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What you can find in this collection (these are my headlines, not the authors’):
Why Leprosy? by JESSICA ROSE
To The Woke, Education Is Political by WOKAL DISTANCE
Stimulus Versus Inflation by JOSH STEVENSON
Doctor Vax Incentives by JD RUCKER
Why Synchronous Excess Death? by CARL HENEGHAN & TOM JEFFERSON
Using ECG & MRI For Myo Prognosis by PETER MCCULLOUGH, MD
Cardiac Amyloidosis Not Myocarditis? by JESSICA ROSE
Conservative Likeability Problem by PHILIP O'REILLY
Excess Death In The Young by PIERRE KORY, MD, MPA
FDA Recognizes Ivermectin by LEO HOHMANN
Swift And The Common Experience by EVAN GARDNER
The PREP Act Sword/Shield by JESSICA ROSE
Globalism Through Africa by AMUSE
Society of Actuaries Data by PIERRE KORY, MD, MPA
Sweden’s High Vax, Low Mortality by AUSSIE17
Using Simpson’s Paradox To Hide Excess Mortality by ASHMEDAI
Long Spike by PETER MCCULLOUGH, MD
mRNA-Induced Immune Dysfunction & Tolerance by JESSICA ROSE
DC’s Massive Covid Coverup by DAVID ZWEIG
Freedom Of Speech Not Reach by CJ HOPKINS
Why Leprosy? by JESSICA ROSE
The reports of new cases of leprosy confined to Central Florida (where 81% of the new cases were traced back to) are definitely not due to the influx of illegal immigrants from leprosy-endemic areas. No. It couldn’t be. It must be the armadillos or rather, as stated by the CDC, ‘environmental reservoirs as a potential source of transmission’. Yes, it’s nature’s fault. Maybe it was a pangolin?
I propose that it’s due to a lack of immunological control of the causative bacteria, due to the effects of the COVID-19 shots having induced immune dysfunction - possibly due to CD4+ T cell destruction - and an incapability to fight off infection.
To The Woke, Education Is Political by WOKAL DISTANCE
the woke theorists conclude that everything that goes on in society is in some way political; including (and perhaps especially) education.
This is a fundamentally postmodern way of looking at the world.
Armed with this view of the world, the woke think that the goal of education is teaching students how to view the world through the lens of Critical Social Justice/wokeness. To put it bluntly, they want to use education to create left-wing political activists.
they do not think that the battle of ideas ought to be confined to the public square or to universities where the best professors discuss and debate various political ideas. They believe that the k-12 classroom is and ought to be a battlefield where the political war over the mind of children ought to occur.
The woke argument for politicizing the classroom rests on the idea that all education is political right to it’s core, and that therefore the primary goal of education is to teach politics. As we have seen, this idea is deeply misguided, and rests on a number of bad and self-refuting arguments. The goal is to teach students how to think critically and clearly so they can become competent, thoughtful, productive members of society.
The woke have it exactly backwards, truth is not political…Politics is downstream of truth.
Stimulus Versus Inflation by JOSH STEVENSON
This chart assumes 2 working adults per household making the average US annual income, and one child dependent (this is lumping in all families, including those without children). This is a generous assumption and slightly over-estimates the stimulus payments.
By the end of 2022, the Stimulus’s boost for the average US household had fully dwindled, and by the end of 2022, the cost of inflation resulted in a net loss at over $1000 dollars per household.
Doctor Vax Incentives by JD RUCKER
We have always known why the mega-hospitals and medical organizations got on board with massive payments from Big Pharma, but now it's easy to understand why doctors in smaller practices played ball as well. The threshold to qualify for incentives was one injection. That's it. These are awfully big payouts for doctors to do a 90-second procedure. And lest we forget, these are the incentives from the insurance company, not Big Pharma... unless you realize that the insurance companies and Big Pharma have been in bed with each other since Obamacare was launched.
Why Synchronous Excess Death? by CARL HENEGHAN & TOM JEFFERSON
We are interested in the synchronicity in the figure: the simultaneous occurrence of events - in this case, deaths - that may or may not be related but have a connection.
The regional deaths were asynchronous by the end of 2020 but not in April. All counties in England had increases in deaths from March to April that varied from a 1.3-fold increase in Lincolnshire to 2.4 in Outer London.
