Originally Canada #14 >>13188069
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Originally UK #34 >>13190966
Scotland sinks further into the swamp.
In Scotland, you can now be arrested for what you say at the dinner table in your own home.
Just think about that for a minute.
https://twitter.com/AgentP22/status/1370326636621672448?s=20
#4
>>13183432 British Nursing Candidates Rejected as UK Govt Prioritised Cheaper Migrants: Think Tank
>>13186725 Mark Thompson, CEO of the pedovore protectin' New York Times is the former CEO of BBC
>>13188147 The Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Bill passed stage 3 in the Scottish Parliament today
>>13193473 In Scotland, you can now be arrested for what you say at the dinner table in your own home.
>>13203473 Victims of historic child abuse can now secure gagging payments in return for a waiver of rights to pursue civil legal action
Covid Bun
>>13170844 Corona: After the death of a nurse in Austria, thousands of AstraZeneca cans end up in the garbage
>>13177506 Australian Health Minister hospitalized, "in serious condition", day after receiving Covid, Astra-Zeneca, Vaccine
>>13186935 Covid-19: Several European countries suspend AstraZeneca vaccinations over blood clot fears
Salmond and Sturgeon Bun
>>13188178 Salmond and Sturgeon evidence in full (two links)
Originally Midnight Riders #317 >>71067
Boxing was in mourning on Saturday night after the shock death of one its all-time greats, Marvin Hagler, at just 66, after he reportedly suffered side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine.
The American boxer - born in Newark, New Jersey - dominated the sport's middleweight scene, which he was champion of between 1980 and 1987.
He was also named as the Fighter of the Decade for the 1980s by Boxing Illustrated magazine and won the Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year award twice.
The man who was floored officially only once in his incredible brutal career - and that was actually a slip - finally took the count.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/boxing/article-9359529/Undisputed-middleweight-champion-Marvelous-Marvin-Hagler-passes-away-unexpectedly-aged-66.html
Originally South Africa #4 >>13248884
“Tanzanian President John Magufuli dies at 61” - https://youtu.be/gQyaLN1mpBY
“Tanzania's Covid-denying president, John Magufuli, dies aged 61”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/17/tanzanias-president-john-magufuli-dies-aged-61
Tanzania’s president, John Magufuli, one of Africa’s most prominent Covid-19 deniers, has died after a two-week absence from public life that prompted speculation that he had contracted the disease.
Magufuli’s death was announced on Wednesday by the country’s vice-president, Samia Suluhu, who said the president died of heart failure. He was 61.
“The president of the United Republic of Tanzania, the honourable Dr John Pombe Joseph Magufuli … [has] died of a heart condition, at hospital Mzena in Dar es Salaam, where he was receiving treatment,” she said on state broadcaster TBC.
Magufuli, a divisive figure who won a second term in October in an election marred by violence and allegations of fraud, had not been seen in public since 27 February, leading many to believe that he was sick and possibly incapacitated. He had a history of heart problems and wore a pacemaker.
But the number of deaths of people experiencing breathing problems reportedly grew and, earlier this month, the US embassy warned of a significant increase in the number of Covid-19 cases in Tanzania since January. Days later, the presidency announced the death of John Kijazi, Magufuli’s chief secretary.
Soon after, the death was announced of the vice-president of the semi-autonomous island region of Zanzibar, whose political party had earlier reported that he had Covid-19.
Evidence suggests Tanzania was hit hard by a recent surge of infections across southern and parts of eastern Africa brought on by the spread of a new and more transmissible variant of the virus from South Africa. [They forget that the South African variant works better than the vaccines, “COVID-19 2nd wave variant neutralises itself: Nzimande”- https://youtu.be/AusedwprJEw]
Keep in mind.
“Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has dismissed the coronavirus test kits after they had returned positive results on samples taken from a goat and a pawpaw.” https://guardian.ng/life/goat-sheep-and-paw-paw-test-positive-for-coronavirus-in-tanzania/]
Originally Midnight Riders #319 >>714522
Italy guaranteed 86 mln euro Greensill loan to Gupta steel arm, filing says
The Italian government guaranteed an 86 million euros ($102 million) loan from Greensill Bank, part of the collapsed Greensill Capital group, to one of steel magnate Sanjeev Gupta’s firms, according to accounts filed with the Italian corporate registry in recent weeks.
The firm, Liberty Magona SRL, secured a guarantee from SACE SpA, Italy’s state-controlled export credit agency, for the loan under measures to help companies navigate the coronavirus crisis, according to Liberty Magona’s accounts for a period from Jan. 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 which include information on material post-yearend events. Piombino-based Liberty Magona, which makes galvanized steel, said the three-year loan was taken out in late August last year to strengthen its finances at a time when it was facing weaker demand for its products due to the pandemic. The Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance did not immediately respond to a request for comment. GFG Alliance and Greensill declined to comment on the loan. The German financial regulator has filed a criminal complaint against Bremen-based Greensill Bank.
Greensill Capital group filed for bankruptcy protection in Britain and Australia this month, citing a $5 billion exposure to Indian-British businessman Gupta’s GFG Alliance. It said Gupta’s firms had begun to default on its obligations. GFG, an umbrella company for Gupta’s network of steel, aluminium and energy companies, said last week it was looking to secure additional working capital facilities to help it weather challenging market conditions but was also operationally strong and benefiting from buoyant steel markets. GFG Alliance employs 35,000 people across 30 countries, according to its website. In Britain, the opposition Labour Party has said the government should consider nationalising the company if it cannot secure the financial backing it is trying to attract. Italy is not the only country to have provided guarantees to Gupta’s firms. The Scottish government gave a 575 million pound guarantee to the group in 2016, Reuters reported in 2019, citing people familiar with the matter.
UK media have reported that the London government has also guaranteed hundreds of millions of loans to GFG Alliance or connected companies under Coronavirus loan schemes.
https://www.reuters.com/article/italy-gfgalliance-guarantee/italy-guaranteed-86-mln-euro-greensill-loan-to-gupta-steel-arm-filing-says-idUSL8N2LG71B
Canada found this:
AstraZeneca Admits Vaccine Efficacy Based On "Interim" Data, Vows To Release Update Within 48 Hours
by Tyler Durden
Tuesday, Mar 23, 2021
Update (0800ET): As the media (and the rest of the world) tries to figure out what exactly is going on with the AstraZeneca trial data, and whether the vaccine's ability to protect the population from COVID truly does outweigh the risks, the company has just released a statement promising to release up-to-date results from the final phase of the trial within 48 hours.
AZ said yesterday's trial conclusions were based on an "interim analysis" with all data received by the cutoff date of Feb. 17. Then, it promised to "immediately engage with the independent data safety monitoring board to share our primary analysis with the most up to date efficacy data." Results of this primary analysis will be available within 2 days.
The numbers published yesterday were based on a pre-specified interim analysis with a data cut-off of 17 February.
We have reviewed the preliminary assessment of the primary analysis and the results were consistent with the interim analysis. We are now completing the validation of the statistical analysis.
We will immediately engage with the independent data safety monitoring board (DSMB) to share our primary analysis with the most up to date efficacy data.
We intend to issue results of the primary analysis within 48 hours.
More academics complained about the optics of the situation.
"The last thing this vaccine needs is more concern when we kind of thought we were at that point now where we would put to bed all the other concerns," said Paul Griffin, an associate professor of medicine at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, who is conducting clinical studies in Australia on four Covid-19 vaccine candidates.
And reporters complained that AstraZeneca's explanation, and the whole back-and-forth between Astra and the NIH, seemed bizarre.
This is a truly bizarre situation. NIAID says the data safety monitoring board for AZ’s #covid19 vaccine trial notified it that it was concerned AZ included outdated efficacy information in its release yesterday. No further details. (1) pic.twitter.com/Q8X66wdzuK
— Meg Tirrell (@megtirrell) March 23, 2021
In statement just out, AstraZeneca says yesterday’s update was based on interim analysis with cutoff Feb 17, and it will provide primary analysis without 48 hours: https://t.co/0NEz10EbeJ pic.twitter.com/K32F9mphnW
— Meg Tirrell (@megtirrell) March 23, 2021
The efficacy rate in the US trial was stronger than the 70% figure AstraZeneca reported from an earlier study. But those data were an average of different readings (62% and 90%) from two separate arms of the study. Bottom line: Whatever the 'final' efficacy number is, it should probably be taken with a grain of salt.
