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The compelling evidence COVID-19 was spreading across the US in 2019 that officials are ignoring

Bill Rice, Jr.
The Daily Sceptic
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 07:00 UTC
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If it could be proven the virus that causes COVID-19 was spreading throughout the world by November 2019 (or even earlier), the shift in the Covid narrative might be seismic.

For example, if the virus had already infected large numbers of people, the justification for the lockdowns of mid-March 2020 to 'slow or stop the spread' of a newly arrived virus would be shown to be nonsense. Estimates of the number of people who had already developed natural immunity as well as of the infection fatality rate (IFR) might be dramatically different. It would suggest the disease was not nearly as lethal as experts proclaimed. The mass fear in the public - a prerequisite for lockdowns and later for mass vaccinations - might be much lower.

Given these points, it's odd public health officials and investigative journalists have eschewed serious investigations that might confirm this virus had already spread around the world before January 1st 2020.

A commonsense project to 'prove' early spread was occurring would be simply to test tranches of blood that were donated before the birth date of the official outbreak (December 31st 2019).

Comment: See also:

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Soaring inflation forces millions of Americans to choose between paying health care and utility bills

Marquise Francis
Yahoo
Wed, 31 Aug 2022 19:32 UTC
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© Yahoo News; photos: Getty ImagesA woman sorting medication alongside a light bill and phone calculator.
In her 20 years as a registered nurse, Christen Nelson says she has never seen so many of her patients have to make such dire financial decisions, choosing between paying either their health care or rising utility bills.

As a home health care aide in Myrtle Beach, S.C., who works specifically with elderly patients, Nelson has a unique vantage point on her patients' lives. She says rising costs due to inflation have forced many of her roughly 70 patients on fixed incomes to resort to juggling which bills to pay.

"As utility costs, food costs, everything is going up, they're not getting an increase in their Social Security benefits," Nelson told Yahoo News. "They're having to choose between food, utilities and medication."

Comment: Over in Germany:



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Lockdowns caused 'largest decline' in reading and math scores for America's 9-year-olds

Kayla Jimenez
USA Today
Thu, 01 Sep 2022 17:36 UTC
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© Ron Harris, APA third-grade student reads to the rest of her class at Beecher Hills Elementary School Aug. 19 in Atlanta.
New federal data reveals that 9-year-olds' reading and math scores have declined significantly across the board since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The results show the largest average score decline in reading since 1990, and the first-ever score decline in mathematics, the National Center for Education Statistics said.

In other words, no group of high- or low-performing students was spared from a decline in performance by the pandemic and remote schooling.

"The big takeaway is that there are no increases in achievement in either of the subjects for any student group in this assessment. There were only declines or stagnant scores for the nation's 9-year-olds," said Peggy Carr, commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics.

Comment: See also: Children suffering multiple viral infections at once, experts think lockdowns compromised immunity

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California district curriculum claims there's 10 sexual orientations, including skoliosexual and gynesexual

Hannah Grossman
Fox News
Thu, 01 Sep 2022 20:40 UTC
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A California district called Newport-Mesa's health education textbooks claimed there are over 10 sexual orientations and eight genders, Fox News Digital has learned.

A textbook ordered by the Newport-Mesa district called "Comprehensive Health Skills for High School" claims that there are eight different gender identities, including androgynous, bygender, gender-nonconforming, gender questioning and nonbinary.

The Newport-Mesa school district's curriculum also said that there were 10 different sexual orientations including androsexual, polysexual, skoliosexual, demisexual and gynesexual.
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Thousands of Xcel customers in Colorado locked out of thermostats during 'energy emergency'

Jaclyn Allen
Denver 7
Wed, 31 Aug 2022 20:35 UTC
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During the dog days of summer, it's important to keep your home cool. But when thousands of Xcel customers in Colorado tried adjusting their thermostats Tuesday, they learned they had no control over the temperatures in their own homes.

Temperatures climbed into the 90s Tuesday, which is why Tony Talarico tried to crank up the air conditioning in his partner's Arvada home.

"I mean, it was 90 out, and it was right during the peak period," Talarico said. "It was hot."

That's when he saw a message on the thermostat stating the temperature was locked due to an "energy emergency."

"Normally, when we see a message like that, we're able to override it," Talarico said. "In this case, we weren't. So, our thermostat was locked in at 78 or 79."
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California power grid failing: Governor declares state of emergency, tells residents to raise thermostat to 78 degrees and NOT to charge electric cars


CBS News
Wed, 31 Aug 2022 00:36 UTC
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Operators of California's power grid issued an Emergency Energy Alert (EEA) Watch as well as a Flex Alert Wednesday, calling for voluntary electricity conservation because of the high energy demand as a heat wave settles over the Bay Area and the state.

