In response to an “uptick” in new coronavirus cases – but not an escalation of COVID deaths – Governor Gretchen Whitmer declared that the state of emergency, which was imposed on 10 March, will continue until 1 October. The Governor said, “With over 6,500 deaths, the virus continues to threaten the lives of Michiganders every...
Category: TRENDS ON THE COVID WARFRONT
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MORE FEAR: U.S. COVID DEATHS TO DOUBLE
The University of Washington’s Institute for Heath Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) stated last Friday it expects U.S. deaths from the coronavirus to exceed 400,000 by January. To date, some 188,000 Americans have died. The IHME stated the excess deaths could be reduced by 30 percent if Americans wore face masks but that the practice is...
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COVID CLAMPDOWNS IN AUSTRALIA: NO RIGHT TO RIGHTS
Last Wednesday, police in the state of Victoria went into a pregnant woman’s home in the city of Ballarat and arrested and handcuffed her for posting online for people to consider attending an upcoming anti-lockdown protest. The police defended the arrest and threatened the same for any citizen planning to protest. “Don’t come into the...
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COVID RULES: MAKING THEM UP & MAKING MONEY
Paris has been known as the “City of Lights” (La Ville–Lumière), referring to its historic reputation as a prime location for innovative thought during the Age of Enlightenment. The city is known worldwide for its great restaurants; its majestic boulevard, Champs-Élysées; the largest and most famous art museum in the world, The Louvre; and the architectural...
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CHINA: WE BROUGHT YOU COVID. WE’RE #1
Happy Chinese Lunar New Year 2020! That’s when China launched the COVID War. Remember the 24/7 news on how they were building hospitals in just weeks to handle the sweeping pandemic in the Wuhan province? Remember our 28 January cover of the Trends Journal? CORONAVIRUS: 106 DEAD IN CHINA – 1.4 BILLION STILL ALIVE. THE...
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BUY THE COVID HYPE, AVOID THE FACTS
How deadly is the coronavirus? Who is it killing? Should entire nations, states, and cities lock down despite the facts that the vast majority of those who are victims of the virus are elderly and ill? Last week, the CDC emphatically confirmed what the Trends Journal has been reporting since the lockdowns began in March:...
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CUOMO BANS DANCING, DESTROYS RESTAURANTS
King Cuomo, the Governor of New York who granted himself Executive Powers, has decreed that no dancing is to be allowed in bars, restaurants, and even at weddings. Also banned are darts, pool, billiards, and karaoke. And according to regulations recently posted on the state liquor authority’s website, music is only allowed to be played...
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THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
There’s a well-known phrase (in English): There’s an “elephant in the room.” It refers to an obvious problem or situation that most people see but don’t want to talk about or acknowledge. There’s an “elephant in the room” has particular relevance in the ongoing economic devastation, personal anxiety, and over-reaching restrictions imposed by politicians and...
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BACK TO SCHOOL OR BACK HOME?
Wear masks, don’t wear masks, get tested for COVID, get your temperature checked, social distance, close cafeterias, teachers wear shields, shields between student’s desks… all the New ABnormal in schools around the world. For others, school days are at home. Here’s the opening paragraph of an article in last Wednesday’s New York Times based on...
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PUERTO RICO: NEW LOCKDOWNS = ECONOMIC CRISIS
Last week, adding to previous restrictions, Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced announced a lockdown in the country through 11 September. Under the new rules, there is a mandatory 24-hour lockdown on Sundays. Puerto Ricans only will be allowed to leave their homes for grocery shopping or going to hospitals and pharmacies. Beaches remain closed and houses...
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