Coining it in through Covid: The well-connected companies who’ve made a mint thanks to the pandemic

In the UK, government contracts worth millions of pounds have been awarded to companies without competitive bidding during the pandemic. Close scrutiny reveals many of the firms have close links to leading figures in Whitehall.

The Covid-19 pandemic has meant a miserable year for businesses of every size in every industry the world over.

However, shortfalls in vital Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) meant the UK government splurged well in excess of £5 billion on PPE procurement contracts from March to October this year, and in the process a number of private companies profited handsomely. With a ‘second wave’ of the pandemic now well under way in the UK and elsewhere, this lavish spending seems unlikely for the foreseeable future to peter out.

The shortfalls, and resultant mad dash to make up the numbers, stem at least in part from London’s rejection of an offer from the European Union to join a PPE-procurement sharing scheme, under which member states pool their resources to purchase high-quality equipment in bulk at competitive prices for use throughout the bloc. Nonetheless, Whitehall has taken advantage of EU rules introduced during the pandemic to award contracts for the supply of PPE, among other goods and services, to private businesses, without competition.

https://www.rt.com/uk/505280-uk-covid-companies-ppe-contracts/

1st a hospital; now this..with in 2 days

Fire erupts inside warehouse filled with gas tanks in southern Moscow (VIDEO)

Firefighters have rushed to contain a large blaze raging at a Moscow warehouse packed with gas tanks. The fire caused several explosions on site.

A video from the scene shows bright flames and a thick cloud of grey smoke rising towards the skyline not far from high residential buildings.

На Варшавском шоссе в Москве крупный пожар. Громкие взрывы доносятся со стороны одной из многоэтажек в районе 141-го дома.Сообщают, что горит склад с газовыми баллонами. pic.twitter.com/2wHa4O9ccR

— Дикая Москва (@WildWildMoscow) November 2, 2020

Another video shows an explosion amid the blaze.

https://www.rt.com/russia/505253-gas-tanks-burn-moscow

Antifa-affiliated Twitter account shares riot strategy guides in preparation for US election fallout – no matter who wins

As US citizens batten down the hatches in preparation for protests, riots and general mayhem on the streets after Tuesday’s presidential election, one Antifa-affiliated group is publishing riot strategy guides on Twitter.

The self-proclaimed “decentralized anarchist collective” CrimethInc has shared a slew of instructionals covering everything from rioter fashionadvice, to first aid for protesters, including how to manage common injuries from police weapons and even how best to treat gunshot wounds.

As the election looms along with the potential of street conflict, here's a thread listing an array of informative guides. Let's review everything we've learned over the past several years.https://t.co/SD5qHPfQWIOrganize with those you know and trust: https://t.co/2ey3GIDHxgpic.twitter.com/BkwoxH23i6

— CrimethInc. (@crimethinc) November 2, 2020

Within the thread are specific posts relating to helmets, gas masks, goggles, how best to deploy leaf blowers and laser pointers, as well as best practices for brandishing shields and umbrellas in the face of tear gas and on-lethal police munitions.

CrimethInc even provided a handy protest simulator for would-be anarchists to test their mettle against the authorities in a ‘choose-your-own-adventure’ game.

https://www.rt.com/usa/505229-antifa-twitter-account-riot-strategy-guides/

'I appreciate the advice': After crowd chants 'Fire Fauci!' Trump says to wait until after election

OPA-LOCKA, Fla. – President Donald Trump suggested to a crowd of supporters Sunday that if elected to a second term, he would fire Anthony Fauci, the nation's leader on infectious diseases who has pushed back on the president's rosy outlook on the coronavirus.

Trump made the remark during a rally that capped off a marathon day in which the president visited five battleground states.

"We're going to have a safe vaccine that ends the pandemic," Trump promised the crowd. Even without it, he said, "we're rounding the turn

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/11/02/trump-fire-fauci-after-election/6120265002/

Tech Tyranny: Twitter Censors Tom Fitton’s Accurate and Logical Tweet on Voter Fraud to Protect Joe Biden

Twitter is determined to influence the 2020 election.

