Book Reading Thread!

[canada-man]

A study of the substantial evidence for a former race of giants in North America and its 150-year suppression by the Smithsonian Institution

• Shows how thousands of giant skeletons have been found, particularly in the Mississippi Valley, as well as the ruins of the giants’ cities

• Explores 400 years of giant finds, including newspaper articles, first person accounts, state historical records, and illustrated field reports

• Reveals the Stonehenge-era megalithic burial complex on Catalina Island with over 4,000 giant skeletons, including kings more than 9 feet tall

• Includes more than 100 rare photographs and illustrations of the lost evidence

Drawing on 400 years of newspaper articles and photos, first person accounts, state historical records, and illustrated field reports, Richard J. Dewhurst reveals not only that North America was once ruled by an advanced race of giants but also that the Smithsonian has been actively suppressing the physical evidence for nearly 150 years. He shows how thousands of giant skeletons have been unearthed at Mound Builder sites across the continent, only to disappear from the historical record. He examines other concealed giant discoveries, such as the giant mummies found in Spirit Cave, Nevada, wrapped in fine textiles and dating to 8000 BCE; the hundreds of red-haired bog mummies found at sinkhole “cenotes” on the west coast of Florida and dating to 7500 BCE; and the ruins of the giants’ cities with populations in excess of 100,000 in Arizona, Oklahoma, Alabama, and Louisiana.

Dewhurst shows how this suppression began shortly after the Civil War and transformed into an outright cover-up in 1879 when Major John Wesley Powell was appointed Smithsonian director, launching a strict pro-evolution, pro-Manifest Destiny agenda. He also reveals the 1920s’ discovery on Catalina Island of a megalithic burial complex with 6,000 years of continuous burials and over 4,000 skeletons, including a succession of kings and queens, some more than 9 feet tall--the evidence for which is hidden in the restricted-access evidence rooms at the Smithsonian.

 

[Valcazar]

A study of the substantial evidence for a former race of giants in North America and its 150-year suppression by the Smithsonian Institution

• Shows how thousands of giant skeletons have been found, particularly in the Mississippi Valley, as well as the ruins of the giants’ cities

• Explores 400 years of giant finds, including newspaper articles, first person accounts, state historical records, and illustrated field reports

• Reveals the Stonehenge-era megalithic burial complex on Catalina Island with over 4,000 giant skeletons, including kings more than 9 feet tall

• Includes more than 100 rare photographs and illustrations of the lost evidence

Drawing on 400 years of newspaper articles and photos, first person accounts, state historical records, and illustrated field reports, Richard J. Dewhurst reveals not only that North America was once ruled by an advanced race of giants but also that the Smithsonian has been actively suppressing the physical evidence for nearly 150 years. He shows how thousands of giant skeletons have been unearthed at Mound Builder sites across the continent, only to disappear from the historical record. He examines other concealed giant discoveries, such as the giant mummies found in Spirit Cave, Nevada, wrapped in fine textiles and dating to 8000 BCE; the hundreds of red-haired bog mummies found at sinkhole “cenotes” on the west coast of Florida and dating to 7500 BCE; and the ruins of the giants’ cities with populations in excess of 100,000 in Arizona, Oklahoma, Alabama, and Louisiana.

Dewhurst shows how this suppression began shortly after the Civil War and transformed into an outright cover-up in 1879 when Major John Wesley Powell was appointed Smithsonian director, launching a strict pro-evolution, pro-Manifest Destiny agenda. He also reveals the 1920s’ discovery on Catalina Island of a megalithic burial complex with 6,000 years of continuous burials and over 4,000 skeletons, including a succession of kings and queens, some more than 9 feet tall--the evidence for which is hidden in the restricted-access evidence rooms at the Smithsonian.

Holy crap this looks like an absolute GOLD MINE of crackpot nuttery.
This is Immanuel Velikovsky level stuff here!

I may need to find this book.

 

[canada-man]

The eagerly awaited English edition of "Bought Journalists" was suppressed for three years under the title "Journalists for Hire" -- and still got 24 five-star-only Amazon reviews from would-be readers. 18 months on the bestseller list in Germany. Now it's finally here!
Ever get the feeling the media tries to manipulate or lie to you? You have plenty of company! And you are right -- the facts are in. A world-class media insider has blown the whistle on what really goes on inside the media industry.

