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  • Siblings Rescued by Spanish Authorities After Parents with ‘Covid Syndrome’ Locked Them Inside and Forced Them to Wear Masks Since 2021

    05/02/2025 3:46:11 PM PDT · by Hojczyk · 28 replies
    GP ^ | May 2,2025 | By Cristina Laila
    Three siblings were rescued by Spanish authorities after parents suffering from ‘Covid syndrome’ kept them locked in the home and wearing masks since 2021. Three children were kept in the home by German parents in deteriorating conditions for years. Neighbors contacted police after they noticed the children had not been attending school. The abused children were so disoriented after being forced into a strict lockdown for years that they reportedly ran outside after being rescued and were amazed by the sunlight and grass. Harrowing photos published by Spanish media showed the kids, who are German, emerging from the home wearing...
  • Following the Science

    05/02/2025 5:47:27 AM PDT · by Twotone · 4 replies
    SteynonLine ^ | May 2, 2025 | Mark Steyn
    ~A headline from Scotland's Daily Record: Three masked children held captive in 'house of horrors' since Covid pandemic So who was holding them captive? Well, that would be their German dad and American mom. Where was this house of horrors? In the couple's second home, in the Spanish town of Fitoria, on the outskirts of Oviedo, capital of the Principality of Asturias. It's a spacious property with commanding views over the metropolis [see picture above] in a neighbourhood where such agreeable accommodations can set you back a million euros. Nevertheless, a lady became concerned when she heard children's voices coming...
  • A Weaponized FBI: It's Real, Whistleblowers Testify, Boasting Scars to Prove It

    02/16/2025 10:08:51 AM PST · by AppyPappy · 29 replies
    Longview News-Journal ^ | Feb 16, 2025 | Ben Weingarten
    But former colleagues of the terminated “G-men” say this narrative is backward. FBI officials, past and present, have marshaled significant evidence via whistleblower complaints and testimony indicating that several terminated leaders routinely used their offices for partisan purposes.
  • Videos Circulating of Knock-Off Face Masks Are Creepy After the United Healthcare CEO Assassination

    12/06/2024 6:22:04 AM PST · by iontheball · 22 replies
    The Liberty Daily ^ | December 5, 2024 | The Liberty Daily
    Short Liberty Daily Video of face masks' amazing disguising capabilities
  • Fauci Reveals He Has COVID for THIRD TIME Despite Being ‘Vaccinated, Booted SIX Times’

    08/12/2024 9:09:16 AM PDT · by Sam77 · 78 replies
    Disswire.com ^ | 12 August 2024 | Bradley Greer
    Dr. Anthony Fauci, former chief medical advisor to Joe Biden throughout the pandemic, has revealed he has caught COVID-19 for a third time despite having been “vaccinated and boosted six times.” Fauci reacted to catching COVID-19 yet again by praising the vaccine’s effectiveness. “I got infected about two weeks ago, it was my third infection, and I have been vaccinated and boosted a total of six times,” said Fauci.
  • Fauci says no evidence for pandemic guidance on masking or social distancing

    05/31/2024 2:35:17 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 29 replies
    Washington Examiner ^ | May 31, 2024 2:59 pm | Gabrielle M. Etzel
    Dr. Anthony Fauci said in congressional testimony that he reviewed no scientific evidence behind the specific recommendations for masking children or maintaining 6-foot social distancing before advocating these policies during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The revelations come from the full transcript, released Friday, of Fauci’s closed-door transcribed interview session in January before the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic. The publication comes days before the former director of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases is slated to testify in his first public hearing since his retirement in December 2022.When asked about social distancing recommendations that were...
  • Going maskless during COVID-19 emergency isn’t a free-speech right, court rules

    02/09/2024 10:25:34 PM PST · by where's_the_Outrage? · 47 replies
    State of the Union ^ | Feb 9, 2024 | Andrew Rodriguez
    The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the argument that refusing to wear face masks at school board meetings during the COVID-19 outbreak constitutes protected speech under the First Amendment. The court ruled on cases involving individuals who claimed retaliation by school boards for not wearing masks at public meetings. The court emphasized that disobeying a masking requirement does not fall under protected speech, comparing it to other forms of non-compliance with the law. The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled, “A question shadowing suits such as these is whether there is a First Amendment right to refuse to wear...
  • Flu Spike Triggers Calls For Face Mask Return

