- “Covid deaths at lowest level since before first lockdown” – New ONS data shows that fewer than 1% of all deaths in the week ending May 28th were attributed to coronavirus, the lowest proportion since lockdown began last March, the Telegraph reports
- “No 10 won’t rule out an overseas summer holiday for Boris Johnson” – The Environment Secretary has suggested that people should be taking holidays in the U.K., but according to the Telegraph Downing Street has refused to say whether Boris Johnson will be following this advice
- “Fears of unlocking in name only, with Covid laws to be replaced by ‘stringent guidance’” – MPs are concerned that lockdown rules will be replaced with a “web of restrictive guidance” in what critics have dubbed a “smoke and mirrors” reopening, the Telegraph reports
- “A Place In The Sun presenter Laura Hamilton rushed to A&E after reacting to Covid jab” – The television presenter Laura Hamilton was forced to pull out of a breast cancer awareness event after having a sudden reaction to her second coronavirus vaccination, according to the Express
- “Vaccine proof or tests to be used at Wembley” – “Covid status certification” has arrived, the BBC reports, with fans heading in to Euro 2020 games at Wembley required to show proof of vaccination or a negative test before entry
- “People who are scared of Covid are ‘more judgemental’ of others” – MailOnline reports on research carried out at the University of Cambridge which found that people who are more worried about Covid are more likely to look down on others or react with disgust at questionable actions
- “Government to delay controversial NHS data sharing plan” – The plan to extract patient data from GP records is to be delayed until September 1st, the magazine Computing reports, as opposition to the scheme grows
- “Petition: Do not vaccinate children against COVID-19 until Phase 3 trials are complete” – The Department of Health and Social Care has responded to this petition on vaccinating children against Covid saying it will be “guided by the advice of experts, including the JCVI, on any potential deployment of COVID-19 vaccination in children”
- “2021 Edelman Trust Barometer” – The Edelman Trust Barometer 2021 survey, measuring population trust in government, the media, business and NGOs in 28 countries, found that the U.K.’s trust in its government increased by 9% from the year before to 45%
- “Lockdown Britain has surrendered its ancient freedoms far too cheaply” – “More shocking than the high likelihood of further delay is just how few people seem concerned by it,” says the Telegraph’s Madeline Grant
- “The five major plans for travel that the Government has failed to deliver” – Starting with a green “watch list”, Emma Featherstone lists for the Telegraph the five key ambitions for restarting foreign travel that the Government has failed to achieve
- “Plant-based diets, pescatarian diets and COVID-19 severity: a population-based case–control study in six countries” – According to this study in the BMJ, vegans and vegetarians were 73% less likely to come down with moderate or severe Covid
- “Does the data justify a delay to lifting lockdown?” – “It appears,” writes Ross Clark in the Spectator, that, “many in Government cannot bring themselves to tolerate any increase in infections whatsoever”. If so, he says, “it is going to be a very long time indeed before we are allowed to resume ordinary life”
- “Let’s hope June 21st brings an end to pointless Covid theatre” – If Boris Johnson wants “to recapture some of the energy and optimism that this country used to have”, writes Alys Denby in CAPX, then “dispensing with the Covid theatrics once and for all would be a good start”
- “Beijing’s useful idiots” – In an essay for UnHerd, Ian Birrell describes how science journals have encouraged and enforced a false Covid narrative
- “Who really benefits from the plan to ‘vaccinate the world’s poor’? – A letter signed by over 200 former world leaders about helping to vaccinate the world’s poor was met “with a great deal of fanfare”, writes Toby Green in UnHerd, but “what was also being proposed was a mechanism to strangle the recovery of the world’s low income countries”
- “Can asymptomatic people spread COVID-19?” – “Covid probably does spread asymptomatically,” says Sebastian Rushworth, based on the “fact that the virus has spread so rapidly and successfully around the world, and also on the complete and utter uselessness of lockdowns”
- “Five reasons why Freedom Day must go ahead on 21st June” – “We must reclaim our freedoms on 21st June,” says Fraser Myers in Spiked as he offers five reasons why we should open up
- “The madness of vaccinating teenagers” – “Making schooling dependent on vaccines reveals scant concern for children and little regard for education,” says Joanna Williams in Spiked
- “Covid vaccines: Concerns that make more research essential” – Writing for the Conservative Woman, Neville Hodgkinson highlights a new paper reviewing some of the potential unintended consequences of the mRNA vaccines that underline the need for further research
- “Is this why the MSM don’t mention Sweden any more?” – The Conservative Woman‘s Kathy Gyngell highlights Ivor Cummins’s latest video which looks at the data from Sweden and finds that the country did rather well by following the World Health Organisation’s 2019 pandemic guidelines
