21stcenturywire--2020-05-26--Made in USA: The 2006 Origins of the Lockdown Policy

EDITOR ’ S NOTE : Regarding the findings below , it ’ s important to note that the Gilead Sciences who developed the controversial drug Tamiflu and licensed it to Roche Pharmaceuticals – was previously headed by President Bush ’ s Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld , who owned substantial shares in the drugs firm alongside former U.S. Secretary of State , George Schultz , both of who profited from US and its allies stockpiling the drug ahead of the 2005 H1N5 Avian Flu and 2009 H1N1 Swine Flu outbreaks .
Now begins the grand effort , on display in thousands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ somehow to normalize the lockdown and all its destruction of the last two months .
We didn ’ t lock down almost the entire country in 1968/69 , 1957 , or 1949-1952 , or even during 1918 .
But in a terrifying few days in March 2020 , it happened to all of us , causing an avalanche of social , cultural , and economic destruction that will ring through the ages .
There was nothing normal about it all .
We ’ ll be trying to figure out what happened to us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ temporary plan to preserve hospital capacity turn into two-to-three months of near-universal house arrest that ended up causing worker furloughs at 256 hospitals , a stoppage of international travel , a 40 % job loss among people earning less than $ 40K per year , devastation of every economic sector , mass confusion and demoralization , a complete ignoring of all fundamental rights and liberties , not to mention the mass confiscation of private property with forced closures of millions of businesses ?
Whatever the answer , it ’ s got to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ truly surprising is just how recent the theory behind lockdown and forced distancing actually is .
So far as anyone can tell , the intellectual machinery that made this mess was invented 14 years ago , and not by epidemiologists but by computer-simulation modelers .
It was adopted not by experienced doctors – they warned ferociously against it – but by politicians .
Let ’ s start with the phrase social distancing , which has mutated into forced human separation .
The first I had heard it was in the 2011 movie Contagion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the New York Times was February 12 , 2006 : Maybe you don ’ t remember that the avian flu of 2006 didn ’ t amount to much .
It ’ s true , despite all the extreme warnings about its lethality , H5N1 didn ’ t turn into much at all .
What it did do , however , was send the existing president , George W. Bush , to the library to read about the 1918 flu and its catastrophic results .
He asked for some experts to submit some plans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the real thing comes along .
The New York Times ( April 22 , 2020 ) tells the story from there : Fourteen years ago , two federal government doctors , Richard Hatchett and Carter Mecher , met with a colleague at a burger joint in suburban Washington for a final review of a proposal they knew would be treated like a piñata : telling Americans to stay home from work and school the next time the country was hit by a deadly pandemic .
When they presented their plan not long after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a degree of ridicule by senior officials , who like others in the United States had grown accustomed to relying on the pharmaceutical industry , with its ever-growing array of new treatments , to confront evolving health challenges .
Drs .
Hatchett and Mecher were proposing instead that Americans in some places might have to turn back to an approach , self-isolation , first widely employed in the Middle Ages .
How that idea — born out of a request by President George W. Bush to ensure the nation was better prepared for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the heart of the national playbook for responding to a pandemic is one of the untold stories of the coronavirus crisis .
It required the key proponents — Dr. Mecher , a Department of Veterans Affairs physician , and Dr. Hatchett , an oncologist turned White House adviser — to overcome intense initial opposition .
Notice that in the course of this planning , neither legal nor economic experts were brought in to consult and advise .
Instead it fell to Mecher ( formerly of Chicago and an intensive care doctor with no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ oncologist Hatchett .
But what is this mention of the high-school daughter of 14 ?
Her name is Laura M. Glass , and she recently declined to be interviewed when the Albuquerque Journal did a deep dive of this history .
Laura ’ s name appears on the foundational paper arguing for lockdowns and forced human separation .
That paper is Targeted Social Distancing Designs for Pandemic Influenza ( 2006 ) .
It set out a model for forced separation and applied it with good results backwards in time to 1957 .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ amounts to a totalitarian lockdown , all stated very matter-of-factly .
In other words , it was a high-school science experiment that eventually became law of the land , and through a circuitous route propelled not by science but politics .
The primary author of this paper was Robert J .
Glass , a complex-systems analyst with Sandia National Laboratories .
He had no medical training , much less an expertise in immunology or epidemiology .
That explains why Dr. D.A .
Henderson , “ who had been the leader of the international @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rejected the whole scheme .
AIER ’ s Phil Magness got to work to find the literature responding to the 2006 paper by Robert and Sarah Glass and discovered the following manifesto : Disease Mitigation Measures in the Control of Pandemic Influenza .
The authors included D.A .
Henderson , along with three professors from Johns Hopkins : infectious disease specialist Thomas V.Inglesby , epidemiologist Jennifer B. Nuzzo , and physician Tara O ’ Toole .
Their paper is a remarkably readable refutation of the entire lock-down model .
There are no historical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confinement by quarantine of groups of possibly infected people for extended periods in order to slow the spread of influenza .
… It is difficult to identify circumstances in the past half-century when large-scale quarantine has been effectively used in the control of any disease .
The negative consequences of large-scale quarantine are so extreme ( forced confinement of sick people with the well ; complete restriction of movement of large populations ; difficulty in getting critical supplies , medicines , and food to people inside the quarantine zone ) that this mitigation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Home quarantine also raises ethical questions .
Implementation of home quarantine could result in healthy , uninfected people being placed at risk of infection from sick household members .
Practices to reduce the chance of transmission ( hand-washing , maintaining a distance of 3 feet from infected people , etc . )
could be recommended , but a policy imposing home quarantine would preclude , for example , sending healthy children to stay with relatives when a family member becomes ill .
Such a policy would also be particularly hard on and dangerous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where the risk of infection would be heightened… .
Travel restrictions , such as closing airports and screening travelers at borders , have historically been ineffective .
The World Health Organization Writing Group concluded that “ screening and quarantining entering travelers at international borders did not substantially delay virus introduction in past pandemics .
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and will likely be even less effective in the modern era.
” … It is reasonable to assume that the economic costs of shutting down air or train travel would be very high , and the societal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ train travel would be extreme .
… During seasonal influenza epidemics , public events with an expected large attendance have sometimes been cancelled or postponed , the rationale being to decrease the number of contacts with those who might be contagious .
There are , however , no certain indications that these actions have had any definitive effect on the severity or duration of an epidemic .
Were consideration to be given to doing this on a more extensive scale and for an extended period , questions immediately arise as to how many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are many social gatherings that involve close contacts among people , and this prohibition might include church services , athletic events , perhaps all meetings of more than 100 people .
It might mean closing theaters , restaurants , malls , large stores , and bars .
Implementing such measures would have seriously disruptive consequences… Schools are often closed for 1–2 weeks early in the development of seasonal community outbreaks of influenza primarily because of high absentee rates , especially in elementary schools , and because of illness among teachers .
This would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , to close schools for longer periods is not only impracticable but carries the possibility of a serious adverse outcome… .
Thus , cancelling or postponing large meetings would not be likely to have any significant effect on the development of the epidemic .
While local concerns may result in the closure of particular events for logical reasons , a policy directing communitywide closure of public events seems inadvisable .
Quarantine .
As experience shows , there is no basis for recommending quarantine either of groups or individuals .
The problems in implementing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ effects of absenteeism and community disruption as well as possible adverse consequences , such as loss of public trust in government and stigmatization of quarantined people and groups , are likely to be considerable… .
Confronting a manageable epidemic and turning it into a catastrophe : that seems like a good description of everything that has happened in the COVID-19 crisis of 2020 .
Thus did some of the most highly trained and experienced experts on epidemics warn with biting rhetoric against everything that the advocates of lockdown proposed .
It was not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ place and showed no actual knowledge of viruses and disease mitigation .
Again , the idea was born of a high-school science experiment using agent-based modelling techniques having nothing at all to do with real life , real science , or real medicine .
So the question becomes : how did the extreme view prevail ?
The New York Times has the answer : [ Post-publication note : You can read the 2007 CDC paper here .
It is arguable that this paper did not favor full lockdown .
I ’ ve spoken @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regards the 2007 plan as more liberal , and assures me that they never envisioned this level of lockdown : “ lockdowns and shelter-in-place were not part of the recommendations.
” To my mind , fleshing out the full relationship between this 2007 document and current policy requires a separate article . ]
The Times called one of the pro-lockdown researchers , Dr. Howard Markel , and asked what he thought of the lockdowns .
His answer : he is glad that his work was used to “ save lives ” but added @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ We always knew this would be applied in worst-case scenarios , ” he said .
“ Even when you are working on dystopian concepts , you always hope it will never be used.
” Ideas have consequences , as they say .
Dream up an idea for a virus-controlling totalitarian society , one without an endgame and eschewing any experienced-based evidence that it would achieve the goal , and you might see it implemented someday .
Lockdown might be the new orthodoxy but that doesn ’ t make it medically sound or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know that many great doctors and scholars in 2006 did their best to stop this nightmare from unfolding .
Their mighty paper should serve as a blueprint for dealing with the next pandemic .
Read the paper below , Disease Mitigation Measures in the Control of Pandemic Influenza : *** Author Jeffrey A. Tucker is Editorial Director for the American Institute for Economic Research .
He is the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press and eight books in 5 languages , most recently The Market Loves You @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Best of Mises .
He speaks widely on topics of economics , technology , social philosophy , and culture .
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Regarding the findings below, it’s important to note that the Gilead Sciences who developed the controversial drug Tamiflu and licensed it to Roche Pharmaceuticals – was previously headed by President Bush’s Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who owned substantial shares in the drugs firm alongside former U.S. Secretary of State, George Schultz, both of who profited from US and its allies stockpiling the drug ahead of the 2005 H1N5 Avian Flu and 2009 H1N1 Swine Flu outbreaks.
Jeffrey A. Tucker
AIER
Now begins the grand effort, on display in thousands of articles and news broadcasts daily, somehow to normalize the lockdown and all its destruction of the last two months. We didn’t lock down almost the entire country in 1968/69, 1957, or 1949-1952, or even during 1918. But in a terrifying few days in March 2020, it happened to all of us, causing an avalanche of social, cultural, and economic destruction that will ring through the ages.
There was nothing normal about it all. We’ll be trying to figure out what happened to us for decades hence.
How did a temporary plan to preserve hospital capacity turn into two-to-three months of near-universal house arrest that ended up causing worker furloughs at 256 hospitals, a stoppage of international travel, a 40% job loss among people earning less than $40K per year, devastation of every economic sector, mass confusion and demoralization, a complete ignoring of all fundamental rights and liberties, not to mention the mass confiscation of private property with forced closures of millions of businesses?