    01/05/2024 1:15:47 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 25 replies
    EuroWeekly News ^ | 04 Jan 2024 | John Ensor
    Rise In Flu Cases Sparks Call For Face Mask Recall Patient and doctor wearing face masks. Credit: Yuganov Konstantin/Shutterstock.com AS Spain wrestles with the resurgence of respiratory illnesses, doctors are requesting that face masks be mandatory in primary care. In light of the escalating flu cases, similar to pre-pandemic levels, the Spanish Society of Family and Community Medicine (semFYC) has urged the reinstatement of mandatory masks in Primary Care centres. In late December, Spain experienced a significant increase in respiratory illnesses, including flu, COVID-19, and bronchiolitis, impacting Primary Care and emergency hospital services. This surge in cases has led to...
  • Pandemic Forever: L.A. County Reinstates Health Care Facility Mask Mandate

    12/31/2023 7:35:28 PM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 79 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 12/31/2023 | Joel B Pollack
    Los Angeles County has reinstated a mask mandate for all patients and staff at health care facilities heading into 2024, as a winter surge in coronavirus cases has reached key benchmarks. Local ABC affiliate KABC-7 reported Saturday: “Over the past week in Los Angeles County, there have been notable, yet not unexpected, increases in COVID-19 reported cases, hospitalizations and deaths,” the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said in a statement. “While recent increases are significant, they remain considerably below last winter’s peak and common-sense protections are strongly recommended to help curb transmission and severe illness as the new...
  • As 2023 holidays dawn, face masks have settled in as an occasional feature of the American landscape

    12/23/2023 11:26:59 AM PST · by DallasBiff · 20 replies
    ABC ^ | 12/16/23 | DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press
    NEW YORK -- The scene: A crowded shopping center in the weeks before Christmas. Or a warehouse store. Or maybe a packed airport terminal or a commuter train station or another place where large groups gather. There are people — lots of people. But look around, and it's clear one thing is largely absent these days: face masks. Yes, there's the odd one here and there, but nothing like it was three years ago at the dawn of the COVID pandemic's first winter holidays — an American moment of contentiousness, accusation and scorn on both sides of the mask...
  • States trashing tons of masks, other pandemic gear as huge stockpiles linger

    12/20/2023 6:20:34 AM PST · by artichokegrower · 23 replies
    KTLA ^ | Dec 20, 2023 | The Associated Press
    When the coronavirus pandemic took hold in an unprepared U.S., states scrambled for masks and other protective gear. Three years later, as the grips of the pandemic have loosened, many states are now trying to deal with an excess of protective gear, ditching their supplies in droves. With expiration dates passing and few requests to tap into its stockpile, Ohio auctioned off 393,000 gowns for just $2,451 and ended up throwing away another 7.2 million, along with expired masks, gloves and other materials. The now expiring supplies had cost about $29 million in federal money
  • WHO calls for masking, physical distancing over ‘mystery’ illness

    11/28/2023 8:47:33 AM PST · by Roman_War_Criminal · 18 replies
    Frontline News ^ | 11/26/23 | Yudi Sherman
    The World Health Organization (WHO) is telling Chinese citizens to wear face masks, keep physical distance, and stay home amid an outbreak of a “mystery respiratory illness.” Media reports say hospitals in Beijing and Liaoning are overwhelmed with cases of “undiagnosed pneumonia” primarily affecting kids. The children are presenting symptoms of lung inflammation and high fever, but not the coughing associated with COVID-19, RSV or other illnesses. Chinese officials first announced the outbreak on November 13th, which they reportedly blamed on the absence of lockdown restrictions. The WHO has asked that Chinese people distance themselves from each other, stay home...
  • Ontario requires masking for long-term care home staff amid rise in COVID-19 outbreaks

    11/13/2023 12:10:41 PM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 3 replies
    cbc.ca ^ | 11/10/2023 | CBC News
    Masking is now required for staff in long term care homes across Ontario amid a recent rise in COVID-19 outbreaks, cases and resident hospitalizations, the provincial government says. A Nov. 2 memo from the Ministry of Long-Term Care to LTC licensees says the requirement is based on advice from Dr. Kieran Moore, chief medical officer of health. Homes were expected to implement the requirement no later than Nov. 7, it says. The masking requirement also applies to students, support workers and volunteers when they are in resident areas indoors. The ministry further strongly recommends that visitors and caregivers wear a...
  • Covid is surging again—you may want to mask up in these 3 scenarios, says infectious diseases doctor

    09/07/2023 1:44:25 PM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 27 replies
    NBC Chicago ^ | 09/07/2023 | Renée Onque
    While a new subvariant is causing increasing hospitalizations across the country and we await the updated Covid-19 vaccines, now may be a good time to put your mask back on, doctors say. Especially in certain settings like on plane rides and trips on the subway. The percentage of people who said they wore a mask outside of their home in the U.S. decreased from about 57% in January 2022 to around 27% in January of 2023, according to data compiled by the Covid States Project.
  • When to wear masks as Covid cases rise, new variants emerge in the U.S.

