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Giovanni Battista Cirri (1724 – 1808):  Op.12 Nº4 Ensemble Allettamento

Elie Wiesel (1928 - 2016)

"What hurts the victim most is not the cruelty of the oppressor but the silence of the bystander." --Elie Wiesel

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21st Century:  Satellite swarms as a service? IBM announces open-source projects to increase access to space

Good rules: Supreme Court and Rules of the Game

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Paul Dukas (1865 - 1935): L'Apprenti Sorcier

William E. Boeing (1881 – 1956) 

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“The struggle for freedom is ultimately not resistance to autocrats or oligarchs but resistance to the despotism of public opinion.” 
― Ludwig von Mises
 

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František Tůma (1704 – 1774):  Partita in G major

Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948)

Groucho Marx (1890 - 1977)

Charles Stark Draper (1901 - 1987)

Graham Greene (1904...

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Sebastian Anton Scherer (1631 – 1712):  14 Trio Sonatas Op. 3, for Two Violins, Viola da Gamba and Basso Continuo

Antoine Dauvergne (1713 – 1797): Overture in F

John Gorrie (1803 – 1855) 

James Herriot (1916 - 1995)

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Lucas Cranach the Younger (1515 – 1586) 

Francesco Solimena (1657 – 1747)

Domenico Corri (1746 – 1825):  Largo Sonata Seconda

Jean-Louis Duport (1749 – 1819):  Sonata G-dur cello

Frederic Remington (1861 – 1909)

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I'VE COME TO DREAD UPDATES:  If Your iPhone’s Battery Is Evaporating With iOS 14, You Are Not Alone

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE BACKUP YOUR COMPUTER:  Negotiating with Ransomware Gangs

ATTENTION STAR GAZERS:  This Week's Sky at a Glance, October 2 - 10

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Johann Schop (1590 - 1667):  Nasce la...

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THIS IS NOT A GOOD YEAR FOR FREEDOM OF SPEECH:  The Pandemic that Killed Debate

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George Westinghouse (1846 – 1914)

 Thor Heyerdahl (1914 – 2002)

Otto Siegl (1896 - 1978):  Weihnachts-Sonate, op. 137 (I. Andantino con moto; viola and organ)

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Henry Madin (1698 - 1748): Te Deum

Bernhard Molique (1802 – 10 May 1869):  Concertino for Oboe and Orchestra

Niels Bohr (1885 - 1962)

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PREPARATIONS TO RESUME MANNED TRIPS TO THE MOON IN 2024:  Two new commercial landers are set to head to the Moon next year. 

 IN CASE YOU HAVE NOT HEARD OF THIS:  The Great Barrington Declaration

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Heinrich Schütz (1585 – 1672):  Alleluia: Lobet den Herren,...

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IS IT OKAY TO LEARN NOW FROM OUR MISTAKES NOW?  5 Charts That Show Sweden’s Strategy Worked. The Lockdowns Failed

ALSO, IN CASE YOU HAVE NOT HEARD OF THIS: The Great Barrington Declaration

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Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 – 1921):  La danse macabre

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IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THIS YET: The Great Barrington Declaration 

WELCOME TO THE UPSIDE DOWN:  Phony Fact-Checking on Forest Fires

FREEDOM IS A BURDEN:  Who is John Galt?

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Lambert-Sigisbert Adam (1700 – 1759)

Giuseppe Verdi (1813...

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"A good man is a very dangerous man who has that under voluntary control" -Jordan Peterson
 

LAISSEZ-FAIRE CAPITALISM IN ACTION:  Private Enterprise Fuels the Community 

IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THIS YET: The Great Barrington Declaration

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Angelo...

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: "The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities." —Ayn Rand

ATTENTION CALIFORNIANS:  Catholic Priest Takes California to Court Over Coronavirus State of Emergency

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Johann Heinrich Kittel (1732 – 1809):  Präludium D-Dur, and Präludium I in C

Joshua Wong (1996 -    )

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“No matter how worthy the cause, it is robbery, theft, and injustice to confiscate the property of one person and give it to another to whom it does not belong”  ― Walter E. Williams 

COULD  CALIFORNIA BE NEXT?  An Overdue Rebuke to Politicians Who Think Anything Goes in a Pandemic

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Much of the social history of the Western world, over the past three decades, has been a history of replacing what worked with what sounded good. - Thomas Sowell 

IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THIS YET: The Great Barrington Declaration

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Bernhard Crusell (1775 – 1838):  Clarinet...

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"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."  — Oscar Wilde

ALREADY OVER A HALF MILLION SIGNATURES: The Great Barrington Declaration

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Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679 – 1745): Magnificat

Noah Webster (1758 – 1843)

Oscar Wilde (1854 – 1900) 

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"Rule 3: Make friends with people who want the best for you." — Jordan Peterson

THE WORD IS SPREADING:  The Great Barrington Declaration

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Domenico Zipoli (1688 – 1726):  Canzona in re minore, and Suite in sol minore

Maria Teresa Agnesi...

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“We need boldness. People underestimate the power of moral courage.”  — Jeffrey Tucker

CHECK IT OUT: The Great Barrington Declaration

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Canaletto (1697 – 1768)

Baldassare Galuppi (1706 – 1785):  Dixit Dominus

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“Reaching into someone else's pocket to assist one's fellow man hardly qualifies as charity.”  — Walter E. Williams 

FINALLY: WHO official urges world leaders to stop using lockdowns as primary virus control method

IN 32 LANGUAGES NOW: The Great Barrington Declaration

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