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    THE PEOPLE'S CHAMP OFFICIAL CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY WUHAN VIRUS THREAD

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    Posted: Apr. 10, 2020 - 6:09 PM ET #101

    @7:15...Dr. Birx yet another shill for the upcoming Bill Gates mandatory microchip vaccine:

     

    https://youtu.be/1JT6SANV6XU

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    @7:15...Dr. Birx yet another shill for the upcoming Bill Gates mandatory microchip vaccine:

     

    https://youtu.be/1JT6SANV6XU

     
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    Posted: Apr. 10, 2020 - 7:13 PM ET #102

    Wuhan Wet Markets reopen...happy easter, rabbit with stuffing & cranberry sauce anyone?

     

    https://youtu.be/wjGw36K0RCU

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    Wuhan Wet Markets reopen...happy easter, rabbit with stuffing & cranberry sauce anyone?

     

    https://youtu.be/wjGw36K0RCU

     
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    Posted: Apr. 11, 2020 - 4:44 AM ET #103

    Quote Originally Posted by Phillip2002:

    Quote Originally Posted by idle_havoc: Quote Originally Posted by Phillip2002: CNN has come to the lowest of the low. They will not be showing the daily Trump briefings, at the time of the peak of the virus. They are siding with the communists instead of our government. But I am not surprised at all by it, doing things like this bring down nationalism, something which democrats wish to accomplish, but that will ruin our country. Can you verify this statement? cite your sources? Sources? Bro it was not on TV at the time of his press conference when every other TV news station is showing it.

    Lol.. that just might have been one of the stupidest posts on covers.. ever.   idol havoc, an_getaway

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phillip2002:

    Quote Originally Posted by idle_havoc: Quote Originally Posted by Phillip2002: CNN has come to the lowest of the low. They will not be showing the daily Trump briefings, at the time of the peak of the virus. They are siding with the communists instead of our government. But I am not surprised at all by it, doing things like this bring down nationalism, something which democrats wish to accomplish, but that will ruin our country. Can you verify this statement? cite your sources? Sources? Bro it was not on TV at the time of his press conference when every other TV news station is showing it.

    Lol.. that just might have been one of the stupidest posts on covers.. ever.   idol havoc, an_getaway

     
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    Posted: Apr. 11, 2020 - 7:12 PM ET #104

    I think it was they didn't show it when Trump was talking but after he opened things up for question's and the dr's where on then they would show it  then I think pence had something to do with who could come to the briefings and if cnn didn't show the hole thing they couldn't be there ( or something like that) , help's Trump IMO.  

    Rush you've been around a long time , you must remember the best thread ever (corona ?)

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    I think it was they didn't show it when Trump was talking but after he opened things up for question's and the dr's where on then they would show it  then I think pence had something to do with who could come to the briefings and if cnn didn't show the hole thing they couldn't be there ( or something like that) , help's Trump IMO.  

    Rush you've been around a long time , you must remember the best thread ever (corona ?)

     
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    Posted: Apr. 12, 2020 - 5:00 AM ET #105

    Harvard = CIA = China's Intelligence Agency an_light

     

    https://youtu.be/yNfNSdLKl3U

     

     

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    Harvard = CIA = China's Intelligence Agency an_light

     

    https://youtu.be/yNfNSdLKl3U

     

     

     
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    Posted: Apr. 12, 2020 - 11:16 PM ET #106

    who dafuq can you trust anymore? I feel like I'm in the Champions Shill game right now. Peeps are dying and others are fine. It's almost like the summer wildland fires where some communities where burnt to the ground with horrible suffering and others were left untouched and went about their business as usual. I'm confused when I hear all these conspiracy theories of vaccines and ulterior motives but I've always felt money and power corrupts but this is next level.

    Man I miss stressing on my stupid lil $55 under bets on the NBA... $110 chaser at the half on the way back

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    who dafuq can you trust anymore? I feel like I'm in the Champions Shill game right now. Peeps are dying and others are fine. It's almost like the summer wildland fires where some communities where burnt to the ground with horrible suffering and others were left untouched and went about their business as usual. I'm confused when I hear all these conspiracy theories of vaccines and ulterior motives but I've always felt money and power corrupts but this is next level.