Author Udo Ulfkotte was a respected journalist for 17 years with Germany's newspaper of record, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. He begins this explosive exposé by first owning up to his own career, where he had to sell out to have the job. He then reveals the deceptive tricks and secret networks of power within the media. How perks are used to bribe journalists and opinion makers to twist their reporting. How the tone of corruption is set from the top -- play along or quit. How the long arm of the NATO press office enrolls the media to get Europe to support more foreign wars.

Ulfkotte names hundreds of names and gives you a behind-the-scenes look at the organizations that influence the German media with one-sided propaganda, such as The Atlantic Bridge, Trilateral Commission, German Marshall Fund, CFR, and Aspen Institute. He unmasks the intelligence agencies behind these lobbies groups and the propaganda techniques they use, such as US Embassy grants for projects to influence European public opinion.

When the CIA holds the hand that holds the pen

Would you be surprised to learn that spies sit and write articles in newspaper editorial offices? Which are then published on op-ed pages under the names of well-known journalists? Or which journalists receive bribes for their reporting? Have you heard how prestigious "journalism prizes" are a reward system for cooperation? Much as "Heroes of Labor" were honored for writing the best communist propaganda in the former East bloc. Seen from the inside, the difference between journalist and propagandist isn't as far as you might like.

The elite owners of the media feel it's their right to think for us, and to mold public opinion to their agendas. Their Freedom of the Press is Freedom to Censor the news.

Our nation depends on the media to understand our world, just as each one of us depends on our eyes and ears. The media are our senses. When they hide the truth, or lie to us, they put us all in danger.

A million people died in Iraq, Libya and Syria because the press didn't just report the news, didn't just lie about the news, but they invented and sold the events that served as pretexts for wars. The author spent years in the Middle East, surviving an attack with chemical weapons supplied by US and German firms.

This book is a veteran's guide to the media spider's web. It shows how the system works, sharpens your common sense skepticism, and increases your immunity to the controlled media's attempts to do our thinking for us.

You will gain a whole new perspective on media reports. A good idea of how much you can believe the news on TV or the radio: almost nothing. Ulfkotte dissects the German media establishment, which media outlets are owned by political parties, the journalists that are under their influence, and what keeps them there. You will see how whole countries are manipulated – and who is pulling the strings and why. Here is the bad news about the news: our idea of a free press with a broad spectrum of opinion is pure fantasy. Very often, what is called the "news" is simply brainwashing.

 

[canada-man]

Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States has sold more than 2.5 million copies. It is pushed by Hollywood celebrities, defended by university professors who know better, and assigned in high school and college classrooms to teach students that American history is nothing more than a litany of oppression, slavery, and exploitation.

Zinn’s history is popular, but it is also massively wrong.

Scholar Mary Grabar exposes just how wrong in her stunning new book Debunking Howard Zinn, which demolishes Zinn’s Marxist talking points that now dominate American education.

In Debunking Howard Zinn, you’ll learn, contra Zinn:

• How Columbus was not a genocidal maniac, and was, in fact, a defender of Indians
• Why the American Indians were not feminist-communist sexual revolutionaries ahead of their time
• How the United States was founded to protect liberty, not white males’ ill-gotten wealth
• Why Americans of the “Greatest Generation” were not the equivalent of Nazi war criminals
• How the Viet Cong were not well-meaning community leaders advocating for local self-rule
• Why the Black Panthers were not civil rights leaders

Grabar also reveals Zinn’s bag of dishonest rhetorical tricks: his slavish reliance on partisan history, explicit rejection of historical balance, and selective quotation of sources to make them say the exact opposite of what their authors intended. If you care about America’s past—and our future—you need this book.

 

[canada-man]

Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States has sold more than 2.5 million copies. It is pushed by Hollywood celebrities, defended by university professors who know better, and assigned in high school and college classrooms to teach students that American history is nothing more than a litany of oppression, slavery, and exploitation.

Zinn’s history is popular, but it is also massively wrong.

Scholar Mary Grabar exposes just how wrong in her stunning new book Debunking Howard Zinn, which demolishes Zinn’s Marxist talking points that now dominate American education.

