by | November 29, 2023 · 11:15 am

Bits & Bytes

FAUXTUS: God has a sense of humor.

GOOGLE MAPS: Google Maps removed directions to a Washington, D.C. pro-life pregnancy center and instead offered users directions to a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic, two different doula locations, and a pro-life pregnancy center across the river in Maryland. When the issue was pointed out to them by The Daily Signal, they oopsied and put Capitol Hill Crisis Pregnancy Center back in.

MASKS: A peer-reviewed study entitled “Association between Face mask use and Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Infection – Cross-sectional study” was published in Epidemiology and Infection on Nov. 13, 2023. It reported on an analysis of mask use among 3,209 individuals from Norway. After adjusting for factors such as age, vaccination status, use of public transportation, etc., the study also found that mask wearers had a 33% to 40% higher incidence of COVID-19 compared to those who never or almost never wore masks. The researchers cautioned against making too much of the results, since there were many factors they did not consider, such as people who wore masks because of their profession.

NEW YUCK CITY: A total of 2,516 NYPD cops have left so far this year, the fourth highest number in the past decade. Meanwhile, crime is up 30% and Mayor Adams has decided to save money by canceling the next five police academy classes. Police Benevolent Association president, Patrick Hendry, said, “Our police officers are being worked to exhaustion, and 911 response times are already rising. What is going to happen when no reinforcements arrive for months on end?”

POPE FRANCIS: Two Vatican insiders leaked to the AP that Pope Francis has decided to punish conservative American Cardinal Raymond Burke (75) for being a source of “disunity” within the church. Burke had not received notification of measures being taken against him which reportedly will include revoking his salary and tossing him out of his apartment at the Vatican.

PSA: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-_qzsMF8RM [13:26] for a professional lesson on how to properly sharpen, clean, and store your kitchen knives.

SEATTLE: A middle school teacher in the Seattle Public School System organized a pro-LGBTQ class activity where students wrote hateful letters and mailed them to the parental rights advocacy group called Moms for Liberty.

UNITED METHODISM: The United Methodist Churches in the United States have had 24.3% of its affiliate churches withdraw from the denomination over its embrace of LGBTQ ideology. Until recently, churches that met the requirements were allowed to disaffiliate with their property intact. But it sounds like the PTBs are sick of losing all that money. The latest batch of requests were denied, despite meeting all the many requirements. The congregations can go worship where they like, but the U.M.C. is keeping their property. The Institute on Religion and Democracy says, “In the future, United Methodism will increasingly rely on closing and selling churches for income even as it loses millions of members.”

VIRGINIA: A former Prince William County registrar, Michele White, has been charged with altering 2020 election results in the Virginia Election and Registration Information System [VERIS], so that the system reported false election results. Joe Biden allegedly received 54% of the county vote vs. Trump’s alleged 44%. White’s trial is due to begin on Jan. 16, 2024.

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