    Man I miss stressing on my stupid lil $55 under bets on the NBA... $110 chaser at the half on the way back

     
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    Posted: Apr. 13, 2020 - 12:17 AM ET #107

    Packers.. that last video only confuses people further.  As we've talked about, the WHO was, and still is , in cahoots with China .  WHO even parroted the Chinese long held claim of no human to human transmission...  Without even an WHO member on the ground to confirm.  That's pretty bad if it just stopped there.

    But,  the head guy of WHO is from Ethiopia.... a country China invested heavily in while he was a prominent member of that country.. and China played a key role in getting him appointed to head position at the WHO. 

    The conflict of interests and the amount of China protecting by  the WHO is disgusting. 

     

    Here's hoping Trump does the right thing and defunds ALL  U.S. money to the WHO on Tuesday. 

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    Packers.. that last video only confuses people further.  As we've talked about, the WHO was, and still is , in cahoots with China .  WHO even parroted the Chinese long held claim of no human to human transmission...  Without even an WHO member on the ground to confirm.  That's pretty bad if it just stopped there.

    But,  the head guy of WHO is from Ethiopia.... a country China invested heavily in while he was a prominent member of that country.. and China played a key role in getting him appointed to head position at the WHO. 

    The conflict of interests and the amount of China protecting by  the WHO is disgusting. 

     

    Here's hoping Trump does the right thing and defunds ALL  U.S. money to the WHO on Tuesday. 

     
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    Posted: Apr. 13, 2020 - 8:27 PM ET #108

    Another disposable showing by the Chinese News Network (CNN) tonight. Not showing the whole news conference. 

    Does anyone really beleive that Sleepy Joe has a realistic chance to win in November? 

    Will he even remember to vote for himself given his dementia?

    The stage seems to be set for Hillary Clinton and her death squad to make a run at VP? Sleepy Joe takes his final nap and she backdoors into the presidency?

    Stay tuned on the Chinese News Network for more stories that will surely pollute your mind and rot your soul.

    500 million people are expected to enter poverty because of this. WHO and there Chinese leader in the form of an Ethiopian shill said that everything is going to be fine though right?

    Open your eyes. You've been had. Google and Apple team up to track your every movement. That will stop when the Chinese virus is gone though right?

    Wait until Billy Gates gives us all our microchip vaccine that alters our brain patterns to step in line. I am sure they will take me to the loonie bin by then. Cause I don't conform to this new world order.

    May you live in interesting times.

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    Another disposable showing by the Chinese News Network (CNN) tonight. Not showing the whole news conference. 

    Does anyone really beleive that Sleepy Joe has a realistic chance to win in November? 

    Will he even remember to vote for himself given his dementia?

    The stage seems to be set for Hillary Clinton and her death squad to make a run at VP? Sleepy Joe takes his final nap and she backdoors into the presidency?

    Stay tuned on the Chinese News Network for more stories that will surely pollute your mind and rot your soul.

    500 million people are expected to enter poverty because of this. WHO and there Chinese leader in the form of an Ethiopian shill said that everything is going to be fine though right?

    Open your eyes. You've been had. Google and Apple team up to track your every movement. That will stop when the Chinese virus is gone though right?

    Wait until Billy Gates gives us all our microchip vaccine that alters our brain patterns to step in line. I am sure they will take me to the loonie bin by then. Cause I don't conform to this new world order.

    May you live in interesting times.

     
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    Posted: Apr. 13, 2020 - 10:25 PM ET #109

    Yeah, the work that Google and Apple are doing is a slippery slope intruding on privacy issues.

    I applaud their immediate efforts ,though , in informing people via their cellphone when they have come in contact w someone w the Chinese virus 

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    Yeah, the work that Google and Apple are doing is a slippery slope intruding on privacy issues.

    I applaud their immediate efforts ,though , in informing people via their cellphone when they have come in contact w someone w the Chinese virus 

     
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    Posted: Apr. 13, 2020 - 10:33 PM ET #110

    Tracking & testing will be an important component as we begin to lift the lockdown in the future.  We will need companies like this as we try to get back to normalcy in public places 

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    Tracking & testing will be an important component as we begin to lift the lockdown in the future.  We will need companies like this as we try to get back to normalcy in public places 

     
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    Posted: Apr. 15, 2020 - 1:03 AM ET #111

    This whole thing exposes our long standing weaknesses: greed, lack of preparedness, lack of education, self-centered behavior, lack of care for one another. This is more than a simple deadly virus, it's a reset button: control alt delete. The corporations that get stimulused and survive will determine the future. God help us.