In week 16, of the 12,034 excess deaths, 8,758 (73%) mentioned COVID on the certificate. Of all the excess death in the preceding six weeks, 29% (n =7916) did not mention COVID on the certificate.
Deaths may be in those who “tested positive”, but they may be in those rushed to hospital who underwent inappropriate, invasive procedures or were exposed to high concentrations of the agent while in hospital or were admitted to a nursing home and abandoned.
Using ECG & MRI For Myo Prognosis by PETER MCCULLOUGH, MD
Fischer et al evaluated 587 consecutive patients with suspected, pre-pandemic myocarditis who underwent CMR and ECG for 15 years. They followed patients for major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) included all-cause death, hospitalization for heart failure, heart transplantation, documented sustained ventricular arrhythmia, or recurrent myocarditis.
Both the ECG and cardiac MRI results where prognostic for the composite outcome. Conversely, those with normal ECG and MRI findings had the lowest rates of cardiac events over 15 years. The importance of this study for our patients with COVID-19 vaccine myocarditis is that each patient and their family should know and keep their initial and follow-up ECG and MRI results. Hopefully normalization will confer the best overall outlook. Conversely, those with abnormal findings should have continued close follow-up.
Cardiac Amyloidosis Not Myocarditis? by JESSICA ROSE
I have been harping, for quite some time now, about how COVID-19 injection-induced myocarditis - so prevalently reported since 2021 - is actually not myocarditis but instead, cardiac amyloidosis. You can read about that here and here. The findings in this paper give credence to this idea.
Myocarditis and cardiac amyloidosis are very similar pathologically, but there are ways to discern between them in order to make a correct diagnosis
Although I still think there is likely molecular mimicry and autoimmune antibody-mediated damage ensuing in some individuals (the numbers are small in this study), ultimately, this paper confirms a cytokine-mediated pathway to fibrosis. Therefore, in my opinion, because of the combined high levels of CCR2+ macrophages and elevations of MMPs, there is a good reason to think about examining the possibility that these are cases of cardiac amyloidosis
Conservative Likeability Problem by PHILIP O'REILLY
voters are beginning to wake up to the fact that being “nice” is not a cure-all. Identifying where voters have soured on progressive policies is the first step in identifying where conservative ideas may find traction.
While liberals see the government as a force for good and are consequently eager to spend taxpayer money on social engineering efforts, conservatives see government as a necessary evil and prefer to leave spending decisions to individuals. Small government conservatives consequently agree with what Ronald Reagan said during his first inaugural address, “government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.” If conservatives have a likeability problem, it is here, at the party and philosophical level.
Excess Death In The Young by PIERRE KORY, MD, MPA
Week-in, week-out, this abnormal and unnatural loss of life is on the scale of a war or terrorist event.
Tasked with calculating risks for insurance companies, actuarial societies in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia are tracking a trend that few people are aware of and few in authority have acknowledged. More people are dying than in the years before the pandemic. Many more. And they aren’t predominantly old, infirm or Covid-infected.
we literally call out the sudden, unprecedented rise in life insurance claims in the 3rd quarter of 2021 among the healthiest sector of society - working age, white collar Americans with group life insurance policies (i.e. largely Fortune 500 corporate employees).
What happened in the white-collar workplace at that time? I will give you the only possibilities that could explain such a sudden rise: a series of terrorist attacks, wartime mobilization, or the proliferation of corporate vaccine mandates. As far as I can remember, only one of those events actually took place.
FDA Recognizes Ivermectin by LEO HOHMANN
After bashing it for three years and watching millions die, FDA now admits doctors had every right to prescribe ivermectin as a legitimate treatment for Covid-19
doctors are now free to prescribe ivermectin to treat COVID-19, two years after millions were killed by doctors listening to Fauci and the FDA’s advice not to treat them with a known effective drug.
A lawyer representing the FDA said “FDA explicitly recognizes that doctors do have the authority to prescribe ivermectin to treat COVID.”
Jared Kelson, representing the three doctors, told the appeals court: “The fundamental issue in this case is straightforward. After the FDA approves the human drug for sale, does it then have the authority to interfere with how that drug is used within the doctor-patient relationship? The answer is no.”