- “Ivan on the box (Minus ten Social Credits for not watching)” – The latest instalment of the life and times of a Covid Marshal (Grade 2) by John Elwood in the Conservative Woman see’s our man take part in a BBC documentary
- “Ofcov – we have ways of making you Chinese” – Nick Booth heralds the launch of a new Government department, Ofcov (Office of Covid), in a satirical piece for the Conservative Woman
- “Nicholas Wade Explains Why It’s No Longer Taboo to Ask Whether COVID-19 Was Caused by a Chinese Lab Leak” – Science writer Nicholas Wade is the guest on the latest Quillette podcast, telling Razib Khan how the lab-leak theory came in from the cold
- “Dr Richard Taylor: “Lockdown should continue indefinitely.”– Watch Julia Hartley-Brewer’s clash with National Health Action Party member Dr Richard Taylor who thinks that lockdown should continue “until we’ve got rid of this wretched bug”. She was flabbergasted
- “A Biblical case for freedom (even during a pandemic)” – The Rev Phill Sacre makes a biblical case for freedom and why it is important and worth defending even when there is a pandemic
- “Animal sales from Wuhan wet markets immediately prior to the COVID-19 pandemic” – An Oxford-led investigation published in Nature’s Scientific reports finds that there were no bats or pangolins for sale at the Wuhan wet markets at the start of the pandemic
- “U.S. Report Found It Plausible COVID-19 Leaked From Wuhan Lab” – A study undertaken in May 2020 by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California concluded that the lab leak hypothesis was plausible and deserved further investigation, the Wall Street Journal reports
- “Segregated dining in NYC, some create separate spaces for the vaxxed” – Some bars and restaurants in New York City are creating separate seating areas to allow vaccinated customers to mingle while the unvaccinated remain outdoors or behind plexiglass, according to the Daily Mail
- “Joints for jabs? Washington state allows cannabis stores to hand out free pot to COVID-19 vaccine recipients” – Washington state’s Liquor and Cannabis Board is temporarily permitting marijuana retailers to hand out free joints to people who have had at least one jab, RT reports. This allowance is set to expire on June 12th so locals will need to get in quickly
- “Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis blames COVID on Chinese Communist Party, signs bills thwarting Chinese influence in schools” – Newsweek reports that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed two bills aimed at preventing the CCP from influencing Florida’s educational institutions and from committing corporate espionage
- “Support for Lockdowns: A ‘Bootleggers and Baptists’ Phenomenon” – Support for lockdowns, argues David McGrogan in the AIER, has been generated through “confluences of interests” of Baptists and Bootleggers. They “appear to suit those with self-consciously virtuous motives; they also very often suit those who want to make money”
- “Australia’s forever lockdown” – A postcard from James Bolt in Melbourne, published in Spiked, warning U.K. politicians and commentators of the perils of Australia’s approach to Covid
- “Freedom Day could be delayed by a fortnight after Chris Whitty delivered a downbeat assessment to ministers” – Continuing lockdown can only push “any deaths that there might be from the Summer, when the NHS will not be overwhelmed, into Winter when its overwhelmed every year”, says Dr. Clare Craig
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Glaringly missing is Israel damningly hauled in front of the International Court of Justice on genocide.
Of course it’s missing from most news headlines in the MSM. So remember if they don’t want you to hear about it guess what that generally means…
Opening argument: Genocidal intent
https://youtu.be/0or-RacPDiM?si=ep64wvwjWN_Z1z0w
Closing argument:
https://youtu.be/yhsWyBWGoCU?si=Hn00TXHbOwe8UHcl
In a well timed attempt to deflect attention from the disgrace of Israel, the US bombs the poorest country in the world and its capital city in Sana.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12954065/US-UK-launch-airstrikes-Iran-backed-rebels-Explosions-heard-Yemen-Houthis-reporting-enemy-raids-Sunak-said-no-defensive-options-left.html
When in doubt bomb the brown people.
When in doubt allow:
‘The General Assembly today adopted by consensus a resolution requesting an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice on the obligations of States in respect of climate change’
‘Turning to the Court’s budget, she also informed the General Assembly the Court is experiencing one of the most dynamic periods of its history. “Members of the Court are honoured by the confidence that the international community continues to place in the Court,” she said. However, resources allocated to it do not match the significant docket increase, she reported, expressing hope appropriate adjustments will ensure adequate resources to continue to meet the growing needs of the international community.’
UN meetings coverage
Be very careful what you wish for…….
Believe me I’m not happy about any of this. It has been predicted and it fits well with globalist plans, that the US is supporting televised genocide as the final straw in the collapse of the unipolar system.
The actions of the US and Israel, the last trully ethnic supremacist and hence ultranationalist state will unite the world to reinforce globalist institutions to prevent this from ever happening again.
Thats not what I would want either. We lose in all scenarios.