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    This whole thing exposes our long standing weaknesses: greed, lack of preparedness, lack of education, self-centered behavior, lack of care for one another. This is more than a simple deadly virus, it's a reset button: control alt delete. The corporations that get stimulused and survive will determine the future. God help us.

     
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    Posted: Apr. 15, 2020 - 8:45 AM ET #112

    Rush51 & Mksniper  rite on peace_5

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    Rush51 & Mksniper  rite on peace_5

     
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    Posted: Apr. 20, 2020 - 8:58 AM ET #113

    Oil of Oregano & high doses of Vitamin C - Cures many ill's - GOD bless all 

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    Oil of Oregano & high doses of Vitamin C - Cures many ill's - GOD bless all 

     
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    Posted: Apr. 20, 2020 - 7:39 PM ET #114

    Vitamin C.. Man, that stuff is just as hard to find in the stores as toilet paper.  Lol.   Good thing there is Amazon. 

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    Vitamin C.. Man, that stuff is just as hard to find in the stores as toilet paper.  Lol.   Good thing there is Amazon. 

     
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    Quote Originally Posted by StraightWagers:

    This whole thing exposes our long standing weaknesses: greed, lack of preparedness, lack of education, self-centered behavior, lack of care for one another. This is more than a simple deadly virus, it's a reset button: control alt delete. The corporations that get stimulused and survive will determine the future. God help us.

    peace_5

     

     

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    Quote Originally Posted by StraightWagers:

    This whole thing exposes our long standing weaknesses: greed, lack of preparedness, lack of education, self-centered behavior, lack of care for one another. This is more than a simple deadly virus, it's a reset button: control alt delete. The corporations that get stimulused and survive will determine the future. God help us.

    peace_5

     

     

     
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    Posted: Apr. 22, 2020 - 9:52 AM ET #116

    Rush51 don't forget Oil of Oregano, been using it for 25 - 30 years. Kills everything, haven't been to Doctor's !!! Thank the LORD an_praise 

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    Rush51 don't forget Oil of Oregano, been using it for 25 - 30 years. Kills everything, haven't been to Doctor's !!! Thank the LORD an_praise 

     
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    Posted: Apr. 22, 2020 - 6:12 PM ET #117

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    Good, concise article:

     

    First, it was supposedly a conspiracy theory.

    Then, it was banned.

    Finally, it was true.

    The so-called "lab leak" theory of the origins of COVID-19 -- the theory that COVID-19 originated in at the Wuhan Institute of Virology and then was unintentionally loosed -- was always the most probable explanation for the outbreak of the deadly virus. After all, as Jon Stewart correctly joked in 2021, "'Oh, my God, there's a novel respiratory coronavirus overtaking Wuhan, China. What do we do?' 'Oh, you know who we could ask? The Wuhan novel respiratory coronavirus lab.' The disease is the same name as the lab. That's just a little too weird, don't you think?"

    But for well over a year, it was considered verboten to mention the lab leak theory. When Senator Tom Cotton, R-Ark., posited the possibility of a lab leak in February 2020, he was roundly mocked by the media. The New York Times headlined, "Senator Tom Cotton Repeats Fringe Theory of Coronavirus Origins." Scientific American headlined -- in March 2022! -- "The Lab-Leak Hypothesis Made It Harder for Scientists to Seek the Truth." Facebook actively quashed attempts to disseminate the theory; Dr. Anthony Fauci went on national television and downplayed the theory.

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    Good, concise article:

     

    First, it was supposedly a conspiracy theory.

    Then, it was banned.

    Finally, it was true.

    The so-called "lab leak" theory of the origins of COVID-19 -- the theory that COVID-19 originated in at the Wuhan Institute of Virology and then was unintentionally loosed -- was always the most probable explanation for the outbreak of the deadly virus. After all, as Jon Stewart correctly joked in 2021, "'Oh, my God, there's a novel respiratory coronavirus overtaking Wuhan, China. What do we do?' 'Oh, you know who we could ask? The Wuhan novel respiratory coronavirus lab.' The disease is the same name as the lab. That's just a little too weird, don't you think?"

