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by Ian Macleod
7 May 2023 12:47 AM

  • “COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness drops near zero within months: study” – Booster doses were also shown to lose effectiveness over time, according to the Epoch Times, citing a new review study published in JAMA Network.
  • “Yet another attempt at downplaying worrying results” – The results of a new study strongly confirm concerns over vaccine-related menstrual problems. Why do the authors knowingly misinterpret their own findings, asks Thorsteinn Siglaugsson.
  • “How to fight for Covid truth” – Every day brings more news of extreme efforts to promote biotech vaccines and cancel those asking questions. In TCW, Guy Hatchard says launching ad hominem attacks or expressing violent sentiments will simply play into the hands of those policing the official Covid narrative.
  • “Like a tweet, lose your job” – The President of Thomas Jefferson University may lose his job for liking tweets from Alex Berenson on his personal Twitter account. The episode marks a warning against those in mainstream institutions that any deviation from prevailing orthodoxy – no matter how minor – will not be tolerated, according to Brownstone.
  • “Unrepentant Covid arch-villain re-emerges to give the vaccines credit for ending the pandemic and insist that lockdowns and school closures remain policy options in the future” – Christian Drosten has resurfaced with an odious media interview, demanding that the vaccines receive credit for ending the pandemic, according to Eugyppius.
  • “FDA approved Covid vaccines based on ‘similar’ product’s preclinical studies” – The FDA decided to relax their regulations and only test the lipid nanoparticle shell in animals and bypassed testing of the contents (mRNA and spike protein) in animals or humans, according to the Epoch Times.
  • “FDA issues emergency warning for 500,000 Covid tests” – The FDA issued a warning to consumers to stop using a certain COVID-19 at-home test due to the potential for bacterial contamination in the product’s liquid solution, reports the Epoch Times.
  • “The dirty secret behind premium ‘green’ energy deals” – Experts say millions of households are being “duped” into believing their electricity is clean, reports the Telegraph.
  • “Pay $50 trillion now or pay far more later” – If you think that the pandemic countermeasures business is a racket, get a load of the climate countermeasures racket that Biden’s Deputy Secretary of Energy David Turk is proposing, says Dr. Peter McCullough.
  • “Bill Gates powers up bid to build new nuclear reactors in Britain” – The Microsoft billionaire is set to enter Government competition to develop designs for a new fleet of low-cost, zero-emission small modular reactors, according to the Times.
  • “Marine controversy could leave SNP-Green alliance up the creek” – Humza Yousaf’s determination to press ahead with conservation measures designed to protect Scotland’s marine environment has become the latest flashpoint for his embattled ministry, exposing divisions within the SNP and exacerbating concerns that the Green Party is exercising disproportionate influence upon the Scottish government, reports the Times.
  • “New Jersey Democrats slam Biden administration approval of congestion pricing plan for New York” – Under New York’s congestion pricing plan, drivers entering Manhattan at peak hours could pay an extra $23 toll, according to Fox News.
  • “Blasphemy codes are still with us. If J.S. Mill were alive today, he would be fighting wokery” – The liberal era through which we have lived looks more and more like an interregnum between different forms of despotism, says Daniel Hannan in the Telegraph.
  • “Airbnb to fight Michael Gove’s ‘communist’ holiday let crackdown” – Senior leaders at the U.S. tech giant will pressure the Housing Secretary to water down his proposals, warning of “unintended consequences” from the Government’s controversial reforms, reports the Telegraph.
  • “It was ludicrous but also magnificent: the Coronation stirred every emotion” – Looking like a couple of elderly polar bears on tour, the ermine-cloaked majesties were the centre of a day that was huge and hideous, exquisite and sacred, all at once, writes Rachel Cooke in the Guardian.
  • “Denver Councilwoman proposes taxing ‘white-led businesses’” – Denver City Councilwoman Candi CdeBaca says new taxes are needed to redistribute wealth to minorities as reparations for the harm of capitalism, reports Fox News.
  • “Virginia GOP asks state to investigate university costs, including DEI departments” – Virginia Assembly’s top Republicans asked the state’s governmental watchdog group to study the cost efficiency of public universities and, more specifically, the increasing cost of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) departments on college campuses, reports the Epoch Times.
  • “Texas AG launches probe into medical centre over potential ‘illegal’ trans procedures on minors” – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced an investigation into Austin-based Dell Children’s Medical Centre after an undercover video released last month allegedly showed staff at the facility saying that they had patients transitioning as young as eight years old, reports the Daily Wire.
  • “Ron DeSantis gets set for 2024 with culture war blitz” – Ron DeSantis told supporters to “buckle up” as he prepares to announce a run for U.S. President after Florida Republicans passed a series of “culture war” bills, reports the Times.
  • “My part in Vice’s downfall” – Brash Millennial upstarts were once the future of news, writes Aris Roussinos in an insider account of life at Vice News and why it didn’t work out in UnHerd.
  • “Why should lesbians sleep with men?” – Sexual preference is now a moral crusade, says Kathleen Stock in UnHerd.
  • “Transgender athletes’ bogus wins in women’s sports shows lack of common sense” – Those of us who relied upon common sense and fair play to win the day – or at least break even – are now holding losing tickets, writes Phil Mushnick in the New York Post.
  • “LGBTQ activist claims Bud Light will ‘go extinct’ after its parent company distanced itself from Dylan Mulvaney controversy” – Stacy Lentz says LGBTQ activists may join conservatives boycotting company, reports DailyMail.com.
  • “Drag performer speaks out against allowing kids to attend drag shows” – Kitty Demure said kids “do not belong in drag”, reports Fox News.
  • “I don’t, in any way, sympathise with their position, but I do defend their right to protest” – On GB News, Toby criticises the Metropolitan Police for arresting the organisers of a republican protest on the morning of the Coronation.

