Doing it again – sorry – posting another WSJ piece that is subscription only. But reading it on the train I found myself saying “amen” so many times I couldn’t help myself. For those who subscribe:
Best of luck on your work on Gerard’s book(s)! I am sure you will do a great job and it will be a wonderful legacy for him.
(Sorry I didn’t comment on the prior thread on the topic, but I’ve been quite busy lately and am not on-line much.)
On the trans front: the new Miss Netherlands is a guy: “On Saturday, Rikkie Valerie Kollé became the first transgender woman to win the Miss Netherlands competition—but her victory is being overshadowed by online backlash. . . . The comments that received the highest number of likes were from people criticizing Kollé’s victory. ‘yes you did it, you just steal a victory from a real woman,’ wrote @fenda_rosa.
‘Comments are passing the vibe check. We’ve had enough of this bulls***. You stole this title from REAL women. You have absolutely nothing to be proud of,’ @sensiblyshy wrote. . . . ‘A man just stole the first place of a woman and gets applause for it. Full circle, we just killed 200 years of work of women who fought for equality,’ wrote @dancecareers.world.”
Photo of the critter at the link; xe looks a bit like Dylan Mulvaney.
Just another open-thread comment about something I read somewhere else. This time, I’m on-topic with some of Neo’s recent posts.
Today, at Bari Weiss’s substack “The Free Press,” J. Michael Bailey has published an article describing the censorship of his research on ROGD (rapid onset gender dysphoria) (https://tinyurl.com/ymzpt4rb).
Under pressure from transgender activists, the journal publisher retracted Bailey’s paper. Retraction is a step usually reserved for gross errors like plagiarism. Retraction for political reasons is almost unprecedented for a scientific publication. For those who think that this is just a narrow academic issue, please try to imagine what the world would be like if all of our scientific knowledge were corrupted by political ideology. That’s where we’re headed. That’s the goal of the Democratic Party.
Here’s an example paragraph from Bailey’s article:
“I believed that ROGD was a promising explanation of the explosion of gender dysphoria among adolescent girls because these young people do not have gender dysphoria as usually understood. Until recently, females treated for gender dysphoria were masculine-presenting girls who had hated being female since early childhood. By contrast, girls with ROGD are often conventionally feminine, but tend to have other social and emotional issues. The theory behind ROGD is that through social contagion from friends, social media, and even school, vulnerable girls are exposed to the idea that their normal adolescent angst is the result of an underlying transgender identity. These girls then suddenly declare that they are transgender. That is the rapid onset. After the declaration, the girls may desire—and receive—drastic medical interventions including mastectomies and testosterone injections.”
The opposition to destroying Holland’s agricultural sector was a significant factor in Holland’s March elections and is an ongoing problem, but outlets such as the AP and the New York Times want everyone to know that anti-immigrant right-wingers are the sole problem in Holland.
I really enjoyed the piano commentary, nice. Professor Krieger mentions that Hoffman had small hands, indeed, Steinway built a special piano for Hoffman that had narrow keys so that the keyboard was compressed. Reminds me of Gilbert, of Gilbert and Sullivan, whose tennis court was larger than standard to make it easier to keep the ball in bounds 🙂
Tatum
PA+Cat, when I saw that, it came as no shock to find that it involved the Netherlands. For me the only surprise was that the Dutch weren’t the first to reach that milestone.
Patience during the American Revolution.
Sermon on July 2 about patience when you are in a ” pit” – a bad time in life. Dr. Michael Gossett talks about the patience required to win the American Revolution and patience when you are in a “pit”- a bad place in life. Based off of Psalm 40.
“T.W. Lewis Center for Personal Development at Barrett, the Honors College was dissolved on June 30. The creator and main benefactor of the center is terminating funding, resulting in the center’s closure.”
I read somewhere that some observers think the Dutch prime minister’s calling for a modest pullback on immigration is a feint, to try to convince voters he’s really more “conservative” than they thought. The powers-that-be in the Netherlands are frightened of the rising Dutch farmers’ movement.
Rufus,
Supposedly Waller was playing in a New York club when Tatum walked in Waller said “Ladies and Gentlemen I am a piano player but God is in the house”.
Oh, and that guy’s no slouch!
On the previous open thread about Alien life the talk about the immense distances between stars came up and the technology needed to cross those distances.
People commonly say we do not have the tech to go to even the Centauri system next door.
I think we are very close to having the tech for a nuclear powered multigenerational ship to cross that great expanse over a few decades of travel , the limiting factor is the economics of building and supplying such a massive , well stocked vessel. The tech is mostly already there. It is the money that is the limiting factor.
