Posted on 01/01/2021 7:36:15 AM PST by Godzilla
Godzilla wrote:
https://freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3920606/posts?page=479#479
“Wuhan virus -
Computer modeling done by UK’s top scientific advisory body Sage by one of its sub groups, the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Modelling, Operational (SPI-M-O) indicates that a third wave of COVID-19 spike will hospitalize and kill 60 to 70% of those people who took both the vaccine doses. The paper suggests that the resurgence in both hospitalisations and deaths will dominated by those who have received two doses of the vaccine, comprising around 60% and 70% of the wave respectively.”
Question:
Does this apply to those who took the one-dose shots?
You are indicating the J&J shot? The study looked at the nRNA shots
Godzilla wrote:
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“Does this apply to those who took the one-dose shots?”
You are indicating the J&J shot? The study looked at the nRNA shots”
many thanks for the info!
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Wuhan virus -
Researchers at Tel Aviv University’s Bat Lab are saying that wuhan didn’t originate from bats. Suggest the virus was from other, undefined source.
Sydney Australia is in major lockdown. No meetings. Businesses closed. Only one person per household allowed to leave per day. This lockdown is due to 44 new Covid-19 cases in a state with a population of 7.4 million. TV anchorman announced the lockdown with ‘welcome to the new world order’.
During an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Fauci agreed that vaccine mandates should become a reality on the “local level.”
“I have been of this opinion, and I remain of that opinion, that I do believe at the local level, Jake, there should be more mandates. There really should be,” Fauci told host Jake Tapper. Fauci strongly implied that when the pseudo vaccines have been fully approved by the FDA, mandatory vaccinations should then move forward.
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Globalism / Great Reset -
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday said that a newly endorsed mechanism to allow more countries to tax large, highly profitable multinational companies may not be ready for consideration by lawmakers until spring 2022.
G20 finance ministers have collectively endorsed carbon pricing for the first time, describing the once contentious idea as one of “a wide set of tools” to tackle climate change. “Tackling climate change and biodiversity loss and promoting environmental protection remain urgent priorities,” G20 finance ministers said on Saturday after talks on a global tax deal and other issues in Venice. The solutions could include, “if appropriate, the use of carbon pricing mechanisms and incentives”, the group said, expressing support for a carbon price in a communique for the first time. William Nordhaus, an American economist and Nobel laureate, gave the keynote address at the conference, calling for a “climate club” of countries willing to commit to a carbon price.
“A key ingredient in reducing emissions is high carbon prices,” he said, adding that a “climate club” would have to impose a penalty tariff on countries that did not have carbon pricing in place. … “When it comes to unlocking fiduciary assets, pension fund assets and asset owner capital, we need to rethink the role of these institutions. We need to rethink their model,” Fink said, referring to the World Bank and the IMF.
OBSERVATION - Observers link the statement “unlocking fiduciary assets” to pension funds and personal savings. This is a warning that they want to essentially access these funds and if granted access, grant themselves the power to take those funds. This reflects what China did in 2020 in response to the floods, taking control of private sector investments. Other points are that member banks will essentially be forced into ‘investing’ in the green scheme scams.
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Economy -
The CEO of United Airlines on Sunday said on CBS News’ “Face The Nation,” that business demand is down even as leisure travel rebounds — and that it’s not likely to bounce back until 2023.
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Invasion of Illegals -
While this has been silent lately the flood at the border continues unabated.
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Biden watch -
Dick Morris (make your own assumptions on his credibility ) is speculating that the flood of insider stories criticizing Vice President Kamala Harris is due to biden attempting to shut her down and prevent her from removing him via 25th Amendment process.
OBSERVATION - There are some logical extensions of his commentary which is why I’ve posted this today. It has been speculated that biden may step down or forced out once is usefulness has expired due to his declining mental facilities. That decline is becoming even more pronounced and will soon be undeniable. Harris OTOH is a complete buffoon, placing the democrat powers that be into a bind - when to transfer power and to who. Meltdown in the WH would cause serious constitutional ramifications as i’ve said before - on the legality of biden’s EO’s because he was not mentally competent. A power struggle over moving Harris into the oval office is equally toxic at this stage - she is a real nothing burger and a very poor one at that. Her recent interview made that very clear, stating that people in rural areas are incapable of photocopying their drivers’ license. Personally, I’m surprised biden has lasted to July, but the likelihood of him lasting much further is decreasing significantly every day.
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CW2/Domestic violence -
The FBI is encouraging family members to report homegrown violent extremists within their own families.
NOTE - Perpetuating the false narrative that white Americans who votes Republican are a ticking time bombs, always on the verge of committing violence.
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CANCEL CULTURE FRONT -
“America First” rally at Pacific Hills Banquet and Event Center in Laguna Hills, California, was canceled by the venue over concerns about Gaetz and Greene being the featured speakers.
