Saturday, February 5, 2022

GoFundMe Says It Will Automatically Refund All Donations to Trucker Convoy; Florida to Investigate



The GoFundMe fundraising platform said Feb. 5 it will automatically refund donations made to a trucker convoy in Canada protesting COVID-19 vaccine mandates after backlash.

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EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon Responds to DoD Whistleblowers’ Claim of Spiking Disease Rates in the Military After COVID Vaccine Mandate

https://www.theepochtimes.com/exclusive-pentagon-responds-to-dod-whistleblowers-claim-of-spiking-disease-rates-in-the-military-after-covid-vaccine-mandate_4247785.html?est=eM0Gy8sFS4%2B57P731OJsnQAedIxXlV9xzXcm4CVJMjkTRU%2BjMgAl1sxDEq7OBg%3D%3D 

The DoD responded that the DMED (Defense Medical Epidemiology Database) data from 2016 to 2020 that the whistleblowers brought up was erroneous and incomplete, and is currently under review.

“DHA’s Armed Forces Surveillance Division (AFSD) conducted a complete review of the data contained in the Defense Medical Epidemiology Database (DMED) and found that the data was incorrect for the years 2016-2020,” Maj. Charlie Dietz, a spokesperson for the DoD, told The Epoch Times.

[SHAME ON TEDROS] WHO director praises Neil Young Spotify censorship demands

 https://reclaimthenet.org/who-director-praises-neil-young-spotify-censorship-demands/

Earlier this week, singer-songwriter Neil Young told Spotify to either remove his music from the platform or ban Joe Rogan. The World Health Organization chief has now applauded Young for his censorship attempt.

Young feels Joe Rogan spreads misinformation by hosting guests who oppose the public health bodies’ narratives on Covid and its vaccines.

Unsurprisingly, Spotify chose to remove his music and continue hosting Rogan’s podcast, which is the most popular in the world.

On Thursday, WHO chief Tedros Adhanon Ghebreyesus applauded the rock artist for “standing up against misinformation.”

Justin Trudeau’s Brother Admits He Is ‘Pawn’ of New World Order Who Performs Scripts Written By Global Elites

 https://newspunch.com/justin-trudeaus-brother-admits-he-is-pawn-of-new-world-order-who-performs-scripts-written-by-global-elites/

Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is a pawn of the global elite in service of the New World Order, according to a bombshell admission by his half-brother Kyle Kemper, who goes on to claim that Justin does not write his own speeches or tweets but instead performs scripts written for him by his globalist overlords.

Trudeau is “not speaking from his heart,” insisted his brother, who added “blackmail is a very powerful tool.”

Many of us have talked about and reported on New World Order for a long time now. Ready for some validation you can share around? Although, this one may mean more to Canadians…

If you’re Canadian, take a seat. If you’re American or from another country, pull up a chair and have a listen.

Asked why Trudeau is determined to tarnish the Canadian nation, Trudeau’s brother said that he is merely a puppet of the New World Order and takes orders directly from groups such as the Council on Foreign Relations and Bilderberger.


[SHAME ON AUSTRIA] Austria Makes Covid-19 Vaccines Compulsory For All Citizens Aged 18 and Over

 https://dailyexpose.uk/2022/02/05/austria-makes-covid-19-vaccines-compulsory-for-all-citizens-aged-18-and-over/

This week, Austria made Covid-19 vaccines mandatory for all citizens aged 18 and over, which has sparked protests across the country.

Austrian citizens could be fined from €600 (£503) to €3,600 (£3,023) for failing to comply with the mandate, punishments which are set to come into effect from mid-March, according to reports from Austrian paper Kleine Zeitung.

From March 15th, police will start verifying the vaccination status of people they stop in their regular patrols. Following this, more thorough checks will begin at a later stage in the third phase once the vaccination register is up and running.

“I hope that we will not need Phase 3 at all. If (health) experts say that in their assessment it is not necessary, if constitutional lawyers say it is not proportionate, Phase 3 will not happen,” Health Minister Wolfgang Mueckstein told ORF radio hours before the upper house passed the bill by 47 votes to 12.

Over half of teachers' union members say they might quit jobs

 https://www.wnd.com/2022/02/half-teachers-union-members-say-might-quit-jobs/

By Kendall Tietz
Daily Caller News Foundation

Over half of teachers belonging to the U.S.’ largest teachers union said they are considering leaving their profession earlier than they had originally planned, according to a survey.

An “alarming” 55% of educators polled said they are planning to leave teaching earlier than they expected, citing staff shortages, pandemic stress and burnout, according to a National Education Association (NEA) survey. Nearly three-fourths of members said they have had to fill in for other colleagues because of staff shortages and 80% of members said educators have more school obligations because of unfilled job openings.

