thelibertydaily--2020-12-27--Brooklyn Clinics Face Criminal Probe Over Unauthorized Chi-Com Virus Vaccines

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A health-care network with clinics in Boro Park, Bensonhurst and Williamsburg is under a criminal investigation for giving unauthorized COVID-19 vaccines, officials said Saturday.
ParCare Community Health Network “may have fraudulently obtained COVID-19 vaccine, transferred it to facilities in other parts of the state in violation of state guidelines and diverted it to members of the public,” state Health Commissioner Howard Zucker said in a news release.
The statement came hours after The Post questioned a state health department spokesman about ParCare giving the coveted inoculations.
The network’s actions appear to violate the state’s plan to administer the limited supply of vaccines first to frontline healthcare workers, along with nursing home residents and staffers, Zucker said.
The state controls where, and to whom, the vaccine is distributed — and there isn’t enough for those who are supposed to be at the front of the line.
“The supply of COVID-19 vaccine remains limited and has not yet met demand among the groups prioritized for initial vaccination,” Dr. Jane Zucker, the city Health Department’s assistant commissioner for immunizations said Thursday.
Officials did not say how ParCare may have obtained the vaccine.
ParCare shared this poster on social media announcing their authorization to administer COVID-19 vaccines.
ParCare claimed it had received 3,500 doses of the Moderna vaccine, news site BoroPark24 reported Dec. 21.
“Hundreds of patients were already vaccinated today, and people are still coming in,” Gary Schlesinger, the CEO and president of ParCare, told the news site.
Schlesinger also said he expected to have vaccinated 500 people in Boro Park that same day.
ParCare, which also has locations in East Harlem, Crown Heights and Kiryas Joel, set up a website, parcarevaccine.com, where residents could register for the vaccine.
“You have to be on that list,” Schlesinger told BoroPark24, adding he expected to get more vaccines every day. “Once you are on the list, we have to vet to make sure that you are either a healthcare worker, are over 60, or have underlying conditions. We will not give the vaccine to people who are not eligible for this first batch of the shots.”
The vaccine is supposed to be given free of charge. ParCare’s website, though, asks those interested in receiving it for their insurance information. The network accepts Medicare, Medicaid, and most other insurance plans, the company said.
Schlesinger was seen in a photo tweeted Tuesday by the Rabbinical Alliance of America getting vaccinated himself, although he does not appear to be in a group that qualifies.
ParCare brazenly tweeted photos Monday showing boxes of the Moderna vaccine wrapped with ice packs and then in a refrigerator.
“ONE SMALL INJECTION CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY!” it tweeted.
Schlesinger is politically well-connected in the Orthodox Jewish community. He has cultivated ties to Mayor de Blasio, Attorney General Letitia James, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, and Brooklyn borough president and mayoral candidate Eric Adams, sources said.
He claims on his Facebook profile to have worked for the Bloomberg for Mayor campaign in 2009. His social media is full of photos of him with politicians, including President Trump. On Twitter, Schlesinger called de Blasio’s liaison to the Jewish community, Pinny Ringel, a friend.
A ParCare ad claimed “the FDA authorized” the network to receive “a minimal number of COVID-19 vaccines.”
“The vaccines will be made available on a first-come, first-serve (sic) basis,” the ad says.
It adds the vaccines will be given “Only for people in the following categories,” and lists: “Elderly, high risk, underlying conditions.”
The state has not yet authorized the vaccine for anyone in those categories who lives outside of a nursing home, long-term care facility or group home.
One community member told The Post his father, in his 60s, received the vaccine at ParCare’s Williamsburg clinic.
“It’s known in the community you can get a vaccine if you want,” the resident said, adding “it’s a mystery” how the clinic obtained the supply.
“We take this very seriously and DOH will be assisting State Police in a criminal investigation into this matter. Anyone found to have knowingly participated in this scheme will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law,” the state health commissioner said.
In a statement released late Saturday, a ParCare rep said the network is continuing to operate while cooperating with the DOH investigation.
“During these unprecedented times, we have striven to provide critical healthcare services and administer COVID-19 vaccinations to those qualified to receive them under the New York State Department of Health’s guidelines, which includes frontline healthcare workers and first responders,” the statement said.
“Parcare Community Health Network has a long history of partnering with the City of New York to provide vital healthcare services to New Yorkers who need them most — including providing COVID-19 testing — especially for New Yorkers in medically underserved communities who’ve been hardest hit by COVID-19,” ParCare’s statement continued.
“As we actively cooperate with the New York State Department of Health on this matter, we will continue to perfom top-quality healthcare services to help New York come out of this pandemic.”


thelibertydaily--2020-12-27--FBI, ATF Police Raid Nashville House Linked to Christmas Day RV Bombing

The FBI and ATF police on Saturday raided a house located in a Nashville suburb linked to the Nashville downtown RV bombing that happened on Christmas day morning .
The home of interest is located on Bakertown Road in Antioch—a neighborhood approximately 12 miles southeast of Nashville , Tenn .
Various videos show that several federal and local agencies , including the FBI , ATF police , and Metro Nashville Police Department joined the raid .
FBI Public Affairs Officer Darrell DeBusk told reporters on the scene that information developed during the course of the investigation had led the authorities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one is in custody for now .
FBI and ATF agents search a home in Nashville , Tenn. , on Dec. 26 , 2020 .
( Mark Humphrey/AP Photo ) Public records show the house was previously owned by Anthony Q. Warner , an unmarried male .
He recently sold the house on Nov. 25 .
A Google Maps image taken back in May 2019 shows a Chateau motorhome parked on the lot of the house of interest , which is similar to the one in the photo released by the Metro Nashville @ @ @ @ @ @ @ downtown .
The Epoch Times can not confirm if the RV in the lot is the same as the one that exploded .
It ’ s unclear where Warner was living before the explosion .
A Google Maps image taken in May 2019 shows a motorhome parked in the lot of the house of interest similar to the one in the photo released by the Metro Nashville Police Department .
( Screenshot via Google Maps ) Several media outlets , including CBS News and The Tennessean , have identified Warner as a person @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the law enforcement department .
The Metro Nashville Police Department didn ’ t immediately respond to The Epoch Times ’ request to confirm the reports .
The FBI refused to comment on reports of Warner being identified as the alleged person of interest .
Warning : Viewers may find the video content to be disturbing .
An RV exploded at around 6:30 a.m. CT on Friday in front of 166 2nd Ave N in downtown Nashville .
The explosion shook the largely deserted streets of the area early Christmas morning , shattering windows @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people .
Authorities said they believed the blast was intentional .
The motive behind this incident is unclear .
“ I don ’ t want to speculate but he would think that this person didn ’ t want to harm people , maybe just wanted to destroy .
But we ’ re not sure until we get further into the investigation , ” Metro Nashville Police Department Chief of Police John Drake said on Friday .
The Metro Nashville Police Department released a photo of the suspected RV on Friday .
Police said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ remains at the explosion site .
It ’ s unclear if the tissue belongs to someone in the RV during the explosion or another person .
The police have yet to confirm if there were people in the RV during the explosion .
This image taken from a surveillance video provided by Metro Nashville PD shows a recreational vehicle that was involved in a blast in Nashville , Tenn. on Dec. 25 , 2020 .
( Metro Nashville Police Department ) The explosion , which happened at the backdoor of an AT & @ @ @ @ @ @ @ huge damage to the building and brought sweeping communications outages to the Nashville downtown area .
Police emergency systems in Tennessee , Kentucky , and Alabama , as well as Nashville ’ s COVID-19 community hotline and a handful of hospital systems , have been impacted and remained out of service due to the AT & T central office being affected by the blast .
The building contained a telephone exchange , with network equipment in it .
The company has declined to say exactly how many people have been impacted .
Flights @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) were temporarily halted on Friday by the FAA because of telecommunications issues .
They resumed with delays Friday late afternoon .
Debris litters the road near the site of an explosion in the area of Second and Commerce in Nashville , Tenn. , on Dec. 25 , 2020 .
( Elliott Anderson/Tennessean.com/USA Today via Reuters ) AT & T said the company is working along with safety and structural engineers to restore power to the equipment at the damaged site , which has become their focus after the explosion .
“ We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ following this devastating explosion .
We are completing our work as quickly and as safely as possible .
We are beginning to restore power to the facilities in the building after connecting generators through the walls .
We are hopeful this equipment may be back online in the hours ahead , ” the company said in a statement on Saturday afternoon .
The company refused to say whether Warner was an AT & T employee or contractor .
The Associated Press contributed to the report .