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Domestic Terror -
FBI reports that the four individuals arrested in Denver are not suspected of planning a terrorist attack. Police sources did confirm to FOX31 they found 16 long guns, body armor and more than 1,000 rounds of ammo at the scene. Law enforcement agents expressed their fears that this could have potentially become a “Las Vegas-style shooting” as at least one of the two rooms involved is said to have a balcony that overlooks the downtown area, which could have been a vantage point over the big crowds celebrating the MLB Midsummer Classic.
NOTE - Some postulate that this is gang/drug related and not a threat to the MLB all star game. Individuals have a criminal record.
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North Korea -
North Korea is ordering citizens to start producing their own food to prepare for a long-term food shortage that could last for three years. According to the new self-sufficiency directives, factories and businesses are supposed to divert workers to farming. The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization estimated in a recent report that North Korea would be short about 860,000 tons of food this year, about two months of normal demand.
OBSERVATION - The severity of this crisis cannot be overstated. Already the reports of starvation related deaths are rising and some observers think that Kim’s days as the leader are numbered.
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Middle East General -
Egypt is threatening war with Ethiopia over management of Nile River water. The dispute has been going on since 2011, when Ethiopia began construction of its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). This after negotiation have failed and Ethiopia has started to fill the reservoir behind the structure. Egyptian agriculture relies heavily upon the Nile for its water and control by Ethiopia could upset its availability.
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Iran -
I didn’t comment on the large explosion in Tehran yesterday, but new details are out suggesting that it was an attempt to shut down the state TV headquarters. The explosion - unknown cause according to Iranian sources - occurred in a park next to the station. This explosion occurred after the cyberattack that shut down rail lines in the country. Explosions just don’t happen everyday in a park.
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Cuba -
Protests have broken out with tens of thousands of citizens demanding freedom and democracy. The anti-government protests began with a demonstration in the city of San Antonio de los Baños, southwest of Havana, but soon spread throughout the country.. Videos showing protestors chanting in front of Communist Party Headquarters chanting “Cuba isn’t yours!” hitting the internet. The Cuban president reportedly made a “call to combat” to counter the protestors. Social media post show Cuban police/military assaulting marchers. US State Dept has condemned such calls. Protestors also calling upon unity within the Catholic Church, invoking various saints (a la Poland under Soviet communism).
It is being reported that the biggest drivers for the protest are anger by the collapse of the economy, as well as by restrictions on civil liberties and the authorities’ handling of the pandemic.
OBSERVATION - Didn’t see this coming, though the undercurrent against the Cuban regime has always been there. biden had no answer when he returned to the WH when called upon by reporters. Looking to see just how violently the govt will respond, which has brutally suppressed protests in the past. At this stage, the people are very angry and any attempt at violent suppression may backfire and fan the flames further. American communists like Bernie Sanders and AOC are quiet.
Venezuela -
Leaders of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), the largest socialist political organization in the US, met with Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro on Friday. According to Telesur, DSA members who attended the meeting included: the chairperson of the National Political Committee, members of the International Committee, the organization’s Political Formation committee, Foreign Policy committee, and Bilateral Relations committee. The goals of the meeting included strengthening “the fight against the blockade and the coercive and unilateral measures imposed by the government of the United States.
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Godzilla, many thanks for the post!
Looking for link to the G20 meeting where Fink and Nordhaus made their statements:
“U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday said that a newly endorsed mechanism to allow more countries to tax large, highly profitable multinational companies may not be ready for consideration by lawmakers until spring 2022.
G20 finance ministers have collectively endorsed carbon pricing for the first time, describing the once contentious idea as one of “a wide set of tools” to tackle climate change. “Tackling climate change and biodiversity loss and promoting environmental protection remain urgent priorities,” G20 finance ministers said on Saturday after talks on a global tax deal and other issues in Venice. The solutions could include, “if appropriate, the use of carbon pricing mechanisms and incentives”, the group said, expressing support for a carbon price in a communique for the first time. William Nordhaus, an American economist and Nobel laureate, gave the keynote address at the conference, calling for a “climate club” of countries willing to commit to a carbon price.
“A key ingredient in reducing emissions is high carbon prices,” he said, adding that a “climate club” would have to impose a penalty tariff on countries that did not have carbon pricing in place. … “When it comes to unlocking fiduciary assets, pension fund assets and asset owner capital, we need to rethink the role of these institutions. We need to rethink their model,” Fink said, referring to the World Bank and the IMF.”
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“OBSERVATION - Observers link the statement “unlocking fiduciary assets” to pension funds and personal savings. This is a warning that they want to essentially access these funds and if granted access, grant themselves the power to take those funds. This reflects what China did in 2020 in response to the floods, taking control of private sector investments. Other points are that member banks will essentially be forced into ‘investing’ in the green scheme scams.”
If this is not a redline to recall the Western governments that try to make and implement laws to steal their peoples’ lifesavings, I really don’t know what is!
MY OWN OBSERVATION: I used the polite term ‘recall’, YMMV
You never know, Cuba may save our Republic in spite of us!
“ American communists like Bernie Sanders and AOC are quiet.”