NEA President Becky Pringle said the pandemic has resulted in some of the “hardest school years in memory” which has led to exhaustion and burnout among America’s educators, according to a press release. She said there is an “unprecedented staffing crisis across every job category” which gives teachers less time for class planning and forces them to give up lunch to fill-in for colleagues out sick with COVID-19.

'Living with COVID': Another government lifts restrictions

 https://www.wnd.com/2022/02/living-covid-another-government-lifts-restrictions/

The Canadian province of Saskatchewan, bordering Montana and North Dakota, is the latest government to conclude that COVID-19 is "no longer a socially dangerous disease," meaning restrictions and mandates should be lifted.

"It's time to look at ending all remaining COVID measures and restrictions," said the province's premier, Scott Moe.

He explained that the move is not because COVID is over but because "people understand it better."

"They understand what they need to do, they understand the risk, and they are prepared to live with that risk more than they are prepared to live with the ongoing government intrusion into their lives," Moe said.

He explained that while some people may be against lifting the measures, it's clear that "eradicating COVID is not realistic" or "achievable."

"But normalizing COVID, or living with COVID, most certainly is," the premier emphasized.

Moe said the "perpetual state of crisis is having a harmful impact on everyone."

He noted he recently heard someone say, "I did everything right and I still got COVID."

Moe explained that SARS-CoV-2 is a "highly transmissible virus that many people are contracting." And in its current form, the omicron variant, "both vaccinated and unvaccinated people are getting it and they are getting it at virtually the same rate."

Why is the narrative changing? And in lockstep

 https://nakedemperor.substack.com/p/why-is-the-narrative-changing-and

Whilst the narrative change is welcome, it all seems to be happening at the same time, in multiple countries and all whilst Covid cases are hitting new highs. Now I know, cases don’t mean anything unless they convert to hospitalisations and deaths but still, even a few weeks ago, if cases were rising, the media and politicians would be going into fear overload.

Let’s take a look at a few example countries and how the same narrative change has been happening over and over again. I will look at the countries in order of most vaccinated,

New study: 133x risk of myocarditis after COVID vaccination

 https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/321238

A recent study published on January 25, 2022, on JAMA Network, has shown that the risk of myocarditis following mRNA COVID vaccination is around 133 times greater than the background risk in the population.

The study, conducted by researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as well as from several U.S. universities and hospitals, examined the effects of vaccination with products manufactured by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna. The study’s authors used data obtained from the CDC’s VAERS reporting system which were cross-checked to ensure they complied with CDC’s definition of myocarditis; they also noted that given the passive nature of the VAERS system, the number of reported incidents is likely to be an underestimate of the extent of the phenomenon.

1626 cases of myocarditis were studied, and the results showed that the Pfizer-BioNTech product was most associated with higher risk, with 105.9 cases per million doses after the second vaccine shot in the 16 to 17 age group for males, and 70.7 cases per million doses after the second shot in the 12 to 15 age group for males. The 18 to 24 male age group also saw significantly higher rates of myocarditis for both Pfizer’s and Moderna’s products (52.4 and 56.3 cases per million respectively).

The study found that median time to symptom onset was two days, and that 82 percent of cases were in males, consistent with previous studies. Around 96 percent of affected people were hospitalized, with most treated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; 87 percent of those hospitalized had resolution of symptoms by time of discharge.


Children 52 Times More Likely To Die Following COVID Vaccine Says British Govt Report

 https://greatgameindia.com/children-die-covid-vaccine/

The British government reports claim that the children are 52 times more likely to die following COVID vaccine. Mortality rates were even greater among individuals who took two doses of the COVID vaccine in both young age groups.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) in the United Kingdom has revealed statistics showing that children who took the COVID-19 vaccine had a 54-fold higher death rate than their un-jabbed equivalents.

The ONS released age-standardized statistics on the mortality rates of people in 5-year age groups in the United Kingdom in December, classified by their “vaccination” status for the COVID-19 doses. The data covers the period from January 1, 2021 to October 31, 2021.


[SHAME ON THEM ALL] Judge decides parents are too stupid to understand data about how many kids died from COVID vaccine

 https://www.wnd.com/2022/02/judge-decides-parents-stupid-understand-data-many-kids-died-covid-vaccine/

(DAILY EXPOSE) – A High Court judge in the U.K. has sided with government policy to keep secret the number of children who have suffered adverse reactions – including any who have died – as a result of having the vaccine.

A mother, identified only as EF, had asked the U.K.’s Office of National Statistics (ONS) to release the data so that parents can make an informed decision about having their child vaccinated. After the ONS refused, EF took legal action to force it to reveal the numbers, and she has been supported in her campaign by TV presenter Beverley Turner, who helped raise £100,000 to pay legal costs.

