Tuesday, December 31, 2024

GET ME REWRITE: First task of newly formed majority on Ottawa County Commission is to clean up the mess left behind by far-right Ottawa Impact

 
Headline:  mlive, 12/30/2024
Some of the board’s decisions in 2023 and 2024 have since resulted in multiple lawsuits filed against the county, including an age-discrimination lawsuit that was settled for $225,000 and at least $360,000 in legal fees for another lawsuit filed by Hambley to keep her job.  
Several moderate Republican candidates who ran in 2024 did so as a direct result of opposing Ottawa Impact decisions, including Hudsonville Mayor Mark Northrup, who went up against Moss in the Republican primary. 
Four Ottawa Impact members did win reelection this cycle, including Moss in District 5, Board Vice Chair Sylvia Rhodea in District 8, Kendra Wenzel in District 6 and Allison Miedema in District 11. But two more members - Roger Belknap in District 1 and Gretchen Cosby in District 1 - lost both the primary and unsuccessful general election attempts as write-in candidates.

Related posts:
December 2024
First it was Ottawa Impact, now it's bird flu.  Don't know which is worse!  (12/25)

November 2024

October 2024
Dear Ottawa County voters:  Now is your chance to dump that incompetent clown Joe Moss.  Vote smart!  (10/21)

September 2024

August 2024
2024 primary election Ottawa County Commission:  Far-right Ottawa Impact incumbent Gretchen Crosby gets crush by moderate Republican.  (8/7)

July 2024
 
June 2024

May 2024

April 2024

March 2024.  

February 2024 
Chris Vander Sys challenges Ottawa Impact whackjob Gretchen Cosby for seat on Michigan's Ottawa County Board.  (2/21)

January 2024

2023


Keeping tabs on human-to-human transmission of H5N1

 
Headline:  AVMA News, 12/30/2024

The key is in the lock.....
Given H5N1's circulation among wild and migratory bird populations, along with clade 2.3.4.4b's knack for infecting a broad range of mammalians species and the associated morbidity and mortality rates, experts worry H5N1 will eventually mutate into a lethal strain capable of human-to-human transmission, setting off another pandemic.
However, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports, the current risk to individual and population health remains low and has not significantly changed from the most recent assessment done on a similar H5N1 virus that caused an outbreak among mink in 2023 in Spain. 
That said, the virus strain found in dairy cows in the U.S. may only need one mutation for it to be able to spread among humans, according to a study published in the journal Science in early December.

Related posts:
Bird flu in chickens:  IT'S EVERYWHERE IT'S EVERYWHERE!!  (12/18)

Nicholas Creel, your order of crow is ready!

 
Headline:  Newsweek
Additionally, the former president's legal woes are only going to get worse as the election approaches. In the last few weeks alone, the Georgia RICO case against Trump has seen multiple defendants take plea deals that will be incredibly damaging to his case. With an additional three criminal cases pending in Florida, New York, and D.C., we can expect damaging leaks to continue through the general election. The possibility that Trump is a convicted felon by November 2024 is itself very real and in no way can be expected to do anything other than help Biden win a second presidential term.

Plenty of crow to go around.
2024
Hal Varian,.  (9/16)
Jamais Cascio.  (9/15)
Liz Peek.  (9/1)
Rachel M. Cohen.  (8/31)
Andrew Powell.  (8/28)
Jason Whitlock.  (8/28)
Sam.  (6/7)
Paul Rosenzweig.  (5/30)
William Cooper.  (5/30)
Andrew Clyde.  (2/21)
Elise Stefanik.  (2/21)
Clay Travis.  (1/31)

2023
Hayden Ludwig.  (11/1)
Pras Subramanian.  (10/30)
Frank Luntz.  (1/7)

2022
Chris Matthews.  (11/16)
Daniel McCarthy.  (11/13)
Kevin McCarthy.  (11/13)
Mike Pence.  (11/12)
Dana Hall McCain.  (11/11)
Shane Goldmacher.  (11/10)

Other servings of crow:

Welcome to fill-in-the-blank journalism! (It's a longtime political news media practice)

 
In 2008, pundits thought it was the end of the world for Republicans.  

Here we go again, with Democrats under the microscope.

Pundits show off their myopia as well as their ignorance of the big picture.

Top headline:  CBS News
Bottom headline:  Reason


CES 2025: ZHAOWEI's Dexterous Hand

 
Screengrab from video below 

Headline:  PR Newswire, 12/30/2024
The Dexterous Hand holds immense potential across various industries, including healthcare, where it can be used in robotic-assisted surgery and rehabilitation devices that require precision and adaptability. In industrial automation, it is valuable for advanced manufacturing tasks that demand delicate handling or assembly of intricate components. Additionally, in consumer robotics, the Dexterous Hand enables service robots to perform everyday tasks with human-like accuracy and finesse.