“Leaders of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), the largest socialist political organization in the US, met with Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro on Friday.“
Wow! I once said that if an alien lands in the USA, knows a little English, lives in a hotel room and watch TV all day, he’ll think that he landed in a homosexual African country!
This has to be revised to:…a COMMUNIST, homosexual African country.
Now, that’s the ticket. Sad, very sad indeed!
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Thank you!
But only has yellens comments.
Am looking for the link to Fink and Nordhaus statements (”William Nordhaus, an American economist and Nobel laureate, gave the keynote address at the conference, calling for a “climate club” of countries willing to commit to a carbon price.
“A key ingredient in reducing emissions is high carbon prices,” he said, adding that a “climate club” would have to impose a penalty tariff on countries that did not have carbon pricing in place. … “When it comes to unlocking fiduciary assets, pension fund assets and asset owner capital, we need to rethink the role of these institutions. We need to rethink their model,” Fink said, referring to the World Bank and the IMF.”
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One day away and everything hit the fan.
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Wuhan virus -
Contrary to the ’science’, Fauci claims that 3 year olds should remain masked. . . .
Pfizer got into some hot water by announcing too early the need for booster shots. CDC has shut down that narrative - for now.
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Globalism / Great Reset -
Biden administration-backed International Monetary Fund (IMF) proposal to issue an unprecedented $650 billion U.S. dollars’ worth of new “Special Drawing Rights” (SDRs) this year alone will also help re-shape the international financial system.
That is more than twice the total amount of SDRs created by the IMF throughout its entire history. The SDR is a sort of proto-global currency, based on a basket of leading currencies, dubbed an “international reserve asset” by the IMF. Analysts warn the new issuance, has the potential to sidelining the U.S. dollar’s role as the global reserve currency. Communist Chinese central bank officials and numerous European leaders—have called for making the SDR into a true global currency.
NOTE - Removal of the dollar’s status as the global reserve currency is a key step in implementing the ‘great reset’. It would crater the US economy.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken responded Tuesday to criticism by the United Nations’ human rights apparatus of “systemic racism” in the United States by announcing plans to issue a formal, standing invitation to dozens of U.N. rights experts to visit and investigate.
NOTE - Needless to say the UNHR group is filled with egregious violators of human rights. Initial subjection to this world body against US laws and constitution.
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Economy -
CPI soared to +5.4%, the biggest jump since June 2008. The index for used cars and trucks rose sharply for the third consecutive month, increased 10.5 percent in June. This was the largest monthly increase ever reported for the used cars and trucks index, which was first published in January 1953. Goods prices are rising dramatically faster than Services. Goods are up 8.7%, the fastest annual surge since Jan 1981.
WSJ reported Sunday - “Americans should brace themselves for several years of higher inflation than they’ve seen in decades, according to economists who expect the robust post-pandemic economic recovery to fuel brisk price increases for a while,”
OBSERVATION - Remember all the “Transitory” talk? Many see this surge in the CPI as evidenced that the Fed’s plan is failing and that we are now entering very dangerous economic territory.
In an earnings call with JPMorgan executives, CEO Jamie Dimon told shareholders that inflation is “a little worse than the Fed thinks.” The Chief Financial Officer of PepsiCo said during another earnings call that the company will likely be raising prices on its drink and snack lines soon due to higher input costs.
Lumber prices which soared a couple of months ago to the astronomical level of $1,732 in May and have collapsed to the $712 range. That means the price of lumber is now at levels not seen since last August. This is slowly working its way down to consumers.
There are multiple portions of the Mississippi River that are nearing record low water levels that may inhibit commercial or private vessels from traversing the critical waterway. The stretch of the Mississippi River at St. Paul, Minnesota, is around 3.2 feet Wednesday. That’s about six inches from the record low of 2.6 feet set in 1976.
NOTE - The Mississippi River is a major transportation means. Distribution is already hampered in the US due to supply shortages and trucker shortages. This will further drive costs up for products up.
On the agriculture front, observers are beginning to warn about this years crops in the upper midwest. This year’s wheat harvest is shaping up as dreadful. Durum, used for pasta and bread flour, looks to be the worst in at least 60 years. Soft White Winter wheat, used for pastry flour, and Hard Red Winter [all-purpose] are facing the worst harvests since the 1988 drought.
NOTE - drought has severely impacted the spring crops beyond grains as Ive noted livestock is being sold off early due to lack off feed. This is a good time to stock up , since the news is not widely known.
Airport officials facing jet fuel shortages are concerned they’ll have to wave off planes and helicopters that drop fire retardants during what could be a ferocious wildfire season, potentially endangering surrounding communities. Sporadic shortages at some tanker bases in Oregon and Utah have already been reported. Airport industry sources say jet fuel demand declined sharply and supply chains atrophied during the coronavirus pandemic. They have yet to bounce back in the Western U.S. even as the economy zooms ahead and more passengers flock to airports for long-delayed trips. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, jet fuel supplied in the U.S. in 2020 fell 38% compared to 2019 pre-pandemic levels. Jet fuel demand has increased about 26% since the start of this year, though it hasn’t reached 2019 levels.