To that point, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nominal head of the NIAID, insisted that, in all likelihood, the AstraZeneca jab is "very likely a very good" vaccine. This is presumably just another in a seemingly endless stream of hiccups.
*FAUCI ON ASTRAZENECA: THIS IS VERY LIKELY A VERY GOOD VACCINE
Translation: stick a fork in it
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) March 23, 2021
Translation: the US will follow through with plans to approve the AstraZeneca jab (after a notably lengthy delay) - but turn around and give all the AZ jabs it has on hand to Mexico and other governments.
Pretty soon, maybe AstraZeneca can stop blaming European governments for stoking skepticism about the company's COVID jab, and start blaming the US (or maybe the drugmaking giant might consider accepting some responsibility, considering the reaction to rare blood clots isn't the first safety issue to mar the jabs reputation).
One day after proclaiming to the world that an extremely thorough and credible study based in the US (but carried out both in the US and across South America) had shown its jab to be 79% effective at preventing COVID (and 100% effective at preventing serious cases of the virus-caused disease) US officials are slamming the drug company and the data for possibly misrepresenting the vaccine's efficacy.
More:
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/american-health-regulators-slam-astrazeneca-releasing-incomplete-trial-data
Originally South Africa #4 >>13288481
Sorry, .pdf won't embed for me
Grant Agreement between Swissmedic and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundationat https://www.swissmedic.ch/dam/swissmedic/de/dokumente/stab/networking/grant_agreement_swissmedic_bill_melinda_gates_foundation.pdf.download.pdf/Grant%20Agreement%20between%20Swissmedic%20and%20the%20Bill%20&%20Melinda%20Gates%20Foundation_2020_2023.pdf or attached. Below are a few excerpts.
“Charitable Purpose”; To contribute expertise and know-how in building the capacity of continental frameworks, RECs and NRAs in Africa.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation signed January 24, 2020
Swissmedic signed February 3, 2020
Indeminification
If the Project involves clinical trials, trials involving human subjects, post-approval studies, field trials involving genetically modified organisms, experimental medicine, or the provision of medical/health services ("Indemnified Activities"), You will indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Foundation and its trustees, employees, and agents ("Indemnified Parties") from and against any and all demands, claims, actions, suits, losses, damages (including property damage, bodily injury, and wrongful death), arbitration and legal proceedings, judgments, settlements, or costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) (collectively, "Claims") arising out of or relating to the acts or omissions, actual or alleged, of You or Your employees, subgrantees, subcontractors, contingent workers, agents, and affiliates with respect to the Indemnified Activities. You agree that any activities by the Foundation in connection with the Project, such as its review or proposal of suggested modifications to the Project, will not modify or waive the Foundation's rights under this paragraph. An Indemnified Party may, at its own expense, employ separate counsel to monitor and participate in the defense of any Claim. Your indemnification obligations are limited to the extent permitted or precluded under applicable federal, state or local laws, including federal or state tort claims acts, the Federal Anti-Deficiency Act, state governmental immunity acts, or state constitutions. Nothing in this Agreement will constitute an express or implied waiver of Your governmental and sovereign immunities, if any.
Alex Salmond to take Scottish government to court again
Alex Salmond is to take fresh legal action over the conduct of the Scottish government's top civil servant.
The former first minister said Permanent Secretary Leslie Evans had failed to take responsibility for the botched handling of harassment complaints against him.
He said he had instructed his lawyers to bring proceedings in the Court of Session.
Mr Salmond previously won a judicial review case against the government.
That case forced the government to pay Mr Salmond's legal fees of more than £500,000 after its investigation into complaints by two female civil servants was found to have been unlawful.
While the precise basis of his latest legal bid is not clear, the BBC understands the ex-SNP leader intends to sue the Scottish government for an unspecified amount in damages.
Mr Salmond also said he would also be making a formal complaint to the police over the leaking of details of the allegations against him to the Daily Record newspaper.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said she still has confidence in Ms Evans as permanent secretary, and that the government "made a mistake in the course of trying to do the right thing".
Ms Evans had her contract extended by the first minister last year. It is due to expire in 2022.
The Scottish government said it would be "inappropriate to comment on a hypothetical legal action or on any matter Mr Salmond may raise with the police.
On Tuesday, a Holyrood inquiry concluded that the government's handling of the two harassment complaints against Mr Salmond in 2018 was "seriously flawed".
MSPs on the inquiry committee were critical of the way the new complaints process was drawn up and applied, and of the government's conduct in defending the judicial review proceedings brought by Mr Salmond.
The report was critical of Ms Evans, saying there had been an "individual failing" on her part over the judicial review and that she should have known that the "multiple roles" she played in the process represented "a significant organisational risk".
A separate inquiry by a leading Irish lawyer concluded that Ms Sturgeon's involvement in the saga had not breached the ministerial code.
The first minister has since said she would have resigned if she had been found to have done so.
Mr Salmond said the permanent secretary should consider her position after the court case in 2019, and renewed this call while giving evidence to the inquiry last month.
In a statement released on Wednesday, the former SNP leader said: "More than two years later, and despite the most damning condemnation from a committee in the history of the modern Scottish Parliament, the permanent secretary still refuses to accept real responsibility."
He said he had taken legal advice and would "shortly be instructing my lawyers to bring proceedings in the Court of Session arising as a direct result of the conduct of the permanent secretary".
Mr Salmond was acquitted of 13 charges of sexual assault in a separate High Court trial in March 2020.
More:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-56513358
It’s officially an offence now to LEAVE England
by TDB
Friday, Mar 26, 2021 - 15:10
via Sovereign Man
Are you ready for this week’s absurdity? Here’s our Friday roll-up of the most ridiculous stories from around the world that are threats to your liberty, risks to your prosperity… and on occasion, inspiring poetic justice.
It’s officially now an offence to LEAVE England
After four hours of debate yesterday in the House of Commons, the United Kingdom has approved an emergency measure that will, among other restrictions, fine Brits who LEAVE the country without a qualifying reason.
Ironically, the British government insists they can legally impose these new rules because of authority that was granted to them under a law called the Public Health Act… which just happened to be passed in… 1984.
Starting on Monday, anyone who leaves England must submit papers making a certified declaration of their reason for leaving. The authorities will then retain the discretion to fine travelers £5,000— nearly $7,000, if the reason isn’t valid.
The government has provided a list of 14 valid excuses, such as a professional football team traveling for a match. This is totally fine.
But someone who wants to attend a religious pilgrimage is forbidden to travel. So is someone who wants to visit an elderly parent they haven’t seen since 2019, unless it is a parent whom the traveler “reasonably believes is dying.”
How magnanimous.
By the way, these new rules come despite Members of Parliament acknowledging in debate yesterday that 95% of Brits over the age of 60 have been vaccinated.
This means that the most vulnerable population has been administered a vaccine that they insist is safe and effective.
So… why the harsh lockdown rules?
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2021-03-26/its-officially-offence-now-leave-england
Originally Canada #16 >>13369284
US Grant To Wuhan Lab To Enhance Bat-Based Coronaviruses Was Never Scrutinized By HHS Review Board, NIH Says
The National Institutes of Health has “systematically thwarted” government oversight of dangerous pathogen research, Rutgers University professor of chemical biology Richard H. Ebright told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
The P3CO Review Framework was created in 2017 after a three-year pause on government funding of research that intentionally makes pathogens more deadly or transmissible.
An NIH grant that involved the modification of bat-based coronaviruses and the transfer of $600,000 to the Wuhan Institute of Virology prior to the pandemic bypassed P3CO review because the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, led by Anthony Fauci, didn’t flag the project for review.
An oversight board created to scrutinize research that would enhance highly dangerous pathogens did not review a National Institutes of Health grant that funded a lab in Wuhan, China, to genetically modify bat-based coronaviruses.
Experts say the NIH grant describes scientists conducting gain-of-function research, a risky area of study that, in this case, made SARS-like viruses even more contagious. Federal funding for gain-of-function research was temporarily suspended in 2014 due to widespread scientific concerns it risked leaking supercharged viruses into the human population.
Federal funding for gain-of-function research was resumed in late 2017 after the Potential Pandemic Pathogens Control and Oversight (P3CO) Framework was formed within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The review board is tasked with critically evaluating whether grants that involve enhancing dangerous pathogens, such as coronaviruses, are worth the risks and that proper safeguards are in place.