Also on Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency over the western heat wave to increase energy and reduce demand. The executive order allows the state to procure additional short-term energy supply and encourages businesses and industry to restrict energy use.

"Mega drought, means less megawatts," Newsom said Wednesday, referring to the state's ongoing drought impacting the production of hydroelectric power.

Comment: Also as part of the heatwave gripping California, they've asked residents not to charge their electric vehicles. This comes on the heels of the California Air Resources Board voting to ban gas-powered vehicles by 2035.

So if the current power grid can't handle the charging of existing electric vehicles, how will they deal with ALL vehicles being electric? The government likely has no answer to that question. It's almost as if they don't want people to have the ability to locomote and be stuck inside their homes.

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WATCH: Florida Gov. DeSantis sues FDA

Maria Leaf
Washington Examiner
Wed, 31 Aug 2022 04:32 UTC
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© WPTVFlorida Governor Ron DeSantis press conference
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has announced a lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration over what he says is an "unreasonable delay of more than 630 days in approving Florida's proposal for its Canadian Prescription Drug Importation Program."

DeSantis says importing drugs from Canada is roughly "75 percent cheaper."
"Florida has been ready to deliver cheaper prescription drugs to those that need them for nearly two years. The lack of transparency by the Biden administration during the approval process, and failure to provide records on the importation proposal, is costing Floridians who are facing rising prices across the board due to inflation. Florida is confident in our importation model, and we continue to look for more ways to lower drug costs for Floridians while the FDA delays approval of this importation proposal."

Comment: Perhaps Biden needs to hire more incompetent staff.

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Reported sexual assaults across US military increase by 13%

Lolita C. Baldor
AP
Wed, 31 Aug 2022 00:00 UTC
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© AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais/FileThe Pentagon
Reports of sexual assaults across the U.S. military jumped by 13% last year, driven by significant increases in the Army and the Navy as bases began to move out of pandemic restrictions and public venues reopened, The Associated Press has learned.

Mirroring the increase in those reports is the disclosure that close to 36,000 service members said in a confidential survey that they had experienced unwanted sexual contact — a dramatic increase over the roughly 20,000 who said that in a similar 2018 survey, U.S. defense and military officials said.

The latest numbers are certain to anger lawmakers on Capitol Hill who have been critical of the Pentagon's efforts to get a handle on sexual crimes and misconduct.

According to officials, the overall increase is largely fueled by a nearly 26% jump in reports involving Army soldiers. It's the largest increase for that service since 2013, when such reports went up by 51%.

The increase in Navy reports was about 9%, the Air Force was a bit more than 2% and the Marine Corps was less than 2%, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the reporting has not yet been made public.
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Most Americans believe their democracy is poised to crumble - poll


RT
Thu, 01 Sep 2022 15:26 UTC
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© Getty Images/Fanatic StudioAltering the balance of government
The pessimistic trend shows a nine-point increase since January

More than two out of three Americans - 67% - believe their country's democracy is on the verge of collapse, according to a Quinnipiac University poll published on Wednesday. The number represents a nine-point increase since the question was previously asked in January.

Concern for the future of US democracy is something voters from both parties can agree upon, with 72% of registered Democrats and 70% of registered Republicans, as well as 69% of independents, reporting they were worried about its imminent demise. Meanwhile, over three quarters of women are concerned about the country's future as a democracy, while just 58% of men are, and whites are more likely to fear collapse than blacks, if only by one percentage point (70% vs. 69%).
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UK shop price inflation jumps to 5.1% in July - BRC


Reuters
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 07:14 UTC
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© Reuters/Toby MelvilleCity of London shoppers
Shops and supermarkets in Britain increased prices by 5.1% in the 12 months to August, the largest rise in records dating back to 2005, reflecting a jump in food costs caused by the war in Ukraine, the British Retail Consortium said on Wednesday.

Food prices leapt by 9.3% after a 7.0% increase in July, driven by increases in products such as milk, margarine and crisps as the war pushed up the costs of animal feed, fertiliser, wheat and vegetable oils, the BRC said.

Mike Watkins, head of retailer and business insight, NielsenIQ, who co-produces the data, said:
"We can expect this level of food inflation to be with us for at least another six months but hopefully some of the input cost pressures in the supply chain will eventually start to ease.

"However, with further falls in disposable incomes coming this autumn as energy costs rocket again, retail spend will come under pressure in the all-important final quarter of the year."
The Bank of England, which has raised interest rates six times since December, is watching how persistent the surge in inflation is likely to be.

Britain's consumer price index, which measures a broader range of prices than the BRC's data, hit a 40-year high of 10.1% in July.
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