NOTE - Another instance of distribution problems. Fire season is still young and if the trend continues it will be a very busy late summer/fall for air retardant aircraft.
Coffee prices could rise soon as the world’s largest coffee producer, Brazil, faces its largest drought in almost a century. The Department of Agriculture has said that Brazil’s total 2021 coffee harvest is expected to drop by the biggest year-over-year amount since 2003. The estimated harvest of Brazil’s Arabica crop is looking to be 15 million 132-pound bags smaller than in 2020.
Already short electricity, California is expected to loose hydropower from Lake Oroville sometime during the first week of August due to lake levels being too low to operate the power house.
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Invasion of Illegals -
Border Apprehensions for June Estimated at 174,512 Illegal Crossings, Got-Aways 39,243.
DHS warns those trying to escape the communism of Cuba not to try to come to the US. DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Haitian and Cuban migrants and asylum-seekers who try to come to the U.S. by boat will not be allowed to enter the country.
Even if asylum-seekers establish fear of persecution, they will be resettled in third countries, Mayorkas said.
NOTE - Mayorkas was born in Havana and his Cuban parents fled to the U.S. the year after Castro came to power.
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Biden watch -
biden’s rant against voter integrity laws was all over the place, even accounting for dementia.
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CW2/Domestic violence -
Antifa militants clashed with Proud Boys in Salem, Oregon at the periphery of a conservative, Christian pro-life rally. Approximately 30 Antifa militants with the Cherry City Collective, the White Rose of Salem, and potentially Rose City Antifa, exchanged pepper spray and fisticuffs with approximately two dozen Proud Boys until the Salem Police Department (SPD) intervened. (FO)
Other Antifa and related actions are diverse with many leftist actions supporting the Sunrise Movement and associated calls for a Civilian Climate Corps and associated green new deal agendas. Texas has some protests against voting reforms and elsewhere the standard, bread and butter protests against ICE and supporting pro-illegal immigration actions.
See also Misc of Note below for a view of what may happen here if things go sideways in a big way (yes, bigger than the Floyd riots of last year). The scenario I’ve favored has been one of urban collapse with looting and gang violence overwhelming law enforcement and like locust moving into suburbs in search of more too loot and other resources (food, etc). That seems to be the scenario being played out in S Africa.
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POLITICAL FRONT -
biden et al working with cellphone network providers to ‘fact check’ private SMS messages regarding wuhan. Never in my lifetime would I have expected such govt intrusion into privacy. They are looking to make companies become intelligence assets for the marxists. If screening for wuhan - they can easily be directed to screen for other topics of interest, such as second amendment, etc. We have entered the twilight zone.
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Domestic Terror -
Federal prosecutors have charged four Iranian intelligence operatives with plotting to kidnap a Brooklyn author and human rights activist. The four — Alireza Shavaroghi Farahani, Mahmoud Khazein, Kiya Sadeghi and Omid Noori, all living in Iran — are accused of conspiring to kidnap a Brooklyn journalist, author and human rights activist who has been critical of the Iranian regime. A fifth, Niloufar Bahadorifar, is accused of providing financial support. U.S. prosecutors said in court documents that in at least the last two years, Iranian intelligence services have lured Iranian expatriates living in other countries to places where they could be captured, imprisoned in Iran and executed. OBSERVATION - These other countries consist mostly of European nations where Iranian intelligence elements have been very active rooting out and attacking anti-Iranian voices.
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China -
OSINT IMINT has detected China deploying electronic warning and surveillance aircraft and helicopters on two disputed islands (Mischief Reef in the Spratly Islands and Subi Reef in the South China Sea) in what analysts say is a sign that the People’s Liberation Army has begun routine air operations from the bases.
Prolonged heavy rainfall affecting parts of China over the past couple of days caused extreme flooding in several provinces, including Sichuan, Hebei, Shaanxi, Henan, and Shandong. Severe thunderstorms also affected the capital Beijing, bringing the entire city to a standstill. Parts of eastern China registered as much as 457 mm (18 inches) of rain in a matter of days, turning roads and rivers into raging rapids and causing extreme flooding.
OBSERVATION - Monitoring to see if the flooding will attain the devastating levels of last year and how much damage to this year’s crops will occur. With US crops in serious shape, any significant Chinese losses will definitely stress global supplies and further cause prices to rise.
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Iran -
See domestic terror above.
The State Department informed Congress late Tuesday that it would waive sanctions on Iran’s illicit oil trade so that the country can access frozen funds from South Korea and Japan.
NOTE - Iran gets what it wants without having to give up anything.
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Iraq -
RUMINT that during a recent meeting with supported militias, Iran has encouraged increased attacks on US and coalition interests in country.
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Afghanistan -
Taliban massacred 22 Afghan troops in a video spread around on social media. Fear rising of a new Taliban rule.