'I don't, in any way, sympathise with their position, but I do defend their right to protest.'

Toby Young reacts to Republican protesters being arrested at the King's Coronation for holding up yellow placards saying "not our king".@toadmeister pic.twitter.com/Ks8mum9FN4

— GB News (@GBNEWS) May 6, 2023

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TheBasicMind
TheBasicMind
2 years ago

“Covid-19 vaccine effectiveness drops near zero within months: study”

No, no, no. Why do we still have to say this even to publications and journalists who are prepared to take on the narrative. OK they are reporting the contents of the study and the study doesn’t back the official narrative, but still it needs to be said, every time: Vaccine effectiveness starts at near zero. Prof Norman Fenton has demonstrated over and over how due to the way “vaccinated” status is delayed for 21 days, even a placebo will have the “apparent” short term effectiveness of the Covid vaccines because when fully vaccinated status is delayed a statistical quirk kicks in such that it is inevitable – a geometric fact – there will be the apparent of short term effectiveness.

Norman Fenton’s analysis:

https://youtu.be/Gkh6N-ZL3_k

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Hugh
Hugh
2 years ago

“British MP Andrew Bridgen has been expelled from the Conservative Party. According to Bridgen, a senior UK politician has privately admitted to him that he may well be right about Covid vaccine harms, but said the government is expecting to suppress public information about Covid vaccine adverse effects for the next 20 years, citing ‘lack of political appetite’ for a public disclosure”. (TCW)

Oh yes? And what about free and informed consent? They have been misleading us from the start, and we really do need a campaign to restore the principle of free and informed consent, and fully uphold the hippocratic oath.

I should link the Mark Steyn show also, from whence comes the above quote (37:42ff):

Thar She Blows! :: SteynOnline

Oh, and TCW article in full:

How to fight for Covid truth – The Conservative Woman

Also from the same article:

“It would certainly suit those who wish the pandemic gravy train and the biotech boom to continue, if the population were to remain polarised and the adverse effects hidden. At this time, it is my belief that launching ad hominem attacks, participating in lawful protests or expressing violent sentiments (never a good idea) will simply play into the hands of those from the media, corporates, medical professions and governments who are hoping that public concern can continue to be managed, marginalised and cancelled.”

True enough I dare say, but I will not easily forget those who called us “granny killers”, or the police duffing up women peacefully protesting against the human rights abuses.

I suspect that there is some truth in this from the comments too:

“To cut a long story short therr a far too many boomers retiring who are expecting plump private pensions, state pensions and expensive NHS care.
There simply aren’t enough younger people to pay sufficient taxes to keep the boomers in the style they think they are entitled to.
The government know this and they also know that the boomers won’t vote in favour of having their comfy lifestyle reduced.
The only real option the government has is to cull the boomers and thereby eliminate their cost, hence mRNA kill shots, midazolam, ventilators etc”

Killing the unborn was always likely to result in the killing of the elderly. Committing human rights abuses never ends well.

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George L
George L
2 years ago
Reply to  Hugh

Good post.. thank you..

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Hugh
Hugh
2 years ago
  • “Ron DeSantis gets set for 2024 with culture war blitz” – Ron DeSantis told supporters to “buckle up” as he prepares to announce a run for U.S. President after Florida Republicans passed a series of “culture war” bills, reports the Times.

As Mark Steyn said, “Beijing Bidden” may have won the 2024 election already, for all we know. Still, it’ll be fun to watch big Ron try!

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George L
George L
2 years ago
Reply to  Hugh

Ron DeSantis comes across as a level headed man.. I’ve agreed with a lot of what he’s said and done.. but.. its his visits to Israel to announce legislation that makes me more than a little suspicious of him.