    But for well over a year, it was considered verboten to mention the lab leak theory. When Senator Tom Cotton, R-Ark., posited the possibility of a lab leak in February 2020, he was roundly mocked by the media. The New York Times headlined, "Senator Tom Cotton Repeats Fringe Theory of Coronavirus Origins." Scientific American headlined -- in March 2022! -- "The Lab-Leak Hypothesis Made It Harder for Scientists to Seek the Truth." Facebook actively quashed attempts to disseminate the theory; Dr. Anthony Fauci went on national television and downplayed the theory.

     
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    Why?

    Two reasons are obvious. The first: powerful institutions had a stake in downplaying the Chinese origins of the virus in order to shift blame to the rest of the world. Certainly, that was China's game: In all likelihood, COVID-19 was spreading in China as early as October 2019, and the government covered it up for months. But that was also the game of the World Health Organization. Members of the American government like Fauci also had a stake in smothering questions about American funding for gain-of-function research in Wuhan.

    Then there's the second reason: all the wrong people were repeating the lab leak theory. As one of MSNBC's resident hacks, Mehdi Hasan, admitted on Twitter, "The simple reason why so many people weren't keen to discuss the 'lab leak' theory is because it was originally conflated by the right with 'Chinese bio weapon' conspiracies and continues to be conflated by the right with anti-Fauci conspiracies. Blame the conspiracy theorists." As Nate Silver correctly noted, "The Bad People thought the lab leak might be true, therefore as journalists we couldn't be expected to actually evaluate the evidence for it."

    Herein lies a lesson: A huge number of people have decided that there are a cadre of people who are so vile that any opinion they touch is immediately toxified beyond investigation. Claims are not to be evaluated on their own merits; instead, we can simply determine whether a claim ought to be supported based on those who posit it. This helps to explain why political crossover has become nearly impossible: We're not judging the claims of our opponents; we're judging (SET ITAL) each (END ITAL) other. And this means that we can discard any argument simply by dint of the fact that we don't like the person offering it.

    Among members of the general population, this is a problem, but not a fundamental one. But among those who pose as "experts" -- the people who are supposed to serve as guides for people who outsource their political information, from media to scientific institutions -- it's a fatal error. After all, experts are supposed to be impartial adjudicators of the evidence. That's their entire job. We can evaluate on our own who we don't like -- but we often need help to determine whether an argument has merit or not. When experts become "just like us," they undermine their raison d'etre.
    And that's precisely what happened with COVID-19. Whether it was ignoring the actual evidence regarding masks and mask mandates, the evidence regarding post-vaccination transmissibility or the evidence regarding the lab leak theory, experts decided that the 
    wrong people had to be ignored. But they were wrong. And now they have no credibility left.

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    Why?

    Two reasons are obvious. The first: powerful institutions had a stake in downplaying the Chinese origins of the virus in order to shift blame to the rest of the world. Certainly, that was China's game: In all likelihood, COVID-19 was spreading in China as early as October 2019, and the government covered it up for months. But that was also the game of the World Health Organization. Members of the American government like Fauci also had a stake in smothering questions about American funding for gain-of-function research in Wuhan.

    Then there's the second reason: all the wrong people were repeating the lab leak theory. As one of MSNBC's resident hacks, Mehdi Hasan, admitted on Twitter, "The simple reason why so many people weren't keen to discuss the 'lab leak' theory is because it was originally conflated by the right with 'Chinese bio weapon' conspiracies and continues to be conflated by the right with anti-Fauci conspiracies. Blame the conspiracy theorists." As Nate Silver correctly noted, "The Bad People thought the lab leak might be true, therefore as journalists we couldn't be expected to actually evaluate the evidence for it."

    Herein lies a lesson: A huge number of people have decided that there are a cadre of people who are so vile that any opinion they touch is immediately toxified beyond investigation. Claims are not to be evaluated on their own merits; instead, we can simply determine whether a claim ought to be supported based on those who posit it. This helps to explain why political crossover has become nearly impossible: We're not judging the claims of our opponents; we're judging (SET ITAL) each (END ITAL) other. And this means that we can discard any argument simply by dint of the fact that we don't like the person offering it.

