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January 21, 2022
MARK LEVIN (HOST): It was originally slated for December 9, because of Pearl Harbor. Hitler declared war on the United States right after. The Wannsee Conference was rescheduled for January 20, 1942. 80 years ago. Reinhard Heydrich, deputy SS chief and head of the Reich Security Main office, summoned the state secretaries of Germany's most important ministries to coordinate their participation in achieving the final solution to the Jewish problem. Better methods had to be implemented. The participants around the table 80 years ago were no ordinary thugs. Most had attended Germany's most respected schools and universities. Eight of the 15 invitees held doctorates, and while they knew that Jews were being murdered en masse in occupied USSR, Heydrich left little doubt that Hitler had ordered a final solution to the Jewish problem, meaning all of Europe's Jews were to be annihilated. Heydrich sought to involve Germany's government ministries to help achieve that goal.
Now, you expect opposition from some attendees, but according to Holocaust organizer Adolf Eichmann, who was present, Heydrich found an unexpected air of agreement. Rather than expressing concerns or outright opposition, the eight PhDs in attendance expressed enthusiasm about being included in the plan. At his trial in Jerusalem many years later, Eichmann testified these gentlemen were sitting together and minced no words about it. They spoke about methods of killing the Jews, about murder, liquidation, about extermination. Gassing Jews drew particular interest. The importance of the Wannsee Conference 80 years ago cannot be overstated.
It marked the point at which Hitler's plans for genocide were shared with Germany's major ministries. It also demonstrated the need for the participation of those bureaucracies to accomplish genocide. And just as important, the summaries typed at the end of the conference, the Wannsee protocol is the only document in history codifying genocide as official state policy. The Wannsee Conference took fewer than 90 minutes to devise a plan to wipe out an entire population in Europe. It took place not in some backward country, but in one of the world's most technologically and scientifically advanced societies. 80 years later, the world must not ignore the Wannsee legacy. Everyone should read and ponder the Wannsee Protocol.
Never again should anyone confuse being educated with having morals. Some of Germany's most educated enthusiastically followed Hitler, and educated people today still forge strategies to legitimize crimes in the name of greater good. Never again should leaders of democracies turn a blind eye to evils unleashed against innocents by governments such as Communist China, or Iran's Mullah-ocracy with the hope that somehow playing pussyfoot with tyrants will change the course of history. That didn't work for Neville Chamberlain, and it won't work now. Finally, in the Middle East, we cannot expect Israel, the Gulf States and Egypt to accept a new Iran nuclear deal. A nuclearized Ayatollah would mean a possible nuclear holocaust with Jews, again, the principal target.
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Fox News' Mark Levin compares Black Lives Matter to the Nazi architects of the Final Solution.
https://www.mediamatters.org/mark-levin/fox-news-mark-levin-compares-black-lives-matter-nazi-architects-final-solution-holocaustMARK LEVIN (HOST): It was originally slated for December 9, because of Pearl Harbor. Hitler declared war on the United States right after. The Wannsee Conference was rescheduled for January 20, 1942. 80 years ago. Reinhard Heydrich, deputy SS chief and head of the Reich Security Main office, summoned the state secretaries of Germany's most important ministries to coordinate their participation in achieving the final solution to the Jewish problem. Better methods had to be implemented. The participants around the table 80 years ago were no ordinary thugs. Most had attended Germany's most respected schools and universities. Eight of the 15 invitees held doctorates, and while they knew that Jews were being murdered en masse in occupied USSR, Heydrich left little doubt that Hitler had ordered a final solution to the Jewish problem, meaning all of Europe's Jews were to be annihilated. Heydrich sought to involve Germany's government ministries to help achieve that goal.
Now, you expect opposition from some attendees, but according to Holocaust organizer Adolf Eichmann, who was present, Heydrich found an unexpected air of agreement. Rather than expressing concerns or outright opposition, the eight PhDs in attendance expressed enthusiasm about being included in the plan. At his trial in Jerusalem many years later, Eichmann testified these gentlemen were sitting together and minced no words about it. They spoke about methods of killing the Jews, about murder, liquidation, about extermination. Gassing Jews drew particular interest. The importance of the Wannsee Conference 80 years ago cannot be overstated.