Sennacherib,
Since Tatum was a big admirer of Waller that must have made Art Tatum very happy.
Looks like Gaia’s just decided to launch a surprise attack on West Point.
A day that will live in watery muck. And the cadets have been totally blindsided.
Hey, maybe Obama was right. Maybe America’s most ferocious enemy is the weather…or the climate…or whatever….
Rufus,
You got me.
And right now, there is no known habitable exo planet in the Centauri system for travelers from Earth to go to.
Jon baker:
Science fiction.
Unfortunately resources are always limited: money, time, knowing where to go ….. Except for Aliens and the UFOs.
Bjorn Lomberg has been tearing up the podcast circuit plugging his new book, “Best Things First” (use neo’s Amazon link to purchase yourself a copy).
Others here have also mentioned him. His approach to the “climate crisis” and government is so sensible, logical and irrefutable no major political movement will ever adopt his approach. Michael Schellenberger is another man who has reached similar conclusions in a similar way as Lomberg.
Schellenberger and Lomberg are not only persuasive because their reasoning is so sound, and their knowledge of the issues is so thorough, they also spent years of their lives on the Left, fighting the causes the Left cares about (and they are still fighting those causes). Above all that is why the Left can’t give them attention or publicity. They just may convince others on the Left that Leftist solutions are ineffectual and often detrimental.
Rufus,
I only know of Tatum for a couple of years. Only through reading about him and hearing him, I do think he is extraordinary.
Thanks for this presentation by Prof. Krieger on these many superstar pianists and their various styles. I learned a lot and enjoyed every minute. And, indeed, Prof. Krieger is himself no slouch!
Sennacherib,
I also like Art Tatum; some of his songs are wonderful and truly one of a kind!
However, I have heard some songs by him that either get a bit repetitive or seem like he’s simply playing super fast to show off. That’s not a knock against him, or his genius. Every artist has to be a bit repetitive. Every single thing can’t be original. And, Tatum was so well known for his speed I’m sure he was often encouraged to do that by clubs and record producers.
He was an incredible talent!
Looks like Gaia’s just decided to launch a surprise attack on West Point.
A day that will live in watery muck. And the cadets have been totally blindsided.
Nah– USMA’s engineering majors can take on the damage as a class project; maybe send the water south to Annapolis, which has ongoing problems with tidal flooding. As for USAFA, it was threatened by the Waldo Canyon wildfire in 2012, and about 2,000 students and others had to be evacuated from the campus. The service academies are not exempt from any type of extreme weather.
In regard to our “special relationship” with the UK: Biden strikes again!
“President Biden appeared to get lost in his thoughts during a visit to London today. King Charles had to physically guide the aging president along the lawn of Windsor Castle. Biden apparently became infatuated with one of the King’s Guards and tried to strike up a conversation. That’s a big no-no. King Charles can be seen in the video below – urging Biden to come along.”
We are splitting into two countries. In some states, unborn children have no protections whatever at any stage up until the point of natural birth. In others, elective abortion is prohibited, or limited to early in pregnancy. In the first set of no-limits pro-abortion states, transsexual medicines and surgeries are permitted for all ages of children, and refusal to allow these is termed “child abuse.” In the limited or no-abortion states, transsexual treatments for minors (other than therapy) are prohibited and are defined as “child abuse.” There really seems to be no common ground possible.
Drop those bugs and step back ~ NOW! Surprising food is key to cutting heart disease risk, experts say:
Schellenberger and Lomborg are not only persuasive because their reasoning is so sound, and their knowledge of the issues is so thorough, they also spent years of their lives on the Left, fighting the causes the Left cares about (and they are still fighting those causes).
Rufus T. Firefly:
Quite so and thanks for mentioning for their leftist backgrounds. We’re not all hopeless! 🙂
Lately I’ve been singing the praises of the economist, Julian Simon (d. 1998). Lomborg, a statistician, started as your standard issue Danish environmentalist. Then he made the mistake of trying to refute Julian Simon’s famous bet against Paul Ehrlich (alarmist environmentalist academic):
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[Lomborg]says that in 1997, while visiting a Los Angeles bookstore, “I was standing leafing through Wired Magazine and read an interview with American economist Julian Simon . . . [who] maintained that much of our traditional knowledge about the environment is quite simply based on preconceptions and poor statistics. Our doomsday conceptions of the environment are not correct.” The statistics professor figured he could easily debunk Simon. But in the process of analyzing the numbers from the same establishment sources Simon used, including the United Nations—the debunker got debunked. And The Skeptical Environmentalist is now a worldwide bestseller.
