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How many people died in the US during 2020, 2021 and 2022 because of (="from") Covid?

Reid G Sheftall, M.D.
drreidsheftall.substack.com
Sun, 05 Nov 2023 08:41 UTC
Take a close look at this histogram

DEVIATION by month from the average number of deaths
It depicts the DEVIATION by month from the average number of deaths per 100,000 population during the time period 2015 - 2019 in Sweden for the years 2020 and 2021.

The first thing that struck me about this graph was that, in both 2020 and 2021, only about one fourth of the months had deaths per 100,000 higher than the average of 2015 to 2019.

In a PANDEMIC? You've got to be kidding! Then I looked at the worst month, April of 2020. The graph shows that SWEDEN, in that month, only experienced 26 excess deaths per one hundred thousand people.

26/100,000 = .00026 = .026 %

In other words, at the worst time of the pandemic, the deaths per 100,000 people went up only 2.6 hundredths of 1 %.

That's what we stopped the world for.
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Smiley

'Experts' claim not reading mainstream media can cause heart attacks

Jason Walsh
The Daily Fetched
Tue, 31 Oct 2023 23:19 UTC
Heart Attack
© The Daily Fetched
Not Reading mainstream media and opting for alternative sources can cause heart attacks, according to new research reported by the mainstream media.

Yes, really.

According to a pilot study led by Manchester Metropolitan University, those who do not read legacy mainstream media and opt for alternative sources of information demonstrate unhealthy symptoms of physical and mental stress, which can lead to heart attacks.

The research study used so-called "sophisticated techniques" to monitor how people use media websites to measure their reactions to online information.

The researchers claimed people with a low ID have a flawed 'threat' response when presented with misleading information in a stressful situation, which they say brings on cardiac responses and erratic reading behavior.

The study also found that participants with low IDs also lacked self-confidence.

It also claimed that reading alternative media from "unverified" sources (i.e., not reading CNN, MSNBC, BBC, ect) could negatively affect a person's health and well-being.
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Bad Guys

Madness: UK parents could be charged with domestic abuse for not using their child's preferred pronoun

Brendan Carlin
The Daily Mail
Mon, 06 Nov 2023 18:54 UTC
ex-Justice Secretary Sir Robert Buckland britain
© Press AssociationA report backed by ex-Justice Secretary Sir Robert Buckland (pictured) and two former senior judges suggested the CPS advice was at odds with the law
CPS guidance could also make not funding partner's transitioning an offence

A fresh row erupted yesterday over controversial guidelines from the Crown Prosecution Service that could allegedly lead to parents being charged with domestic abuse for not using their child's preferred pronoun.

The CPS faced claims it was 'losing the plot' over guidance that could also mean someone who refuses to fund their partner's transitioning process could be committing a serious offence.

However, The Mail on Sunday was told the CPS was now reviewing its controversial 'Impacts of Domestic Abuse' advice.

Earlier this year, feminist campaigner Maya Forstater branded the prosecution service 'ideologically captured'. And in a scathing report, the Policy Exchange think-tank called on the CPS to replace the guidelines with something that follows British law instead of 'Stonewall law': a reference to the controversial 'diversity' charity.
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Bullseye

Why have JK Rowling fans turned on her? A fellow writer explains

Virginia Kruta
The Daily Wire
Sun, 05 Nov 2023 18:46 UTC
JK rowling
© Dia Dipasupil/Getty ImagesAuthor J.K. Rowling
Mystery novelist Daniel Friedman took to X on Saturday to explain why so many young progressives — many of whom had grown up reading and loving the Harry Potter series — had grown so angry with author J.K. Rowling in recent years.

On the surface, many claim to be upset with her insistence on protecting sex-based rights and access, particularly for women, to single-sex spaces — and to trans-rights activists, that makes Rowling a "Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminist" (TERF). But Friedman's theory is that the anger is rooted a bit deeper than that.

"The reason a lot of young progressives are so mad at JK Rowling is that they read the books as kids, and they thought they were Harry or Hermione. But they grew up into people like Percy or Dolores Umbridge or Cornelius Fudge or Rita Skeeter," Friedman began, naming characters who either actively denied reality or dutifully tattled on friends, neighbors, and even family members who refused to do the same. "And they know it. And on some level, they're ashamed."
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Magic Wand

Video shows Israel's Iron Dome malfunction multiple times, interceptor rockets land in city south of Tel Aviv


Samaa
Mon, 06 Nov 2023 12:00 UTC
Israel iron dome
Israel's Iron Dome defence system has reportedly malfunctioned, with an interceptor rocket landing in the central area of the city of Rishon LeZion, south of Tel Aviv.

As per the Al Jazeera report, the video below was posted on X by Quds News Network and verified by Al Jazeera.

Comment: More footage:





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Eye 2

Israel publishes arrest photos of Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi taken during raids of occupied West Bank


Al Jazeera
Mon, 06 Nov 2023 12:10 UTC
Ahed Tamimi
© Maya Alleruzzo/APThe 22-year-old Palestinian icon is arrested on another night of Israeli raids in the occupied West Bank.

