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Wuhan virus -
The next wuhan panic struck with the force of a hurricane yesterday. The new variant NOW named OMICRON (that which was formerly known an Mu and skipped over Xi) set off the globe to suddenly start chasing their tails. Epidemiologist warns Omicron could cause ‘pandemic 2.0’ and believes it’s already spread worldwide.
However, very little is know about this variant.
- Regarded as the most heavily mutated variant of the Coronavirus, thus far, as it has 32 mutations in the spike protein and 50 overall. More specifically, scientists have highlighted that there are 10 mutations vs 2 in the Delta variant regarding the receptor binding domain, which is the portion of the virus that makes initial contact with cells. Additionally, the virus contains mutations that have been seen in other variants and appear to make transmission easier.
- The Omicron variant was identified 5 days ago initially in Botswana with subsequent confirmation and sequencing in South Africa with about 100 confirmed cases. Cases have been detected in Israel and Hong Kong and as of this morning, in Belgium.
- The Botswana government released a letter stating that the new variant cases “were reported and recorded” on November 22. “The preliminary report revealed that all the four had been completely vaccinated for COVID-19.
- South African doctors and experts have found no evidence that the new B.1.1.529 COVID-19 variant causes severe illnesses, Health Minister Joe Phaahla stated during a press conference on Friday. “[At this stage], the scientists have found no evidence that this variant will create severe illnesses,” the health minister noted. He also emphasized that no scientific evidence regarding an increased aggressiveness of the B.1.1.529 variant had been reported so far. “Scientists have found no evidence that this variant is more transmissible,” Phaahla pointed out. The health minister mentioned that it was too early to say how the new COVID-19 variant would behave. “[The South African] government is aware that the announcement which was made by scientists has created panic and some uncertainty,” Phaahla said. “This reaction was unjustified.”
Some how, the jabbers are quick on the fix. As reported by CNBC, Pfizer and BioNTech said they are investigating omicron. They said that they believe their vaccine can be adapted quickly should it be needed to curb the spread. “We understand the concern of experts and have immediately initiated investigations on variant B.1.1.529,” the companies said.
They also estimated their mRNA vaccine, administered via a series of two shots, could be adapted within six weeks and shipped within a little over three months.
Not to be outdone, Moderna, which like Pfizer has produced an mRNA vaccine administered through two doses, said it will test three booster candidates against omicron.
Meanwhile, Johnson & Johnson said it’s already testing its single-dose vax against omicron.
And within 72 hours of the announcement of the existence of Omicron,– Novavax Inc said on Friday it had started working on a version of its COVID-19 vaccine to target the variant detected in South Africa and would have the shot ready for testing and manufacturing in the next few weeks. The company’s COVID-19 shot contains an actual version of the virus’ spike protein that cannot cause disease but can trigger the immune system. The vaccine developer said it had started developing a spike protein specifically based on the known genetic sequence of the variant, B.1.1.529. Novavax’s vaccine received its first emergency use approval earlier this month in Indonesia followed by the Philippines. (Reuters)
Convulsive knee jerking hit across the world.
New York state - The governor of New York on Friday declared a state of emergency as COVID transmission reached rates not seen since April 2020. Included in the order is the cessation of optional surgical procedures in hospitals identified as being understaffed to handle increased wuhan patients.
The US restricted entry to travelers from eight southern African countries over concerns about a new COVID-19 variant found in South Africa The restrictions will be effective Monday and apply to South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique and Malawi. Fauci initially said it was too early to institute bans, but saw the light two hours later and concurred with the new restrictions. Other countries have initiated similar travel restrictions.
Global stock markets hit the skids with the DOW dropping over 900 points. See Economy below
OBSERVATIONS ABOUT OMICRON - Globalists will take advantage of Omicron just as they took advantage of Covid-19 in the beginning, and just as they tried to do with Delta. They need a new poster child to force more vaccinations and subjugate more under increasingly tyrannical measures. And speaking about vax, amazing the quick response of big pharma to the new threat.
Expect greatly conflicting claims about the transmissivity and lethality of this variant. Expect shrill calls for more jabs - even mandating forcibly vaccination.
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Globalism / Great Reset -
The Great Reset agenda requires compliance and obedience. Nothing in the modern era has been able to push the American people to be more docile and dependent than this pandemic. Omicron is just the next tool for them to use
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Economy -
The Biden administration on Friday recommended an overhaul of the nation’s oil and gas leasing program to focus on areas that are most suitable for energy development and raise costs for energy companies to drill on public lands and water.
