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COVID-19 (science totalitarianism)

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Denyse O'Leary
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April 14, 2022
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Academic Freedom, Intelligent Design
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Fun from the Babylon Bee in Twitter jail while Elon Musk tries to buy them and others out

Denyse O'Leary
April 14, 2022
Academic Freedom, Intelligent Design
Science: Just last month, Issues & Insights reported a poll it conducted with TIPP, the most accurate predictor of the last five presidential elections, regarding people’s feelings about COVID. The survey found 65% of Americans think COVID policy in the United States is “driven by politics,” with only 21% believing it’s “driven by science.” Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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February 24, 2022
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Culture, Intelligent Design, Naturalism, Science
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We’re not your lab rats any more: Convoy update IV

Denyse O'Leary
February 24, 2022
Culture, Intelligent Design, Naturalism, Science

As of March 13, 2022, this page will not be updated. The issues re COVID-19 have now moved to the stage where only serious enquiries into the costly Crazy will be any use. Meanwhile, we leave you with this thought: Now, as we move forward (or not), a final message: Maybe you didn’t care when ID proponents lost their jobs for not fronting Darwin. After all, you didn’t think it would spread. But it does. The COVID Crazy is what happens when “science” becomes a placeholder for a variety of wants and fears, power grabs and pursuit of profits. Now that you had to live with it – and should justifiably fear the next Crazy coming down the pike – Read More ›

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Denyse O'Leary
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February 10, 2022
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Culture, Intelligent Design, Medicine, Naturalism
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We’re not your lab rats any more: Convoy update III

Denyse O'Leary
February 10, 2022
Culture, Intelligent Design, Medicine, Naturalism
So much news worldwide now. I’ll just keep adding to it, putting new items at the top so you can keep checking back. I will try to group them loosely by topic where possible. This post is stickied for now so news news added on other topics is below this post. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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February 7, 2022
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Canada, Culture, Intelligent Design, Science
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The police swoop in Ottawa: The Constitution? Old news now

Denyse O'Leary
February 7, 2022
Canada, Culture, Intelligent Design, Science
“Trust the science!” is starting to show its totalitarian face in Canada — but, as they slowly learn the facts, citizens are standing their ground, From the comments: “Canadians: ‘Be polite when you are being arrested.’ u guys rock!” (Sure, commenter. Canada belongs to the people of Canada. And this is how free people fight back. Serfs, by contrast, destroy things and attack people because they have no stake in a free and prosperous society.) Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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February 7, 2022
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Culture, Intelligent Design, Science
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The cost of silencing science debate: Subjective science

Denyse O'Leary
February 7, 2022
Culture, Intelligent Design, Science
A vaccine research scientist from mainland China discusses the cost of authoritarianism in science. One consequence is that those who seek to provide non-approved but defensible information are vilified and persecuted, to protect the Official Story by which many prosper, though the public as a whole may be harmed. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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January 31, 2022
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Intelligent Design, Laws, Media, Science
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John West explains why Discovery Institute will start speaking up about science totalitarianism around COVID

Denyse O'Leary
January 31, 2022
Intelligent Design, Laws, Media, Science
COVID-19 has been used as the rationale for an extraordinary expansion of government power in the name of science... COVID has shown government officials how to do an end-run around the normal system of checks and balances. They simply need to invoke “science” and declare an emergency — and then extend their emergency orders time and again. Read More ›