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Report reveals how much money UK lost buying PPE over Covid


RT
Tue, 01 Feb 2022 19:52 UTC
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© AP / Jon Super
The British government spent £12.1 billion ($16.3 billion) on personal protective equipment (PPE) as the Covid-19 pandemic raged between March 2020 and March 2021. However, £8.7 billion of this splurge has since been written off as a loss, due to defective and unsuitable equipment, and the government buying at above-market prices.

The Department of Health's shocking loss - equivalent to 5% of its entire annual budget - was revealed in its Annual Report and Accounts, published on Monday. The report, covering the March 2020 to March 2021 financial year, revealed that the government spent a whopping £12.1 billion on PPE during this period.

"Most of these items were bought at speed early in the pandemic, at a time when there was a surge in demand in other countries and a temporary decline in global supply," the report states. Once this "seller's market" evened out, the government had overpaid for this PPE by £4.7 billion.
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Ambulance

Triple-vaxed New Mexico Senator Ben Lujan suffers stroke, imperiling Democrats' Senate majority

Ryan Boetel
Albuquerque Journal
Tue, 01 Feb 2022 19:47 UTC
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Wearing that face-muzzle certainly didn't help
U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., suffered a stroke in New Mexico last week and is recovering after surgery at an Albuquerque hospital, according to his chief of staff.

Luján is expected to make a full recovery, Carlos Sanchez, the chief of staff, said in a news release.

But any prolonged absence would have national implications since Senate Democrats, who are joined in caucus by two independents, are evenly split with Republicans, making every vote critical for passing future legislation or the upcoming Supreme Court nomination.

The senator started to feel dizzy and fatigued Thursday morning and checked himself into Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe, Sanchez said. He was transferred to University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque, where it was determined he had a stroke in the cerebellum, which affected his balance. A decompressive surgery was performed to ease swelling, according to the release.

Comment: Oh, and he's triple-vaxed:

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lujan vaccine senator


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Yellow Vest

Best of the Web: Outraged citizens surround Pfizer headquarters in Paris: 'Assassins!'

Alicia Powe
The The Gateway Pundit
Wed, 02 Feb 2022 19:42 UTC
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© Viceroy/BitchuteProtesters outside Pfizer's Paris headquarters, January 29, 2022
Hundreds of demonstrators surrounded the Pfizer headquarters in Paris on Saturday, calling French President Emmanuel Macron and Pfizer "assassins" while demanding the end of COVID-19 mandates.

On January 24, Covid regulations reached a new level of tyranny when the country's vaccine pass measure went into effect. Under French law, the unvaccinated have been demoted into second-class citizens and barred entry from stadiums, restaurants, bars, theaters, long-distance flights, regional public transportation and even grocery stores without presenting a health pass.

Prior to the implementation of the new health pass law, unvaccinated citizens could opt to present a negative COVID test in lieu of proof of vaccination to access certain premises.

Comment: The pitchforks don't seem to be too far behind.

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Eye 1

US federal prisons on ANOTHER nationwide lockdown after 2 Texas inmates killed during gang fight


CBS
Tue, 01 Feb 2022 13:13 UTC
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© LM Otero / APA Federal Bureau of Federal Prisons truck drives past barbed wire fences at the Federal Medical Center prison in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, May 16, 2020. Hundreds of inmates inside the facility had tested positive for COVID-19 and several inmates died.
The federal prison system has been placed on a nationwide lockdown after two inmates were killed and two others were injured Monday during a gang altercation at a federal penitentiary in Texas.

The incident happened around 11:30 a.m. Monday at USP Beaumont, a federal prison in Beaumont, Texas. The altercation involved members of the violent MS-13 street gang, two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The people could not discuss an ongoing investigation and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity.

The attack is just the latest example of serious violence within the beleaguered federal Bureau of Prisons. The agency has struggled through a multitude of crises in recent years, including widespread staffing shortages, serious employee misconduct, a series of escapes and deaths.


Comment: Rather than deal with all those known critical problems above, it seems that Federal Prisons are instead relying on the 'easier' option of lockdowns.


Comment: The authorities using lockdowns to deal with systemic problems sets a rather disturbing precedent; it remains to be seen whether, now that people are acclimatized to its enforcement, this same tactic will be used against free citizens in the event of another 'crisis' (real or manufactured):

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Fire

Blaze rips through fertilizer plant storing 100s of tons of explosives in North Carolina


RT
Tue, 01 Feb 2022 13:48 UTC
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The blaze at the Weaver Fertilizer Plant
After hours spent battling a blaze at a fertilizer plant in North Carolina, firefighters warned on Tuesday that the facility could explode at any moment due to the large quantities of ammonium nitrate stored on site. The fire has also produced a significant amount of smoke and fumes, which pose a serious health hazard if inhaled.