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thelibertydaily--2020-12-27--Obama Judge Orders Whistleblowers Who Exposed Illicit Trafficking of Fetal Parts to Pay $13.6 Millio

Obama Judge Orders Whistleblowers Who Exposed Illicit Trafficking of Fetal Parts to Pay $13.6 Million to Planned Butcherhood

A federal judge has ordered pro-life whistleblowers to pay Planned Parenthood $ 13.6 million in damages after releasing video of executives in the abortion industry boasting about how they sell fetal parts for big money .
The ruling was made by U.S. District Judge William Orrick III , an appointee to the bench by former president Barack Hussein Obama , on Tuesday .
It applies to David Daleiden and his associates at the Center for Medical Progress ( CMP ) .
Orrick believes that Daleiden and CMP violated the privacy rights of Planned Parenthood and their affiliates to cut up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ without the public being aware of their operation .
Daleiden and his supporters are appealing the verdict to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals .
Previously , a jury determined that Daleiden and CMP violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ( RICO ) by videoing Planned Parenthood executives in their own words cavalierly discussing choping up little babies and selling their tissue for big profits .
Trending : Dr. Anthony Fauci Admits He Has Been Deliberately Lying to the American Public Throughout COVID-19 Pandemic Daleiden said during an appearance on SiriusXM @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is “ is actually the founder of a Planned Parenthood of Northern California clinic in San Francisco.
” take our poll - story continues below “ Planned Parenthood , very intentionally and very strategically and with a lot of gamesmanship , filed this case specifically to get it in San Francisco in front of Judge William Orrick , who is an Obama appointee , who was a bundler for the Obama campaign for hundreds of thousands of dollars , is best friends with Tom Steyer , ” Daleiden added .
Big League Politics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forced to own up to trafficking the body parts of fetuses murdered and dismembered in their facilities and even harvesting the parts from babies born alive : Planned Parenthood has been forced to admit the lurid details of their fetal chop shop operation , in which they harvest babies born alive in order to ship their mutilated parts around for heinously unethical medical research .
New video released by the Center for Medical Progress ( CMP ) shows Planned Parenthood leaders and their affiliates admitting under oath to participating in gross experimentation and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been saving for years to be undeniably true .
Perrin Larton , the procurement manager of Advanced Bioscience Resources ( ABR ) , gave testimony in which she confirmed that she has aborted babies whose hearts were “ beating independently ” after they were taken from the womb .
In these cases , the babies are ultimately killed and dismembered by the abortion doctor .
“ They just , sometimes they fall out , ” Larton said of the fetuses that come out whole , adding that this happens “ once every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ technicians would “ do a dissection ” on the baby “ to get the tissues that the researchers have requested.
” “ I can see hearts that are not in an intact P.O.C .
[ product of conception , meaning aborted baby ] that are beating independently , ” Larton said – admitting that babies come out of the womb with a heartbeat and are then dissected for parts .
Dr. Deborah Nucatola , who once worked as former senior director of medical services for national Planned Parenthood , also issued some chilling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if she “ ever had a patient deliver in the operating room a non-viable fetus.
” “ I ’ m sure I have , ” she responded .
She also said that determining the viability of a fetus “ depends on where you work , ” meaning it is a completely arbitrary process based on “ the availability of interventions ” at a particular clinic .
She used to set the Medical Standards & Guidelines for every Planned Parenthood nationwide .
Jon Dunn , CEO of Planned Parenthood of Orange & San Bernardino @ @ @ @ @ @ @ under oath .
He admitted that at least one baby set for an abortion was born alive at his facility .
“ I know they kept it warm and comfortable for the very brief period that it was alive .
I don ’ t think there was even time to call 911 , ” Dunn said , later adding : “ This is something that every obstetrician/gynecologist deals with on rare occasion .
… It is their medical judgment what to do in that circumstance.
” Center for Medical Progress leader David Daleiden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in lieu of these stunning new revelations .
“ How long will public authorities permit Planned Parenthood and their associates to sell living children inside and outside the womb and then kill them through organ harvesting ?
” Daleiden asked .
“ The [ Department of Justice ] has vigorously prosecuted the sale of eagle body parts .
Surely selling human body parts after cutting them out of an infant with a beating heart is at least as grave of a crime.
” The judiciary may be the most corrupt aspect of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ courts have covered up the evidence of Democrats stealing the vote last month .

Federal Judge Orders Whistleblowers Who Exposed Illicit Trafficking of Fetal Parts to Pay $13.6 Million to Planned Parenthood
A federal judge has ordered pro-life whistleblowers to pay Planned Parenthood $13.6 million in damages after releasing video of executives in the abortion industry boasting about how they sell fetal parts for big money.
The ruling was made by U.S. District Judge William Orrick III, an appointee to the bench by former president Barack Hussein Obama, on Tuesday. It applies to David Daleiden and his associates at the Center for Medical Progress (CMP). Orrick believes that Daleiden and CMP violated the privacy rights of Planned Parenthood and their affiliates to cut up little babies and sell their body parts without the public being aware of their operation.
Daleiden and his supporters are appealing the verdict to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Previously, a jury determined that Daleiden and CMP violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) by videoing Planned Parenthood executives in their own words cavalierly discussing choping up little babies and selling their tissue for big profits.
Daleiden said during an appearance on SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Tonight that Orrick is “is actually the founder of a Planned Parenthood of Northern California clinic in San Francisco.”
“Planned Parenthood, very intentionally and very strategically and with a lot of gamesmanship, filed this case specifically to get it in San Francisco in front of Judge William Orrick, who is an Obama appointee, who was a bundler for the Obama campaign for hundreds of thousands of dollars, is best friends with Tom Steyer,” Daleiden added.
Big League Politics has reported on how Planned Parenthood was forced to own up to trafficking the body parts of fetuses murdered and dismembered in their facilities and even harvesting the parts from babies born alive:
Planned Parenthood has been forced to admit the lurid details of their fetal chop shop operation, in which they harvest babies born alive in order to ship their mutilated parts around for heinously unethical medical research. New video released by the Center for Medical Progress (CMP) shows Planned Parenthood leaders and their affiliates admitting under oath to participating in gross experimentation and human trafficking, proving what pro-life activists have been saving for years to be undeniably true. Perrin Larton, the procurement manager of Advanced Bioscience Resources (ABR), gave testimony in which she confirmed that she has aborted babies whose hearts were “beating independently” after they were taken from the womb. In these cases, the babies are ultimately killed and dismembered by the abortion doctor. “They just, sometimes they fall out,” Larton said of the fetuses that come out whole, adding that this happens “once every couple months.” At this point, technicians would “do a dissection” on the baby “to get the tissues that the researchers have requested.” “I can see hearts that are not in an intact P.O.C. [product of conception, meaning aborted baby] that are beating independently,” Larton said – admitting that babies come out of the womb with a heartbeat and are then dissected for parts. Dr. Deborah Nucatola, who once worked as former senior director of medical services for national Planned Parenthood, also issued some chilling comments under oath. She was asked if she “ever had a patient deliver in the operating room a non-viable fetus.” “I’m sure I have,” she responded. She also said that determining the viability of a fetus “depends on where you work,” meaning it is a completely arbitrary process based on “the availability of interventions” at a particular clinic. She used to set the Medical Standards & Guidelines for every Planned Parenthood nationwide. Jon Dunn, CEO of Planned Parenthood of Orange & San Bernardino Counties in California, also gave testimony under oath. He admitted that at least one baby set for an abortion was born alive at his facility. “I know they kept it warm and comfortable for the very brief period that it was alive. I don’t think there was even time to call 911,” Dunn said, later adding: “This is something that every obstetrician/gynecologist deals with on rare occasion. … It is their medical judgment what to do in that circumstance.” Center for Medical Progress leader David Daleiden is urging for authorities to take action in lieu of these stunning new revelations. “How long will public authorities permit Planned Parenthood and their associates to sell living children inside and outside the womb and then kill them through organ harvesting?” Daleiden asked. “The [Department of Justice] has vigorously prosecuted the sale of eagle body parts. Surely selling human body parts after cutting them out of an infant with a beating heart is at least as grave of a crime.”
The judiciary may be the most corrupt aspect of the swamp, which is exactly why the courts have covered up the evidence of Democrats stealing the vote last month.


thelibertydaily--2020-12-27--SHILLS: Phony Conservatives Pledge Fealty to Big Tech for Taking Absolute Power During Lockdown

America Last conservatives and libertarians are coalescing around Big Tech entities like Amazon , which have consolidated power massively throughout the COVID-19 lockdowns .
They became triggered after New York Post editor Sohrab Ahmari published an op/ed bemoaning the “ new normal ” of atomization and isolation during Christmas .
In a tweet , he took a shot at Big Tech for being the prime beneficiary of the collapse of the West as the masses succumb to fear and cowardice .
“ Never again can we allow Big Tech and mega-corporations to push us into techno-remote living , an atomized @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contact is replaced by faces on screens and empty Amazon boxes , ” Ahmari wrote .
Trending : Dr. Anthony Fauci Admits He Has Been Deliberately Lying to the American Public Throughout COVID-19 Pandemic This really offended conservatives and libertarians who are happy to surrender their faith , their family and their nation to soulless corporate giants .
This includes “ Never Trump ” hack Jonah Goldberg , who was run out of the National Review during the Trump years due to lack of talent .
This prompted Koch whore Robby Soave , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , to bow before Big Tech for giving him so much content to consume throughout the pandemic : Washington Examiner managing editor Jay Caruso posted some oligarch apologia , appearing incredulous that billionaire capitalists like Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Microsoft founder Bill Gates would ever exploit a crisis to bolster their money and power : Project Lincoln adviser Tom Nichols took the groveling a step further , actually crediting Big Tech mega corporations for sustaining his life throughout the pandemic : However , it is a well-documented fact that lockdown policies – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by tech corporations – have facilitated the greatest wealth transfer from the poor and middle class to the super rich in world history .
Big League Politics has reported on how the oligarchs have made out like bandits throughout the pandemic , enriching themselves while civil society is grinded into dust : Research that the Institute for Policy Studies published on August 17 , 2020 indicated that the dozen richest Americans now own more than $ 1 trillion in wealth .
One analyst described this development as “ a disturbing milestone in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Omar Ocampo , an analyst at the Institute for Policy Studies said , “ The total wealth of the Oligarchic Dozen is greater than the GDP of Belgium and Austria combined .
Meanwhile , tens of millions of Americans are unemployed or living paycheck to paycheck.
” Jake Johnson of Common Dreams highlighted some of the key findings from the progressive think tank ’ s research .
IPS noted that the 12 leading American billionaires have witnessed their combined wealth increase by 40 percent — $ 283 billion — since the Wuhan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to implement economically devastating shutdowns .
“ During the first stage of the pandemic , between January 1 and March 18 , the collective wealth of the Oligarchic Dozen declined by $ 96 billion , ” IPS analysts Chuck Collins and Omar Ocampo wrote .
“ But their wealth quickly rebounded and surpassed their September 2019 Forbes 400 wealth level .
The only exception is Warren Buffett , who is still $ 2 billion below his September 2019 wealth , but is currently worth $ 80 billion.
” As of August 13 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1.015 trillion .
Johnson noted that is “ the first time in U.S. history that the collective net worth of the top 12 American billionaires has topped the trillion-dollar mark.
” According to IPS , Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk ’ s wealth skyrocketed by $ 48.5 billion since the middle March .
This surge in wealth made Musk the “ biggest pandemic profiteer ” of the billionaire bunch .
“ This is simply too much economic and political power in the hands of twelve people , ” Collins , director of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Common Good , declared in a statement .
The rise of President Trump ’ s nationalism within the GOP has exposed the shills , frauds and fakers among the ranks .
Conservatives who would rather serve Big Tech oligarchs than fight for America ’ s future have no place in the new Republican Party .