But Mr Justice Jonathan Swift denied the application, arguing that parents did not have the ability to properly interpret the data. “Correlation does not equal causation, and the ONS information is not necessary to decide that claim.”

The Army Will Begin Discharging “Vaccine Refusers” IMMEDIATLEY

 https://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/the-army-will-begin-discharging-vaccine-refusers-immediatley

The United States Army will begin discharging those who refuse to be injected with an mRNA shot immediately. About 3,300 service members are at risk of being thrown out soon.

According to a report by ABC News, the Army’s announcement makes it the final military service to lay out its discharge policy for vaccine refusers. The Marine Corps, Air Force, and Navy have already discharged active-duty troops or entry-level personnel at boot camps for refusing the shots. So far, the Army has not discharged any.

GOP urges Biden's Education department to halt secret gender transitions

 https://www.wnd.com/2022/02/gop-urges-bidens-education-department-halt-secret-gender-transitions/

By Laurel Duggan
Daily Caller News Foundation

Republicans urged Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to clarify that schools are legally required to disclose students’ gender identity to parents in a Thursday letter.

The letter, signed by Republicans Rep. Virginia Foxx and Sen. Richard Burr, comes in light of news that a 12-year-old girl reportedly attempted suicide on a school bus in Clay County, Florida, after her school began referring to her a boy and calling her by a new name without disclosing the student’s gender identity to her parents.

FDA Document on Moderna Vaccine Approval Removed From Agency’s Website

 https://www.theepochtimes.com/fda-document-on-moderna-vaccine-approval-removed-from-agencys-website_4254453.html

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A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) document explaining why the agency approved Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine was removed from the agency’s website overnight.

The Summary Basis for Regulatory Action gave more details on how regulators reached the approval decision, and included references to an unpublished analysis that found the rates of post-vaccination heart inflammation were higher than any U.S. agency had found before.

After The Epoch Times reviewed the document and sent questions about it to FDA spokespersons, it disappeared from the agency’s website.

50,000 Truckers Vow to Stay in Ottawa Until Government Lifts Vaccine Mandates

 https://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/50000-truckers-vow-to-stay-in-ottawa-until-government-lifts-vaccine-mandates

This article was originally published by Ramon Tomey at Natural News. 

Canada’s Freedom Convoy vowed to stay in the capital city of Ottawa until the government lifts its vaccine mandate for truckers.

The convoy set out from the province of British Columbia on Jan. 23. It headed eastward and arrived in Ottawa six days later on Jan. 29. A report said the organizers initially estimated 1,600 trucks to participate. This later grew to 36,000 and eventually hit close to 50,000 trucks.

Meanwhile, the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) said it reported zero arrests at the Freedom Convoy’s gathering on Parliament Hill on the weekend of Jan. 29 and 30.

A statement by the OPS released in the morning of Jan. 30 said: “large crowds remained in the downtown core throughout the night and were actively managed by police. Officers encountered several challenges with demonstrators, including specific road blockages by trucks, which officers worked to clear. These high-risk situations were de-escalated and resolved with no arrests.”

Former Pfizer VP Michael Yeadon Demands Apology From Media Over Vaccine Safety Lies

 https://greatgameindia.com/media-vaccine-safety-lies/

Former Pfizer VP Michael Yeadon has issued a demand for apology from the media over vaccine safety lies. Yeadon invested 32 years in the pharmaceutical industry guiding new medicines studies and retired from the company with the most senior research role in his profession.

Since being chastised by the mainstream press for his concerns that COVID-19 gene-based vaccines might end up causing fertility problems in young female, Dr. Michael Yeadon is now pleading with the media to apologize, citing leaked information from the US military that shows a sharp increase in these unfortunate results.

“I’m not vindictive, but I want some humility and contrition from the BBC and all other media outlets that lied to their audiences,” said the former Pfizer vice president and chief researcher for allergy and respiratory medicine.

Yeadon, who invested 32 years in the pharmaceutical industry guiding new medicines studies and retired from the company with the most senior research role in his profession, was one of the authors of a plea to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in December 2020 that brought up grave reservations about the experimental COVID-19 gene-based vaccines’ lack of testing prior to their urgent use approvals.

In response to the concern that the shots would jeopardise women’s fertility, Yeadon and his colleague, Dr. Wolfgang Wodarg, wrote, “There is no indication whether antibodies against spike proteins of SARS viruses would also act like anti-Syncytin-1 antibodies. However, if this were to be the case this would then also prevent the formation of a placenta which would result in vaccinated women essentially becoming infertile.”

