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It’s almost — almost, given what we know about how the U.S. government function at what interests it actually serves (spoiler alert: it’ not yours) — unbelievable that this is a real news story at this late date in 2023, having gone through a years-long series of lockdowns and injection mandates and “died suddenly” post-vax deaths and all the rest. But here we are.Really? Peter Daszak is in charge of yet another NIH effort to “prevent” viruses from jumping from bats to people by putting infected bats and people in daily contact?It’s even worse than it looks—and it looks utterly...

As Beijing struggles with the worsening outbreak in Xi'an, the provincial capital of 13M that has been under lockdown for about 2 weeks now, authorities are finding it increasingly difficult to paper over the popular outcry. So, authorities in the northern Chinese city have banned "negative news" on social media as many residents took to Weibo and other platforms to complain about their present circumstances.The citywide lockdown, believed to be the most brutal since the original Spring 2020 lockdown in Wuhan, has left many stranded at home without enough food, and without access to medical treatment. Unfortunately, they'll need to...

There are three types of “science” -- good science, bad science, and political science. Perhaps some of the recent confusion and conflict occurs when rational, ethical, and honest people assume others use good science when, instead, dishonest and nefarious people often use bad science or political science. During the recent COVID outbreak we have repeatedly been told to follow their “science” and trust the experts even though their science changes at a rapid pace. COVID came from bat soup. COVID may have leaked from a lab. “Classified report with early support for lab leak theory.” Wear masks. Masks are not...

So as I watch the protest now turned to riot spreads across America (looting, burning buildings down, etc), I was questioning myself, "is this (Minneapolis protestors/rioters whatever you want to call it) is becoming like Hong Kong?". What are your thoughts about this?

This is amazing.I normally do not care for the CBS show 60 minutes and their Leftist virtue signaling.  However, this 15 minute segment is one of the exceptions from 1976 with Mike Wallace.  It is very relative to what we are hearing about vaccines today, and how Bill Gates, the W.H.O., the CDC, the U.N., etc..  are trying to make it a requirement for a job to be free, etc..  I thought that was called medical tyranny? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I0hIC6GqMc&feature=emb_title     

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As late as February 29, Dr. Anthony Fauci was telling America it was safe to go to the mall, the movies, and the gym. During a Saturday, February 29 appearance on the NBC’s far-left Today Show, Fauci was asked point blank if Americans should stop enjoying their daily routines. Fauci answered point blank, “No.” Here’s a transcript of the pertinent part: TODAY SHOW: So Dr. Fauci, it’s Saturday morning in America, people are waking up right now with real concerns about this; they want to go to malls, and movies, maybe the gym, as well. Should we be changing our...

"On January 21st, right in the middle of when the New York Times says that Trump was asleep at the wheel, Dr. Fauci said, "Coronavirus is not a major threat for the people in the United States, and this is not something the citizens should be worried about." Five days later on The Cats Roundtable hosted by John Catsimatidis, Dr. Fauci said, "The American people should not be worried or frightened by this. It’s a very, very low risk to the United States."

On March 9, Dr. Anthony Fauci told the country it was perfectly safe for healthy Americans to take a cruise and to hold campaign rallies. Speaking at a White House briefing on March 9, Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, told the world - on March 9! - that “if you are a healthy young person, there is no reason if you want to go on a cruise ship, to not go on a cruise ship.” He went on to say that “if you have … an individual who has an underlying condition, particularly an...

After a detective hunt across China, researchers chasing the origin of the deadly SARS virus have finally found their smoking gun. In a remote cave in Yunnan province, virologists have identified a single population of horseshoe bats that harbours virus strains with all the genetic building blocks of the one that jumped to humans in 2002, killing almost 800 people around the world. The killer strain could easily have arisen from such a bat population, the researchers report in PLoS Pathogens1 on 30 November. They warn that the ingredients are in place for a similar disease to emerge again. [....]...

There are currently 69,036 confirmed cases worldwide, including 1,666 fatalities.

As infectious disease specialists and epidemiologists race to contain the outbreak of the novel coronavirus centered on Wuhan, China, they’re getting back up that’s been possible only since the explosion in genetic technologies: a deep-dive into the DNA of the virus known as 2019-nCoV. Analyses of the viral genome are already providing clues to the origins of the outbreak and even possible ways to treat the infection, a need that is becoming more urgent by the day: Early on Saturday in China, health officials reported 15 new fatalities in a single day, bringing the death toll to 41. There are...

Thought it may be a good idea to have a place to follow all the fast moving events in one place updates coming in fast

Disturbing images of Wuhan residents dropping unresponsive to the floor have emerged on Instagram following the diseased Chinese city's coronavirus lockdown. Wuhan has been branded a “zombieland” by frantic locals after Chinese authorities told residents they are not allowed to leave yesterday morning. Pictures from inside the city paint an apocalyptic picture as medics patrol in hazmat suits and gas masks. In an upload direct from Wuhan, a man can be seen lying unresponsive on the floor as concerned individuals look on