Factoids That Should Make You Think
Even though we are surrounded by scores of information sources, the sheer number is enough to make one go numb. Factoids will be posted periodically to bring you bits of news which may or may not catch your fancy. Most of the Factoids will be posted to bring you counter-intuitive information which may not be covered by traditional news sources; Question: why aren’t they covered? Possibly they may go against the grain of political or cultural “acceptable” thought. Or, perhaps because they cannot fit into the thirty-second sound bites without raising more questions than they answer. Hopefully you will find some of them of interest!
- The Worse Polluter in the World: Who is the worse polluter in the world? Is it the United States? Try again. Wait, I shall let you know; it is China. In fact, China’s emission level of carbon dioxide is 50% greater than those of the U.S., Europe, and Japan combined! So much for Xi Jinping’s claim to be building an “ecological civilization”. One would think he would be concerned as 75% of China’s surface water supply is contaminated and undrinkable while much of China’s farmland is polluted with salinization and heavy minerals. No wonder China is the world’s largest importer of food grains. (WSJ, 4/8/24, ppA17)
- Gender-Reassignment and Suicide: According to a report from The Journal of Urology, transgenders attempted suicide rates have doubled after they have received a vaginoplasty. “The study analyzed the rates of psychiatric emergencies before and after gender-altering surgery among 869 males who underwent vaginoplasty and 357 females who underwent phalloplasty in California from 2012-2018”. (The Epoch Times, 4/3-9, 2024, ppA2)
- Good Intentions, Poor Results: From 2018-2023, the State of California has spent an amazing $24 billion to battle homelessness. The result? California has 30% of the nations homeless (about 171,000) and the number keeps growing. Even more amazing is that the California Interagency Council on Homelessness (CICH) which is responsible for coordinating and allocating resources stopped tracking outcomes in 2021! (WSJ, 4/10/2024, ppA2). The CICH is part of the Business, Consumer Services & Housing Agency which has a staff of over 8,000. Does it make you wonder if they want to solve the problem or are these just another set of government make work/busy jobs?
- U.S. No Go Zones: France has over 700 no go zones. These are areas throughout the country where police escorts are often needed to protect emergency services such as fire and others responding to calls for help. Recently “Death of America” was chanted in Dearborn Michigan. Is this the formation of our own no-go zones and how will we respond to such a threat? So far, nothing from the Governor of Michigan regarding those calls demanding our destruction. Is that leadership?
Have a good day!