Residents within a one-mile radius of the plant were told to immediately evacuate. An estimated 6,000 to 6,500 people live in the affected area of Winston-Salem, according to local news outlets.

Comment: A fertilizer shortage is already occurring across much of the planet due to the energy crisis, and forecasters are predicting that this will result in a reduction in the amount, and quality, of crops grown, which will exacerbate the already rising cost of food: Fertilizer crisis threatens significant food shortages and price hikes in Europe

In addition, below are just three other recent examples of explosions and fires in the news recently:

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Sheriff

Cops behaving badly: Met Police told to tackle officers' 'disgraceful' behavior


RT
Tue, 01 Feb 2022 13:21 UTC
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'Shocking' report uncovered 'pervasive evidence' of racism, bullying and sexism within police forces.

The Metropolitan Police must take immediate steps to eradicate racism, to tackle bullying and to train officers on the "appropriate use of social media," the UK police-conduct watchdog has said, in what's been deemed a "shocking" report.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) launched 'Operation Hotton' in 2018 following a complaint alleging an officer had sex with a drunk person at a police station. The operation later expanded, with the watchdog saying Tuesday that "nine linked investigations found evidence of bullying and discrimination within the ranks."

Comment: See also:

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Eye 1

Report on Rio Tinto mining company finds 'disturbing' culture of sexual harassment, racism, bullying

Praveen Menon
Reuters
Tue, 01 Feb 2022 21:30 UTC
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© REUTERS/David Gray/File PhotoA sign adorns the building where mining company Rio Tinto has their office in Perth, Western Australia, November 19, 2015.
A report released by Rio Tinto (RIO.AX), (RIO.L) on Tuesday outlined a culture of bullying, harassment and racism at the global mining giant, including 21 complaints of actual or attempted rape or sexual assault over the past five years.

Nearly half of all employees who responded to an external review of the miner's workplace culture commissioned by Rio said they had been bullied, while racism was found to be common across a number of areas.

Rio Tinto Chief Executive Jakob Stausholm said the results were "disturbing" and the company would implement all 26 recommendations from the report by former Australian sex discrimination commissioner Elizabeth Broderick.

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Syringe

Best of the Web: Freedom Convoy working? Saskatchewan dropping all COVID restrictions, vax passports by end of month

Cosmin Dzsurdzsa
True North
Tue, 01 Feb 2022 00:01 UTC
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe
Saskatchewan has become the first province to announce it will be dropping all COVID-19 restrictions, including proof of vaccination requirements.

Premier Scott Moe made the announcement during a press conference Monday evening, stating restrictions would end on Feb. 28 and recognizing Canadians' desire "for a return to normal."

"Our caucus MLAs are hearing this from the people that they are talking to across the province and the people that they ultimately represent, and people are asking their government for a return to normal - a removal of public health restrictions - and we most certainly are looking at how we can do that in the weeks ahead here in Saskatchewan," said Moe.

Comment: Either the Trucker Convoy is having an effect, or this is just in keeping with the wide-scale plan we see developing around the world - dropping the mandates and "learning to live" with the virus.

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Handcuffs

As of tomorrow, Denmark admits the failure of all Covid control measures (including vaccines)

Alex Berenson
alexberenson.substack.com
Mon, 31 Jan 2022 10:07 UTC
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© Reuters / Andreas MortensenDenmark's national flag flutters in Copenhagen, Denmark, October 22, 2019
In less than 12 hours, Denmark turns into Florida.
No masks (except possibly in hospitals and nursing homes). No vaccine passports.
Any person jabbed with ANY Covid shot can enter the country without a test; unvaccinated people can enter with a negative PCR test.
"We say goodbye to the restrictions and welcome the life we knew before," the prime minister said last week.
Right on schedule, the bluecheck muppets popped up to explain that the Danes had won because they weren't a bunch of unmasked Trump-loving mouth-breathers

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No Entry

Alberta tow truck companies refusing to assist RCMP in removing border blockade

Ian Miles Cheong
Rebel News
Tue, 01 Feb 2022 00:01 UTC
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Several tow truck companies in Alberta are, for various reasons, refusing to help authorities remove the blockade at the Canada-U.S. border.

Canadian police seeking assistance of tow truck companies in the removal of trucks participating in the blockade of the Canada-U.S. border are coming up short due to the company's refusal to assist in dismantling the protest.

As detailed by Rebel News, truckers have blockaded the roads in southern Alberta to protest the federal government's COVID-19 restrictions and mandates.

Comment: Good for them! Ottawa tow companies are following suit:


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