Whatever the answer, it’s got to be a bizarre tale. What’s truly surprising is just how recent the theory behind lockdown and forced distancing actually is. So far as anyone can tell, the intellectual machinery that made this mess was invented 14 years ago, and not by epidemiologists but by computer-simulation modelers. It was adopted not by experienced doctors – they warned ferociously against it – but by politicians.
Let’s start with the phrase social distancing, which has mutated into forced human separation. The first I had heard it was in the 2011 movie Contagion. The first time it appeared in the New York Times was February 12, 2006:
If the avian flu goes pandemic while Tamiflu and vaccines are still in short supply, experts say, the only protection most Americans will have is “social distancing,” which is the new politically correct way of saying “quarantine.”
But distancing also encompasses less drastic measures, like wearing face masks, staying out of elevators — and the [elbow] bump. Such stratagems, those experts say, will rewrite the ways we interact, at least during the weeks when the waves of influenza are washing over us.
Maybe you don’t remember that the avian flu of 2006 didn’t amount to much. It’s true, despite all the extreme warnings about its lethality, H5N1 didn’t turn into much at all. What it did do, however, was send the existing president, George W. Bush, to the library to read about the 1918 flu and its catastrophic results. He asked for some experts to submit some plans to him about what to do when the real thing comes along.
The New York Times (April 22, 2020) tells the story from there:
Fourteen years ago, two federal government doctors, Richard Hatchett and Carter Mecher, met with a colleague at a burger joint in suburban Washington for a final review of a proposal they knew would be treated like a piñata: telling Americans to stay home from work and school the next time the country was hit by a deadly pandemic. When they presented their plan not long after, it was met with skepticism and a degree of ridicule by senior officials, who like others in the United States had grown accustomed to relying on the pharmaceutical industry, with its ever-growing array of new treatments, to confront evolving health challenges. Drs. Hatchett and Mecher were proposing instead that Americans in some places might have to turn back to an approach, self-isolation, first widely employed in the Middle Ages. How that idea — born out of a request by President George W. Bush to ensure the nation was better prepared for the next contagious disease outbreak — became the heart of the national playbook for responding to a pandemic is one of the untold stories of the coronavirus crisis. It required the key proponents — Dr. Mecher, a Department of Veterans Affairs physician, and Dr. Hatchett, an oncologist turned White House adviser — to overcome intense initial opposition.
It brought their work together with that of a Defense Department team assigned to a similar task. And it had some unexpected detours, including a deep dive into the history of the 1918 Spanish flu and an important discovery kicked off by a high school research project pursued by the daughter of a scientist at the Sandia National Laboratories. The concept of social distancing is now intimately familiar to almost everyone. But as it first made its way through the federal bureaucracy in 2006 and 2007, it was viewed as impractical, unnecessary and politically infeasible.
Notice that in the course of this planning, neither legal nor economic experts were brought in to consult and advise. Instead it fell to Mecher (formerly of Chicago and an intensive care doctor with no previous expertise in pandemics) and the oncologist Hatchett.
But what is this mention of the high-school daughter of 14? Her name is Laura M. Glass, and she recently declined to be interviewed when the Albuquerque Journal did a deep dive of this history.
Laura, with some guidance from her dad, devised a computer simulation that showed how people – family members, co-workers, students in schools, people in social situations – interact. What she discovered was that school kids come in contact with about 140 people a day, more than any other group. Based on that finding, her program showed that in a hypothetical town of 10,000 people, 5,000 would be infected during a pandemic if no measures were taken, but only 500 would be infected if the schools were closed.
Laura’s name appears on the foundational paper arguing for lockdowns and forced human separation. That paper is Targeted Social Distancing Designs for Pandemic Influenza (2006). It set out a model for forced separation and applied it with good results backwards in time to 1957. They conclude with a chilling call for what amounts to a totalitarian lockdown, all stated very matter-of-factly.
Implementation of social distancing strategies is challenging. They likely must be imposed for the duration of the local epidemic and possibly until a strain-specific vaccine is developed and distributed. If compliance with the strategy is high over this period, an epidemic within a community can be averted. However, if neighboring communities do not also use these interventions, infected neighbors will continue to introduce influenza and prolong the local epidemic, albeit at a depressed level more easily accommodated by healthcare systems.
In other words, it was a high-school science experiment that eventually became law of the land, and through a circuitous route propelled not by science but politics.
The primary author of this paper was Robert J. Glass, a complex-systems analyst with Sandia National Laboratories. He had no medical training, much less an expertise in immunology or epidemiology.
That explains why Dr. D.A. Henderson, “who had been the leader of the international effort to eradicate smallpox,” completely rejected the whole scheme.
Says the NYT:
Dr. Henderson was convinced that it made no sense to force schools to close or public gatherings to stop. Teenagers would escape their homes to hang out at the mall. School lunch programs would close, and impoverished children would not have enough to eat. Hospital staffs would have a hard time going to work if their children were at home. The measures embraced by Drs. Mecher and Hatchett would “result in significant disruption of the social functioning of communities and result in possibly serious economic problems,” Dr. Henderson wrote in his own academic paper responding to their ideas. The answer, he insisted, was to tough it out: Let the pandemic spread, treat people who get sick and work quickly to develop a vaccine to prevent it from coming back.
AIER’s Phil Magness got to work to find the literature responding to the 2006 paper by Robert and Sarah Glass and discovered the following manifesto: Disease Mitigation Measures in the Control of Pandemic Influenza. The authors included D.A. Henderson, along with three professors from Johns Hopkins: infectious disease specialist Thomas V.Inglesby, epidemiologist Jennifer B. Nuzzo, and physician Tara O’Toole.
Their paper is a remarkably readable refutation of the entire lock-down model.
There are no historical observations or scientific studies that support the confinement by quarantine of groups of possibly infected people for extended periods in order to slow the spread of influenza. … It is difficult to identify circumstances in the past half-century when large-scale quarantine has been effectively used in the control of any disease. The negative consequences of large-scale quarantine are so extreme (forced confinement of sick people with the well; complete restriction of movement of large populations; difficulty in getting critical supplies, medicines, and food to people inside the quarantine zone) that this mitigation measure should be eliminated from serious consideration… Home quarantine also raises ethical questions. Implementation of home quarantine could result in healthy, uninfected people being placed at risk of infection from sick household members. Practices to reduce the chance of transmission (hand-washing, maintaining a distance of 3 feet from infected people, etc.) could be recommended, but a policy imposing home quarantine would preclude, for example, sending healthy children to stay with relatives when a family member becomes ill. Such a policy would also be particularly hard on and dangerous to people living in close quarters, where the risk of infection would be heightened…. Travel restrictions, such as closing airports and screening travelers at borders, have historically been ineffective. The World Health Organization Writing Group concluded that “screening and quarantining entering travelers at international borders did not substantially delay virus introduction in past pandemics . . . and will likely be even less effective in the modern era.”… It is reasonable to assume that the economic costs of shutting down air or train travel would be very high, and the societal costs involved in interrupting all air or train travel would be extreme. … During seasonal influenza epidemics, public events with an expected large attendance have sometimes been cancelled or postponed, the rationale being to decrease the number of contacts with those who might be contagious. There are, however, no certain indications that these actions have had any definitive effect on the severity or duration of an epidemic. Were consideration to be given to doing this on a more extensive scale and for an extended period, questions immediately arise as to how many such events would be affected. There are many social gatherings that involve close contacts among people, and this prohibition might include church services, athletic events, perhaps all meetings of more than 100 people. It might mean closing theaters, restaurants, malls, large stores, and bars. Implementing such measures would have seriously disruptive consequences…
Schools are often closed for 1–2 weeks early in the development of seasonal community outbreaks of influenza primarily because of high absentee rates, especially in elementary schools, and because of illness among teachers. This would seem reasonable on practical grounds. However, to close schools for longer periods is not only impracticable but carries the possibility of a serious adverse outcome…. Thus, cancelling or postponing large meetings would not be likely to have any significant effect on the development of the epidemic. While local concerns may result in the closure of particular events for logical reasons, a policy directing communitywide closure of public events seems inadvisable. Quarantine. As experience shows, there is no basis for recommending quarantine either of groups or individuals. The problems in implementing such measures are formidable, and secondary effects of absenteeism and community disruption as well as possible adverse consequences, such as loss of public trust in government and stigmatization of quarantined people and groups, are likely to be considerable….
Finally, the remarkable conclusion:
Experience has shown that communities faced with epidemics or other adverse events respond best and with the least anxiety when the normal social functioning of the community is least disrupted. Strong political and public health leadership to provide reassurance and to ensure that needed medical care services are provided are critical elements. If either is seen to be less than optimal, a manageable epidemic could move toward catastrophe.
Confronting a manageable epidemic and turning it into a catastrophe: that seems like a good description of everything that has happened in the COVID-19 crisis of 2020.
Thus did some of the most highly trained and experienced experts on epidemics warn with biting rhetoric against everything that the advocates of lockdown proposed. It was not even a real-world idea in the first place and showed no actual knowledge of viruses and disease mitigation. Again, the idea was born of a high-school science experiment using agent-based modelling techniques having nothing at all to do with real life, real science, or real medicine.
So the question becomes: how did the extreme view prevail?
The New York Times has the answer:
The [Bush] administration ultimately sided with the proponents of social distancing and shutdowns — though their victory was little noticed outside of public health circles. Their policy would become the basis for government planning and would be used extensively in simulations used to prepare for pandemics, and in a limited way in 2009 during an outbreak of the influenza called H1N1. Then the coronavirus came, and the plan was put to work across the country for the first time.
[Post-publication note: You can read the 2007 CDC paper here. It is arguable that this paper did not favor full lockdown. I’ve spoken to Rajeev Venkayya, MD, who regards the 2007 plan as more liberal, and assures me that they never envisioned this level of lockdown: “lockdowns and shelter-in-place were not part of the recommendations.” To my mind, fleshing out the full relationship between this 2007 document and current policy requires a separate article.]
The Times called one of the pro-lockdown researchers, Dr. Howard Markel, and asked what he thought of the lockdowns. His answer: he is glad that his work was used to “save lives” but added, “It is also horrifying.” “We always knew this would be applied in worst-case scenarios,” he said. “Even when you are working on dystopian concepts, you always hope it will never be used.”
Ideas have consequences, as they say. Dream up an idea for a virus-controlling totalitarian society, one without an endgame and eschewing any experienced-based evidence that it would achieve the goal, and you might see it implemented someday. Lockdown might be the new orthodoxy but that doesn’t make it medically sound or morally correct. At least now we know that many great doctors and scholars in 2006 did their best to stop this nightmare from unfolding. Their mighty paper should serve as a blueprint for dealing with the next pandemic.
Read the paper below, Disease Mitigation Measures in the Control of Pandemic Influenza:
***
Author Jeffrey A. Tucker is Editorial Director for the American Institute for Economic Research. He is the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press and eight books in 5 languages, most recently The Market Loves You. He is also the editor of The Best of Mises. He speaks widely on topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture.
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21stcenturywire--2020-05-27--Leading UK Epidemiologist: ‘Pubs, Nightclubs, Restaurants Could Reopen Without Serious Risk’