In Debunking Howard Zinn, you’ll learn, contra Zinn:

• How Columbus was not a genocidal maniac, and was, in fact, a defender of Indians
• Why the American Indians were not feminist-communist sexual revolutionaries ahead of their time
• How the United States was founded to protect liberty, not white males’ ill-gotten wealth
• Why Americans of the “Greatest Generation” were not the equivalent of Nazi war criminals
• How the Viet Cong were not well-meaning community leaders advocating for local self-rule
• Why the Black Panthers were not civil rights leaders

Grabar also reveals Zinn’s bag of dishonest rhetorical tricks: his slavish reliance on partisan history, explicit rejection of historical balance, and selective quotation of sources to make them say the exact opposite of what their authors intended. If you care about America’s past—and our future—you need this book.

re we a nation of AOCs? Thank Howard Zinn for the seeds he planted 40 years ago. At some point, Howard may have his Bill Clinton, Bill Cosby, Michael Jackson, Jeff Epstein moment. We will come to grips with the fact that we bestowed praise, honor, prestige, and societal reverence on a human dumpster fire.

This book is a step in the right direction. Enjoy this chat with Mary Grabar and go purcase twp copies of Debunking Howard Zinn. One for you and one for that special educator or student in your life who fawns over Howard with the kind of incurious faith that would make him blush.

Some tidbits:
—“This country was founded on white supremacy”—BETO (aka Robert Francis) O’ROURKE at a Nashville campaign event, July 2019

—“We are living in visible fascism ascendant. (I say visible, because those paying attention watched it survive and thrive under the protection of the state for decades (see Howard Zinn, A People’s History of the United States.)”—ARMED ATTACKER who tried to bomb an ICE detention center, July 2019

—“White America needs to face the roots of inequities and the fact of systemic racism all around us. It’s the air we breathe.”—PETE BUTTIGIEGE in an NPR interview, July 2019

—Since September 2018, 84,000 teachers have downloaded lessons from the Zinn Education Project and since 1980 2.5 million copies of A People’s History of the United States have been sold We discuss how this man was able to do so much with so little...

 

[canada-man]

The New York Times-bestselling "skeptical environmentalist" argues that panic over climate change is causing more harm than good

Hurricanes batter our coasts. Wildfires rage across the American West. Glaciers collapse in the Artic. Politicians, activists, and the media espouse a common message: climate change is destroying the planet, and we must take drastic action immediately to stop it. Children panic about their future, and adults wonder if it is even ethical to bring new life into the world.

Enough, argues bestselling author Bjorn Lomborg. Climate change is real, but it's not the apocalyptic threat that we've been told it is. Projections of Earth's imminent demise are based on bad science and even worse economics. In panic, world leaders have committed to wildly expensive but largely ineffective policies that hamper growth and crowd out more pressing investments in human capital, from immunization to education.

False Alarm will convince you that everything you think about climate change is wrong -- and points the way toward making the world a vastly better, if slightly warmer, place for us all.

 

[canada-man]

Cut to the facts about coronavirus in Corona, False Alarm?, the runaway German bestseller.

In June 2020, Corona, False Alarm? exploded into the German market, selling 200,000 copies and 75,000 e-books in six weeks.

No other topic dominates our attention as much as coronavirus and COVID-19, the infectious disease it triggers. There’s been a global deluge of contradictory opinions, fake news, and politically controlled information. Differing views on the dangers posed by the pandemic have led to deep division and confusion, within governments, society, and even among friends and family.

In Corona, False Alarm?, award-winning researchers Dr. Sucharit Bhakdi and Dr. Karina Reiss give clarity to these confusing and stressful times. They offer analysis of whether radical protective measures—including lockdown, social distancing, and mandatory masking—have been justified, and what the ramifications have been for society, the economy, and public health. Dr. Bhakdi and Dr. Reiss provide dates, facts, and background information, including:

• How Covid-19 compares with previous coronaviruses and the flu virus
• What infection numbers and the death rate really tell us
• The challenges around lockdown: Were the protective measures justified?
• Mandatory mask-wearing: Does the science support it?
• Does the race for vaccine development make sense? What are the chances of success? Will the vaccine be safe? Will people accept it?

Corona, False Alarm? provides you with sound information and substantiated facts—and encourages you to form your own opinion on the corona crisis.

