Our ocracy's obvious omissions...

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"...nothing would be more fatal than for the Government of States to get in the hands of experts. Expert knowledge is limited knowledge, and the unlimited ignorance of the plain man who knows where it hurts is a safer guide than any rigorous direction of a specialized character." 

― Winston Churchill

CALL TO ACTION: COMPLETE SURVEY FOR PUBLIC INQUIRY

the Together Declaration reminds us that we "have until April 7 to respond to the Government's draft Terms of Reference for the Covid-19 Inquiry. It is so important that we complete this as currently there are very obvious omissions in the scope." [my emphasis]

The Terms of Reference for the UK Covid Inquiry - where you can contribute as individual or organisation - is HERE. Avoid a whitewash. 

If any help is needed to fill in the survey visit the TOGETHER WEBPAGE "which aims to simplify the process for you and offer some guidance on points to raise." 

TPTB are trying to leave it all behind, hoping we'll forget. Never forget that SARS CoV 2 didn't do this; Covid didn't do this; unelected megalomaniac lackeys, numerous has-beens, arch jobsworths, IYIs, "experts", champagne socialists and bad politicians did this.

Update 03:25 BST: I have just submitted my response and received their acknowledgement.

Our ocracy's obvious omissions...

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"...nothing would be more fatal than for the Government of States to get in the hands of experts. Expert knowledge is limited knowledge, and the unlimited ignorance of the plain man who knows where it hurts is a safer guide than any rigorous direction of a specialized character." 

― Winston Churchill

CALL TO ACTION: COMPLETE SURVEY FOR PUBLIC INQUIRY the Together Declaration reminds us that we "have until April 7 to respond to the Government's draft Terms of Reference for the Covid-19 Inquiry. It is so important that we complete this as currently there are very obvious omissions in the scope." [my emphasis]

The Terms of Reference for the UK Covid Inquiry - where you can contribute as individual or organisation - is HERE. Avoid a whitewash. 

If any help is needed to fill in the survey visit the TOGETHER WEBPAGE "which aims to simplify the process for you and offer some guidance on points to raise." 

TPTB are trying to leave it all behind, hoping we'll forget. Never forget that SARS CoV 2 didn't do this; Covid didn't do this; unelected megalomaniac lackeys, numerous has-beens, arch jobsworths, IYIs, "experts", champagne socialists and bad politicians did this.

Update 03:25 BST: I have just submitted my response and received their acknowledgement.

Offensive Oscar outrage or odious objicients II...

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Indeed, the II in the blog-post title is because this is the second time. The second time on this particular subject but far from only the second time Oscar organisation is in the news. In 2019 I wrote "Another 'backlash', another hoo-ha; would anyone - apart from from those taking part and their guests - actually remember the Oscars was on if there wasn't this annual pre-event outrage at something?". Well, did you know/remember? Do you care? *

In 2016: the first time, I wrote "Once again the natives are getting restless. Oops, can I say that? Another whitewash; another blackout..." but not literally this time because two of my favourite actors are nominated. Not my favourite black actors, just favourite actors (by the way, they're not white). But like then, I again say look at the graph in the image (as always, click to enlarge); admittedly this is a few years ago now but it shows black actors (you know I mean male AND female when I say that, right?) are OVER represented in the winners**. 

What say YOU to that Mr. Frederick Gooding Jr. and Dr. Ronald E. Moore?  'The Oscars Are Still So White' [FFS]. And lucky the Latino, Asian and 'Other' ethnicities aren't so weak and paranoid as to want 'equality'. You'd hope so BUT the further we go down the woke rabbit hole the more you know the winners will probably not be there on merit. So sad, so stupid, so racist!

Bearing in mind that since 2020 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is bending over backwards (no word of a lie I read that linked site as 'Virtue' the first time I read it) to make sure it ticks as many boxes as possible. What happens with hot [update: ***] star talent like Ariana DeBose, do they get to tick three boxes? 

* Sadly, and the first time I can recall it being this bad, of the 12 films represented in the four 'bill-topping' categories (best actor, best supporting, best actress, best supporting) I have only heard of TWO of them!

**  Heaven forbid - maybe they deserved it! 

*** Very hot. Congrats

Osaka: one of Old One's offspring?...

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The official Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai character design was released this week: based on the winning logo design by Group E, Team Inari (back in 2020) 

Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn writes Daniel Hannan, alluding to the resemblance to one of H. P. Lovecraft's fictional deities (the Great 'Old Ones') Cthulhu. 

I see what he means.