Related posts:
November 2024 (CES 2025)
HomePlunge.  (11/21)

Bio Leg.  (11/22)
FingerVision R1.  (11/22)





December 2024







Woven by Toyota.  (12/17)



Just 1409 days to go until 2028 Election: Politico jumps the gun

 
Headline:  Politico, 12/30/2024

Listed in order:
  1. Kamala Harris
  2. JD Vance & Donald Trump Jr.
  3. Ruben Gallego
  4. Marco Rubio
  5. Andy Beshear
  6. Brian Kemp
  7. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez

November 2024
Day 1460.  Philadelphia Inquirer launches 2028 presidential election guessing game campaign.  (11/8)
Day 1456.  (11/12)
Day 1455.  (11/15)
Day 1453.  (11/16)
Day 1452.  Sports metaphor malpractice in journalism at NBC News edition.  (11/17)
Day 1451.  (11/18)
Day 1449.   And here's the first of many useless 2028 presidential polls(11/20)
Day 1448.  "It's a done deal!" proclaims Newsweek (11/21)
Day 1447.  Dear Western Journal, it's the polling silly season (11/22/
Day 1443.  Fentanylizing of the pollsters(11/26)
Day 1440.  Return of the post-election silly season for pollsters. (11/29)
Day 1439.  Adding AOC to the mix.  (11/30)

December 2024
Day 1438.  NewsNation limits the field.  (12/1)
Day 1437.  More AOC buzz.  (12/2)
Day 1435.  NPR ma.  (12.15kes sure Andy Beshear  gets into the mix.  (12/4)
Day 1433.  Time for some folks to get a life!  (12/6)
Day 1432.  Primary calendar jockeying begins!  (12/7)
Day 1431.  Kentucky media keeps eye on Andy Beshear's presidential ambitions.  (12/8)
Day 1429.  GOP horror movie.  (12/10)
Day 1427.  A woman for President?  Democrats throw in the towel according to Rasmussen. (12/12)
Day 1426.  Looney Laura Loomer has it all figured out.  (12/13)
Day 1425.  They expect you to pay to see the list!  (12/14)
Day 1424.  Panic at the Democratic Left.  (12/15)
Day 1423.  Fawning over JD Vance is not a bold move, Mitt Romney.  (12/16)
Day 1422.  Wow, just WOW, a vice-president emerges as GOP front-runner. (12/17)
Day 1421.  Fuggedaboudit JD Vance!  Steve Bannon is all in for a third Trump term.  (12/18) 
Day 1420.  GOP polling averages!!!  (12/19)
Day 1419.  Newsmax gets in the game.  (12/20)
Day 1418.  Buttigieg buzz.  (12/21)
Day 1417.  Newsom buzz.  (12/22)
Day 1415.  Actually, most folks are focusing on the holidays right now.  (12/24)
Day 1414.  National Review doesn't mince words.  (12/25)
Day 1412:  Matt Gaetz is not  on the list of GOP challengers.  (12/27)
Day 1411.  Politico sez “Let’s get it on, Dems!” (12/28_
Day 1410.  You mean like Donald Trump? (12/29)

Monday, December 30, 2024

Donald Trump and the hate he gives (Cleveland Ohio edition)

 
Headline:  Cleveland 18 News, 12/29/2024

Somebody is not paying attention!
Neighbors in the Tremont neighborhood are outraged after racist signs were found around their neighborhood. 
“It makes me mad, I don’t understand why this is going on,” one man told 19 News. [emphasis added]
These are some of the signs tipsters found and sent to us:


Related posts:
December 2024
Donald Trump and the hate he gives (Milwaukee Wisconsin edition).  (12/21)
Donald Trump and the hate he inflames (far-right militias all aboard for mass deportations).  (12/17)

Nov
November 2024

September 2024
9/15/2024 response of the day:  "Violence has no place in America"

July 2024
Headline news:  Four+ years of Trump and his GOP sycophants spewing violent rhetoric.  (7/24)




Trump Bingo card update

 
This version is already out there.
  

Since then we've seen these headlines.

CNN, 12/18/2024

Reuters, 12/22/2024

Barron's, 12/22/2024

Axios, 12/23/2024

USA box office on the 4th weekend of December 2017-2024

 
USA box office on the 4th weekend of December 2024 is up 12% compared to last year when "Wonkawas the top-grossing movie.   "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" is the top-grossing for the second weekend in a row.

But it's down 44% compared to the peak year of 2018, when "Aquaman" ruled the box office.
 
Source:  Box Office Mojo


Variety:  12/29/2024
Disney’s “Mufasa: The Lion King” and Paramount’s “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” are duking it out for first place at the North American box office with each of the family friendly films bringing in roughly $60 million over the five days since Christmas. Based on estimates, “Sonic 3” was ever-so-slightly ahead during the traditional weekend ($38 million between Friday and Sunday; $59.8 million from 3,769 venues since Christmas Day on Wednesday) while “Mufasa” claimed No. 1 over the five-day stretch ($37.1 million between Friday and Sunday; $63.9 million from 4,100 theaters since Wednesday). Either way, both “Mufasa” and “Sonic 3” had plenty to celebrate over the Yuletide frame.

More box office posts:
2024
Easter weekend.  (3/31)

2023

2022
Third weekend in December.  (12/19)
First weekend in December.  (12/5)
Thranksgiving 2022 daily top 10 movie grosses (Wednesday-Sunday)  (11/28)
Pre-Thanksgiving box office weekend down 47% from 2017 peak.  (11/21)
Going down: October 2022 box office drops 44% compare
d to 2018. (11/3)