Italy's COVID Despotism Just Got Worse

 https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/italys-covid-despotism-just-got-worse

Authored by Matteo Salonia via The Mises Institute,

The news from Italy has started to sound like good incipits for a dystopian fantasy novel or like a déjà vu recalling the Soviet Union. A couple of weeks ago, a new decree of the Draghi government established yet more rules restricting the lives of people who have not been injected with the latest vaccine booster and who therefore cannot show the latest version of the Green Pass. These second-class citizens, who have already been stripped of their right to move, work, and participate in a great number of social activities, are now forbidden from entering post offices to withdraw their pension, and they are to be allowed access to supermarkets only to buy “goods of primary necessity.” In other words, the Italian government decides what kind of food and what other goods (if any) these people will be able to purchase. It is unclear how exactly the government intends to enforce this new decree: Will we see policemen putting their hands into shoppers’ bags? Will bread be considered a “primary” good while shaving foam and candies will be seized? There is no limit to the madness. And a recent note from the executive to clarify the situation only made things worse: the state now decrees that the unvaccinated can actually also buy nonprimary goods in the few shops they are allowed to enter. For the time being. In other words, Italy is now a society where your sphere of action goes only as far as the prime minister’s website explicitly and graciously allows. Heading out for a stroll at the park? You better check the latest blog post from Mario Draghi to see if he explicitly grants you this freedom!

[SHAME ON YOU ARS TECHNICA] Joe “just conversations” Rogan defends misinformation like a classic grifter

 https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/02/joe-just-conversations-rogan-defends-misinformation-like-a-classic-grifter/

I won't spend time debunking all of Rogan's bunkum. Plenty of outlets have done that work—see hereherehereherehereherehereherehere, etc. The fact that his podcast is rife with misinformation and falsehoods is not in question. Last month, hundreds of doctors and public health experts called out Spotify in an open letter for allowing Rogan to continue spewing "false and societally harmful assertions" about the pandemic. The misinformation is why he gave his nonapology in the first place.

The Truth about the Daily Mail Article Regarding Joe Rogan Podcasts with Peter McCullough

 https://rwmalonemd.substack.com/p/the-truth-about-the-daily-mail-article?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxOTg0OTg2LCJwb3N0X2lkIjo0ODEyODUwMiwiXyI6ImZiYlZHIiwiaWF0IjoxNjQzODUwMDQ5LCJleHAiOjE2NDM4NTM2NDksImlzcyI6InB1Yi01ODMyMDAiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.-eFXH7QlIpn4aN1DpMtx9m7lM-2GM52WN8L-MWy7390

The Truth about the Daily Mail Article Regarding Joe Rogan Podcasts with Peter McCullough

  • Author Harriet Alexander self describes as a NY Senior Online Reporter @dailymail. Previously @independent, after 12yrs roaming for @telegraph. Ms. Alexander appears to be a freelance journalist with no formal medical or scientific training, and no prior track record of reporting on scientific or medical issues.

  • In the title of the article, Ms. Alexander asserts that she and the Daily Mail are representing “The truth about Joe Rogan's controversial guests”

  • The text of the article includes numerous falsehoods and disinformation.

It's Really Rather Simple

 https://market-ticker.org/akcs-www?post=245064

 

There is a clear elevation of all-cause mortality in the 25-44 age bracket coinciding with Covid-19 showing up.  There is also an elevation in the other age brackets, by the way.

All-cause is just that -- while some of this is undoubtedly Covid-19, policy-driven deaths are also in there.  Suicides, ODs and similar were and are up materially over the 2019 numbers, and these are also in that figure.  Dead is dead, I remind you; why is not material to either the dead person or their loved ones.

But what we do know, by simple comparison with other age brackets, is that most of it wasn't Covid.  How do we know this?  Because the winter of 2020 came and went, where a huge number of older people died as a result of Covid-19 and during most of it there were no jabs available to anyone.  This age group saw a small -- measurable, but small -- bump during that time.

We thus know that Covid simply doesn't kill people in this age group all that frequently -- and, in fact, the mitigations killed far more people than the disease.

But then..... Joe Biden's administration and private employers started issuing threats: Take the jab or get fired.

And.... there were a lot of jabs given to people who would have otherwise not taken them, most of which came after the big summer spike of Delta cases.

There was an exact correlation in the rise of deaths with the threats.

Remember that Biden (and many others) crowed that threats work.

Well, they sure do work, by the data: Threats are deadly and they did in fact kill.

Is this proof that the jabs killed those people?  No, but its damn good evidence.


GoFundMe shuts down Freedom Convoy fundraiser



Crowdfunding site GoFundMe has shut down a campaign in support of the anti-vaccine mandate movement in Canada, after it amassed nearly $8 million, claiming that the protest is no longer peaceful.