 

[canada-man]

Two decades after the publication of The Black Book of Communism, nearly everyone is or at least should be, aware of the immense evil produced by that devilish ideology first hatched when Karl Marx penned his Communist Manifesto two centuries ago. Far too many people, however, separate Marx the man from the evils wrought by the oppressive ideology and theory that bears his name. That is a grave mistake. Not only did the horrific results of Marxism follow directly from Marx’s twisted ideas, but the man himself penned some downright devilish things. Well before Karl Marx was writing about the hell of communism, he was writing about hell. “Thus Heaven I’ve forfeited, I know it full well,” he wrote in a poem in 1837, a decade before his Manifesto. “My soul, once true to God, is chosen for Hell.” That certainly seemed to be the perverse destiny for Marx’s ideology, which consigned to death over 100 million souls in the twentieth century alone. No other theory in all of history has led to the deaths of so many innocents. How could the Father of Lies not be involved? At long last, here, in this book by Professor Paul Kengor, is a close, careful look at the diabolical side of Karl Marx, a side of a man whose fascination with the devil and his domain would echo into the twentieth century and continue to wreak havoc today. It is a tragic portrait of a man and an ideology, a chilling retrospective on an evil that should have never been let out of its pit.

 

[Robert Mugabe]

The Sibling Society

Where have all the grownups gone? In answering that question with the same freewheeling erudition and intuitive brilliance that made Iron John a national bestseller, poet, storyteller and translator Robert Bly tells us that we live in a "sibling society, " in which adults have regressed into...

books.google.ca

From the guy who brought you Iron John and A little book about the human shadow.
Just started it. I'm sure he will tell me what I did wrong all my life. Too late,

 

[canada-man]

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s father, Stanley Johnson, wrote a novel in 1982 called “THE VIRUS” about government purposely releasing a virus as a cover for population control via FORCED VACCINATIONS! Look it up, his book is freely available.





Depopulation activist and U.K PM Boris Johnson has six kids

Boris Johnson: Global overpopulation is the real issue

The single biggest challenge is not global warming. The primary challenge facing our species is the reproduction of our species itself.

churchandstate.org.uk

meet his kids

Boris Johnson’s children - from Lara Lettice to baby Frank

AS a former PM, Boris Johnson’s love life has been in the interest of many over the years. The politician has been married three times and has fathered eight children. Who are Boris Johnson&#…

www.thesun.co.uk

why is that depopulation activists like Boris Johnson and David Suzuki have multiple kids?

 

[canada-man]

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s father, Stanley Johnson, wrote a novel in 1982 called “THE VIRUS” about government purposely releasing a virus as a cover for population control via FORCED VACCINATIONS! Look it up, his book is freely available.





Depopulation activist and U.K PM Boris Johnson has six kids

Boris Johnson: Global overpopulation is the real issue

The single biggest challenge is not global warming. The primary challenge facing our species is the reproduction of our species itself.

churchandstate.org.uk

meet his kids

Boris Johnson’s children - from Lara Lettice to baby Frank

AS a former PM, Boris Johnson’s love life has been in the interest of many over the years. The politician has been married three times and has fathered eight children. Who are Boris Johnson&#…

www.thesun.co.uk

why is that depopulation activists like Boris Johnson and David Suzuki have multiple kids?

 

[canada-man]

What do communism, eugenics, racism, sexism, and Nazism have in common? They were all influenced by the flawed concepts of Charles Darwin. More than mere theoretical discussions, we have seen the horrifying evidence of the practical and political results of applying these destructive and misleading concepts to society in the last 100 years! The extermination of races considered 'lower' than others, the profound lack of empathy for less advanced cultures, the racist justifications for taking the lives of millions - all to advance the agendas of social biology at work in the world today!

 

[canada-man]

The first full history of Black America’s shocking mistreatment as unwilling and unwitting experimental subjects at the hands of the medical establishment. No one concerned with issues of public health and racial justice can afford not to read this masterful book that will stir up both controversy and long-needed debate.

From the era of slavery to the present day, starting with the earliest encounters between Black Americans and Western medical researchers and the racist pseudoscience that resulted, Medical Apartheid details the ways both slaves and freedmen were used in hospitals for experiments conducted without their knowledge—a tradition that continues today within some black populations.

It reveals how Blacks have historically been prey to grave-robbing as well as unauthorized autopsies and dissections. Moving into the twentieth century, it shows how the pseudoscience of eugenics and social Darwinism was used to justify experimental exploitation and shoddy medical treatment of Blacks. Shocking new details about the government’s notorious Tuskegee experiment are revealed, as are similar, less-well-known medical atrocities conducted by the government, the armed forces, prisons, and private institutions.