Doesn’t that country, Israel, already have a vice like grip over the US through an abundance of Neocons in the Biden administration. Just asking..

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NeilParkin
NeilParkin
2 years ago

“The dirty secret behind premium ‘green’ energy deals” 

I had the conversation with my daughter when she said she’d moved to a 100% renewable supply. Renewables is only a quarter of generated electricity. We can’t all be using that part, all the time.

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NeilParkin
NeilParkin
2 years ago

“Denver Councilwoman proposes taxing ‘white-led businesses’”

As Dr Thomas Sowell said “How much of my hard earned money do I have to give you before you consider it fair.”

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Mogwai
Mogwai
2 years ago

More on population levels here;

”Sweden is one of the few countries reporting live births by month. The latest report brings disconcerting news as birth rates continue being depressed instead of recovering. For example, February 2023 births are 12% down compared to Feb 2021. (Sweden’s live births started to decline nine months after Swedish women began to get vaccinated in 2021)
As arkmedic reported, abortions due to fetal malformations rose by 13%in the UK in 2021 compared to 2020. The 13% increase in ground E (fetal abnormality) abortions happened on the background of overall abortions barely changing in 2021. So, these are due to an abnormal and unexplainable increase in fetal abnormalities. Surely cannot be due to the safe and effective Covid vaccines that British women were forced to accept in 2021, right?

Germany’s excess mortality is back to a worrying level of 17%.
We can see that excess mortality and reduced fertility work together to reduce the population of many Western countries, making Scientific American’s Stephanie Feldstein and her WEF friend Jane Goodall happy.”

https://igorchudov.substack.com/p/population-decline-will-change-the

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Mogwai
Mogwai
2 years ago

A funny 1min video for you. I like the little dig at Gillette at the end.

https://allthatstreaming.com/media/ats/video/new-bud-light-commercial.mp4

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Chris P
Chris P
2 years ago

Does anyone have a link to what Carol McGiffin said on TNT talk Radio? I am interested to hear what she had to say.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/usshowbiz/article-12055015/Loose-Women-star-Carol-McGiffin-forced-quit-Covid-conspiracy-views-row.html

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ebygum
ebygum
2 years ago

No, I’m not making it up..and no I’ve never heard of one person on it..but I suspect they weren’t reporting from ‘our side’…LOL!

Welcome to the Covid-19 influencers Social Media Awards 2023..
https://socmedawards.com/2023/

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ebygum
ebygum
2 years ago

Now there’s a surprise…(not)….

https://thepostmillennial.com/trans-kids-prescribed-more-anti-psychotic-meds-after-beginning-gender-transition-than-before-study?utm_campaign=64466

A 2021 study of military youth has revealed that not only were minors with severe mental illness allowed to embark upon experimental medical sex changes, but also that prescriptions for anti-psychotic drugs actually increased after hormonal interventions were initiated, reports Fox News.
The study, published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, examined the Department of Defense (DoD) medical records of 3,754 trans-identified adolescents and 6,603 siblings who did not identify as transgender. The findings reveal no improvement in mental health after commencing hormone interventions and an increase in prescriptions for psychotropic medication.
The trans-identified cohort were more likely to have a mental health diagnosis, use more mental healthcare services, and be prescribed more psychotropic medications compared to the sibling cohort.

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ebygum
ebygum
2 years ago

Just putting this on record..so that when it is blown-up, the usual suspects can say China did it..and that the USA never said it and it’s all misinformation…!! LOL!

APRIL 30-MAY 3, 2023
Milken Institute Global Conference
US House representative Seth Moulton: “We should make it very clear to the Chinese, if you invade Taiwan, We will blow up TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductors)… of course Taiwanese really don’t like this idea”

(https://www.theregister.com/2022/01/05/taiwan_should_destory_tsmc_paper/
US Army journal’s top paper from 2021 says Taiwan should destroy TSMC if China invades)

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Dinger64
Dinger64
2 years ago

Tha Daily sceptic is a shining light it this crazy world made all the more so by you unbelievable intelligence lot! But here’s a little aside from all this madness, just to remind us what the real world ,that we all have to live in, is actually like!

Me and the wife had a few libations last night up on the new patio, so this morning we fancied a nice full English, so, there iam in my dressing gown and nothing else doing my Jamie Oliver impression when Betty, my 91 year old mother in law, who had already had her cornflakes, comes wobbling through the kitchen on her rollator and the wife shouts “it’s alright mum,he’s not the naked chef” to which I arrogantly retorted ” I can be darling!”
to which Betty replied ” no thanks, I don’t want to bring my breakfast back up!”
… thanks mum!

And ,later today, I had to lie on my stomach while the wife pried a tick out the back of my knee!

You couldn’t make this up could you?