It marked the point at which Hitler's plans for genocide were shared with Germany's major ministries. It also demonstrated the need for the participation of those bureaucracies to accomplish genocide. And just as important, the summaries typed at the end of the conference, the Wannsee protocol is the only document in history codifying genocide as official state policy. The Wannsee Conference took fewer than 90 minutes to devise a plan to wipe out an entire population in Europe. It took place not in some backward country, but in one of the world's most technologically and scientifically advanced societies. 80 years later, the world must not ignore the Wannsee legacy. Everyone should read and ponder the Wannsee Protocol.
Never again should anyone confuse being educated with having morals. Some of Germany's most educated enthusiastically followed Hitler, and educated people today still forge strategies to legitimize crimes in the name of greater good. Never again should leaders of democracies turn a blind eye to evils unleashed against innocents by governments such as Communist China, or Iran's Mullah-ocracy with the hope that somehow playing pussyfoot with tyrants will change the course of history. That didn't work for Neville Chamberlain, and it won't work now. Finally, in the Middle East, we cannot expect Israel, the Gulf States and Egypt to accept a new Iran nuclear deal. A nuclearized Ayatollah would mean a possible nuclear holocaust with Jews, again, the principal target.
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January 21, 2022
The Pocket Report
@ThePocketReport
Episode 131 | Where Exactly Is Let's Go Brandon Going?
https://twitter.com/ThePocketReport/status/1483957648168869890
Where Exactly Is Let's Go Brandon Going?
The Pocket Report
@ThePocketReport
Episode 131 | Where Exactly Is Let's Go Brandon Going?
https://twitter.com/ThePocketReport/status/1483957648168869890
January 21, 2022
https://www.thelocal.se/20220120/swedish-public-sector-crying-out-for-it-talent/
In autumn 2021, 68 percent of state sector employees told the Swedish Agency for Government Employers’ survey that they had a shortage of suitable applicants. That’s up from 44 percent the year before, and a return to pre-pandemic levels, reports Publikt, a magazine published by the ST trade union.
Digital skills are sorely needed. As many as 39 percent of employers said they had a shortage of system developers and system administrators, and 27 percent reported a shortage of IT staff in areas such as operation, maintenance and support.
According to the survey, there is also a lack of legal professionals. Almost half of employers working in the areas of social security and public administration report a shortage of these professionals.
At the same time, the number of state sector employers struggling to retain employees is falling – in 2021, only 12 percent of respondents had had such issues. However, this percentage is higher in some sectors than others: in the education sector, one in four employers reported difficulties retaining staff.
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How to kick-start your Swedish career: Six top tips for job seekers
Swedish public sector crying out for IT talent
The Swedish public sector reports that it is getting more and more difficult to find IT staff to fill a skills gap.https://www.thelocal.se/20220120/swedish-public-sector-crying-out-for-it-talent/
In autumn 2021, 68 percent of state sector employees told the Swedish Agency for Government Employers’ survey that they had a shortage of suitable applicants. That’s up from 44 percent the year before, and a return to pre-pandemic levels, reports Publikt, a magazine published by the ST trade union.
Digital skills are sorely needed. As many as 39 percent of employers said they had a shortage of system developers and system administrators, and 27 percent reported a shortage of IT staff in areas such as operation, maintenance and support.
According to the survey, there is also a lack of legal professionals. Almost half of employers working in the areas of social security and public administration report a shortage of these professionals.
At the same time, the number of state sector employers struggling to retain employees is falling – in 2021, only 12 percent of respondents had had such issues. However, this percentage is higher in some sectors than others: in the education sector, one in four employers reported difficulties retaining staff.
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How to kick-start your Swedish career: Six top tips for job seekers
January 21, 2022
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., who has opposed new legislation banning members of Congress from trading individual stocks, signaled Thursday she is open to advancing it — if it has the support of her caucus.
"I just don't buy into it, but if members want to do that I'm OK with that," Pelosi told reporters at her weekly press conference.
The speaker said she didn't believe the step was necessary because she trusted her colleagues and that existing laws currently require regular disclosure. "I have great confidence in the integrity of my members," Pelosi said.
Still, she has asked the House Administration Committee to review the STOCK Act, the law requiring members regularly report trades and file reports within 45 days, and said she is open to increasing fines for lawmakers who fail to comply with the deadlines. She added the committee is reviewing all the bills proposed on new reforms.
