#Extremist epidemiologists and other commentary

#Extremist epidemiologists and other commentary

“#Extremist epidemiologists and other commentary” Libertarian: Extremist Epidemiologists A New York Times survey of 700 epidemiologists reveals that several believe it will never “be safe for normal life to resume,” Robby Soave notes at Reason. And in their own lives, “only 29 percent were willing to get a haircut, even though the most infamous case…

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#Success at Hudson Yards shows how NYC wins with rezoning

#Success at Hudson Yards shows how NYC wins with rezoning

“#Success at Hudson Yards shows how NYC wins with rezoning” As 2020 nears its eagerly awaited expiration, four ­giant, very different news-making companies share an overlooked, common thread. Can you guess what it is? Pfizer was first of several pharmaceutical firms to announce the development of a successful COVID-19 vaccine. BlackRock hedge-fund honchos are replacing…

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#Laugh, don’t scream, over AOC’s ‘socialist merchandise’

#Laugh, don’t scream, over AOC’s ‘socialist merchandise’

“#Laugh, don’t scream, over AOC’s ‘socialist merchandise’” Will you forgive us for being more amused than outraged that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is selling $58 “Tax the Rich” sweatshirts? New York’s most famous Democratic Socialist clearly embraces all the slogans on her new line of apparel, from “Abolish ICE” to “Drink water & don’t be racist.”…

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#Clara Kraebber catches a break: mercy for the privileged

#Clara Kraebber catches a break: mercy for the privileged

“#Clara Kraebber catches a break: mercy for the privileged” Little Red Rioting Hood is off the hook: Prosecutors dropped rioting charges against Clara Kraebber, the 20-year-old daughter of privilege busted during a Black Lives Matter rally-cum-rampage. The Rice University undergrad was charged with felony riot and one misdemeanor, possession of a graffiti instrument, after the…

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#Democrats denied Trump’s legitimacy and other commentary

#Democrats denied Trump’s legitimacy and other commentary

“#Democrats denied Trump’s legitimacy and other commentary” Roll tape: Yes, Dems Denied Don’s Legitimacy New York Times columnist Paul Krugman recently claimed that Democrats “never” questioned President Trump’s legitimacy. And that, RealClearPolitics’ Carl M. Cannon snarks, is what happens to a Nobelist brain high on “hyper-partisanship.” In fact, “millions of Democrats” spent the past four…

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#Facebook’s ‘anti-hate’ algorithm assumes only some bigotry matters

#Facebook’s ‘anti-hate’ algorithm assumes only some bigotry matters

“#Facebook’s ‘anti-hate’ algorithm assumes only some bigotry matters” Facebook is overhauling its algorithms for removing hate speech, The Washington Post reports, because policies it thought were race-blind were upsetting a lot of black users and employees. Specifically, it’s telling its robots to focus on “the worst of the worst,” according to internal documents the paper…

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