The long-awaited report by the Interior Department stops short of recommending an end to oil and gas leasing on public lands, as many environmental groups have urged. But officials said the report would move toward a more responsible leasing process that provides a better to return to U.S. taxpayers for oil and gas drilling on the nation’s vast public lands and waters.
OBSERVATION - biden made a big to-do over releasing oil reserves to dampen the price of oil Now this policy will act to increase it. Those wonderful “better returns” in increased leasing fees will be passed on to the consumers in the form of higher prices.
Friday when wuhan new its the markets took it in the shorts. It was Russell 2000’s worst day since June 2020. The Dow had the worst day since October 2020. S&P and Nasdaq both suffered its biggest daily loss since September 2021.
Brent Crude oil prices dropped more than 10% - doing more to lower prices than biden’s initiatives.
BLACK FRIDAY - initial reports are that crowds were relatively subdued and small. This doesn’t bode well for fixed store retailers. More definitive data should be coming out soon.
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China -
Things are not as peaceful in China as they ‘seem’. President Xi Jinping hanged the rules of China’s Communist Party to allow him to serve as general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party for life, instead of being limited to two five-year terms, it was easy to conclude that he had all the power and that he could operate unopposed. However, there are powerful elements in the CCP that aren’t too pleased with Xi and the current transjectory of policies. Economic conditions have made many party leaders very wealthy and they see Xi’s crackdown on wealth threat to continuing their prosperity. Analysts studying the tea leaves see that even theChinese media, usually anxious to curry favor, are letting the Chinese public know there is conflict among the rulers.
Via Business Insider Ships in Chinese waters have vanished from tracking systems the maritime industry uses, a development that could worsen the global supply chain crisis.
The Automatic Identification System (AIS) — which relies on ships to send data to stations along the coastline or via satellites — has witnessed a plunge in the signals it receives in recent weeks.
Data from market intelligence and valuations provider VesselsValue show the number of signals in Chinese waters plunging 85% in under a month — from more than 100,000 a day on October 28 to over 15,000 a day on November 17.
OBSERVATION - The simple fact that this makes ships harder to track.. We’ve already seen Iran use this to ship petroleum products to nations like Venezuela. It also poses a serious national security threat as many countries have developed weapon systems that sit in containers that can be activated for surface to surface attacks. An untraceable ship(s) could launch a surprise attack. Such a tactic fits into China’s war doctrines nicely.
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Ukraine -
White House: “National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke today with Head of Presidential Administration Andriy Yermak of Ukraine about recent eventsThey agreed that all sides should pursue diplomatic efforts to de-escalate tensions”
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Belarus -
Border incidents with Poland continue but at a lower tempo. More repatriation flights taking islamic migrants out of Belarus and back to respective middle eastern countries.
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Black Swans -
Experts are warning that the United States is vulnerable to a Nuclear electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack from adversaries such as China and North Korea, which could render the nation helpless and shut down basic components such as military communications, water delivery systems, food, and transport. A scenario made relatively famous by the book “One Second After” suggests the US could revert to near chaos with nearly 90% population deaths over the course of one year.
Former President Donald Trump issued an executive order on March 26 2019 to harden America’s critical infrastructure against EMP attacks. However, under biden, the Department of Energy (DOE) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have done nothing very little in the way of protecting the national electric grid or other critical infrastructures of which 330 million Americans are dependent upon.
The effects of a Nuke EMP on modern electronics has been widely debated for years now. Only a little data is available from the open air nuclear test age to evaluate. However, if a military opponent thinks they could try it and get away with it, it could render the US easy pickings without nuclear contamination that a nuclear war would bring.
Interesting typo...
a foreshadowing portending what?...
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Wuhan virus -
wuhan Omicron madness continues with all kinds of info flying out there. A widely-shared quote from a South African doctor, saying Omicron causes only mild symptoms, was reportedly taken out of context. She was referring to a small group of young, healthy people and warned of severe disease in other groups.
Multiple countries have issued travel restrictions and bans. However, some think that such measures are not only ineffective but too late in this case.
OBSERVATION - As the hype and craziness evolves, I expect the globalist / big pharma cabal to use this to increase demands for universal vaccination - with no exemptions and increasing penalties against the non-vaxxers. Its gonna take days for things to sort out and for the powers that be to come up with the new narrative.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday authorized boosters of the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for all Americans 18 or older.
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Globalism / Great Reset -
Omicron building hysteria opportunity for the screws to be tightened even more.
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Economy -
Market continued response to the new Omicron pending new trade day on Monday. Could be a rough ride for at least another day.
