One match to rule them all

Mar 28, 2020

Cricinfo: If you had to watch one match again, which one would it be?

Answer: The most glorious failure in cricket history. England had reached the final of an ODI World Cup three times before 2019. They could not manage to score more than their opponents in all of those occasions. Leading up to the 2019 World Cup, they built a strong team, fought their way through the tournament, and absolutely crushed Australia in the semis to reach the final.

They failed again! They failed to score more than their opponents for the fourth time! A few words to describe the last thirty minutes of that match: epic, pressure, magnificent, stress, divine intervention, hope, grit, failure, survival, agony, victory, glory, history.

Posted at 11:33 AM in Cricket | | Comments (0)

Don't play the corona card

Mar 27, 2020

This is definitely not a resume enhancement:

An 18-year-old woman from Hamilton has been charged after allegedly trying to get out of work at a local McDonald’s by submitting a fake doctor’s note claiming she tested positive for the new coronavirus, according to police.

McDonald's had to move fast and close their dine-in option. Hundreds of thousands of Canadians have lost their jobs. This teenage twit made sure to add to the suffering.

“The fake note was presented to a restaurant supervisor on March 19, 2020. The McDonald’s restaurant, located on Rymal Road, took immediate safety actions by closing the store and sending all employees home to self-isolate,” Hamilton police said in a statement. [...]

Police go on to say there was “significant impact” on the restaurant, local customers and employees.

Yeah. Probably, dozens of customers got called informing them of this corona clown who might have infected them. I can't imagine their stress and, now, anger.

Posted at 12:56 PM in General | | Comments (0)

The curse of low-IQ Muslims

Mar 25, 2020

How stupid people can be extremely dangerous for the rest of society:

A group of Ontario imams and Islamic scholars are fighting an uphill battle to convince management at a handful of Toronto-area mosques to completely shutter their doors.

More:

[...] the imam at Makki mosque in Brampton told CBC News that management at his mosque don't care "two cents" about the opinion of Canadian scholars. "They're taking their religious orders from scholars residing in New Delhi, India, not from reputable Canadian Imams," he said. [...]

"I've seen a video message with my own eyes from a cleric in New Delhi which who said that a Muslim is never impure and therefore it is impossible for a Muslim to impart an impurity to another Muslim," he said.

Yeah, only non-Muslims spread viruses. Muslims are totally pure. Just look at Iran.

Posted at 02:51 PM in World War M | | Comments (0)

What were they thinking?

Mar 25, 2020

Saudi police arrested a man for mocking religious rites after he had appeared in pictures prostrating to a woman, a police official said. [...]

The suspects are a Saudi man in his 30s and a Yemeni female resident in her 20s as well as another Yemeni woman who took the photos and uploaded them on social media, the official said, according to Saudi news portal Sabq.

These three imbeciles have no excuse. They were born in hell. They should know better to mock the one of the few things that could get them in jail or, worse, killed. Maybe in their follow up video, they could make fun of the Saudi royalty and then finish the trilogy by drawing Muhammad on a live feed.

Posted at 02:21 PM in World War M | | Comments (0)

Coronavirus Carnage

Mar 24, 2020

Daniel Tencer:

Canada’s economy will clock its steepest decline on record in the coming months, and unemployment is set to rise to its highest level in nearly a quarter century, a new CIBC forecast says. [...]

The forecast predicts Canada’s economic output will shrink at a 15-to-20-per-cent annual pace in the second quarter, the fastest contraction in records going back to 1962.

Millions will feel serious pain because of the culture of debt. 180%. That's the average Canadian household debt relative to disposable income. Now, in just one week, half a million Canadians have lost their jobs. Worse, this will have a compounding effect: most will severely curtail their spending for months, if not years. Many industries -- airlines, hotels, restaurants, tourist attractions, theaters, etc. -- won't be hiring new workers for a long time. Those who are graduating from universities with mountains of debt will have to suffer through rotten times.

Other countries will also take a serious hit.

Economists at investment bank Goldman Sachs see the U.S. economy shrinking at an incredible 24-per-cent pace in the second quarter.

The last time the global economies crashed in such a sharp manner was 90 years ago. This terrible virus is a painful reminder to avoid debt and always have emergency savings. People wrongly think that their incomes will be stable. Business failure, recession, war, natural disaster or a pandemic can completely devastate multiple professions.