Ahed Tamimi was first arrested in December 2017, when she was just 16 years old
Israeli forces have arrested Ahed Tamimi, a prominent 22-year-old Palestinian activist, for "inciting terrorism".

They announced the arrest on Monday following another round of overnight raids and fighting in the occupied West Bank. Violence has been spilling over into the territory since the start of the Israel-Hamas war last month.

Al Jazeera correspondent Zein Basravi reported multiple raids by the Israeli army across the West Bank, including in the village of Nabi Saleh, near Ramallah, where Ahed Tamimi was arrested.

Comment:









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Arrow Up

Afghan opium cultivation down 95% after Taliban ban, exit of US occupation


Sputnik
Mon, 06 Nov 2023 11:55 UTC
afghanistan opium poppy
© AP Photo / Abdul Khaliq
Opium cultivation in Afghanistan has all but stopped, falling 95% since the Taliban (under UN sanctions for extremism) outlawed poppy production last year, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime said Sunday.

"Opium cultivation fell across all parts of the country, from 233,000 hectares to just 10,800 hectares in 2023.

The decrease has led to a corresponding 95 per cent drop in the supply of opium, from 6,200 tons in 2022 to just 333 tons in 2023," a new research brief read.

The Taliban pledged to wipe out poppy cultivation after they came to power in August 2021 and imposed a ban in April 2022. Revenues from poppy harvesting by Afghan farmers fell by more than $1 billion to $110 million this year.


Comment: This has been achieved at a time when the country has been suffering serious economic issues, in addition to the threat of famine. And the situation was made even worse after the US stole $7 billion of the Afghan Central Banks reserves.


Comment: Meanwhile US deaths from fentanyl overdoses are skyrocketing.

Fentanyl is often used by drug addicts in place of heroin because it's now cheaper, and easier to obtain. However, because fentanyl is 50-100 times stronger than morphine, users aren't used to administering it, nor is their physiology accustomed to it: 'As easy as ordering pizza': How fentanyl-laced pills are killing America's youth

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Broom

Ireland to scrap free accommodation for Ukrainian refugees due to 'housing crisis'


RT
Mon, 06 Nov 2023 09:11 UTC
joe biden Taoiseach Leo Varadkar ireland
© REUTERS/Clodagh KilcoyneFILE PHOTO: US President Joe Biden meets with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar at Farmleigh House, in Dublin.
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has announced his government intends to make Ukrainian refugees pay for their accommodation in the country. He noted that Ireland has so far been among the most generous EU member states in this respect, but cannot afford it anymore due to a housing crisis.

Speaking to reporters during an official visit to South Korea over the weekend, Varadkar explained that the "numbers have been very large. It's putting huge pressure on accommodation."


Comment: This seems to be a weak justification for the sudden shift in policy, because Ireland's housing crisis has been going on for a number of years now.


The new policy, which the prime minister hopes to introduce before the end of the year, is meant to decrease the flow of newcomers, so that Irish authorities have "more time to catch up on" housing and other issues.


Comment: Does that include those coming from elsewhere? Or just those from Ukraine?


Comment: It's perhaps no coincidence that Ireland's decision occurs at a time when factions in the US have made it clear that they're looking to wind down their proxy war in Ukraine (likely so it can focus its resources on setting the Middle East alight): US, Europe 'growing weary of Ukraine issue' - Russia, US have 'special responsibility' have to resume talks at some point - Moscow

And check out SOTT radio's: NewsReal: Ukraine War Ends, Mid-East War Begins? Why America is Shifting Gears



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Arrow Up

Trump beating Biden in swing states - NYT poll


RT
Mon, 06 Nov 2023 10:19 UTC
Donald Trump, Joe Biden
© AFP / Brendan Smialowski
US President Joe Biden would likely lose a rematch against his Republican rival, former President Donald Trump, if the election were held now, according to polls from the New York Times/Siena College and CBS/YouGov published on Sunday.

The New York Times poll showed Trump leading Biden significantly in five of the six critical 'swing states,' holding an 11-point lead in Nevada and smaller margins across Georgia, Arizona, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. Only Wisconsin favored Biden - and only by a two-point margin.

Two thirds of respondents said the US was moving in the wrong direction, and a majority across all demographics claimed Biden's policies had personally hurt them. Nearly three quarters (71%) said the president was too old to serve effectively - including more than half of his own supporters - while 62% said he lacked the mental acuity for the job.
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Snakes in Suits

Financial reality bites: Shell pulling out of US offshore wind farm contract

Paul Homewood
Watt's Up With That?
Sun, 05 Nov 2023 20:02 UTC
offshore wind farm
Reuters reports:
Shell's finance chief said on Thursday the firm had exited a power purchase agreement (PPA) for the planned SouthCoast windfarm off the coast of Massachusetts, agreeing to pay a penalty rather than face rising costs for building the project.

Energy firms from BP (BP.L) to Orsted (ORSTED.CO) have announced hefty writedowns in recent days for their U.S. windfarm projects in the face of high inflation.
The project, formerly known as Mayflower, was planned to have capacity of 2.4 GW.

I suspect that Shell makes one more attempt to get a better price, which the Massachusetts public will end up paying for.
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