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Biohazard

Millions of rotting mink carcasses 'may have contaminated groundwater' in Denmark - coronavirus fearmongering initiated cull

Jon Henley
The Guardian
Thu, 10 Dec 2020 16:55 UTC
mink
© Morten Stricker/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP/Getty ImagesThousands of culled mink are buried in a military training area in West Jutland in Denmark.
Decomposing mink buried in mass graves in Denmark after being culled because of coronavirus fears may have contaminated the groundwater, local radio has reported, as parliament announced a commission to investigate the government's actions.

Denmark, the world's largest exporter of mink fur, announced early last month it would cull up to 15 million mink after discovering a mutated version of the virus that could have jeopardised the effectiveness of future vaccines.


Comment: There's no hard evidence of that claim. Initially they claimed it was over fears of animal to human transmission, but there was no evidence for that either. Moreover, the 'effectiveness' of the current experimental vaccines being pushed in the West isn't even known so it's highly unlikely they can confidently make any further predictions.


Unable to incinerate such a large number of dead animals at once, authorities buried millions in vast, shallow 2-metre pits in a military training area in West Jutland, from which some recently began emerging as their bodies filled with gases.

Comment: What on earth did they expect would happen? How can they have lost track of MILLIONS of them? If the government can't be responsible to deal with waste, how can it be trusted to do anything of import?

Regardless, not only was this order illegal when it was first given, it was also unnecessary, and now, as with the lockdowns, citizens will have to suffer the consequences:

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Better Earth

South Dakota's balanced covid response

Kristi Noem
The Wall Street Journal
Mon, 07 Dec 2020 11:51 UTC
Covid-19 testing
© bing guan/ReutersCovid-19 test samples are processed at a drive-through testing site in Sioux Falls, S.D., Oct. 28.
Pierre, S.D.

In the coming weeks, governors across the country will give speeches outlining their budget proposals. Following months of economic lockdowns, sheltering in place, and huge numbers of businesses being forced to close permanently, many of my peers are likely not looking forward to these addresses. Some will propose tax increases. Others will take on more debt, and a few will be forced to make significant budget cuts. In South Dakota, as we have done throughout this pandemic, we will forge a different path.

Rather than following the pack and mandating harsh rules, South Dakota provides our residents with information about what is happening on the ground in our state — the science, facts and data. Then, we ask all South Dakotans to take personal responsibility for their health, the health of their loved ones, and — in turn — the health of our communities. The state hasn't issued lockdowns or mask mandates. We haven't shut down businesses or closed churches. In fact, our state has never even defined what an "essential business" is. That isn't the government's role.

Since March, many of my peers have attempted to stop the spread of the virus without considering their citizens' social or mental well-being or the state of their economies. Even amid a pandemic, public policy ought to be holistic. Daily needs must still be met. People need to eat and keep a roof over their heads. And they still need purpose. That means policy makers cannot have tunnel vision. They must balance public-health concerns with people's mental and emotional needs, their economic livelihoods and social connections, and liberty, among many other important factors.

Comment: See also:

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Syringe

Cornell University vaccine requirement exempts minority groups due to 'injustices & current events'

Brianna Kraemer
Just the News
Wed, 09 Dec 2020 14:46 UTC
Cornell University sign
© Yiming Chen/Getty ImagesCornell University sign.
The university allows student exemptions for medical and religious reasons as well as people of color who are concerned about fulfilling the requirements.

Ivy League college Cornell University implemented a flu vaccination requirement for all students during the fall 2020 semester, but allowed for minority student exemptions based on "historical injustices and current events."

Through a Behavioral Compact, the collection of schools known as the Ivy League, required students attending the Cornell to receive a flu shot as a public health strategy in response to Covid. Exemptions applied only for medical or religious reasons, along with concerns from black, indigenous or other people of color.

Comment: 'Therefore, as people in power, we're only going to mistreat and use bodies of non-black, indigenous and BIPOC's for profit or medical gain. See how progressive we are?'

