New York’s Attorney General Letitia James announced last week that the death toll in state nursing homes tied to coronavirus infections could be more than 50 percent higher than thought due to Governor Cuomo’s administration underreporting the number of deaths inside these facilities. The New York Post reported that James’ office said the current tally of 8,711...
Category: TRENDS ON THE COVID WARFRONT
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SOVIET STATES OF AMERIKA: LOCKDOWN DICTATORS
In America, the nation which starts wars that kill millions and has cost taxpayers scores of trillions since the end of World War II under the guise of bringing “Freedom and Democracy” to the nation… has now become a nation of dictators. As evidenced by “Executive Orders” declared by governors across the nation, the Constitution...
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LOCKDOWN BLOWBACK
The Washington Post reported that dozens of restaurants in Michigan defied state COVID-19 orders and are opening. These owners say there is no data to support the lockdown. The paper reported these establishments have benefited from law enforcement unwilling to fine them and patrons who are willing to travel far distances to support them. “If...
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UNHAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY: IDIOT’S DELIGHT
Love is apparently in the air in New York City. At least for 25 percent… or less. Last Friday, the supreme leader of New York State, Governor Andrew Cuomo, declared that restaurants in the Big Apple could resume indoor dining at 25 percent capacity beginning Valentine’s Day as long as the city’s COVID-positivity rate remains...
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“PUZZLING PHENOMENON”: FLU GONE
As the Wall Street Journal headline declared last Friday: This Season, Flu is All but Wiped Out January normally is a time when the common flu wreaks havoc on populations around the globe. The WHO estimates between 500 million and one billion get infected every year, which causes three to five million serious cases. The...
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BIDEN BACKS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, CASE NUMBERS DROP
In timing that seemed quintessentially “quid-pro Joe,” the WHO suddenly updated its vaccine test guidelines just as the new American president signed an executive order to rejoin the organization that former president Donald Trump abandoned. The WHO’s new directives advised laboratories that a positive PCR test will no longer be considered by itself enough to...
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EU COUNTRIES: NO TRAVEL = NO VIRUS?
With concern over new coronavirus variants, governments across the European Union announced last week new travel restrictions in hopes to limit the increase of new cases. Belgium Prime Minister Alexander De Croo announced his country would ban all nonessential travel until at least 1 March. He said, “When people travel, the virus travels with them.”...
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DUTCH OFFICIALS: LOCK IT DOWN
The Netherlands announced last week it aims to put into place a curfew from 9:00 PM to 4:30 AM due to virus infection fears, reports said. Prime Minister Mark Rutte blamed the curfew on the new variants that have emerged. Euronews reported some lawmakers in the country lashed out at the new restriction and said the Dutch...
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SWITZERLAND REFERENDUM TO CHALLENGE COVID LOCKDOWNS
A petition in Switzerland surpassed the number of signatures required to trigger a referendum on stopping Bern’s COVID-19 restrictions, which hopes to limit future lockdowns that can be mandated by the government. Friends of the Constitution, the group spearheading the initiative, have criticized the country’s approach in dealing with the virus outbreak. Christopher Pfluger, a...
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MERKEL EXTENDS CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWNS
German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced last Tuesday the extension of the country’s coronavirus lockdown. “Now is the time to take preventative measures against the threat of this virus,” she said. The mandate has been in effect since December and calls on school closures, limiting household interactions, a ban on drinking alcohol in public, and all...