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Cuba -
Cuba has shut down most of the internet in the country, restricting information on the protests from reaching the world. There are reports of thousands of arrests and many killed.
Russia stated outside interference in Cuba would not be tolerated. Cuba is a longstanding ally of Russia and often hosts military training exercises with Russian, Venezuelan, and other Latin American forces.
US govt / Democrat response has been to blame US embargo for protests, and poor conditions in Cuba. Some legislators and the Miami mayor are calling for military intervention. Other cuban refugee groups in Florida have staged protests in support of their counterparts in Cuba.
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Belarus -
Lithuania has voted in favor of strict new migration laws amid an influx of arrivals from Belarus. Politicians backed the controversial legislation on Tuesday, allowing the mass detention of migrants and limiting their right to appeal. It comes as hundreds of migrants have illegally crossed into Lithuania from Belarus in recent weeks.
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Misc of Note -
The death toll climbed to 72 from rioting in South Africa on Tuesday, in unrest set off by the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma. The violence broke out after Zuma began serving a 15-month sentence for contempt of court on Thursday. Food shortages will certainly be made worse. The country’s largest oil refinery, Sapref, has shuttered operations “due to the civil unrest in the country and disruption of supply routes in and out of Kwazulu-Natal,”.
OBSERVATION - This is a prime example of Without Rule Of Law (WROL). The rioters only made matters worse for themselves by looting and destroying what little food and other items were available in South Africa’s economically damaged culture. The middle class (who retained their weapons) aggressively attacked looters who tried to push into suburbs surround the urban centers. Anyone who’s viewed the videos of the violence on social media will note the aggressive manner the suburbanites dealt with the rioters. Military called out very slowly in response.
Could this happen in the US? Unthinkable in the normality biased mind, but we’ve seen this on smaller scales in past riots even last year.
ADDITIONAL NOTE - There is increase potential for outright civil war. The Zulu tribe has a score to settle with the ANC over its attempt to steal Zulu lands. So far they haven’t interjected themselves into the chaos that I’ve seen but things are happening very quickly. This on top of a potential race war against whites.
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Prof. Sucharit Bhakdi MD explains recent findings that fundamentally change the Covid narrative. We already have antibody memory immunity to COVID-19, rendering 99% of us immune. This not only makes vaccination unnecessary, but re-vaccination potentially life threatening. See links to new data verification.
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Wuhan virus -
Demonstrations against the health pass have broken out throughout France. This comes after the French President announced mandatory wuhan passports. French news claims the protests have been quelled, however ongoing posts on social media show protests are continuing.
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Globalism / Great Reset -
More than 1 million people in France have made appointments to get the coronavirus vaccine after French President Emmanuel Macron said COVID-19 passes would soon be needed for daily activities. Macron said proof of a coronavirus vaccination, a negative COVID-19 test or recent recovery from the virus would be needed to go into restaurants and stores. A COVID-19 pass would be needed to get on planes and trains as well. The coronavirus pass requirement will begin in August, according to the AP.
Will lightning strike twice? Cyber Polygon simulation by WEF has some observers wondering if major cyber attack is pending based upon the 2019 Event 201 which simulated a corona virus global pandemic (followed a couple months later by wuhan).
The following link discusses the activities of BlackRock, a firm with deep ties to WEF and the global reset. The article is pretty complex and too big for summary here, but suffice it to say they are a player to watch as the great reset develops.
The European Union has announced a raft of climate change proposals aimed at pushing it towards its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050. A dozen draft proposals, which still need to be approved by the bloc’s 27 member states and the EU parliament, were announced on Wednesday. They include plans to tax jet fuel and effectively ban the sale of petrol and diesel powered cars within 20 years. The proposals, however, could face years of negotiations.
OBSERVATION - Those years of negotiations could be slashed quickly under the great reset. “Global Warming” is high on the WEF’s list of things to do.
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Economy -
Some biden advisors and studies are indicating that they are expecting rampant inflation to last for as long as 2 to 3 years. This flies in the face of the “transitory” narrative of only a few months until things stabilize.
Job openings in the U.S. rose slightly in May to a record 9.21 million. The number of available jobs has set a record for three straight months. Although the U.S. created 850,000 new jobs in June, it would take more than a year at that rate to restore employment to pre-pandemic trends. Lack of workers still plagues the job market. Companies can’t hire enough new workers to keep up with customer demand.
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Invasion of Illegals -
Tucker Carlson opened his show Wednesday night by announcing that he’d gotten information from a whistleblower about Biden’s latest activity to bring illegal aliens into America. It turns out that the military has been involved in secretly transporting illegal aliens (or as the military coyly calls them, “undocumented non-citizens”) to resettle them in America’s heartland.
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CW2/Domestic violence -
UK Daily Mail reports on a poll that indicates different sections of the country desiring to separate from the US. This demonstrates the increasing balkanization of the country - Red vs Blue. At this stage the triggering event (depending on democrat or republican) hasn’t been attained, but the trend is there should biden get his way and got full totalitarian beyond what he has done. A big mile marker will be the 2022 midterms as well as any documented results from AZ election forensic study and investigations now gaining steam in other states.