Right up there with our own Laughable London Logo Low: remember our Olympic Obscentity, at the time I wrote the following: "Truly, mind-bogglingly, disasterous and above all embarrassing; complete and utter crap...really; I honestly hope it's another hoax." [sic] 

[edit 26/03: just to be clear, the current Osaka one (the red bit is the actual logo) is nothing like as bad as the 2012 London Olympics obscenity (Lisa Simpson giving a blow job/Iran saying it spelt Zion) I linked back to]. In fact it is growing on me...no, not like some Clathus ruber but in a nice way.

Update: 0150 hrs: "I'm reminded of the 'Vote Cthulhu – Why Vote For The LESSER Evil?' meme that goes round at election time" comments Zerren Yeoville posting on Samizdata.

Osaka: one of Old One's offspring?...

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The official Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai character design was released this week: based on the winning logo design by Group E, Team Inari (back in 2020) 

Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn writes Daniel Hannan, alluding to the resemblance to one of H. P. Lovecraft's fictional deities (the Great 'Old Ones') Cthulhu. 

I see what he means. Right up there with our own Laughable London Logo Low: remember our Olympic Obscentity, at the time I wrote the following: "Truly, mind-bogglingly, disasterous and above all embarrassing; complete and utter crap...really; I honestly hope it's another hoax." [sic] 

[edit 26/03: just to be clear, the current Osaka one (the red bit is the actual logo) is nothing like as bad as the 2012 London Olympics obscenity (Lisa Simpson giving a blow job/Iran saying it spelt Zion) I linked back to]. In fact it is growing on me...no, not like some Clathus ruber but in a nice way.

Update: 0150 hrs: "I'm reminded of the 'Vote Cthulhu – Why Vote For The LESSER Evil?' meme that goes round at election time" comments Zerren Yeoville posting on Samizdata.

Opus on opaque Ostpolitik...

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Not looking good. John [The Slog] in outstanding form on 'Germany and the Russian Debt Bomb'. THIS is Part 2. 

The 'appetiser': "you probably failed to notice this, but Russia paid its due debt installment in full last Friday. You probably didn’t see that, because the MSM blanked it." [sic]

The entrée: "In a nutshell, driving Russia into default risks a nuclear chain reaction that is impossible to predict….and anyone telling you otherwise (eg the Pentagon) is lying." 

The conclusion: "...there is one depressing certainty in 21st century life: our economic system, US democracy, EU fiscal stability, media investigation, bureaucratic rules, banking credibility, corporate governance, NATO information, health science, civil policing, military intelligence and financial sectors are all irreparably compromised by greed, mendacity and unachievable globalist megalomania." 

I am presuming too that you have all noticed that China, India (and very early on Pakistan, "so much excitement") and now the Emirates are all overtly not-quite-cosying-up to Russia but certainly not turning them away and making gains while the EU and the UK are failing and going backwards at every level, even propaganda. 

And off topic but really very much on topic, you know what hasn't gone away:

"The choice is ours. We can either go back to sleep and follow the shiny baubles of the latest breaking news on the MSM news feeds or we can continue to focus on the creation of the biosecurity state..."

Ottawa opinions...

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Only referring to Ottawa because the poll was taken there. ** 

Amazing.

I was stunned and as per Jack Posobiec's tweet, it is "Fascinating". 

The reason I post it is that in my experience (not a lot!) but it seems to be the same with most people I have spoken to. Before with Blair/Brown, the Conservatives, EU, Climate Change, Israel, Brexit, Trump etc., most people realise I am right and accept the real truth ( ;-) ) but with Covid and now Ukraine the whole thing is off-balance (they're wrong and I'm still right). 

 ** 10 seconds to search, why do people ask (several tweets in response to Jack) when it is so easy to find, and even get a copy of the data tables from this survey and/or a copy of the questionnaire that was used for the survey.

Ottawa opinions...

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Only referring to Ottawa because the poll was taken there. ** 

Amazing.

I was stunned and as per Jack Posobiec's tweet, it is "Fascinating". 

The reason I post it is that in my experience (not a lot!) but it seems to be the same with most people I have spoken to. Before with Blair/Brown, the Conservatives, EU, Climate Change, Israel, Brexit, Trump etc., most people realise I am right and accept the real truth ( ;-) ) but with Covid and now Ukraine the whole thing is off-balance (they're wrong and I'm still right). 

 ** 10 seconds to search, why do people ask (several tweets in response to Jack) when it is so easy to find, and even get a copy of the data tables from this survey and/or a copy of the questionnaire that was used for the survey.