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News Round Up

by Jonathan Barr
17 May 2021 12:30 AM

  • “BBC viewers ‘switch off’ and slam Andrew Marr for ‘scaremongering’ over Indian variant” – Sunday’s episode of the Andrew Marr Show had many viewers turning off in frustration and taking to social media to slam the host for “panicking” the viewers, according to the Express
  • “Hug outside and minimise indoor contact, warns Matt Hancock” – The Telegraph reports on the latest pearls of wisdom from the Secretary of State for Health
  • “Ignore lockdown easing to curb Indian Covid variant, health experts urge” – The Guardian gives great prominence to the specialists calling on the public to ignore the easing of restrictions. “Just because you can do something doesn’t necessarily mean you should,” says Prof Sir Mark Walport
  • “Princess Michael of Kent, 76, ill with blood clots after having two Covid jabs” – Princess Michael of Kent is unwell with blood clots after receiving two doses of the AstraZeneca jab and has been recovering at home for almost a month, according to the Sun
  • “Fake Covid vaccine and test certificate market is growing, researchers say” – The market for fake vaccine and test certificates is growing exponentially, the Guardian reports, with 1,200 vendors operating in the U.K. and around the world, some offering the documents for as little as £25
  • “Lockdown-sceptic rock star Eric Clapton blasts vaccine safety propaganda” – The guitarist has hit out against ‘propaganda’ after an adverse reaction to the AstraZeneca jab left him fearing he would never play again, according to the Mail on Sunday
  • “Global Britain will have to learn to live with Covid variant scares” – Unless we are going to ban international travel indefinitely, “we are going to have to get used to dealing with variant scares and will need to keep calm about them,” says Patrick O’Flynn in the Telegraph
  • “Portugal set for 80F heatwave as first U.K. tourists arrive in Faro” – Brits heading out to Portugal can look forward to sunshine and warm weather, according to the Express, but they’ll also be asked to wear masks at all times except when at the beach
  • “Never mind the green list, I’d much rather an amber holiday this summer” – With lower prices and fewer crowds, there are rewards to reap for those able and willing to endure an amber list quarantine at home upon their return, says the Telegraph’s Annabel Fenwick Elliott
  • “Vaccinating children against SARS-CoV-2” – “Should childhood infection (and re-exposures in adults) continue to be typically mild, childhood vaccination will not be necessary to halt the pandemic,” write Jennie S. Lavine, Ottar Bjornstad and Rustom Antia in the British Medical Journal
  • “Media remains silent on anti-lockdown protests – and not for the first time” – Writing in Bournbrook, Michael Curzon takes the mainstream media to task for its failure to report Saturday’s anti-lockdown demonstration
  • “One minute to Midnight” – “This moment approaching us will present a difficult and exceedingly dangerous time and set of circumstances for everyone to deal with,” writes Brother Anthony in a striking essay on the coming crisis of civilisation
  • “Police break up crowds in Barcelona after state of emergency lifted” – Barcelona Police were called to break up crowds of up to 10,000 partying in the city centre on the first weekend following the end of Spain’s state of emergency, euronews reports
  • “Nunes wants answers from Biden and spy chief on Wuhan lab, gain-of-function research, and COVID-19’s origins” – Representative Devin Nunes, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, is pushing Biden to declassify intelligence about the Wuhan Institute of Virology and release information about the U.S.’s funding of gain-of-function research, the Washington Examiner reports
  • “Wisconsin High School Threatens Students With Truancy And Fines For Protesting Mask Rules” – According to the Federalist, dozens of students are facing fines of $98.60 for truancy after they walked out of class in protest against having to wear masks
  • “Lockdown in Delhi extended by another week, restrictions in place till May 24th” – Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has announced that the city’s lockdown is to go on for another week, according to India Today, although there has been a decline in the number of cases over the past few days
  • “Singapore to shut schools from Wednesday in coronavirus fight” – According to Reuters, primary and secondary schools in Singapore will be closed from Wednesday until May 28th after the country’s health authorities confirmed 38 locally transmitted cases, the highest daily number in months
  • “North Korea pull out of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup ‘due to fears over Covid-19’” – North Korea has pulled out of next month’s qualifying matches for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, according to the Daily Mail, reportedly over coronavirus fears
  • “Rio de Janeiro’s landmark Christ the Redeemer was lit up with a message promoting vaccines” – A fresh example of vaccine idolatry, this time in Brazil
  • “How accurate are PCR tests?” – Writing in Spectator Australia, Rocco Loiacono questions whether PCR results can be a reliable basis for anti-Covid restrictions after the revelation passengers were barred from repatriation flights from India to Australia on the basis of a positive test, only to test negative two days later
  • “Australia sticks by plan to re-open border in mid-2022” – Australia is sticking to plans not to open its borders for at least another year, Reuters reports, with Treasury Minister Josh Frydenberg telling ABC that border closures have “served us very well through this crisis”
  • “Use of fear to control behaviour in Covid crisis was ‘totalitarian’, admit SAGE scientists” – A Twitter thread from Time For Recovery