SHILLS: Phony Conservatives Pledge Fealty to Big Tech for Taking Absolute Power During Lockdown
America Last conservatives and libertarians are coalescing around Big Tech entities like Amazon, which have consolidated power massively throughout the COVID-19 lockdowns.
They became triggered after New York Post editor Sohrab Ahmari published an op/ed bemoaning the “new normal” of atomization and isolation during Christmas. In a tweet, he took a shot at Big Tech for being the prime beneficiary of the collapse of the West as the masses succumb to fear and cowardice.
“Never again can we allow Big Tech and mega-corporations to push us into techno-remote living, an atomized existence in which the joy of human contact is replaced by faces on screens and empty Amazon boxes,” Ahmari wrote.
This really offended conservatives and libertarians who are happy to surrender their faith, their family and their nation to soulless corporate giants. This includes “Never Trump” hack Jonah Goldberg, who was run out of the National Review during the Trump years due to lack of talent.
I don't get it. I thought the pandemic, politicians and public health people pushed us into remote living. How did Big Tech and Mega-Corporations do that? https://t.co/wOj06PmVJn — Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) December 25, 2020
This prompted Koch whore Robby Soave, the effete cosmopolitan scribbler at Reason Magazine, to bow before Big Tech for giving him so much content to consume throughout the pandemic:
Not only is "Big Tech" innocent of this crime, but tech has actually made the misery somewhat more bearable. I can't imagine enduring the pandemic without social media or Amazon. — Robby Soave (@robbysoave) December 26, 2020
Washington Examiner managing editor Jay Caruso posted some oligarch apologia, appearing incredulous that billionaire capitalists like Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Microsoft founder Bill Gates would ever exploit a crisis to bolster their money and power:
The replies and quote tweets are fascinating. Apparently, all of these people like Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and all the rest have been biding their time, waiting for a pandemic so they could benefit from lockdowns. — Jay Caruso (@JayCaruso) December 26, 2020
Project Lincoln adviser Tom Nichols took the groveling a step further, actually crediting Big Tech mega corporations for sustaining his life throughout the pandemic:
I kind of thought big tech and mega corporations were how we were surviving this, but what do I know — Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) December 25, 2020
However, it is a well-documented fact that lockdown policies – instituted by government officials who are lobbied by tech corporations – have facilitated the greatest wealth transfer from the poor and middle class to the super rich in world history.
Big League Politics has reported on how the oligarchs have made out like bandits throughout the pandemic, enriching themselves while civil society is grinded into dust:
Research that the Institute for Policy Studies published on August 17, 2020 indicated that the dozen richest Americans now own more than $1 trillion in wealth. One analyst described this development as “a disturbing milestone in the U.S. history of concentrated wealth and power.” Omar Ocampo, an analyst at the Institute for Policy Studies said, “The total wealth of the Oligarchic Dozen is greater than the GDP of Belgium and Austria combined. Meanwhile, tens of millions of Americans are unemployed or living paycheck to paycheck.” Jake Johnson of Common Dreams highlighted some of the key findings from the progressive think tank’s research. IPS noted that the 12 leading American billionaires have witnessed their combined wealth increase by 40 percent — $283 billion — since the Wuhan virus outbreak, which has propelled policymakers to implement economically devastating shutdowns. “During the first stage of the pandemic, between January 1 and March 18, the collective wealth of the Oligarchic Dozen declined by $96 billion,” IPS analysts Chuck Collins and Omar Ocampo wrote. “But their wealth quickly rebounded and surpassed their September 2019 Forbes 400 wealth level. The only exception is Warren Buffett, who is still $2 billion below his September 2019 wealth, but is currently worth $80 billion.” As of August 13, the billionaires’ total wealth reached $1.015 trillion. Johnson noted that is “the first time in U.S. history that the collective net worth of the top 12 American billionaires has topped the trillion-dollar mark.” According to IPS, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s wealth skyrocketed by $48.5 billion since the middle March. This surge in wealth made Musk the “biggest pandemic profiteer” of the billionaire bunch. “This is simply too much economic and political power in the hands of twelve people,” Collins, director of IPS’ Program on Inequality and the Common Good, declared in a statement.
The rise of President Trump’s nationalism within the GOP has exposed the shills, frauds and fakers among the ranks. Conservatives who would rather serve Big Tech oligarchs than fight for America’s future have no place in the new Republican Party.


thelibertydaily--2020-12-27--REPORT: Dominion Voting Machines Are Related to Smartmatic/Sequoia, Have Functionality to Switch Vot

REPORT: Dominion Voting Machines Are Related to Smartmatic/Sequoia, Have Functionality to Switch Votes Between Candidates

Of course Dominion is related to Smartmatic and Sequoia .
Why are they denying this ?
A thread on Twitter @ @ @ @ @ Dominion and Smartmatic/Sequoia : The Fake News Loves to say there is no connection between @ @ @ @ @ .
In 2010 Eric Coomer attended a meeting with the CA Sec of State .
@ @ @ @ @ Sequoia – https : //votingsystems.cdn.sos.ca.gov/oversight/hearings/transcript20810.pdf https : //defendingtherepublic.org TRENDING : `` You Were Hired to @ @ @ @ @ Tasks '' - DISGUSTING !
Dominion Voting Systems Sends Nasty Letter to Witness Mellissa Carone @ @ @ @ @ – Dominion will say anything to cover their crimes .
God only knows how many @ @ @ @ @ United States and other countries have been defeated , denied and maybe even killed due @ @ @ @ @ election results over the past few decades : The diabolical Eric Coomer created the adjudication @ @ @ @ @ could move votes from one candidate to another : If these people will lie about @ @ @ @ @ are they lying about ?

Of course, Dominion is related to Smartmatic and Sequoia machines.
Why are they denying this?
A thread on Twitter shows all the relationships with Dominion and Smartmatic/Sequoia:
The Fake News loves to say there is no connection between Smartmatic/Sequoia & Dominion voting machines.
In 2010 Dominion executive Eric Coomer attended a meeting with the California Secretary of State. He was there working for Sequoia –
https://votingsystems.cdn.sos.ca.gov/oversight/hearings/transcript20810.pdf
https://defendingtherepublic.org
The Fake News Loves to say there is no connection between Smartmatic/Sequoia & Dominion. LIARS. In 2010 Eric Coomer attended a meeting with the CA Sec of State. He was there working for Sequoia – https://t.co/plDQDPNPaIhttps://t.co/inyMRIAFw1 @SidneyPowell1#FightForTrump pic.twitter.com/6aVuLNZS2v — 🇺🇸KrakenArtsFarm🇺🇸 (@hppyjesusfreak) December 26, 2020
Of course, someone is not being quite honest.
GA Testimony – Eric Coomer Started his Career in the Voting Business developing Code & Software for Sequoia in 2005. Smartmatic(Financed by Venezuela) purchased Sequoia the same year – https://t.co/86aI5Kvcv7https://t.co/inyMRIAFw1 @SidneyPowell1 @LLinWood #FightForTrump pic.twitter.com/XkyM8aSIps — 🇺🇸KrakenArtsFarm🇺🇸 (@hppyjesusfreak) December 27, 2020
Executive Eric Coomer created the adjudication process in Dominion machines which could move votes from one candidate to another:
If these people will lie about these things then what else are they lying about?
This is very disturbing. They should be happy and willing to testify — not lashing out at anyone who calls them out!


thelibertydaily--2020-12-27--President Trump Right Again: 99.9% of Chi-Com Virus Dead in 30 Seconds With UV LEDS, Tel Aviv Resear

President Trump Right Again: 99.9% of Chi-Com Virus Dead in 30 Seconds With UV LEDS, Tel Aviv Research Reveals

The Jerusalem Post has written about Mamane many times .
She presented this summer at the Boris Mints Institute 2020 @ @ @ @ @ in the construction of a 30-meter `` green wall '' at the university , which @ @ @ @ @ sustainable ecosystem for waste , energy and water.The wall is also meant to act as @ @ @ @ @ the uses of greywater ( wastewater generated from sinks , showers , baths , and @ @ @ @ @ carbon dioxide , as well as the effects on heat transfer and energy generation within @ @ @ @ @ in urban settings .
At the beginning of the coronavirus crisis , her research team @ @ @ @ @ , decentralized , nonpolluting means of producing ethanol – and thereby an alcohol-based hand sanitizer @ @ @ @ @ such as municipal and agricultural trim , straw and residual paper fibers.LEDs are available in @ @ @ @ @ , known as A , B and C , explained Mamane .