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China -
Hong Kong citizens are fleeing China as a result of their freedoms being limited by the communist government, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. The Post said more than 1,000 Hong Kongers are leaving daily, according to government figures compiled by activist investor David Webb. Many of the people fleeing are heading to Great Britain, which has offered safe haven and a path to citizenship for some 5 million residents of its former colony.
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Israel -
IDF is about complete with planning for an eventually war with Hezbollah . Part of it was a detailed breakdown of the actions and events during the last war in 2006 and taking corrective actions and improved training to address those issues. Military does not believe conflict is imminent.
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Turkey -
Turkey appears to be trying to unravel the knot it tied causing disputes with its NATO allies. In return for halting efforts to buy or use Russian military equipment and offering troops to keep the main Afghanistan airport, outside Kabul, functioning after all other NATO forces have left, Turkey wants a free hand against Greece over maritime disputes that also involve the illegal presence of Turkish forces in Libya. That hasn’t gone over well with NATO united under France and Greece, who are holding the line against Turkish claims to areas of the Mediterranean Sea and Libya.
NOTE - Turkish involvement in Syria, Libya, Armenia/Azerbaijan, the Med, etc has to have taken a financial toll on the country facing severe economic fallout from wuhan. Trying to find ways to pull back while maintaining strategic goals is necessary to stabilize govt spending and civilian opinion.
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Cuba -
Cuban-Americans have convened for peaceful assemblies nationwide this week in solidarity with their kin on the island, who have flooded the streets of nearly every major Cuban city since Sunday demanding an end to the communist regime. News out of the country is still sparse, limited to govt approved information as the internet is still limited. AFP news agency journalists reported that Cuban authorities had restored access to the internet on Wednesday. However, some messaging and social media platforms reportedly remained blocked on 3G and 4G, including Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter.
In what appears to be an indicator of how the protests have started to reshape its public policies to placate the public, Cuba says it will allow travelers arriving in the country to bring in food, medicine and other essentials without paying import duties. In making the announcement, Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz said “was a demand made by many travelers and it was necessary to take this decision” and that the government would “assess things” after 31 December.
Additionally, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel admitted on Cuban TV that government shortcomings in handling shortages and other problems played a role in this week’s protests.
OBSERVATION - such Govt statements and actions suggest that the protests - the largest in decades - shook the powers that be. That they have no answer to the demands and grievances of the people show the emptiness of Cuban communism. The silence from marxist politicians in the US is equally loud.
BLM stated support for the communist dictators in Cuba while trying to blame the US for conditions there. They received considerable push back over the statement.
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Misc of Note -
South Africa is still a mess. Military has deployed to help retain order, but the damage has been done. Food and other supplies that were already scarce are even harder to find/acquire, especially in the urban centers looted and burned by rioters. I found some more background on the looters, who appear to be urbanized Zulu’s and other supporters of former President Jacob Zuma. Various chieftains and Zulu leaders in the rural areas opposed the riots/looting and actively attacked the looters. Middle class citizens composing a mix of whites, other racial minorities (Indian primary) and mixed residing in the suburbs have formed self defense units and have barricaded their communities to keep the rioters out. Over all, some in county commentators/observes indicate that this an attempt to initiate a final race war.
The following link goes to a website tracking the unrest.
https://appengine.policylab.app/UnrestTracker/
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The Left, blm/antifa, etc...are closely monitoring this for tactics and results for future activities.
Im sure they are, but armed citizens put the kibosh to entrance into the suburbs by largely unarmed rioters. Here BLM et al have worked to arm up. The difference will be proficency - spray and pray versus sighted weapons.
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Wuhan virus -
A study, conducted by researchers at seven UK universities, the Department of Health and Social Care and Public Health England, looked at the number of “complications” in those needing hospital treatment for Covid-19, defined as an organ-specific medical diagnosis. Overall, around half of all adult patients suffered a least one complication during their hospital stay. The most common was a kidney injury, followed by lung and heart damage.
The latest data from EudraVigilance, a European Union database similar to VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System), shows that nearly 20,000 people have died from Wuhan coronavirus (Covid-19) “vaccines” in the areas of Europe it assesses, along with nearly two million people who have been seriously injured by the injections. EudraVigilance covers 27 of Europe’s 50 countries.
NOTE - some observers suggest that the actual numbers may be twice what is being reported. If so, it reflects a similar assessment of under reporting by VAERS.