Normally bustling Barbican district in Plymouth , Devon , a veritable ghost town since UK lockdown began in March ( Photo @ 21WIRE ) A prominent Oxford epidemiologist has reportedly called for a more rapid exit from Britain ’ s lockdown , saying the coronavirus pandemic is “ on its way out ” of Britain after infecting as much as half the population .
Professor Sunetra Gupta says there would be a “ strong possibility ” that pubs , nightclubs and restaurants in Britain could reopen without serious risk from Covid-19 .
The professor of theoretical epidemiology at the University @ @ @ @ @ @ @ likely erred on the side of over-reaction in its handling of the crisis , suggesting imposing the lockdown itself was one such misstep .
Prof Gupta told unherd.com the Government had brought in the lockdown based on the worst-case scenario modelling of the Imperial College London .
In March , Imperial College ’ s workings suggested Covid-19 had a deaths-to-cases ratio of as high as 1.4 % , reducing to 0.66 % when allowing for undiagnosed cases .
Prof Gupta ’ s Oxford team produced a rival model , also in March , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Britain ’ s population may have already been infected , and suggesting an infection fatality rate as low as 0.1 % , which she says would be far lower now .
Asked for her updated ratio , Prof Gupta said the epidemic had “ largely come and is on its way out in this country ” and that the rate would be “ definitely less than one in 1000 and probably closer to one in 10,000 ” , or between 0.1 % and 0.01 % .
Prof Gupta said the Government ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was based on a plausible , “ or at least a possible ” , worst case scenario .
“ The question is , should we act on a possible worst case scenario , given the costs of lockdown ?
“ It seems to me that given that the costs of lockdown are mounting , that case is becoming more and more fragile , ” she said .
Prof Gupta called for a “ more rapid exits from lockdown ” based on factors such as “ who is dying and what is happening to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it was feasible Britain could have fared better with the Covid-19 crisis by doing “ nothing at all ” or at least by concentrating on protecting the people most vulnerable to the disease .
“ Remaining in a state of lockdown is extremely dangerous from the point of view of the vulnerability of the entire population to new pathogens , ” she said .
“ Effectively we used to live in a state approximating lockdown 100 years ago , and that was what created the conditions for the Spanish Flu to come in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it hard to prove on current evidence , Prof Gupta said there was a “ strong possibility ” the UK could return to normal without great risk .
*** This story was originally published by the UK Press Association ( PA ) via Belfast Telegraph .
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Normally bustling Barbican district in Plymouth, Devon, a veritable ghost town since UK lockdown began in March (Photo @21WIRE)
By Trevor Marshallsea, PA
A prominent Oxford epidemiologist has reportedly called for a more rapid exit from Britain’s lockdown, saying the coronavirus pandemic is “on its way out” of Britain after infecting as much as half the population.
Professor Sunetra Gupta says there would be a “strong possibility” that pubs, nightclubs and restaurants in Britain could reopen without serious risk from Covid-19.
The professor of theoretical epidemiology at the University of Oxford said the UK had most likely erred on the side of over-reaction in its handling of the crisis, suggesting imposing the lockdown itself was one such misstep.
Prof Gupta told unherd.com the Government had brought in the lockdown based on the worst-case scenario modelling of the Imperial College London.
In March, Imperial College’s workings suggested Covid-19 had a deaths-to-cases ratio of as high as 1.4%, reducing to 0.66% when allowing for undiagnosed cases.
Prof Gupta’s Oxford team produced a rival model, also in March, speculating as much as 50% of Britain’s population may have already been infected, and suggesting an infection fatality rate as low as 0.1%, which she says would be far lower now.
Asked for her updated ratio, Prof Gupta said the epidemic had “largely come and is on its way out in this country” and that the rate would be “definitely less than one in 1000 and probably closer to one in 10,000”, or between 0.1% and 0.01%.
Prof Gupta said the Government’s defence of the lockdown was that it was based on a plausible, “or at least a possible”, worst case scenario.
“The question is, should we act on a possible worst case scenario, given the costs of lockdown?
“It seems to me that given that the costs of lockdown are mounting, that case is becoming more and more fragile,” she said.
Prof Gupta called for a “more rapid exits from lockdown” based on factors such as “who is dying and what is happening to the death rates”.
She said it was feasible Britain could have fared better with the Covid-19 crisis by doing “nothing at all” or at least by concentrating on protecting the people most vulnerable to the disease.
“Remaining in a state of lockdown is extremely dangerous from the point of view of the vulnerability of the entire population to new pathogens,” she said.
“Effectively we used to live in a state approximating lockdown 100 years ago, and that was what created the conditions for the Spanish Flu to come in and kill 50m people.”
Whilst accepting it hard to prove on current evidence, Prof Gupta said there was a “strong possibility” the UK could return to normal without great risk.
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This story was originally published by the UK Press Association (PA) via Belfast Telegraph.
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21stcenturywire--2020-05-27--After 8.3 Million Views, YouTube Pulls Down Michael Moore’s ‘Planet Of Humans’

After garnering 8.3 millions of views on its platform , Google ’ s Ministry of Censorship removed Michael Moore and Jeff Gibbs controversial documentary film Planet of Humans from the YouTube .
The filmmakers are calling the ban a “ blatant act of censorship.
” Spokespersons from YouTube are claiming the cancellation of the film was due to an alleged copyright claim over a four second clip contained in the film .
The film was an instant indy hit after it was released last month on the eve of Earth Day , and lifts the lid on the one of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s most embarrassing secrets hidden in plain sight , namely the fact that it ’ s not very green at all and that the hype surrounding the movement is largely a creation of Wall Street and the fossil fuel industry .
The expose was a devastating blow to the liberal elites and their progressive left-wing political parties who have traditionally relied on the green energy and climate issues in order to attract voters .
“ This attempt to take down our film and prevent the public from seeing it is a blatant act @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Humans … .
It is a misuse of copyright law to shut down a film that has opened a serious conversation about how parts of the environmental movement have gotten into bed with Wall Street and so-called ‘ green capitalists.
’ There is absolutely no copyright violation in my film.
” The report went on to explain how the opponents of the film were able to game YouTube ’ s dubious copyright claim system in order to get the film taken down : The four-second clip subject to the copyright right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , in a sequence titled “ How Solar Panels & Wind Turbines Are Made.
” The footage shows a mining operation for rare earth metals , which are used in wind turbine manufacture .
Gibbs says he incorporated the footage under “ fair use , ” an exception to copyright law that allows news reporters , producers and documentary filmmakers limited access to copyrighted material to illustrate points .
British environmental photographer Toby Smith tweeted over the weekend that he shot the footage in question for an unrelated documentary project .
In a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Smith dismissed Planet of the Humans as “ bull-shit ” and suggested it was filled with “ endless ” copyright infringements in addition to his own material .
He told a British publication it was he who filed the copyright infringement claim with YouTube .
YouTube automatically notifies content creators of any copyright infringement accusation lodged against them and provides a dispute adjudication process .
A representative for Moore and Gibbs confirmed the filmmakers formally contacted YouTube to deny the infringement claim , citing fair use .
In the meantime , Moore @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Vimeo streaming platform .
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After garnering 8.3 millions of views on its platform, Google’s Ministry of Censorship removed Michael Moore and Jeff Gibbs controversial documentary film Planet of Humans from the YouTube. The filmmakers are calling the ban a “blatant act of censorship.”
Spokespersons from YouTube are claiming the cancellation of the film was due to an alleged copyright claim over a four second clip contained in the film.
The film was an instant indy hit after it was released last month on the eve of Earth Day, and lifts the lid on one of the ‘Green Energy’ movement’s most embarrassing secrets hidden in plain sight, namely the fact that it’s not very green at all and that the hype surrounding the movement is largely a creation of Wall Street and the fossil fuel industry. The expose was a devastating blow to the liberal elites and their progressive left-wing political parties who have traditionally relied on the green energy and climate issues in order to attract voters.
Regarding Google’s censorship, director Gibbs told Deadline Live:
“This attempt to take down our film and prevent the public from seeing it is a blatant act of censorship by political critics of Planet of the Humans …. It is a misuse of copyright law to shut down a film that has opened a serious conversation about how parts of the environmental movement have gotten into bed with Wall Street and so-called ‘green capitalists.’ There is absolutely no copyright violation in my film.”
The report went on to explain how the opponents of the film were able to game YouTube’s dubious copyright claim system in order to get the film taken down:
The four-second clip subject to the copyright right claim comes 37 minutes into the documentary, in a sequence titled “How Solar Panels & Wind Turbines Are Made.” The footage shows a mining operation for rare earth metals, which are used in wind turbine manufacture. Gibbs says he incorporated the footage under “fair use,” an exception to copyright law that allows news reporters, producers and documentary filmmakers limited access to copyrighted material to illustrate points. British environmental photographer Toby Smith tweeted over the weekend that he shot the footage in question for an unrelated documentary project. In a since-deleted post to his verified Twitter account, Smith dismissed Planet of the Humans as “bull-shit” and suggested it was filled with “endless” copyright infringements in addition to his own material. He told a British publication it was he who filed the copyright infringement claim with YouTube. YouTube automatically notifies content creators of any copyright infringement accusation lodged against them and provides a dispute adjudication process. A representative for Moore and Gibbs confirmed the filmmakers formally contacted YouTube to deny the infringement claim, citing fair use.
In the meantime, Moore and Gibbs have reposted the film on Vimeo streaming platform.
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21stcenturywire--2020-05-28--BOILER ROOM: The COVID ‘Global Cities’ Agenda with Patrick Henningsen and Mark Anderson