His book, “The Skeptical Environmentalist,” freed me from decades of gloom that humanity was doomed to kill the environment and itself.
I was aware of the genteel French tradition of taking off the month of August.
Including much medical personnel. Which is partly why the 2003 heat wave killed so many:
__________________________________________
In August 2003, France experienced a record-breaking heatwave that lasted for two weeks, reaching a national record of 111.4 degrees Fahrenheit. The heat wave caused health crises in several countries and combined with drought to create a crop shortfall in parts of Southern Europe. The death toll has been estimated at more than 70,000, with more than 14,000 deaths in France alone. The heat wave was particularly severe in France, where the temperature remained around 99 °F (37 °C) for more than a week in August in some areas.
__________________________________________
I’ve now discovered that the French tutors in France on my language learning platform also take off July and half of September. No appointments until Sept 17!
I’m sure I can scare up someone somewhere on the internet to talk to, but it does seem strange.
Read about this various places online and was hoping it wasn’t ‘true’…it probably is.
The Finders | CIA ties to child sex cult, part one…
Doing it again – sorry – posting another WSJ piece that is subscription only. But reading it on the train I found myself saying “amen” so many times I couldn’t help myself. For those who subscribe:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-bidenomics-blather-populist-election-free-market-union-price-controls-economy-7048dae0?st=ckjv42yj7tdkq5a&reflink=article_copyURL_share
neo,
Best of luck on your work on Gerard’s book(s)! I am sure you will do a great job and it will be a wonderful legacy for him.
(Sorry I didn’t comment on the prior thread on the topic, but I’ve been quite busy lately and am not on-line much.)
On the trans front: the new Miss Netherlands is a guy: “On Saturday, Rikkie Valerie Kollé became the first transgender woman to win the Miss Netherlands competition—but her victory is being overshadowed by online backlash. . . . The comments that received the highest number of likes were from people criticizing Kollé’s victory. ‘yes you did it, you just steal a victory from a real woman,’ wrote @fenda_rosa.
‘Comments are passing the vibe check. We’ve had enough of this bulls***. You stole this title from REAL women. You have absolutely nothing to be proud of,’ @sensiblyshy wrote. . . . ‘A man just stole the first place of a woman and gets applause for it. Full circle, we just killed 200 years of work of women who fought for equality,’ wrote @dancecareers.world.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/transgender-woman-winning-miss-netherlands-sparks-furor-simply-evil/ar-AA1dFC3P
Photo of the critter at the link; xe looks a bit like Dylan Mulvaney.
Just another open-thread comment about something I read somewhere else. This time, I’m on-topic with some of Neo’s recent posts.
Today, at Bari Weiss’s substack “The Free Press,” J. Michael Bailey has published an article describing the censorship of his research on ROGD (rapid onset gender dysphoria) (https://tinyurl.com/ymzpt4rb).
Under pressure from transgender activists, the journal publisher retracted Bailey’s paper. Retraction is a step usually reserved for gross errors like plagiarism. Retraction for political reasons is almost unprecedented for a scientific publication. For those who think that this is just a narrow academic issue, please try to imagine what the world would be like if all of our scientific knowledge were corrupted by political ideology. That’s where we’re headed. That’s the goal of the Democratic Party.
Here’s an example paragraph from Bailey’s article:
“I believed that ROGD was a promising explanation of the explosion of gender dysphoria among adolescent girls because these young people do not have gender dysphoria as usually understood. Until recently, females treated for gender dysphoria were masculine-presenting girls who had hated being female since early childhood. By contrast, girls with ROGD are often conventionally feminine, but tend to have other social and emotional issues. The theory behind ROGD is that through social contagion from friends, social media, and even school, vulnerable girls are exposed to the idea that their normal adolescent angst is the result of an underlying transgender identity. These girls then suddenly declare that they are transgender. That is the rapid onset. After the declaration, the girls may desire—and receive—drastic medical interventions including mastectomies and testosterone injections.”
This assesment came out yesterday.
The Dutch coalition government just collapsed
By Andrea Widburg
The opposition to destroying Holland’s agricultural sector was a significant factor in Holland’s March elections and is an ongoing problem, but outlets such as the AP and the New York Times want everyone to know that anti-immigrant right-wingers are the sole problem in Holland.
well that is that,
https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2023/07/10/kremlin-putin-met-wagner-warlord-prigozhin-offered-job-canceled-mutiny/
I really enjoyed the piano commentary, nice. Professor Krieger mentions that Hoffman had small hands, indeed, Steinway built a special piano for Hoffman that had narrow keys so that the keyboard was compressed. Reminds me of Gilbert, of Gilbert and Sullivan, whose tennis court was larger than standard to make it easier to keep the ball in bounds 🙂
Tatum
PA+Cat, when I saw that, it came as no shock to find that it involved the Netherlands. For me the only surprise was that the Dutch weren’t the first to reach that milestone.
