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1. Why Did Covid Enforcement Target Religion?
   By Julie Ponesse August 28, 2022

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   When self-professed atheist blogger Tim Urban was interviewed by Bari Weiss on something about which he changed his mind in 2021, he said:

   “I’ve spent most of my life thinking ‘the more atheists, the better.’ Looking back, this now feels like a ‘be careful what you wish for’ hope. It’s easy for non-religious people to look down on religion, but we take for granted the extent to which a good society is good because of the moral structure it provides.”

   Protecting religious leaders like Artur Pawlowski is not just about protecting religion per se; it is about protecting the foundations of a free society in which individuals can find their own sources of meaning apart from the state.
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   https://brownstone.org/articles/why-did-covid-enforcement-target-religion/

   1. A surprising (IMHO) amount of English Law is traceable back to the Bible, the Old Testament in particular.

2. La Niña affecting monsoon season in Pakistan

   https://twitter.com/climaterealists/status/1564142566945202177?s=21&t=QXXaNUUCD4uYIRRZHVhoEA

3. Any plans to do a deep dive into FedNow? It gives me the creeps.

   https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/brainard20220829a.htm

   1. Have been reading about it. Hard to get the details necessary to know how it actually works.

      1. How would the system verify the identity of the counterparties, this being a real time system, without the smart grid being lit AND having verifiable biometric data with a hand chip or face scan activating the transaction on a smart device? And this is going to possibly replace ACH and be phased in next summer??!!

4. Unusual “weather” in Pakistan, not much mainstream coverage.

   https://twitter.com/youranoncentral/status/1564753170093715457
   “At least 1136 people have died.
   33 million people (1 in 7 Pakistanis) are affected.
   1/3 of the country is underwater.”</EM

   https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/8/30/non-stop-pakistan-rains-leave-families-homeless-stranded

   1. Yeah not much coverage on any unusual weather patterns. Dams all over Europe are drying up, especially Germany. Only now is the local news mentioning Lake Mead.

5. Here’s an astrological perspective about Europe this winter.
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mse7f9jZgg4

6. No-

   https://totallythebomb.com/is-starbucks-going-cashless

   1. What percentage of current franchisees, UK or elsewhere, are cashless?

      Is this number going to change in the near future?

      A bigger issue for Starbucks might be locations going chairless, negating the “third place” vision upon which the company was founded, ostensibly as a mitigation at locations often used by homeless people.

7. Starbucks is going cashless as of October 1, and –

   https://www.dailywire.com/news/federal-reserve-to-launch-new-instant-payment-service

   1. Are you sure about Starbucks? https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/starbucks-statement-after-reports-coffee-24887327

   2. I do not think so. They will lose shares.

   3. Good time to rethink the health benefits of drinking tea. The Brits seem to get it. A healthier and more civilized drink that leads to a longer life. Earl Grey anyone?

   4. The “cashless” story looks like a “trial run” to elicit reactions and collect data. You’ve got me thinking about the Rock $7M acceptability/behavior modification-type studies…

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