Must-have BaoFeng radio accessories for tactical comms, go-bags, and cars – The Prepared
BaoFeng radios like the UV-5R and BF-F8HP are some of the most popular ham radios in the world. They can be found for as little as $25, and sometimes even cheaper in bulk. Their price and features mak
The Long Shadow of the 1976 Swine Flu Vaccine 'Fiasco' | Smart News | Smithsonian Magazine
In the spring of 1976, it looked like that year’s flu was the real thing. Spoiler alert: it wasn’t, and rushed response led to a medical debacle that hasn’t gone away. “Some of the American public’s h
Ski, Party, Seed a Pandemic: The Travel Rules That Let Covid-19 Take Flight - The New York Times
The village of Ischgl, Austria, is the gateway to one of Tyrol’s most popular ski resorts. Credit... Andrea Mantovani for The New York Times Behind the Curve The village of Ischgl, Austria, is the gat
Can History Predict the Future? - The Atlantic
Nicolas Ortega P eter Turchin , one of the world’s experts on pine beetles and possibly also on human beings, met me reluctantly this summer on the campus of the University of Connecticut at Storrs, w
The Strength of Being Misunderstood
A founder recently asked me how to stop caring what other people think. I didn’t have an answer, and after reflecting on it more, I think it's the wrong question. Almost everyone cares what someone th
'Staggering' surge in violent carjackings across Minneapolis - StarTribune.com
A housekeeper arriving early to her shift in south Minneapolis was confronted by two hooded teenagers outside her driver’s side window. One pointed a gun at her head., demanding that she get out, befo
Austin mayor stressed residents ‘need to stay home.’ He was vacationing in Cabo at the time - News - Austin American-Statesman - Austin, TX
| Austin American-Statesman Show Caption Hide Caption Austin mayor's video urging residents to stay home was shot from Cabo Austin Mayor Steve Adler in a video urged residents to stay home amid the pa
Vaccination cards will be issued to everyone getting Covid-19 vaccine, health officials say - CNN
(CNN) The Department of Defense released the first images of a Covid-19 vaccination record card and vaccination kits Wednesday. Vaccination cards will be used as the "simplest" way to keep track of Co
Francis Ford Coppola: ‘Life is a great screenwriter’ | Film | The Guardian
Being able to critique yourself is a good skill. Often when a film has been released I’ll ask: “Did I make mistakes?” When I made The Cotton Club in 1984, people were telling me there were too many bl
‘Heat’: Michael Mann’s Meticulous Masterpiece of Both Style and Substance That Transcends Genre • Cinephilia & Beyond
Heat poster art by Tony Stella, https://www.tony-stella.com/ By Koraljka Suton A guy told me one time, “Don’t let yourself get attached to anything you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds fla
Melinda Gates Interview: Coronavirus, Masks and Inequality - The New York Times
The Road to a Coronavirus Vaccine Who Gets it First? The Evolving Coronavirus Pfizer Seeks F.D.A. Authorization Vaccine Tracker Credit... Stuart Isett for The New York Times corner office One of the r
Gavin Newsom’s New Stay-at-Home Order a ‘Deathblow’ to California’s Small Businesses – Reason.com
California The governor's latest order dials up restrictions on whole swaths of California's economy in an effort to prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed. | 12.4.2020 3:20 PM Media Contact & Repri
Campus Reform | Cornell offers 'person of color' exemption for flu vaccine requirement
Students at Cornell University can use their status as a “person of color” to be exempt from the university’s flu vaccine requirement. “Students who identify as Black, Indigenous, or as a Person of Co
Aliens in hiding until mankind is ready: Ex-Israeli space head
More On: aliens Details of leaked Pentagon reports mention ‘unidentified’ UFOs Aliens may have once lived miles beneath the surface of this planet, research says Obama has the skinny on aliens – but h
We Had the COVID-19 Vaccine the Whole Time
In August 1957, Dr. Joseph Ballinger gave a nurse at a New York hospital the first H2N2-vaccine shot to be administered in the city. Photo: AP Photo/AP2009 You may be surprised to learn that of the tr
Expensive Markets Are More Dangerous Than You Think
The guest commentary below was written by written by Daniel Lacalle . This piece does not necessarily reflect the opinions of Hedgeye. According to JP Morgan, equity markets have not been this expensi
Letitia James Predicts: Trump Will Resign So Pence Can Pardon Him
New York state’s attorney general made a stunning prediction on The View Tuesday. While discussing the post-Jan. 20 legal prospects of President Donald Trump , New York AG Letitia James — who is curre
Former Israeli space security chief says aliens exist, humanity not ready - The Jerusalem Post
Has the State of Israel made contact with aliens ?According to retired Israeli officer and current professor Haim Eshed, the answer is yes, but this has been kept a secret because "humanity isn't read
Can You Die from the Flu? How Many People Die and More
How many people die from the flu? Seasonal flu is a viral infection that tends to start spreading in the fall and hits its peak during the winter months. It can continue into the springtime — even int
Hollywood Deployed Lobbyists to Be Exempt From California Lockdown
Last month, California Gov. Gavin Newsom was caught violating his own warnings against multiple households dining together indoors. The Democratic governor was spotted at the French Laundry, an exclus
The Great Reset: The end of Capitalism as we know it – OffGuardian
Sean Stinson To suggest that there has been an overreaction to the coronavirus pandemic may be the understatement of the century. The spark that began as a rational fear of disease has been fanned int