The Jerusalem Post has written about Mamane many times. She The wall is also meant to act as a living laboratory to analyze the uses of greywater (wastewater generated from sinks, showers, baths, and washing machines) in absorbing carbon dioxide, as well as the effects on heat transfer and energy generation within old buildings that are prevalent in urban settings. , her research team developed an Israeli, low-cost, decentralized, nonpolluting means of producing ethanol – and thereby an alcohol-based hand sanitizer – from plant-based waste, such as municipal and agricultural trim, straw and residual paper fibers. LEDs are available in a wide range of wavelengths, known as A, B and C, explained Mamane. Prof. Hadas Mamane (Credit: Tel Aviv University) The Jerusalem Post has written about Mamane many times. She presented this summer at the Boris Mints Institute 2020 Research Conference on her involvement in the construction of a 30-meter "green wall" at the university, which is meant to create a sustainable ecosystem for waste, energy and water.The wall is also meant to act as a living laboratory to analyze the uses of greywater (wastewater generated from sinks, showers, baths, and washing machines) in absorbing carbon dioxide, as well as the effects on heat transfer and energy generation within old buildings that are prevalent in urban settings. At the beginning of the coronavirus crisis , her research team developed an Israeli, low-cost, decentralized, nonpolluting means of producing ethanol – and thereby an alcohol-based hand sanitizer – from plant-based waste, such as municipal and agricultural trim, straw and residual paper fibers.LEDs are available in a wide range of wavelengths, known as A, B and C, explained Mamane.
Ultraviolet radiation is a common method of killing bacteria and viruses. Now, researchers from Tel Aviv University have proven that the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, can be killed efficiently, quickly and cheaply using ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting diodes (UV-LEDs) at specific frequencies.“We discovered that it is quite simple to kill the coronavirus using LED bulbs that radiate ultraviolet light,” said Prof. Hadas Mamane, head of the Environmental Engineering Program at Tel Aviv University's School of Mechanical Engineering, who led the study with Prof. Yoram Gerchman and Dr. Michal Mandelboim.She said that the UV-LED bulbs require less than half a minute to destroy more than 99.9% of the coronaviruses.The study is the first of its kind in the world. An article about it was published earlier this month in the Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology UV-A has a wavelength in the range of 315 nanometers (nm) to 400 nm. UV-B, also known as medium wave light, has a wavelength of 280-315 nm; UV-C has a wavelength of 200-280 nm.UV-A is emitted by the sun (and artificial sources like tanning beds) and is weaker than UV-B and C. It has some human benefits, such as the creation of vitamin D, but it is also what causes sunburns and, in some cases, skin cancer.UV-B and C radiation never really reaches humans naturally because these rays are absorbed by the earth’s ozone layer.These ultraviolet wavelengths, which are what Tel Aviv researchers were examining, are especially effective in disinfection using UV-LED bulbs.“We know, for example, that medical staff do not have time to manually disinfect, say, computer keyboards and other surfaces in hospitals – and the result is infection and quarantine,” said Mamane. “The disinfection systems based on LED bulbs, however, can be installed in the ventilation system and air conditioner, for example, and sterilize the air sucked in and then emitted into the room.”She added that, "We are also developing, together with a scientist in North Western University a transparent coating that can be dipped or sprayed on surfaces and can kill viruses using visible light LEDs that are not dangerous and are used everywhere, providing another application for regular LEDs."In her team’s research, they managed to kill the virus using cheaper and more readily available LED bulbs – 285 nm vs. 265 nm bulbs – which consume little energy and do not contain mercury like regular UV lamps.She said that as the science develops, the industry will be able to make the necessary adjustments and install the bulbs in robotic systems, or air conditioning, vacuum and water systems, and thereby be able to efficiently disinfect large surfaces and spaces.“Our research has commercial and societal implications,” Mamane said.She added that her team had been working on UV-LEDs for a long time before coronavirus. But when COVID-19 surfaced, they tried to see if they could transfer their efforts to tackling the human coronavirus, studying the use of LEDs for killing corona at different frequencies.She said the 285 nm LED is 15% to 30% less expensive and requires only a little more time to be effective.“Anything that can reduce cost could help implementation,” she said.She added that UV LEDs have an advantage because they can be turned on and off in an instant.Mamane believes that this technology is the future, adding that she expects that by 2025, it will be cost effective enough to become mainstream.“UV LEDs have a huge future,” she added. “Of course, as always, when it comes to ultraviolet radiation, it is important to make it clear to people that it is dangerous to try to use this method to disinfect surfaces inside homes. You need to know how to design these systems and how to work with them so that you are not directly exposed to the light.”


thelibertydaily--2020-12-27--New York City Is Approving Just 10% Of New Gun Permits Amid Surge In Violence

Residents rushing to defend themselves are being denied gun permits in New York City , even as shootings , murders , and robberies have all increased in the city .
The New York Post reported that the “ Big Apple ’ s staggering surge in shootings amid the COVID-19 pandemic has led nearly 9,000 terrified New Yorkers to apply for gun permits — but the NYPD has signed off on fewer than 1,100 , The Post has learned.
” “ The 8,088 applications for first-time pistol and rifle permits submitted since March 22 — when coronavirus-related restrictions went into effect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2,562 submitted between March 22 and Dec. 31 , 2019 , NYPD statistics obtained by The Post this week show , ” the outlet continued .
“ But only 1,087 applications were approved , far less than the 1,778 granted during the same period last year , according to the official data.
” The Post also reported that there has been a significant decline in the percentage over the same period compared to last year .
Between March and December 2019 , New York City approved nearly 70 % of gun permits , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than 14 % .
Hot Air ’ s Jazz Shaw reported that the decrease is likely not due to people with criminal records applying “ or other disqualifying factors.
” “ Some ( probably larger ) percentage are being denied , of course , but a lot of the applications simply aren ’ t being processed .
One reason is that many officers from the NYPD ’ s License Division have been pulled off and sent to other assignments during all of the riots and unrest .
But some cops believe that this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the top down , ” Shaw reported .
An NYPD source told the Post that the city ’ s License Division was short-staffed and that officials simply didn ’ t want to process new permits .
“ The politicians are generally against giving licenses , to begin with , so it ’ s not a priority , ” the source told the Post .
Another source told the Post that the slowdown in processing and approving gun permits started after the Black Lives Matter protests over the summer , many of which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the situation said would-be gun owners began flooding the department with permit applications shortly after the May 25 police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis , which sparked widespread protests , including in the Big Apple , ” the Post reported .
“ Some of the local demonstrations led to riots and looting , including the ransacking of Macy ’ s famed flagship store in Manhattan ’ s Herald Square.
” A police officer told the Post that it wasn ’ t “ surprising more people want guns.
” “ People are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ People are getting robbed .
It ’ s because crime is going up , ” the cop told the outlet .
“ People want to protect themselves.
” One reason for the slowdown stems from the 2017 bribery scandal that rocked the city ’ s gun licensing agency .
“ A former New York City police lieutenant , two former police officers and a lawyer who once worked as a prosecutor were arrested in a federal gun licensing probe Tuesday as authorities described a scam in which police employees traded speedy handling of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , catered parties , cash and visits to strip clubs , ” CBS New York reported at the time .
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Residents rushing to defend themselves are being denied gun permits in New York City, even as shootings, murders, and robberies have all increased in the city.
The New York Post reported that the “Big Apple’s staggering surge in shootings amid the COVID-19 pandemic has led nearly 9,000 terrified New Yorkers to apply for gun permits — but the NYPD has signed off on fewer than 1,100, The Post has learned.”
“The 8,088 applications for first-time pistol and rifle permits submitted since March 22 — when coronavirus-related restrictions went into effect — represent a threefold-plus increase over the 2,562 submitted between March 22 and Dec. 31, 2019, NYPD statistics obtained by The Post this week show,” the outlet continued. “But only 1,087 applications were approved, far less than the 1,778 granted during the same period last year, according to the official data.”
The Post also reported that there has been a significant decline in the percentage over the same period compared to last year. Between March and December 2019, New York City approved nearly 70% of gun permits, but this year has only approved less than 14%.
Hot Air’s Jazz Shaw reported that the decrease is likely not due to people with criminal records applying “or other disqualifying factors.”
“Some (probably larger) percentage are being denied, of course, but a lot of the applications simply aren’t being processed. One reason is that many officers from the NYPD’s License Division have been pulled off and sent to other assignments during all of the riots and unrest. But some cops believe that this slowdown is being at least partly driven from the top down,” Shaw reported.
An NYPD source told the Post that the city’s License Division was short-staffed and that officials simply didn’t want to process new permits.
“The politicians are generally against giving licenses, to begin with, so it’s not a priority,” the source told the Post.
Another source told the Post that the slowdown in processing and approving gun permits started after the Black Lives Matter protests over the summer, many of which turned violent.
“A source familiar with the situation said would-be gun owners began flooding the department with permit applications shortly after the May 25 police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, which sparked widespread protests, including in the Big Apple,” the Post reported. “Some of the local demonstrations led to riots and looting, including the ransacking of Macy’s famed flagship store in Manhattan’s Herald Square.”
A police officer told the Post that it wasn’t “surprising more people want guns.”
“People are getting pushed on the subway tracks. People are getting robbed. It’s because crime is going up,” the cop told the outlet. “People want to protect themselves.”
One reason for the slowdown stems from the 2017 bribery scandal that rocked the city’s gun licensing agency. “A former New York City police lieutenant, two former police officers and a lawyer who once worked as a prosecutor were arrested in a federal gun licensing probe Tuesday as authorities described a scam in which police employees traded speedy handling of gun permits for paid vacations, jewelry, catered parties, cash and visits to strip clubs,” CBS New York reported at the time.


