News Round-Up

“Ten myths told by Covid experts now debunked” – Dr. Marty Makary in news.com.au with the greatest hits of official misinformation.
“China should pay reparations if Covid leaked from a lab” – The announcement from the U.S. Government appears to be having its desired effect as the Telegraph‘s Matthew Lynn joins calls for punitive measures against China.
“Who fact-checks the fact-checkers?” – Asks Laura Dodsworth, as she notes that the U.S. Energy Department says the COVID-19 virus most likely leaked from the Wuhan lab after all.
“Ron DeSantis on Florida’s Covid Response” – The Brownstone Institute reviews a political biography that describes DeSantis’s journey to lockdown enlightenment and is “honest, frank, exciting, accurate and an overall excellent read”.
“Neonatal death inquiry in Scotland gets underway” – The recent surges in Scottish neonatal deaths are now being investigated – but the inquiry has refused even to consider whether the vaccines played a role because they are already known to be “safe”, reports HART.
“Don’t believe those who claim science proves masks don’t work” – The Cochrane review of the efficacy of masks is “deeply flawed”, says Lucky Tran in the Guardian. “That hasn’t stopped some from touting it.” Oh dear.
“My Response to ‘Panicking Paul’” – Thorsteinn Siglaugsson recounts how he was able to red pill a friend with the cunning use of facts.
“Shapps calls for coal-burning plants to remain open for another year” – Plans to close Britain’s last coal-burning power facilities should be delayed for another year, the Energy Secretary has said, according to the Telegraph. Just one more year…
“Challenging Net Zero with Science: Lindzen-Happer-CO2 Coalition Paper Released” – WUWT reports on the new paper from the top climate scientists that argues Net Zero plans are “dangerous and unsupported by science and the scientific method”.
“We seem to have forgotten that actors pretend to be other people for a living” – With her attack on Emma Corrin, Jessica Barden has forgotten that the whole point of what they do is pretending to be somebody else, says Celia Walden in the Telegraph.
“Black lecturer who complained of failure to put correct nameplate on her door loses racism tribunal” – Dr. Christabelle Peters said it was a “microaggression” the plaque did not include her academic title unlike her white university colleagues, but the tribunal did not agree, reports the Telegraph.
“Rees-Mogg’s Show More Than Doubles Piers Morgan’s Audience Share” – Jacob Rees-Mogg made his big debut on GB News on Monday night, going head-to-head with Piers Morgan at 8pm – and trouncing him, reports Guido.
“Question on Chinese election interference is racist, Justin Trudeau suggests” – The Canadian Prime Minister refused to give straight answers about potential foreign influence during a tense press conference, reports the Telegraph.
“Labour’s ‘menopause action plan’ is an insult to women” – Joanna Williams in the Spectator is not impressed with Angela Rayner’s period politics.
“Don’t be fooled: China wants Russian victory in Ukraine” – A public stance of neutrality is geared towards self-preservation, writes Lucas Webber in UnHerd.
“Ireland backtracks on gender identity curriculum in schools” – Ireland is routinely cited as a beacon of woke ‘best practice’ on all matters transgender, but now it seems the Irish are having second thoughts, writes Debbie Hayton in UnHerd.
“Angela Davis’ ancestry reveals the folly of reparations” – The radical activist’s ‘settler’ roots remind us why no one should feel guilty about the actions of their ancestors, says James Heartfield in Spiked.
“#MeToo is ruining the lives of teenage boys” – Awkward teenagers are being shamed as rapists for making innocent mistakes, says Candice Holdsworth in Spiked.
“My fight for free speech goes on” – Revd Dr. Bernard Randall in the Critic on the shockingly poor judgment in his employment tribunal from a judge who seemed not to have heard a word he said or have any appreciation of the importance of the right to freedom of speech.
“This is no ‘crackdown’ on asylum seekers. It’s a free-for-all amnesty” – David Craig in TCW sees through the spin.
“‘The attempt to intimidate me is meant to serve as a warning to women’: J.K. Rowling tells ‘Witch Trials’ podcast that backlash she’s received over her trans views is being used as threat to silence others” – The author said she had received “‘direct threats of violence”, reports the Mail.

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