Monthly Archives: February 2021

Texas tantrums and anti-wind strawmen

Posted on February 21, 2021 by daryan12

Recently there’s been some blackouts in Texas caused by unseasonably cold weather. In fact its the sort of extreme weather we’d be expecting due to climate change (which doesn’t just lead to hotter weather, it can also cause shifts in … Continue reading →

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The Boris Burrow delusion

Posted on February 17, 2021 by daryan12

The UK is most definitely in the post-truth era. In that we have a government whose goal is to do nothing useful, but control the narrative and, with the aid of their allies in the media, delude and distract the … Continue reading →

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The Sith calling the Jedi Darth

Posted on February 17, 2021 by daryan12

Reblogged from my other site So there was a bit of a raucous over the last week when Gina Carano (who plays Cara Dune on the Mandalorian) was dropped by Lucasfilm over several ill-advised tweets she sent. These included, support … Continue reading →

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The great vaccine gamble

Posted on February 14, 2021 by daryan12

I forgot to reblog this from the other week. Worth noting that since then evidence has emerged to suggest that some of the current vaccines might not be effective against emerging strains of covid. Within the row over nationalistic hoarding … Continue reading →

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Gamestop, reddit, Musk and why in Wall Street, the house always wins

Posted on February 1, 2021 by daryan12

Reblogged from my other site…. So there’s been a bit of a fiasco over the fact some hedge funds have been trying to profit from a likely fall in the share price in Gamestop, here’s a nice summary of events … Continue reading →

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