It’s also worth noting that, as pointed out elsewhere, the number of people represented by the countries supporting SA’s suit is well over 1 billion, significantly more than the US/UK/EU combined. Worth thinking about.
https://ejmagnier.com/2024/01/11/south-africa-corners-the-judges-of-the-icj-to-stop-israels-war-on-gaza/
….South Africa’s decision has received considerable international support. The 22-member Arab League and the 65-nation Organisation of Islamic Cooperation back it. In addition, a diverse group of nations, including Belgium (vice Prime Minister), Colombia, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Brazil, Morocco, Nicaragua, Turkey, Jordan, Malaysia, Bolivia, Venezuela, the Maldives and Namibia, have also expressed their support for South Africa’s legal action. This broad support underlines the global concern over the situation in Gaza. It reflects a collective call for accountability and justice in the international arena. ….
In this context, South Africa’s case against Israel is profoundly significant. By legally challenging Israel’s actions in an international forum, South Africa is not only seeking accountability but also striking at the heart of Israel’s international image and legitimacy. The case symbolises a broader global dissatisfaction with Israel’s policies, particularly on the Palestinian issue.
The potential impact of this trial goes beyond its immediate legal implications. It represents a significant moment in international relations, highlighting the growing willingness of nations to confront and challenge powerful states through legal and diplomatic channels. This shift reflects a changing dynamic in international politics, where public opinion and moral considerations are increasingly influential.
It also serves as a reminder of the importance of respecting international law and norms. It underlines the principle that no nation is above the law regardless of its power or alliances. The outcome of this case could have far-reaching implications not only for Israel and its allies but also for the international legal system and the enforcement of global justice.
Unfortunately, the carnage in Palestine will just be used to highlight the problems of superpower politics and reinforce globalist models of governance.
The best move would be for the US to stop Israel from committing genocide by ending its supply of weapons and aid.
All this would stop, but instead they choose to widen the conflict. That kind of irrational and irresponsible behaviour can only be explained by elements in the deep state intentionally wanting to commit international pariah status.
Or maybe it’s just a mega cock-up.
You are right, that would stop the fighting. Jews in the area would be exterminated and the problem, for the middle east, would have been resolved.
What Hamas and Iran would then do to Egypt, Jordan and the other neighbouring countries can be imagined from what has happened to Lebanon, once a lovely and multi religious nation.
Fantastical arguments used to maintain an infected wound on global relations.
What happened to Lebanon can be directly traced to Israeli policies from the 1967 war onwards.
Agreed, and there has been much discussion on various geopolitical forums on exactly this and other related issues. What the SA suit has done, however, is for the first time (and IMHO most comprehensively) question the special status and exceptionalism of Israel in the international arena. No one dared before because of the weaponisation of the usual slurs – which have lost power in recent years because of the utterly indiscriminate way they gave been applied. Regardless of outcome (and I’m not hopeful of justice prevailing) the idea is now out there in the zeitgeist. If the US-led ‘rules based order’ (their rules, their order) of international law and global justice fails here, multiple countries will shift their allegiances elsewhere, to the significant political, economic and reputational loss of the West.
Back in April 2020, government adviser Robert Dingwall said much the same as Fauci in relation to social distancing accompanied by “conjured out of nowhere”.
Yes, it’s ‘back of the fag packet’ stuff, like so much of the guff that comes from our interfering government. six feet distance for covid, only drink so may units a week, five veggies a day, or is it ten now? There must be more.
Leave us alone, for heaven’s sake.
Common sense surely dictates that we ignore government announcements intended to modify our personal lives.
I will not comply.
Brownstone Institute did a good article a while back on the Wharton Business School tech bros who felt the enormous sense of entitlement to come up with back of an envelope rules for millions of people:
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/america-covid-pandemic-lockdown-jared-kushner/
Although the AfD in Germany are riding high in the polls I’m a bit cynical about this latest claim. I think what one wants to happen and what is possible in reality are two entirely different things most of the time. But wouldn’t ”remigration” of the riff raff by the million be awesome?
”The AfD has been promoting its policy on “remigration” as of late, but focusing primarily on migrants convicted of crimes, whom Germany has been unable to remove. However, although there are hundreds of thousands of migrants who are “tolerated” in Germany, the figure of millions presented by Springer would represent a far loftier goal in terms of deportations.
In a statement earlier this week, the AfD detailed a long list of offenses involving migrants during New Year’s celebrations, including the case of three migrants knocking a doctor unconscious on video in a Berlin hospital, a 20-year-old Somali beating a woman with a fire extinguisher on a train near Schwetzingen, and a Ukrainian migrant hitting a 46-year-old with a bottle in Bad Lippspringe.
“Everyday life in the ‘colorful republic,’ Such everyday conditions are shocking and make it clear: 2024 must be the year of remigration! Anyone who vandalizes restaurants and train stations, attacks doctors, or riots on trains has no place here and must be deported immediately. Action must finally be taken,” wrote the AfD in its statement.
