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LINCOLN PROJECT CREEPER
Never Trump Leader John Weaver Admits to Allegations of ‘Inappropriate’ Texts to Young Men
by Alana Mastrangelo15 Jan 2021
John Weaver — the co-founder of the anti-Trump super PAC Lincoln Project — addressed the “inappropriate” sexually charged messages that he has been sending to men, stating that he is <gay.
<“The truth is that I’m gay.
And that I have a wife and two kids who I love. My inability to reconcile those two truths has led to this agonizing place,” said Weaver in a statement to Axios on Friday.
“To the men I made uncomfortable through my messages that I viewed as consensual mutual conversations at the time: I am truly sorry,” he added. “They were inappropriate and it was because of my failings that this discomfort was brought on you.”
Weaver recently fell under scrutiny after several men on social media alleged that the Lincoln Project co-founder sent them unsolicited and sexually charged messages, some of which included offers of employment and political perks.
“For too long I have tried to live a life that wasn’t completely true, where I cleaved off an important part of myself in order to maintain what I thought was happiness and normalcy in the other part,” said Weaver.
“I was lying myself, to my family who gave me nothing but unconditional love, and to others, causing a great deal of pain to all,” added the Lincoln Project co-founder.
Some of Weaver’s past work includes serving as a top adviser to politicians like John McCain and John Kasich. Since President Donald Trump’s involvement in the Republican Party, Weaver has shifted his focus to spearheading the so-called “Never Trump” movement.
“I have the most beautiful, loving and courageous family who I deceived all these years. I don’t deserve you. But I love you with all of my heart and I’m so sorry that you have to suffer for my mistakes,” added Weaver in his statement.
Weaver added that he took a medical leave of absence from the Lincoln Project last summer and that he will not be returning to the group.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/15/never-trump-leader-john-weaver-admits-to-allegations-of-inappropriate-texts-to-young-men/
What They Said About Lockdowns Before Covid
by Vince Lanci - Friday, Jan 15, 2021 - 8:01
''What They Said about Lockdowns before 2020''
Authored by Micha Gartz of AIER.org
In 2020, beliefs about how to handle a new virus shifted massively. Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, mainstream epidemiology and public health entities doubted – or even rejected – the efficacy of lockdowns and mass quarantines because they were considered ineffective. This all changed in March 2020, when sentiment flipped in support of lockdown measures. Still, there is a vast body of evidence explaining their original stance and why these mandates do not work.
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Fauci said that shutting down the country does not work. (January 24, 2020)
Early into 2020, Fauci spoke to reporters saying, “That’s something that I don’t think we could possibly do in the United States, I can’t imagine shutting down New York or Los Angeles, but the judgement on the part of the Chinese health authorities is that given the fact that it’s spreading throughout the provinces… it’s their judgement that this is something that in fact is going to help in containing it. Whether or not it does or does not is really open to question because historically when you shut things down it doesn’t have a major effect.”
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World Health Organization Report discusses NPIs and why quarantine is ineffective. (2019)
In a table, WHO lists their recommendations of NPIs depending on severity level. Quarantine of exposed individuals is categorized as “not recommended in any circumstances.” The report explains that “home quarantine of exposed individuals to reduce transmission is not recommended because there is no obvious rationale for this measure, and there would be considerable difficulties in implementing it.”
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WHO acknowledges social-distancing did not stop or dramatically reduce transmission during the 1918 influenza pandemic. (2006)
The WHO authors ultimately conclude that NPIs (NON-PHARMACEUTICAL INTERVENTIONS), including quarantining, require better and more focused methods to make them more effective and less “burdensome.” “Ill persons,” the authors assert, “should remain home when they first become symptomatic, but forced isolation and quarantine are ineffective and impractical.” Summarizing reports from the 1918 influenza pandemic the WHO cites Lomé (British-occupied Togo) and Edmonton (Canada) as places where “isolation and quarantine were instituted; public meetings were banned; schools, churches, colleges, theaters, and other public gathering places were closed.” Yet, despite additional measures (Lomé halted traffic, and Edmonton restricted business hours) in both cases “social-distancing measures did not stop or appear to dramatically reduce transmission.” A United States, comprehensive report on the 1918 pandemic also concluded that closures “[were] not demonstrably effective in urban areas but might be effective in smaller towns and rural districts, where group contacts are less numerous.”
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A study in the Bulletin of Mathematical Biology regarding the 1918 influenza pandemic in Canada also concluded quarantines do not work. (2003)
The study simulated different levels of travel and found that travel limits could be effective but “that a policy of introducing quarantine at the earliest possible time may not always lead to the greatest reduction in cases of a disease.” The authors conclude that, “quarantine measures limiting intercommunity travel are probably never 100% effective, and simulation results suggest that such a situation may actually make things worse, especially in the absence of strong efforts to keep infectious individuals isolated from the rest of the population.”
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In Biosecurity and Bioterrorism journal, Johns Hopkins epidemiologists reject quarantines outright. (2006)
In an article titled, “Disease Mitigation Measures in the Control of Pandemic Influenza,” JHU epidemiologists note problems with lockdowns: “As experience shows, there is no basis for recommending quarantine either of groups or individuals. The problems in implementing such measures are formidable, and secondary effects of absenteeism and community disruption as well as possible adverse consequences, such as loss of public trust in government and stigmatization of quarantined people and groups, are likely to be considerable.” Their concluding remark emphasized, “experience has shown that communities faced with epidemics or other adverse events respond best and with the least anxiety when the normal social functioning of the community is least disrupted.”
11.A team of Johns Hopkins scholars say quarantines don’t work but are pursued for political reasons. (September 2019)
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2021-01-15/goldfix-what-they-said-about-lockdowns-covid
"It Is Extremely Wrong" - Turkey Bargains Extradition Of Uighurs For China Vaccine
by Tyler Durden - Saturday, Jan 16, 2021 - 10:55
Even though scientists in Brazil have downgraded the efficacy of China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, the Turkish Health Ministry this past week granted emergency authorization of it. Mass vaccinations in Turkey began on Thursday, starting with healthcare workers and the elderly population. But to obtain the vaccines, the Turkish government has been accused of bargaining with Beijing on the extradition of Uighur Muslims, according to Business Insider.
More than a quarter-million Turkish people have received China's vaccine in a matter of days. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan received the first dose on Thursday.
The allegations originate from the timing of two events. In December, Beijing approved a 2017 deal with Ankara to extradite people with criminal charges to China. Turkey had planned to start vaccinating people with the Sinovac in early December, but the first shipment didn't arrive until the end of the month, only after the deal was signed.
Opposition parties in Turkey allege that Beijing pressured the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) to ratify the extradition deal to receive the vaccine. The deal specifies that anyone with criminal charges to China can be extradited.
This has allowed Turkey to receive upwards of 50 million doses of Sinovac Biotech's vaccine, which should arrive in the coming months. So far, Turkey has received about 3 million doses.
Turkey has a population of more than 50,000 Uighurs, the largest displaced Uighur group in the world.
Readers may recall we've covered the harsh treatment of Uighurs, with many of them locked in vast labor camps in the autonomous region of Xinjiang in northwest China. Some of them are in "re-education" and imprisonment camps.
A source in the Turkish government told Voice of America: "It is extremely wrong to view the extradition treaty with the People's Republic of China as targeting Uighur Turks."
To sum up, China is a rising superpower that is using health and the vaccine to increase its dominance on the global political stage.
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/it-extremely-wrong-turkey-bargains-extradition-uighurs-china-vaccine
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