But the NIH subagency that awarded the grant to the nonprofit group EcoHealth Alliance to study Chinese bat coronaviruses opted against forwarding it to the P3CO committee, an NIH spokesperson told the Daily Caller News Foundation, meaning the research received federal funding without an independent review by the HHS board.
“This is a systemic problem,” Rutgers University professor of chemical biology Richard H. Ebright told the DCNF, referring to the loophole in the review framework.
Ebright said the offices of the director for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) — the subagency that funded EcoHealth — and the NIH have “systematically thwarted–indeed systematically nullified–the HHS P3CO Framework by declining to flag and forward proposals for review.”
Dr. Anthony Fauci leads the NIAID and Dr. Francis S. Collins heads the NIH.
An NIH spokesperson said its subagency did not flag the EcoHealth grant for independent review by the HHS review committee.
“After careful review of the grant, NIAID determined research in the grant was not gain-of-function research because it did not involve the enhancement of the pathogenicity or transmissibility of the viruses studied,” the spokesperson told the DCNF.
MORE
https://dailycaller.com/2021/04/04/nih-gain-of-function-anthony-fauci-review-board-wuhan-lab/
In the stupidity is getting worse department
Originally Canada #16 >>13373265
TDSB report accuses WE Charity of reinforcing white supremacy, not being anti-colonial enough
https://tnc.news/2021/04/06/tdsb-report-accuses-we-charity-of-reinforcing-white-supremacy-not-being-anti-colonial-enough/
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Originally General Research #16971 >>13398203
Scientists Now Say Vaccination Isn’t Good Enough — Push For New Vaccination Every Single Time We Travel
Scientists at Oxford University have suggested that people may need to have a coronavirus vaccination not once, not twice, but EVERY time they want to travel out of their home country.
The scientists published a report in the Royal Society Journal last week that acknowledged there is little data on how efficient or long lasting the current vaccines are, and so it is likely that countries will require a recent vaccination.
Having endless vaccinations when there is no indication of how effective they are, or what long term side effects there may be sounds absolutely mental, but that is what is being suggested.
Speaking to the London Telegraph, Epidemiologist Christopher Dye, a leading author of the reports stated “If we thought that the duration of protection was just a matter of months, then the sort of criteria that might be introduced – we’re not saying they should be – is that when one travels internationally for a short trip, going on vacation for example, that one is vaccinated each time on that occasion for that particular trip.”
The scientists also stated that vaccine passports are “feasible,” but only when global standards can be agreed upon.
“An effective vaccine passport system that would allow the return to pre-Covid activities, including travel, without compromising personal or public health, must meet a set of demanding criteria,” said Dye.
Other co-authors of the study wanted that the covid passports, which the government’s vaccines minister has repeatedly said are not going to be used domestically, “need to be fully explored.”
Professor Melinda Mills warned that such a system “could inadvertently discriminate or exacerbate existing inequalities,” adding “The intended use will have significant implications across a wide range of legal and ethical issues.”
“Is it literally a passport to allow international travel or could it be used domestically to allow holders greater freedoms?” Professor Mills further questioned.
“We need a broader discussion about multiple aspects of a vaccine passport, from the science of immunity through to data privacy, technical challenges and the ethics and legality of how it might be used,” Mills added.
https://en-volve.com/2021/02/22/scientists-now-say-vaccination-isnt-good-enough-push-for-new-vaccination-every-single-time-we-travel/
The Scotsman 2021 Election Hustings: Decriminalisation is key to ending Nicola Sturgeon’s drugs death ‘disaster’, says campaigner Peter Krykant
By Conor Marlborough
Tuesday, 13th April 2021, 8:40 pm
The prominent drugs reform activist, who is standing as an independent in Falkirk East at next month’s election, made the comments at The Scotsman’s virtual hustings on Tuesday – and took aim at the drugs policies of other parties.
Mr Krykant, who won plaudits for converting a minibus into the UK’s first mobile Overdose Prevention Centre in Glasgow last year, said the statistics behind Scotland’s drugs crisis were “shameful”.
He said: “We currently have the highest drug death rates in the EU – 15 times the EU average. That is drastic … and it comes from our lack of investment and our local community.
“The SNP Government for the first time on the 20th of January, when Nicola Sturgeon addressed the Scottish Parliament, took some responsibility for the absolute disaster that they've overseen in the last 14 years in power in Scotland.”
Mr Krykant said the SNP cut the funding for alcohol and drug partnerships in 2015, despite a record 614 drug deaths in Scotland in 2014.
“They were warned across the chamber in Holyrood that if they did that, it would lead to more deaths,” he said.
"And in the six years since then, drug deaths have more than doubled. They continue to rise through the pandemic.
“Some of the most vulnerable people in our society are left without help. We're going to see more people turning to drugs and alcohol to cope coming out of the pandemic, with the mental health issues that are being created.”
Former MP Neil Gray, who is standing for the SNP in Airdrie and Shotts, admitted there was “no hiding” from his party’s failure on drug deaths.
He told the hustings that he agreed with the First Minister’s assessment of the crisis as “a national disgrace”, but said it was also now a “priority” of any future SNP government.
“We've committed £250 million to rehabilitation services and are going to obviously be looking at a number of other areas,” he said.
Mr Gray said he was personally in favour of drug consumption rooms as a “short-term measure”, but added more needed to be done to address the “underlying reasons for why people have turned to drugs at all”.
Asked whether his party would support decriminalisation, Scottish Conservative candidate Haroun Malik said simply: “No, we wouldn’t.”
The criminal defence lawyer said: “In Scotland, we almost have decriminalisation within the courts. You don't see low level drug defence is going through a court anymore – and there's no opportunity for the courts to intervene because from the SNP, this is not a priority.”
He claimed the SNP “don't care about drug deaths,” adding: “They've had 14 years to do something about it. Why would we trust them again?”
Responding to Mr Malik’s comments, Mr Krykant said he was “absolutely astounded” a criminal defence lawyer did not support decriminalisation.
“It's absolutely horrendous,” he said.
"I believe that you should speak to some of your colleagues like Aamer Anwar, the former Rector of Glasgow University, … and really get informed about the underlying trauma and poverty-stricken conditions that lead people to take drugs in the first place.”
https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/the-scotsman-2021-election-hustings-decriminalisation-is-key-to-ending-nicola-sturgeons-drugs-death-disaster-says-campaigner-peter-krykant-3199831
Nicola Sturgeon is blasted by rivals for her 'divisive' plans for new Scottish independence vote that would 'reopen old wounds' in Scottish election TV debate - while all ignore Alex Salmond's new Alba party
First Minister accused of trying to 'reopen old wounds' with independence push
Sturgeon maintained her pledge to hold a fresh vote if her party wins election
But Labour, Conservative and Lib Dem leaders slammed her plans as 'divisive'
By James Robinson for MailOnline
Published: 16:15 EDT, 13 April 2021 | Updated: 17:10 EDT, 13 April 2021
Nicola Sturgeon was tonight blasted by her political rivals over plans to pull Scotland out of the United Kingdom, as she stood firm on her pledge for a fresh independence vote.
The First Minister was accused of attempting to 'reopen old wounds' by opposition leaders in a lively television debate ahead of next month's Scottish election.
The SNP leader has pledged to hold a new independence referendum if her party wins the election - with or without the consent of the UK parliament.
But the leaders of the Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Labour tonight took aim at her plans, branding them as 'divisive'.
All three of the leaders instead insisted the focus should remain on the country's recovery efforts in the aftermath of the Covid pandemic.
More than 7,000 people in Scotland have died of the virus, while more than 220,000 cases have been recorded.
However the nationalist leader hit back at the suggestions, as she urged Scots to back its independence bid with their votes.
Taking a swipe at Westminster politicians, she said she wanted the country to build back 'in its own image', rather than 'that of Boris Johnson and his band of Brexiteers'.
The Green party meanwhile backed Ms Sturgeon's referendum calls - as it stood firm on its desires to return Scotland to the EU.
However there was no mention from the leaders of Alex Salmond - whose Alba party will contest Holyrood seats at the upcoming election.
Despite facing criticism from the majority of her rival leaders, Ms Sturgeon remained firm on her pledge to hold a new independence referendum.
She led with her offer of 'continued strong leadership to steer the country through the pandemic', adding that 'when the crisis is over' Scots should have 'the choice of a better future with independence'.
But she was accused of spreading division by Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie, who said: 'You are determined to open the wounds of the country.
'This is reckless. What you should do is focus on making people's lives better.'