Anywhere you see the phrase , `` the New Normal '' – you should reject it .
It 's based @ @ @ @ @ COVID19 is somehow fundamentally much greater threat than other infectious diseases , when it 's @ @ @ @ @ should be confronted and publically admonished .

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BOILER ROOM – On this episode HESHER (alternatecurrentradio.com) is joined by PATRICK HENNINGSEN of 21WIRE (21stcentrywire.com) and MARK ANDERSON (thetruthhound.com) to discuss the globalist and internationalist “Global Cities” agenda being accelerated under the guise of the COVID-19 crisis, and underpinned by a series of tyrannical executive orders of many of the Mayors and Governors in the United States. The agenda depends on subversion of the US Constitution and suspension of the democratic process, with the origin of the “new” powers being wielded by Fourth Industrial Revolution corporate evangelists, Silicon Valley moguls and establishment pop-up controlled opposition groups like Extinction Rebellion and backed by UN Agenda 21/2030 presently being rapidly advanced now by confabs like the World Economic Forum in the name of COVID-19. A deep dive into the Global Cities initiative. All this and more on this episode of BOILER ROOM. Enjoy the show!
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21stcenturywire--2020-05-28--Minneapolis Explodes in Protest Over Police Killing of George Floyd, Mayor Wants Officers Charged

Minnesota ’ s capital exploded last night , literally – as protests and riots engulfed part of the city following the in-custody death of 46 year-old George Floyd on Monday .
One person was reportedly shot and killed during yesterday ’ s upheaval , along with widespread looting and multiple fires set by angry residents .
Other street protests kicked-off across country including a large demonstration in Los Angeles .
Bridget Floyd , sister of the deceased , called for all four police officers involved to be arrested and that they “ should be in jail for murder ” .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ turmoil comes amid a Coronavirus state of emergency and lockdown measures .
Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo told the local FOX 9 TV station that due to unrest near the Third Precinct around the area of South Minneapolis and Uptown , the police have been given orders to use of tear gas following reports of violence and looting .
Police mobilized reinforcements after protesters began to converge on a local police precinct station .
Watch : The entire affair began after police had received a call from a south Minneapolis store about a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 20 bill .
Police picked up suspect George Floyd shortly thereafter .
Footage of Monday ’ s brutal police killing went viral on social media after being filmed by a member of the public .
Millions around the world were shocked at the craven and cold manner in which the arresting officer casually had his hand in his pocket whilst pressing his knee down on the neck of Floyd crushed against the pavement and blocking off his airway .
Fire Department spokesman has confirmed that Floyd showed ‘ no signs of life ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This morning , Minneapolis Park Police released new body cam footage of the fatal arrest .
Watch : During a press conference last night , Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey commented on the viral video , explaining , “ We watched five excruciating minutes as a white officer firmly pressed his knee into the neck of an unarmed and handcuffed black man .
I saw no threat .
I saw nothing that would signal that this kind of force was necessary .
By the way , that particular technique hat was used is not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not something officers are trained on and it should not be used period.
” In an unprecedented move , Mayor Frey called for the police officers involved to be charged by Hennepin County Attorneys as soon as possible .
Frey declined to say which charge that should be , and deferred to the judiciary .
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Minnesota’s capital exploded last night, literally – as protests and riots engulfed part of the city following the in-custody death of 46 year-old George Floyd on Monday.
One person was reportedly shot and killed during yesterday’s upheaval, along with widespread looting and multiple fires set by angry residents.
Other street protests kicked-off across country including a large demonstration in Los Angeles.
Bridget Floyd, sister of the deceased, called for all four police officers involved to be arrested and that they “should be in jail for murder”.
Government officials have exasperated as this latest turmoil comes amid a Coronavirus state of emergency and lockdown measures.
Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo told the local FOX 9 TV station that due to unrest near the Third Precinct around the area of South Minneapolis and Uptown, the police have been given orders to use tear gas following reports of violence and looting.
Police mobilized reinforcements after protesters began to converge on a local police precinct station. Watch:
The entire affair began after police had received a call from a south Minneapolis store about a someone suspected of passing a counterfeit $20 bill. Police picked up suspect George Floyd shortly thereafter.
Footage of Monday’s brutal police killing went viral on social media after being filmed by a member of the public. Millions around the world were shocked at the craven and cold manner in which the arresting officer casually had his hand in his pocket whilst pressing his knee down on the neck of Floyd crushed against the pavement and blocking off his airway. Fire Department spokesman has confirmed that Floyd showed ‘no signs of life’ when paramedics arrived on the scene.
"I CAN'T BREATHE": Video shows George Floyd, a black man that police say was a possible "forgery" suspect, pleading with Minneapolis cops for air as they press a knee into his neck. Floyd loses consciousness and later dies. Click here for the full video: https://t.co/gD3hBFhbgL pic.twitter.com/h5SabBHR7M — CBS News (@CBSNews) May 26, 2020
This morning, Minneapolis Park Police released new body cam footage of the fatal arrest. Watch:
During a press conference last night, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey commented on the viral video, explaining, “We watched five excruciating minutes as a white officer firmly pressed his knee into the neck of an unarmed and handcuffed black man. I saw no threat. I saw nothing that would signal that this kind of force was necessary. By the way, that particular technique used is not authorized by the MPD. It is not something officers are trained on and it should not be used period.”
In an unprecedented move, Mayor Frey called for the police officers involved to be charged by Hennepin County Attorneys as soon as possible. Frey declined to say which charge that should be, and deferred to the judiciary. Watch:
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21stcenturywire--2020-05-29--UKC News: COVID and ‘The New Abnormal’

UKC News: COVID and ‘The New Abnormal’

As the real data continues to pour in from various serological and epidemiological studies showing the virus is more or @ @ @ @ @ , Governments continue to ignore it and clinging to their original lockdown stories .
They @ @ @ @ @ by the science ” but upon closer examination , the science just doesn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ “ the new abnormal.
” All this and more .
Co-hosts Mike Robinson and Patrick @ @ @ @ @ Coronavirus updates .
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As the real data continues to pour in from various serological and epidemiological studies showing the virus is more or less finished doing its thing, Governments continue to ignore it and clinging to their original lockdown stories. They claim to be “guided by the science” but upon closer examination, the science just doesn’t add up. Welcome to “the new abnormal.” All this and more.
Co-hosts Mike Robinson and Patrick Henningsen bringing you the latest Coronavirus updates. Watch:
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21stcenturywire--2020-05-31--Episode #328 – ‘America’s Lockdown Ends with a Bang’ with special guests

Episode # 328 of SUNDAY WIRE SHOW resumes on this week , May 31 , 2020 with host Patrick Henningsen @ @ @ @ @ Alternate Current Radio Network ( ACR ) … 5pm-8pm UK Time | 12pm-3pm EST ( @ @ @ @ @ ( US ) This week the SUNDAY WIRE broadcasts LIVE on ACR with host Patrick @ @ @ @ @ in the US , Europe and internationally .
We start off with the biggest news @ @ @ @ @ that America ’ s 10 week Coronavirus Lockdown has suddenly been busted open by the @ @ @ @ @ George Floyd and the burning of America .
In the final segment we ’ ll @ @ @ @ @ Roving Correspondent for Culture & Sport , Basil Valentine for the latest on US meltdown @ @ @ @ @ and lifting lockdowns this week , along with a bit of COVID Sporting news .
@ @ @ @ @ much more .
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Episode #328 of SUNDAY WIRE SHOW resumes on this week, May 31, 2020 with host Patrick Henningsen, broadcasting LIVE on the Alternate Current Radio Network (ACR)…
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This week the SUNDAY WIRE broadcasts LIVE on ACR with host Patrick Henningsen covering the top stories in the US, Europe and internationally. We start off with the biggest news the week – it seems that America’s 10 week Coronavirus Lockdown has suddenly been busted open by the killing of Minnesota’s George Floyd and the burning of America. In the final segment we’ll also talk with SUNDAY WIRE Roving Correspondent for Culture & Sport, Basil Valentine for the latest on US meltdown and also UK corona crisis and lifting lockdowns this week, along with a bit of COVID Sporting news. All this and much, much more. Enjoy the show…
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21stcenturywire--2020-06-01--UKC News: ‘Documents Reveal Government Lockdown Was Political, Not Scientific’