The product of years of prodigious research into medical journals and experimental reports long undisturbed, Medical Apartheid reveals the hidden underbelly of scientific research and makes possible, for the first time, an understanding of the roots of the African American health deficit. At last, it provides the fullest possible context for comprehending the behavioral fallout that has caused Black Americans to view researchers—and indeed the whole medical establishment—with such deep distrust.



Today blacks and minorities are labeled as the face of coronavirus and yet some of yall want to take a rushed vaccine from these racist governments!!!

 

[canada-man]

Why So Many Boys Hate School - Nate Wilson-Traisman Counseling

School is becoming an increasingly difficult place for today's boys. Here are some of the potential reasons why, and steps parents can take to help.

portlandoregontherapy.com

Boys in this country are struggling in school. By many measures, boys and young men are being vastly outperformed by their female counterparts. As of 2014, about 60 percent of college graduates were women, whereas in 1970, about 60 percent of college grads were men. College women also tend to earn higher grades, and drop out less frequently than men. Some of this may have to do with a more gender equal world, in which women are more encouraged to pursue a college degree and professional career than they were in the 1960s and 1970s. This should be celebrated. That said, it’s clear that compared to girls, boys are struggling mightily in the classroom.

Consider the following statistics: Two thirds of Ds and Fs assigned in schools go to boys. Boys are 33 percent more likely to drop out of high school than girls. The average 11th grade boy writes at the level of the average 8th grade girl (Thompson). While affluence has a huge impact on academic outcomes, controlling for variables like race, neighborhood, and socioeconomic status shows a gender gap is clearly visible in every community (Sax). In other words, take any boy and girl of the same race, from the same neighborhood, and of roughly equal socioeconomic status, and the girl is likely to outperform that boy in elementary school, middle school, high school, and college.

Understanding all of the factors contributing to boys’ struggles in school is a big mission, and one that’s too ambitious for a single blog post. Instead, this post will address a specific question. Why does it seem that so many boys hate school, and are unmotivated to succeed academically?

1) Understanding this issue begins with an understanding of how the brain develops. Boys and girls brains develop differently. Brain research shows that in some regions of the brain, girls’ brains develop at a pace about two years ahead of boys’ brains. Notably, in early childhood, girls typically experience important developmental sequences in the parietal grey matter about two years ahead of boys. This is the region of the brain connected with spatial orientation, speech and language development, and attention. Consequently, girls ages 5-7 are likely to be better than similarly-aged boys at reading and writing, sitting still, and maintaining focus.

With this in mind, let’s consider some changes kindergarten curriculums have undergone in the last 30-40 years. Kindergarten used to be a space for kids to play. Creative play was encouraged, and by and large book learning was reserved for first grade. In the name of “the earlier, the better,” today’s kindergarten involves a formal reading and writing curriculum, where 5-6-year olds are expected to sit still at desks and learn. Many 5-6 year old girls are developmentally prepared for these tasks. Most boys are not. This is not because our boys are stupid, or have ADHD – they simply aren’t developmentally prepared to handle reading/writing, sitting still, and focusing for extended periods of time.

What happens to those boys? They’re placed in a group for the kids who can’t read and write and can’t sit still. After all, the teacher has a job to do, and that teacher’s job isn’t achievable if the kids can’t follow the rules. Unfortunately, this has major ramifications for the boys placed in the “slow” group. Research shows that most 5-year olds “are keenly aware of their status in the eyes of grownups” (Sax). In other words, kids understand when they’re being placed in the “slow group,” and as early as kindergarten begin to internalize negative messages about school. And once a young boy has “decided that the teacher doesn’t like him…he’s likely to generalize that belief to other teachers and other classrooms” (Sax). This means that a kindergartner who believes he’s bad at school and the teacher hates him, is likely to hold those same beliefs in elementary school, middle school, and high school.

2) Today’s American education, more so than ever before, emphasizes book learning over real-life experience. It’s widely accepted amongst developmental psychologists that school curriculums need to emphasize both book learning, and real-world experience. There is detailed research demonstrating that when a child’s early educational experiences consist too heavily of book/screen-based learning at the expense of getting outside, children are at increased risk for ADHD (Louv).