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Attorney Representing Freedom Convoy Shares a Message



Keith Wilson is the lawyer representing the “Truckers for Freedom” organization.  Earlier today, prior to the GoFundMe announcement, Mr. Wilson posted a video message for everyone concerning the earlier announcement made by the Ottawa Police chief Peter Sloly. [Background Story]

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Fringe Minority Report



A message from one of the Freedom Convoy’s Lawyers. What does the Ottawa city police have planned for the people of Canada? Revival is in the air.

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Friday, February 4, 2022

FDA used ‘critically flawed’ risk-benefit analysis to ‘justify’ COVID vaccines for children



(by Luke Yamaguchi | Children’s Health Defense) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Oct. 29, 2021, granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11 years of age.

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EU Wants To Keep Vaccine Passports In Place For Another ENTIRE YEAR

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(by Steve Watson | Summit News) – The unelected bureaucrat governors of the EU in the European Commission have proposed keeping the bloc’s COVID vaccine passport system in place for another entire year, despite the fact that many member countries are ramping down restrictions. In a notice on its website, the Commission states “Today the European Commission is proposing to extend the EU Digital COVID Certificate by a year, until 30 June 2023.” It continues, “The COVID-19 virus continues to be prevalent in Europe and at this stage it is not possible to determine the impact of a possible increase in infections in the […]

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GoFundMe 'Steals' $9 Million From Canada's "Freedom Convoy" Truckers Under Pressure From Trudeau

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GoFundMe 'Steals' $9 Million From Canada's "Freedom Convoy" Truckers Under Pressure From Trudeau

Despite initially refusing to cave to pressure from Canadian PM Justin Trudeau and his allies, GoFundMe announced late Friday evening that it had decided not to disburse any more money to the "Freedom Convoy" and its supporters gathered in Coutts, Alberta and Ottawa. Users will now need to request a refund of their donation, or risk the possibility that the company will instead reroute it to an "approved" charity.

As Rebel News Editor-in-Chief Ezra Levant reported in a tweet, GoFundMe has decided to take - or some might say steal - the roughly CAD$9 million that was supposed to be used to pay for supplies like gas, food and other necessities for the truckers and instead dole that money out to charities of the company's choosing, unless donors fill out a request form.

Why the company has decided on this policy, instead of instating automatic refunds for donors, isn't clear. But as Levant joked, "what a windfall" for Black Lives Matter, Greenpeace and Planned Parenthood."

At the request of Trudeau, @GoFundMe has just stolen $9,000,000 from the truckers. Rather than automatically refunding it to the donors, they say they’re going to give it to groups of their own choosing. What a windfall for Black Lives Matter, Greenpeace and Planned Parenthood! pic.twitter.com/prEwLnypfe

— Ezra Levant 🍁 (@ezralevant) February 4, 2022

GoFundMe claimed that the fundraiser is in violation of "Term 8" of its terms of service clause, and also explained that it often works with local authorities to "make sure we have a detailed understanding...of facts on the ground."

The decision was made in order to ensure GoFundMe "remains a trusted platform".

Others wondered how any of this is legal.

How is this legal? https://t.co/2O3sKAOZmL

— Benny (@bennyjohnson) February 5, 2022

The Ottawa police, meanwhile, insist that demonstrators in the city are acting "unlawfully". Several have been arrested (mostly for charges that may seem serious but actually aren't) for making threatening statements on social media and for other issues.

Ottawa Police have also warned that they will be collecting as much digital and financial information as they can from both the truckers and anybody who donates to support them. In a threatening statement, the police implied that supporters of the Freedom Convoy could face prosecution just for donating.

Enhanced intelligence operations and investigations: National, provincial and local intelligence agencies have increased efforts to identify and target protestors who are funding/supporting/enabling unlawful and harmful activity by protestors. /11

— Ottawa Police (@OttawaPolice) February 4, 2022

Investigative evidence-gathering teams are collecting financial, digital, vehicle registration, driver identification, insurance status, and other related evidence that will be used in criminal prosecutions. /12

— Ottawa Police (@OttawaPolice) February 4, 2022

At this point, there's really nothing else for users to do but request their refund (so that GoFundMe doesn't simply take their money) and never donate to another fundraiser on the platform again.

Readers can find the link below:

Here is the link for where you can request your full refund from GoFundMehttps://t.co/Cs5qbRIHzz

— Cory Morgan (@CoryBMorgan) February 4, 2022

After all, there are plenty other crowdraising platforms out there.

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Shocking analysis finds that Covid-19 Vaccine Death-Rates are much higher than what is being officially reported



Shocking mortality data from Germany, Austria, Israel, England: thousands of post-vaccine non-Covid deaths covered up – miscategorized as unvaccinated deaths…”extremely alarming situation” “Thousands are dying of the vaccine daily without us even being aware of it.