    09/02/2023 7:30:24 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 62 replies
    Cnbc ^ | 09/01/2023 | Annika Kim Constantino
    An uptick in Covid cases and hospitalizations in the U.S., and the emergence of new variants of the virus, are prompting questions about whether Americans should start masking up again. One thing's for sure: People infected with Covid should wear masks around others to prevent the spread of the virus. For those not infected, the decision to mask depends on a few things. That includes your personal risk level, Covid rates in your region and who you might make contact with, public health experts said.
  • As COVID cases rise, what will that mean for mask guidance and mandates?

    08/30/2023 7:36:35 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 37 replies
    nbcchicago ^ | 08/29/2023 | NBC Chicago Staff
    COVID cases are on the rise in Illinois and across the U.S., and while that has led some to bring back mask requirements or mandates, could public health guidance soon follow? Already, some U.S. schools and businesses have started bringing back mask mandates. Morris Brown College in Atlanta announced last week that it was reinstating its mask mandate "due to reports of positive cases among students." A mask mandate was also reinstated for several employees at Lionsgate headquarters in Santa Monica, according to an internal memo obtained by the Los Angeles Times. The Illinois Department of Public Health warned Friday...
  • No Masks, Please, We’re Rational

    08/29/2023 7:11:49 AM PDT · by Heartlander · 24 replies
    City Journal ^ | Aug 27 2023 | John Tierney
    No Masks, Please, We’re RationalMaskaholics are incorrigible. The rest of us should pay them no heed.Unfazed by data, scientific research, or common sense, the maskaholics are back. In response to an uptick in Covid cases, they’ve begun reinstating mask mandates. So far, it’s just a few places—a college in Atlanta, a Hollywood studio, two hospitals in Syracuse—but the mainstream media and their favorite “experts” are working hard to scare the rest of us into masking up yet again.Never mind that at least 97 percent of Americans have Covid antibodies in their blood as a result of infection, vaccination, or both....
  • Is it time to bring back the COVID mask? We asked 3 doctors

    08/28/2023 1:53:47 PM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 38 replies
    The Hill ^ | 08/28/2023 | Alix Martichoux
    (NEXSTAR) – The COVID-19 public health emergency may be over, but the spread of the virus sure isn’t. COVID hospital admissions jumped another 21% last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. The summer surge has some people – who haven’t donned a COVID mask in months – wondering if they should dust off their N95s. We asked three medical doctors if they thought the rising cases and hospitalizations meant masks are needed now. For Peter Chin-Hong, an infectious disease expert at UCSF, the rationale hasn’t really changed. “Masking remains an inexpensive and portable way to reduce risk...
  • Mask Study Published By NIH Suggests N95 Covid Masks May Expose Wearers To Dangerous Level Of Toxic Compounds Linked To Seizures And Cancer

    08/28/2023 10:55:29 AM PDT · by Enlightened1 · 21 replies
    The Daily Mail ^ | 08/27/23 | Emily Joshu
    The surgical N95 mask has been held up as the gold standard when it comes to protecting against Covid. But a study quietly re-shared by the National Institutes of Health in spring suggests the tight-fitting mask may expose users to dangerous levels of toxic chemicals. Researchers from Jeonbuk National University in South Korea looked at two types of disposable medical-grade masks, as well as several reusable cotton masks. The study found that the chemicals released by these masks had eight times the recommended safety limit of toxic volatile organic compounds (TVOCs). Inhaling TVOCs has been linked to health issues like...
  • Mask study published by NIH suggests N95 Covid masks may expose wearers to dangerous level of toxic compounds linked to seizures and cancer

    08/27/2023 7:05:12 PM PDT · by george76 · 33 replies
    DAILY MAIL ^ | 27 August 2023 | EMILY JOSHU
    A study published in April found disposable masks can have toxic chemicals. Experts said this could make newly instated mask mandates ineffective. Mask mania sweeps America...AGAIN. The surgical N95 mask has been held up as the gold standard when it comes to protecting against Covid. But a study quietly re-shared by the National Institutes of Health in spring suggests the tight-fitting mask may expose users to dangerous levels of toxic chemicals. Researchers from Jeonbuk National University in South Korea looked at two types of disposable medical-grade masks, as well as several reusable cotton masks. The study found that the chemicals...