Conservative leader Douglas Ross also hit out at the plans, which he described as 'reckless' and 'divisive'.
Labour's Anas Sarwar meanwhile showed his opposition to the independence vote, as he urged a focus on recovery in the wake of the Covid pandemic.
The Labour leader also joined Mr Rennie in taking a swipe at Ms Strugeon's seven years as First Minister.
Mr Rennie said Ms Sturgeon had been in charge as the country's drug death rate soared to the highest in Europe, as he tackled her on her healthcare record.
Ms Sturgeon admitted taking her 'eye off the ball' over Scotland's drugs deaths.
In 2019, 1,264 people died of drug misuse - taking the drugs death toll to its highest level on record in Scotland for a sixth year in a row.
The figure was double of that in 2014, and means Scotland now has the worst drugs death rate in Europe and is about three and a half that in England in Wales.
She said: 'I think we took our eye off the ball on drugs deaths, and I've said as much to the Scottish Parliament.
'I've set out what we will do to try to turn that around.
'I set out at the start of this year a £250million investment programme to build up rehabilitation services, including residential rehabilitation to make sure we give more support to community services, to make sure we provide faster access to treatment and we have a taskforce working on all of that.'
Mr Ross meanwhile accused the First Minster of failing to meet promises made in key areas.
The Tory leader told her: 'You have made promises on the attainment gap, victims' rights, broadband, ferries, income tax and the treatment time guarantee.
'You have delivered your promises on none of them. You have let down Scotland for the last 14 years.'
He continued his attack by saying: 'Now in an economic crisis, you want to wreck Scotland's recovery.'
Ms Sturgeon said 'progress' had been made in tackling the attainment gap in schools and NHS waiting times had been reducing before Covid-19 hit.
More:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9467467/Nicola-Sturgeon-blasted-rivals-divisive-plans-Scottish-independence-TV-debate.html
Originally General Research #17005 >>13424623
Denmark Totally Bans AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Amid Reports of Blood Clots
Denmark became the first country in Europe to totally abandon the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, coming after the country and more than a dozen other European Union nations suspended its usage.
Denmark’s health agency director, Soren Brostrom, said Denmark will not use the shot as part of its vaccination campaign—despite the World Health Organization (WHO) and EU’s European Medicines Agency (EMA) saying that the benefits of using the AstraZeneca jab outweigh the negatives amid reports of rare blood clots.
“Overall, we must say that the results show that there is a real and serious side effect signal in the vaccine from AstraZeneca,” said Brostrom in a statement. “Based on an overall consideration, we have therefore chosen to continue the vaccination programme for all target groups without this vaccine.”
Noting that it is has been a “difficult decision” to make, Brostrom said the “upcoming target groups for vaccination are less likely to become severely ill from COVID-19,” and officials “must weigh this against the fact that we now have a known risk of severe adverse effects from vaccination with AstraZeneca, even if the risk in absolute terms is slight.”
Danish officials previously said that two people who had received the vaccine against the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus suffered from severe blood clots. One of them died, they said last month.
The CCP virus, also known as the novel coronavirus, is the virus that causes COVID-19.
In March, most of the countries that stopped using the AstraZeneca vaccine ultimately resumed using it.
On April 7, the EMA said that there is a “possible link” between rare blood clots and the vaccine, adding it “is reminding healthcare professionals and people receiving the vaccine to remain aware of the possibility of very rare cases of blood clots combined with low levels of blood platelets occurring within 2 weeks of vaccination.”
The statement continued: “So far, most of the cases reported have occurred in women under 60 years of age within 2 weeks of vaccination. Based on the currently available evidence, specific risk factors have not been confirmed.”
The decision to not use AstraZeneca’s shot will push back the scheduled conclusion of Denmark’s vaccination scheme to early August from July 25, Danish officials said. Denmark also uses the U.S.-made Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, which requires two shots.
Denmark was also the first nation to stop using the vaccine in March.
The Epoch Times has contacted AstraZeneca for comment.
https://www.ntd.com/denmark-totally-bans-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-amid-reports-of-blood-clots_597165.html
Originally Canada #17 >>13425555
Amazon continues to pull books critical of transgender ideology
https://www.rebelnews.com/amazon_continues_to_pull_books_critical_of_transgender_ideology
Online retail giant Amazon has pulled a book critical of transgender identity theory, after calls to ban the book flooded social media. It is the second book Amazon has banned that is critical of the contentious topic.
Amazon removed Maria Keffler’s Desist, Detrans, & Detox: Getting Your Child Out of the Gender Cult. The new book sold fewer than 100 copies across three platforms and earned fewer than a dozen reviews before it was banned, according to Partners for Ethical Care (PEC), of which Keffler is a co-founder.
The organization says that Amazon provided “no contact, no warning, no reason” for removing the book.
According to the Daily Wire, PEC is a nonprofit organization co-founded by Keffler and is designed to raise awareness and support efforts to stop the unethical treatment of children by schools, hospitals and healthcare providers under the banner of “gender identity affirmation.” Keffler’s book is about that exact subject.
Amazon banned the book just weeks after it removed Ryan T. Anderson’s When Harry Became Sally, which is about the trans youth movement that has become in vogue over the past few years.
Despite banning all books critical of the transgender identity movement for apparent hate speech, Amazon continues to sell books like Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf. Amazon has set up a new policy that bans any books that attempt to classify transgenderism or other new identities as mental illnesses, according to Brian Huseman, Amazon’s vice president of public policy.
“As a bookseller, we provide our customers with access to a variety of viewpoints, including books that some customers may find objectionable,” Huseman said in response to Republican Sens. Marco Rubio of Florida, Mike Lee of Utah, Mike Braun of Indiana and Josh Hawley of Missouri in a March letter. The group of senators complained to the retailer when it banned Anderson’s book.
“Amazon works hard to ensure customers have a great shopping experience, and access to the widest and most diverse cross-section of written and spoken word in retail today,” Huseman added. “That said, we reserve the right not to sell certain content. All retailers make decisions about what selection they choose to offer, as do we. As to your specific question about When Harry Became Sally, we have chosen not to sell books that frame LGBTQ+ identity as a mental illness.”
Originally Canada #17 >>13432370
Healthy 43-Year-Old Man Suffers Stroke From Blood Clot Hours After Receiving J&J Vaccine
A Mississippi man remains in critical condition, can’t walk, talk and is paralyzed on one side of his body after suffering a stroke hours after being vaccinated with Johnson & Johnson’s COVID vaccine. Family believes “without a doubt” the vaccine caused the stroke.
A healthy 43-year old man in Mississippi suffered a stroke hours after being vaccinated with Johnson and Johnson’s (J&J) COVID vaccine. Brad Malagarie, father of seven, had received the vaccine a little after Noon and was found unresponsive by co-workers at his desk, WSAZ News Channel 3 reported.
“They called me and said he had that vaccine and something is wrong, we think it’s a stroke,” said Celeste Foster O’Keefe, Malagarie’s aunt and boss.
Malagarie was rushed to the hospital and diagnosed with a stroke after a blood clot had lodged in his left middle cerebral artery. O’Keefe said the family believes without a doubt that the vaccine caused the stroke.
“He’s a young, healthy 43-year-old, and I immediately thought it, and I said be sure to tell the doctors he took that J & J vaccine and that, to me, is what caused his stroke,” she told WSAZ.
O’Keefe said her nephew’s only health issue before the vaccine was high blood pressure, which was controlled with medication. One week after receiving the vaccine Malagarie remains hospitalized at Ochsner’s Medical Center in New Orleans and is in critical, but stable condition.
“He can’t talk now and he can’t walk. He’s paralyzed on the right side. He knows who we are and he will just cry when he sees us,” O’Keefe said.
Doctors don’t know Malagarie’s prognosis for recovery yet but said it will likely take at least a year of rehab after he leaves the hospital, the local TV station said.
On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) paused J&J’s vaccine after rare blood clots were reported in those recently vaccinated.
All six reported cases in the U.S. occurred among women aged 18-48 with symptoms developing six to 13 days after vaccination, according to a statement issued by the FDA and CDC.
One vaccine recipient died and her death is being investigated by the CDC, Virginia state officials said in a statement Tuesday. Another woman is in critical condition. A CDC official said two of the six patients have been discharged and three remain hospitalized.
Wednesday, J&J disclosed two more cases of blood clots — one that occurred in a 25 year-old-man who suffered a cerebral hemorrhage during a clinical trial and another case of deep-vein-thrombosis in a 59-year-old woman.