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Parents Should know – COVID Jabs Can Cause “Irreparable” Damage to Kids’ Brains, Heart & Other Organs  



Pfizer-BioNTech on Tuesday asked the Food and Drug Administration to expand the use of its Covid-19 vaccine to children ages 6 months to 5 years.

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How quarantine and mask theater is ruining school for the most vulnerable kids (and everyone else)



I’ll let her explain below. Remember, this is all completely unnecessary. Omicron is everywhere, so masks, quarantines, and vaccines make no difference, and high school kids are at basically zero risk from Covid in any case.

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Thursday, February 3, 2022

US Again Tries To Pass Off Government Assertions As Evidence

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Listen to a reading of this article:

The western media are blaring headlines today about a “revelation” by the US government which does not actually reveal anything because it contains nothing but empty narrative fluff.

“U.S. reveals Russian plot to use fake video as pretense for Ukraine invasion,” reads a headline from CBS News.

“US reveals Russia may plan to create fake pretext for Ukraine invasion,” claims another from The Hill.

The claim is that the Russian government is plotting to fabricate a false flag operation using a graphic video with crisis actors in order to manufacture a pretense for a full-scale military invasion. State Department Spokesman Ned Price and AP reporter Matt Lee had an exchange about this claim at a Thursday press conference that you simply must watch if you haven’t already.

 — @mtracey

Lee pointed out that claims about false flags and crisis actors were “getting into Alex Jones territory” and asked for the evidence for these extraordinary claims, which one would think is reasonable since extraordinary claims are generally considered to require extraordinary evidence. Price said that the evidence is “intelligence information that we have declassified,” and when Lee asked where the declassified information was Price looked at him like he just asked the stupidest question in the world and said “I just delivered it.”

The exchange goes on to reveal that Price really did mean that the completely unverified government assertion he’d just regurgitated is the evidence for the claim being made, meaning the evidence of the government assertion is that assertion itself.

Refusing to relent, Lee kept hammering the point that a completely unsubstantiated assertion is not the same as evidence especially given all the government assertions that have proved not to be true over the years.

“Matt, you said yourself you’ve been in this business for quite a long time,” Price replied. “You know that when we make information, intelligence information public, we do so in a way that protects sensitive sources and methods.”

Ahh, so the evidence is secret. It’s top secret evidence, to protect “sensitive sources and methods”. It sure is convenient how all the evidence of immensely consequential claims made by a government with an extensive history of lying is always far too sensitive for the public to be permitted to scrutinize.

This is the kind of evidence you can’t see. The evidence is invisible.

 — @caitoz

“You also know that we do so, we declassify information only when we’re confident in that information,” Price continued. “If you doubt the credibility of the U.S. government, of the British government of other governments and wanna, you know, find solace in information that the Russians are putting out, that’s for you do to.”

So if you doubt the credibility of governments with a very well-documented history of lying about exactly this sort of thing, you’re at best a useful idiot of Vladimir Putin and at worst a Kremlin operative yourself.

Yep, sounds legit. That’s definitely the sort of thing government officials say when they feel like they’re being truthful.

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden tweeted about the exchange, “This is wild. The State Department’s spokesman can’t comprehend why the Associated Press feels the need to distinguish between a claim and a fact, and becomes visibly offended — and then angered — by the suggestion that his claims may require evidence to be accepted as credible.”

Wild indeed. Assertions are not evidence. A government declassifying itself making an unsubstantiated assertion is not “declassifying” anything. This is not the sort of behavior anyone would accept from anyone else, except perhaps a televangelist or a cult leader.

 — @caitoz

If I got on here for example and began drumming up publicity with claims that I have evidence that extraterrestrials are visiting this planet, and then after racking up millions of views and lots of publicity my evidence turned out to be a video clip of me saying “Extraterrestrials have been visiting this planet,” I would be called a liar, a scammer, and a clickbait grifter, and rightly so. I could then claim that I can’t provide any further evidence beyond my own assertion without compromising my sensitive sources and methods, but I’d still quite rightly be called a liar, a scammer, and a clickbait grifter.

But if I’m the most powerful institution in the world and have an extensive history of lying about exactly the sort of claim I just made, that’s considered fine and normal within the mainstream western orthodoxy.

Wild. Just wild.

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JUST IN: DC Mayor Mandates Covid Vax For All School Kids Ages 16 and Up



Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser unveiled new covid regulations this week, including a vaccine mandate for all students -both public and private- over the age of 16.

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Israel: 80% of serious COVID cases are vaccinated

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Most of the severe COVID-19 cases at one of Israel's largest hospital complexes are people who received at least three shots, according to the director of the coronavirus ward.

The Middle East nation has one of the world's highest rates of vaccination, about 90%, with many high-risk patients having received a fourth shot.