WHO has announced that the world is in the early stages of a third wave driven by the ‘delta’ variant. The WHO director in a July 14th meeting said “The Delta variant is one of the main drivers of the current increase in transmission, fueled by increased social mixing and mobility, and inconsistent use of proven public health and social measures. “
NOTE - This strongly implies that they are about to recommend locking down the economy once again to stop ‘social mixing an mobility’.
continued - “WHO is also reviewing options to digitalize the International Certificate for Vaccination and Prophylaxis, to support a harmonized approach for recording vaccination status, as well as other information about international travelers. “
NOTE - Global wuhan digital passports
Los Angeles County is requiring the use of masks indoors, regardless of vaccination status, following a jump in coronavirus cases as the delta variant spreads. The move comes after the county added more than 1,000 new cases for a seventh straight day, with the transmission rate edging close to “high” levels from “substantial,” Muntu Davis, the county’s health officer, said in a briefing. Other California counties are moving towards similar regressive steps, with Sacramento and Yolo Counties recommending voluntary indoor masks.
Spain’s top court has ruled that the country’s national COVID-19 lockdown was unconstitutional following a lawsuit filed by the populist Vox party.
Protestors in Melbourne took to the streets overnight, just hours before the city entered its fifth lockdown. Demonstrators called for an end to restrictions just hours after Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announced the state would enter a five-day snap lockdown from midnight. Currently the state has 18 cases while at least 6500 residents have been forced into isolation as close contacts, with the state’s Department of Health announced new exposure sites overnight.
NOTE - lockdown over 18 cases. . . . .
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Globalism / Great Reset -
In a youtube video recorded at the Bank of International Settlements (BIS), the General Manager of the BIS, Agustin Carstens, stated that the goal of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) was to give banks “absolute control” over your money. “We don’t know who’s using a $100 bill today and we don’t know who’s using a 1,000 peso bill today. The key difference with the CBDC is the central bank will have absolute control on the rules and regulations that will determine the use of that expression of central bank liability, and also we will have the technology to enforce that,”
NOTE - Recent interest by central banks to get into the cryptocurrency games as currently they are generally untraceable.
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Economy -
Inflation will remain high in the United States for months to come but eventually retreat, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday. “I think we will have several more months of rapid inflation, so I’m not saying that this is a one-month phenomenon,” Yellen said during an interview on CNBC.
NOTE - this is a continuation of the “transitory” narrative the biden administration has been putting out there to deflect from excess economic fears of hyper inflation that many financial gurus and firms have been concerned about.
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Invasion of Illegals -
Data trends indicates that more than 1 million illegal border crossing between the U.S. and Mexico will have been attempted for the first seven months of 2021.
Catch and release has predictably failed, as those given the instructions to report in 60 days to courts are not showing up.
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Biden watch -
After 4 days of Cuban protests, Biden on Thursday said in response to a question on Cuba that “communism is a failed system.”
Harris, not Biden welcomed German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday as she arrived in DC for a meeting on US-German relations.
Biden slurred badly and stumbled through introducing Merkel.
“Second largest…longest serving chancellor,” Biden said slurring his words.
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CYBER/CANCEL CULTURE FRONT -
Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, confirmed today that the White House is flagging posts with supposed “COVID misinformation” and pushing social media firms like Facebook to remove them: “We are in regular touch with the social media platforms” about #COVID19-related misinformation, says @PressSec. “We’re flagging problematic posts for Facebook.”
OBSERVATION - A “ministry of truth” in the making? Personally, my normalcy bias still can’t fathom that our country would go so quickly into totalitarian 1984 as it has.
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POLITICAL FRONT -
Initial results of the forensic audit of Maricopa Co AZ are starting to come out. One big item is the finding that 74,000 Ballots were returned and counted in 2020 election with NO RECORD of being sent out. NOTE - Biden won Arizona by 10,500.
Additionally, Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett testified about the difficulties his team is facing finding serial numbers to ensure duplicate ballots were only counted once. “We found, I would have to say, thousands of duplicate ballots where those serial numbers are not on them.
OBSERVATION - Shocking but waiting for the full report. But even this preliminary report is damning to democrats.
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Strategic Developments /Deployments -
U.S. military units are leading Exercise Talisman Sabre with the Australians, South Koreans, Japanese and Canadians. Around 17,000 troops are participating in table-top exercises and field maneuvers focused on capturing and holding islands. Obvious intent is to potential mobilization against China. Such exercises are also used to identify coordination weaknesses and adapt to each countries capabilities.
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China -
Rhetoric against Japan has accelerated over the past few months. Latest are calls by CCP leaders “continuously using nuclear bombs until Japan announces its unconditional surrender for the second time”. This in context of Japanese support to Taiwan in the event of an invasion
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India/China -
In accordance with last year’s pact, military commanders on both sides completed a pullout of troops, tanks and artillery from the Pangong Lake area in February in a first step towards full withdrawal from other friction points. However, agreement on these other ‘friction points’ has not been as productive.
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Israel -
IDF will approve all plans for next war in Lebanon within a month, preparing & reviewing full battle plan took 3 years. Initial reports indicate that the Air Force will strike hard in first hours of fighting, with a ground invasion if necessary, according to senior officers. 39 battalions currently pass readiness test for war in Lebanon so far, IDF website says; reserve combat units to be tested next. The war plan called against Hezbollah is code-named Northern Mosaic, and includes wide range of operational plans. Per IDF assessment, Hezbollah has 140k missiles/rockets in its arsenal. In next war it will likely be able to fire 3000 *per day*. For comparison in last Gaza war Hamas fired 390/day, ~4000 total in 11 days.