The far left social media giant is doing everything it can to stifle free speech in the United States.

The leftists on staff believe their words and positions are the only approved speech.

And Twitter continues to censor President Trump’s account to show him who’s really in charge!

On Monday Twitter censored Judicial Watch founder Tom Fitton for posting a completely accurate and logical argument.

Tom Fitton tweeted out: “Counting ballots that arrive after Election Day means countless ballots can be placed in mail after the in-person polls close (but before midnight). How does this not increase risk of voter fraud?”

Sadly, this factual and logical statement was not approved by the far left Twitter gods and so they censored Tom’s remarks.

This is electioneering to help Joe Biden.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/11/tech-tyranny-twitter-censors-tom-fittons-accurate-logical-tweet-voter-fraud-protect-joe-biden/

>>11417803

Caesar's Palace, morning glory, silly human race

On a sailing ship to nowhere, leaving any place

Death defying, mutilated armies gather near

Crawling out of dirty holes, their morals, their morals disappear

Yours is No Disgrace recorded live at the Rainbow Theatre December 1972. This Concert is part of the Close to the Edge tour and the video came out in 1974

Yes - Yours Is no disgrace live 1972 (Yessongs)

Interesting how this works..Dirty FKers

UK retakes control of atomic weapons contract from Lockheed Martin, Serco group

LONDON, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Britain's defence ministry will take back direct control of the operations and development of the country's nuclear weapons from a consortium of Lockheed Martin LMT.N, Serco SRP.L and Jacobs Engineering J.N in June 2021, Serco said on Monday.

The three companies have managed the entity called AWE Management, which controls the Atomic Weapons Establishment, since 2000, with Lockheed Martin having 51% and Serco and Jacobs holding 24.5% each.

https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/uk-retakes-control-of-atomic-weapons-contract-from-lockheed-martin-serco-group-2020-11-02

GOP GOTV set to swamp Biden lead, 'Election Day to look like a Trump rally’

The Trump campaign, exuding eleventh-hour confidence, is revealing raw voter data that suggests to it that Joe Biden’s lead in early voting will be swamped by a red wave of GOP voters on Election Day.

“In a lot of places across the country, Election Day is going to look like a Trump rally,” said Nick Trainer, the Trump campaign’s director of battleground strategy.

In a detailed review of the key states and upcoming voting, Trainer said that the campaign and the Republican National Committee's get-out-the-vote effort is set up to push even “low propensity” Trump voters to the polls.

“This is what it was built for,” he said, predicting reelection.

In a call to reporters to suggest that the Biden campaign plans to drag out the election vote counting, Trainer turned to the current voting to declare that the Democrat’s lead in early voting is about to go poof.

Here’s what he said, for example, about Pennsylvania, where the Democrats feel confident that early votes will be too many for President Trump to overcome. He suggested an eventual victory by at least 100,000 votes.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/gop-gotv-set-to-swamp-biden-lead-election-day-to-look-like-a-trump-rally

Baltimore Spy Planes Grounded, Failed To Reduce Homicides

Baltimore’s spy planes are grounded after being exposed as a costly Technocrat boondoggle. In the meantime, the planes surveilled all citizens in violation of the First and Fourth Amendments of the Constitution. ⁃ TN Editor

All flight operations for Baltimore’s spy plane program will be canceled today, Saturday (Oct. 31), a Baltimore City Police (BPD) spokeswoman told WBALTV 11. Grounding of the spy plane comes as surveillance flights failed to deter violent crime in the metro area.

Called the Aerial Investigation Research program (AIR), readers may recall we’ve highlighted this dystopic surveillance program several times (see: here & here), of civilian planes, outfitted with high-tech, possibly military optical sensors, recording citizens’ every move.

Since April, the program has been in operation, providing support to investigators who solve violent crimes, such as murders, robberies, and carjackings.

https://www.technocracy.news/baltimore-spy-planes-grounded-failed-to-reduce-homicides/