👇BIG:

"Use of fear to control behaviour in Covid crisis was ‘totalitarian’, admit SAGE scientists, now regret ‘unethical’ methods…"

Thread… 🧵https://t.co/Y8sjey1Wp4 #EndTheFear

— Recovery (@T4Recovery) May 16, 2021
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Marcus Aurelius knew
Marcus Aurelius knew
3 months ago

Godspeed, Jr.

Bust the joint.

Last edited 3 months ago by Marcus Aurelius knew
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ellie-em
ellie-em
3 months ago
Reply to  Marcus Aurelius knew

It’s great news. Gives me some hope.

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kev
kev
3 months ago

Great news, hopefully he stays safe and delivers.

McConnell is a washed out, barely functioning RINO. The sooner he’s removed the better.

He was also the sole GOP Senator to vote against Tulsi Gabbard.

Last edited 3 months ago by kev
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Ardandearg
Ardandearg
3 months ago

Take note, Dame Heather, and open your eyes and ears.

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john1T
john1T
3 months ago
Reply to  Ardandearg

The comparison between the US and UK is going to get very uncomfortable for our government on so many different issues.

Last edited 3 months ago by john1T
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Michael Ford
Michael Ford
3 months ago

“Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle had questioned his baseless health claims and vaccine scepticism.”

The Marxists at the BBC are choking on their green tea and rice. A joy to behold.

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JohnK
JohnK
3 months ago

Good luck to him, Obesity and ultra processed products look like easy targets, with pharmaceutical products at the other end of the scale. No doubt it will depend on the financial interests of the administration.

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Hoppy Uniatz
Hoppy Uniatz
3 months ago
Reply to  JohnK

Obesity looks like an easy target, I see what you did there

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Art Simtotic
Art Simtotic
3 months ago

May the force be with you.

Go for the jugular of Pfizer and Moderna.

Last edited 3 months ago by Art Simtotic
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RT
RT
3 months ago

Great news.

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hogsbreath
hogsbreath
3 months ago

“He will now be in charge of a $1.7 trillion agency” Soon to be an under $1 Trillion dollar agency.

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GlassHalfFull
GlassHalfFull
3 months ago

The comments on the BBC News facebook page from the brainwashed normies are hilarious.
Lets hope RFK Jr. brings down Big Pharma, corrupt politicians and the propagandists in the main stream media.

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MadWolf303
MadWolf303
3 months ago
Reply to  GlassHalfFull

I see the House of Savile, already has questions to answer, over some receipts from USAID.

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MadWolf303
MadWolf303
3 months ago

Radical Transparency is a central plank of the Trump admin. Big Pharma better prepare for a hurricane to come down on their cozy world……..not least their bank accounts…..

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godknowsimgood
godknowsimgood
3 months ago

Bringing RFK on board was a stroke of genius by Trump.

And whoever was the first to come with ‘MAHA’ to go along with ‘MAGA’, that was a stroke of genius too.

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Arturo
Arturo
3 months ago

It’s strange how he seems to have retreated from his previous anti-vaccine stance and criticism of C19/Fauci. Now the target is food. It looks like Big Pharma is too powerful.

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RTSC
RTSC
3 months ago

Halleluia. I hope he lifts the lid on the stinking cesspit of Big Pharma, State “Medical Regulators” and the puppeticians who created and pushed the dangerous, experimental gene therapies …. and exterminates the lot of them.

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marebobowl
marebobowl
3 months ago

The end of covid poisonous vaxx and injury causing kiddie vaxxes will be abolished soon. Thank god.

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Kornea112
Kornea112
3 months ago

All RFK needs to do is introduce real science and reduce the influence of profiteering and greed. The rest will take care of itself. Kennedy basically said as much during his approval hearings.

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Cirdan
Cirdan
3 months ago

sad that not one Dem voted for him, people who used to give him standing ovations. Being partisan now counts more than speaking the truth.

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Jim Chapman
Jim Chapman
3 months ago

This is fantastic news for us all. We need similar public debate and action in the UK. Parents of children with autism may find this new substack of interest. The aim is to link up with developments in the UK: https://open.substack.com/pub/theautismtribune?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1s85wn

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