OBSERVATION - Current meltdown of Lebanon government and economy does suggest that Hezebollah may continue to refrain from an attack because it is busy with domestic issues. Israel’s press releases of late seem to be geared towards propaganda to further deter Hezbollah from actions by revealing some of the operational intents Israel has - particularly targeting their assets - and a fearless approach towards their missile capability and willingness to ground assault options. Since the 2006 Lebanese innovation fiasco, Israel has tripled its training for that particular terrain can combat environment. As seen by the 11 day Gaza conflict, Israel has also developed tactics and munitions to deal with the placement of targets in the midst of civilian area, along with the determination to hit targets and accept civilian casualties if necessary.
Israeli defense officials are evaluating the possibility of strike on Iran’s nuclear sites in “near future,” military journalist Ron Ben-Yishai reports; IDF making initial preparations to execute strike plans drawn up by army’s General Command.
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Iran -
Iran is able to enrich uranium to 90 percent, if our nuclear reactors require it, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said during the government meeting, Trend reports citing IRINN. According to Rouhani, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) is currently enriching uranium to 20 percent and 60 percent.
NOTE - Nothing the west has to offer is going to stop Iran from working towards a nuclear weapon. On the contrary, the weakness in the west, lead by biden, only encourages them to move faster.
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Lebanon -
Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri stepped down Thursday, citing “key differences” with the president after nine months of political wrangling that failed to put together a government for the crisis-ridden country. After the news broke, protesters—mostly Hariri’s supporters—blocked roads and set fire to tires in several parts of Beirut, decrying the deepening crisis. It is unclear who could replace Hariri, one of Lebanon’s most powerful Sunni Muslim leaders. According to Lebanon’s sectarian-based political system, the prime minister is picked from the ranks of Sunnis. President Michel Aoun is an ally of Hezbollah, which is backed by Iran.
OBSERVATION - This places an additional burden on Hezbollah to maintain order and divert resources to sustain its supporters. Hezbollah is already seen as corrupt and supporting corrupt politicians with no interest for the country. That image will likely be very dangerous if they engage in a war with Israel, providing a lot of HUMINT data for targeting facilities and leadership.
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Afghanistan -
A spokesman for the majority faction of the Afghan Taliban recently announced that they considered China a friend and that the Uighur Moslems from northwest China would no longer be allowed into Afghanistan once the Taliban take over.
NOTE - The pullout of US/NATO forces has opened the door for China to expand its influence in the region. Largely due to the money China appears to be willing to shell out in the region.
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Misc of Note -
S Africa - WORL continues. Citizen defense patrols continue to man up as the govt military and police are seemingly incapable of bringing the riots under control. Citizens are teaming up with private security companies to defend basics such as grocery stores in their areas. Rioters have looted businesses and storage facilities indiscriminately, and reports from the country now state that they are targeting residential areas, specifically those inhabited by the nation’s White and Indian minorities.
OBSERVATION - the destruction has shut down food distribution across much of the country. Now over 7 days of rioting, stomaches are starting to growl and I expect a push on suburban white/Indian neighborhoods in an effort to get their food stocks. It will only get uglier if that occurs, WROL conditions and residents willing to us lethal means to protect themselves will only increase.
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Black Swans -
Two massive coronal mass ejections (CME) were noted over the past two days departing from the far side of the sun. They were so large that, even though directed away from the earth, some aspects were measured here. (In fact, some scientists thought they were directed towards earth) Scientists think they may have come from a sunspot that earlier this month kicked a X1.5 flare that missed the earth before rotating behind the sun. I’ve not read any estimate on the size / categorization of those flares, but there is a probably given their effects that they were big X class boomers.
NOTE - X class flares are the biggest category and historically have caused significant problems on earth when the plasma hit the earth - mostly affecting power grids. 1989 Quebec power outage was caused by a X15-class solar flare.
The most famous CME was the X45 magnitude Carrington Event September 1–2, 1859. It caused fires in telegraph stations and fires along railroad tracks. Some have estimated that a Carrington level CME could cause as much as 2.5 Trillion dollars worth of damage to the US alone, with a substantial ‘grid down’ scenario leaving large areas of the US without power for an extended period of time.
Will we be paying all of 'em to have children aside from free health care and the advantage of being able to work under the table?
I’m not fully caffeinated, what’s WORL or is it WROL?
A Duck Duck Go search returns tiamat’s tagline “Just a Bronze Age Gal Trapped in a Techno World!”...
We miss you, tiamat!
Well, that, and going full Dr. Zhivago, and being required to put a family in every spare bedroom, man cave, or study...
Should be WROL - without rule of law. Write it off to caffeine shortage this morning.
Kalifornia is already got them down for free health care (at taxpayer expense)
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