The Michigan Supreme Court last week handed Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer a legal setback when it ruled against her authority to extend coronavirus mandates in the state without seeking approval by state lawmakers. Whitmer called the decision “deeply disappointing” and pointed out that every state in the U.S. is under some form of a declared...
Tag: oct 06 2020
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CASES RISE BUT DEATH COUNT RARELY MENTIONED
On 3 October, Yahoo published an article with the headline: “These 11 states Now Have the Worst Covid Outbreaks in the US.” Seeing this headline, an inexperienced reader reasonably could assume that a very dangerous disease has spread across America. If one examines the article more thoroughly, however, the fear narrative quickly falls apart. The...
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FAT CHANCE COVID WON’T KILL YOU
Since the onset of the COVID War, when some New York City hospitals were being filled with coronavirus patients, the Trends Journal cited medical research concluding that among the most vulnerable victims were those suffering from obesity, Type 2 diabetes, respiratory conditions, and heart disease. In the 21 April Trends Journal, we reported: A new...
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FACE MASKS: POLITICS COUNTS, SCIENCE DOESN’T
As noted, the Trends Journal has been reporting for several months on the scientific evidence disputing the political mandates of mask wearing. A report, “Why Face Masks Don’t Work: A Revealing Review,” by Dr. John Hardie was published by the Oral Health Group in Canada in October 2016. Dr. Hardie has been investigating infectious disease...
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FINGER VEINS, NOT FINGERPRINTS, FOR I.D.
Fingerprints, the century-old standard for making positive identifications, isn’t so positive in the days of computer graphics and artificial intelligence. In the near future, we’ll rely on finger vein patterns instead. Researchers at the University of Buffalo have developed a 3D scanner that reads the patterns of blood vessels in a finger pad. Instead of...
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TRANSPLANT FAT TO LOSE WEIGHT
The human body holds two kinds of fat: brown fat, which burns energy, and white fat, which not only increases our pants size but also can cause obesity, and its attendant ailments range from joint damage to diabetes. People with obesity often have a genetic profile that renders the body unable to make enough brown...
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U.S. WATER: “FOREVER CHEMICALS & TOXIC WASTE”
Worried COVID will kill you? As dozens of governors continue to impose coronavirus lockdown restrictions despite declining death rates, as college administrators continue to ban all partying and limit any social gatherings despite data showing college students are among the least likely to get sick with the virus, millions of Americans across the country continue...
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GROWING TREND: COLLEGE STUDENTS AGAINST FREE SPEECH
In a 2011 Pew Research Study on the purpose of education, “Just under half of the public (47%) says the main purpose of a college education is to teach work-related skills and knowledge. Another 39%, however, say that college is an opportunity for students to grow personally and intellectually.” A more recent 2019 Gallup poll...
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SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTIONS = INFLATION
Evidence of supply chain disruptions are everywhere consumers look… except the mainstream news. The unprecedented “shelter-in-place” rules imposed by governments to fight the COVID War have not only crippled the livelihoods of hundreds of millions across the globe and destroyed the businesses of countless millions, they also have crushed many sectors of the economy. The...
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CHRIS WALLACE: PRESSTITUTE OR JOURNALIST?
Chris Wallace, the Fox News anchor still recovering from last week’s bruising Presidential Reality Show® Side Show spectacle (a.k.a. debate), went on the attack last week, contradicting the prediction from Dr. Scott Atlas that President Trump would likely enjoy a swift recovery from his COVID diagnosis. Dr. Atlas, a coronavirus advisor to President Trump and...