Month: March 2021

Oklahoma bill amendment would force schools and cities to provide actual science before mandating masks

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Oklahoma Senator Rob Standridge’s admendment to SB541 would require three very specific types of published, scientific proof of the effectiveness of specific masks before a mandate can be enacted or continued. And if three published, peer-reviewed sources are provided that show that masks can inflict harm upon the wearer, the mask mandate will be invalidated.

Full text:

SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-508.2 of Title 63, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. As used in this section:
1. “Relevant study” means:
a. b. c.
a randomized controlled study,
a peer reviewed study, or
a study performed by one or more researchers that has
not been discredited and is published in a print or
electronic research journal;
2. “Significant adverse effects” means recurring headaches,
negative impact on the cardiovascular system, negative impact on
the cardiopulmonary system including but not limited to any
reduction in blood oxygenation or respiratory volume, significant
nausea and vomiting or other side effects that a reasonable
physician would consider significant; and
3. “Substantial harm” means:
a.
b. c. d. e. f.
bacterial, viral or other infection, most commonly
from device contamination,
reduced cardiovascular function,
reduced cardiopulmonary function,
psychological harm,
negative impact on learning for students, or
other adverse effects that a reasonable physician
would conclude pose a risk of substantial harm.
(Floor Amendments Only) Date and Time Filed:
Untimely Amendment Cycle Extended Secondary Amendment

1 B. 1. A state entity, institution within The Oklahoma State
2 System of Higher Education, technology center school district or
3 political subdivision including, but not limited to, a school
4 district board of education may only implement a mandate to wear a
5 mask or any other medical device as provided in this subsection and
6 shall state any purpose or purposes for the mandate in the text of
7 the mandate.
8 2. The mandate must reference three (3) or more relevant
9 studies that show the mask or medical device has proven
10 effectiveness for the exact purpose or purposes stated in the
11 mandate. Studies that do not include all masks or medical devices
12 that could qualify as such under the mandate or do not address all
13 purposes stated in the mandate, and in the case of a mask the
14 potential for mitigation of transmission of bacterial or viral
15 infection, shall not qualify as one of the required three (3) or
16 more studies.
17 3. The mandate shall be invalidated if three (3) or more
18 relevant studies that show possible significant adverse effects as
19 a result of wearing a mask or medical device that would satisfy the
20 mandate and for any use that would satisfy the mandate are provided
21 to the state entity, institution within The Oklahoma State System
22 of Higher Education, technology center school district or political
23 subdivision implementing the mandate.
24 4. The mandate shall be invalidated if three (3) or more
25 relevant studies show that any mask or medical device that would be
(Floor Amendments Only) Date and Time Filed:
Untimely Amendment Cycle Extended Secondary Amendment

1 required under the mandate is found not to be effective for any of
2 the purposes stated in the mandate. If no specific purposes are
3 stated in the mandate, the mandate shall be invalidated.
4 5. The mandate shall be immediately invalidated if any mask or
5 medical device that would satisfy the mandate is shown by one or
6 more relevant studies to pose a risk of substantial harm, if used
7 in any manner that would satisfy the mandate, to the wearer of the
8 mask or medical device.

Cruel for cruelty’s sake

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No other explanation, other than people found an opportunity to inflict abuse and get away with it, and took it.

Post from March 21st, 2020

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I have no idea how to share earlier posts, so here is a screenshot. I feel that the United States, if not the world, is almost completely out of the woods of the self-inflicted civilizational crisis that our leaders threw us into one year ago. Cooler heads are being to be heard, the hypochondriacs and fearmongers are being pushed to the side, and we are finally returning to normal, albeit slowly.

I can’t express enough how close the modern world was to total collapse during this past year. Entirely self-inflicted, the product of fear taking the reins and guiding policy. My fear was a total collapse of economic activity that could not be salvaged, followed shortly by hyperinflation, outbreaks of violence, totalitarianism, and a complete cratering of the modern world. I truly thought we were witnessing a great civilizational decline, on par with Rome. And a decline based on such stupid pretense. Entirely avoidable, but a year ago we were stampeding like spooked cattle towards a cliff, with the corporate press, regulatory leaders, and politicians fueling the fear.

For many, it has been an apocalypse. 3 million children in the US have dropped completely off the grid, teachers have no idea where they are or what has happened to them. That, to some, would certainly be considered apocalyptic. Enormous crimes against humanity have been committed under the guise of “keeping the American people safe”. Tens of millions of lives forever altered, a generation of children traumatized due to the infantile behavior of the adult world. It was all for nothing. The fear, the lockdowns, the masks, the unbelievable human rights violations, all in vain. The virus spread regardless.

Stanford professor: Lockdowns are “biggest public health mistake we’ve ever made”

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Heroic statement from Dr. Jay Bhattacharya in this Newsweek article.

Many of us knew this a year prior. I had thought it was obvious that shutting down huge swaths of a complex, modern economy would produce devastating outcomes. Apparently it wasn’t so obvious, which to me was terrifying.

The fact that most people have no idea how dependent they and their families are on the unhampered functioning of a market economy is horrifying. I was horrified when, a year ago, states began issuing shelter-in-place orders, as if we can turn off the economy like a light switch, and then turn it back on again when we feel like it.

The only thing standing between us and the Stone Age is our developed economy. Almost no one understands that, and it is a tragedy. It’s still almost impossible to believe what has happened over the past year. Not the virus, but the reaction to the virus. And how long it took for libertarians to rise to the occasion and condemn this epoch-defining destruction of liberty.

Contra Biden, lockdowns, masks, and the widespread support for both, are products of a Neanderthal state of mind. And the Neanderthals, usually Phd-educated and with a sky-high IQ, are demanding more lockdowns, more Stalinism, and downplaying the devastation caused by it.

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I have no real opinion on this overwrought tabloid story, but as a general rule if the abusive/rage-prone Piers Morgan is against something, I’m for it. The primary source of entertainment stems from the ruling class descending into a pig sty brawl. That’s the entertainment I live for.