Additionally, many boys are motivated by real-world understanding. Field trips can spark a boy’s interest in so many ways. Seeing an animal, tree, or rock in nature is likely to make classroom learning about the same animal/tree/rock feel exciting and relevant. If boys don’t get to see and feel what they’re learning about, it’s often meaningless to them. This is can also be true for girls, however research shows that girls are more likely than boys to do homework because a teacher said they had to, or because it’s important to get good grades. Boys, on the other hand, are more likely to do the homework “only if it interests them,” (Sax). Consequently, boys are disadvantaged in today’s public-school curriculum that has moved increasingly toward screens, standardized testing, and learning methods with measurable outcomes. Field trips, time in nature, and playtime are being systematically weeded out of today’s curriculums, and boys are paying the price. And, boys who are behind in their schoolwork are often made to stay inside during outdoor/recess time in order to make up their work, which only perpetuates this cycle.

Of course, the issue is more complex than I’ve outlined in this post, but I strongly believe these are some of the key dynamics that factor into boys not liking school.

If you’re a parent, and this fits the bill for your son (or your son hasn’t yet started school), consider taking some/all of the following steps:

Consider having your son start kindergarten at age 6, instead of age 5. At age 6, his brain is more likely to be ready for tasks like reading/writing, sitting still, and maintaining focus. As evidenced, struggling with these tasks in kindergarten can have long term ramifications. Alternatively, find a kindergarten that emphasizes play, and getting outside.
Join your local parent-teacher association and encourage your son’s school to increase opportunities for out-of-the-classroom learning experiences.

Get your boy outside: sign him up for camps, programs, or teams that involve outdoor play.

Does your boy thrive on competition? If so, school may be a tough place for him to satisfy his competitive outlet. School-based sports-teams aren’t enough. With the emphasis on specializing in a sport early and playing that sport year-round, making a team isn’t as easy as it used to be. Make sure you’re supporting your son’s competitive outlet so that video games aren’t his only choice for competition. If he gets cut from his high school sports team, find a recreational team he can play on.

Limit your sons exposure to screen-time. This is one of the hardest things for a parent to achieve, but it’s critically important. Understand the games your son is playing, and make sure you know what games he has access to at friends’ homes. While there is conflicting research, there’s a growing body of evidence that first-person shooter games, and games that emphasize violence, place boys at increased risk of disengagement from the real world, less caring/more hostile attitudes, and an increase in antisocial behaviors. These games also reward distractibility and multitasking, skills that don’t translate well to the classroom or real world. Make sure your son has ample opportunities for engaging in real-world activities that are exciting to him, so that video games aren’t the only draw!

References:

Parenting Tips & Advice

Find parenting tips and advice on PBS KIDS for Parents! Explore articles written by parents and experts to help raise kids who thrive at every age.

www.pbs.org

Boys Adrift, Leonard Sax: https://www.amazon.com/Boys-Adrift-Epidemic-Unmotivated-Underachieving/dp/0465072100
Last Child in the Woods, Richard Louv: https://www.amazon.com/Last-Child-Woods-Children-Nature-Deficit/dp/156512605X/

 

[canada-man]

What is the boy crisis?

It’s a crisis of education. Worldwide, boys are 50 percent less likely than girls to meet basic proficiency in reading, math, and science.

It’s a crisis of mental health. ADHD is on the rise. And as boys become young men, their suicide rates go from equal to girls to six times that of young women.

It’s a crisis of fathering. Boys are growing up with less-involved fathers and are more likely to drop out of school, drink, do drugs, become delinquent, and end up in prison.

It’s a crisis of purpose. Boys’ old sense of purpose—being a warrior, a leader, or a sole breadwinner—are fading. Many bright boys are experiencing a “purpose void,” feeling alienated, withdrawn, and addicted to immediate gratification.

So, what is The Boy Crisis? A comprehensive blueprint for what parents, teachers, and policymakers can do to help our sons become happier, healthier men, and fathers and leaders worthy of our respect.

 

[canada-man]

This pandemic is not a once in 100 year event but closer to a once in 30 year event. The hysteria is grossly overdone.

There were WHO guidelines in 2019 about flu-type pandemics and none involved lockdowns. Australian governments including Victoria’s had clear plans for all kinds of pandemics. None involved 5-km lockdowns, 23-hour curfews and mandatory masks even in the open air.