    Among members of the general population, this is a problem, but not a fundamental one. But among those who pose as "experts" -- the people who are supposed to serve as guides for people who outsource their political information, from media to scientific institutions -- it's a fatal error. After all, experts are supposed to be impartial adjudicators of the evidence. That's their entire job. We can evaluate on our own who we don't like -- but we often need help to determine whether an argument has merit or not. When experts become "just like us," they undermine their raison d'etre.
    And that's precisely what happened with COVID-19. Whether it was ignoring the actual evidence regarding masks and mask mandates, the evidence regarding post-vaccination transmissibility or the evidence regarding the lab leak theory, experts decided that the 
    wrong people had to be ignored. But they were wrong. And now they have no credibility left.

     
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    Covid was created for a reason and America just nods and agree what's told...I'm not saying other than why I stopped by....Well, not saying anything because I saw the sheep of America come out and quit thinking for themselves....

     

    I'll say this for those who trust the so called experts but I'll think for myself.....Follow the so called experts on TV on nfl Sunday....You know, the coaches and experts who played the game....Do you follow them picking ball games because they get it right as much at the so called experts on covid.....The experts are the ones paid the most money but doesn't mean jack shit when spending your money forgive my language....Follow the money and see who really got rich on covid but America proved to be sheep....America was much harder to brainwash in my time but sad seeing everyone just trust and say give me another....If I die of so called covid so be it but I be damn if I'm sweating it.....I'm a senior and unvaccinated but if I get to feeling bad enough I'll go see a dr....I have a concussion now and was sent to a emergency room about a month after because I've busted my head more than once...I went in at midnight because I'm a late night person and knew it would be way fewer people and was right...I ask ???? Though and decide on my own what's right for me...I learned a lot about covid that night and the real problems in hospitals and I was at the best one in Raleigh...

     

    Better go as head gets to hurting trying to debrainwash the world but all my opinion and in America I believe in speech from both sides.....America is the biggest propaganda country in the world now but of course the shee don't know.....

     

    My opinion but I'll give the same speech on white rage and climate change.....All 3 kind of go together if you follow the money but keep trusting media and your government.....All my opinion and truly give a rats butt if you disagree....I lived the American dream and did it on my own without college as you can tell in my writing.....If anyone forced  you to get a college loan at gun point i back you 100%..If no one forced and if they did please let me know how...

     

    Blame the concussion and home grown weed for having the time to waste :)  Great advice and coming from someone who saw the other side at age 17....Put your faith in God, think and do for yourself as long as not hurting anyone, never let money control you and don't take life so dang serious...It goes by fast and never let that Kid in you out.....Never give up your freedom of speech and never be scared to speak what you believe....Take Care and Wish the Best, Knock!

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    Covid was created for a reason and America just nods and agree what's told...I'm not saying other than why I stopped by....Well, not saying anything because I saw the sheep of America come out and quit thinking for themselves....

     

    I'll say this for those who trust the so called experts but I'll think for myself.....Follow the so called experts on TV on nfl Sunday....You know, the coaches and experts who played the game....Do you follow them picking ball games because they get it right as much at the so called experts on covid.....The experts are the ones paid the most money but doesn't mean jack shit when spending your money forgive my language....Follow the money and see who really got rich on covid but America proved to be sheep....America was much harder to brainwash in my time but sad seeing everyone just trust and say give me another....If I die of so called covid so be it but I be damn if I'm sweating it.....I'm a senior and unvaccinated but if I get to feeling bad enough I'll go see a dr....I have a concussion now and was sent to a emergency room about a month after because I've busted my head more than once...I went in at midnight because I'm a late night person and knew it would be way fewer people and was right...I ask ???? Though and decide on my own what's right for me...I learned a lot about covid that night and the real problems in hospitals and I was at the best one in Raleigh...

     

    Better go as head gets to hurting trying to debrainwash the world but all my opinion and in America I believe in speech from both sides.....America is the biggest propaganda country in the world now but of course the shee don't know.....

     

    My opinion but I'll give the same speech on white rage and climate change.....All 3 kind of go together if you follow the money but keep trusting media and your government.....All my opinion and truly give a rats butt if you disagree....I lived the American dream and did it on my own without college as you can tell in my writing.....If anyone forced  you to get a college loan at gun point i back you 100%..If no one forced and if they did please let me know how...

     

    Blame the concussion and home grown weed for having the time to waste :)  Great advice and coming from someone who saw the other side at age 17....Put your faith in God, think and do for yourself as long as not hurting anyone, never let money control you and don't take life so dang serious...It goes by fast and never let that Kid in you out.....Never give up your freedom of speech and never be scared to speak what you believe....Take Care and Wish the Best, Knock!

