DEL Bigtree explains clearly why the figures for the coronavirus death toll are highly unreliable, as discussed in a previous post. Talk about "flattening the curve" is meaningless if the curve is inaccurate in the first place. Bigtree doesn't mention that hospitals have a huge financial incentive to list COVID as the cause of death. The federal government is paying for treatment for all uninsured patients who have the virus. By suggesting that the death figures are not reliable, I am not saying that people are not dying from a serious respiratory condition.  

  RON PAUL continues to be a voice of common sense on the coronavirus. I'm not a supporter of libertarianism, but when you have dictatorial government over-reach, it sure is nice to have a few libertarians around. In this latest video, he looks at some of the resistance to the economic shutdown.

THE Occidental Observer has a translation of an interview with Dr. Stefano Montanari, an Italian nano-pathologist. He has strong views about the current manufactured crisis. Here is a sample. On gloves: We have on our skin various bacteria, fungi and viruses that are there to contrast and counteract pathogenic bacteria and fungi, meaning carriers of illness. In fact when we wear gloves to combat the coronavirus, we are not helping because we do not allow our bacteria, fungi and viruses present on the skin to interact with the pathogenic ones. Then with gloves-covered hands we touch our clothes, we touch the money handed by the cashiers from the stores still open — the same gloves on which the viruses came to rest. Hence those gloves are distinctly worse than non-gloves.  On masks: Viruses exist in enormous quantities and can enter in enormous quantities inside the cells, which are a few thousandths of a millimeter wide. Wearing a mask compares with raising a gate to prevent mosquitoes from entering your house. On vaccinating for COVID-19: For only an incompetent can imagine a vaccine against a virus that does not give immunity and has no chance of being effective. We are talking about a virus that mutates at very fast speed and we cannot possibly run after it (i.e., its mutations). You can’t vaccinate against the common cold because the common cold does not give immunity. In the course of a life, a person can…

  AMERICANS have been fed many lies in the past 100 years. The official narrative of the COVID-19 lockdown, despite the reality of the virus, will surely rank high among them years from now. Some lies are too big to be disbelieved. I cannot vouch for everything in this professionally-produced video and I know nothing about its creator, but it provides important statistics. Don't miss the end with its brief look at the situation in Brazil and Mexico, which have defied the lockdown.  

SEE the Center for Disease Control's guidelines for determining a death by "Covid-19." A key excerpt: When determining whether COVID–19 played a role in the cause of death, follow the CDC clinical criteria for evaluating a person under investigation for COVID–19 and, where possible, conduct appropriate laboratory testing using guidance provided by CDC or local health authorities. More information on CDC recommendations for reporting, testing, and specimen collection, including postmortem testing, is available from: https://www. cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/hcp/clinical-criteria.html and https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/guidancepostmortem-specimens.html. It is important to remember that death certificate reporting may not meet mandatory reporting requirements for reportable diseases; contact the local health department regarding regulations specific to the jurisdiction. In cases where a definite diagnosis of COVID–19 cannot be made, but it is suspected or likely (e.g., the circumstances are compelling within a reasonable degree of certainty), it is acceptable to report COVID–19 on a death certificate as “probable” or “presumed.” In these instances, certifiers should use their best clinical judgement in determining if a COVID–19 infection was likely. However, please note that testing for COVID–19 should be conducted whenever possible. (bold added) Here's another potentially huge factor in inflating COVID numbers: The federal government has agreed to pay for treatment for all uninsured COVID patients. This could mean tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars for COVID-diagnosed patients that hospitals would otherwise not receive. Hospitals are known to focus on diagnoses that will result in higher insurance payments, which is only…

  A MAINE sheriff publicly refused to threaten residents who are not following stay-at-home orders. "We will not be setting up a Police State. PERIOD," he wrote. Who is this guy? Doesn't he know this is America?  

NEW YORK CITY is currently the capital of lies and scheming propaganda. Don't trust anything that comes out of that place. And please, keep six feet away from tigers! By the way, when was the last time you gave your cat or dog the flu? Just askin'.  

THE Babylon Bee has this late-breaking scoop: U.S.—After state governments across the country directed their citizens to shut down their businesses and just kinda hope things worked out, a new order has been issued: everyone is to jump off a bridge immediately. A government official issued the order to solve our current crisis, and everyone immediately complied. "Everyone jump off a bridge," said a representative of the government. "OK," said everyone. "If the government says so, it's probably a good idea. Besides, what can we do? It's the government. They definitely have the best people working on it."  

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  Pueri Hebraeorum, portantes The Hebrew children bearing olive branches, went forth to meet the Lord, crying out, and saying, Hosanna in the highest.

  EARLY in the morning of this day, Jesus sets out for Jerusalem, leaving Mary His Mother, and the two sisters Martha and Mary Magdalene, and Lazarus, at Bethania. The Mother of sorrows trembles at seeing her Son thus expose Himself to danger, for His enemies are bent upon His destruction; but it is not death, it is triumph, that Jesus is to receive to-day in Jerusalem. The Messias, before being nailed to the cross, is to be proclaimed King by the people of the great city; the little children are to make her streets echo with their Hosannas to the Son of David; and this in presence of the soldiers of Rome’s emperor, and of the high priests and Pharisees: the first standing under the banner of their eagles; the second, dumb with rage. The prophet Zachary had foretold this triumph which the Son of Man was to receive a few days before His Passion, and which had been prepared for Him from all eternity. ‘Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Sion! Shout for joy, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold thy King will come to thee; the Just and the Saviour. He is poor, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt, the foal of an ass.’ [Zach. ix. 9]. Jesus, knowing that the hour has come for the fulfilment of this prophecy, singles out two from the rest of His disciples, and bids them lead to Him an ass…

ACTING upon the scientifically questionable assertion that healthy, asymptomatic individuals pose a significant risk of conveying lethal infection, ***some Americans are reporting small businesses, such as bars and golf courses, that have violated shutdown orders. According to the AP: Naugatuck, Connecticut, resident Gwen Becker said she was “mortified” when she drove by a golf course and saw a crowd gathered around a food truck and eating at tables together. So she took a video that her friend posted on Facebook — prompting the mayor to shut down the course. “I was angry and upset, and I threw some f-bombs,” said Becker, 54. “You’re not going to consider that what you’re doing could kill somebody?” Ms. Becker must lead a pretty empty existence to be attracted to this Communist-style citizen policing. Besides group gatherings, especially outside, promote health. Social contact helps healthy people become immune to certain strains of germs, while benefiting from sunlight and the immunity-boosting side-effects of happiness. This fanatical citizen police force --- and the government apparatus that backs it up  -- have no business telling people what they can and cannot do. Let people voluntarily restrict their movements in response to public health warnings. Americans are so darn proud of their love of "freedom," but it seems that's basically just a love of fireworks on Fourth of July. *** The science is unsettled. See articles here and here.