thelibertydaily--2020-12-27--‘Homeless’ Poster Child for New Seattle ‘Autonomous Zone’ Revealed to be Marxist Agitator from Texas

While the local media portrays Ada Yaeger as `` unhoused '' and `` homeless , '' she is actually a former college student from Texas , an activist with ties to Marxist groups that are seeking to destroy America .
Two weeks ago , the Seattle Police Department ( SPD ) and Parks Department , announced that they would be clearing the massive homeless encampment in Cal Anderson Park .
The park was the site of the infamous Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone ( CHAZ ) this summer .
Following the announcement of the clearing , activists moved into the park @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their riot staging areas , not the dozens of tents in the park .
Though they claimed to be protecting the homeless from SPD , many of those homeless people who were in tents accepted offers of shelter and services from the city and the police .
Some of those who had been living in the park even accused the Antifa activists of assaulting them .
Attorneys for Ada Yeager , who had been living at the park , filed a lawsuit and argued that any clearing of the encampments violated her constitutional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or seizure of personal property by authorities .
The suit delayed the clearing of the park last Wednesday pending a judge ’ s ruling .
The delay also gave Antifa and activists time to fortify their positions and install barricades in the park .
However , Yaeger is not part of Seattle ’ s homeless population .
Like many living on the streets of Seattle , Yaeger came to Seattle from out of town , specifically in this case Dallas , Texas .
As recently as July , Yaeger listed herself as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Freedom Road Socialist Organization ( FRSO ) .
According to their Wiki page , `` FRSO is n't planning to defeat imperialism at the ballot box but by building up the people 's movements and constructing an organization capable of leading a revolution .
The defeat of Trump in the election will improve the conditions for these tasks . ''
The site attacks both Democrats and republicans and calls for the overthrow of capitalism and the United States , while praising communist dictators , red China , and the Soviet Union .
Yaeger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the CHAZ this summer .
That timeline would coincide with her online presence .
Yaeger told the court that she had been living in a `` protest encampment '' in the park since the summer and been `` ... subjected to repeated harassment from the City of Seattle by way of 'sweeps'—a coordinated destruction and taking of personal property of unhoused citizens by Seattle Parks and Recreation and Seattle Police , two departments controlled and funded by Defendant City of Seattle . ''
According to Yaeger 's social media she studied computer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before coming to Seattle .
The lawsuit , filed on Yaeger 's behalf by Mazzone Law Firm , asked the court to impose a restraining order against the city to stop the city from removing the encampment in the park .
Yaeger was portrayed by the local media as a homeless camper with no other place to go .
None of the Seattle media looked into her background or even at her social media profiles where all this was readily available .
Lawyers for Seattle argued that the people living in the park @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and park workers , citing safety concerns .
In September , private security guards employed by a firm hired by the city to enforce park hours were threatened and chased away .
Over the summer , an Antifa weapons cache was found in one of the park buildings during a previous clearing of an encampment .
Spike strips , explosives , machetes and shields were found in the building .
Before the judge 's ruling , a group of squatters took over an abandoned yellow house on Denny Way , at the northeast @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the media with a list of demands and though they claimed the action was in solidarity with the homeless , the occupiers did not invite the campers into the house with them .
US District Judge Richard Jones rejected the restraining order last Thursday and said that Yeager had offered little to no evidence that her rights to free expression or due process were violated .
The ruling allowed the encampment to be cleared on Friday and a SWAT team to raid the yellow house .
The majority of the Black Bloc Antifa @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cal Anderson , leaving behind only a few dozen protesters .
Activists screamed at the police during the cleanup and have spent the weekend attempting to regain a foothold in the park .
It is presumed that Yaeger is still somewhere in the Seattle area .
The CHAZ attracted activists from all of the Pacific Northwest in July , as well as from across the country .
It also attracted the neighborhood 's homeless population and was the site of a gruesome murder suicide , allegedly committed by one of the campers .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ continued to return to the park as did Antifa activists who used the park as a staging area for ongoing riots in the city .

While the local media portrays Ada Yaeger as "unhoused" and "homeless," she is actually a former college student from Texas, an activist with ties to Marxist groups that are seeking to destroy America.
Two weeks ago, the Seattle Police Department (SPD) and Parks Department, announced that they would be clearing the massive homeless encampment in Cal Anderson Park. The park was the site of the infamous Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) this summer.
Following the announcement of the clearing, activists moved into the park and began to construct barriers to protect their riot staging areas, not the dozens of tents in the park. Though they claimed to be protecting the homeless from SPD, many of those homeless people who were in tents accepted offers of shelter and services from the city and the police. Some of those who had been living in the park even accused the Antifa activists of assaulting them.
CAL ANDERSON DIVIDED: @MayorJenny is calling Cal Anderson Park a "political occupation." @mattmarkovich reports a homeless resident got beat up by black bloc activists for complaining about their presence. Yet other people living here still see the park as their only hope. pic.twitter.com/JblcOKWdlp — Jonathan Choe Journalist KOMO News (@choeshow) December 18, 2020
Attorneys for Ada Yeager, who had been living at the park, filed a lawsuit and argued that any clearing of the encampments violated her constitutional rights and could result in the damage or seizure of personal property by authorities.
The suit delayed the clearing of the park last Wednesday pending a judge’s ruling. The delay also gave Antifa and activists time to fortify their positions and install barricades in the park.
Working on removing the barriers in the park. One construction worker of a nearby project said "its about f***ing time" referring to the cleanup pic.twitter.com/mhNz3M7cmG — Ari Hoffman (Parler: AriHoffman) (@thehoffather) December 18, 2020
However, Yaeger is not part of Seattle’s homeless population. Like many living on the streets of Seattle, Yaeger came to Seattle from out of town, specifically in this case Dallas, Texas. As recently as July, Yaeger listed herself as a Dallas activist and a member of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO).
According to their Wiki page, "FRSO isn't planning to defeat imperialism at the ballot box but by building up the people's movements and constructing an organization capable of leading a revolution. The defeat of Trump in the election will improve the conditions for these tasks."
The site attacks both Democrats and republicans and calls for the overthrow of capitalism and the United States, while praising communist dictators, red China, and the Soviet Union.
Yaeger likely came to Seattle to be part of the CHAZ this summer. That timeline would coincide with her online presence. Yaeger told the court that she had been living in a "protest encampment" in the park since the summer and been "...subjected to repeated harassment from the City of Seattle by way of 'sweeps'—a coordinated destruction and taking of personal property of unhoused citizens by Seattle Parks and Recreation and Seattle Police, two departments controlled and funded by Defendant City of Seattle."
Ada Yaeger, third from the left, with leadership from FRSO
According to Yaeger's social media she studied computer science at Jesuit College Preparatory in Dallas before coming to Seattle.
The lawsuit, filed on Yaeger's behalf by Mazzone Law Firm, asked the court to impose a restraining order against the city to stop the city from removing the encampment in the park. Yaeger was portrayed by the local media as a homeless camper with no other place to go. None of the Seattle media looked into her background or even at her social media profiles where all this was readily available.
Lawyers for Seattle argued that the people living in the park had been hostile to park-goers, police and park workers, citing safety concerns. In September, private security guards employed by a firm hired by the city to enforce park hours were threatened and chased away. Over the summer, an Antifa weapons cache was found in one of the park buildings during a previous clearing of an encampment. Spike strips, explosives, machetes and shields were found in the building.
Before the judge's ruling, a group of squatters took over an abandoned yellow house on Denny Way, at the northeast end of the park. They presented the media with a list of demands and though they claimed the action was in solidarity with the homeless, the occupiers did not invite the campers into the house with them.
US District Judge Richard Jones rejected the restraining order last Thursday and said that Yeager had offered little to no evidence that her rights to free expression or due process were violated. The ruling allowed the encampment to be cleared on Friday and a SWAT team to raid the yellow house.
Inside Cal Anderson sweep... "Town hall" from SeattleWA Video from inside the Cal Anderson Park "Shelter House" after Antifa and activists were cleared from the area.
The majority of the Black Bloc Antifa members left before the police arrived at Cal Anderson, leaving behind only a few dozen protesters. Activists screamed at the police during the cleanup and have spent the weekend attempting to regain a foothold in the park. It is presumed that Yaeger is still somewhere in the Seattle area.
The CHAZ attracted activists from all of the Pacific Northwest in July, as well as from across the country. It also attracted the neighborhood's homeless population and was the site of a gruesome murder suicide, allegedly committed by one of the campers. After CHAZ was dismantled, the homeless continued to return to the park as did Antifa activists who used the park as a staging area for ongoing riots in the city.


thelibertydaily--2020-12-27--NYC: Muslim Murders ‘Americanized’ Daughter Who Didn’t Want to Wear Hijab