Prof. Yaakov Jerris told Israel's Channel 13 News that "most of our severe cases are vaccinated," Israel National News reported.

"They had at least three injections. Between 70 and 80 percent of the serious cases are vaccinated," said Jerris, who works for Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, also known as Ichilov Hospital, the nation's second largest.

"So, the vaccine has no significance regarding severe illness, which is why just 20 to 25 percent of our patients are unvaccinated."

At an Israeli government cabinet meeting on Sunday, Jerris tried to clear up confusion regarding how COVID cases are reported.

"Defining a serious patient is problematic," he told the ministers. "For example, a patient with a chronic lung disease always had a low level of oxygen, but now he has a positive coronavirus test result which technically makes him a 'serious coronavirus patient.'"

That isn't accurate, he said.

"The patient is only in a difficult condition because he has a serious underlying illness."

There were more COVID-19 cases identified in Israel during January this year than the entirety of 2021, according to a report released Thursday, the Times of Israel reported.

Last month, preliminary results released of a landmark Israeli study found that a fourth Pfizer booster shot is only partially effective in protecting against the omicron variant. The study is consistent with a German government report that found more than 95% of reported cases of the omicron COVID-19 variant in the country were in vaccinated individuals.

Meanwhile, Israeli scientists say they have accumulated the most convincing evidence that taking vitamin D supplements can help COVID-19 patients reduce the risk of serious illness or death, the Times of Israel reported.

Israel scientists say they have gathered the most convincing evidence to date that increased vitamin D levels can help COVID-19 patients reduce the risk of serious illness or death.

The peer-reviewed study published Thursday in the journal PLOS is based on research conducted during Israel's first two waves of the virus before vaccines became available.

The researchers from Bar Ilan University and the Galilee Medical Center said the impact was so strong that they could predict how infected people would fare based on only their ages and vitamin D levels.

"We found it remarkable, and striking, to see the difference in the chances of becoming a severe patient when you are lacking in vitamin D compared to when you’re not," said Dr. Amiel Dror, a Galilee Medical Center physician and Bar Ilan researcher.

He said vitamin D strengthens the immune systems "to deal with viral pathogens that attack the respiratory system."

"This is equally relevant for Omicron as it was for previous variants," he told the Times of Israel.

The researchers published preliminary findings in June that showed 26% of coronavirus patients died if they were vitamin D deficient soon before hospitalization. That compared to 3% who had normal levels of vitamin D.

And hospitalized COVID-19 patients who were vitamin D deficient were 14 times more likely than others to end up in severe or critical condition.

Dror said his team addressed the question in the scientific community of whether recent health conditions among the patients might have been skewed the results. In other words, was vitamin deficiency a symptom rather than a contributing factor?

To account for that possibility, the researchers examined each patient's vitamin D levels over the two-year period prior coronavirus infection.

"We checked a range of timeframes, and found that wherever you look over the two years before infection, the correlation between vitamin D and disease severity is extremely strong," Dror said.

Because of its wide scope, he added, the study offers "stronger support than anything seen so far emphasizing the importance of boosting vitamin D levels during the pandemic."

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"We Can Open Up Society": Sweden Lifts Nearly All Covid-19 Restrictions

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In a press conference on Thursday morning, the Swedish government announced plans to remove the majority of restrictions against Covid-19 on February 9th, the Local.se reported.

Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, Health Minister Lena Hallengren and the Director General of the Public Health Agency, Karin Tegmark Wisell, announced that almost all restrictions will be removed on February 9th, and that those working from home should prepare to return to work.

Health Minister Lena Hallengren, Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Director General of the Public Health Agency Karin Tegmark Wisell at Thursday's press conference. Photo: Marko Säävälä/TT

“The pandemic is not over, but is entering a completely new phase,” said Andersson. “We are nearing the point for Sweden to open up again.”

The government explained that the decision to open up was based on a number of factors, partly that Omicron appears to be a milder variant of the virus, and partly that the percentage of Sweden’s population who are fully vaccinated or have taken a booster dose continues to increase.

“There are multiple international studies of a milder illness, and the data we have from Sweden paints the same picture,” Andersson explained. “The rate of vaccination in Sweden has been high in recent weeks,” she continued, stating that this means that “we can open up society, at least for all who have been vaccinated”.

Almost 50 percent of over-18s in Sweden have received their third dose of the vaccine, and more than 86 percent of over-12s have received their first dose. Sweden does not recommend the Covid vaccines to children under the age of 12, unless they are particularly at risk.

Health Minister Lena Hallengren also stated that “the government is planning on removing travel restrictions introduced on December 21st for the Nordic countries”, stating that they would provide more information as soon as it was possible.

