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Samizdata quote of the day

Like it or not, every country is pursuing a herd immunity strategy, all they are doing is trying to manage the speed at which it happens.

– Perry de Havilland

Samizdata quote of the day

A vaccine would be great, a vaccine from ISRAEL would be awesome! Just imagine the lunatic conspiracy theories & of course, if the crazies refuse to use a ‘Jewish’ vaccine, that just means more for the rest of us! Take it away, Charles Darwin!

– Perry de Havilland

Samizdata quote of the day

Is it possible to end this free 30-day trial of Communism early?

– Hector Drummond

We need to take this pandemic seriously…

But…

A public service announcement….

Washing your hands must be done properly, and technique matters. Observe…

You are welcome.

Samizdata quote of the day

No; fuckwit lefties of twitter – That the crashcart has arrived and a medic is urgently applying paddles to a patient in arrest does *not* mean a defibrillation session every morning would do us all good.

– Guy Herbert

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First female POTUS will be a Republican. There have been two female Prime Ministers in UK now, both Conservative Party. And whilst I adored Thatcher & loathed May, neither made being female a political issue. There is a lesson there, one the Identitarian Left will not learn.

– Perry de Havilland

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The Guardian, wrong about everything, always. Doubly so on anything economic.

– Tim Worstall

Samizdata quote of the day

Some wonder if Philip Rutnam’s resignation has damaged Boris Johnson’s government. But a great swath of opinion outside the bubble takes this as a sign of something good happening & this chap’s squealing is music to their ears. They may be wrong to assume the swamp is being drained, but that is how this is playing to the normies.

– Perry de Havilland

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FYI, the death rate of COVID-19 among men is about 60% higher than among women. As there are no biological differences between men and women, I conclude this is entirely due to our inability in our society to teach men not to rape.

– Samizdata Illuminatus

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At least a few federal agency buildings could be greatly improved by the complete omission of entrances.

– Commenter Ferox

Samizdata quote of the day

I’ve Got Mine Now Sod Off Says Zuckerberg

– Tim Worstall providing a typically succinct summation.