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A push to ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks gains momentum
https://www.npr.org/2022/01/19/1073865837/a-push-to-ban-members-of-congress-from-trading-individual-stocks-gains-momentum
Pelosi opens the door to stock trading ban for members of Congress
https://www.npr.org/2022/01/20/1074387320/pelosi-opens-the-door-to-stock-trading-banHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., who has opposed new legislation banning members of Congress from trading individual stocks, signaled Thursday she is open to advancing it — if it has the support of her caucus.
"I just don't buy into it, but if members want to do that I'm OK with that," Pelosi told reporters at her weekly press conference.
The speaker said she didn't believe the step was necessary because she trusted her colleagues and that existing laws currently require regular disclosure. "I have great confidence in the integrity of my members," Pelosi said.
Still, she has asked the House Administration Committee to review the STOCK Act, the law requiring members regularly report trades and file reports within 45 days, and said she is open to increasing fines for lawmakers who fail to comply with the deadlines. She added the committee is reviewing all the bills proposed on new reforms.
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A push to ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks gains momentum
https://www.npr.org/2022/01/19/1073865837/a-push-to-ban-members-of-congress-from-trading-individual-stocks-gains-momentum
January 20, 2022
We've known for about a month now that a third shot of the vaccine is critical for protecting against infection with the omicron variant — and for keeping people out of the hospital. Now researchers in the U.K. have the first estimates for how long a third shot of the Pfizer vaccine will last. And the findings are mixed.
Protection against infection is likely short-term, lasting less than six months, but protection against severe disease appears more robust, researchers with the U.K. Health Security Agency reported Friday. Specifically, the researchers found that right after the third shot of the Pfizer vaccine, protection against a symptomatic infection is pretty good. Two weeks after the shot, the booster cuts the risk by about 70%. But that protection falls quickly. By three months the booster only reduces the risk of a symptomatic infection by about 50%.
In a second analysis, the U.K. researchers estimate the protection will decline even further, dropping to about 40% about four months after the third shot. "The vaccine's efficacy against infection relies on our level of antibodies because they are really our first line of defense against SARS-CoV-2," says immunologist Jennifer Gommerman at the University of Toronto.
With any vaccine, the level of antibodies rises quickly right after the shot and then diminishes again with time. "That is perfectly normal and expected," she says, "So in terms of protection against infection, we will see some protection early on with a booster, but that protection is going to wane. "Keep in mind, too, that omicron is very different than the original version of SARS-CoV-2, which is what we've been immunized against," Gommerman adds. "And so our protection takes a bit of a hit in terms of how well those antibodies can recognize omicron."
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Booster longevity: Data reveals how long a third shot protects
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/01/19/1071809356/covid-booster-omicron-efficacyWe've known for about a month now that a third shot of the vaccine is critical for protecting against infection with the omicron variant — and for keeping people out of the hospital. Now researchers in the U.K. have the first estimates for how long a third shot of the Pfizer vaccine will last. And the findings are mixed.
Protection against infection is likely short-term, lasting less than six months, but protection against severe disease appears more robust, researchers with the U.K. Health Security Agency reported Friday. Specifically, the researchers found that right after the third shot of the Pfizer vaccine, protection against a symptomatic infection is pretty good. Two weeks after the shot, the booster cuts the risk by about 70%. But that protection falls quickly. By three months the booster only reduces the risk of a symptomatic infection by about 50%.
In a second analysis, the U.K. researchers estimate the protection will decline even further, dropping to about 40% about four months after the third shot. "The vaccine's efficacy against infection relies on our level of antibodies because they are really our first line of defense against SARS-CoV-2," says immunologist Jennifer Gommerman at the University of Toronto.
With any vaccine, the level of antibodies rises quickly right after the shot and then diminishes again with time. "That is perfectly normal and expected," she says, "So in terms of protection against infection, we will see some protection early on with a booster, but that protection is going to wane. "Keep in mind, too, that omicron is very different than the original version of SARS-CoV-2, which is what we've been immunized against," Gommerman adds. "And so our protection takes a bit of a hit in terms of how well those antibodies can recognize omicron."
