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News Round-Up

by Richard Eldred
7 September 2023 12:54 AM

  • “Why BA.2.86 Covid strain is just another ‘scariant’” – The new Covid variant Pirola may be less infectious and deadly than previously feared, says the Mail.
  • “Chris Whitty: Children with ‘sore throats and runny noses’ are better off at school” – England’s Chief Medical Officer was among health professionals to sign a letter to head teachers, saying that children are better off in the classroom, even if they have physical or mental health problems, reports the Mail.
  • “Dozens of death certificates list COVID-19 vaccination as cause of death” – COVID-19 vaccination is listed on death certificates across five U.S. states, an Epoch Times review has revealed.
  • “How do we halt the march of health & climate fascism?” – On his Coronababble Substack, Dr. Gary Sidley warns of a technocratic takeover threatening basic human rights, but suggests that resistance from a vocal 15-20% of the population could halt the authoritarian drift.
  • “Spiegel medical writer demands that Germans ‘act responsibly’ and ‘get their masks back out’ so she doesn’t feel uncomfortable being the only ‘oddball’ wearing a face diaper in public” – Spiegel medical writer Veronika Hackenbroch’s latest diatribe is demanding that Germans “Get their masks back out” because “Covid infections are rising again”, eyerolls Eugyppius on Substack.
  • “Sickness benefits crackdown shelved until after election” – Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride has admitted that a crackdown on people claiming sickness benefits will not come into force until 2025, according to the Telegraph.
  • “The hypocrisy of Birmingham’s council” – Birmingham employs 21 council officials on annual salaries of more than £100,000; who no doubt enjoyed the Pride flag waving at the Commonwealth Games, writes Joanna Williams in the Spectator.
  • “Sanctions are damaging Europe as much as Putin” – On the Continent and beyond, the cost of confronting Russia is taking its toll, writes Jeremy Warner in the Telegraph.
  • “How the West’s sanctions against Russia have backfired” – Sanctions against Russia have proved to be a farce, with damaging blowback against European economies, writes Rodney Atkinson in TCW.
  • “The U.K. Government wants to control your kitchen fridge or send you to jail” – The U.K. Government is not asking you to ration electricity, give up control of your own appliances, pay more for less and go to jail if you get it wrong. It just looks a lot like that, says Australian writer Jo Nova.
  • “Kids don’t need teachers who ‘look like them’” – The notion that black pupils must be taught by black teachers is racialist nonsense, writes Rakib Ehsan in Spiked.
  • “Harvard ranked as America’s worst college for free speech” – The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression has ranked Harvard University as America’s worst college for free speech, with its attitude to open expression described as “abysmal”, according to UnHerd.
  • “Digital censorship” – On City Journal’s 10 Blocks podcast, Martin Gurri joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss the U.S. Government’s efforts to control online speech.
  • “Elite panic behind Brazil’s crackdown on free speech” – In just a few short months, Brazil has earned the reputation of a nation slipping back into repressive authoritarianism and censorship, writes Nico Audisio on Substack.
  • “Grays golly doll pub landlords face no further action” – Prosecutors have confirmed no action will be taken against pub landlords who displayed golly dolls behind their bar, reports the BBC.
  • “Children won’t be banned from changing their gender identity at schools under new bill” – Rishi Sunak is considering abandoning plans to ban children from changing gender at schools, reports the Mail.
  • “Doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children advised not to use the terms ‘boys’ and ‘girls’” – Doctors and staff at a world-renowned Great Ormond Street children’s hospital are being advised not to use terms such as ‘girls’ and ‘boys’ in diversity guidance, reports the Telegraph.
  • “Two million motorists could be doctoring number plates to evade Ulez-style cameras” – A police investigation suggests up to one in 15 motorists could be doctoring their number plates to avoid being caught by cameras enforcing Ulez zones and speed limits, according to the Telegraph.
  • “Female prisoner claims she was sexually assaulted by a trans inmate” – A female prisoner has claimed she was sexually assaulted by a trans inmate at a U.S. women’s prison. The incident comes after two other women got pregnant from sexual interactions with transgenders, reports the Mail.
  • “Australia threatens to become the next Canada” – A referendum on the rights of aborigines could import North American racial division to Australia, warns former Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer in the Telegraph.
  • “You were right on trans issues, author tells Father Ted creator” – Author John Boyne has apologised to Graham Linehan for criticising his stance on trans issues, reports the Telegraph.
  • “How trans ideology is helping paedophiles walk free” – Sex offenders who plead ‘trans’ are being spared prison, says Lauren Smith in Spiked.
  • “Mass psychosis: A psychological or spiritual condition?” – Dr. Mathew Maavak explores the concept of ‘mass psychosis’ on his Substack, delving into how societies adopt false beliefs and ignore evidence.
  • “Vivek Ramaswamy: How a man more extreme than Trump could find a backdoor to the White House” – Republican Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has a simple message: He is like Trump, but younger and free of legal baggage, writes Tony Diver, the Telegraph’s U.S. Editor.
  • “Matt Ridley: The stupidity on display here is off the graph” – Matt Ridley retweets the bizarre comments of a World Economic Forum spokeswoman, who claims that never-ending pandemics will occur due to CO2 and methane emissions.

Good grief. The stupidity on display here is off the graph. https://t.co/yktMaA1Mkq

— Matt Ridley (@mattwridley) September 6, 2023

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