"Ah, those things are rare!"

Yeah, something rare always happens!

Posted at 02:44 PM in Economics, USA | | Comments (0)

Those crazy infidels!

Mar 24, 2020

Robert Spencer:

Amid all the controversy over where the coronavirus comes from (don’t you dare call it the “Chinese Virus,” a la “Spanish Flu,” that would be racist, and to be racist is worse than the virus itself) and what should be done about it, a Muslim cleric in Syracuse, NY., has found the key; thousands of people are being infected, many are dying, and America is teetering on the edge of economic collapse because American women are showing too much ankle.

THOSE FILTHY WHORES!

Posted at 12:48 PM in Politics, USA, World War M | | Comments (0)

The pain isn't over

Mar 23, 2020

What I wrote on March 18, 2020:

  • Assuming that the data is correct, the mortality rate of H1N1 was 0.021%. This means that 1 person out of every 4,876 infected would die from the virus.
  • Today, the mortality rate of the Coronavirus is at a staggering 4%. This means that 1 person out of every 25 infected is dying from this virus. COVID-19 is, at the moment, 195 times more lethal than H1N1.

Or in other words: If COVID-19 infects 60 million people in America, then more will die from it than the total number of Americans who were killed in all the US wars combined. This virus has the potential to be more lethal for America than all her wars over 250 years.

Vox Day writes today:

The USA has 32,000 ICU beds, which puts it right in between at one ICU bed for every 10,000 people. This means that if the mitigation calculations are correct, the medical resources would be overwhelmed by a factor of 8x, thereby leading to fatalities in excess of 2 million.

Yup. My basic arithmetic put the total US fatalities at 2.4 million; assuming that a) COVID-19 infects roughly 60 million people in America, and b) the mortality rate holds at 4%. The fact that people smarter than me are getting similar fatality numbers is extremely alarming.

Posted at 01:05 PM in Economics, Politics, USA | | Comments (0)

The Value of Vigilance

Mar 22, 2020

It takes 2-4 weeks to get this virus under control after a total lockdown. If the entire world did that today, then we would start to see hopeful results on April 7! Of course, countries that were careful are already seeing the value of vigilance.

Canada got serious about one week ago. There were 342 confirmed cases then. Today, there are over 1,300. A few more weeks of pain to follow. We should see a flattening of the curve here in early April.

Posted at 01:59 PM in Economics, Politics | | Comments (0)

Foods and supplements

Mar 21, 2020

Vox Day posts a translated message; an excerpt:

Anyone who has symptoms should take only and exclusively PARACETAMOL (except, of course, medical prescription), drink plenty of water, and very often (if possible sips every 15 minutes). We also have natural antivirals such as Garlic, Ginger, Propolis, and almost all aromatic plants (Mint, Melissa (Torongil), Rosemary ...) Cinnamon, Curcuma, Fruits with Vitamin C ... in direct infusion.

He adds:

I've also heard from various sources that large daily doses of Vitamins C and D3, as well as zinc, have been reported to be efficacious.

I've found that the following four foods / supplements provide a powerful boost to the immune system:

  1. Garlic or garlic powder
  2. Cayenne pepper or sauce
  3. Vitamin C (1,000 mg per day)
  4. Vitamin D3 (2,000 IU per day)

The combined cost is quite impressive. Under $2 per month!

Posted at 03:49 PM in General, Life | | Comments (0)

Sadiq Khan's London

Mar 20, 2020

March 3, 2020:

Sadiq Khan has said there is ‘no risk’ of people catching coronavirus while travelling on buses or trains in the capital.

The Mayor of London has urged people to continue to use the Tube and go to concerts despite the outbreak of the disease. So far in the UK, 39 people have tested positive to the virus. 

March 20, 2020: The politicians are definitely assholes but these idiots only have themselves to blame. After the chaos, and high economic and financial costs around the globe, they're still close enough to cough on each other!? Yeah, keep tempting fate.

Posted at 06:09 PM in Economics, Politics | | Comments (0)

Not getting risk

Mar 19, 2020

The virus started in China. There is no question that the political elite there are not telling the truth. The data is simply incomplete. However, once fragmented global statistics are compiled, the mortality rate turns out to be roughly 4%. Of course, the rate for young people is super-low while incredibly high for the elderly. Also, it's likely that hundreds of thousands of the infected have not been test and are not counted. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that the true mortality rate is 1% or lower.

