[Summary] Table: “Drugmakers Mine DNA Troves For Research: Selected Genetic Databases and Their Industry Partners”, in Wall Street Journal, July 24, 2019. p. B1. 23andMe (8 million individuals): Genentech, GlaxoSmithKline. deCODE Genetics (owned by Amgen) (1.6 million individuals): Amgen. UK Biobank (0.5 million individuals): AbbVie, Alnylam, AstraZeneca, Biogen, Bristol-Myers Squibb, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Regeneron, Takeda Pharmaceuticals. […]
Continue readingIf Not CBP and ICE, Who?
We live in a time of savages who smash and tear down and terrorize, whether in Mosul, DC or Berkeley. And yet there are people who are dedicated to preserving the heritage of mankind, like the hero Khalid Bashar, Syrian Palmyra expert who was vilely murdered by ISIS for trying to preserve the treasures of […]
Continue readingCoal: Evil Here, a Blessing There
In the recent report “Climate Change: Activities of Selected Agencies to Address Potential Impact on Global Migration”. Report to Congressional Requesters. GAO-19-166. District of Columbia: GAO, January 2019, the vast Global warming appartus of the Obama Administration is described. A vast mutli-billion dollar conduit funnelling billions of US tax dollars who knows where, even as […]
Continue readingIran War? Probably Not; Also Khashoggi
Right now, American military forces are moving in the Middle East and many fear that the United States is on the verge of war with Iran. A few weeks ago, we were on the verge of war with Venezuela. I suspect that the failed regime change in Venezuela was a result of an over-estimation of […]
Continue readingFake News Fades
Table: “Newspaper Circulation Change, 2012-2018”, in Wall Street Journal, May 4-5, 2019. p. B1. (National is the average percentage decline of Wall Street Journal, New York Times and Washington Post; median for all others.) > Less than 20000: -41%. 20000-200000: -45.7%. Over 200000: -40.9%. National: -28.7%. Source: Alliance for Audited Media. ====== Left Wing Digital […]
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