An incredible discovery of UK government documents from SAGE science advisory committee reveals that Downing Street ’ s decision to @ @ @ @ @ was in fact a political one , and little to do with “ The Science @ @ @ @ @ ’ s being guided by .
Also , many are concerned about a spike in @ @ @ @ @ result of government lockdown policy .
All this and more .
Co-hosts Brian Gerrish , @ @ @ @ @ with the latest Coronavirus updates .
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An incredible discovery of UK government documents from SAGE science advisory committee reveals that Downing Street’s decision to ‘Lockdown’ the country was in fact a political one, and little to do with “The Science” that government insists it’s being guided by. Also, many are concerned about a spike in child abuse reports as a result of government lockdown policy. All this and more.
Co-hosts Brian Gerrish, Mike Robinson and David Scott with the latest Coronavirus updates. Watch:
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21stcenturywire--2020-06-01--Life in Sweden During the Coronavirus ‘Pandemic’

This is a brief look at what life in Sweden has been like during the Coronavirus ‘ pandemic ’ .
@ @ @ @ @ and the US , Sweden did not opt to ‘ Lockdown ’ and voluntarily push @ @ @ @ @ a downward spiral .
Hence , life in this Scandinavian country has remained relatively normal @ @ @ @ @ common sense safety measures put in place to mitigate concerns regarding COVID-19 .
You ’ @ @ @ @ @ , gyms and parks – all open and being used much the same way as @ @ @ @ @ .
American videographer Evan Thomas takes viewers on a brief tour of Gothenburg , Sweden @ @ @ @ @ .
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This is a brief look at what life in Sweden has been like during the Coronavirus ‘pandemic’. Unlike Europe, the UK and the US, Sweden did not opt to ‘Lockdown’ and voluntarily push its economy and society into a downward spiral. Hence, life in this Scandinavian country has remained relatively normal, with only a few common sense safety measures put in place to mitigate concerns regarding COVID-19. You’ll see restaurants, bars, gyms and parks – all open and being used much the same way as in ‘normal’ times.
American videographer Evan Thomas takes viewers on a brief tour of Gothenburg, Sweden’s second biggest city. Watch:
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21stcenturywire--2020-06-01--Watch Police and Protesters Clash in Minneapolis After Alleged Stabbing

By now , there are thousands of media images and scenes from protests and mob lootings across the US following @ @ @ @ @ year-old George Floyd last Monday .
Here is one longer scene captured by an Australian @ @ @ @ @ Minneapolis on Friday which shows the crowd dynamics and interactions between police and protesters – @ @ @ @ @ tensions can accelerate once a relatively minor incident begins to escalate .
All of this @ @ @ @ @ and the country began to descend into a string of nationwide demonstrations and mass rioting @ @ @ @ @ Australia reporter Tim Arvier was on the scene following an alleged stabbing incident took place @ @ @ @ @ :

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By now, there are thousands of media images and scenes from protests and mob lootings across the US following the in-custody death of 46 year-old George Floyd last Monday. Here is one video scene captured by an Australian news channel on assignment in Minneapolis on Friday which shows the crowd dynamics and interactions between police and protesters – and also just how easily tensions can accelerate once a relatively minor incident begins to escalate.
All of this was happening as the city and the country began to descend into a string of nationwide demonstrations and mass rioting.
Here, 9 News Australia reporter Tim Arvier was on the scene following an alleged stabbing incident took place just moments earlier. Watch:
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21stcenturywire--2020-06-01--Looting, Rioting Mobs Further Delay Post-Lockdown Economic Recovery

Just as the US economy was beginning to reemerge after ten weeks of COVID-19 lockdown across the country , the recent spate of protests , now retailers and restaurants across the country have had to close their doors again for fear of rioting mobs .
With most of country still under ‘ lockdown ’ orders or just coming out their shutdown – the people were primed for an exposition on the streets .
That perfect storm became a reality following the death of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis Police Department .
Initially , protests and demonstrations in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ orderly , but all that changed late Wednesday evening when violent protests kicked off in Minneapolis , before cascading across the country – erupting in dozens of major cities including New York , Washington DC , Miami , Atlanta , Los Angeles , Dallas , Portland , Seattle and many others .
National security fears were also sparked after anarchist and radical left-wing mobs also encircled the White House in the nation ’ s capital , burning a Secret Service guard station and also set fire to the historic landmark St John ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ additional security perimeter of armored vehicles and personnel was set up around the presidential residence , as arson mobs shot fireworks and threw bottles at capital police and secret service , while gangs of looters ransacked buildings and businesses in the city .
As a result of the threat of mob violence and general disruptions , many businesses across the country have been forced to delay opening with some shutting their doors until further notice .
Curfews and roadblocks have been mandated by municipalities over the weekend , as angry marauding mobs wearing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ terrorize both residential and commercial properties , as well as attacking and burning some government buildings .

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Car burning in a commercial district set alight by angry mobs (Image Source: France 24)
Just as the US economy was beginning to reemerge after ten weeks of COVID-19 lockdown across the country, the recent spate of protests, now retailers and restaurants across the country have had to close their doors again for fear of rioting mobs.
With most of country still under ‘lockdown’ orders or just coming out their shutdown – the people were primed for an exposition on the streets.
That perfect storm became a reality following the death of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis Police Department. Initially, protests and demonstrations in the Minnesota capital were relatively peaceful and orderly, but all that changed late Wednesday evening when violent protests kicked off in Minneapolis, before cascading across the country – erupting in dozens of major cities including New York, Washington DC, Miami, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Dallas, Portland, Seattle and many others.
National security fears were also sparked after anarchist and radical left-wing mobs also encircled the White House in the nation’s capital, burning a Secret Service guard station and also setting fire to the historic landmark St John’s Church in LaFayette Square.
Crazed 'social justice' mobs in #WashingtonDCRiots have set fire to historic landmark St. John's Episcopal Church in Lafayette Square, a Greek Episcopal church built in 1816…#GeorgeFloyd #Minneapolis #riots2020 pic.twitter.com/7g1GTY0JkA — Patrick Henningsen (@21WIRE) June 1, 2020
An additional security perimeter of armored vehicles and personnel was set up around the presidential residence, as arson mobs shot fireworks and threw bottles at capital police and secret service, while gangs of looters ransacked buildings and businesses in the city.
As a result of the threat of mob violence and general disruptions, many businesses across the country have been forced to delay opening with some shutting their doors until further notice. Curfews and roadblocks have been mandated by municipalities over the weekend, as angry marauding mobs wearing their ‘pandemic’ masks continued to terrorize both residential and commercial properties, as well as attacking and burning some government buildings.
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IMAGE: An all too familiar scene of looting mobs, tearing apart and emptying retail stores in urban areas across the country (Image Source: France 24) It had only been two days since Lilliannia Ayers reopened her Queen Hippie Gypsy store in downtown Oakland, Calif., before her front window was smashed and her storefront was spray painted Friday. On Saturday night, she and neighbors stayed up all night to protect their stores — hopeful the protest movements across the U.S. would not destroy her business so soon after it suffered a devastating hit from the pandemic shutdown.


21stcenturywire--2020-06-02--As Cities Burn, US Leaders Continue to Dithers

After a week of civil unrest and random violence , residents across America have woken up to more neighborhoods in @ @ @ @ @ set on fire – all as political leaders continue to dither , with some simply @ @ @ @ @ happening .
The civil vacuum that is now forming is truly breathtaking .
The national @ @ @ @ @ Minneapolis following the untimely death of a black man , George Floyd , who was @ @ @ @ @ .
Meanwhile , police and fire departments across the country are working overtime to repair @ @ @ @ @ and to restore law and order .
But not everyone is working to ameliorate the @ @ @ @ @ politicians and media personalities are determined to employ race-baiting rhetoric to leverage political capital .
@ @ @ @ @ a country on the brink of social and political disaster , and discusses the nature @ @ @ @ @ reviews some of the exploits of the supposed ‘ protesters ’ who have been busy @ @ @ @ @ their way through America ’ s cities .
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After a week of civil unrest and random violence, residents across America have woken up to more neighborhoods in shambles, stores looted and set on fire – all as political leaders continue to dither, with some simply denying anything serious has been happening. The civil vacuum that is now forming is truly breathtaking.
The national upheaval began with protests in Minneapolis following the untimely death of a black man, George Floyd, who was killed while in police custody.
Meanwhile, police and fire departments across the country are working overtime to repair damage from angry mobs, and to restore law and order.
But not everyone is working to ameliorate the situation – some officials, politicians and media personalities are determined to employ race-baiting rhetoric to leverage political capital.
Presenter Tucker Carlson breaks down a country on the brink of social and political disaster, and discusses the nature of mob mentality and also reviews some of the exploits of the supposed ‘protesters’ who have been busy beating, looting and burning their way through America’s cities. Watch:
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21stcenturywire--2020-06-03--Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson Talks About a New Post-Imperial Order

Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson , a former Chief of Staff to Colin Powell , discusses the transition of the United States @ @ @ @ @ sharing the world stage with China and its allies .
Also , he talks about @ @ @ @ @ war with Iran , and the reemergence of ISIS in Syria and Iraq , as @ @ @ @ @ the OPCW fraudulent reporting of alleged chemical weapon attacks in Syria .
Renegade Inc host @ @ @ @ @ Wilkerson about all this and more .
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Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, a former Chief of Staff to Colin Powell, discusses the transition of the United States from a unipolar hegemon to sharing the world stage with China and its allies. Also, he talks about the prospects of a US war with Iran, and the reemergence of ISIS in Syria and Iraq, as well as the cover-up at the OPCW fraudulent reporting of alleged chemical weapon attacks in Syria.
Renegade Inc host Ross Ashcroft speaks with Colonel Wilkerson about all this and more. Watch:
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21stcenturywire--2020-06-03--Statistician: ‘U.S. Officials Exaggerated Their COVID Death Toll’

It ’ s now June , and still a number of American states are still dithering on lifting their catastrophic ‘ lockdown ’ policies which have decimated their economies and severely damaged society .
With each passing day , more experts are going on-record to state that senseless lockdowns are actually costing lives , not saving them .
Looking at the actual data , it ’ s clear that the overwhelming majority of the deaths have occurred in densely populated states such as New York , New Jersey , Massachusetts and Illinois .
So why are so many other states @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fact , the government and mainstream ’ s campaign of fear has been so successful , that it convinced the public to adopt stringent ‘ mask policies ’ in mid May – a full month and a half after reported COVID infections had already peaked in late March .
Sky News Australia talks with American statistical consultant William M. Briggs who disputed the government ’ s official figures , and went on to easily debunk the official government fiction on COVID-19 .
Briggs also showed how America ’ s gigantic death toll was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it was dying from , you had to have this bug ( COVID-19 ) and nothing else , ” he said .
“ And then that was moved to dying with , which you had to have this bug among a whole range of other things that were probably going to kill you anyway.
” “ The people dying of this have multiple comorbidities on average , other sicknesses , ” said Briggs .
He also explained how “ absurd ” it was that the US Federal agencies and State governors had overreacted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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It’s now June, and still a number of American states are still dithering on lifting their catastrophic ‘lockdown’ policies which have decimated their economies and severely damaged society. With each passing day, more experts are going on-record to state that senseless lockdowns are actually costing lives, not saving them.
Looking at the actual data, it’s clear that the overwhelming majority of the deaths have occurred in densely populated states such as New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Illinois. So why are so many other states still maintaining this harmful policy?
In fact, the government and mainstream’s campaign of fear has been so successful, that it convinced the public to adopt stringent ‘mask policies’ in mid May – a full month and a half after reported COVID infections had already peaked in late March.
Sky News Australia talks with American statistical consultant William M. Briggs who disputed the government’s official figures, and went on to easily debunk the official government fiction on COVID-19.
Briggs also showed how America’s gigantic death toll was grossly overblown.
“At first, it was dying from, you had to have this bug (COVID-19) and nothing else,” he said. “And then that was moved to dying with, which you had to have this bug among a whole range of other things that were probably going to kill you anyway.”
“The people dying of this have multiple comorbidities on average, other sicknesses,” said Briggs.
He also explained how “absurd” it was that the US Federal agencies and State governors had overreacted to COVID-19 “to an unprecedented degree.”
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21stcenturywire--2020-06-03--Australia: ‘Politicians Don’t Have the Guts to Admit the COVID Crisis Was Exaggerated’

Australian lockdown meant even the beaches were off limits to the public ( Image Source : Broad Agenda ) Before governments decided to ‘ lockdown ’ whole economies and societies , politicians completely avoided any discussion over the potential collateral damage which might be incurred due to their experimental shutdown policy .
Recently , in Australia is was revealed elective surgeries , including IVF , will gradually be phased back in as the government moves to lift some coronavirus restrictions .
During lockdown , Prime Minister Scott Morrison had told reporters while he was pleased with the declining rate of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wouldn ’ t budge on lifting restrictions “ too soon ” and risk a theoretical outbreak of the coronavirus .
Early on , and much the same as in the UK and US , exaggerated predictions of doom that 150,000 Australians would somehow die of the virus if a ‘ hard lockdown ’ didn ’ t happen immediately .
According SKY News host Andrew Bolt , the fraudulent coronavirus computer modelling had “ panicked the politicians and excited the media ” and stated that “ our leaders are now scared of relaxing bans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Watch this fascinating panel discussion which politicians refused to have :

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Australian lockdown meant even the beaches were off limits to the public (Image Source: Broad Agenda)
Before governments decided to ‘lockdown’ whole economies and societies, politicians completely avoided any discussion over the potential collateral damage which might be incurred due to their experimental shutdown policy.
Recently, in Australia is was revealed elective surgeries, including IVF, will gradually be phased back in as the government moves to lift some coronavirus restrictions.
During lockdown, Prime Minister Scott Morrison had told reporters while he was pleased with the declining rate of COVID infections in Australia, but still wouldn’t budge on lifting restrictions “too soon” and risk a theoretical outbreak of the coronavirus.
Early on, and much the same as in the UK and US, exaggerated predictions of doom that 150,000 Australians would somehow die of the virus if a ‘hard lockdown’ didn’t happen immediately.
According SKY News host Andrew Bolt, the fraudulent coronavirus computer modelling had “panicked the politicians and excited the media” and stated that “our leaders are now scared of relaxing bans that are hurting us more than help.”
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21stcenturywire--2020-06-03--COVID-19: ‘The Facts Changed – But Government Lockdown Policy Didn’t’

Despite routine denials by governments , particularly the US and UK , a large body of evidence-based research has come @ @ @ @ @ two months which should have flipped the script on COVID-19 ‘ threat.
’ In this @ @ @ @ @ viewers to always be vigilant and practice discernment when determining trustworthy sources , and to @ @ @ @ @ flexible and maintain the ability to pivot in light of new information – especially when @ @ @ @ @ it .
In this episode entitled , “ Facts From the Frontlines ” host Tony @ @ @ @ @ person panel , including top scientists and medical professionals who reveal some important truths hidden @ @ @ @ @ about the coronavirus crisis .
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Despite routine denials by governments, particularly the US and UK, a large body of evidence-based research has come to light over the last two months which should have flipped the script on COVID-19 ‘threat.’ In this discussion, the host reminds viewers to always be vigilant and practice discernment when determining trustworthy sources, and to think critically and to stay flexible and maintain the ability to pivot in light of new information – especially when so many lives depend on it.
In this episode entitled, “Facts From the Frontlines” host Tony Robbins talks to a seven person panel, including top scientists and medical professionals who reveal some important truths hidden by governments and mainstream media about the coronavirus crisis. Watch:
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21stcenturywire--2020-06-04--Prof. Karl Friston: ‘80% Not Even Susceptible to COVID-19’

As the threat of COVID-19 quickly fades from foreground and the damage from governments ’ experimental panic-driven ‘ lockdown ’ measures , some experts are now asking an important question : why do different countries achieved such vastly different results in terms of fatalities due to Coronavirus ?
The answers to this question will undoubtedly destroy official claims that the COVID lockdown was somehow science-based , let alone justified .
As it turns out , a large percentage of the population was never susceptible to this virus .
In other words : the threat was completely overblown , and lockdown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ based in reality .
Professor Karl Friston is a computer modelling expert , world-renowned for his contributions to neuroscience .
He has been applying his “ dynamic causal modelling ” approach to the Covid-19 pandemic , and has reached some startling results .
– The differences between countries are not primarily down to government actions , but due to ‘ intrinsic ’ differences in the populations – We don ’ t yet fully understand what is driving it , although there are theories ranging from levels of vitamin D to genetic differences – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be a portion of the population that is ‘ not even in the game ’ – that is , not susceptible to Covid-19 .
This varies hugely between countries – In the UK , Professor Friston estimates that portion to be at least 50 % , and probably more like 80 % – The similar mortality results between Sweden ( no lockdown ) and the UK ( lockdown ) are best explained by the fact that in reality there was no difference – the impact of the legal lockdown in Professor Friston ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is a highly informative interview with UnHerd host Freddie Sayer and Professor Karl Friston .
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As the threat of COVID-19 quickly fades from foreground and the damage from governments’ experimental panic-driven ‘lockdown’ measures, some experts are now asking an important question: why do different countries achieve such vastly different results in terms of fatalities due to Coronavirus?
The answers to this question will undoubtedly destroy official claims that the COVID lockdown was somehow science-based, let alone justified.
As it turns out, a large percentage of the population were never susceptible to this virus.
In other words: the threat was completely overblown, and lockdown and social distancing policies have never been based in reality.
UnHerd reports…
Professor Karl Friston is a computer modelling expert, world-renowned for his contributions to neuroscience. He has been applying his “dynamic causal modelling” approach to the Covid-19 pandemic, and has reached some startling results.
– The differences between countries are not primarily down to government actions, but due to ‘intrinsic’ differences in the populations
– We don’t yet fully understand what is driving it, although there are theories ranging from levels of vitamin D to genetic differences
– In each country, there appears to be a portion of the population that is ‘not even in the game’
– that is, not susceptible to Covid-19. This varies hugely between countries
– In the UK, Professor Friston estimates that portion to be at least 50%, and probably more like 80%
– The similar mortality results between Sweden (no lockdown) and the UK (lockdown) are best explained by the fact that in reality there was no difference – the impact of the legal lockdown in Professor Friston’s models “literally goes away.”
This is a highly informative interview with UnHerd host Freddie Sayer and Professor Karl Friston. Watch:
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21stcenturywire--2020-06-04--US Professor: ‘There’s no scientific proof social distancing prevents spread of COVID-19’