She didn’t say anything about travel restrictions for other countries. Sweden’s current entry rules for EU/EEA arrivals are currently in place until February 28th, and March 31st for people travelling from other countries.

In terms of returning to work and higher education, Hallengren stated that “in order to prevent a new wave, the return to work and school should occur successively”.

Which restrictions will be removed?

The following restrictions will be removed next week:

  • Indoor events of 20-50 people must be seated, with max 8 per group and one metre between groups

  • Vaccination pass needed for indoor events with more than 50 attendees

  • Trade shows and markets indoors must require a vaccine pass if they have more than 50 guests, and number of guests is capped at 500, with 10 square metres per person

  • Restaurants must close at 11pm, with alcohol serving ending at 10.30pm

  • Groups at restaurants may consist of a maximum of eight people, with a minimum of one metre between groups

  • Restaurants with conserts or other entertainment may only have seated guests

  • Maximum of 20 people at private parties in hired venues

  • Shops must have a maximum number of guests permitted, calculated on area with 10 square metres per person – this also applies to gyms, museums, art galleries, theme parks and swimming pools

  • Long-distance public transport: all travellers must have a seat, if possible

In addition to this, special recommendations for those who have not yet been vaccinated will remain, as well as recommendations to stay home when sick, or if you suspect you may have Covid-19.

Covid-19 ‘no longer a danger to society’

The Public Health Agency also believes that Covid-19 should no longer be classified as an illness presenting a danger to society. Therefore, the agency has sent a request to the government in order to reclassify the illness.

“The government will process this request in a swift manner and will also put forward a law proposal to reclassify Covid-19,” Hallengren said, indicating that this could happen by the end of March. After the government has submitted these proposals, parliament will make the final decision on whether to approve them or not.

Sweden confirmed its highest number of daily new cases of Covid-19 last week, the highest level yet during the pandemic. There was also a clear rise in the number of Covid-linked deaths and intensive care admissions last month, albeit not as much as during previous waves.

With over 16,000 fatalities so far, Sweden’s death toll is in line with the European average, but is far higher than those of neighbouring Norway, Finland and Denmark.

Denmark on Tuesday became the first European Union country to lift most of its domestic Covid-19 restrictions, followed later in the day by Norway.

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Watch: Johns Hopkins Prof. Slams Media, Own Institution For Hiding Bombshell Study That Found Lockdowns Are Ineffective

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Authored by Steve Watson via Summit News,

A Johns Hopkins professor slammed his own university and the establishment media for failing to report on a major study that concluded lockdowns have been almost completely ineffective at curbing COVID mortality rates.

As we reported yesterday, the study was authored by multiple eminent researchers at the University and concluded that  lockdowns “are ill-founded and should be rejected as a pandemic policy instrument.”

The authors wrote that “While this meta-analysis concludes that lockdowns have had little to no public health effects, they have imposed enormous economic and social costs where they have been adopted.”

Appearing on Tucker Carlson’s show Wednesday, Johns Hopkins professor of surgery Dr. Martin Makary blasted the college, noting “Johns Hopkins itself did not even put out a press release about this study, and if you look at the media coverage, it’s one of the biggest stories in the world today, and yet certain media outlets have not even covered it.”

Makary urged that the reason for hiding the study is that “people may already have their own narrative written” about the effectiveness of lockdowns.

The professor dug down into the study and noted that it found that the number of lives saved by the lockdowns is infinitesimal compared to those lost through missed cancer diagnosis and treatment alone.

“It was 124,000 excess deaths in year one. So, over two years, it was about a quarter million people who died,” Makary noted.

He added, “I think the public is hungry for honesty and basic humility from public health officials.”

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Makary also appeared on Fox Business to discuss the study:

Senator Rand Paul also referred to the new Johns Hopkins study in an appearance Wednesday, noting “I hope we’ll learn from this the study. There was no correlation between any of the mandates the government put in place and any change in the incidence of the disease.”

Paul reminded viewers that Anthony Fauci has repeatedly claimed that lockdowns have saved millions of lives.

“It’s become so politicized that I don’t think Dr. Fauci will ever apologize or admit to the country, but we need to have people like him removed from office because they’ve been so wrong on so much policy,” Paul urged.

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Other Republicans commented on the Johns Hopkins study Wednesday.

Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas told reporters “Bad judgment and poor leadership from our nation’s health agencies have caused most Americans to live with an unhealthy fear of COVID-19. There is no doubt, we need a new approach to COVID as we must learn to live with it.”

Marshall echoed Paul, stating “That new approach should not include Dr. Fauci – American’s don’t trust him and he has lost his reputation. We must stop the obsession with COVID, stop living in fear and move forward.”

The latest developments come on the heels of 70 per cent of Americans asserting that it’s time to live with COVID and get on with our lives.



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