According to the CDC’s Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System or VAERS, 49 reports of blood coagulation disorders from the J&J vaccine have been reported through April 1 and 972 reports from all three vaccines combined, including Pfizer and Moderna through April 1.
The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices met Wednesday and decided to postpone a vote on whether to lift the pause on the J&J’s COVID vaccine, effectively extending the pause pending further analysis of data relating to blood clots in people who received the vaccine. The committee said they would meet again in one week to 10 days to vote on whether or not to lift the pause.
Full article:
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/healthy-man-stroke-johnson-johnson-vaccine/
Facebook faces mass legal action over data leak
21 April 2021
Facebook users whose data was compromised by a massive data leak are being urged to take legal action against the tech giant.
About 530 million people had some personal information leaked, including, in some cases, phone numbers.
A digital privacy group is preparing to take a case to the Irish courts on behalf of EU citizens affected.
Facebook denies wrongdoing, saying the data was "scraped" from publicly available information on the site.
Antoin Ó Lachtnain, director of Digital Rights Ireland (DRI), warned other tech giants its move could be the beginning of a domino effect.
"This will be the first mass action of its kind but we're sure it won't be the last," he said.
"The scale of this breach, and the depth of personal information compromised, is gob-smacking."
He added: "The laws are there to protect consumers and their personal data and it's time these technology giants wake up to the reality that protection of personal data must be taken seriously."
DRI claims Facebook failed to protect user data and notify those who had been affected.
The data leak was first discovered and fixed in 2019, but was recently made easily available online for free.
DRI said individual users who take part in the legal action could be offered compensation of up to €12,000 (£10,445) if it is successful - based on what it says are similar cases in other countries.
Domino effect
"If successful this could well set a precedent and open the door to further class action down the line," Ray Walsh, a digital privacy expert at ProPrivacy, told the BBC.
"Big Tech might then find that being made to compensate individual users is a strong reminder to work harder on privacy compliance," he added.
On Thursday, the Irish Data Protection Commission announced its decision to launch an investigation into the leak.
It will assess whether any parts of the GDPR or Data Protection Act 2018 were infringed by Facebook.
If found to be in breach, the social media giant could face fines of up to 4% of its turnover.
Responding to DRI's legal case, a Facebook spokesman said: "We understand people's concerns, which is why we continue to strengthen our systems to make scraping from Facebook without our permission more difficult and go after the people behind it."
He also pointed to other firms involved in similar recent leaks.
"As LinkedIn and Clubhouse have shown, no company can completely eliminate scraping or prevent data sets like these from appearing. That's why we devote substantial resources to combat it and will continue to build out our capabilities to help stay ahead of this challenge," he said.
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56772772
Originally General Research #17035 >>13448115
Over 10,000 Deaths Caused by COVID Vaccines Reported by the CDC and EMA
More than 10,000 people died shortly after COVID-19 vaccination in December, US and European authorities said. Deaths include more than 7,100 in Europe, according to the European Medicines Agency (EMA), and 3,005 reported by the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC), LifeSiteNewsreports.
As of Tuesday, EudraVigilance, the EMA’s database of adverse drug reports, reported 4,036 “fatal results” after vaccination with Pfizer, as well as 1,922 and 1,234 deaths after vaccines given by Moderna and , by AstraZeneca.
EudraVigilance also reported 20 deaths from the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson. The database revealed more than 200,000 injuries, possibly related to the four vaccines, of which tens of thousands of cases considered “serious”. The US government also reported 3,005 deaths and more than 56,869 side effects after the April 12 coronavirus vaccinations.
The injuries in the United States are being tracked by VAERS, a surveillance system overseen by the CDC and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Among the adverse reaction reports for the COVID-19 vaccine published by VAERS, 42% of deaths occurred in people who became ill within 48 hours of inoculation. “Vaccination campaigns, apparently, often take place in nursing homes without ensuring in advance that the person affected has not already contracted an infection,” said Dr. Frank Gunter, a German medical expert, who indicated the“ insufficiently researched long-term consequences ”of vaccines.
“I have never seen such a large number of side effects of a vaccine,” said Parisian infectious disease specialist Prof. Eric Caumes last year. “No, really, it’s too much, maybe there’s a problem,” he told Le Parisien. The conclusion of LifeSiteNews is that all healthy people who contract the Covid virus survive, especially with certain treatment schemes.
Speaking of vaccines and herd immunity acquired through mass vaccinations (forget about mRNA genetic therapy, which is experimental and very weird), 70% of people already have T-cell immunity from other infections. Children have near 100% immunity due to the many early childhood infections they get. T-cell immunity lasts 15-20 years, and in some cases a lifetime.
The body never forgets how to make antibodies, however due to age and other things like toxins and injury cause the immune system to be less effective.
Always remember:
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS ASYMPTOMATIC SPREAD!!!!
THERE ARE NO VARIANTS.
https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/over-10000-deaths-caused-by-covid-vaccines-reported-by-the-cdc-and-ema/
'Look at the facts!' Ridge rattles Sturgeon as she rips into hopes for independence
SOPHY RIDGE took Nicola Sturgeon to task over her plans to lead an independent Scotland, as the Sky News host pointed to her failures in power.
By Oli Smith
PUBLISHED: 09:46, Sun, Apr 18, 2021 | UPDATED: 10:51, Sun, Apr 18, 2021
Sophy Ridge tore into Nicola Sturgeon's hopes of leading an independent Scotland ahead of the upcoming May elections. The Sky News host pointed to the SNP's "record in government" as she reeled off a number of Ms Sturgeon's failures in power. At one point, Ms Ridge told Ms Sturgeon to "just look at the facts".
Ms Ridge said: "I've been keen in this interview to look back at your record in government because it matters.
"You are asking the Scottish people to trust you to lead an independent Scotland.
"You are clearly an exceptional communicator and have strong approval ratings.
"But, just look at the facts: record drug deaths after 14 years of an SNP government, still big inequalities when it comes education, the highest rate of care home deaths from Covid in the UK."
Ms Ridge asked: "Why should people trust you to lead an independent Scotland?"
Ms Sturgeon struggled to respond, as she took responsibility for the scale of the drug crisis in Scotland.
She added that there had been "big improvement" in education, although inequalities remain.
On care homes, Ms Sturgeon said: "Sorry, Sophy, the number of care home deaths is far too high and it shouldn't be a statistical competition.
"I have to challenge that. The number of excess deaths in care homes in England has been much higher than in Scotland.
"We have recorded more of them as Covid deaths."
Later in the interview, Ms Sturgeon accused Alex Salmond's Alba Party of jeopardising Scottish independence by attempting to "bulldoze" forward in a way that is "contemptuous" of the voters.
Nicola Sturgeon promised to provide a "transformational" increase in NHS funding if the SNP wins the election.
Speaking as she launched the SNP's manifesto this week, Ms Sturgeon said frontline NHS spending would increase by at least a total of £2.5bn.
The SNP leader repeated her call for an independence referendum to be held within the next parliamentary term.
The manifesto also promises a £10bn investment programme in NHS facilities, and a minimum 25 percent rise in mental health spending.
Earlier this week, the Scottish First Minister became flustered during an awkward interview over Scottish independence.
A Channel 4 News reporter confronted the SNP leader on its economic cost, prompting Ms Sturgeon to claim all the forecasts were "completely out of date".
Viewers branded the interview a "complete car crash" from the SNP's perspective, pointing out the party leader appeared to "become flustered even by a gentle interview".
https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1424606/Nicola-Sturgeon-SNP-news-Sophy-Ridge-Scotland-election-independence-latest-vn
Going to drop this bullshit in every bread?
Fulford is a joke internationally now, nice job
Originally Midnight Riders #349 >>76907
LONDON (AP) — Risky uses of artificial intelligence that threaten people’s safety or rights such as live facial scanning should be banned or tightly controlled, European Union officials said Wednesday as they outlined an ambitious package of proposed regulations to rein in the rapidly expanding technology.
The draft regulations from the EU’s executive commission include rules for applications deemed high risk such as AI systems to filter out school, job or loan applicants. They would also ban artificial intelligence outright in a few cases considered too risky, such as government “social scoring” systems that judge people based on their behavior.
The proposals are the 27-nation bloc’s latest move to maintain its role as the world’s standard-bearer for technology regulation, as it tries to keep up with the world’s two big tech superpowers, the U.S. and China. EU officials say they are taking a four-level “risk-based approach” that seeks to balance important rights such as privacy against the need to encourage innovation.