Springer’s message on deportation comes at a time when the AfD just hit a record high of 24 percent in a new national poll from YouGov, a poll result once thought unthinkable by most just a year ago.
Some X users have taken a victory lap over AfD’s surging poll numbers.
“New Forsa surveys! AfD Saxony: 37%, AfD Thuringia: 36%, AfD Brandenburg: 32%. Do you finally understand it, dear old parties and old media? It doesn’t bother us that the AfD wants #Remigration. On the contrary, we – and more and more Germans – are voting for the AfD BECAUSE they want remigration!” wrote one user.”
https://rmx.news/trending/we-will-return-foreigners-to-their-homeland-by-the-millions-afd-politician-vows-mass-deportations-as-his-party-reaches-record-polling-high/
Covid Con Great Care Home Cull
latest leaflet to print at home and deliver to neighbours or forward to politicians, media, friends online.
The man’s a fool. Everyone knows it should have been 2 metres. The extra 17cm were crucial.
But blimey, I had no idea Bret Weinstein ever had this stance regarding the face muzzles. The 180 that some ( inc the learned and respected ) folk have done…
https://twitter.com/LawHealthTech/status/1745706660822384716
Apparently he supported lockdowns initially.
Yes, and metric is science, innit?
‘Hours before the U.S. and British strikes in Yemen, the U.S. military said the Houthis fired an anti-ship ballistic missile into international shipping lanes in the Gulf of Aden’
At last….some resolute action.
‘”This strike was two months overdue, but it is a good first step toward restoring deterrence in the Red Sea,” U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said in a statement.
In December, more than 20 countries agreed to participate in a defensive U.S.-led coalition, known as Operation Prosperity Guardian, safeguarding commercial traffic in the Red Sea.’
Reuters 12 Jan 2024
The very people who will complain about this action will also have been complaining about a rise in the cost of living
As a consequence of Houthi interdiction of commercial shipping in the Red Sea, longer shipping times, higher freight costs and an energy price shock all contribute to a rise in the cost of living.
If you wish for peace, then prepare for war.
Useful observation piece by Larry C Johnson on US/UK direct action against Yemen:
https://sonar21.com/will-crossing-the-rubicon-in-yemen-expose-u-s-and-u-k-weakness/
This bombing is unlikely to achieve any meaningful degrading of Yemeni missile and drone capabilities, but it will rally more of the global Arab and muslim street to the side of the Houthis. It also raises the risk that the Houthis, who up until now had only targeted ships linked to Israel, will expand targets to include U.S. and U.K. vessels. Important to remember that the U.S. and U.K. ships can only spend a limited time in the Red Sea before they have to set sail for a port, such as Dubai, where the destroyers can replace the empty VLS missile tubes.
I think it also is likely that U.S. and U.K. embassies, consulates will be attacked and that commercial enterprises viewed as U.S. or U.K. will be targeted. Nabil Khoury, a former deputy chief of the US mission in Yemen, appeared on Al Jazeera and observed, “the attacks on Yemen are a “failure of American diplomacy.” He also noted that as a result of these actions:
Yes that is a far better action then restraining your rabid killer dog nation Israel.
If it had been your country, your people, how would you have wanted your government to respond to an attack exactly similar to that of October 7th on Israel?
How should the Israeli government have responded, in your view?
“How Lord Arbuthnot became Post Office victims’ most trusted voice”
Why has Andrew Bridgen been airbrushed out of the script along with the former PO executive who now works for ITV.
Just asking.
My thoughts exactly.
What the WHO proposals are really about and why our elites really love and want them:
https://brownstone.org/articles/the-whos-managerial-gambit/
“Technocrats learned a lot from Covid. Not how to avoid policy mistakes, but how to exercise control.
These proposals will make next time worse. Not because they override sovereignty, but because they will protect domestic authorities from responsibility. States will still have their powers. The WHO plan will shield them from the scrutiny of their own people.
The WHO proposals are a shell game. The scheme will provide cover to domestic public health authorities. Power will be ubiquitous but no one will be accountable.
The WHO proposals would not replace or define the meaning of constitutional rights. But they would not be irrelevant either.
The WHO is not undermining democracy. Countries have done that over time by themselves.
The WHO proposals will protect power from accountability. National governments will be in on the plan. The people are the problem they seek to manage. The new regime will not override sovereignty but that is small comfort. Sovereignty provides no protection from your own authoritarian state.”
The German professor who correctly calculated an over 200x larger QALY loss than benefit of lockdowns has now calculated that the current migration leads to a €5.8trillion higher net cost instead of a benefit in Germany.
https://jungefreiheit.de/politik/deutschland/2024/raffelhueschen-zuwanderung-kostet-58-billionen-euro/