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On episode XXIV of "In the Know," (January 7, 2022) ARK CEO/CIO, Cathie Wood, weighs in on the tech sell off, innovation stocks, autos, China, the tech & telecom bubble, and more. As always, she also discusses fiscal policy, monetary policy, the economy, market signals, economic indicators, and innovation. We hope you find this monthly series useful, especially during periods of heightened volatility. Stay Healthy. Stay Innovative.Tech Sell Off, Bubble Comparisons, China | ITK with Cathie Wood | January 7, 2022 | ARK Invest

A third Chinese city has locked down its residents because of a COVID-19 outbreak, raising the number confined to their homes in China to about 20 million people. The lockdown of Anyang, home to 5.5 million people, was announced late Monday after two cases of the omicron variant were reported. Residents are not allowed to go out and stores have been ordered shut except those selling necessities. Another 13 million people have been locked down in Xi’an for nearly three weeks, and 1.1 million more in Yuzhou for more than a week. It wasn’t clear how long the lockdown of...

* Fauci and CDC Director Rochelle Walensky are testifying in front of the Senate Health Committee on the government's COVID-19 response * Roger Marshall asked Fauci several times to hand over his financial disclosures, which are publicly available documents * Paul accused Fauci of trying to silence scientists over emails published by Republican lawmakers appearing to show Fauci dismissing a COVID origin study * Fauci suggested the Kentucky Republican's rampant criticism is responsible for threats against his family, and linked it to a man recently arrested with a hit list * The hit list contained prominent Washington, DC figures like...

Billionaire George Soros said he is working to “bend” the arc of history “in the right direction.” In Soros’ case, that direction is far to the left. To do it, he donated over $32 billion to his Open Society Foundations since 1984, to further leftist ideology and activism well beyond his own lifetime. Soros has committed a combined sum of more than $2.3 billion to create a global university network to push his extreme ideology. At 91, Soros hasn’t slowed down his radical agenda to inundate the American people — and the world — with propaganda involving leftist academia and...

Novak Djokovic has won his court case. Judge Kelly found the decision to cancel the visa was “unreasonable.

Australia’s Governor-General has joined the group of high-profile Australian officials who have tested positive for CCP virus, the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic. Government House confirmed late on Sunday that Governor-General David Hurley had tested positive to COVID-19. “His Excellency is experiencing only slight symptoms,” a statement reads. “He is isolating at Admiralty House and will continue to follow all health advice and directions.” The governor-general has received three shots of the COVID vaccine, including a booster. He will continue his work in isolation. Meanwhile, New South Wales (NSW) Deputy Premier Paul Toole has also tested positive for the...

As one smart Freeeper commented the other day, there was a time when Serbia was communist and Australia was democratic. Now the best tennis player in the world is imprisoned in a cheap hotel in Carlton, Melbourne, because he wanted to defend his Australian Open title. This is false imprisonment. Will Acting Seargeant Bonnie Heazlewood of Collingwood Police Station investigate the crime? Or will there be a cover-up of this stupid corruption of the laws, human rights and sporting ideals which Australia used to stand for.

New York and Minnesota among states prioritizing race in COVID treatment distribution Guidance issued by the Biden administration states certain individuals may be considered "high risk" and more quickly qualify for monoclonal antibodies and oral antivirals used to treat COVID-19 based on their "race or ethnicity." In a fact sheet issued for healthcare providers by the Food and Drug Administration, the federal agency approved emergency use authorizations of sotrovimab – a monoclonal antibody proven to be effective against the Omicron variant – only to patients considered "high risk." The guidance, updated in December 2021, says "medical conditions or factors" such...

Instead of bringing an end to this pandemic as promised, the widespread rollout of the experimental vaccines has actually caused a sharp increase in Covid-19 cases and deaths across the world, according to a recently published preprint study that looked at data from the 145 of the most vaccinated countries in the world. The 99-page study titled “Worldwide Bayesian Causal Impact Analysis of Vaccine Administration on Deaths and Cases Associated with COVID-19: A BigData Analysis of 145 Countries” found that in the US specifically, the jab has caused a whopping 38% more Covid cases per million – and an even...

Texas scientists rolled out a new COVID-19 vaccine, saying it’s patent-free and can be produced by any manufacturer in any country. The vaccine, called Corbevax, was developed by the Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine. It has successfully passed human trials as safe and effective. The new treatment is based off protein-based technology that has been used in other vaccines for decades and it does not use MRNA. India has already authorized production of 100 million doses per month of the new vaccine. Meanwhile, Texas scientists say not-for-profit vaccines will help defeat COVID-19 quicker.