The plaintiffs…say they were professionally harmed by the FDA’s statements, including being terminated over efforts to prescribe ivermectin to patients.
Other doctors were threatened with having their licenses revoked if they prescribed ivermectin for Covid.
Swift And The Common Experience by EVAN GARDNER
We are living in a culture hungry for movie stars because we hunger for common experiences. New York Times critic Wesley Morris declared in 2022 that “We’re Out of Movie Stars,” and the SAG-AFTRA strike took out the few we have left. The awe with which we used to regard the Audrey Hepburns and Marilyn Monroes of the world has been chopped up into fifteen-second TikTok clips where we snack on a never-ending supply of forgettable influencers.
This is the hunger Swift feeds with her bubblegum pinks and cotton candy blues: finally, all 340,000,000 of us are looking in the same direction—whether it’s at the stage or her girlboss brat pack of Gigi Hadid, Selena Gomez, and Karlie Kloss. Taylor is neither your progressive savior nor your tortured post-feminist artist. She is, however, your long-awaited true pop star.
The PREP Act Sword/Shield by JESSICA ROSE
So that’s the PREP Act. They can kill us, rob us, disable us, make us lose our homes, whatever, and they will be held responsible for none of it, even if it is provable that they caused the damage. As long as this shitty law is in place.
"By invoking provisions of PREPA, the HHS secretary can wield (Wield? Like a sword? Going through your stomach, type thing?) broad authority to declare an emergency, which in turn would trigger drug company immunity from liability at any time, thereby conferring upon drug companies legal immunity for harm caused by their misconduct. (What??) The immunity that could be conferred on drug and vaccine manufacturers can be applied regardless of wrong-doing by affected drug companies.”
Did you know that the poor vaccine manufacturers had a temper tantrum until they got their liability shield into law? It’s true. We’ll give you vaccines if you let us kill people with them and walk away rich. Sounds fair, right? They are making these amendments with great intention and purpose in an attempt to cover as many guilty and faulty asses as they can
Globalism Through Africa by AMUSE
The military revolt in Niger against its government has not only destabilized the region but has also sent shockwaves across the African continent. With the Niger military head rallying other African nations against perceived Western exploitation and the alarming call for the genocide of whites in South Africa, the situation has become increasingly volatile.
Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent meetings with the Niger military head and his subsequent announcements have further complicated the narrative. By forgiving African debts and sending free food grains, Russia is making a clear statement against Western involvement in Africa.
China's economic strategies in Africa have been well-documented. Their debt-trap diplomacy has ensnared many African nations, making them susceptible to Beijing's influence.
Both Western Globalists and figures like Putin and Xi Jinping seem to share a common goal: the establishment of a global government. Whether this is a shared vision or a race to be the dominant force remains to be seen.
Society of Actuaries Data by PIERRE KORY, MD, MPA
The most recent U.S Society of Actuaries (SOA) Group Life Insurance quarterly report came out May 2023.
Their data shows that younger people and people who were working suddenly had worse mortality in ‘21 and ‘22, and was concentrated in some professions, including the government employees.
shows that as of year end 2022, excess mortality continues, even though COVID was no longer a major driver of mortality, instead driven by other/unknown causes and a few others (see 8).
shows that any benefits to the vax in early 2021 were no longer helpful, and was harmful in 2022 (though confounding can't be ruled out and r2 is low).
Sweden’s High Vax, Low Mortality by AUSSIE17
One of the greatest mysteries…is the remarkably low excess mortality in Sweden, despite the extensive administration of mRNA vaccines.
A new study has just been published, revealing that the IgG4% is significantly higher in the population that received the mRNA vaccine first before being infected. Conversely, those who contracted COVID-19 prior to receiving the mRNA vaccines showed lower IgG4% levels. This finding is quite intriguing and could potentially shed light on the mystery of Sweden's low excess mortality. It appears that the country did not enforce strict lockdown measures, and a significant portion of the population was infected with the virus before receiving the mRNA jab.
Using Simpson’s Paradox To Hide Excess Mortality by ASHMEDAI
there are still far more excess deaths in seniors than in younger people. It’s just that they’re more hidden.
I discovered what seems to be a big iceberg of excess mortality among people ages 60+ - particularly 60-89 - that is almost completely invisible because NH/LTC resident deaths are combined with deaths in NON-NH/LTC residents.
