Mastodawn

Ron Jette Feb 24, 2023

The Center for Inquiry Investigations Group in the US has upped the ante—it now has $500,000 to give away to anyone able to demonstrate paranormal abilities under scientific test conditions.

“This is our way of creating extra incentive for people who make farfetched claims to put up or shut up,” said CFIIG founder and chairman James Underdown.

I know I'll never collect. As I keep telling my wife, I'm not a mind reader. But if you are, visit https://cfiig.org/paranormal-challenge/ for more info.

The CFIIG Paranormal Challenge | CFI Investigations Group

Think you have a paranormal ability? Prove it and earn $500,000 The Center for Inquiry Investigations Group (CFIIG) Paranormal Challenge offers a $500,000 prize to anyone who can demonstrate any paranormal, supernatural, or occult power under scientific test conditions. CFIIG will work wit ...

Ron Jette Feb 22, 2023

Isis Wise 🇨🇦Feb 22, 2023

Pierre Poilievre’s media-bashing foreshadows his approach to governing.

This is a dark hole that the Conservative leader is taking his party down. Threats and even attacks on journalists are on the rise in many countries.
➡️https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2023/02/22/pierre-poilievres-media-bashing-foreshadows-his-approach-to-governing.html

Poilievre has attacked women journalist Rachel Gilmore resulting in her receiving online vitriol. CBC leader Tait also was on the receiving end of Poilievre’s ire. PP was caught using misogynistic hashtag #RememberMGTOW PinkShirtDay #cdnpoli

Opinion | Pierre Poilievre’s media-bashing foreshadows his approach to governing

This is a dark hole that the Conservative leader is taking his party down. Threats and even attacks on journalists are on the rise in many countries.

thestar.com

Ron Jette Feb 5, 2023

Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS Feb 5, 2023

Every #editor, including the brilliant @IvaCheung, knows about being on the clock versus allegedly off the clock: https://ivacheung.com/2023/02/on-the-clock/ .

On the clock - Iva Cheung

(An Editorial Cartoon—a print book of the first ten years of these comics about editing and publishing—is available from online book retailers everywhere. One dollar from each copy sold goes to the Indigenous Editors Association. Massive thanks to everyone who’s bought a copy so far!)

Iva Cheung

Ron Jette Feb 5, 2023

What a fantastic day it's been! I changed the shower hose without hurting myself or causing one bit of damage. I mean, we're throwing the old hose out, anyway, right?

Ron Jette Feb 3, 2023

Just saw this: "With (app name), we take the world's best general writing ChatGPT AI and turn it into a world-class copywriter."

Guess my days are numbered. Or, I have some new "team members."

Seriously, who knows what the future holds, of course, but if you are relying on AI to write your copy right now, you are probably setting yourself up for some trouble down the road.

Ron Jette Feb 2, 2023

Mary McIntyre Astronomy Feb 2, 2023

3hr #StarTrails from 31st Jan that shows the trail of #comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) crossing the stars. Colour boosted to bring out the green. Gaps are due to cloud. Taken from Oxfordshire, UK with a #Canon1100D + 18mm kit lens. 30sec shots at ISO-800, heavily cropped #C2022E3
#ZTF

Ron Jette Jan 26, 2023

Augie Ray Jan 26, 2023

Research Chair of Applied Pathogen Ecology at University College Cork: “One of the things I find amazing is #Covid19 really gives your immune system a very big hit, it takes out your T cells, your dendritic cells and a lot of those modes of action or very similar to the modes of action that cause Long Covid... This current wave is not just about lack of exposure, it’s also about the fact that none of us have quite the same immune system as we used to have."

https://www.echolive.ie/corknews/arid-41056358.html

Covid has given our immune systems ‘a big hit’, says Cork professor

echolive.ie

Ron Jette Jan 26, 2023

Augie Ray Jan 26, 2023

Last week, corporate leaders at #DAVOS were required to test #COVID19 negative or their badge was deactivated and high-end HEPA filters were in every room.

This week, a White House event required attendees to produce a negative COVID test 24 hours in advance and present either proof of vaccination or mask up and socially distance.

The same leaders saying the pandemic is over and gatherings are safe are protecting themselves. Are their lives more important than yours?

https://www.axios.com/2023/01/24/republicans-boycott-white-house-covid-protocols

House GOP freshmen boycott White House event over COVID protocols

Reps. Nick LaLota, Anna Paulina Luna and Wesley Hunt are among those boycotting.

Axios

Ron Jette Jan 26, 2023

Will individualized homeopathic treatment reduce the need for antibiotics in patients with recurrent urinary tract infections? The Bavarian goverment is w̶a̶s̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ spending 709,480.75 EUR ($773,404.97 USD) on a randomized, placebo-controlled, multicenter, double-blind trial to find out.

King Charles must be on the edge of his seat.

More from Dr. Edzard Ernst. https://bit.ly/3HyFJO3

The Bavarian government is funding a study of homeopathy – here are some details

About 3 years ago, I reported that the Bavarian government had decided to fund research into the question of whether the use of homeopathy would reduce the use of antibiotics (an idea that also King Charles fancies). Now I found some details of the project. Here they are: The study on individualized homeopathic treatment to

Edzard Ernst

Ron Jette Jan 25, 2023