting death was captured on video. The hackstream media is attempting to ignite a hellstorm of racial hatred over the sad event. But what likely happened on that day? The facts as laid out by the local … Continue reading →

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Inside the Hell Zones; Is it Bug Out Time?

Posted on 18 May, 2020 by alfin2101

All objective signs seem to point toward a steady tapering off of pandemic deaths, at least for most of Europe and North America. But there are some who think this is just the beginning . . . of the end. … Continue reading →

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What is the Real Risk of Death from Coronavirus?

Posted on 17 May, 2020 by alfin2101

Prolonged Panic and Hysteria Around the World, and Over What? Seroprevalence studies from the coronavirus pandemic in the Netherlands provide important information that the US CDC and the US media apparently choose not to divulge. Why has our government not … Continue reading →

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Attention: Your Sun is Officially on Lockdown!

Posted on 15 May, 2020 by alfin2101

Our sun has gone into lockdown, which could cause freezing weather, earthquakes and famine, scientists say. The sun is currently in a period of “solar minimum,” meaning activity on its surface has fallen dramatically. Experts believe we are about to … Continue reading →

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Those Brilliant Black People from Jamaica and Nigeria

Posted on 14 May, 2020 by alfin2101

Average national IQs can only tell us so much. In Europe/Anglosphere and East Asia average IQs run “high,” in sub Saharan Africa average IQs tend to run “low,” and everywhere else is somewhere in between. When you are looking for … Continue reading →

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Take Comfort in Your Lockdowns, for What it is Worth

Posted on 13 May, 2020 by alfin2101

Who Is Protected by Lockdowns? In the long run, almost no one it seems. It has become clear that a hard lockdown does not protect old and frail people living in care homes—a population the lockdown was designed to protect. … Continue reading →

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Naked Asteroid Streaks By Earth: We Never Saw it Coming

Posted on 12 May, 2020 by alfin2101

It’s Always the Apocalypse You Don’t See Coming On Monday of this week, the asteroid 2020 JJ flew less than 5,000 miles over the Pacific Ocean, well inside the orbits of many artificial satellites — but still far above the … Continue reading →

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The Wheel vs. the Slave: An Ancient Struggle

Posted on 11 May, 2020 by alfin2101

Before the wheel, slavery was inevitable. After the wheel, it was optional. __ From “The Wisdom of Al Fin” We tend to think that inventing the wheel was item number two on our to-do list after learning to walk upright. … Continue reading →

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Sweden vs. the Panicked World

Posted on 10 May, 2020 by alfin2101

Sweden Moves Against the Tide Rather than taking the “one size fits all” prison-nation approach to dealing with the Chinese pandemic, the Swedes boldly chose to face the Wuhan virus as free people. “When you (in the US and elsewhere) … Continue reading →

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Neil Ferguson Disease Model is Garbage

Posted on 9 May, 2020 by alfin2101

The COVID-19 disease model from Imperial College shocked politicians around the world into shutting down economies and throwing hundreds of millions of people out of work. It predicted millions of CoV-19 deaths in the US alone. Its author, Neil Ferguson, … Continue reading →

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Wanna Get Away?

Posted on 8 May, 2020 by alfin2101

Black Hole Discovered in “Neighborhood” of Solar System In a lockdown world dominated by fear of a cold virus — and only getting worse — thoughtful Earthlings cannot help but wonder whether things might be better on a more rational … Continue reading →

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Imagine a China that had Nothing to Hide

Posted on 7 May, 2020 by alfin2101

Can’t imagine it? Neither can I. It is not likely that you will ever have to, as long as the CCP runs the mainland. … someone at the high-security Wuhan Institute of Virology censored its virus database in an apparent … Continue reading →

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Pandemic Re-Triggers the Perpetual Decline of the US

Posted on 6 May, 2020 by alfin2101

Resurrecting the Idea of the Perpetual Decline of the US? For much of the world, the decline of the United States was desired to clear the way for their own emergence. In other cases, it was schadenfreude. In yet other … Continue reading →

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Coronaviruses Can Circulate for Centuries

Posted on 6 May, 2020 by alfin2101

Deadly OC43 Coronavirus Has Been Circulating Widely for 130 Years Everyone who saw those past deadly pandemics is long-since dead. Human memories are short, and schools put little effort into teaching children historical perspective these days. Humans often fixate on … Continue reading →

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Science is the Belief in the Ignorance of Experts

Posted on 4 May, 2020 by alfin2101

We live in a pandemic of political correctness, which demands the brainless repetition of daily talking points from official experts. But rational actors must see the evidence for themselves, and will automatically disregard the “experts” in order to get at … Continue reading →

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