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No Entry

Covid used as pretext to curtail civil rights around the world, finds report

Kate Hodal
The Guardian
Wed, 09 Dec 2020 09:15 UTC
Protestors demonstrate in france
© Kiran Ridley/GettyProtestors demonstrate against France’s new global security laws in November. The expansion of surveillance is concerning, says Civicus Monitor.
The state of civil liberties around the world is bleak, according to a new study which found that 87% of the global population were living in nations deemed "closed", "repressed" or "obstructed".

The figure is a 4% increase on last year's, as civil rights were found to have deteriorated in almost every country in the world during Covid-19. A number of governments have used the pandemic as an excuse to curtail rights such as free speech, peaceful assembly and freedom of association, according to Civicus Monitor, an alliance of civil society groups which assessed 196 countries.

By using methods such as detention of protesters, excessive use of force, censorship, attacks on journalists, and harassment and intimidation of human rights defenders, many governments have used Covid-19 to "introduce or implement additional restrictions on civic freedoms", the report said.

The group categorised fundamental freedoms of association, peaceful assembly and expression as either "closed", "repressed", "obstructed", "narrowed" or "open", based on a methodology which combines several data sources.

Comment: And let's not forget Australia:

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Stormtrooper

Eerie footage shows troops of medical workers on streets as China mandates testing of more than 250,000 people in three days


RT
Wed, 09 Dec 2020 11:44 UTC
Chengdu
© AFP / STRThis photo taken on December 8, 2020 shows a health worker conducting a nucleic acid test on a resident in Chengdu, in western China's Sichuan province, after new Covid-19 coronavirus cases were detected in the city.
The Chinese government has tested 255,200 people in the southern city of Chengdu for Covid-19 after an elderly couple were diagnosed on Monday and contact tracing was completed to establish potential transmissions.

Chengdu's Health Commission announced that four individuals tested positive and one individual was found to be asymptomatic, alongside the two initial infections. All six people were taken to Chengdu's Public Health Clinical Center to be quarantined and await further testing and treatment.

In order to swiftly contain the virus, health authorities conducted widespread testing, contained five areas in the local district, closed schools and kindergartens, and ordered students and teachers to quarantine until they receive a negative Covid test result.

Comment: It's notable that, by comparison to much of the West, for the most part life had gotten back to a relative new normal in China, however, perhaps related to the mass vaccination scheme that is in the works, these are the kinds of scenes we're now seeing:

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Eye 1

Exclusive: YouTube employs Chinese Communist 'State Secrecy Bureau' software engineers

Natalie Winters
The National Pulse.
Thu, 10 Dec 2020 19:43 UTC
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A host of software engineers for the platform have formerly worked for Chinese Communist Party-run institutions, raising the question as to why a revolving door exists between YouTube and the China-based universities.

A software engineer for the video platform since May of 2019,Tai Jinjiang, previously worked as a project manager for Guanghzou Shian Technology.

Jinjiang detailed his work for the China-based firm as playing a "major role in successful PLA certification of ShiAn terminal by Ministry of Public Security, State Secrecy Bureau, and IT Evaluation Center."

In other words, Jinjiang led software efforts on behalf of the PLA - appearing to reference China's People's Liberation Army - and a host of Chinese government-led intelligence bodies. What's more, he notes he "garnered numerous staff awards for excellent performance."

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Chart Bar

Professor: Probability of Biden winning given Trump's early lead is 'less than one in a quadrillion'

The Wiz
ElectionWiz.com
Tue, 08 Dec 2020 00:42 UTC
lightning odds
The odds of becoming a lightning victim in the U.S. in any one year is 1 in 700,000.
In a new lawsuit filed today, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block four battleground states - Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, from casting "unlawful and constitutionally tainted votes" in the Electoral College.

In the brief submitted to the Supreme Court, Texas includes a declaration from Pacific Economics Group member and USC economics professor, Charles J. Cicchetti, Ph.D.

Dr. Cicchetti is the former Deputy Director at the Energy and Environmental Policy Center at Harvard University's John Kennedy School of Government and received his Ph.D. in economics from Rutgers University.

