12/21/2021 7:22:11 AM PST
· 14 of 24 Jeff F
to Diogenesis
The story about NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins being arrested in a military operation where navy SEALs shoot out his tires sounds completely bogus. Happy to be corrected if you find credible supporting information. I doubt you will be able to given that the linked site also claims George W. Bush has just been convicted by the military, and Dick Cheney flees for New Zealand, and, oh Hillary Clinton was hanged at GITMO. Really? The alien stories in the Weekly World News have more credibility.
We hear reports of no gas at some rural stations in Colorado due to lack of truck drivers. I tend to fill up now whenever I drop below half a tank. Aspen area is supposed to be tricky. Some of those poor folks may be forced to fly private rather than drive.
03/19/2021 9:17:46 AM PDT
· 16 of 27 Jeff F
to nickcarraway
Mel Bakersfeld: Don’t you realize they could prosecute you?
Ada Quonsett: But they wouldn’t, would they? I don’t think it would be very good public relations for a big airline to prosecute a little old lady just because she wanted to visit her daughter!
I am looking across the La Plata Canyon to his small ranch outside of Durango, CO. He liked to stay here during the winters and was well regarded by the locals. Kept a pretty low profile but was active in a nearby church. He will be missed.
03/26/2020 1:18:06 PM PDT
· 11 of 16 Jeff F
to nickcarraway
The article presents Shi Zhengli in a very favorable light.
The following lengthy and technical article in a journal called GreatGameIndia presents her and her Wuhan Institute of Virology lab in a very different light. It basically suggests that her lab was the source and creator of an engineered virus that escaped confinement. Other articles have made similar claims.
If that is true, Zhengli would be both a hero for her earlier work and a massive villain for accidentally unleashing this pandemic.
I don't don't understand the field nearly well enough to know whether the article presents a credible case. Perhaps someone else here with some actual expertise could weigh in.
10/21/2018 8:24:57 PM PDT
· 20 of 70 Jeff F
to 2ndDivisionVet
This is particularly interesting as there are Beto yard signs everywhere in Houston but very few Cruz signs. I think a significant factor for this is that Beto supporters see only good things flowing to themselves from their virtuous support of Beto. On the other hand, Cruz supporters worry that either a brick of bullet may fly through one of their windows should they dare plant a Cruz sign in their yard.
The overwhelming turnout for this event is more about support for Trump than it is for Cruz, but it is also a form of protest from those who feel silenced by the mob.