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Psychological damage from pandemic lockdowns "could last a generation", professionals warn


Zerohedge
Thu, 10 Feb 2022 16:40 UTC
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At this point, the fact that the COVID pandemic has spurred an unprecedented mental health crisis shouldn't come as a surprise to anybody. We have reported on the enormous impact on Americans' mental health repeatedly, both here and here.

Aside from the obvious physical impacts of the pandemic, mental health professionals have told CNBC that many people have continued to struggle with the immense emotional and societal changes even as some of the restrictions on business and movement have started to ease. Because of this, many fear that the psychological impact from the pandemic could last a generation.

Even as mask requirements are beginning to disappear, millions of Americans are having a difficult time adjusting to the "new normal".

One psychologist, Valentine Raiteri, who works in New York, told CNBC: "I have never been as busy in my life and I've never seen my colleagues as busy."

He's having a hard time referring patients because even his rival are full. "Nobody's taking new patients."
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Stormtrooper

New Zealand cracks down on vaccine mandate protests


Yahoo! News
Thu, 10 Feb 2022 09:48 UTC
new zealand police crackdown
New Zealand is cracking down on anti-vaccine mandate protests in its capital, Wellington, which have stretched into their third day.

Thousands have blocked traffic outside parliament with trucks, cars and motorcycles, inspired by ongoing demonstrations in Canada.

Police arrested over 50 people on Thursday and forcibly removed hundreds more from the premises, where protesters had been camped for the past few days.

Prime Minister New Zealand Jacinda Ardern told reporters Thursday the protests did not reflect nationwide sentiment. Some 94% of eligible New Zealanders are vaccinated.

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End of the road for malicious lockdowns?

Roger Kimball
Spectator World
Mon, 07 Feb 2022 17:41 UTC
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© Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images
Is a modicum of sanity about to reassert itself regarding the Wuhan Flu? Are the people finally exhausted by their panic over the Fauci-altered coronavirus? Remember those little bulletins that Mike Pence carried around, enjoining us all to to take "fifteen days to stop the spread"? I think we're at about day 750 now.

New York restaurants and many cultural emporia demand that you produce your papiers (it sounds better in German) — identification plus an image attesting to your "vaccination status" — in order to enter. Some are even requiring proof that you've had a "booster" jab. Pfizer likes that.

Back in March 2020, I noted the alarming twofold dialectic operating in tandem with the panic sweeping the country: the "sheep-like passivity of the public, on the one hand, and the eager exercise, at every level, of state power on the other." We've been living with that for two years. A sense of exhaustion and, with it, a sense of impatience, is creeping in everywhere one looks. I discern little flares of chagrin as well.

Still, you are required by federal law to wear a mask while riding on public transportation. Why? Most masks do nothing except make it hard and uncomfortable to breath. They are badges. They accomplish nothing medically. But they do serve to announce one's compliance, and therefore one's virtue. They say to the world "I care," even though the emotion is spurious.

Comment: See also:

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US inflation hits highest level in 40 years, prices rise 7.5% from 2021

Dominic Rushe
The Guardian
Thu, 10 Feb 2022 13:37 UTC
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© Michael Reynolds/EPARising consumer prices have battered Joe Biden's approval ratings. Inflation has been driven higher by soaring demand and lack of supply caused by impact of lockdown on global trade
Inflation in the US climbed to its highest level in 40 years in January, with prices rising by 7.5% from a year ago, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Thursday.

The rise in the consumer price index (CPI) survey - which measures the costs of a wide variety of goods - was the largest since February 1982. CPI rose 0.6% from December, higher than expected but still down significantly from last October when inflation rose 0.9% on a monthly basis.

Inflation in America has been driven higher by soaring demand and a lack of supply caused by Covid-19's global impact on trade.


Comment: Government enforced lockdowns did that, not coronavirus.


Price rises for food, electricity, and shelter were the largest contributors to the increase. The food index rose 0.9% in January following a 0.5% increase in December. The energy index also increased 0.9% over the month.

Comment: There is little reason to believe that the very real crisis we see unfolding is going to improve, in fact, all the signs point to it becoming unbelievably worse: Also check out SOTT radio's: NewsReal: Groundhog Day in the Situation Room: Whacking 'Our' Terrorists, Hating on Russia



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Stormtrooper

Pastor Artur Pawlowski's family reacts to latest arrest at his home in Calgary Police raid

Mocha Bezirgan
Rebel News
Tue, 08 Feb 2022 21:01 UTC
Artur Pawlowski tjera policiju iz svoje crkve
One of several times Pastor Artur Pawlowski home is raided
An unexpected raid by the Calgary Police to the house of defiant pastor Artur Pawlowski marks the fifth arrest within a year. The police allege that he has committed the offence of mischief under $5,000 by participating at the Milk River protest, in support of the Coutts protesters who are blocking the border with their trucks to compel Alberta's premier Jason Kenny and Canada's prime minister Justin Trudeau to abolish all segregation mandates based on COVID-19 vaccination status.

"There is a huge double standard because they are not arresting other people for these charges it's only my dad, this pastor," says the son of Pastor Artur, who witnessed his father being taken away.

Comment: Artur Pawlowski was one of the earliest to stand up to the fascist Covid restrictions. As a Polish national, he had personal experience with repression. He and his family are paying dearly for his defiance.