“With these landmark rules, the EU is spearheading the development of new global norms to make sure AI can be trusted,” Margrethe Vestager, the European Commission’s executive vice president for the digital age, said in a statement. “By setting the standards, we can pave the way for to ethical technology worldwide and ensure that the EU remains competitive along the way.”
To be sure, the draft rules have a long way to go before they take effect. They need to be reviewed by the European Parliament and the European Council and could be amended in a process that could take several years, though officials declined to give a specific timeframe.
Previous EU tech regulation efforts have been far reaching and influential, earning it a reputation as a pioneer. Vestager, also the bloc’s competition chief, filed aggressive antitrust challenges against Silicon Valley giants like Google years before such action became fashionable. The EU was also early to the data privacy battle with stringent rules known as General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, that became the de facto global standard.
However, results have been mixed: Google still retains its online dominance and EU privacy cases against global tech companies are backed up. Officials are also working on updating the EU’s digital rulebook to protect internet users from harmful material or rogue traders.
Under the AI proposals, unacceptable uses would also include manipulating behavior, exploiting children’s vulnerabilities or using subliminal techniques.
“It can be a case where a toy uses voice systems to manipulate a child into doing something dangerous,” Vestager told a media briefing. “Such uses have no place in Europe and therefore we propose to ban them.”
The proposals include a prohibition in principle on controversial “remote biometric identification,” such as the use of live facial recognition to pick people out of crowds in real time, because “there is no room for mass surveillance in our society,” Vestager said.
There will, however, be an exception for narrowly defined law enforcement purposes such as searching for a missing child or a wanted person or preventing a terror attack. But some EU lawmakers and digital rights groups want the carve-out removed over fears it could be used by authorities to justify widespread future use of the technology, which they say is intrusive and inaccurate.
More: https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-government-and-politics-artificial-intelligence-data-privacy-5226382bb316f8aad4cbc5637f03a44c
Originally Canada #17 >>13502708
Climate is the new Covid
FULL ARTICLE HERE:
https://tapnewswire.com/2021/04/climate-is-the-new-covid/
The “public health policies” allegedly in place to fight Covid19 are being rebranded as “saving the planet”.
Yesterday was Earth Day. The traditional day environmental hashtags temporarily trend across all social media sites. This year was no different, with the exception of the stronger than usual whiff of agenda.
The narrative of the “deadly viral pandemic” is slowly losing momentum. Whether this is through the public having “post viral fatigue”(as it were), or a deliberate shift in media talking points is unclear. But there’s certainly less energy in the story than at this time last year.
That said, it’s also perfectly clear that governments around the world are in no mood to give up their newly acquired “emergency powers”, and that alleged “anti-covid measures” are not going away anytime soon.
Especially lockdowns, which are being freshly marketed as “good for the planet”.
The narrative that locking down the public was “helping the Earth heal” actually dates back to last March, when it was reported all across the world news that only a few weeks of lockdown had cleared up the water in Venician canals so much there were dolphins swimming through the city.
This story later proved to be completely untrue, but that didn’t stop dozens of outlets from picking up the story and running with it.
At various times in the intervening year, Covid has been sold as a having an environmental silver-lining. Including potentially “saving the planet”.
Just last month, the Guardian published a story with the headline…
Originally Canada #17 >>13504436
French drug assessment center says all four Covid-19 vaccines are dangerous, should be pulled off the market
(Natural News) The Centre territorial d’Information indépendante et d’Avis pharmaceutiques (CTIAP), a regional independent drug assessment center in France, has published a report showing that none of the four Wuhan coronavirus (Covid-19) “vaccinations” currently being administered are safe or effective because all of them received emergency use authorization (EUA) with insufficient clinical testing.
The jabs are all problematic because the manufacturing processes used are new, as are the excipients they contain, which a team of experts from the Cholet public hospital in the west of France say “should be considered as new active substances.”
Led by Dr. Catherine Frade, a pharmacist, the research team worked with public data released by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in relation to the injections released by Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca, and Janssen (Johnson & Johnson). All four of these injections only have temporary authorization based on perceived need, as opposed to approval based on clinical evidence of safety and efficacy.
All of the jabs are also still subject to studies that extend out to 2024 – three years from now – and beyond. Very little is known, at this point, about the long-term side effects of the injections, though we are seeing short-term side effects in the form of serious blood clots and death.
According to the CTIAP, all four Chinese Virus injections were released for public administration before “proof of quality for the active substance and the finished product” was verified. All of the labs where the jabs are produced also obtained future deadlines to submit associated studies.
What this means, of course, is that every person who takes a Wuhan Flu shot is a human guinea pig participating in a mass pharmaceutical experiment. How vaccine recipients fare moving forward remains to be seen.
In the coming months and years, the research team warns, “variabilities, which impact the very core of the product, could even invalidate any clinical trials conducted.”
“Prudence would even dictate that, in all countries where these vaccines against COVID-19 have been marketed, all the batches thus ‘released’ should be withdrawn immediately; and that these MAs that have been granted should be suspended, or even canceled, as a matter of urgency until further notice,” they say.
https://www.naturalnews.com/2021-04-23-french-drug-assessment-center-covid19-vaccines-dangerous.html
Ben Fulford, making Sorcha Faal look credible for years
Sad little hater, you forgot to throw in the Swedish Knights Templar.
That poor quality meme was floating around General Research over two years ago.
As much of the world continues to hunker down, a New Zealand band plays to 50,000 fans
By Nick Perry, Associated Press
26 April 2021
AUCKLAND, New Zealand —
Singer Matiu Walters grinned as he gazed out over 50,000 damp but delirious fans and said those magic words: "So, what's up Eden Park?"
While much of the world remains hunkered down, the band Six60 has been playing to huge crowds in New Zealand, where social distancing isn't required after the nation stamped out the coronavirus. The band's tour finale on Saturday night was billed as the largest concert in the world since the pandemic began.
Equally momentous for a band which met while playing rugby at university was getting to play the first concert ever held at the storied Eden Park rugby stadium. And finding themselves at the apex of world music came as a twist for Six60, which has enjoyed unparalleled success in New Zealand but whose forays abroad have ended without the breakthroughs they sought.
Saturday's set by the five-piece band included powerful cameos by military musicians ahead of the nation honoring its war dead on Sunday, and Maori performers who stretched across the stage while the band switched to singing in the Indigenous language.
One fan, Lucy Clumpas, found it a surreal experience to be surrounded by so many people after she spent last year living through endless lockdowns in Britain.
"It's very important for us as humans to be able to get together and sing the same songs together," she said. "It makes us feel like we're part of something,"
Walters, the lead singer, said they desperately want their musician friends around the world to be able to play live shows again.
"We know what it's like to be in lockdown. It sucked. And we didn't know if we'd be able to play gigs again," he said in an interview before the show. "But we are fortunate, for a few reasons, here in New Zealand."
Guitarist Ji Fraser said the reception they received while on the road for their summer tour had been incredible.
"It was amazing to see how fanatical people were, and excited about being out and seeing live music, and seeing something to drag them out of a long, brutal year," he said. "It was very special."
Walters said they did worry that something could have gone wrong — that their gigs could have turned into super-spreader events. But he said there was not much to do other than play by the rules and follow the government guidelines.
The band formed 13 years ago after they started jamming in their rugby changing rooms, making their concert at the hallowed ground of the nation's All Blacks rugby team feel like completing a circle.
The band had pushed for changes to civic rules to allow concerts at Eden Park, but not all the neighbors were happy.
One who objected was former Prime Minister Helen Clark, who said at the time that the concerts would represent a "home invasion" of noise.
"But the people wanted it. And the people spoke," Walters said. The singer added that Clark would have been welcomed at the concert. "Six60 is for everyone. And maybe if she came and enjoyed herself, she'd have a change of heart."
More:
https://www.wmur.com/article/new-zealand-band-plays-to-50000-fans/36232071
Same copypasta response used on other threads. Exact same shit, image and all. When the IRGC uses the out of context Q post that indicates they are on the ropes and out of ideas
Easy enough to see why the IRGC are stirred up.