     
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    Johns Hopkins University professor Dr. Marty Makary blasted the federal government during the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic’s first hearing on Tuesday, accusing it of being “the greatest perpetrator of misinformation.” 

    In a powerful opening statement, Makary rattled off multiple examples to support his claim.

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    Johns Hopkins University professor Dr. Marty Makary blasted the federal government during the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic’s first hearing on Tuesday, accusing it of being “the greatest perpetrator of misinformation.” 

    In a powerful opening statement, Makary rattled off multiple examples to support his claim.

     
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    "Misinformation that Covid was spread through surface transmission; that vaccinated immunity was far greater than natural immunity; That masks were effective.  

    Now we have the definitive Cochrane review. What do you do with that review? Cochrane is the most authoritative evidence body in all of medicine and has been for decades. Do you just ignore it and not talk about it?
     
    That myocarditis was more common after the infection than [after] the vaccine. Not true, it is 4-28 times more common after the vaccine.
     
    That young people benefit from a booster, misinformation. Our two top experts on vaccines quit the FDA in protest over this particular issue, pushing boosters in young, healthy people. The data was never there. That's why the CDC never disclosed hospitalization rates among boosted Americans under age 50.
     
    That vaccine mandates would increase vaccination rates. The George Mason University study shows that it didn't. It did one thing, it created "Never-Vaxxers" who are now not getting the childhood vaccines they need to get.
     
    Over and over again, we've seen something that goes far beyond using your best judgment with the information at hand. We've seen something that is unforgivable, and that is the weaponization of medical research itself. The CDC putting out their own shoddy studies, like their own study on natural immunity looking at one state for two months, when they had data for years on all 50 states. Why did they only report that one sliver of data? Why did the salami slice the giant database? Because it gave them the result they wanted.
     
    The same with the masking studies. The data has now caught up in giant systematic reviews, and public health officials were intellectually dishonest. They lied to the American people."

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    "Misinformation that Covid was spread through surface transmission; that vaccinated immunity was far greater than natural immunity; That masks were effective.  

    Now we have the definitive Cochrane review. What do you do with that review? Cochrane is the most authoritative evidence body in all of medicine and has been for decades. Do you just ignore it and not talk about it?
     
    That myocarditis was more common after the infection than [after] the vaccine. Not true, it is 4-28 times more common after the vaccine.
     
    That young people benefit from a booster, misinformation. Our two top experts on vaccines quit the FDA in protest over this particular issue, pushing boosters in young, healthy people. The data was never there. That's why the CDC never disclosed hospitalization rates among boosted Americans under age 50.
     
    That vaccine mandates would increase vaccination rates. The George Mason University study shows that it didn't. It did one thing, it created "Never-Vaxxers" who are now not getting the childhood vaccines they need to get.
     
    Over and over again, we've seen something that goes far beyond using your best judgment with the information at hand. We've seen something that is unforgivable, and that is the weaponization of medical research itself. The CDC putting out their own shoddy studies, like their own study on natural immunity looking at one state for two months, when they had data for years on all 50 states. Why did they only report that one sliver of data? Why did the salami slice the giant database? Because it gave them the result they wanted.
     
    The same with the masking studies. The data has now caught up in giant systematic reviews, and public health officials were intellectually dishonest. They lied to the American people."

     
     
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    Quote Originally Posted by Raiders22:

    "Misinformation that  masks were effective.   Now we have the definitive Cochrane review.

    Claims that masks don't work based on Cochrane review are unsupported and misrepresent the review according to Health feedback network of scientists sorting fact from fiction in medical media.   Multiple studies confirm that masks reduce the spread of covid.  Cochrane review doesn't demonstrate otherwise because disclaimer warns the variable quality of different studies hampers drawing of any firm conclusions.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Raiders22:

    "Misinformation that  masks were effective.   Now we have the definitive Cochrane review.

    Claims that masks don't work based on Cochrane review are unsupported and misrepresent the review according to Health feedback network of scientists sorting fact from fiction in medical media.   Multiple studies confirm that masks reduce the spread of covid.  Cochrane review doesn't demonstrate otherwise because disclaimer warns the variable quality of different studies hampers drawing of any firm conclusions.

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