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ebygum
ebygum
2 years ago
Reply to  Dinger64

LOL…you can pick your nose, but you can’t pick your family!! As we all know, no matter what shit is going on..daily life just keeps doing it’s thing…thank God…

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ebygum
ebygum
2 years ago

Nearly A Third Of The World Economy Is Now Subject To Sanctions(..or more realistically… western economic terrorism)! An interesting sobering new study…

The results are as any observer of such acts would expect. Sanctions are used too broadly. They hardly ever serve their supposed original purpose and do not reach their aims. They hurt the poor more than the supposedly targeted leaders of this or that country.
These numbers though are astonishing ….. Over the past six decades, there has been significant growth in the use of economic sanctions by Western powers and international organisations.
Less than 4 percent of countries were subject to sanctions imposed by the United States, European Union, or United Nations in the early 1960s; today, that share has risen to 27 percent. The magnitudes are similar when we consider their impact on the global economy: the share of world GDP produced in sanctioned countries rose from less than 4 percent to 29 percent in the same period. In other words, more than one fourth of countries and nearly a third of the world economy is now subject to sanctions by the UN or Western nations.
Under international law only sanction imposed by the United Nations’ Security Council have legal standing. Sanctions by the U.S. or EU are under international law an illegal use of state instruments. The U.S. is using sanctions constantly to press under nations to do its bidding….
Sanctions that hit the whole economy of a country are inhuman and should be prohibited.

https://cepr.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/FINAL-The-Human-Consequences-of-Economic-Sanctions-Rodriguez-7.pdf

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ebygum
ebygum
2 years ago
Reply to  ebygum

https://www.ft.com/content/53940dae-0e00-4381-b2aa-fcab61c81b78

FT’s take..not behind a paywall..

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ebygum
ebygum
2 years ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLBLEJYEsrU

GB News….Neil Oliver’s take on the Coronation….

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ebygum
ebygum
2 years ago

This is terrible news…

Dr. Thomas Binder, MD
@Thomas_Binder

In our psychopathic anti-universe where false is true, war is peace and evil is good, my friend, distinguished medical microbiologist Prof. em. Dr. Sucharit Bhakdi, will be tried in court for “incitement of the masses” in Plön, Germany, on the 23rd of May.

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Chris P
Chris P
2 years ago
Reply to  ebygum

Have the anti-semitism charges been dropped and replaced with this? I have mainly him to thank for my decision not to be injected. A decision I am very pleased I made. It’s good to see he is not without support in Germany.

https://twitter.com/KanekoaTheGreat/status/1635090849972486144

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Mogwai
Mogwai
2 years ago
Reply to  ebygum

Yeah I saw that and I’m highly doubtful anything will come of it, given how far along the crumbling of the narrative is and the German Health Minister’s own feelings on the matter ( jab injuries etc ), which have been shared on here numerous times. However, I can’t imagine how stressful this must be for our Dr B. He’s one of only a handful of experts who’ve shown nothing but integrity from the very beginning and is a shining light of actual science and many years of learned wisdom, which he’s been sharing with us from the start. They’d have to prove he’s done something wrong and the man has done nothing wrong whatsoever, so I hope the knowledge that he has truth and evidence on his side bolsters his confidence and gives him strength to face what’s to come.

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huxleypiggles
huxleypiggles
2 years ago
Reply to  Mogwai

A kind and thoughtful post Mogs.👍

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huxleypiggles
huxleypiggles
2 years ago
Reply to  ebygum

Good grief.

Telling the truth is now “incitement of the masses.”

Clearly Nazi Germany was never de-Nazified. Obviously Fishy will be making a full statement on this matter as soon as he gets back to work.

Won’t he?

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Dinger64
Dinger64
2 years ago

“Why should lesbians sleep with men?”

Let me just get my head around this, a person born biological male who identifies as a woman can now be a lesbian if he fancies women!?
Absolute insanity! People like her need locking away in a mental institution she’s obviously lost the plot!

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Mogwai
Mogwai
2 years ago
Reply to  Dinger64

Haha, you took one for the team, Dinger! I didn’t click on the article so now I know the context I certainly don’t want to either!

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Jabby Mcstiff
Jabby Mcstiff
2 years ago

I find it strange that the pro-vaccine lobby have any gusto left at all. They obviously know the direction the wind is blowing. Maybe they don’t understand that the disability levels alone will be enough to drive all living standards down for the next few decades. Seems to me to be a pathology similar to drug addiction where self-delusion is allowed to occupy the mind except for brief and terrifying moments of clarity. It is a difficult issue for a society to face. You have to look after the wounded even if it means the ruin of your society. Again military tactics – design a bullet to maim rather than kill thus taking three people off the battlefield rather than one. It is more than that though. An incapacitated adult costs about £5 million over the course of their lifetime and that is without considering expensive medical interventions.

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