Since the beginning of the COVID crisis , government officials and mainstream media pundits have hung their entire ‘ lockdown @ @ @ @ @ dubbed practice of “ social distancing , ” but how do we know such extreme @ @ @ @ @ One academic who has dared to challenge the ‘ crisis ’ narrative orthodoxy is University @ @ @ @ @ Hay has said that despite this widely-held assumption , there is “ no scientific proof @ @ @ @ @ works in supposedly stopping the spread of respiratory diseases like Coronavirus .
Hay also explains @ @ @ @ @ people with pre-existing conditions , ie .
the elderly and infirmed – should be the @ @ @ @ @ emergency ’ isolation measures , and not the general population .
Watch this brief discussion @ @ @ @ @ by KUSI in San Diego , California :

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Since the beginning of the COVID crisis, government officials and mainstream media pundits have hung their entire ‘lockdown’ logic on the newly dubbed practice of “social distancing,” but how do we know such extreme measures are actually working?
One academic who has dared to challenge the ‘crisis’ narrative orthodoxy is University of Southern California Professor Joel Hay who believes that despite widely-held assumptions by government and media, there is “no scientific proof” that social distancing actually works in supposedly stopping the spread of respiratory diseases like Coronavirus.
Hay also explains how a certain at-risk demographic people with pre-existing conditions, ie. the elderly and infirmed – should be the real focus of government ’emergency’ isolation measures, and not the general population.
Watch this brief discussion from a live news broadcast by KUSI in San Diego, California:
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21stcenturywire--2020-06-04--‘Protest’ Looters Ransack Pharmacy, Leaving Vulnerable Without Medications

The following is a news report from Azenith Smith at KTVU in Northern California… Looters targeted a pharmacy in San Jose on Sunday that ’ s been serving the community during the pandemic .
Now , the owner of Garcia Pharmacy is telling some of his clients their vital medications must wait .
Most of the pharmacy ’ s medications were either stolen , damaged or contaminated .
Owner James Wong is worried the drugs fell into the wrong hands and that could be very dangerous .
“ We ’ ve been helping the community for so long and it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to go through this experience , ” said Wong .
The looting occurred just before 9 p.m. San Jose ’ s curfew was in effect .
Surveillance cameras captured someone throwing an object and smashing the pharmacy ’ s window .
Seven people were seen running inside .
The thieves wore masks and stuffed their backpacks with prescription bottles .
The owner said , they stole hundreds of patients ’ s medications including drugs to treat diabetes , epilepsy and blood pressure to name a few .
The thieves left the same way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shortly after .
He believes the looters came back a few times but drove off once he started reading off their license plate to police .
“ This is the first time I ever felt scared in San Jose , ” said Wong .
“ I ’ ve been born and raised here .
It was just a weird experience to go through.
” Wong said the thieves used a tire iron to break in .
During the theft , a fire extinguisher went off contaminating some drugs .
“ We don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the bottles and switched medications , ” said Wong .
“ We don ’ t know if they spit in them.
” He ’ s had to destroy most of his inventory .
While the thieves didn ’ t steal any opioids or morphine , they stole anti-psychotic medication .
“ It ’ s really dangerous when medications get out to the general public , ” said Wong .
“ They are not used correctly especially when there ’ s not supervision.
” The owner isn ’ t sure why he was targeted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drugs was stolen and hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage done .
“ I have to say something , ” said Wong .
“ This is getting completely out of hand now.
” The pharmacy is hoping to re-open on Wednesday .
The owner said he ’ s called police who have not yet begun their investigative work .
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The following is a news report from Azenith Smith at KTVU in Northern California…
Looters targeted a pharmacy in San Jose on Sunday that’s been serving the community during the pandemic. Now, the owner of Garcia Pharmacy is telling some of his clients their vital medications must wait.
Most of the pharmacy’s medications were either stolen, damaged or contaminated. Owner James Wong is worried the drugs fell into the wrong hands and that could be very dangerous.
“We’ve been helping the community for so long and it’s a slap in the face to go through this experience,” said Wong.
The looting occurred just before 9 p.m. San Jose’s curfew was in effect. Surveillance cameras captured someone throwing an object and smashing the pharmacy’s window. Seven people were seen running inside. The thieves wore masks and stuffed their backpacks with prescription bottles. The owner said, they stole hundreds of patients’s medications including drugs to treat diabetes, epilepsy and blood pressure to name a few.
The thieves left the same way they came in. The owner arrived shortly after. He believes the looters came back a few times but drove off once he started reading off their license plate to police.
“This is the first time I ever felt scared in San Jose,” said Wong. “I’ve been born and raised here. It was just a weird experience to go through.”
Wong said the thieves used a tire iron to break in. During the theft, a fire extinguisher went off contaminating some drugs.
“We don’t know if they opened some of the bottles and switched medications,” said Wong. “We don’t know if they spit in them.”
He’s had to destroy most of his inventory. While the thieves didn’t steal any opioids or morphine, they stole anti-psychotic medication.
“It’s really dangerous when medications get out to the general public,” said Wong. “They are not used correctly especially when there’s not supervision.”
The owner isn’t sure why he was targeted. He estimates $50,000 worth of drugs was stolen and hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage done.
“I have to say something,” said Wong. “This is getting completely out of hand now.”
The pharmacy is hoping to re-open on Wednesday. The owner said he’s called police who have not yet begun their investigative work.
Watch the footage of the rioters ransacking the pharmacy here:
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21stcenturywire--2020-06-05--Press Event: ‘MH17: Trial by Media’ in The Hague

A press conference ‘ MH17 – Trial by Media ’ will take place in The Hague , Netherlands , on June 6 , 2020 , in advance of the new sittings of the trial in absentia of three Russians and one Ukrainian in Amsterdam , beginning on June 8 .
Earlier this year we have presented the investigative documentary ‘ MH17 – Call for Justice ’ , produced by Bonanza Media , in London and The Hague , as the first detailed documentary film which challenged the Dutch and mainstream western media version of what actually happened on July 17 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ given including an audio forensics report by Mr. Akash Rosen , MSc , CHFI , GCIH , Associate ICFA , HCME Computer Incident Response and Forensics .
During the events in March Bonanza revealed that the audio taps presented by the Ukrainian secret services were not authentic .
The Joint Investigation Team ( JIT ) leaks shared by Bonanza Media offered an insight in the kitchen of manipulations , lies , groundless accusations and insinuations that surround the MH17 case .
The case is far from being closed , and so the search @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that fateful day continues .
In addition , there is a bigger conversation about the misinformation and propaganda which the public has been subject to .
Therefore , the focus this time lies on the narrative created by the media around the MH17 tragedy which took the lives of 298 persons .
Yana Erlashova from Bonanza Media , will present new and important information on the case , while the panel of experts from the field of journalism , communications , political science and civil investigations will share their own insights and discuss @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the extreme politicization of public discourse on the downing of MH17 and subsequent public investigations .
Special panel guests will include Professor Kees van der Pijl , Professor Cees Hamelink , Dutch independent journalist Eriс van de Beek , German civil investigator and journalist Billy Six .
For those unable to attend this event in person , a live stream will be broadcast on Saturday evening .
Watch it here : This event is hosted by the international platform , Global Rights of Peaceful People , and Bonanza Media , an international @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Within the RIVM guidelines the venue allows max .
30 persons maintaining a 1.5-metre distance as well as under compliance with the safety and hygiene measures .
Your presence is therefore only possible after written confirmation from the organizers .
Please , note that the access to our event is prohibited if you have health complaints , like nasal congestion , coughing , a sore throat or a common cold .

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A press conference ‘MH17 – Trial by Media’ will take place in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 6, 2020, in advance of the new sittings of the trial in absentia of three Russians and one Ukrainian in Amsterdam, beginning on June 8.
Earlier this year we have presented the investigative documentary ‘MH17 – Call for Justice’, produced by Bonanza Media, in London and The Hague, as the first detailed documentary film which challenged the Dutch and mainstream western media version of what actually happened on July 17, 2014 in eastern Ukraine. Presentations given including an audio forensics report by Mr. Akash Rosen, MSc, CHFI, GCIH, Associate ICFA, HCME Computer Incident Response and Forensics. During the events in March Bonanza revealed that the audio taps presented by the Ukrainian secret services were not authentic. The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) leaks shared by Bonanza Media offered an insight in the kitchen of manipulations, lies, groundless accusations and insinuations that surround the MH17 case.
The case is far from being closed, and so the search for the truth of what happened on that fateful day continues. In addition, there is a bigger conversation about the misinformation and propaganda which the public has been subject to. Therefore, the focus this time lies on the narrative created by the media around the MH17 tragedy which took the lives of 298 persons.
Yana Erlashova from Bonanza Media, will present new and important information on the case, while the panel of experts from the field of journalism, communications, political science and civil investigations will share their own insights and discuss the role which the media has played in the extreme politicization of public discourse on the downing of MH17 and subsequent public investigations.
Special panel guests will include Professor Kees van der Pijl, Professor Cees Hamelink, Dutch independent journalist Eriс van de Beek, German civil investigator and journalist Billy Six.
Date: June 6, 2020.
Time: 18.00 – 21.00 (local Dutch time)
Venue: Studio Weltschmerz, Hofvijver, The Hague.
Registration: [email protected]
For those unable to attend this event in person, a live stream will be broadcast on Saturday evening. Watch it LIVE here:
This event is hosted by the international platform, Global Rights of Peaceful People, and Bonanza Media, an international platform of independent journalists.
IMPORTANT: Within the RIVM guidelines the venue allows max. 30 persons maintaining a 1.5-metre distance as well as under compliance with the safety and hygiene measures. Your presence is therefore only possible after written confirmation from the organizers. Please, note that the access to our event is prohibited if you have health complaints, like nasal congestion, coughing, a sore throat or a common cold.
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21stcenturywire--2020-06-05--UKC News: ‘More Vaccines, More Masks, More Social Distancing’