Kabary Salem is a former Olympic boxer who was arraigned Tuesday on murder charges over the strangulation death of his daughter , Ola Salem .
Ola Salem , a Muslim women ’ s rights activist , was found dead in Staten Island on October 24 , 2019 .
According to an acquaintance , Ola Salem was “ becoming very Americanized , ” and that seems to have been what sent her father over the edge .
Kabary Salem was extradited from Kuwait , to which he fled not long after his daughter ’ s body was discovered .
Before he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ York Times about the murder , and told them , according to the New York Daily News , that “ his daughter had complained to him that she was being tailed by another car on the highway.
” He played his part to the hilt , telling the Times : “ I want to know what happened to her , what is the reason for that , but no one tells me .
I am just waiting .
She was a really good , beautiful girl.
” The reality was much uglier : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the violence , ” notes the Daily News .
“ The DA ’ s office wouldn ’ t comment on a report that the father wasn ’ t happy with the man his daughter was dating .
A source who knew the daughter told the Daily News she was becoming more Westernized and didn ’ t want to wear her hijab.
” This source , which for quite understandable reasons remained unnamed , said of Ola Salem : “ She was very outspoken .
She wasn ’ t timid .
She was becoming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this was an honor killing , a murder carried out in order to cleanse the family of the dishonor brought upon it by the immorality of a daughter .
There is much more .
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Kabary Salem is a former Olympic boxer who was arraigned Tuesday on murder charges over the strangulation death of his daughter, Ola Salem. Ola Salem, a Muslim women’s rights activist, was found dead in Staten Island on October 24, 2019. According to an acquaintance, Ola Salem was “becoming very Americanized,” and that seems to have been what sent her father over the edge.
Kabary Salem was extradited from Kuwait, to which he fled not long after his daughter’s body was discovered. Before he left, he spoke to the New York Times about the murder, and told them, according to the New York Daily News, that “his daughter had complained to him that she was being tailed by another car on the highway.”
He played his part to the hilt, telling the Times: “I want to know what happened to her, what is the reason for that, but no one tells me. I am just waiting. She was a really good, beautiful girl.”
The reality was much uglier: “It’s unclear what sparked the violence,” notes the Daily News. “The DA’s office wouldn’t comment on a report that the father wasn’t happy with the man his daughter was dating. A source who knew the daughter told the Daily News she was becoming more Westernized and didn’t want to wear her hijab.”
This source, which for quite understandable reasons remained unnamed, said of Ola Salem: “She was very outspoken. She wasn’t timid. She was becoming Americanized.”
That increases the likelihood that this was an honor killing, a murder carried out in order to cleanse the family of the dishonor brought upon it by the immorality of a daughter.
There is much more. Read the rest here.


thelibertydaily--2020-12-27--California Has Some of the Strictest Restrictions in the U.S., yet CASES! CASES! CASES! Are Surging

It ’ s almost as if lockdowns do nothing to stop the spread of the coronavirus .
California has some of the nation ’ s strictest restrictions when it comes to COVID-19 , yet it is one of America ’ s epicenters for the virus , Politico reported .
The state has at times instituted “ a complete ban on restaurant dining to travel quarantines and indoor gym closures.
” Politico reported this “ hasn ’ t been enough , ” even though these measures have decimated California ’ s economy while clearly doing little to stem the virus .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ has become one of the nation ’ s worst epicenters for the disease , setting new records for cases , hospitalizations and deaths almost every day .
Things are so bad in Southern California that some patients are being treated in hospital tents , while doctors have begun discussing whether they need to ration care , ” the outlet reported .
To date , California has had 2.06 million known confirmed cases of coronavirus and 23,964 deaths in a population of 39.51 million .
To put that in perspective , New York has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( 24,889 deaths in New York City alone ) in a population of 19.45 million .
Florida , which has been under attack from the media for its handling of the pandemic because the state has a Republican governor who hasn ’ t taken unconstitutional and extreme measures to lock down the state , has seen 1.25 million confirmed cases and 20,994 deaths in a population of 21.48 million .
Politico reported that California ’ s case rate – “ 100 new daily cases per 100,000 residents ” – is second only to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hasn ’ t done all the economy-killing restrictions of California .
Tennessee , for example , doesn ’ t mandate mask wearing ( though most businesses require it anyway ) and allows up to 10 people to gather indoors .
California officials blame the residents for not following the crushing restrictions to the letter , Politico reported .
“ In Los Angeles , officials have said all along that people were gathering too often .
They blamed celebrations and postseason viewing parties when the Dodgers and Lakers won championships this fall , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blamed the strict rules themselves , saying that cooped-up Californians couldn ’ t take it any longer and decided they need to live their lives .
Others have said congregant settings remain a severe concern in a housing-constrained state , especially in low-income communities where residents live in tight quarters and must continue to work in-person to survive.
” Later , Politico finally noted the arbitrary nature of California ’ s restrictions , which has shuttered certain small businesses but allowed Hollywood to resume filming .
For example , as The Daily Wire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made a viral video that showed her outdoor dining area closed by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti while 50 feet away a movie studio was allowed to set up an outdoor eating area .
Garcetti responded to Marsden by ignoring the double standard she pointed out , instead saying the restrictions were necessary to stop the virus .
Jot Condie , president and CEO of the California Restaurant Association , told Politico that California ’ s severe restrictions have decimated businesses while doing nothing to stop the virus .
“ Nationally , there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ imaginable type of lockdown order with California being the most restrictive and inflicting the most devastation on small businesses and the most economically vulnerable service workers .
And still , we are none the better as far as COVID is concerned , ” Condie told the outlet in a statement .
“ In fact in L.A. where indoor and outdoor dining are completely shut down , with indoor dining [ closed ] since July , the virus rages on.
” California Democrats have insisted they ’ re following the science , yet there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are working .
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It’s almost as if lockdowns do nothing to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
California has some of the nation’s strictest restrictions when it comes to COVID-19, yet it is one of America’s epicenters for the virus, Politico reported. The state has at times instituted “a complete ban on restaurant dining to travel quarantines and indoor gym closures.”
Politico reported this “hasn’t been enough,” even though these measures have decimated California’s economy while clearly doing little to stem the virus.
“America’s most populous state has become one of the nation’s worst epicenters for the disease, setting new records for cases, hospitalizations and deaths almost every day. Things are so bad in Southern California that some patients are being treated in hospital tents, while doctors have begun discussing whether they need to ration care,” the outlet reported.
To date, California has had 2.06 million known confirmed cases of coronavirus and 23,964 deaths in a population of 39.51 million. To put that in perspective, New York has had 909,000 confirmed cases and 36,739 deaths (24,889 deaths in New York City alone) in a population of 19.45 million. Florida, which has been under attack from the media for its handling of the pandemic because the state has a Republican governor who hasn’t taken unconstitutional and extreme measures to lock down the state, has seen 1.25 million confirmed cases and 20,994 deaths in a population of 21.48 million.
Politico reported that California’s case rate – “100 new daily cases per 100,000 residents” – is second only to Tennessee’s, a state that hasn’t done all the economy-killing restrictions of California. Tennessee, for example, doesn’t mandate mask wearing (though most businesses require it anyway) and allows up to 10 people to gather indoors.
California officials blame the residents for not following the crushing restrictions to the letter, Politico reported.
“In Los Angeles, officials have said all along that people were gathering too often. They blamed celebrations and postseason viewing parties when the Dodgers and Lakers won championships this fall,” the outlet reported. “Some have blamed the strict rules themselves, saying that cooped-up Californians couldn’t take it any longer and decided they need to live their lives. Others have said congregant settings remain a severe concern in a housing-constrained state, especially in low-income communities where residents live in tight quarters and must continue to work in-person to survive.”
Later, Politico finally noted the arbitrary nature of California’s restrictions, which has shuttered certain small businesses but allowed Hollywood to resume filming. For example, as The Daily Wire previously reported, restaurant owner Angela Marsden made a viral video that showed her outdoor dining area closed by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti while 50 feet away a movie studio was allowed to set up an outdoor eating area. Garcetti responded to Marsden by ignoring the double standard she pointed out, instead saying the restrictions were necessary to stop the virus.
Jot Condie, president and CEO of the California Restaurant Association, told Politico that California’s severe restrictions have decimated businesses while doing nothing to stop the virus.
“Nationally, there has been a kaleidoscopic application of every imaginable type of lockdown order with California being the most restrictive and inflicting the most devastation on small businesses and the most economically vulnerable service workers. And still, we are none the better as far as COVID is concerned,” Condie told the outlet in a statement. “In fact in L.A. where indoor and outdoor dining are completely shut down, with indoor dining [closed] since July, the virus rages on.”
California Democrats have insisted they’re following the science, yet there is no evidence to suggest their lockdowns are working.


thelibertydaily--2020-12-27--FIGHT BACK! California Restaurant Owner Blocks Nazi Health Inspector With Pickup Truck

The owner of Bread & Barley in Covina , California decided enough was enough when a public health Nazi ordered his restaurant to shut down .
So Carlos Roman parked his truck behind the vehicle belonging to the public health inspector .
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“ He wants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can work—well , then he can ’ t work either !
” Roman told a police officer who responded to the scene .
“ If we can ’ t work , he can ’ t work.
” As many as a half dozen police officers showed up and demanded the restaurant owner move the truck .
“ This is what happens when people get desperate , ” Mr. Roman said .
“ I ’ m desperate .
Who ’ s going to pay her car payment ?
Who ’ s going to pay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He then asked the police officer and the health department Nazi whether they got a paycheck on Friday .
It ’ s a legitimate question .
The only person in that video not getting a paycheck is the law-abiding restaurant owner .
The health department worker is still getting a paycheck .
The police officers backing up the health department worker are still getting paychecks .
But the restaurant owner ’ s cooks and servers are penniless .
That ’ s not right .
Watch the entire video below .
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The owner of Bread & Barley in Covina, California decided enough was enough when a public health Nazi ordered his restaurant to shut down.
So Carlos Roman parked his truck behind the vehicle belonging to the public health inspector.
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“He wants to come in here and say nobody can work—well, then he can’t work either!” Roman told a police officer who responded to the scene. “If we can’t work, he can’t work.”
As many as a half dozen police officers showed up and demanded the restaurant owner move the truck.
“This is what happens when people get desperate,” Mr. Roman said. “I’m desperate. Who’s going to pay her car payment? Who’s going to pay my cook’s rent?”
He then asked the police officer and the health department Nazi whether they got a paycheck on Friday. It’s a legitimate question.
The only person in that video not getting a paycheck is the law-abiding restaurant owner.
The health department worker is still getting a paycheck. The police officers backing up the health department worker are still getting paychecks.
But the restaurant owner’s cooks and servers are penniless.
That’s not right. Watch the entire video below. I would strongly encourage you to watch it.
Click here to help support Carlos and the staff of Bread & Barley.