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Invasion of Illegals -
Apparently the UN is handing out free debit cards to aspiring US border crossers. The IOM workers with the United Nations said a migrant family of four gets about $800 a month.
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Biden watch -
biden’s poll numbers continue to fall in a tailspin. Now at lowest of his presidency
Displaying a keen sense of the economy, biden recently said “My effort to combat climate change is not raising the price of gas or increasing its availability.”
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CW2/Domestic violence -
Flash looting continues with one death of a TV news crew security guard .
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POLITICAL FRONT -
Federal agencies paid out at least $548 million to informants working for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), in recent years, according to government audits.
* A few informants became millionaires, with some Amtrak and “parcel” delivery workers making nearly $1 million or more.
* Many informants were authorized to commit “crimes” with the permission of their federal handlers. In a four-year period, there were 22,800 crime authorizations (2011-2014).
* The FBI paid approximately $294 million (FY2012-2018), the DEA paid at least $237 million (FY2011-2015), and ATF paid approximately $17.2 million total (FY2012-2015) to informants.
OBSERVATION - A corrupt government increasing corruption.
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China -
China carried out ‘Combat Readiness Patrol’ as US Lawmakers vIsited Taipei .
Taiwan Ministry of Defense:27 PLA aircraft entered the southwest ADZ on Sunday.
Chinese lenders, the Export-Import Bank of China, also known as Exim Bank, has taken over the Ugandan Entebbe International Airport and other assets in the country over the failure of the Ugandan government to repay a loan. According to the Daily Monitor, the Ugandan government waived international immunity in the agreement it signed to secure the loans, exposing Entebbe International Airport to take over without international protection.
OBSERVATION - Progressive seizure of assets from loans to countries is at the heart of most of the loans China has been making to third world nations, knowing full well that they won’t be able to repay them. Corrupt govt and corrupt officials are very prone to get their cut from such china deals only making matters worse.
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Russia -
According to PRAVDA, all nuclear submarines of the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy in a state of combat readiness left their places of deployment and went on alert duty. Satellite images of the naval base in Vilyuchinsk, Kamchatka, confirm that Russian nuclear submarines have left the base over the course of several days. The latest photographic evidence received from the Sentinel-2 spacecraft was made on November 23, 2021. Neither the Russian Defense Ministry nor the Russian Navy have released any official comments on the details of such a massive maneuver conducted by Russian nuclear submarines at sea.
OBSERVATION - This is concerning and even though Pravda is the source of the report, those monitoring OSINT satellite photography back this interpretation up. Could be an exercise or a pre-attack operation deployment. Monitoring
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the mass production of the Zircon hypersonic nuclear missile ahead of an expected offensive into Ukraine early next year, The Sun reported.
See Poland below for response to Russian threats against the west.
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Ukraine -
Conditions still tense as Ukraine makes preparations against a strongly suspected Russian attack within the next few months. Russia ‘separatists’ blocking inspections by UN peace keeper/observers on an increasing basis.
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Middle East / N. Africa General -
Plans to amend 30 articles of the Jordanian constitution, which include expanding the powers of the king, have drawn criticism from members of parliament and a former deputy prime minister.
The proposed changes would establish a new National Security Council with wide-ranging political and security powers. The new council is to be headed by the king and includes the prime minister, the head of the army, the directors of the security services, the foreign and interior ministers, and two other members that the king will appoint.
The concern is that this will create a new body that will parallel the executive and legislative branches of government.
OBSERVATION - This appears to be an effort by the king to strengthen his powers in the face of increasing islamic radicalism.
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Iran -
Iran’s Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, made clear once again that his country wants the lifting of all sanctions in a verifiable process, Reuters reports.
OBSERVATION - This a repeat of its demand to enter into a new nuclear agreement. history has shown that Iran will cheat and lie on its part and the US under biden is trending to eventually comply with its demands.
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Poland -
Poland has urged NATO to send reinforcements east over concerns about Russia’s military buildup near Ukraine, which is expected to be the focus of high-level alliance talks in Latvia next week that will include U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. President Andrzej Duda said Thursday at NATO headquarters in Brussels that a beefed up military presence along NATO’s eastern flank is needed given concerns over Russian’s intentions in the region. “This cautiousness and vigilance from NATO, which is responsible for the military security of the allies, is necessary,”
OBSERVATION - This is the ‘tripwire’ principle of deterrance. However Russia sees more NATO forces as one of the ‘red lines’ he’s been warning about.
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Belarus -
See Poland above
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