From Midnight Riders
#353 >>77535
Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry allegedly informed Iran that Israel had carried out at least 200 covert strikes against Iranian targets, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif revealed in a leaked recording.
https://twitter.com/BreitbartNews/status/1386856106325118982
>>77538
https://twitter.com/AmericanMandal2/status/1386837258700050435
>>77539
REVEALED: John Kerry allegedly told Iran Israel had carried out at least 200 covert strikes against Iranian targets.
https://twitter.com/BreitbartNews/status/1386845198500651013
>>77545
Kerry faces calls to step down over leaked Iran tapes http://hill.cm/ISe29F5
https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1386881797863186434
Covid Bun
>>13170844 Corona: After the death of a nurse in Austria, thousands of AstraZeneca cans end up in the garbage
>>13177506 Australian Health Minister hospitalized, "in serious condition", day after receiving Covid, Astra-Zeneca, Vaccine
>>13243525 Boxing was in mourning on Saturday night after the shock death of one its all-time greats, Marvin Hagler, at just 66, after he reportedly suffered side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine
>>13186935 Covid-19: Several European countries suspend AstraZeneca vaccinations over blood clot fears
>>13250069 Tanzania's Covid-denying president, John Magufuli, dies aged 61
>>13262561 CDC Ignores Inquiry Into Increasing Number of Deaths, Injuries Reported After COVID Vaccines
>>13371196 US Grant To Wuhan Lab To Enhance Bat-Based Coronaviruses Was Never Scrutinized By HHS Review Board, NIH Says
>>13398364 Scientists Now Say Vaccination Isn’t Good Enough — Push For New Vaccination Every Single Time We Travel
>>13425432 Denmark Totally Bans AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Amid Reports of Blood Clots
>>13432759 Healthy 43-Year-Old Man Suffers Stroke From Blood Clot Hours After Receiving J&J Vaccine
>>13455224 Over 10,000 Deaths Caused by COVID Vaccines Reported by the CDC and EMA
>>13497149 Scots mum left with horror rash and ‘burning inside’ after Covid jab
>>13510980 French drug assessment center says all four Covid-19 vaccines are dangerous, should be pulled off the market
>>13521641 As much of the world continues to hunker down, a New Zealand band plays to 50,000 fans
Salmond and Sturgeon Bun
>>13188178 Salmond and Sturgeon evidence in full (two links)
>>13251840 NICOLA Sturgeon misled parliament over the Alex Salmond affair, MSPs have concluded
>>13291443 Alex Salmond to take Scottish government to court again
>>13297971 Former British ambassador was found guilty of contempt of court by Scottish tribunal on Thursday for articles he had published about trial of former First Minister Alex Salmond
>>13305777 Former SNP leader Alex Salmond launches new political party
>>13418704 Decriminalisation is key to ending Nicola Sturgeon’s drugs death ‘disaster’, says campaigner Peter Krykant
>>13418758 Nicola Sturgeon is blasted by rivals for her 'divisive' plans for new Scottish independence vote that would 'reopen old wounds'
>>13461968 'Look at the facts!' Ridge rattles Sturgeon as she rips into hopes for independence
coming up on 600
Notables are NOT Endorsements
#4
>>13183432 British Nursing Candidates Rejected as UK Govt Prioritised Cheaper Migrants: Think Tank
>>13186725 Mark Thompson, CEO of the pedovore protectin' New York Times is the former CEO of BBC
>>13188147 The Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Bill passed stage 3 in the Scottish Parliament today
>>13193473 In Scotland, you can now be arrested for what you say at the dinner table in your own home.
>>13203473 Victims of historic child abuse can now secure gagging payments in return for a waiver of rights to pursue civil legal action
>>13252582 The Scottish government gave a 575 million pound guarantee to Greensill Capital group in 2016
>>13311278 Elite school 'rape culture' scandal: Whitehall launches national investigation
>>13315259 Dig on Gupta name
>>13357728 Inquiry judge right to issue media ban, Court of Session hears
>>13425713 Amazon continues to pull books critical of transgender ideology
>>13440309 The Orkney 1991 satanic abuse case.
>>13441695 Facebook faces mass legal action over data leak
>>13482443 EU outlines new regulations for dealing with expanding AI
>>13503389 Climate is the new Covid
>>13525085 Covid Bun
<<13525088 Salmond and Sturgeon Bun
Not sure what the deal is on the Salmond and Sturgeon Bun entry, will try again at the finals, must go help a neighbour
>>13525111 (me)
Had the >>>backwards
Notables are NOT Endorsements
#4
>>13183432 British Nursing Candidates Rejected as UK Govt Prioritised Cheaper Migrants: Think Tank
>>13186725 Mark Thompson, CEO of the pedovore protectin' New York Times is the former CEO of BBC
>>13188147 The Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Bill passed stage 3 in the Scottish Parliament today
>>13193473 In Scotland, you can now be arrested for what you say at the dinner table in your own home.
>>13203473 Victims of historic child abuse can now secure gagging payments in return for a waiver of rights to pursue civil legal action
>>13252582 The Scottish government gave a 575 million pound guarantee to Greensill Capital group in 2016
>>13311278 Elite school 'rape culture' scandal: Whitehall launches national investigation
>>13315259 Dig on Gupta name
>>13357728 Inquiry judge right to issue media ban, Court of Session hears
>>13425713 Amazon continues to pull books critical of transgender ideology
>>13440309 The Orkney 1991 satanic abuse case.
>>13441695 Facebook faces mass legal action over data leak
>>13482443 EU outlines new regulations for dealing with expanding AI
>>13503389 Climate is the new Covid
>>13525085 Covid Bun
>>13525088 Salmond and Sturgeon Bun
I have decided over the years that be it 8kun or 8chan there will be weird things happen.
Please just keep digging and posting, we shall let researchers in the future try to figure that part out
For now, we expose everything possible
You may believe you are mindfucked, imagine when the normies finally grasp what the "conspiracy theorists" have been saying is the actual truth
By all means continue to expose yourselves
Canada #17 >>13543662
UK # 37
Russia #2 >>13543859
Nordic #3
Nederland #6
Brazil#2
Germany #79
New Zealand >>13543687
Extinction Rebellion activists blockade Faslane nuclear base in Scotland
by Ella Glover
Fri, April 30, 2021, 1:29 PM
Anti-nuclear and climate activists have blockaded the Faslane nuclear base in Scotland.
Members of the climate justice group Extinction Rebellion and peace activists Trident Ploughshares have attached themselves to giant plant pots at the north gate of the base on the Gare Loch in Argyll and Bute.
The action, which Extinction Rebellion said is part of the Peace Lotus Campaign which celebrates the anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, is being used to demand a future safe from the “threat of nuclear weapons and environmental destruction,” the activists said.
Ella Glover
Fri, April 30, 2021, 1:29 PM·2 min read
<p>Activists placed three giant plant pots, filled with plants and flowers, on the road on Friday morning</p> (PA)
Activists placed three giant plant pots, filled with plants and flowers, on the road on Friday morning
(PA)
Anti-nuclear and climate activists have blockaded the Faslane nuclear base in Scotland.
Members of the climate justice group Extinction Rebellion and peace activists Trident Ploughshares have attached themselves to giant plant pots at the north gate of the base on the Gare Loch in Argyll and Bute.
The action, which Extinction Rebellion said is part of the Peace Lotus Campaign which celebrates the anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, is being used to demand a future safe from the “threat of nuclear weapons and environmental destruction,” the activists said.
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HM Naval Base Clyde, known as Faslane, is home to the UK’s nuclear deterrent. Police officers are present at the scene, Police Scotland said.
The all-female activists placed three giant plant pots, filled with plants and flowers, on the road on Friday morning. An Extinction Rebellion protester is locked on to each one so that they cannot be moved.
The plant pots, which are painted with the words “Safe”, “Green”, and “Future”, are blocking access to the base, except for emergency vehicles that can still access the site via the South Gate.
Ella Glover
Fri, April 30, 2021, 1:29 PM·2 min read
<p>Activists placed three giant plant pots, filled with plants and flowers, on the road on Friday morning</p> (PA)
Activists placed three giant plant pots, filled with plants and flowers, on the road on Friday morning
(PA)
Anti-nuclear and climate activists have blockaded the Faslane nuclear base in Scotland.
Members of the climate justice group Extinction Rebellion and peace activists Trident Ploughshares have attached themselves to giant plant pots at the north gate of the base on the Gare Loch in Argyll and Bute.
The action, which Extinction Rebellion said is part of the Peace Lotus Campaign which celebrates the anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, is being used to demand a future safe from the “threat of nuclear weapons and environmental destruction,” the activists said.