thelibertydaily--2020-12-27--Another Flawed Data Model From Imperial College To Blame For Latest UK Lockdown

The source behind the claim that a new COVID-19 strain in the UK is 70 % more transmissible , Dr. Erik Volz of Imperial College , admits that the model that produced that statistic is flawed and that it is “ too early to tell ” if the strain is more easily spread .
On Saturday , UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced extreme new measures just before the holidays due to the emergence of a new COVID-19 variant .
Per Johnson , as well as the UK ’ s Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty who also spoke at Saturday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strain – nicknamed VUI-202012/01 – is around 70 % more transmissible , but no evidence shows it to be any more severe or deadly than previous strains .
According to the BBC , Johnson ’ s assertion that the new variant “ may be up to 70 % more transmissible , ” was based on the information discussed the day prior by the UK government ’ s New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group , or NERVTAG .
Yet , as the BBC notes , this figure apparently comes from a single @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Dr. Erik Volz of Imperial College given last Friday , the same day as the NERVTAG meeting .
Volz – a close colleague of the discredited Neil Ferguson – delivered the presentation to COVID-19 Genomics UK ( COG-UK ) , a research consortium largely funded by the UK government and the Wellcome Trust and , in particular , the Wellcome Sanger Institute .
The Wellcome Sanger Institute recently came under fire for “ misusing ” the DNA of Africans to develop a “ gene chip without proper legal agreements ” and an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ties of the Wellcome Trust to the UK eugenics movement , the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine .
Notably , the Wellcome-funded scientist behind that vaccine candidate , Adrian Hill , was recently quoted by the Washington Post as saying that “ We ’ re in the bizarre position of wanting COVID to stay , at least for a little while…But cases are declining.
” The UK government , Google and other powerful stakeholders are positioned to profit from sales of that particular vaccine candidate .
According to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COG-UK “ has resulted in the generation of > 40,000 SARS-CoV-2 sequences from the country in < 6 months ( approximately half of all genomes sequenced globally as of 7 July ) ” and “ has facilitated the usage of robust and systematic sampling and shared bioinformatic and laboratory approaches and the collection of consistent core metadata , resulting in a large , high-resolution dataset capable of examining changes in virus biology in the United Kingdom.
” However , in his presentation last Friday , Volz repeatedly downplays the quality of COG-UK ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the validity of the model used to justify the 70 % figure , raising obvious questions as to why Boris Johnson would cite the figure so prominently and use it to justify draconian lockdown measures during the holiday season as well as the arbitrary creation of a new , more extreme lockdown tier .
In comparing the new strain , which Volz refers to in the presentation as N501Y , to another strain named A222V , Volz states that “ We ’ re still basically in the very early stages , we basically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , whereas we have now observed A222V for 3 months.
” After noting the limited nature of the dataset for N501Y , Volz stated that “ the growth [ in cases for the new strain ] does appear to be larger.
” He then quickly adds the caveat that “ trends you see early on don ’ t always pan out , you need to let more data accumulate.
” Volz then goes on to compare the transmissibility of A222V and N501Y .
Regarding the model used to determine A222V ’ s transmissibility @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is not particularly good ” given that “ there are lots of outliers early on and there are lots of outliers quite late.
” He concludes that “ we wouldn ’ t expect that a logistical growth model is necessarily appropriate in this case.
” However , he uses this “ not necessarily appropriate ” model of a poor fit to compare to the new strain .
Yet , even with the model for the new strain ’ s transmissibility , Volz states that it ’ s “ too early to tell ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , stating that the 70 % figure estimated by the model is based on “ the current state of our knowledge , ” which again is based on 1 month of data and its trends , trends that Volz also noted “ don ’ t always pan out.
” Volz then adds that the sparse datasets used to develop the transmissibility model for the new strain had some issues , stating that “ the sample frequency is very noisy and overdispersed.
” Later on in the presentation , Volz states that the data @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ non-random and very noisy sampling , ” bringing into question not only the limited amount of data in terms of time , but also the quality of that data .
After noting the glaring flaws in both models he is comparing , and that it is “ too early to tell ” much of anything about N501Y , Volz states that N501Y is “ growing faster than A222V ever grew.
” Volz ’ s presentation follows his release , alongside Imperial College professor and NERVTAG member Wendy Barclay , of the preliminary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Volz ’ s presentation last Friday and this preliminary characterization , first published on December 19 , were the main sources of data considered at the NERVTAG meeting .
Notably , the study , written for the UK government and Wellcome Trust-funded COG-UK , has yet to be peer-reviewed and makes no mention of increased transmissibility or the 70 % figure .
Volz ’ s colleague , Neil Ferguson , also played a key role in promoting the need for more restrictive lockdowns due to this new genetic variant .
Ferguson was caught @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lockdowns he had heavily promoted and arguably orchestrated in order to visit his lover .
He has also previously attracted heavy criticism for a history of producing flawed models , particularly his wildly inaccurate predictions regarding the anticipated COVID-19 death toll that were largely used to justify earlier lockdowns in the UK .
Despite his relatively recent fall from grace , Ferguson remains part of NERVTAG and was also part of last Friday ’ s meeting to discuss the new strain .
That meeting was said to “ have played a pivotal role @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mind – and led to Saturday ’ s announcement that Christmas was effectively canceled for millions.
” However , much like Volz ’ s tone within his presentation , the NERVTAG meeting did not authoritatively agree on the 70 % transmissibility rate .
Instead , a majority of the body ’ s members opposed any sort of “ immediate action over the new mutation ” and had wanted “ to wait for more evidence.
” The minutes of the meeting , as cited by the Daily Mail , noted that NERVTAG had only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strain was more transmissible and had concluded that there was “ currently insufficient data to answer crucial questions on the new strain , ” including its alleged increased transmissibility .
Compounding the issue was also the fact that , as noted by NERVTAG ’ s meeting minutes , the new strain “ can be challenging to sequence , ” meaning that it is not easily identified relative to other strains .
Notably , while most NERVTAG members opposed the sort of “ immediate action ” that Johnson announced following their meeting , Ferguson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the NERVTAG meeting and claimed that the UK needed to go into a third lockdown more restrictive than any previous lockdown .
Ferguson appears to be a key member of the “ vocal minority which believes that… we should be panicking much more frequently ” that a senior Whitehall source cited as “ bullying ” the UK government into taking more extreme actions in recent days in a recent conversation with the Daily Mail .
In the few days since the measures were announced , Ferguson has become the main source for claims @ @ @ @ @ @ @ higher propensity to infect children , ” though he has also stated that “ we haven ’ t established any sort of causality on that , but we can see it in the data.
” However , he also notes that “ we will need to gather more data ” to actually determine if children are more easily infected by the new strain .
Another NERVTAG member and also a professor from Imperial College , Wendy Barclay , also repeated the unproven claim that the new variant increasingly infects children , stating that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ susceptible to this virus as adults.
” Barclay ’ s laboratory at the Imperial College is funded by the UK government and the Wellcome Trust .
Despite Ferguson ’ s admission that there is no actual evidence to back up that claim , mainstream media headlines in the UK like “ UK coronavirus variant may be more able to infect children – scientists ” and others implied the statement was based on more than just speculation from incomplete , biased datasets .
The over-hyped concern about children being reportedly more susceptible to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ increased vaccination of that demographic , which has been shown to be largely unaffected by previous COVID-19 strains relative to other age groups .
Critics of the questionable narrative already labeled “ conspiracy theorists ” The lack of legitimate consensus from NERVTAG and related institutions like Imperial College on the new strain ’ s transmissibility has weakened Johnson ’ s claims that crippling Christmas lockdowns are necessary as well as his justifications for the further new restrictive lockdown measures , so much so that it has even drawn criticism from mainstream media sources @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ABC News .
Despite the dubious justification for the lockdowns being glaring enough to be noted by the mainstream , the UK government is reportedly now “ monitoring social media for conspiracy theorists ” after government surveillance of social media reactions following Saturday ’ s press conference revealed that “ many are unconcerned by the new variant ” with some being “ more skeptical ” and noting the “ concurrence of a new variant with the approval of a vaccine was suspicious timing.
” Media reports on the UK government ’ s monitoring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strain stated that “ the conspiracies come despite the UK government ’ s New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group ( NERVTAG ) outlining the potential severity of the new variant.
” Those reports failed to note that the NERVTAG minutes revealed a lack of consensus for the new lockdown and a lack of confidence the increased transmissibility of the new strain .
Per this narrative , outlets like ABC News and even the majority of NERVTAG members who did not feel there was enough evidence to justify the claims of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be deemed “ conspiracy theorists.
” The narrative surrounding the new strain and the affiliated lockdowns provides a clear example of how easily “ expert opinion ” can be manipulated to support a particular policy in the absence of any legitimate justification .
The actual consensus of the NERVTAG meeting as well as the experts quoted by mainstream media outlets that dissent from those of the “ vocal minority ” , represented by Neil Ferguson and Wendy Barclay , have been largely ignored in UK mainstream media reports and the UK government itself @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would delegitimize the resulting policy .
Instead , those who dissent from the clearly questionable narrative are being quickly labeled “ conspiracy theorists ” by the UK government , a move that will likely result in an expansion of the UK ’ s already declared war against independent reporting and social media posts that dare to question and/or challenge the government ’ s favored narrative .