Given all this uncertainty, the main point of N. N. Taleb is utterly sensible: we need to be extra-vigilant against this global threat. Short-term pain is preferable over the possibility of long-term disaster.

Trump closed America's borders to China in early February. Canada waited till mid-March to do the same. Now, entire provinces are locked down. Schools, colleges, universities, bars, restaurants, theaters, cinemas, botanical gardens, and museums are all closed. Those 45 days of smug virtue-signalling by Canada will now cost hundreds of billions of dollars in lost jobs and productivity. The Canadian stock market wiped out eight years of gains in under a month. The Canadian dollar crashed 10% against the US dollar in the same time. The Great Housing Bubble of the last decade is now ready to burst. The only rising stats will be for prices, bankruptcies and suicides.

Posted at 06:51 PM in Economics, Politics | | Comments (0)

"Closed" borders

Mar 18, 2020

Traitorous cunts are in charge in Sweden and Canada:

The UK had one of the strangest terrorist attacks a few years ago. These two Muslims were driving in a car. They stopped and stepped out. Then, they started stabbing people with a small knife. The police were on the scene and shot them dead.

In the future, Muslim terrorists who are not mildly retarded will simply have to bring a virus. Just one of them can murder thousands and bring the global economy to its knees. Globalism, open borders, and diversity are bringers of death. The Swedes and the Canadians need to wake up and, at a minimum, vote out their wicked political elite.

Posted at 01:15 PM in Politics, World War M | | Comments (0)

H1N1 vs. COVID-19

Mar 18, 2020

The media will definitely try to, somehow, blame Trump for all this mess but that image about the panic level completely misses the big picture.

  • Assuming that the data is correct, the mortality rate of H1N1 was 0.021%. This means that 1 person out of every 4,876 infected would die from the virus.
  • Today, the mortality rate of the Coronavirus is at a staggering 4%. This means that 1 person out of every 25 infected is dying from this virus. COVID-19 is, at the moment, 195 times more lethal than H1N1.

Or in other words: If COVID-19 infects 60 million people in America, then more will die from it than the total number of Americans who were killed in all the US wars combined. This virus has the potential to be more lethal for America than all her wars over 250 years.

Posted at 10:58 AM in History, Politics, USA | | Comments (0)

Life among the barbarians

Mar 18, 2020

The internationally condemned rite of female genital mutilation (FGM) is practiced in at least 92 countries, according to a new study released Tuesday by three advocacy groups. Despite a decline in its prevalence in recent decades, there are still millions of girls around the world subjected to the painful and highly dangerous practice. [...]

The U.N. estimates that more than 200 million girls have undergone the ritual in 32 countries during recent decades, based on large-scale national surveys from those countries. The new study examined smaller national studies and indirect estimates to document the practice in an additional 60 countries.

One can't imagine the fear, shock, pain, and suffering of these girls. Some even die from the infections and blood loss.

Known as "female circumcision" in some countries, FGM ranges in severity from the partial or total removal of the clitoris to other harmful procedures such as pricking, piercing, incising and scraping the female genitalia. The ritual is performed as early as infancy to the teen years, often using crude implements such as scissors and without an anesthetic. [...]

Thirty-two mostly African nations have long been known as FGM hot spots. In addition, the study found FGM evidence in 31 Western countries, including the United States, where the ritual is practiced in immigrant communities and in 29 other countries where small-scale national studies and other evidence confirm the existence of the practice.

The West is going to see more of this savagery within its borders.

Posted at 10:38 AM in Politics, World War M | | Comments (0)

South Korea vs. The Virus

Mar 17, 2020

Yeah, it was getting out of control at the end of February in South Korea. They have fought hard and contained it. Their strategy should be a model for the West. Hopefully, we'll see similar declines in cases in the next two weeks.

Posted at 10:43 PM in Politics | | Comments (0)

The Year of Corona

Mar 17, 2020

The largest province of Canada has declared a state of emergency:

Premier Doug Ford has declared a provincial state of emergency in response to a worsening COVID-19 outbreak and will now order the closure of restaurants and bars not providing takeout service along with a host of other venues where crowds are known to gather. [...]