Bret Easton Ellis: ‘Being cancelled has endeared me to part of the population’ | The Independent
U ntil last year, Bret Easton Ellis had been drifting from the public eye. Thirty-four years had passed since the instant celebrity that followed Less Than Zero , a stylish, nihilistic vision of Los A
White House Official Recovers From Severe Covid-19, Friend Says
© Bloomberg The White House at night in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. Bipartisan talks on a nearly trillion-dollar pandemic relief bill in Congress are hung up on differences betwe
“Close to tears, he left at the intermission”: how Stanley Kubrick upset Arthur C Clarke
People were frequently surprised to learn that Arthur Clarke and I were good friends. He is considered the doyen of optimistic, technical, Space Age speculative writers, believing our species’ salvati
Matthew McConaughey Addresses Cancel Culture & “Illiberalism” – Deadline
Matthew McConaughey has elaborated on comments he made last week about the “illiberal left” and has explained why he thinks our society’s tendency to avoid true confrontation is “unconstitutional”. Ap
“We’re Prepared for Just About Anything That Comes” – Texas Monthly
Being Texan “We’re Prepared for Just About Anything That Comes” On a remote property near Terlingua, a prepper community is thriving. Date Apr 14, 2020 Share Notes Terlingua: Emily Kimbro; Radios: Bun
Terrorism Analysts: Right-Wing Conspiracies Are Fueling A 'Mass Radicalization' : NPR
The 'Million MAGA March' saw 10,000 to 15,000 supporters of President Trump, including members of far-right groups, such as the Proud Boys, Patriot Front and others, marching in Washington, D.C. on No
Google AI Researchers Lay Out Demands, Escalating Internal Fight
The Google campus in Mountain View, California. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg A group of Google artificial intelligence researchers sent a sweepin
Because of high incidence values: Saxony wants to cordon off Corona villages | Regional | BILD.de
Dresden – Sachsen erwägt BILD-Informationen zufolge, Kommunen mit besonders hohen Inzidenzwerten und rasant steigendem Infektionsgeschehen von der Außenwelt abzuriegeln. So würde die Polizei alle Zufa
Does the Flu Affect Your Mind? Bad Memory and Brain Changes Could Result After the Viral Infection
Did you get the flu this year? There's a chance it may have a long-lasting effect on your brain. Research published Monday in the Journal of Neuroscience found that for months after mice got the flu,
Austin home prices climb sky-high as real estate experts issue warning to city leaders | kvue.com
( CultureMap ) At this point, we're running out of ways to say: Austin's real estate market is on fire. November was another record-breaking month following a record-breaking October , September and A
Find The Courage To Act
The guest commentary below was written by Jesse Felder of The Felder Report . This piece does not necessarily reflect the opinion of Hedgeye. A few months ago I wrote Master The Art Of Doing Nothing ,
Lord Sumption: The Lockdown Is Without Doubt the Greatest Interference with Personal Liberty in Our History | AIER
Edward Peter Stringham – May 9, 2020 Reading Time: 6 minutes Print These have been trying times for those who believe that individuals have a right to work and see one’s loved ones. In a mere few days
1968 flu pandemic | History, Deaths, & Facts | Britannica
1968 flu pandemic , also called Hong Kong flu pandemic of 1968 or Hong Kong flu of 1968 , global outbreak of influenza that originated in China in July 1968 and lasted until 1969–70. The outbreak was
Tax hike on California millionaires would create 54% tax rate
High end luxury stores and businesses on Rodeo Drive in the Beverly Hills shopping district of Los Angeles California USA. Rodeo drive is a famous high-end shopping street featuring a variety of renow
“Who’s Laughing Now, Assholes?” A Letter from Henry David Thoreau to Literature Faculties at Cushy Liberal Arts Schools
Dear Professors — It’s been a minute, right? A few months ago, you were talking smack about my year in a cabin. Now you’re trapped in your condo in Yonkers or the backside of Amherst or wherever, and you’d trade it in a heartbeat for 150 square feet and a whole forest full of owls and frogs and…
The places that escaped the Spanish flu
In places like Alaska, the Spanish flu exacted a terrible toll. But while some communities suffered many deaths, others nearby escaped the carnage. How? Filthy and frightened, the three young children staggered up the beach. Their tiny frames were feverish and behind them, on board the small…
15 Years Ago, the Military Tried to Record Whole Human Lives. It Ended Badly
In mid-2003, the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency launched an ambitious program aimed at recording essentially all of a person's movements and conversations and everything they listened to, watched, read and bought. The idea behind the LifeLog initiative was to create a permanent,…
Are You Buying Facebook's Privacy-focused Vision? Op-ed - The Sociable
TheFacebook launched on the exact same day DARPA’s LifeLog project was reportedly killed. The vision of LifeLog is congruent with current Facebook practices. After all the scandals, are you really buying what Facebook is saying about being privacy-focused? TheFacebook Launches on the Same Day…
Legit YTD Losses Still Persist; My Philosophical Approach to Trading - Trading with The Fly
I get a lot of emails asking me to describe position sizing, methodology and/or process by which I partake to trade well. There isn’t one way to trade. We all have our tools and instincts and methods, none are better than the next. The only thing that matters is the net result. I have found, through…