According to Dr. Cicchetti, his calculations show the probability of Joe Biden winning the popular vote in the four states independently given President Trump's early lead in those States as of 3 a.m. on November 4, 2020, is less than one in a quadrillion.

Dr. Cicchetti's analysis calculates that for Joe Biden to win all four states collectively, the odds of that event happening decrease to less than one in a quadrillion to the fourth power (1 in 1 in 1,000,000,000,000,0004).

Stop and think about that.
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Briefcase

Arizona Senate Judiciary Committee will hold official legislative hearing on election integrity with subpoena power tomorrow morning

Cristina Laila
Gateway Pundit
Thu, 10 Dec 2020 00:32 UTC
voter fraud
The Arizona Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on election integrity Friday morning at 9 AM local time.

The lawmakers will issue subpoenas as deemed appropriate.


On Wednesday night Arizona became the 18th state to join Texas's suit against Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Georgia.

But Arizona's house is certainly not in order itself.

Statistician Bobby Piton broke down Arizona's impossible election results and explained that the 2020 increase in votes since 1998 is greater than the increase in population in the same time period.

Arizona is now reporting 79.9% voter turnout, the HIGHEST in the country according to latest aggregated results from Statista. It is also easily the biggest turnout in state's history.

On November 16, 2020, Arizona was reporting a 65.9% voter turnout — but on November 30, 2020, the Secretary of State's recommended election results website Arizona Vote is now reporting 79.9% voter turnout!

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Briefcase

66 Missouri lawmakers led by Rep. Justin Hill sign resolution for MI, WI, PA, GA, AZ and NV to investigate rampant election fraud or have electors disqualified

Jim Hoft
Gateway Pundit
Wed, 09 Dec 2020 00:28 UTC
fraud
Missouri state Representative Justin Hill (R-Lake St. Louis) released a bombshell report on Dominion Voting Systems on Tuesday. According to Hill Dominion were dissolved last year for failure to pay income taxes while operating in the state of Missouri.

Representative Hill concluded that Dominion has been operating illegally in the state.

Rep. Justin Hill told The Gateway Pundit that Dominion currently has about 20% of the electorate in the state of Missouri. Hill also found out that Dominion was dissolved in the State of Missouri. According to Missouri state law they are not allowed to operate their business in the Show Me state except for winding down their activities. Hill later called on Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt to prosecute Dominion on unpaid taxes and to demand, by Missouri law, that Dominion turn over software source code to the machines.

On Wednesday Rep. Justin Hill announced he will file a resolution signed by 66 Republican lawmakers calling on Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona and Nevada to conduct investigations into the numerous voter fraud allegations. If they do not the Missouri lawmakers are demanding Congress refuse to certify their electors.
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Footprints

Nine Holocaust survivors compare Israeli policies to those of the Nazis

Chris Knight
Labour Briefing
Tue, 30 Jul 2019 23:04 UTC
Holocaust
© Anonymous photographer from the Auschwitz Erkennungsdienst
One of the more worrying aspects of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of anti-Semitism is its suggestion that 'drawing comparisons of contemporary Israeli policy to that of the Nazis' is necessarily anti-Semitic. It is true that, at times, such comparisons can be crude and ahistorical. But in many cases, even where we might dispute the conclusion, it seems far-fetched to attribute it to anti-Semitism.

Here we publish extracts from Holocaust survivors who oppose historical and recent Israeli policies, in some cases connecting them with those of the Nazis. In one case, the author - again a Holocaust survivor (Rudolf Vrba, pictured above) - compares key policies of the wartime Zionist movement to those of the Nazis.

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"Sometime after [1956] I heard a news item about Israelis herding Palestinians into settlement camps. I just could not believe this. Weren't the Israelis also Jews? Hadn't we - they - just survived the greatest pogrom of our history? Weren't [concentration] camps - often euphemistically called 'settlement camps' by the Nazis - the main feature of this pogrom? How could Jews in any measure do unto others what had been done to them? How could these Israeli Jews oppress and imprison other people? In my romantic imagination, the Jews in Israel were socialists and people who knew right from wrong. This was clearly incorrect. I felt let down, as if I was being robbed of a part of what I had thought was my heritage. ...
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