The global vaccine road show kicked off this week , hosted by the UK and Bill Gates , where global @ @ @ @ @ with a further $ 8.8 billion for Gates ’ s mass vaccination project – for @ @ @ @ @ for coronavirus which has yet to be developed .
Months after the COVID has already @ @ @ @ @ US – and are currently fading from the medical landscape , governments are still aggressively @ @ @ @ @ policies as if they were in the heat of a real pandemic .
All of @ @ @ @ @ crater the economy even more .
What are they doing this ?
In America , @ @ @ @ @ of George Floyd turned violent across the US before being exported to the UK .
@ @ @ @ @ any affect of British politics ?
All this and more .
Co-host Mike Robinson and @ @ @ @ @ ’ s news from the UK and the world .
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The global vaccine road show kicked off this week, hosted by the UK and Bill Gates, where global leaders were convinced to part with a further $8.8 billion for Gates’s mass vaccination project – for an alleged ‘cure’ for coronavirus which has yet to be developed. Months after the COVID has already peaked in the UK and US – and are currently fading from the medical landscape, governments are still aggressively pushing mask and social distancing policies as if they were in the heat of a real pandemic. All of this over-regulation is threatening to crater the economy even more. What are they doing this? In America, initial protests over the death of George Floyd turned violent across the US before being exported to the UK. Can imported US movements have any affect of British politics? All this and more.
Co-host Mike Robinson and Patrick Henningsen with this week’s news from the UK and the world. Watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=057Xeucqv6U
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21stcenturywire--2020-06-06--Leading UK Doctor: ‘Coronavirus Could Be Gone Before Any Vaccine Arrives’

Leading oncologist Professor Karol Sikora raised eyebrows last month when he said a COVID-19 vaccine may not be needed .
@ @ @ @ @ , he explains how the coronavirus may eventually just ‘ peter out ’ long before @ @ @ @ @ .
But is he right ?
And what does this mean for the government ’ @ @ @ @ @ contact tracing regime ?
“ People are so shattered now , they don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ , ” said Sikora .
Indeed , the results of that impending scenario could be @ @ @ @ @ health officials act quickly to reverse their policy and admit to the public that they @ @ @ @ @ for any sweeping lockdown policy , and then update the public on true threat level @ @ @ @ @ by COVID-19 .
According to Sikora , there are a potential 50,000 cancer patients who @ @ @ @ @ treatment delayed by government ‘ Lockdown ’ policy and what have effectively become a ‘ @ @ @ @ @ .
Watch this UK TV segment broadcast on May 19 , 2020 :

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Leading oncologist Professor Karol Sikora raised eyebrows last month when he said a COVID-19 vaccine may not be needed. In this recent news segment, he explains how the coronavirus may eventually just ‘peter out’ long before any much-awaited vaccine ever arrives. But is he right? And what does this mean for the government’s ambitious new mass-testing and contact tracing regime?
“People are so shattered now, they don’t want to take any risk,” said Sikora.
Indeed, the results of that impending scenario could be devastating – unless government and health officials act quickly to reverse their policy and admit to the public that they were wrong about the need for any sweeping lockdown policy, and then update the public on true threat level posed to the general population by COVID-19.
According to Sikora, there are a potential 50,000 cancer patients who will likely die because of treatment delayed by government ‘Lockdown’ policy and what have effectively become a ‘COVID only NHS health service.
Watch this UK TV segment broadcast on May 19, 2020:
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21stcenturywire--2020-06-07--SUNDAY SCREENING: Steal of the Century (2020)

Our weekly documentary film curated by our editorial team at 21WIRE .
The ‘ Steal Of The Century ’ ( @ @ @ @ @ new documentary production , filmed on the ground in occupied Palestine , investigating the new @ @ @ @ @ by the Trump Administration and his ‘ Deal of the Century.
’ This film finds @ @ @ @ @ have unanimously rejected it .
It also seeks to show the long occupation faced by @ @ @ @ @ well as the a brief look into the history of Palestine-Israel .
This documentary brings @ @ @ @ @ footage from Palestine , including interviews with activists Ahed Tamimi , Jana Jihad , Issa @ @ @ @ @ : Run time : 26 min Cameraman : Hamde Abu Rahma Editing and Graphics by @ @ @ @ @ song : ‘ The Farthest Mosque ’ by Waheeb Nasan Produced , Written and Directed @ @ @ @ @ by PressTV

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Our weekly documentary film curated by our editorial team at 21WIRE.
The ‘Steal Of The Century’ (Part 1) is a new documentary production, filmed on the ground in occupied Palestine, investigating the new ‘peace process’ spearheaded by the Trump Administration and his ‘Deal of the Century.’ This film finds out why the Palestinian people have unanimously rejected it. It also seeks to show the long occupation faced by the Palestinian people, as well as the a brief look into the history of Palestine-Israel. This documentary brings you exclusive never before seen footage from Palestine, including interviews with activists Ahed Tamimi, Jana Jihad, Issa Amro and others. Watch:
Run time: 26 min
Cameraman: Hamde Abu Rahma
Editing and Graphics by: Dias Mussirov
Featuring the song: ‘The Farthest Mosque’ by Waheeb Nasan Produced,
Written and Directed by: Robert Inlakesh
Released by PressTV
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21stcenturywire--2020-06-07--Episode #329 – ‘COVID Masked Carnival?’ with special guests

Episode # 329 of SUNDAY WIRE SHOW resumes on this week , June 7 , 2020 with host Patrick Henningsen @ @ @ @ @ Alternate Current Radio Network ( ACR ) … 5pm-8pm UK Time | 12pm-3pm EST ( @ @ @ @ @ ( US ) This week the SUNDAY WIRE broadcasts LIVE on ACR with host Patrick @ @ @ @ @ in the US , Europe and internationally .
Now in its third week , America @ @ @ @ @ as streets mobs continue to demanding more ‘ social justice ’ over the death of @ @ @ @ @ .
Will America be split apart at the seams ?
In the final segment we @ @ @ @ @ SUNDAY WIRE Roving Correspondent for Culture & Sport , Basil Valentine for the latest on @ @ @ @ @ tired corona crisis and its dragging on of lifting lockdowns .
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Episode #329 of SUNDAY WIRE SHOW resumes on this week, June 7, 2020 with host Patrick Henningsen, broadcasting LIVE on the Alternate Current Radio Network (ACR)…
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This week the SUNDAY WIRE broadcasts LIVE on ACR with host Patrick Henningsen covering the top stories in the US, Europe and internationally. Now in its third week, America’s quasi-lockdown upheaval continues as streets mobs continue to demanding more ‘social justice’ over the death of Minnesota’s George Floyd. Will America be split apart at the seams? All this and much, much more. Enjoy the show…
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21stcenturywire--2020-06-08--Shelby Steele: ‘Take the Knee’ Victim Culture is Designed to ‘Tap Into White Guilt’

Following the recent death of George Floyd at the hands of police , America has been engulfed in mass protests against police brutality and racial injustice .
A diverse set of protesters are chanting , “ Black Lives Matter ” and “ No Justice , No Peace , ” opposing what they believe is a condition of ‘ systemic racism ’ which victimizes African-Americans in the United States .
Beyond the rhetoric , is this actually the case ?
One of America ’ s leading cultural and historic commentators is academic scholar , Shelby Steele , the author of Shame @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Have Polarized Our Country .
In this in-depth interview , he tells stories about growing up in segregated Chicago and the fights he and his family went through to end segregation in their neighborhood schools .
He draws upon his own experiences facing racism while growing up in order to inform his opinions on current events .
Steele also talks about more recent African-American movements , including his views on the NFL “ Take the Knee ” protests , the Black Lives Matter movement , and the truth behind incessant left-wing claims of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Knowledge host Peter Robinson discusses race relations in the United States and more with Shelby Steele ( filmed in 2018 ) .
Watch : Shelby Steele is the Robert J. and Marion E. Oster Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution .
He specializes in the study of race relations , multiculturalism , and affirmative action .
He was appointed a Hoover fellow in 1994 .
Steele has written widely on race in American society and the consequences of contemporary social programs on race relations .
Steele holds a PhD in English from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sociology from Southern Illinois University , and a BA in political science from Coe College , Cedar Rapids , Iowa .

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Following the recent death of George Floyd at the hands of police, America has been engulfed in mass protests against police brutality and racial injustice. A diverse set of protesters are chanting, “Black Lives Matter” and “No Justice, No Peace,” opposing what they believe is a condition of ‘systemic racism’ which victimizes African-Americans in the United States. Beyond the rhetoric, is this actually the case?
One of America’s leading cultural and historic commentators is academic scholar, Dr. Shelby Steele, the author of Shame: How America’s Past Sins Have Polarized Our Country. In this in-depth interview, he tells stories about growing up in segregated Chicago and the fights he and his family went through to end segregation in their neighborhood schools. He draws upon his own experiences facing racism while growing up in order to inform his opinions on current events. Steele also talks about more recent African-American movements, including his views on the NFL “Take the Knee” protests, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the truth behind incessant left-wing claims of “systemic racism” in 21st century America.
Uncommon Knowledge host Peter Robinson discusses race relations in the United States and more with Shelby Steele (filmed in 2018). Watch:
Dr. Shelby Steele is the Robert J. and Marion E. Oster Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution. He specializes in the study of race relations, multiculturalism, and affirmative action. He was appointed a Hoover fellow in 1994. Steele has written widely on race in American society and the consequences of contemporary social programs on race relations. Steele holds a PhD in English from the University of Utah, an MA in sociology from Southern Illinois University, and a BA in political science from Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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