Patience during the American Revolution.
Sermon on July 2 about patience when you are in a ” pit” – a bad time in life. Dr. Michael Gossett talks about the patience required to win the American Revolution and patience when you are in a “pit”- a bad place in life. Based off of Psalm 40.
https://www.gabc.org/episode/the-heart-of-patience-psalms/
I’m not optimistic we will see a lot more of this, but we need a lot more of this (and kudos to Tom Lewis!):
https://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2023/07/donor-cancels-400000-gift-due-to-arizona-state-response-to-speaker-series-event-with-conservatives.html
I read somewhere that some observers think the Dutch prime minister’s calling for a modest pullback on immigration is a feint, to try to convince voters he’s really more “conservative” than they thought. The powers-that-be in the Netherlands are frightened of the rising Dutch farmers’ movement.
Here’s a slightly different version of the Tatum – Horowitz, “Tea for Two” tale: https://vivavirtuoso.com/tatum-horowitz-and-tea-for-two/
Rufus,
Supposedly Waller was playing in a New York club when Tatum walked in Waller said “Ladies and Gentlemen I am a piano player but God is in the house”.
Oh, and that guy’s no slouch!
On the previous open thread about Alien life the talk about the immense distances between stars came up and the technology needed to cross those distances.
People commonly say we do not have the tech to go to even the Centauri system next door.
I think we are very close to having the tech for a nuclear powered multigenerational ship to cross that great expanse over a few decades of travel , the limiting factor is the economics of building and supplying such a massive , well stocked vessel. The tech is mostly already there. It is the money that is the limiting factor.
Sennacherib,
Since Tatum was a big admirer of Waller that must have made Art Tatum very happy.
And a short break for some weather porn…
“”1,000-Year Rainfall Event” Batters Hudson Valley With Flash Floods”—
https://www.zerohedge.com/weather/1000-year-rainfall-event-batters-hudson-valley-flash-floods
Looks like Gaia’s just decided to launch a surprise attack on West Point.
A day that will live in watery muck. And the cadets have been totally blindsided.
Hey, maybe Obama was right. Maybe America’s most ferocious enemy is the weather…or the climate…or whatever….
Rufus,
You got me.
And right now, there is no known habitable exo planet in the Centauri system for travelers from Earth to go to.
Jon baker:
Science fiction.
Unfortunately resources are always limited: money, time, knowing where to go ….. Except for Aliens and the UFOs.
Bjorn Lomberg has been tearing up the podcast circuit plugging his new book, “Best Things First” (use neo’s Amazon link to purchase yourself a copy).
Others here have also mentioned him. His approach to the “climate crisis” and government is so sensible, logical and irrefutable no major political movement will ever adopt his approach. Michael Schellenberger is another man who has reached similar conclusions in a similar way as Lomberg.
Schellenberger and Lomberg are not only persuasive because their reasoning is so sound, and their knowledge of the issues is so thorough, they also spent years of their lives on the Left, fighting the causes the Left cares about (and they are still fighting those causes). Above all that is why the Left can’t give them attention or publicity. They just may convince others on the Left that Leftist solutions are ineffectual and often detrimental.
Rufus,
I only know of Tatum for a couple of years. Only through reading about him and hearing him, I do think he is extraordinary.
Thanks for this presentation by Prof. Krieger on these many superstar pianists and their various styles. I learned a lot and enjoyed every minute. And, indeed, Prof. Krieger is himself no slouch!
Sennacherib,
I also like Art Tatum; some of his songs are wonderful and truly one of a kind!
However, I have heard some songs by him that either get a bit repetitive or seem like he’s simply playing super fast to show off. That’s not a knock against him, or his genius. Every artist has to be a bit repetitive. Every single thing can’t be original. And, Tatum was so well known for his speed I’m sure he was often encouraged to do that by clubs and record producers.
He was an incredible talent!
Looks like Gaia’s just decided to launch a surprise attack on West Point.
A day that will live in watery muck. And the cadets have been totally blindsided.
Nah– USMA’s engineering majors can take on the damage as a class project; maybe send the water south to Annapolis, which has ongoing problems with tidal flooding. As for USAFA, it was threatened by the Waldo Canyon wildfire in 2012, and about 2,000 students and others had to be evacuated from the campus. The service academies are not exempt from any type of extreme weather.
In regard to our “special relationship” with the UK: Biden strikes again!
