Immune Imprinting

Those who received mRNA boosters may be unable to mount a useful immune response against new variants.

Immune Imprinting
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Those Who Are ‘Vaxxed And Boosted’ May Have ‘Immune Imprinting’ That Ignores New Jabs
Immune imprinting occurs when previous exposures leave such a strong immune memory that the body continues to produce antibodies targeting the past experience.

Australia

Premier leaves door open to delaying major Olympics venue contract until after election
Steven Miles has indicated he could delay his plans for a revamp to the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre until after the October poll, but he wants construction to begin on smaller projects within months.
Australia’s $4.6bn Aukus funding to help create more than 1,000 jobs in UK, Rolls-Royce says
Company says work is already under way ’to double the size of the Rolls-Royce Submarines site in the UK

International

Is Meloni enabling Italy’s new blackshirts?
think again
EU Begins Negotiations to Absorb Muslim-Majority Bosnia.
The European Union (EU) has officially initiated negotiations to absorb Bosnia and Herzegovina, one of Europe’s only Muslim-majority states.

Business, Finance & Investment

Charted: Luxury Goods Investments vs. S&P 500 in the Last 10 Years
How does investing in luxury goods like expensive watches and rare whisky compare to other goods, or to the S&P 500?
Gold Remains The Best Long Term Hedge Against Inflation
This chart is from John Williams’ Shadow Government Statistics newsletter. It shows the price of gold, CPI and predecessor measures and Shadow Stats alternative CPI (John removes the statisti…

Culture

The West must wake up to the threat of Islamic State-Khorasan | The Spectator Australia
It is time to wake up to the growing international threat posed by Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K), the group believed to be behind Friday’s terror attack on a Moscow concert hall that left more than…
The climate is a threat to Democracy! Trudeau Govt to Investigate ‘How Climate Change Interacts With Democratic Decline’
By BEN BARTEE Self-described “basic Chinese dictatorship” admirer — I don’t need to play the clip here, right? We’ve all seen it by now — and effeminate Xi Jinping boy-toy Justin Trudeau has big ne…
The Era of Informed Consent is Over ⋆ Brownstone Institute
This ruling, to be actioned by potentially corrupt scientists, health bureaucrats, and captured health and drug regulators, is another step toward a dystopian future unimaginable just five years ago.

Crypto & Blockchain

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Nobody Wants to Sell BTC, Analyst Says as Bitcoin’s On-Chain Activity Limps
Hardly any value is being moved on-chain, a sign nobody wants to sell, one analyst said.
Bitcoin traders anticipate price drop below $50,000, options data show
Bitcoin put options signal bearish outlook, with strike prices around $50K, as Bitcoin drops 10% from ATH amid spot ETF outflows.

Postscript

Podcast #975: Get More Done With the Power of Timeboxing
From work to chores to entertaining distractions, there are many options for what you can be doing at any moment in the modern world. We often endlessly toggle between these options and, as a result, feel frazzled and frustratingly unproductive. We feel ever haunted by the question, “What should I be doing right now?” (Or […]

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