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'Hey Trudeau, we're part of the Freedom Convoy and it's a show of unity, not hate'

Chris Sweeney
RT
Wed, 09 Feb 2022 19:00 UTC
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© Minas Panagiotakis/Getty ImagesProtesters near Parliament Hill, Ottawa, hold signs condemning vaccine mandates.
Canada's Freedom Convoy is mired in controversy. Some see the protest against Covid restrictions and vaccine mandates as an essential stand for liberty. Others have dismissed it as an opportunity for right-wing zealots to sow the seeds of chaos, with stories of swastikas and Confederate flags being openly displayed.

The way events have unfolded has been dramatic. Since the convoy got underway on January 22, the capital city, Ottawa, has been declared a state of emergency, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his family fleeing to a secret location due to security concerns, as thousands of truckers converged on Parliament Hill. The PM has been hugely critical of the protest, saying, "There is no place in our country for threats, violence or hatred."

The drama continued to unfold, with fuel for the truckers seized by police and a judge granted a 10-day injunction banning truckers honking their horns. Even the crowdfunding effort turned sour as GoFundMe refunded $10 million that had flooded in, due to concerns over violence.

Now, similar scenes are happening across Canada, with protest sites set up at various US border points and other cities. But why is this happening? Is there more to it than anger at vaccine mandates? And what is the experience like for those at the heart of the convoy?
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Brussels city, Paris, ban 'freedom convoy' ahead of lockdown protests

Camille Gijs
Politico
Thu, 10 Feb 2022 13:24 UTC
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© Gaizka Iroz/AFP GettyA woman holds a poster as the "Convoi de La Liberte" in France
Brussels authorities have prohibited the so-called European freedom convoy, the city's Mayor Philippe Close announced Thursday.

In a tweet, Close said that Belgian Interior Minister Annelies Verlinden and Brussels region Minister President Rudi Vervoort jointly took the decision to ban the vehicle convoy, which "has not been authorized to demonstrate because no request has been sent."

Inspired by ongoing protests taking place in Canada against coronavirus vaccine and mask mandates, demonstrators who oppose COVID-19 measures taken by national governments and the EU are planning to occupy cities in their vehicles. Convoys from across Europe were planning to arrive in Brussels on Monday.

Comment: Evidently the authorities are scared of how effective and popular these trucker-led protests have been. Over in Canada the authorities have had to resort to some of the most egregious violations of people's rights in their bid to neutralise the convoy: Ottawa Police ADMIT to lobbying GoFundMe to withhold funds from Canadian truckers



Also check out SOTT radio's: NewsReal: Canadian PM Flees Freedom Convoy as Washington Seeks War in Europe



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Ottawa bans honking and jerry cans become a symbol of dissent as Freedom Convoy continues protest

Todd Crawford
Vision Times
Tue, 08 Feb 2022 20:15 UTC
jerry can protest ottawa truckers freedom convoy
© @CarymaRules/TwitterDozens of jerrycans lined up on the street sends a strong message of defiance of the Ottawa Police, on February 8, 2022
On Feb. 7 a Canadian judge issued a 10-day injunction banning protesting truckers and their supporters from honking their horns in downtown Ottawa.

Justice Hugh McLean of the Ottawa Superior Court said on Monday, "Tooting a horn is not an expression of any great thought I'm aware of," before handing down the decision.

In addition to the honking of horns protesters have set up bouncy castles for children, held impromptu dance parties and played street hockey in front of Canada's parliament.

Following the injunction it appears the truckers protesting in Ottawa have complied with the order. Numerous live streams broadcast on YouTube show a significantly quieter downtown environment than what has been witnessed in over a week of sustained protests.
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Attention

Hong Kong makes some Cathay pilots wear tracking devices

Andrew Curran
Simple Flying
Thu, 10 Feb 2022 04:35 UTC
Hong Kong is furthering tightening quarantine rules for Cathay Pacific flight crews, including making cargo pilots wear electronic tracking devices.

Cathay Pacific
© Boeing
Electronic tagging of Cathay Pacific cargo pilots

Hong Kong authorities continue to squeeze Cathay Pacific with new quarantine rules targeting cargo pilots and crews operating the airline's few remaining passenger flights. In a staff memo, one senior Cathay Pacific executive calls the new rules "some of the most stringent requirements yet."

The new quarantine rules, which Bloomberg first reported, came into effect on Wednesday. The rules apply to all airlines flying into Hong Kong. However, as very few airlines other than Cathay Pacific do, the toughened regime primarily impacts the already besieged airline.

Under the new rules, cargo pilots who've returned home to Hong Kong will need to wear electronic bracelets for three days so authorities can track their movements. Unlike passenger plane crews, cargo crews have been allowed to quarantine at home, leading to all sorts of problems, including a scandal where Cathay Pacific was designating empty passenger planes as cargo planes so the crews could bypass the hotel quarantine process.

Crew returning on passenger flights, empty or otherwise, will now need to undergo 14 days of hotel quarantine where previously seven days sufficed for crews coming off most passenger flights. Adding complexity for the airline is another new rule that bans using a mix of local and overseas-based crew on the same flights. Now passenger aircraft crew can only fly together if they go into quarantine afterward together - for two weeks.
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Iranian husband decapitates his 17-year-old wife in 'honour killing'

Kate Dennett
Daily Mail
Tue, 08 Feb 2022 12:30 UTC
mona iran
Mona (pictured) was understood to have fled to Turkey before being brought back from the country by her father and her husband, according to local media reports
An Iranian man this week carried the severed head of his wife through the streets after decapitating her in an 'honour killing' after she tried to flee the country.

The unnamed man beheaded his wife Mona Heydari, 17, in the southwestern city of Ahvaz on Saturday before carrying her severed head around the streets.

The young wife is understood to have fled to Turkey after her family discovered that she had an affair.
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