ADVERTISEMENT -
HM Naval Base Clyde, known as Faslane, is home to the UK’s nuclear deterrent. Police officers are present at the scene, Police Scotland said.
The all-female activists placed three giant plant pots, filled with plants and flowers, on the road on Friday morning. An Extinction Rebellion protester is locked on to each one so that they cannot be moved.
The plant pots, which are painted with the words “Safe”, “Green”, and “Future”, are blocking access to the base, except for emergency vehicles that can still access the site via the South Gate.
The plant pots, which are painted with the words “Safe”, “Green”, and “Future”, are blocking access to the base, except for emergency vehicles that can still access the site via the South GatePA
The plant pots, which are painted with the words “Safe”, “Green”, and “Future”, are blocking access to the base, except for emergency vehicles that can still access the site via the South GatePA
Sarah Krischer, 28, an archaeologist and Extinction Rebellion (XR) Scotland activist, said: “Nuclear weapons are an existential threat to the entire world.
“Stockpiling weapons with the ability to wipe out all life in order to appear tough does nothing to keep either the UK or any other country safe.
“The ongoing environmental degradation caused by uranium mining and nuclear testing continues to be felt, particularly among Pacific island nations that are also the most threatened by climate change.
“We must come together to build a safe, more just future for all.”
More:
https://news.yahoo.com/extinction-rebellion-activists-blockade-faslane-172909791.html
Scotland's Sturgeon Says Wouldn't Propose Independence Referendum Immediately
By Reuters
April 30, 2021, at 4:01 a.m.
LONDON (Reuters) - Scotland's first minister Nicola Sturgeon said she wouldn't propose a referendum on Scottish independence immediately, as she wants to make sure the country is clear of the coronavirus pandemic first.
"I don't believe we should propose a referendum right at this moment," Sturgeon told BBC Radio.
"I'm a lifelong believer in independence, I want Scotland to be independent, but firstly we've got to steer the country through the crisis."
Sturgeon's party, the Scottish National Party, have pledged to hold a new referendum by the end of 2023 if they win a majority in an election on May 6.
(Reporting by Sarah Young and Kate Holton. Editing by Andrew MacAskill)
Copyright 2021 Thomson Reuters.
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-04-30/scotlands-sturgeon-says-wouldnt-propose-independence-referendum-immediately
Have you covered
Notables are NOT Endorsements
#4
>>13183432 British Nursing Candidates Rejected as UK Govt Prioritised Cheaper Migrants: Think Tank
>>13186725 Mark Thompson, CEO of the pedovore protectin' New York Times is the former CEO of BBC
>>13188147 The Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Bill passed stage 3 in the Scottish Parliament today
>>13193473 In Scotland, you can now be arrested for what you say at the dinner table in your own home.
>>13203473 Victims of historic child abuse can now secure gagging payments in return for a waiver of rights to pursue civil legal action
>>13252582 The Scottish government gave a 575 million pound guarantee to Greensill Capital group in 2016
>>13311278 Elite school 'rape culture' scandal: Whitehall launches national investigation
>>13315259 Dig on Gupta name
>>13357728 Inquiry judge right to issue media ban, Court of Session hears
>>13425713 Amazon continues to pull books critical of transgender ideology
>>13440309 The Orkney 1991 satanic abuse case.
>>13441695 Facebook faces mass legal action over data leak
>>13482443 EU outlines new regulations for dealing with expanding AI
>>13503389 Climate is the new Covid
>>13525085 Covid Bun
>>13525088 Salmond and Sturgeon Bun
>>13525897 The Parents Liason Committee
>>13552195 Extinction Rebellion activists blockade Faslane nuclear base in Scotland
>>13556321 A great patriot has passed away but we will continue her fight!, Mrs. Narqie
Much appreciated!
Your twitter ramblings from 2018 aren't relevant in 2021
Electro Convulsive Therapy
Soon to be referred to as the Jon Pratt Jitterbug
Smart enough to be "eccentric" but not get sectioned. Unlike the self-proclaimed polymath I know of.
I've decided you need to start off with a nice even 100 volts, new equipment having the square wave generators and all. Gives the "bake your noodle" phrase a whole new meaning.
Sub-orbital lobotomy remains an option
Midnight Riders posted as #362 >>78819 & >>78820
77-year-old widow of High Court judge goes on trial charged with historical sexual abuse of boy under 12
The widow of a High Court judge has gone on trial charged with the historical sexual abuse of a young boy in the 1980s.
Lady Lavinia Nourse of Newmarket in Suffolk, was married to Sir Martin Nourse, who died in 2017 aged 85.
The 77-year-old has gone on trial at Peterborough’s Nightingale court, in the Knight’s Chamber at the city’s cathedral, where she denies 17 counts of sexually abusing a boy under the age of 12.
The charges, which all relate to the same male complainant, are five counts of indecently assaulting a boy and 12 counts of indecency with a child.
Jennifer Knight QC, prosecuting, said the boy had “never told anyone” about what Lady Lavinia did to him.
“He tried to bury away the memories and not to think about them.”
She said that, years later, after the complainant got married and had children, he “became increasingly troubled by his recollection”.
Ms Knight said the complainant told his wife what had happened to him and later reported his allegations to police, with Lady Lavinia first interviewed by officers in 2019.
The defendant claims that the alleged incidents of abuse did not happen, Ms Knight said.
The trial continues.
https://www.newschainonline.com/news/77-year-old-widow-of-high-court-judge-goes-on-trial-charged-with-historical-sexual-abuse-of-boy-under-12-169230?
Oh look! the fulford fan is back with more shite
Originally Canada #18 >>13687515
Elites Worried: COVID Cases in India Plummet After Government Promotes Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine Use
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/05/elites-worried-covid-cases-india-plummet-government-promotes-ivermectin-hydroxychloroquine-use/
Coronavirus cases are plummeting in India thanks to new rules that promote Ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine to its massive population.
Of course, the WHO and pharmaceutical companies are having fits.
This is despite the fact that lives are being saved.
The COVID Blog reported:
India has received the baton for title of COVID Capitol of the World after China, Italy and the United States held it for much of last year.
TRENDING: BOOM! CDC Director Finally Admits that COVID Cases are Hugely Over-Counted – Just as Gateway Pundit and Donald Trump Reported in August
The world second-most populace country after China had fewer than 138,000 total active COVID cases in early February 2021. That’s the lowest figure since January 2020. India active COVID cases sit around 3.6 million today, according to the India Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Mainstream media are blaming the massive spike on a “scary, mutant variant” called B.1.617…
…The India health ministry updated its guidelines on April 28 for quarantines, treating the asymptomatic and those with mild symptoms of COVID-19. The agency now says that asymptomatic patients should “consider Tab Ivermectin (200 mcg/kg once a day, to be taken empty stomach) for 3 to 5 days.” Caregivers of patients in quarantine are instructed to “take Hydroxychloroquine prophylaxis as per protocol and as prescribed by the treating medical officer.” See the full document here.
There are 292 studies (219 are peer-reviewed) proving the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine as both a treatment and prophylaxis against COVID-19. Ivermectin has 93 studies (54 peer-reviewed) showing its effectiveness as treatment and prophylaxis against COVID-19. Despite the now-indisputable fact that these drugs essentially kill COVID-19 within hours or days, the Bill Gates-funded World Health Organization (WHO) and big pharma are having fits over India’s new guidelines and the results.
And now the COVID cases are plummeting.
Via Worldometers.
And the active cases in India are also plummeting.
Of course, this will not make any headlines.
Originally Nederland #6 >>1368545
https://youtu.be/xSrc_s2Gqfw
Originally UK #38 >>13712913
Hospital patients were unlawfully discharged into care homes in Scotland, which experienced a disproportionate loss of life during the coronavirus pandemic.
The revelations come following an investigation by the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland, a statutory body which “monitor[s] the Mental Health (Care & Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 and the welfare parts of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000”, among other duties.
For its report, titled Authority to Discharge, the Commission took a 457-patients sample of the thousands of people who were discharged from hospitals into care homes in the early stages of the pandemic, often without being tested, and found that a score of them were unlawful, spanning 11 separate Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) areas across Scotland.
“Lack of understanding of the law, lack of understanding of good practice, confusion over the nature of placements, misunderstanding over power of attorney. These findings are very disappointing and may mean that many more moves were made without valid legal authority,” lamented Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland chief executive Julie Paterson in comments reported by the Telegraph.
More…
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/05/20/snp-scotland-hospital-patients-discharged-into-care-homes-unlawfully-report-finds/