These lockdowns are causing huge collateral damage while the governments remain in denial. The governments must lift the lockdowns and focus on the at-risk population. We also need constitutional and legal reforms to ensure that this doesn’t occur again.

 

[canada-man]

This pandemic is not a once in 100 year event but closer to a once in 30 year event. The hysteria is grossly overdone.

There were WHO guidelines in 2019 about flu-type pandemics and none involved lockdowns. Australian governments including Victoria’s had clear plans for all kinds of pandemics. None involved 5-km lockdowns, 23-hour curfews and mandatory masks even in the open air.

These lockdowns are causing huge collateral damage while the governments remain in denial. The governments must lift the lockdowns and focus on the at-risk population. We also need constitutional and legal reforms to ensure that this doesn’t occur again.

Nothing like a government insider to see how the tactics worked out.

Dr Sabhlok is a senior economist at the Victorian Treasury who quit in protest after he was ordered to remove social media posts critical of the Government's lockdown strategy.

This is definitely not a politicised work (Dr Sabhlok voted Labour at the last election). This is more about explaining the broken decision-making process within the government for example, no cost benefit analysis had been provided to the public.

You’ll learn that the Victorian government had a nuanced, proportionate and fit-for-purpose pandemic response plan but decided to abandon it when things heated up.

You’ll also learn about the number of covenants and laws that have been (allegedly) breached in the process.

A quick, pleasant and well documented read. Strongly recommended.

“Lockdown is a new invention of 2020. Every country had prepared pandemic plans. Except for Sweden, all the countries threw it out of the window when Covid-19 arrived. Basic public health practice was ignored.” (Professor Martin Kulldorff - Harvard Medical School)

 

[canada-man]

Most men today are sent off into society with a broken belief system, which they use to make choices, that get them terrible results with life and women.

Men have been conditioned to be the quintessential "nice guy." They're trained to be overly humble, kind to a fault, and that just "being themselves" is enough to attract and keep the woman of their dreams. Men are told to believe that conventional masculinity is toxic, and to put women ahead of their own interests, passions, and purpose.

This has led to an entire generation of men forming very unhealthy attachments to women that they, unfortunately, often make their sole focus of their lives.

The playbook to women and life has changed, but most men missed the memo.

Do you want to succeed, and level up in every area of your life?

If so, then this book explains:
- The importance of maximizing your looks, money, social status, and game.
- Why it's essential to get genuine burning desire from a woman who wants to date you.
- The top 20 red flags that you must vet women for a long term relationship.
- How to become one of the top 20% of men that women swipe right for on online dating.
- Why smart men avoid marriage. And much more.

This book exposes the comforting lies you've been told throughout your life for what they really are. Enabling you to become a truly authentic Alpha that chases excellence, and leads a successful passion-filled life.

 

[wigglee]

Canada Reads is on CBC radio this week each day at 11:00AM. It's a competition between 5 Canadian novels which discusses and promotes the books.

 

[canada-man]

A captivating first-person look at one of the world's most powerful prosperity dynasties that offers a unique perspective on greed, the Church, and the journey toward Truth.

Millions desperate for hope and solutions are enticed by the promise of the prosperity gospel--that God will do whatever they need with just a little faith and a financial gift. All the while, prosperity preachers exploit the poor and needy to stockpile their riches. What can followers of the true gospel do to combat the deception?

Through a remarkable and fascinating journey, Costi Hinn went from a next-generation prosperity preacher to the first to abandon the family faith and share the true gospel. Nephew of the world-famous televangelist, Benny Hinn, Costi had a front-row seat to the inner workings and theology of the prosperity gospel. But as Costi's faith deepened, so did his questions about prosperity teaching. As the deceptions in his past were exposed, Costi came face to face with the hypocrisy and devastation caused by his belief system, and the overwhelming truth about the real Jesus Christ.

This captivating look into the daily lives of one of the world's leading prosperity dynasties offers a thoughtful perspective on the perils of greed, the power of the true gospel, and hope for the future of the global church. Through real-life stories, Costi challenges and equips readers to be living lights pointing the way to the true gospel and the saving grace of Christ. God, Greed, and the (Prosperity) Gospel will bolster your faith and encourage your own journey toward the Truth.

Spanish edition also available.