STOCKHOLM — Swedish Crown Princess Victoria has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms, the Royal Court said on Saturday, adding that the heir to the throne was fully vaccinated.Earlier this week her parents, the king and queen of Sweden, both also tested positive amid a mounting fourth wave of the virus, driven by the highly contagious Omicron variant, that has seen the country repeatedly report record daily case numbers. The Royal Court said in a statement that the crown princess, who is 44 and has contracted the virus once before , was isolating at home with her...

There’s a phenomenon that has been happening more and more lately. With our government pushing both vaccines and boosters so heavily, they have gaslighted many into believing the reason to get triple-jabbed is to protect them and others from Covid-19. But as “rare” breakthrough cases continue to skyrocket, we’re been seeing the rise of the phenomenon known as “The Triple-Jabbed Shocker.”Okay, so I made the name up. But that doesn’t take away from the reality that people continue to get jab after jab after jab, then they’re confused when they catch Covid-19. Fox News commentator Geraldo Rivera is the latest...

Steve KirschJan 8 100% vaxxed. 100% remote and quarantined.All members must be vaccinated and tested BEFORE they can enter the station.Guess what happened?2/3 got infected with COVID. But don’t worry. It isn’t serious.This is a perfect example of how well vaccines work.For more info, see this tweet or read this article “Antarctic station hit by Covid-19 outbreak”.

Asking for a friend (truly). A friend of mine's 87 year old Dad* received 2 doses of PFE in early 2021--he is in a senior living facility that required it and he trusted the science. Well since getting jabbed, he has had a number of recent appearing aggressive melanomas--daughter thinks his immune system has been compromised by the vax (and there is data emerging to support that theory). So any new information you have found to mitigate the damaging effects of the gene therapy and/or build up his immune system would be much appreciated. *He has been in good health...

There are several variances of the COVID disease If a person contacted the COVID can you catch the virus again? If so how many times? Vaccinated and un-vaccinated?

Many demonstrators who gathered at Wenceslas Square chanted, "Freedom," challenged the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines in general and rejected the idea of vaccinated children, according to the AP. The large demonstration followed several smaller ones in cities across the Czech Republic on Saturday. The previous Czech government announced vaccine mandates in December for those 60 and older as well as for health care workers and first responders.

A number of studies are converging on the fact that 2 doses of vaccination has poor vaccine effectiveness against Omicron. 3 doses does slightly better, but the effect will rapidly wane as antibody titers fall, and infection is certain as the number of exposures increase.These studies have immediate implications for vaccine and health-care policies.First, Kaiser Southern California. Here are data for 2 doses of mRNA for effectiveness against Omicron. Follow the red line. Over time, it is 0%.3 doses does better, for now. But look at the confidence interval of the red line. We have no idea if it will...

The CDC announced on its website that to control the spread of disease within their borders, states have laws to enforce the use of isolation and quarantine. The law also includes the use of police power functions in their quarantine stations.“In addition to serving as medical functions, isolation and quarantine also are “police power” functions, derived from the right of the state to take action affecting individuals for the benefit of society,” CDC stated on their website.More from CDC :States have police power functions to protect the health, safety, and welfare of persons within their borders. To control the spread...

There’s a certain type of architecture from the mid-20th century called “California Crazy.” Think of a donut shop shaped like a big concrete donut or a restaurant shaped like a hat. That kitschy programmatic architecture defined Southern California life in the middle of the last century.Here’s an example:Uzma Gamal, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons These days “California Crazy” has new meaning all its own — the policies of a left-wing state that seems to be drifting ever leftward. Citizens of the Golden State pay anywhere between 1% and 12.3% in taxes, depending on residency, income, and filing status, according to...

Tens of thousands of police officers were deployed to China’s Xi’an where public anger has exploded among the city’s 13 million residents who were left bargaining and bartering for essential foodstuffs amid ongoing food shortages, as the city entered its 13th day of lockdown amid a wave of COVID-19 cases. As some people took to social media to appeal for assistance as their food supplies ran low, or they were unable to access medical care, others started local trading networks in residential compounds to try to meet each other’s needs through bartering. “Everything is getting bartered in Xi’an,” a resident...