The source behind the claim that a new COVID-19 strain in the UK is 70% more transmissible, Dr. Erik Volz of Imperial College, admits that the model that produced that statistic is flawed and that it is “too early to tell” if the strain is more easily spread.
On Saturday, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced extreme new measures just before the holidays due to the emergence of a new COVID-19 variant. Per Johnson, as well as the UK’s Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty who also spoke at Saturday’s press conference, the new strain – nicknamed VUI-202012/01 – is around 70% more transmissible, but no evidence shows it to be any more severe or deadly than previous strains.
According to the BBC, Johnson’s assertion that the new variant “may be up to 70% more transmissible,” was based on the information discussed the day prior by the UK government’s New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group, or NERVTAG. Yet, as the BBC notes, this figure apparently comes from a single source, a 10 minute presentation delivered by Dr. Erik Volz of Imperial College given last Friday, the same day as the NERVTAG meeting.
Volz – a close colleague of the discredited Neil Ferguson – delivered the presentation to COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK), a research consortium largely funded by the UK government and the Wellcome Trust and, in particular, the Wellcome Sanger Institute. The Wellcome Sanger Institute recently came under fire for “misusing” the DNA of Africans to develop a “gene chip without proper legal agreements” and an upcoming Unlimited Hangout report will detail the ties of the Wellcome Trust to the UK eugenics movement, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Notably, the Wellcome-funded scientist behind that vaccine candidate, Adrian Hill, was recently quoted by the Washington Post as saying that “We’re in the bizarre position of wanting COVID to stay, at least for a little while…But cases are declining.” The UK government, Google and other powerful stakeholders are positioned to profit from sales of that particular vaccine candidate.
According to Volz’s most recent publication, COG-UK “has resulted in the generation of >40,000 SARS-CoV-2 sequences from the country in <6 months (approximately half of all genomes sequenced globally as of 7 July)” and “has facilitated the usage of robust and systematic sampling and shared bioinformatic and laboratory approaches and the collection of consistent core metadata, resulting in a large, high-resolution dataset capable of examining changes in virus biology in the United Kingdom.”
However, in his presentation last Friday, Volz repeatedly downplays the quality of COG-UK’s sampling and, by extension, the validity of the model used to justify the 70% figure, raising obvious questions as to why Boris Johnson would cite the figure so prominently and use it to justify draconian lockdown measures during the holiday season as well as the arbitrary creation of a new, more extreme lockdown tier.
In comparing the new strain, which Volz refers to in the presentation as N501Y, to another strain named A222V, Volz states that “We’re still basically in the very early stages, we basically have one month of growth for comparison, whereas we have now observed A222V for 3 months.” After noting the limited nature of the dataset for N501Y, Volz stated that “the growth [in cases for the new strain] does appear to be larger.” He then quickly adds the caveat that “trends you see early on don’t always pan out, you need to let more data accumulate.”
Volz then goes on to compare the transmissibility of A222V and N501Y. Regarding the model used to determine A222V’s transmissibility, Volz states that “model fit is not particularly good” given that “there are lots of outliers early on and there are lots of outliers quite late.” He concludes that “we wouldn’t expect that a logistical growth model is necessarily appropriate in this case.” However, he uses this “not necessarily appropriate” model of a poor fit to compare to the new strain.
Yet, even with the model for the new strain’s transmissibility, Volz states that it’s “too early to tell” what N501Y’s transmissibility even is, stating that the 70% figure estimated by the model is based on “the current state of our knowledge,” which again is based on 1 month of data and its trends, trends that Volz also noted “don’t always pan out.” Volz then adds that the sparse datasets used to develop the transmissibility model for the new strain had some issues, stating that “the sample frequency is very noisy and overdispersed.” Later on in the presentation, Volz states that the data, provided by COG-UK, was both “non-random and very noisy sampling,” bringing into question not only the limited amount of data in terms of time, but also the quality of that data. After noting the glaring flaws in both models he is comparing, and that it is “too early to tell” much of anything about N501Y, Volz states that N501Y is “growing faster than A222V ever grew.”
Volz’s presentation follows his release, alongside Imperial College professor and NERVTAG member Wendy Barclay, of the preliminary genomic characterization of the new strain. Volz’s presentation last Friday and this preliminary characterization, first published on December 19, were the main sources of data considered at the NERVTAG meeting. Notably, the study, written for the UK government and Wellcome Trust-funded COG-UK, has yet to be peer-reviewed and makes no mention of increased transmissibility or the 70% figure.
Ferguson’s Return
Volz’s colleague, Neil Ferguson, also played a key role in promoting the need for more restrictive lockdowns due to this new genetic variant. Ferguson was caught in May breaking the rules of previous lockdowns he had heavily promoted and arguably orchestrated in order to visit his lover. He has also previously attracted heavy criticism for a history of producing flawed models, particularly his wildly inaccurate predictions regarding the anticipated COVID-19 death toll that were largely used to justify earlier lockdowns in the UK. Despite his relatively recent fall from grace, Ferguson remains part of NERVTAG and was also part of last Friday’s meeting to discuss the new strain. That meeting was said to “have played a pivotal role in changing the Prime Minister’s mind – and led to Saturday’s announcement that Christmas was effectively canceled for millions.”
However, much like Volz’s tone within his presentation, the NERVTAG meeting did not authoritatively agree on the 70% transmissibility rate. Instead, a majority of the body’s members opposed any sort of “immediate action over the new mutation” and had wanted “to wait for more evidence.” The minutes of the meeting, as cited by the Daily Mail, noted that NERVTAG had only “moderate confidence” that the new strain was more transmissible and had concluded that there was “currently insufficient data to answer crucial questions on the new strain,” including its alleged increased transmissibility. Compounding the issue was also the fact that, as noted by NERVTAG’s meeting minutes, the new strain “can be challenging to sequence,” meaning that it is not easily identified relative to other strains.
Notably, while most NERVTAG members opposed the sort of “immediate action” that Johnson announced following their meeting, Ferguson appeared on the BBC the day of the NERVTAG meeting and claimed that the UK needed to go into a third lockdown more restrictive than any previous lockdown. Ferguson appears to be a key member of the “vocal minority which believes that… we should be panicking much more frequently” that a senior Whitehall source cited as “bullying” the UK government into taking more extreme actions in recent days in a recent conversation with the Daily Mail.
In the few days since the measures were announced, Ferguson has become the main source for claims that the new variant “has a higher propensity to infect children,” though he has also stated that “we haven’t established any sort of causality on that, but we can see it in the data.” However, he also notes that “we will need to gather more data” to actually determine if children are more easily infected by the new strain. Another NERVTAG member and also a professor from Imperial College, Wendy Barclay, also repeated the unproven claim that the new variant increasingly infects children, stating that “children are, perhaps, equally susceptible to this virus as adults.” Barclay’s laboratory at the Imperial College is funded by the UK government and the Wellcome Trust.
Despite Ferguson’s admission that there is no actual evidence to back up that claim, mainstream media headlines in the UK like “UK coronavirus variant may be more able to infect children – scientists” and others implied the statement was based on more than just speculation from incomplete, biased datasets. The over-hyped concern about children being reportedly more susceptible to the new variant could be used to justify increased vaccination of that demographic, which has been shown to be largely unaffected by previous COVID-19 strains relative to other age groups.
Critics of the questionable narrative already labeled “conspiracy theorists”
The lack of legitimate consensus from NERVTAG and related institutions like Imperial College on the new strain’s transmissibility has weakened Johnson’s claims that crippling Christmas lockdowns are necessary as well as his justifications for the further new restrictive lockdown measures, so much so that it has even drawn criticism from mainstream media sources outside of the UK, such as ABC News.
Despite the dubious justification for the lockdowns being glaring enough to be noted by the mainstream, the UK government is reportedly now “monitoring social media for conspiracy theorists” after government surveillance of social media reactions following Saturday’s press conference revealed that “many are unconcerned by the new variant” with some being “more skeptical” and noting the “concurrence of a new variant with the approval of a vaccine was suspicious timing.”
Media reports on the UK government’s monitoring for “misinformation” regarding the new strain stated that “the conspiracies come despite the UK government’s New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (NERVTAG) outlining the potential severity of the new variant.” Those reports failed to note that the NERVTAG minutes revealed a lack of consensus for the new lockdown and a lack of confidence the increased transmissibility of the new strain. Per this narrative, outlets like ABC News and even the majority of NERVTAG members who did not feel there was enough evidence to justify the claims of the new strain’s transmissibility, could be deemed “conspiracy theorists.”
The narrative surrounding the new strain and the affiliated lockdowns provides a clear example of how easily “expert opinion” can be manipulated to support a particular policy in the absence of any legitimate justification. The actual consensus of the NERVTAG meeting as well as the experts quoted by mainstream media outlets that dissent from those of the “vocal minority”, represented by Neil Ferguson and Wendy Barclay, have been largely ignored in UK mainstream media reports and the UK government itself, presumably because citing such inconvenient facts would delegitimize the resulting policy. Instead, those who dissent from the clearly questionable narrative are being quickly labeled “conspiracy theorists” by the UK government, a move that will likely result in an expansion of the UK’s already declared war against independent reporting and social media posts that dare to question and/or challenge the government’s favored narrative.
Article posted with permission from Whitney Webb