Combining the deaths from NH/LTC residents & non-residents alike into one big statistic is akin to combining the drug overdose death rates of crack addicts and nuns into one statistic and claiming there’s an epidemic of nuns dying of drug overdoses.
This statistical quirk is actually a known phenomenon called a “Simpson’s paradox”. (So of course, it is one of the favorite statistical manipulations used by the regulatory bodies, Pharma, and captured scientists to disappear negative results or fabricate positive data when necessary.)
Long Spike by PETER MCCULLOUGH, MD
Approximately 15% of patients took one or more injections of COVID-19 vaccine products and now have had COVID-19 illness and are suffering from persistent symptoms or new medical diseases. Of those ~94% received mRNA in Pfizer or Moderna products. Several studies have show that symptoms after COVID-19, most of whom also had baseline or subsequent vaccination, are directly related to persistent circulating Spike protein.
Swank et al, from Harvard University, found circulating Spike protein and or nucleocapsid in the blood of 65% of patients with long-COVID symptoms (post-acute sequelae symptoms) some of whom were unfortunately vaccinated even after being sick. These data imply the symptoms are driven by persistent fragments of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and Spike protein from repeated injections.
mRNA-Induced Immune Dysfunction & Tolerance by JESSICA ROSE
It has been shown that the mRNA and the spike are persistent. Since these are foreign antigens, they will continually stimulate the immune system to respond in turn. A perpetual state of activation is bad. It leads to a hyper-inflamed state, senescence and exhaustion.
recent paper published in Nature and it shows that if you’re injected with modified mRNA COVID-19 products, as opposed to vector-based vaccines, and subsequently infected with COVID-19, as opposed to having had prior exposure, your IgG4 profile will be totally different than if it’s the other way around. By different, I mean you will have a high proportion of spike-specific IgG4 antibody responses.
This means that the modified mRNA products prime the immune system for induction of tolerance and this is why people are faring worse after being injected, as opposed to the other way around.
The bottom line here, once again, is that there is mounting (in fact, a mountain of) evidence that the modified mRNA shots IN PARTICULAR, induce immune dysfunction (and tolerance) to the detriment of human physiology.
DC’s Massive Covid Coverup by DAVID ZWEIG
“It’s a massive coverup spanning from China to DC.” This stunning claim, made in reference to our government’s wishy washy official stance on the origin of Covid-19, is not from a cable TV pundit or an internet rando. It is by David Asher, a bioweapons and East Asia specialist who led the US State Department’s Covid-19 origins investigation.
According to Asher, the notion that after three-and-a-half years there still is not a clear assessment of how the pandemic began, “is the biggest intelligence failure in American history.”
His charge about Covid origins information remaining inside the government is an explosive allegation, given that the law required the DNI to “declassify any and all information relating to potential links between the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the origin of COVID-19.”
an insufficient effort has been made to find out what still is unknown.
there has been a purposeful burying of much of what is already known, and a refusal for those at the top to connect the dots between this copious evidence.
The reason we don’t have a clearer answer on the pandemic’s origin…Asher said, is because those in power want it that way.
Freedom Of Speech Not Reach by CJ HOPKINS
Folks are finally starting to realize that “free-speech Twitter” was an elaborate con (or a PSYOP, depending on how paranoid you are), and they’re none too happy about this realization.
It’s Linda Yaccarino, X CEO, explaining how the new censorship system works. And here’s my favorite Yaccarino quote: “Since acquisition, we have built brand-safety and content-moderation tools that have never before existed at this company. And we’ve introduced a new policy to [address?] your specific point about hate speech, called “Freedom of speech, not reach.”
What she’s talking about is the future of Internet censorship. Not the ham-fisted government-initiated censorship that people tend to think of when they think about censorship. Corporate censorship. “Free-market” censorship. What she’s talking about is the virtually imperceptible moment-by-moment manipulation of social-media content, search engine results, “reference” platforms like Wikipedia, everything most people see on the Internet. The corp-speak term is “visibility filtering.”
From now on, instead of being suspended or deplatformed…dissident voices will be “deamplified.” We will be “free” to post whatever we like, but we will be talking to no one, in a digital void, which most people won’t even know exists.
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