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January 20, 2022
Gallego just got his first campaign advert to bury turncoat Sinema with in 2024 handed to him
https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1484010458835152899
January 20, 2022
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/best-universities/most-international-universities-world
Prospective students looking to study in the most international environments in the world should apply to universities in Switzerland, Hong Kong, Singapore or the UK. Universities, by their nature, are global institutions. Typically, they are home to communities of students and scholars from all over the world, and they tackle some of the globe’s most pressing problems through research.
This table – compiled using the international student score, international staff score, international co-authorship score and international reputation metrics collected for the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022 – shows that the above four countries and regions are home to some of the most international universities in the world. These institutions all have a high proportion of international students and staff, collaborate on research with scholars from across the world, and have a strong global reputation to match.
Read the full methodology at the bottom of the page. Research suggests that diverse communities of students improve the teaching and learning experience, while opportunities for students to spend time abroad better prepare them to become global citizens.
the highest ranked US uni:
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Most international universities in the world 2022
Explore the most international universities in the world using data from the Times Higher Education World University Rankingshttps://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/best-universities/most-international-universities-world
Prospective students looking to study in the most international environments in the world should apply to universities in Switzerland, Hong Kong, Singapore or the UK. Universities, by their nature, are global institutions. Typically, they are home to communities of students and scholars from all over the world, and they tackle some of the globe’s most pressing problems through research.
This table – compiled using the international student score, international staff score, international co-authorship score and international reputation metrics collected for the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022 – shows that the above four countries and regions are home to some of the most international universities in the world. These institutions all have a high proportion of international students and staff, collaborate on research with scholars from across the world, and have a strong global reputation to match.
Read the full methodology at the bottom of the page. Research suggests that diverse communities of students improve the teaching and learning experience, while opportunities for students to spend time abroad better prepare them to become global citizens.
the highest ranked US uni:
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January 20, 2022
KIMI Official Trailer HBO Max (new Steven Soderbergh movie starring Zoe Kravitz)
New movie. Steven Soderbergh has released a handful of gems on HBO Max, including Let Them All Talk and No Sudden Move. Now his latest, written by David Koepp, is coming to the streamer, as well. The thriller stars Zoë Kravitz as an agoraphobic tech worker who discovers a violent crime while assessing voice data and seemingly digs up a conspiracy when she tries to report it to her company.
January 20, 2022
YIELD24 to 30 pierogi
TIME1 1/2 hours
Pierogi Ruskie (Potato and Cheese Pierogi)
Pierogi are always on the menu at milk bars, historic Polish restaurants that were once socialist canteens. This recipe for pierogi ruskie, stuffed with potatoes and cheese, comes from the Bar Prasowy, which is one of the most famous milk bars in Warsaw, and a place where fist-size dumplings can be filled with mushrooms and meat, spinach and cheese, or any number of combinations. These pierogi can be made from kitchen staples, though you’d be doing yourself a favor if you sought out the salty quark cheese that would be used in Poland. Be patient with your first few pierogi: Sealing the filling inside the dumpling takes some practice, but the practice itself is enjoyable. You can snack on the pierogi straight after boiling, or pan-fry them with butter until crisp and serve with barszcz, a light Polish borscht.
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Pierogi Ruskie (Potato and Cheese Pierogi) Recipe from Bar Prasowy, a Polish 'Milk Bar' in Warsaw
https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1020983-pierogi-ruskie-potato-and-cheese-pierogiYIELD24 to 30 pierogi
TIME1 1/2 hours
Pierogi Ruskie (Potato and Cheese Pierogi)
Pierogi are always on the menu at milk bars, historic Polish restaurants that were once socialist canteens. This recipe for pierogi ruskie, stuffed with potatoes and cheese, comes from the Bar Prasowy, which is one of the most famous milk bars in Warsaw, and a place where fist-size dumplings can be filled with mushrooms and meat, spinach and cheese, or any number of combinations. These pierogi can be made from kitchen staples, though you’d be doing yourself a favor if you sought out the salty quark cheese that would be used in Poland. Be patient with your first few pierogi: Sealing the filling inside the dumpling takes some practice, but the practice itself is enjoyable. You can snack on the pierogi straight after boiling, or pan-fry them with butter until crisp and serve with barszcz, a light Polish borscht.
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