“President Biden appeared to get lost in his thoughts during a visit to London today. King Charles had to physically guide the aging president along the lawn of Windsor Castle. Biden apparently became infatuated with one of the King’s Guards and tried to strike up a conversation. That’s a big no-no. King Charles can be seen in the video below – urging Biden to come along.”
https://www.toddstarnes.com/politics/king-charles-has-to-guide-biden-across-lawn/
At least Brandon didn’t try to sniff the guard’s bearskin.
Dark and Darker: https://jonathanturley.org/2023/07/09/domestic-abuse-is-a-severe-crime-british-parents-could-be-prosecuted-for-refusing-to-pay-for-transgender-treatments/
We are splitting into two countries. In some states, unborn children have no protections whatever at any stage up until the point of natural birth. In others, elective abortion is prohibited, or limited to early in pregnancy. In the first set of no-limits pro-abortion states, transsexual medicines and surgeries are permitted for all ages of children, and refusal to allow these is termed “child abuse.” In the limited or no-abortion states, transsexual treatments for minors (other than therapy) are prohibited and are defined as “child abuse.” There really seems to be no common ground possible.
Drop those bugs and step back ~ NOW! Surprising food is key to cutting heart disease risk, experts say:
https://nypost.com/2023/07/10/whole-fat-dairy-can-help-prevent-heart-disease-stroke-new-study/
An Icelander is live-streaming, through various drone cameras, the new volcanic eruption on his island. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1TRz-GGgbU
It seems to be HD or super-HD quality — and the colours are amazing!
Just the facts:
https://granitegrok.com/mg_manchester/2023/07/america-is-sick-and-we-need-a-second-opinion
Schellenberger and Lomborg are not only persuasive because their reasoning is so sound, and their knowledge of the issues is so thorough, they also spent years of their lives on the Left, fighting the causes the Left cares about (and they are still fighting those causes).
Rufus T. Firefly:
Quite so and thanks for mentioning for their leftist backgrounds. We’re not all hopeless! 🙂
Lately I’ve been singing the praises of the economist, Julian Simon (d. 1998). Lomborg, a statistician, started as your standard issue Danish environmentalist. Then he made the mistake of trying to refute Julian Simon’s famous bet against Paul Ehrlich (alarmist environmentalist academic):
_____________________________________
[Lomborg]says that in 1997, while visiting a Los Angeles bookstore, “I was standing leafing through Wired Magazine and read an interview with American economist Julian Simon . . . [who] maintained that much of our traditional knowledge about the environment is quite simply based on preconceptions and poor statistics. Our doomsday conceptions of the environment are not correct.” The statistics professor figured he could easily debunk Simon. But in the process of analyzing the numbers from the same establishment sources Simon used, including the United Nations—the debunker got debunked. And The Skeptical Environmentalist is now a worldwide bestseller.
https://fee.org/articles/the-mugging-of-an-environmental-skeptic/
_____________________________________
God bless Bjorn Lomborg.
His book, “The Skeptical Environmentalist,” freed me from decades of gloom that humanity was doomed to kill the environment and itself.
I was aware of the genteel French tradition of taking off the month of August.
Including much medical personnel. Which is partly why the 2003 heat wave killed so many:
__________________________________________
In August 2003, France experienced a record-breaking heatwave that lasted for two weeks, reaching a national record of 111.4 degrees Fahrenheit. The heat wave caused health crises in several countries and combined with drought to create a crop shortfall in parts of Southern Europe. The death toll has been estimated at more than 70,000, with more than 14,000 deaths in France alone. The heat wave was particularly severe in France, where the temperature remained around 99 °F (37 °C) for more than a week in August in some areas.
__________________________________________
I’ve now discovered that the French tutors in France on my language learning platform also take off July and half of September. No appointments until Sept 17!
I’m sure I can scare up someone somewhere on the internet to talk to, but it does seem strange.
Read about this various places online and was hoping it wasn’t ‘true’…it probably is.
The Finders | CIA ties to child sex cult, part one…
https://www.mintpressnews.com/the-finders-cia-ties-child-sex-cult-obscured-media-coverage/277543/
huxley,
Thanks for sharing that. I didn’t know Lomberg’s origin story.
I’ve long been an admirer of Simon and Lomberg. I was not aware of that story either. Thanks! For once the world makes a bit of sense!
Another day,
Another Catholic Church BURNED to the Ground in France
France did what it does and gave itself up.
And now it is being digested.
Wonder how much this contributes to Zuck’s bottom line?
Moody calls on Zuckerberg to respond to ‘stunning’ number of Florida human trafficking cases on Meta platforms.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4166996/posts