He says that under the order the government will prohibit all organized public events of more than 50 people until March 31, including services in places of worship. He said that the order will also force the closure of all facilities providing indoor recreational programs, all public libraries and private schools, all licenced childcare centres, all bars and restaurants that don’t provide takeout services and all theatres, cinemas and concert venues.

Posted at 06:11 PM in Economics, Politics | | Comments (0)

Taxman shows mercy

Mar 17, 2020

Canadians will have an extra month to file their taxes this year:

Canadians will have one extra month to file their taxes to the Canada Revenue Agency, the National Post has learned.

The announcement will be made tomorrow by federal ministers as part of a larger series of financial measures to assist Canadian individuals and governments through the COVID-19 pandemic.

So instead of an April 30 filing deadline for the 2020 tax season, Canadians will have until June 1 to submit their income tax return to CRA.

Many people will have to borrow money to pay their taxes. If this corona shutdown drags on for weeks, then people will have trouble making their mortgage payments. Eventually, quite a few will have to sell their houses to get cash. The magnitude of the housing market crash in the next year will illuminate the carnage.

Posted at 05:20 PM in Economics, Politics | | Comments (0)

Brave New World

Mar 16, 2020

It's brave to shit on White people. However, criticizing those poor, oppressed coloreds is just so super intolerant. Do better!

Posted at 05:41 PM in Politics | | Comments (0)

Canada deteriorates

Mar 13, 2020

The wife of the Canadian prime minister tested positive for the Wuhan virus last night.

The prime minister will have to quarantine himself for two weeks. He's also considering steps to close the borders to limit the virus.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will warn Canadians against international travel and is considering tightening the border to some international travellers.

Public schools will be closed for the next three weeks in Ontario. Canadian universities are starting to cancel their classes.

A famous Chinese city is getting the maximum benefits of socialist health care:

Vancouver has learned that a shortage of personal protective equipment for physicians and support staff has Vancouver doctors turning patients away from their offices as the provincial health-care system begins to show the strain of potential COVID-19 infections.

Doctors of BC, an association of doctors and medical residents, says physicians across the province are concerned about the shortage of supplies like face masks, with no timeline for new supplies despite a government injection of hundreds of millions of dollars.

No matter how this plays out, it certainly won't be boring.

Posted at 11:39 AM in Economics, Politics | | Comments (0)

Flattening the country

Mar 12, 2020

When confronted with a disaster, governments are cold, brutal, and utterly vicious:

The Diverse Left Crowd in America wants to have absolute government power over healthcare. When the shit hits the fan, "herd immunity" will likely be their sole option. What's sad is that they'll take real Americans into the grave with them.

Posted at 09:53 PM in Politics, USA | | Comments (0)

SPYfall 3

Mar 12, 2020

By Thursday’s close, the S&P 500 dropped 9.5%, or 260.62 points, in its largest percentage decline since the Black Monday crash of October 19, 1987. The blue-chip index slid more than 20% in total from its recent closing high from mid-February, sending it into a bear market.

The Dow’s 9.99% decline Thursday was also the biggest since 1987, and constituted a drop of 2,352.6 points.

So, today was the worst day for the US financial markets in 33 years.

And, if you thought that was bad, take a look at Canada:

The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 12 per cent Thursday, the biggest one day drop since May 1940, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Trading was halted earlier in the day amid dramatic selling at the opening. The nation’s benchmark slumped to its lowest since February 2016 at the close.

The last time the Canadian stock market crashed so spectacularly, Hitler's armies were marching through and conquering the Western part of Europe.

Posted at 04:33 PM in Economics, USA | | Comments (0)

A Jewel of the NBA

Mar 12, 2020

You must have a heart of stone to not laugh at this:

I doubt we’ll get a better case study during this nightmare of how a single person’s cavalier denialism about the threat from the disease can put entire industries at risk. This happened two days ago. Gobert apparently thought it was silly that the NBA had set a new rule requiring reporters to stay six feet away from players at all time. So, as a goof, he decided to touch all of their microphones after his Q&A ended.

Word leaked last night that he had tested positive for COVID-19.

Life is tough. It's tougher when you're stupid.

Posted at 02:37 PM in USA | | Comments (0)

Sexist foreign virus

Mar 12, 2020

To fix this eeevil inequality, a few infected women should be left untreated and allowed to perish. What say you, oh brave and noble feminists?

Posted at 02:15 PM in Politics | | Comments (0)

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