THOUGHT OF THE DAY:

”In other centuries, human beings wanted to be saved, or improved, or freed, or educated. But in our century, they want to be entertained. The great fear is not of disease or death, but of boredom. A sense of time on our hands, a sense of nothing to do. A sense that we are not amused.”

— Michael Crichton

BIRTHDAYS:

1699 Jan Zach, Czech violinist, organist, and composer, baptized in Čelákovice, Bohemia. Fuge c-Moll

1850 Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer. He is best known for works such as Treasure Island, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Kidnapped and A Child’s Garden of Verses.

1969 Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Somali-Dutch-American women’s rights activist, writer (The Caged Virgin), and politician (Dutch Parliament, 2003-06), born in Mogadishu, Somalia.

MISCELLANEOUS:

IT WOULD NOT BE THE END OF THE WORLD. What Would Really Happen If the US Department of Education Went Away?

SUGGESTED READING FOR FUTURE LOCKDOWNS:

PUBLISHED IN 2006: Disease Mitigation Measures in the Control of Pandemic Influenza

FOCUSED PROTECTION: The Great Barrington Declaration

SCIENCE, ETHICS, AND THE NUREMBERG CODE:

Declaration of Canadian Physicians for Science and Truth

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RELOCATION. The CDC Planned Quarantine Camps Nationwide

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